Tag Archives: comedy

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer: Bob Gale (Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) (Based on characters created by by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale) A little more chaotic than the first one. Lacks the pure movie magic of Back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction | Tagged 1950s, 1980s, 2010s, adventure, alan silvestri, arthur schmidt, back to the future, back to the future 2, back to the future part ii, billy zane, bob gale, charles fleischer, christopher lloyd, clint eastwood, comedy, crispin glover, dean cundey, delorean, elijah wood, elisabeth shue, flea, frank marshall, future, gambling, george flower, harry keramidas, hoverboard, james tolkan, jeffrey weissman, kathleen kennedy, lea thompson, michael j. fox, neil canton, past, robert zemeckis, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, steven spielberg, thomas f. wilson, time machine, time travel | Leave a comment

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman (Based on the novel “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” by Gary K. Wolf) Great movie!

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery | Tagged 1940s, acme, adventure, alan silvestri, alan tilvern, animated, animation, arthur schmidt, baby, bob hoskins, bullets, cartoon, charles leischer, christopher lloyd, comedy, crime, dean cundey, detective, disney, executive, family, fantasy, frank marshall, gary k. wolf, investigation, jeffrey price, joanna cassidy, joel silver, kathleen kennedy, kathleen turner, looney tunes, mel blanc, movie studio, murder, mystery, pattycake, peter s. seaman, private investigator, rabbit, robert zemeckis, roger rabbit, steven spielberg, taxi, toon, warner brothers, who censored roger rabbit?, who framed roger rabbit, who framed roger rabbit? | Leave a comment

Pink Skies Ahead (2021)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kelly Oxford Writer: Kelly Oxford

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2021, adam hendricks, adrian galvin, alexandra paul, anxiety, ariel loh, california, charlie sarroff, college drop out, comedy, devon bostick, disorder, doctor, drama, greg gilreath, greg silverman, henry winkler, jessica barden, kelly oxford, lisa zambri, los angeles, marcia gay harden, mary j. blige, melora walters, michael mckean, mtv, odeyav rush, pink skies ahead, rosa salazar, sarah beth shapiro, therapist, therapy, writer | Leave a comment

They Call Me Bruce? (1982)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Elliott Hong Writers: David Randolph & Johnny Yune & Elliott Hong & Tim Clawson (Story by Johnny Yune & Elliott Hong & Dale Trevillion)

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1982, action, bob gossom, briana london, bruce lee, comedy, crime, dale trevillion, david randolph, drugs, elliott hong, helyn spears london, johnny yune, korean, kung fu, lee edward percy, lee percy, margaux hemingway, martial arts, race, road trip, statue of liberty, stereotype, they call me bruce, they call me bruce?, tim clawson, tommy vig | Leave a comment

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Teague Writer: Mark Rosenthal & Lawrence Konner (Based on characters created by Diane Thomas)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance | Tagged action, adventure, author, boat, comedy, danny devito, diane thomas, holland taylor, jan de bont, jan debont, jewel, kathleen turner, lawrence konner, lewis teague, mark rosenthal, michael douglas, michael ellis, middle east, nile, novelost, peter boita, romance, sequel, sheik, spyros fokas, the jewel of the nile, writer, yacht | Leave a comment

Back to the Future (1985)

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction | Tagged 1950s, 1985, adventure, alan silvestri, arthur schmidt, back to the future, billy zane, bob gale, bully, christopher lloyd, claudia wells, clock, comedy, crispin glover, dean cundey, delorean, donald fullilove, eric stoltz, family, future, harry keramidas, harry waters jr., huey lewis, james tolkan, lea thompson, lightning, marc mcclure, michael j. fox, neil canton, plutonium, power of love, robert zemeckis, sci-fi, science fiction, scientist, storm, terrorists, thomas f. wilson, time, time machine, time travel, wendie jo sperber, writer | Leave a comment

The Birdcage (1996)

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Elaine May (Based on the play “La Cage Aux Folles” by Jean Poiret)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1996, adaptation, arthur schmidt, cabaret, calista flockhart, Christine Baranski, comedy, dan futterman, dianne wiest, dinner, drag queen, edouard molinaro, elaine may, emmanuel lubezki, engagement, family, florida, francis veber, gay, gene hackman, grant heslov, hank azaria, jean poiret, kirby mitchell, la cage aux folles, marcello danon, mike nichols, nathan lane, nightclub, politician, remake, republican, robin williams, south beach, the birdcage, tom mcgowan | Leave a comment

Gilda Live (1980)

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Anne Beatts & Lorne Michaels & Marilyn Suzanne Miller & Don Novello & Michael O’Donoghue & Gilda Radner & Paul Shaffer & Rosie Shuster & Alan Zweibel