Third in our series of ’80s movies is Some Kind of Wonderful from 1987. The film was directed by Howard Deutch and written by John Hughes.
A young tomboy, Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson), finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith (Eric Stoltz), run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school (Lea Thompson). Unfortunately, the girl’s old boyfriend, who is from the rich section of town, is unable to let go of her, and plans to get back at Keith.
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Third in our series of ’80s movies is Some Kind of Wonderful from 1987. The film was directed by Howard Deutch and written by John Hughes.
A young tomboy, Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson), finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith (Eric Stoltz), run deeper than just friendship when he gets a date with the most popular girl in school (Lea Thompson). Unfortunately, the girl’s old boyfriend, who is from the rich section of town, is unable to let go of her, and plans to get back at Keith.
The fairy people of FernGully have never seen humans before, but when Christa sees one, Zak, she accidentally shrinks him down to her size. But there is trouble in FernGully, for Zak is part of a logging team who is there to cut down the forest. With the voices of Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater and Robin Williams.
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
The film is a remake of Reykavik-Rotterdam, an Icelandic thriller released in 2008. The American version is set in New Orleans and stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Foster.
The final installment in our ’80s tribute to John Hughes is Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Released in 1987, the film was written, produced and directed by Hughes and stars Steve Martin and the late, great John Candy.
All that Neal Page (Martin) wants to do is to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been cancelled due to bad weather, so he decides on other means of transport. As well as bad luck, Neal is blessed with the presence of Del Griffith (Candy), Shower Curtain Ring Salesman and all-around blabbermouth, who …
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