The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator storyline. In his first full “talkie” and his most financially-successful film, Chaplin plays a dual role as: Adenoid Hynkel, the great dictator of the film’s title.
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A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
A Hard Day’s Night movie storyline. The Beatles’ first charming, wacky, original and impish movie was released not long after the Fab Four’s landmark debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Saturday Night Fever storyline. John Badham’s film was the biggest musical sensation, adapted by screenwriter Norman Wexler from Nik Cohn’s story.
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Rocky (1976)
Rocky movie storyline. The phenomenally successful, uplifting, “sleeper” film that was filmed with a paltry budget of about $1 million, and ultimately grossed well over $100 million.
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Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist movie storyline. A memorable supernatural horror film from co-producer/co-writer Steven Spielberg and director Tobe Hooper.
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes storyline. A science-fiction film classic is about four NASA astronauts, including Colonel ‘George’ Taylor, who have traveled for centuries in cyrogenic suspension.
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Patton (1970)
Patton movie storyline. The epic film biography, shot in 70 mm. widescreen color, of the controversial, bombastic, multi-dimensional World War II general and hero George S. Patton.
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The Palm Beach Story (1943)
The Palm Beach Story is a hilarious, screwball comedy. The farcical plot effectively skewers the idle rich and the pursuit of money, with its story of a penniless, separated couple.
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead movie storyline. George Romero’s ultra-low budget debut film shot in grainy black-and-white with an unknown cast reinvented the genre.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of an attempt by Halloween to annex Christmas, is shot in a process called stop-action animation. The movies can create entirely new worlds for us.
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