Tag Archives: 1977

Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (1977)

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jim Henson Writer: Jerry Juhl (Based on the book by Russell Hoban & Lillian Hoban

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 1977, adaptation, christmas, comedy, dave goelz, drama, emmet otter's jug-band christmas, family, frank oz, frog, geoff craigen, holidays, jerry juhl, jerry nelson, jim henson, jug band, kermit the frog, lillian hoban, marilyn sokol, muppet, muppets, music, musical, otter, paul williams, prize, puppet, puppets, richard hunt, russell hoban, talent contest, tv movie | Leave a comment

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William Sachs Writer: William Sachs

Posted in Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1977, accident, alex rebar, ann sweeny, arlon ober, astronaut, burr debenning, crackers, doctor, estelle tepper, horror, hospital, james beshears, jonathan demme, lisle wilson, melt, melted, melting, michael alldredge, military, myron healey, nasa, radiation, radioactive, rick baker, samuel w. gelfman, saturn, sci-fi, science fiction, space, the incredible melting man, william sachs, willy kurant | Leave a comment

Between the Lines (1977)

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joan Michelin Silver Writer: Fred Barron (Story by Fred Barron and David M. Helpern Jr.)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 1977, affair, author, between the lines, book, boston, bruno kirby, comedy, david helpern, david m. helpers jr, drama, fred barron, gwen welles, jeff goldblum, jill eikenberry, joan michelin silver, john carter, john heard, journalism, journalist, kenneth van sickle, lewis j. stadlen, lindsay crouse, Massachusetts, michael j. pollard, newspaper, photographer, raphael d. silver, romance, sex, southside johnny, southside johnny and the asbury jukes, stephen collins, writer | Leave a comment

The American Friend (1977)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wim Wenders Writer: Wim Wenders (Based on the novel “Ripley’s Game” by Patricia Highsmith) First time watch. Loved it. One of my favorite new watches of the year.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller | Tagged 1977, adaptation, art, artist, assass, assassination, auction, bruno ganz, contract killer, crime, dennis hopper, drama, dying, foreign, forger, forgery, france, gerard blain, germany, Hitman, Joachim von mengershausen, jurgen knieper, killer, leukemia, lisa kreuzer, murder, new york, new york city, nicholas ray, paris, patricia highsmith, peter przygodda, ripley, ripley's game, robby muller, samuel fuller, terminal illness, thriller, tom ripley, train, wim wenders | Leave a comment

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven

Posted in Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1977, california, cannibal, dee wallace, desert, family, gas station, horror, john steadman, martin speer, michael berryman, murder, peter locke, robert houston, russ grieve, susan lanier, the hills have eyes, thriller, virginia vincent, wes craven | Leave a comment

Rolling Thunder (1977)

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Flynn Writers: Paul Schrader and Heywood Gould (Story by Paul Schrader) Good. Just on the edge of great. Tommy Lee Jones rules.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1977, crime, dabmey coleman, drama, family, heywood gould, home invasion, hook, john flynn, linda haynes, major, mexico, murder, norman t. herman, paul schrader, pow, revenge, rolling thunder, san antonio, texas, thriller, tommy lee jones, vet, veteran, vietnam, war, william devane | Leave a comment

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Gilbert Writers: Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum (Based on the novel by Ian Fleming)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 1977, action, adaptation, adventure, Albert R. Broccoli, barbara bach, bernard lee, carly simon, carole bayer sager, caroline munro, christopher wood, curd jurgens, desmond llewelyn, egypt, ian fleming, italy, james bond, jaws, kgb, lewis gilbert, lois maxwell, marvin hamlisch, nobody does it better, nuclear weapon, nuke, richard kiel, richard maibaum, roger moore, secret agent, sequel, spy, submarine, the spy who loved me, thriller, warhead | Leave a comment

Suspiria (1977)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi

Posted in Drama, Horror | Tagged 1977, academy, ballet, coven, dance, dancer, daria nicolodi, dario argento, drama, flavio bucci, german, germany, horror, jessica harper, murder, school, stefania casini, suspiria, udo kier, witch, witches | Leave a comment

Star Wars (1977)

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged 1977, action, adventure, alec guinness, alien, anthony daniels, battle, boba fett, c-3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, chewie, darth vader, david prowse, death star, empire, fantasy, george lucas, grand moff tarkin, han solo, harrison ford, james earl jones, jawa, jedi, john williams, kenny baker, lucasfilm, luke skywalker, mark hamill, obi-wan kenobi, peter cushing, peter mayhew, princess leia, r2-d2, rebel, rebellion, rick mccallum, sci-fi, science fiction, sith, space, star wars, stormtrooper, war | Leave a comment

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Badham Writer: Norman Wexler (Story “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” by Nik Cohn”

Posted in Drama, Musical, Romance | Tagged 1977, barry gibb, bee gees, brooklyn, club, dance, dancing, disco, drama, fran drescher, john badham, john travolta, karen lynn gorney, maurice gibb, music, new york, new york city, nik cohn, norman wexler, nyc, robin gibb, romance, saturday, saturday night, saturday night fever, staying alive, teenager | Leave a comment

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