Just a quick programming note. I'm getting my second COVID vaccine shot today, and given how I felt after the first round I doubt I'm going to be up to doing any writing over the weekend. Regularly scheduled posts will begin again on April 19th
Dinosaur
Dinosaur (2000) Directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton Synopsis Aladar is an Iguanadon who is raised by a family of lemurs after his egg is stolen from its nest by predators and abandoned on their island. When a meteor strikes and destroys their home, Aladar and his family must strike out onto the dangerous … Continue reading Dinosaur
Back to the Future
Back to the Future (1985) Dir. by Robert Zemeckis Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Plot Teenager Marty McFly is accidentally transported thirty years into the past when terrorists interrupt the testing of a time machine invented by a mad scientist friend. Now stuck in the 1950s, he attempts to convince the … Continue reading Back to the Future
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Synopsis As in the original version of Fantasia, there are eight wordless animated sequences set to pieces of classical music. One segment, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, returns from the original, along with seven new segments, all introduced by various celebrities. Production Notes When the original Fantasia … Continue reading Fantasia 2000
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf (1985) Dir. by Rod Daniel Starring Michael J. Fox, Jerry Levine, Susan Ursitti and Lorie Griffin Plot Average high school student Scott Howard learns that he is from a family of werewolves when he transforms for the first time after a party. He uses his new form’s enhanced athletic prowess to become the … Continue reading Teen Wolf
Tarzan
Tarzan (1999) Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck Synopsis In the 19th century, a couple and their newborn son are marooned off the coast of Africa by a shipwreck. Both parents are killed by a leopard, and a gorilla who’d recently lost her own child finds the orphaned baby and adopts it as her … Continue reading Tarzan
Camp Nowhere
Camp Nowhere (1994) Dir. by Jonathan Prince Starring Jonathan Jackson, Melody Kay, Andrew Keegan and Christopher Lloyd Plot Tired of being sent to boring summer camps by their parents, three teenagers blackmail a former drama teacher into helping them con their parents into sending them to a fake camp that he will “run,” while they … Continue reading Camp Nowhere
Mulan
Mulan (1998) Directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft Synopsis When an army of Huns breaks through the Great Wall and invades Imperial China, the Emperor commands that every family must volunteer one man to join the army. Since he has no sons, the elderly Fa Zhou, an army veteran now in ill health, prepares … Continue reading Mulan
Stargate
Stargate (1994) Dir. by Roland Emmerich Starring Kurt Russell, James Spader and Jaye Davidson Plot Egyptologist and conspiracy-theorist Daniel Jackson is hired by the government to translate a series of hieroglyphs on a stone unearthed in Giza in the 20s. When he succeeds, he learns that they are the code to activate a portal to … Continue reading Stargate
Hercules
Hercules (1997) Directed by Jon Musker and Ron Clements Synopsis Seeking revenge against his brother Zeus for being forced to live in the Underworld, the Greek god Hades learns from the Fates that in 18 years there will be a planetary alignment which will allow him to overthrow Zeus and take over Olympus. However, the … Continue reading Hercules
