Damn Good Movie Memories

The slew of wild comedies from the early 1980s might have began a few years earlier with National Lampoon's Animal House, but it reached new levels with the original Porky's. Get ready for tales about "Lassie", Ms. Ballbricker, peep holes, growth charts, and plenty more! You even see Kim Cattrall in a memorable early film role. Directed by Bob Clark.

A little known, but very well done screwball comedy about two strangers who meet on a park bench and become the maid and butler to a gangster. Starring Herbert Marshall and Jean Arthur.

Easily one of the best buddy cop comedies ever made: with Gator, desk pops, Dirty Mike and The Boys, an accidental shooting of NY Yankees legend Derek Jeter and much more! Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, and Michael Keaton. Directed by Adam McKay.

While most remakes fall flat, Eddie Murphy's version of the Jerry Lewis classic took the film to bigger and better laughs. Co-starring Jada Pinkett.

It's a fumble...FUMBALAYA, FUMBLERUSKI! Even if you don't remember the movie, you remember Rob Schneider's play-by-play. Starring Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Sinbad, Larry Miller, Jason Bateman, and Kathy Ireland.

Never seen this movie? You're definitely not alone. However, if you like 80s teen movies that involve vampires, you probably still missed this one! In any case, it's in Brian's DVD collection, so it gets a full episode dedicated to it. Starring Robert Sean Leonard, Cheryl Pollak, David Warner, Paul Wilson, and Rene Auberjonois.

Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers inadvertently discover the fountain of youth from an anti-aging elixir created by a monkey. Co-starring Charles Coburn and Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Howard Hawks.

220 or 221? If you know the answer, then you also know what an underrated gem this movie is. So, break out your "woobie" and remember it's "South to drop off, MORON!" Starring Michael Keaton, Terri Garr, and Martin Mull. Written by John Hughes.

With classic fairy tale elements to the plot similar to Cinderella, you can also see how "Midnight" influenced future films like "Pretty Woman". Starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Mary Astor, and John Barrymore. Co-written by Billy Wilder.

Stephen King's directorial debut and also the ONLY film he directed. Machines go rogue and start killing the people who made them! Plus, the movie score and soundtrack is performed entirely by AC/DC! Starring Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, and Yeardley Smith.

The first Marx Brothers film featuring the madcap antics of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo. There's a plot, but does it even matter? We're watching for the masterfully executed gags! Co-starring Margaret Dumont and Kay Francis.

Part of the early 80s slew of sex comedies similar to films like "Porky's" and "The Last American Virgin". Unlike others of the genre, Losin' It is notable for being an early vehicle for an eventual Hollywood superstar. Starring Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, Shelly Long, and John Stockwell.

The first movie that was truly made around "The Coreys", though they first appeared together in "The Lost Boys" a year earlier. Avoid the DMV lines and join us for a fun 80s teen comedy with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman. Co-starring Heather Graham, Richard Masur, and Carol Kane.

The film that finally removed the "box office poison" tag from Katharine Hepburn and based on the adaptation of the hit Broadway play which she also starred in. Co-starring Cary Grant and James Stewart. Directed by George Cukor.

The beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the film that had a major part in the popularity of superhero films in modern cinema. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard. Directed by Jon Favreau.

Based on the Dashiell Hammett novel and often considered one of the greatest film noir and detective movies of all-time. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet. Directed by John Huston.

Rodney Dangerfield coaches a girls soccer team. If you think that's far fetched, Paramount Pictures decided to spend $20 million on a film with this premise!  Co-starring Jackée and Jonathan Brandis.

Often considered one of the best movies of the film noir genre featuring the ultimate femme fatale, Ava Gardner. Co-starring Burt Lancaster and Edmond O'Brien. Directed by Robert Siodmak.

One of the most memorable films from the 1980s and easily in Brian's Top 10 of all-time. Starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. Directed by John Avildsen.

A perfect movie for music collectors and obsessive list makers! Starring John Cusack, Jack Black, and Iben Hjejle. Directed by Stephen Frears

The beginning of the Jack Ryan series of movies based on the best-selling novels from Tom Clancy. Starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, and Scott Glenn. Directed by John McTiernan.

Two garbage men and a Vietnam vet decide to save their city from a paint thinner company that is dumping toxic waste into the ocean. A perfect plot for a screwball comedy! Starring Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, and Keith David.

The blueprint for all future Dracula and vampire movies came from the 1931 Universal Pictures classic starring the iconic Bela Lugosi. Co-starring Dwight Frye and directed by Tod Browning.

A terrific later-era Clint Eastwood film, as he portrays an aging Secret Service agent on the trail of a man trying to assassinate the President of the United States. Also starring John Malkovich and Rene Russo. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen.

Best known for being Alfred Hitchcock's first British film to achieve international success, along with being one of his favorite directed films. Starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll.