Big 1988 PG, 104 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Penny Marshall Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia, John Heard, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl, Rockets Redglare, Tracy Reiner, Josh Clark, Kimberlee M. Davis, Oliver Block, Allan Wasserman, Gary Howard Klar
Annie Spielberg (Steven's talented sister) co-wrote the good screenplay about 13-year-old Josh (David Moscow) who goes to a fortune-telling machine and makes a wish to be "big." Upon waking the next morning, Josh (now played by Tom Hanks) finds that his wish has come true, and he must now cope with the responsible world of adults until he can become a kid again. Tom Hanks is great and was nominated for an Oscar.
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Chattahoochee 1990 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mick Jackson Cast: Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Ned Beatty, William DeAcutis, Dennis Hopper, Pamela Reed, M. Emmet Walsh, Lee Wilkof, Gary Howard Klar, Matt Craven
Based on a true story, this film is about the inhumane treatment patients in mental hospitals endured in the 1950s.
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Day of the Dead 1985 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: George A. Romero Cast: Lori Cardille, Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Richard Liberty, Sherman Howard, Anthony Dileo Jr., Gary Howard Klar, Ralph Marrero, John Amplas, Phillip G. Kellams, Taso N. Stavrakis, Gregory Nicotero, Don Brockett, William Cameron
This is the third film of Director Romero's zombie series. The first two, "Night of the Living Dead" and "Dawn of the Dead," were near-classics. A small group of scientists and military personnel are all who are left of "live" people and are holed up underground. They seek a way to reverse the process that produced the zombies and bring them back to life.
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| 1. Big (1988)
2. Chattahoochee (1990)
3. Day of the Dead (1985)
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