Gone With The Bushes

"Send my ashes to Las Vegas" Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) directed by James Signorelli and starring Cassandra Peterson, W. Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellerman, Edie McClurg, Kurt Fuller and Jeff Conway Next Time: Flashdance (1983)

"Maybe that's what killed her." The Misfits (1961) directed by John Huston and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach Next Time: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

"Say it ain't so Joe."  Eight Men Out (1988) written and directed by John Sayles and starring John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, David Strathairn, D.B. Sweeney, and Michael Rooker. Next Time: The Misfits (1961)

"Eat my shorts." The Breakfast Club (1985) written and directed by John Hughes and starring Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy Next Time: Eight Men Out (1988)

"I sold flowers.  I didn't sell myself." My Fair Lady (1964) directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper and Jeremy Brett. Next Time: The Breakfast Club (1985)

"I have a head for business and a bod for sin." Working Girl (1988) directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack and Alec Baldwin Next Time: My Fair Lady (1964)

"Can I borrow your underpants for ten minutes?" Sixteen Candles (1984) written and directed by John Hughes and starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall, Haviland Morris and Gedde Watanabe.   Next Time: Working Girl (1988)

"I've got a furious day ahead."  In Cold Blood (1967) directed by Richard Brooks and starring Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe and Paul Stewart. Next Time: Sixteen Candles (1984)

"Someday I'm going to snap off your poison head." Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, Gloria Grahame, Kim Hamilton and Mae Barnes. Next Time: In Cold Blood (1967)

"Why are you bringing all this confusion into my home?" Mo' Better Blues (1990) directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, and Cynda Williams   Next Time: Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

“Jack Ames couldn’t get blood out of a sock with a washing machine and a bottle of Clorox.” Twilight (1998) directed by Robert Benton and starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing, James Garner and Giancarlo Esposito. Next Time: Mo' Better Blues (1990)

“Since jazz music is at the center of the American mythology, it necessarily deals with race. The more we run from it, the more we run into it.” Wynton Marsalis New Orleans (1947) directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Arturo de Córdova, Dorothy Patrick, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday Next Time: Twilight (1998)

"Next time I have a daughter, I hope it's a boy!" Bye Bye Birdie (1963) directed by George Sidney and starring Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margaret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell and Paul Lynde   Next Time: New Orleans (1947)

Next Time: Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

"SMD MF" The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) directed by Renny Harlin and starring Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig Bierko, Brian Cox and David Morse Next Time: The Best of 2024

"You can't find a better dog on the whole planet earth." Best In Show (2000) Directed by Christopher Guest and starring Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch, Christopher Guest, Larry Miller, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr, Hiro Kanagawa. Next Time: The Long Kiss Goodbye (1996)

"We cheered for the cowboys, never realizing we were the Indians." Reel Injun (2009) written and directed by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge and Jeremiah Hayes. Next Time: Best In Show (2000)

"Hey, Victor!" Smoke Signals (1993) directed by Chris Eyre and starring Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Garry Farmer and Tantoo Cardinal. Next Time:  Reel Injun (2010)

“What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap and couldn’t he have rested on that day too?” This Is Spinal Tap (1984) directed by Rob Reiner and starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Tony Hendra, Fran Drescher  and Wonderful Smith. Next Time: Smoke Signals (1998)

"Communism is just a red herring." Clue (1985) directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp and Bill Henderson. Next Time: This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

"My grandfather's work was doo-doo." Young Frankenstein (1974) directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn and Gene Hackman. Next Time: Clue (1985)

"They're here." Poltergeist (1982) directed by Tobe Hooper and starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Richard Lawson, Zelda Rubinstein, Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne. Next Time: Young Frankenstein (1974)

"What an excellent day for an exorcism." The Exorcist (1973) directed by William Friedkin and starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair and Jason Miller. Next Time: TBD

"The Cat has a new kitten." To Catch A Thief (1955) directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams and Brigitte Auber. Next Time: The Exorcist (1973)

"They can't shoot the union out of me." Harlan County, USA (1976) directed by Barbara Kopple Next Time: To Catch A Thief (1955)