Damn Good Movie Memories

Frank Sinatra plays a private eye who is hired to keep track of a spoiled heiress (Sue Lyon).  However, the seemingly easy job devolves into tracking down stolen jewelry and murder. Co-starring Jill St. John, Gena Rowlands and Richard Conte.

A fast-talking auto plant foreman (Michael Keaton) convinces a Japanese auto company to open a plant in Pennsylvania.  Co-starring Gedde Watanabe, Mimi Rogers, George Wendt and John Turturro.  Directed by Ron Howard.

A married toy manufacturer (Fred MacMurray), neglected by his wife (Joan Bennett), is tempted to rekindle an old flame (Barbara Stanwyck) when she suddenly reappears into his life.

Tom Selleck stars as an aging baseball player who tries to rebuild his career playing in Japan. Co-starring Dennis Haysbert, Ken Takakura and Aya Takanashi.

The original classic about four hijackers who take over a New York City subway car and demand a million dollar ransom.  Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman and Jerry Stiller.

A true cult classic about...yes, killer clowns from outer space that invade a small town.  You get exactly what you paid for here kids!  Starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder and John Vernon.  Written, directed and produced by the Chiodo brothers.

A true theater experience when originally released by the ultra-creative horror/thriller director William Castle.  Starring William Price as a scientist who discovers a parasite that inflicts pain on people when they're scared.

A hilarious satire of gangster films from the 1930s with an all-star cast featuring Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Richard Dimitri, Danny DeVito, Dick Butkus and Dom DeLuise.  Directed by Amy Heckerling.

A terrific dramedy (and not a musical, ironically) featuring an all-star cast about a group of aspiring actresses looking to make it on Broadway.  Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier and Andrea Leeds.

The second Jack Ryan film based on the character created by novelist Tom Clancy. Harrison Ford makes his debut in the series as Jack Ryan, whose family is put into danger after he foils a terrorist attack in London.  Co-starring Anne Archer, Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones and Thora Birch.

A terrific satire on the early Warner Bros. gangster films that Edward G. Robinson made popular, about a bootlegger who decides to go legit once prohibition ends. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.

An aging movie stuntman (Burt Reynolds) finds motivation from a newcomer (Jan-Michael Vincent) for one final run as the top dog.  Co-starring Sally Field, Brian Keith, Robert Klein and James Best.  Directed by Hal Needham.

The second of fourteen films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson squaring off against their most challenging foe: Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) as he targets a wealthy family of their prized jewels.  Co-starring Ida Lupino.

A master criminal (Robert De Niro) and a police detective (Al Pacino) square off to find out if the criminal can pull off one more giant heist before riding off into the sunset. An all-star supporting cast includes Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, Mykelti Williamson, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Venora, William Fichtner, Hank Azaria, Danny Trejo, Henry Rollins and Jeremy Piven.  Directed by Michael Mann.

An aging, low-level boxer (Robert Ryan) prepares for a match not realizing that his manager fixed the fight with a mobster for him to take a dive.  Co-starring Audrey Totter and George Tobias.  Directed by Robert Wise.

Based on the Stephen King novella "Cycle of the Werewolf," a paraplegic boy (Corey Haim) is convinced that the rash of unsolved murders in his town are being committed by a werewolf. Co-starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill and Terry O'Quinn.

If you enjoy campy 1950s sci-fi, here's a "gem" for you!  Two scientists (John Agar & Hugh Beaumont) discover an underground city of mutant mole people run by albinos. Fun for the entire family!

It's Rocky vs Raging Bull! (sort of) Two former boxers (Sylvester Stallone & Robert De Niro) are convinced by an eager promoter (Kevin Hart) to have their long-awaited third fight 30 years later.  Co-starring Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger and Jon Bernthal.

The only movie title ever named after a sound! (I think?) A romantic comedy about a recently divorced couple (Jack Lemmon & Judy Holliday) who quickly discover that being single doesn't always lead to a happier life.  Co-starring Jack Carson and Kim Novak.

A Navy Aviation Officer Candidate with a bad attitude (Richard Gere) must learn to be a team player or risk his chance to make a better life for himself.  Co-starring Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Eilbacher, Harold Sylvester and David Caruso.  Directed by Taylor Hackford and features the hit song "Up Where We Belong" performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

A small-town sheriff (John Wayne) tries to keep a convict imprisoned for the U.S. Marshals before the convict's brother and his gang attempt a jailbreak.  Co-starring Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson and Ricky Nelson.  Directed by Howard Hawks.

A ragtag group of real estate salesmen are tasked with selling a new land development or they will be fired by the end of the week.  Always remember: Coffee is for closers!!  Starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin.

A gunman is on the loose at a championship football game and targeting as many spectators as possible.  Starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, David Janssen, Gena Rowlands and Walter Pidgeon.

A lifelong Boston Red Sox fan (Jimmy Fallon) needs to choose between the team he loves and his new girlfriend (Drew Barrymore).  Directed by the Farrelly Brothers.

Joan Crawford won her only Academy Award for her performance in this classic film noir about a single mother who starts her own business after her husband leaves her, which brings her financial success but further complications to her personal life.  Co-starring Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Ann Blyth.  Directed by Michael Curtiz.

