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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Movies I Have Seen - 2000s (94 movies) (and counting)
My Dog Skip. 2000, Starring Frankie Muniz and Kevin Bacon. VHS.
Castaway. 2000, Starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. Theatre with family.
Pleasantville. 1998, Starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen, Bill Macy and Jeff Daniels. DVD.
Executive Decision. 1996, Starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt and Joe Morton. VHS.
A Simple Plan. 1998, Starring Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell, Bridget Fonda as Sarah Mitchell, Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob Mitchell, Brent Briscoe as Lou Chambers, Jack Walsh as Tom Butler, Chelcie Ross as Sheriff Carl Jenkins, Terry Hempleman as Dead Pilot, Becky Ann Baker as Nancy Chambers, Gary Cole as Neil Baxter, Bob Davis as FBI Agent Renkins, Peter Syvertsen as FBI Agent Freemont and Tom Carey as Dwight Stephanson. DVD. Soundtrack: "Spirit in the Sky" - Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum; "So Sleepless You" - Written by John Crooke, David Burris, Mike Kenerley & Mike Mitschele, Performed by Jolene; "Auld Lang Syne" - Arranged by Edrich Siebert; "Preachin' the Blues" - Written by Jimmie Wood & J.J. Holiday, Performed by Imperial Crowns; "Deliver Me" - Written by Christina Schlieske, Performed by Tina & the B-Sides.
Big Daddy. 1999, Starring Adam Sandler and Joey Lauren. Movie Central.
There's Something About Mary. 1998, Starring Ben Stiller as Ted Stroehmann, Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen/Matthews, Matt Dillon as Pat Healy, Chris Elliott as Dom “Woogie” Woganowski, Lee Evans as Tucker/Norman Phipps, Lin Shaye as Magda, Jeffrey Tambor as Sully, Markie Post as Sheila Jensen (Mary′s mother), Keith David as Charlie Jensen (Mary′s stepfather), W. Earl Brown as Warren Jensen (Mary′s mentally disabled brother), Sarah Silverman as Brenda (Mary′s sarcastic and obnoxious best friend), Khandi Alexander as Joanie, Willie Garson as Dr. Zit Face/High School Pal Bob, Brett Favre as himself, Jonathan Richman as the singing narrator, Harland Williams (uncredited) as Hitchhiker, Richard Tyson as Detective Krevoy, Rob Moran as Detective Stabler, Warren Tashjian as Freddie and Hillary Matthews as Dom's Wife. DVD. Soundtrack: "There's Something About Mary" (Jonathan Richman) - 1:47; "How to Survive a Broken Heart" (Ben Lee) - 2:47; "Every Day Should Be A Holiday" (The Dandy Warhols) - 4:02; "Everything Shines" (The Push Stars) - 2:27; "This Is The Day" (Ivy) - 3:33; "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (Joe Jackson) - 3:36; "True Love Is Not Nice" (Jonathan Richman) - 2:13; "History Repeating" (The Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey) - 4:04; "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" (The Lemonheads) - 2:51; "Mary's Prayer" (Danny Wilson) - 3:54; "Margo's Waltz" (Lloyd Cole) - 4:01; "Speed Queen" (Zuba) - 3:44; "Let Her Go Into the Darkness" (Jonathan Richman) - 1:19 and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (The Foundations) - 2:59.
A Hard Day's Night. 1964, Starring Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. DVD with family.
Under Siege. 1992, Starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. Movie Central.
Cliffhanger. 1993, Starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow.
Catch Me If You Can. 2002, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. VHS tape.
EDtv. 1999, Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jenna Elfman. VHS.
Air Force One. 1997, Starring Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Tom Everett, Jürgen Prochnow, Donna Bullock, Michael Ray Miller, Carl Weintraub and Elester Latham. VHS.
John Q. 2002, Starring Denzel Washington. Ottawa Theatre with Tamara Trull, 2002.
The Score. 2001, Starring Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. Movie Central.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin. 2001, Starring Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Movie Central.
Memento. 2000, Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Stephen Tobolowsky, Thomas Lennon and Joe Pantoliano. DVD.
U-571. 2000, Starring Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton. DVD.
The Royal Tenenbaums. 2001, Starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Angelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Seymour Cassel, Alec Baldwin and Gene Hackman. DVD.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. 2002, Starring Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore. DVD.
Hart's War. 2002, Starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. DVD.
