Spaceballs (1990) Dir. by Mel Brooks Starring Bill Pullman, John Candy and Rick Moranis Plot Down-on-his-luck space captain Lone Starr and his co-pilot Barf, in need of quick cash to pay off a debt to the gangster Pizza the Hutt, take a job to rescue Princess Vespa of Druidia from the ridiculous forces of the … Continue reading Spaceballs
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Oliver and Company
Oliver and Company (1988) Directed by George Scribner Synopsis In New York City, an orphaned kitten named Oliver finds himself on the street when he’s the only member of his litter not adopted. He befriends a dog named Dodger by helping him to steal some hot dogs from a food cart, and eventually joins his … Continue reading Oliver and Company
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (1980) Dir. by John Landis Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway and Carrie Fisher Plot R&B singer and career criminal Jake Blues is released from prison after serving three years for armed robbery. Upon learning that the orphanage where he was raised will be foreclosed unless it can raise $5000, he and his … Continue reading The Blues Brothers
The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson and Dave Michener Synopsis Dr. David Dawson, a British mouse military surgeon coming home to London after a tour in Afghanistan, discovers a child whose father had been kidnapped. They seek out the help of Basil of Baker Street, the world’s greatest … Continue reading The Great Mouse Detective
Tremors
Tremors (1990) Dir. by Ron Underwood Starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter and Michael Gross Plot The residents of the isolated desert town of Perfection, Nevada, including two handymen, a geologist grad student, and a survivalist couple, come under attack by giant worm creatures that hunt them through vibrations in the ground. Nostalgia I honestly … Continue reading Tremors
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron (1985) Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich Synopsis Taran is an assistant pig-keeper on a small farm in the country of Prydain. The owner of the farm, Dalben the Enchanter, fears that the evil Horned King will use Hen Wen, a magical pig that he and Taran care for, to discover … Continue reading The Black Cauldron
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time (1988) Dir. by Don Bluth Starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson and Pat Hingle Plot A group of young dinosaurs, led by the Apatosaurus Littlefoot, are separated from their families by an earthquake. Together they seek out the Great Valley, the only place remaining with abundant plant life, while attempting to avoid the predation … Continue reading The Land Before Time
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound (1981) Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens Synopsis: A fox cub, orphaned when its mother is killed on a hunt, is found by the owl Big Mama. She and her bird friends arrange for the cub to be adopted by a local widow, who names him Tod. … Continue reading The Fox and the Hound
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (1985) Dir. by Richard Fleischer Starring Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman and Arnold Schwarzenegger Plot A female warrior is tasked by her dying sister to recover and destroy a power magical artifact that has been stolen by an evil queen, before its power grows out of control and it destroys the world. Along the way, she … Continue reading Red Sonja
The Rescuers
The Rescuers (1977) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery and Art Stevens Synopsis A little girl named Penny is seen throwing a bottle with a note in it in a river. The bottle makes its way to New York City, where the note is read by the members of the Rescue Aid Society: an international … Continue reading The Rescuers
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