The Return of the Pink Panther
Sellers intentionally spoke risible French
Ocean’s Eleven
Cheadle is no Cockney, mate
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Costner’s accent egregiously, legendarily bad
Next: Movies with non-American actors doing a pretty good - even great - American accent
The Sixth Sense
Many surprised that Collette Australian.
Memento
Ditto Guy Pearce, and Australia.
Bullets over Broadway
Tracy Ullman does phenomenal accents.
Next: Non-*Star Wars *movies starring someone from Star Wars, and only one can have Harrison Ford.
Bridge on the River Kwai (Alec Guinness)
David Lean’s epic war film.
Corvette Summer (Mark Hamill)
Hamill chases his stolen Corvette.
Island of Terror (Peter Cushing)
Scientists must kill island’s monsters.
Next: Harrison Ford films, but no Star Wars or Indiana Jones movies.
Frantic
Ford loses wife in Paris.
The Fugitive
Wife killed by one-armed man.
Presumed Innocent
Prime suspect in murder case.
Next: movies about sibling relationships.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Brother, sister see dad’s redemption
A Simple Plan
Hick brothers end up foes
The Social Network
Twin brothers hate Facebook founder
Next: Movies about father/son relationships
Parenthood
Steve Martin’s a good dad.
Thor
Odin’s not a great dad.
The Lion King
A great dad is forever.
Next: Meryl Streep movies.
Mamma Mia
Singing very good. (Her, right?)
Silkwood
My introduction to her work.
Julie and Julia
IMO, her very best work.
Next: movies that have as a source a book you wouldn’t think would be a good source for a movie.
In Cold Blood
Gruesome murders, non-fiction, well portrayed.
Up the Down Staircase
High school, told through anecdotes.
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Book too scientific. Movie? Great!
Next: Movies that are better (IYHO) than the book.
The Neverending Story
The book’s longer, unduly complicated.
Pinocchio
Disney version has more heart.
Gone With The Wind
The movie’s a cinema classic.
Next: Films directed by Orson Welles.
Citizen Kane
Still a classic, deservedly so
Touch of Evil
Heston badly miscast as Mexican
F for Fake
His very last, in 1974
Next: Films of John Hurt
1984
Orwell’s classic; Hurt’s a prole.
V for Vendetta
Another dystopia; Hurt’s a dictator.
Spaceballs
Cameo role, got big laughs.
Next: Your favorite black and white films.
Metropolis
Fritz Lang’s vision of 1972.
The Awful Truth
Contains funniest 10 minutes ever.
Psycho
Know ending; still watch repeatedly.
Next: more great B&W films.
Casablanca
Perfect cast, dialogue, setting, cinematography
Notorious
Terrific Cold War drama, romance
Paper Moon
Ryan, Tatum are great together
Next: Even more great B&W films not already mentioned
12 Angry Men (1957)
Can one juror persuade others?
Lost Horizon (1937)
Capra directed, Colman starred, excellent.
Dr. Strangelove
Hilarious take on Cold War.
Next: Films of Frank Capra.
Sunset Boulevard
Best comeback ever; go Swanson.
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tandy: what could have been?
You Can’t Take It with You
Eccentric family really loves life.
Next: good films starring or featuring an SNL cast member, or former member.
It Happened One Night
“They fell in love,” OK?
You Can’t Take It with You
Eccentric family really loves life.
Prelude to War
Best. Propaganda. Ever. Seriously. Ever.
Next: good films starring or featuring an SNL cast member or former member (yes, there are at least three).
Groundhog Day
Phil truly becomes better person
Trading Places
“Eggnog?” line still my favorite
Ghostbusters
Scientific renegades rule Big Apple
Missed from post 2214:
Next: Films of Frank Capra.
It Happened One Night
Flawless romcom most ably performed.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Shame they didn’t get Karloff.
It’s A Wonderful Life
Heartwarming as only Capra manages.
Next: Movies where somebody does an impression of Groucho.
Professor, it’s been two weeks, and no response. I for one, cannot think of any movies where somebody does an impression of Groucho (except possibly V for Vendetta, and even then, it’s a stretch).
Perhaps you could give us another prompt?
I’ll go ahead and bump the thread.
Next: Movies of Groucho Marx