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Chairpotato's "Night at the Movies!" 3 Aug 2009 - 7 Aug 2009, by Will Johnson, wjhonson@aol.com
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Archive of one week of Chairpotato's "Night At The Movies!"
Movies Showing on Knol, Friday 7 Aug 2009
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Below, where the film title is underlined simply click on it, and you will be able to watch it in full via a playlist, or a linked detail page. Where the title is not underlined, the parts of the movie are individually linked directly underneath it.
Archive of one week of Chairpotato's "Night At The Movies!"
Movies Showing on Knol, Friday 7 Aug 2009
- Innerspace (1987) law-and-order science-fiction comedy added 07 Aug 09
- starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12
- Alcoholic fly-boy Dennis Quaid is miniaturized as part of a government experiment, but then spies break-in the laboratory and so the doctor has to escape with the syringe containing Quaid and Quaid's ship. He is chased to a mall, but he injects the syringe into unsuspecting grocery store clerk Martin Short. Meg Ryan plays Quaid's love interest. Pay close attention for the cameo appearence of Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin in the doctor's waiting room in Reel 4. Kevin McCarthy as the mad scientist who wants the secret. (You remember Kevin as the star of the original version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".)
- Warlords of Atlantis (1977) science-fiction fantasy added 07 Aug 09
- starring Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Michael Gothard, Lea Brodie
- Cyd Charisse, Daniel Massey
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
- A group of scientists and their crew find a giant gold statue on the ocean floor and then are mysteriously taken to an island where no land should be. Throw in a giant octopus, a few fight scenes, and Nazi aliens and there you go. Typical cheesy B, but it's clean at least!
- Flash Gordon (1980) science-fiction adventure added 06 Aug 09
- starring Sam J Jones, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Max Von Sydow, Topol, Timothy Dalton
- Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato. Music by Queen
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
- When the Earth is threatened with annihilation by the evil Galactic Emperor Ming, only Flash Gordon can save the day. This movie has more muscles than five gyms, a sadistic emperor, a mad scientist and a catfight between two beautiful women! Who could ask for anything more? In spite of all that, it's a family film, nothing extreme.
- Stella (1990) family-life added 06 Aug 09
- starring Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason
- Eileen Brennan, Linda Hart, Ben Stiller, William McNamara
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12
- Bette Midler is a bartender who becomes pregnant by Stephen Collins, but she doesn't want to marry him, and has to decide what to do about her pregnancy. She gives birth to a girl Trini Alvarado and this film follows their lives for about twenty years. John Goodman is Bette's friend and sometimes bed-partner, and Marsha Mason is Stephen Collin's new romantic interest. Watch for Ben Stiller playing a studly bad boy and sometimes date to Trini. Eileen Brennan as a vicious snob.
- One Crazy Summer (1986) comedy romance added 06 Aug 09
- starring John Cusack, Demi Moore
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
- Having just graduated high-school John Cusack and his buddy set-off for Summer on Nantucket Island, where they encounter a series of comedic situations. You know... Bobcat Golthwaite really isn't funny at all. Part 10 has the audio suppressed. Also see this picture of Matt Mulhern which I clipped out of this movie.
- The New Kids (1985) buddy-film drama added 06 Aug 09
- starring Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, James Spader, John Philbin, Eric Stoltz, Tom Atkins
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10
- videos uploaded one year ago
- A brother and sister Shannon Presby (male) and Lori Loughlin, whose parents have just died, move to the part-farm, part-amusement park their uncle owns, and have to try to fit in at a new high school, while being terrorized by a group of juvenile hoodlums. James Spader plays a bad guy, while Shannon plays the all-American jock hero. This was (per IMDb) the last film Shannon made. Extreme violence, and sexual scenes. See these two pictures of Shannon Presby which I clipped from this movie.
- Real Genius (1985) comedy added 05 Aug 09
- starring Val Kilmer, Gabe Jerret, Michele Meyrink, William Atherton
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
- Part 1 has it's audio suppressed. If anyone has this movie and would like to fix Part 1, all you have to do is silence the song that plays, then re-load it to YouTube, and tell me the URL.
- Val Kilmer and Gabe Jerret, boy geniuses at college working on an invention for an unscrupulous man. Lots of silly frat-boy stunts and such. Decent "summer movie" type film.
- The Wizard (1989) buddy-film adventure added 05 Aug 09
- starring Fred Savage, Christian Slater, Beau Bridges
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13
- Part 1 has it's audio suppressed. If anyone has this movie and would like to fix Part 1, all you have to do is silence the song that plays, then re-load it to YouTube, and tell me the URL.
- Two young brothers run-away from home and link-up with a girl who convinces them to all go together to the video game championships in Las Vegas. Family entertainment.
- Space Camp (1986) science fiction adventure added 05 Aug 09
- starring Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Larry B Scott, Leaf Phoenix, Tom Skerritt
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
- Kids attending a summer camp for space enthusiasts, get to sit in the actual space shuttle, but it launches. Family entertainment.
- Foxes (1980) buddy-film drama added 05 Aug 09
- starring Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid, Lois Smith, Adam Faith
- original music composed and conducted by Giorgio Moroder
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12
- videos uploaded one year ago
- A group of high-school girlfriends come-of-age with drugs, booze, sex and parental conflicts. Recommended for children over 12, especially as an example of what not to do.
- Life of Brian (1979) classic literature comedy added 05 Aug 09
- starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- playlist created 3 months ago, from videos uploaded 10 months ago
- With the story of Jesus as background, this movie tells the story of his contemporary Brian, an unwilling "holy man".
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) comedy horror added 04 Aug 09
- A manic send-up of horror movie themes. Fake violence, but unusual sexual themes.
- A manic send-up of horror movie themes. Fake violence, but unusual sexual themes.
- Interview with the Vampire (1994) horror added 04 Aug 09
- starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Stephen Rea
- Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst
- Christian Slater, journalist interviews Brad Pitt who tells him the story of how he came to exist, as a vampire. It seems Tom Cruise vampire, wanted a companion, so he choose Brad Pitt (and who wouldn't?). But after a while things get a bit dicey and Cruise gets off'ed... or does he? Graphic violence.
- Doctor Doolittle (1998) comedy fantasy added 04 Aug 09
- starring Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Peter Boyle, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson
- Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt, Raven Symone, Steven Gilborn
- Eddie Murphy discovers he has the ability to communicate with all animals.
- Help! (1965) musical comedy added 04 Aug 09
- starring The Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) musical comedy added 04 Aug 09
- Big Daddy (1999) comedy romance
- starring Adam Sandler
- Adam Sandler finds himself temporarily adopting a young boy. Family entertainment.
- The Astronaut's Wife (1999) science-fiction drama
- starring Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron
- When an astronaut returns from space missing two minutes, the audience starts to occasionally hear ominous music. What's up?
- Secret Window (2004) suspense drama
- starring Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles S Dutton, Len Cariou
- A writer is confronted by a sinister man who claims he stole his story. Graphic violence.
- Butterfly Effect (2004) fantasy drama
- starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott
- A very disturbing fantasy drama about the nature of memory and the ability to change the past. Not recommended for small children due to extreme violence and unusual sexual themes.
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) fantasy comedy adventure
- A group of very silly men traipse all over England in search of the Holy Grail. There are some sexual allusions, but young children probably won't understand them.... we'd think.