The Sandlot (1993) Dir. by David Mickey Evans Starring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen and Denis Leary Plot Scott Smalls is a nerdy kid who moves to California in 1962 right at the beginning of summer. His mother encourages him to make friends, and he eventually encounters a group of kids who play baseball … Continue reading The Sandlot
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Synopsis Milo Thatch is a linguist for the Smithsonian in the 1910s, who has been busted all the way down to boiler repairman for his outlandish theories about the lost island of Atlantis. After his latest failed attempt to convince the museum board … Continue reading Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (1995) Dir. by Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton and Ed Harris Plot The true story of Apollo 13, the third manned mission to the moon. Three days into the mission, an oxygen tank explodes during a routine procedure, crippling their spacecraft and making a lunar landing impossible. Working without … Continue reading Apollo 13
The Emperor’s New Groove
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) Directed by Mark Dindal Synopsis Kuzco is a vain and selfish emperor of a South American civilization (heavily based on the Incas). He spends every waking moment having his every whim catered to by his servants, headed up by his top advisor, the elderly Yzma. After making plans to destroy … Continue reading The Emperor’s New Groove
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
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