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Brewster’s Millions (1985)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Hill Writers: Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris (Based on the novel George Barr McCutcheon)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1985, accounting, adaptation, baseball, brewster's millions, comedy, fraud, freeman davies, george barr mccutcheon, herschel weingrod, inheritance, jerry orbach, joel silver, john candy, lawrence gordon, lawyer, Lynette mckee, michael ripps, millionaire, minor league, money, new york, new york city, nyc, pat hingle, photographer, pitcher, ric waite, rich, richard pryor, rick moranis, ry cooder, stephen collins, timothy harris, uncle, walter hill, wealth, yankees | Leave a comment

The Silent Partner (1978)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Daryl Duke Writer: Curtis Hanson (Based on the novell “Think of a Number” by Anders Bodelsen) Had never heard of this before I came across it on Criterion Channel. Terrific crime thriller. Can’t go wrong with Gould and Plummer!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1978, adaptation, anders bodelsen, aquarium, bank, bank robber, bank robbery, billy williams, canada, canadian, christmas, christopher plummer, cop, crime, criminal, crook, curtis hanson, daryl duke, decapitation, drama, elliott gould, fish tank, george appleby, heist, holiday, investigation, joel b. michaels, john candy, mall, money, murder, oscar peterson, police, robbery, safety deposit box, santa claus, silent partner, stephen young, susannah york, the silent partner, thief, think of a number, thriller, toronto, vault | Leave a comment

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Harold Ramis Writer: John Hughes (Based on the short story “Vacation ’58” by John Hughes)

Posted in Adventure, Comedy | Tagged adventure, anthony michael hall, beverly d'angelo, brian doyle-murray, chevy chase, christie brinkley, comedy, dana barron, eddie bracken, eugene levy, griswold, harold ramis, imogene coca, james keach, jane krakowski, john candy, national lampoon, national lampoon's vacation, randy quaid, road trip, vacation, vacation '58, walleyworld | Leave a comment

The Great Outdoors (1988)

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Howard Deutch Writer: John Hughes

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1988, annette bening, bart the bear, bear, cabin, chicago, comedy, dan aykroyd, family, great outdoors, howard deutch, illinois, in-laws, john candy, john hughes, outdoors, steak, stephanie faracy, the great outdoors, vacation, woods | Leave a comment

National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Douglas Tirola Writers: Mark Monroe and Douglas Tirola

Posted in Comedy, Documentary, Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, al jean, animal house, beverly d'angelo, bill murray, billy bob thornton, chevy chase, christopher buckley, christopher guest, comedy, documentary, douglas tirola, drunk stoned brilliant dead, fred gwynne, george coe, george plimpton, gilda radoer, harold ramis, humor, ivan reitman, janis hirsch, John Belushi, john candy, john goodman, john hughes, john landis, john lennon, john updike, judd apatow, kevin bacon, maganize, mark monroe, meat loaf, national lampoon, National Lampoon: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, richard belzer, richard nixon, satire, stevie wonder, tim matheson, tony hendra, yoko ono | Leave a comment

Volunteers (1985)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nicholas Meyer Writers: Ken Levine and David Isaacs (Story by Keith Critchlow)

Posted in Comedy | Tagged comedy, communist, david isaacs, dept, james horner, john candy, keith critchlow, ken levne, nicholas meyer, peace corp, rich, rita wilson, southeast asia, spoiled, tom hanks, volunteer, volunteers, wealth | Leave a comment

Home Alone (1990)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Chris Columbus Writer: John Hughes

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1990, burglars, catherine o'hara, chicago, chris columbus, christmas, comedy, daniel stern, devin ratray, family, france, holiday, home alone, hope davis, illinois, joe pesci, john candy, john heard, john hughes, john williams, kieran culkin, macaulay culkin, paris, polka, road trip, roberts blossom, vacation | Leave a comment

Career Opportunities (1991)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bryan Gordon Writer: John Hughes

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1991, bryan gordon, career opportunities, comedy, dermot mulroney, frank whaley, jennifer connelly, john candy, john hughes, l.a., los angeles, romance, romantic comedy, thoman newman, william forsythe | Leave a comment

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Hughes Writer: John Hughes

Posted in Comedy | Tagged airport, automobiles, car, dylan baker, holiday, john candy, john hughes, michael mckean, planes, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Planes Trains and Automobiles, rental car, road trip, salesman, steve martin, thanksgiving, trains, travel | Leave a comment

1941 (1979)

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale (Story by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale and John Milius) Really awful. Borderline unwatchable.

Posted in Action, Comedy, Review, War | Tagged 1941, 1979, action, army, bob gale, bomb, california, christopher lee, comedy, dan aykroyd, defend, defense, eddie deezen, elisha cook, invasion, james caan, japan, John Belushi, john candy, john landis, john milius, john williams, lorraine gary, michael mckean, mickey rourke, military, murray hamilton, nancy allen, ned beatty, patti lupone, pearl habor, penny marshall, pilot, robert stack, robert zemeckis, slim pickens, soldier, steven spielberg, tim matheson, toshiro mifune, treat williams, war, warren oates, world war 2, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

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