Damn Good Movie Memories

The greatest film noir of all-time starring Fred MacMurray as an insurance salesman drawn to the ultimate femme fatale (Barbara Stanwyck) and her plans to murder her husband. Co-starring Edward G. Robinson.  Directed by Billy Wilder. Screenplay written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler.

A psychological thriller starring Kevin Costner about a serial killer who tries to stop his addiction to killing, but is drawn back by his alter-ego (William Hurt).  Co-staring Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger and Danielle Panabaker.

"Right turn, Clyde!"  A bare-knuckle fighter (Clint Eastwood) and his pet orangutan wreak havoc across Southern California.  Co-starring Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D'Angelo and Geoffrey Lewis.

The title says it all!  Christina Applegate stars as the oldest of five kids tasked with supporting her siblings for the summer after their babysitter dies while their mother is away vacationing in Australia. Co-starring Keith Coogan, Joanna Cassidy, Josh Charles, John Getz and David Duchovny.

Three office secretaries (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton) take revenge on their despicable boss (Dabney Coleman) by kidnapping him and running the office themselves.  Written and directed by Colin Higgins.

A group of teenagers go on the run after being falsely accused of robbing a store.  Starring Helen Slater, Christian Slater (no relation!), Keith Gordon, Peter Coyote, Richard Bradford, Yeardley Smith and Dean Stockwell.

A film noir starring Dick Powell as an ex-con released early from prison who's looking to find the person who set him up five years earlier on a botched robbery job.  Co-starring Rhonda Fleming, Richard Erdman and William Conrad.

Based on the hit TV show, the danger-seeking daredevils return for more insane stunts and pranks.  Featuring Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera and his family, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn, Wee-Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, and Ehren McGhehey. Faves include bad grandpa, the switch of Bam's father, and terror taxi.

A holiday comedy about a lifestyle magazine writer (Barbara Stanwyck) who is tasked by the magazine publisher (Sydney Greenstreet) to prepare and host a Christmas feast for a returning war hero (Dennis Morgan).  However, there's a slight problem...she doesn't really live on a farm, nor can she cook!

A film that started a wave of copycat action-comedy flicks and was Eddie Murphy's film debut.  A hard-nosed detective (Nick Nolte) takes a bank robber (Murphy) out prison for 48 hours to help him track down an escaped criminal (James Remar).  Directed by Walter Hill.

One of the greatest films ever made about a nightclub owner (Humphrey Bogart) during WWII whose old flame (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband (Paul Henreid) need his help to evade the Nazi's.  Co-starring Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre. Directed by Michael Curtiz.

A sports agent (Tom Cruise) overhauls his entire life by starting his own agency and gets involved in a romantic relationship with a single mother (Renee Zellweger). Co-starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Kelly Preston, Regina King, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr and Bonnie Hunt.  Written and directed by Cameron Crowe.

Carrying the stoner-comedy torch first blazed by Cheech & Chong, two college buddies (Kal Penn & John Cho) have a night for the ages as they attempt to cure their munchy cravings of White Castle burgers.  Co-starring Neil Patrick Harris, along with numerous guest appearances from Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds, Anthony Anderson, Fred Willard, Malin Akerman and Jamie Kennedy.

Macaulay Culkin is left alone yet again, but this time in NYC where he faces off against some familiar foes in Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern.  Co-starring John Heard, Catherine O'Hara and Tim Curry.  Written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.

A timeless classic about a young screenwriter (William Holden) who becomes involved with a former film star from the silent era (Gloria Swanson) who delusionally believes she's ready for a career comeback. Co-starring Erich von Stroheim and Nancy Olson. Co-written and directed by Billy Wilder.

A satirical romantic comedy about a Los Angeles weatherman (Steve Martin) whose life changes when he starts receiving exclusive messages from an electronic freeway sign.  Co-starring Victoria Tennant, Sarah Jessica Parker and Marilu Henner.

Capitalizing on the success of Buck Privates, Universal Pictures wastes no time enlisting Abbott & Costello into the Navy!  The second of FOUR films starring the comedy duo in 1941 alone!  Co-starring Dick Powell and Claire Dodd.

The late '60s counterculture classic following two bikers (Peter Fonda & Dennis Hopper) traveling cross-country to New Orleans for Mardi Gras after scoring big on a drug deal. Co-starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black and Toni Basil.  Directed by Dennis Hopper.

Bill Murray stars as a miserable Pittsburgh weatherman covering the annual Punxsutawney Phil event, over and over and over and...Co-starring Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott and Stephen Tobolowsky.  Written and directed by Harold Ramis.

The original heist classic starring Steve McQueen as a bored millionaire who robs banks for enjoyment and is caught in a cat-and-mouse game with an insurance investigator (Faye Dunaway) who is trying to recover the bank losses.  Directed by Norman Jewison.

A top-notch legal drama about a military lawyer (Tom Cruise) defending two U.S. Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine. Co-starring Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Pollak. Directed by Rob Reiner.

The terrific story of an eccentric family who take creative people into their home that are looking to escape their unfulfilling jobs. Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore and Edward Arnold.  Directed by Frank Capra.

The greatest musical comedy ever made!  Follow Jake & Elwood Blues (John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd) as they try to put back together their all-star blues band in order to save their local orphanage. Co-starring James Brown, Cab Calloway, John Candy, Ray Charles, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Kathleen Freeman, Henry Gibson, John Lee Hooker and Charles Napier.  Directed by John Landis.

James Cagney's return to gangster films after a 10-year hiatus, in arguably his finest role as the psychotic criminal Cody Jarrett. Co-starring Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo and Margaret Wycherly. Directed by Raoul Walsh.

The animated Disney classic about the boy who never grew up and his adventures against his arch-nemesis Captain Hook.