Tag Archives: run

Watermelon Man (1970)

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Melvin Van Peebles Writer: Herman Raucher

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 1970, bigot, body swap, bus, carl kress, comedy, estelle parsons, godfrey cambridge, herman raucher, insurance, john b. bennett, melvin van peebles, paul williams, race, run, runner, running, salesman, transformation, w. wallace kelley, watermelon man | Leave a comment

Forrest Gump (1994)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writer: Eric Roth (Based on the novel by Winston Groom)

Posted in Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1994, adaptation, alan silvestri, arthur schmidt, black panther, boat, bob hope, dick cavett, dick clark, don burgess, elvis presley, eric roth, football, forrest gump, gary sinise, gerald ford, haley joel osment, john f. kennedy, john lennon, kurt russell, lieutenant, lyndon b. johnson, medal of honor, mykelti williamson, neil armstrong, ping pong, president, richard nixon, robert f. kennedy, robert zemeckis, robin wright, romance, run, runner, running, sally field, shrimp, shrimping, steve starkey, steve tisch, tom hanks, vietnam, war, watergate, wendy finerman, winston groom | Leave a comment

The Jericho Mile (1979)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Patrick J. Nolan and Michael Mann (Story by Patrick J. Nolan) Michael Mann’s first movie. Very solid for a TV movie. Strauss is good.

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1979, arthur schmidt, brian dennehy, convict, drama, drugs, folsom, folsom prison, gang, gangs, heroin, inmate, jimmie haskell, michael mann, murder, murderer, mustache, olympics, patrick j. nolan, peter strauss, prison, prisoner, race, rexford l. metz, roger e. mosley, run, runner, running, sport, sports, the jericho mile, track, track and field, trial, warden | Leave a comment

Run (2020)

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aneesh Chaganty Writers: Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian Solid thriller with a really fun scenery chewing performance from Sarah Paulson

Posted in Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2020, aneesh chaganty, captive, college, daughter, family, home school, horror, kidnapped, kiera allen, mom, mother, mystery, natalie qasabian, pat healy, run, sarah paulson, school, secret, sev ohanian, thriller, university, wheelchair | Leave a comment

Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Downs Colaizzo Writer: Paul Downs Colaizzo

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2019, brittany runs a marathon, change, comedy, drama, gym, jillian bell, lil rel howery, marathon, michaela watkins, mikey day, new york, new york city, nyc, paul downs colaizzo, run, runs, subway, tobey maguire, train, training, utkarsh ambudkar | Leave a comment

The Maze Runner (2014)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wes Ball Writers: Noah Oppenheim and Grant Pierce Myers and T.S. Nowlin (Based on the novel by James Dashner) I had a lot of fun with this one! Compared to other recent Young Adult Dystopian adaptations this isn’t as … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged action, adaptation, aml ameen, blake cooper, captive, dylan o'brien, dystopia, dystopian, elevator, fantasy, future, grant pierce myers, james dashner, kaya scodelario, ki hong lee, maze, mystery, noah oppenheim, patricia clarkson, run, runner, sci-fi, science fiction, t.s. nowlin, the maze runner, thomas brodie-sangster, thriller, wes ball, will poulter | Leave a comment