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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Frank Oz Writers: Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses (Story by Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Musical | Tagged adventure, amnesia, art carney, brian henson, broadway, brooke shields, central park, college, comedy, dabney coleman, dave goelz, david lazer, diner, ed koch, elliott gould, evan a. lottman, evan lottman, family, frances bergen, frank oz, frog, gonzo, gregory hines, hibernation, james coco, jay tarses, jerry nelson, jim henson, joan rivers, john landis, juliana donald, kermit, linda lavin, liza minnelli, lonny price, louis zorich, manhattan, miss piggy, muppet, muppets, music, musical, new york, new york city, nyc, pig, producer, puppet, puppets, ralph burns, rat, restaurant, richard hunt, robert paynter, show, steve whitmire, the muppets take manhattan, theater, tom patchett | Leave a comment

The Muppet Movie (1979)

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: James Frawley Writers: Jerry Juhl & Jack Burns

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Musical | Tagged 1979, adventure, animal, animals, austin pendleton, banjo, bear, big bird, bob hope, brian henson, bruce kirby, carol kane, carols spinney, celebrity, charles durning, Christopher Greenbury, comedy, dave goelz, dom deluise, edgar bergen, elliott gould, fame, famous, frank oz, frog legs, hare krishna, hollywood, Isidore Mankofsky, jack burns, james coburn, james frawley, jerry juhl, jerry nelson, jim henson, john landis, kenny ascher, kermit, loris leachman, madeline cahn, mascot, mel brooks, milton berle, miss piggy, muppet, muppets, music, musical, musician, on the road, orson welles, paul williams, pig, puppet, puppets, rainbow connection, restaurant, richard hunt, richard pryor, road trip, sesame street, shari lewis, steve martin, swamp, telly savalas, the muppet movie, the muppets, tim burton | Leave a comment

Darkman (1990)

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Chuck Pfarrer and Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin (Story by Sam Raimi)

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1990, action, bandage, bandages, bill pope, bruce campbell, bud s. smith, burn, burned, california, chinatown, chuck pfarrer, daniel goldin, danny elfman, darkman, david stiven, disfigured, ethan coen, experiment, fake shemp, frances mcdormand, gangster, horror, ivan raimi, joel coen, john landis, joshua goldin, larry drake, liam neeson, los angeles, love, mask, masks, mob, neal mcdonough, revenge, rob tapert, robert tapert, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, scott spiegel, skin, superhero, thriller, william lustig | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Alvin Sargent (Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Love it. Still my favorite comic book superhero movie. Watched the 2.1 cut.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2004, aasif mandvi, action, adaptation, adventure, alfred gough, alfred molina, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bank, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, cliff robertson, comic book, daniel dae kim, daniel gillies, danny elfman, doc ock, doctor, donna murphy, dylan baker, elizabeth banks, emily deschanel, experiment, green goblin, j.k. simmons, james franco, joel mchale, john landis, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, lorne orleans, marvel comics, michael chabon, miles millar, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, peter parker, phil lamarr, photographer, photography, pizza, play, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sequel, spider, spider-man, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, surgery, ted raimi, theater, tobey maguire, uncle, web, willen dafoe | Leave a comment

Coming to America (1988)

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Landis Writers: David Sheffield & Barry W. Blaustein (Story by Eddie Murphy)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1988, african, arsenio hall, barry w. blaustein, comedy, coming to america, cuba gooding jr., david sheffield, eddie murphy, eriq la salle, f. gary fray, fast food, frankie faison, george folsey jr., james earl jones, john landis, king, louie anderson, madge sinclair, malcolm campbell, new york, new york city, nile rodgers, nyc, paul bates, prince, queen, queens, restaurant, robert d. wachs, romance, romantic comedy, samuel l. jackson, tobe hooper | Leave a comment

Clue (1985)

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jonathan Lynn Writer: Jonathan Lynn (Story by John Landis and Jonathan Lynn) (Based on the Parker Brothers board game “Clue”) Seems like this movie has a pretty big cult following. I always thought it was just OK.

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1985, adaptation, bill henderson, blackmail, board game, butler, christopher lloyd, clue, comedy, crime, david bretherton, debra hill, dinner, eileen brennan, host, jane wiedlin, jeffrey kramer, john landis, john morris, jon peters, jonathan lynn, kelley nakahara, lee ving, lesley ann warren, madeline kahn, maid, mansion, martin mull, michael mckean, murder, murderer, mystery, Richard haines, thriller, tim curry, victor j. kemper, whodunit | Leave a comment

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Landis Writer: John Landis

Posted in Comedy, Horror | Tagged 1981, an american werewolf in london, backpacking, college, comedy, curse, david naughton, Elmer Bernstein, england, frank oz, full moon, george folsey jr., griffin dunne, horror, jim henson, john landis, john woodvine, jon peters, london, nazi, pub, rick baker, student, transformation, uk, united kingdom, werewolf | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Alvin Sargent (Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) (Based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)