Charles Bronson stars as a mercenary hired to eliminate a sadistic British doctor residing in South America as a torturer of political adversaries.  Co-starring Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher and José Ferrer.  Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

The fourth film starring the Marx Brothers, best known for one of their most famous bits playing in a college football game.

A young fan of action films is given a magic ticket to be literally inside the latest film starring his favorite action star (Arnold Schwarzenegger).  Co-starring Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, Bridgette Wilson, Frank McRae, Anthony Quinn and F. Murray Abraham. This is a cross-over episode with our friends from the Growin' Up Rock Podcast!  Check out their upcoming episode (Sunday, Nov. 3) where we discuss the Last Action Hero soundtrack track-by-track!

With the 1980s wrapping up, it time to squeeze in yet another body-swap movie!  This time it's Corey Feldman and Jason Robards experimenting with a metaphysical dream world.  Co-starring Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton and Piper Laurie.

Part of the 1970s disaster-film craze, Timothy Bottoms plays a domestic terrorist targeting various amusement park roller coasters across the United States.  Co-starring George Segal, Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda.

Based on true events, two bumbling thieves (Al Pacino & John Cazale) attempt to rob a bank, which quickly becomes a comedy of errors leading to a media and spectator frenzy outside the bank.  Co-starring Charles Durning and Chris Sarandon.  Directed by Sidney Lumet.

A paroled bank robber (Robert Duvall) seeks revenge on the mob who killed his brother. With help from his partner (Joe Don Baker), they decide to rob all of the mob-run fences as retribution.  Co-starring Karen Black and Robert Ryan.

Set in 1978, four Cleveland teenage KISS fans make it their mission to see their heroes live in concert in Detroit.  Starring Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello and Lin Shaye.

The first of four films in the Nancy Drew series starring Bonita Granville as the young sleuth on the hunt for a missing wealthy woman who recently left a sizable donation to Nancy's high school.  Based on the 1933 Nancy Drew novel The Password to Larkspur Lane.

Eight years after his vengeance spree on criminals in New York City, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) now lives in Los Angeles and reignites his vigilante nature.  Co-starring Jill Ireland and Vincent Gardenia. 

James Cagney stars as a racketeer who takes over as the commissioner of a boys reform school in this pre-code drama.  Co-starring Madge Evans and Arthur Byron.

Based on the John Grisham novel about a young boy (Brad Renfro) who hires a lawyer (Susan Sarandon) after he witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer.  Co-starring Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker and Anthony LaPaglia.  Directed by Joel Schumacher.

A college professor (Tony Curtis) caught kissing one of his students by his wife (Janet Leigh) makes up an elaborate story trying to cover his tracks, causing unforeseen consequences.  Co-starring Dean Martin and James Whitmore.

An undercover detective (Damon Wayans) must protect a small-time thief (Adam Sandler) who is going to testify against a drug kingpin (James Caan). 

A neo-noir following police detective Dan Madigan (Richard Widmark) who is on the hunt for a criminal who escaped custody on a routine pickup.  Co-starring Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore and Susan Clark.  Directed by Don Siegel.

An unmotivated slacker (Adam Sandler) has his life upended when a 5-year old boy is dropped off at his apartment.  Co-starring Joey Lauren Adams, Rob Schneider, Jon Stewart, Steve Buscemi, Kristy Swanson, Leslie Mann and Dylan & Cole Sprouse.

A bootlegger (Edward G. Robinson) decides to go legit after prohibition ends and moves from Chicago to California to mix with high society.  Co-starring Mary Astor.

An eager newspaper reporter (Sally Field) follows a false planted lead, unbeknownst to her, accusing the son of a racketeer (Paul Newman) of murder.  Co-starring Melinda Dillon.  Directed by Sydney Pollack.

A bitter screenwriter (Humphrey Bogart) is a murder suspect of a young woman and later becomes romantically involved with his new neighbor (Gloria Grahame).  Co-starring Frank Lovejoy.  Directed by Nicolas Ray.

A gang of outlaws led by Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) seek to avenge the murder of their mentor (Terence Stamp).  Co-starring Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Ciemaszko, Jack Palance, Terry O'Quinn and Brian Keith.

A widow (Doris Day) who runs a lobster business in Maine ends up in a legal battle with a powerful railroad company.  Co-starring Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs and Steve Forrest.

John Candy stars as a bumbling private investigator who is hired to find a kidnapped heiress. Co-starring Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson and Shawnee Smith.

Arguably the greatest sequel of all-time, as the Monster learns to speak and experience human emotions.  Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive and Ernest Thesiger.  Directed by James Whale.

The Griswolds have already conquered Wally World, now it's time to wreak havoc in Europe after winning a trip on a game show.  Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively and Dana Hill.  Directed by Amy Heckerling.

Alfred Hitchcock's first film for the United States market. A psychological thriller about a young bride (Joan Fontaine) living with the ghosts of her husband's (Laurence Olivier) dead first wife. Co-starring Judith Anderson and George Sanders.

The top movie of 1989 ushered in a new generation of superhero films.  Starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.  Directed by Tim Burton.