Men With Brooms. 2002, Starring Paul Gross as Chris Cutter, Connor Price as Brandon Foley, James B. Douglas as Donald Foley, Molly Parker as Amy Foley, Barbara Gordon as Eva Foley, Michelle Nolden as Julie Foley, Stan Coles, James Allodi, Darryl Casselman, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang as Nug McTeague (as Nug), Jed Rees, Jane Spidell, Polly Shannon, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett as Linda Bucyk, Leslie Nielsen as Gordon Cutter, A. Paul Savage as Paul Savage, Hannah Gross as Girl at Game and Jack Gross as Boy at Game. VHS. Soundtrack: "Silver Road" - Performed by Sarah Harmer with The Tragically Hip; "Mass Romantic" - Performed by The New Pornographers, Written by The New Pornographers; "Planet Love" - Written and Performed by Tom Wilson; "Life" - Performed by Our Lady Peace; "God" - Written and Performed by Sean McDonald; "Diggin a Hole" - Performed by Big Sugar; "Oh Canada" - Performed by Big Sugar, Traditional/Arranged by Gordie Johnson (as G. Johnson), Courtesy of Universal Music Canada; "Girl Watcher" - Performed by Big Sugar; "Watching Over You" - Performed by Holly McNarland; "Hello Time Bomb" - Performed by Matthew Good Band; "Can U Tell" - Written and Performed by Pepper Sands; "East Side" - Performed by Smoother; "Racket in the Attic" - Performed by Barra MacNeils; "Running Away" - Performed by Project Wyze; "Hockey Skates" - Written and Performed by Kathleen Edwards; "Land of the Silver Birch" - Performed by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jack Lenz (as J. Lenz) and D. Cameron; "Men with Brooms Theme" - Written by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jack Lenz (as J. Lenz), Asher Lenz (as A. Lenz) and Jay Semko (as J. Semko); "Kiss You 'Til You Weep" - Performed by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Written by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jay Semko (as J. Semko), David Keeley (as D. Keeley), Don't Blink Music Inc. (SOCAN); "Throwing Off Glass" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Oh Honey" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Poets" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Shot Rock" - Performed by Fred Eaglesmith and "Leading Me Home" - Performed by Chantal Kreviazuk.
The Talented Mr. Ripley. 1999, Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. VHS.
Ghost World. 2001, Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi. VHS.
Bowling for Columbine. 2001, Starring Michael Moore.
About Schmidt. 2002, Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates and Hope Davis. DVD.
Donnie Darko. 2001, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, Seth Rogen, Katherine Ross and Noah Wyle. DVD.
Master and Commander. 2003, Starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. DVD.
The Game. 1997, Starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. DVD.
Bruce Almighty. 2003, Starring Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Steve Carrell.
25th Hour. 2002 (directed by Spike Lee), Starring Edward Norton as Monty Brogan, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Jacob Elinsky, Barry Pepper as Frank Slaugherty, Rosario Dawson as Naturelle Riviera, Anna Paquin as Mary D'Annunzio, Brian Cox as James Brogan and Tony Siragusa as Kostya Novotny. Movie Central. Songs: Big Daddy Kane – "Warm It Up, Kane", Craig Mack – "Flava in Ya Ear", The Olympic Runners – "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is", Grandmaster Melle Mel – "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)", Liquid Liquid – "Cavern", Cymande – "Bra", Cymande – "Dove", Cymande – "The Message" and Bruce Springsteen – "The Fuse" (Plays during the credits). Storyline: It is Monty Brogan's last day of freedom before he begins serving a 7 year long sentence for dealing drugs. He plans to spend his last night of freedom at a club with his childhood friends Jacob Elinsky and Frank Slaughtery, his girlfriend Naturelle, and his father, James. Frank, his best friend since they were both three, is an investment banker on Wall Street. Jacob is a quiet, dorky high school teacher who comes from a privileged background. The film is also a poignant salute to the resilience of New York City in the aftermath of September 11.
Anchorman: Ron Burgundy. 2004, Starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Steve Carrell.
Shaun of the Dead. 2003, Starring Simon Pegg as Shaun, Kate Ashfield as Liz, Nick Frost as Ed, Lucy Davis as Dianne, Dylan Moran as David, Nicola Cunningham as Mary, Kier Mills as Clubber 1, Matt Jaynes as Clubber 2, Gavin Ferguson as Football Kid, Peter Serafinowicz as Pete, Horton Jupiter as Homeless Man, Tim Baggaley as The Usher, Arvind Doshi as Nelson, Rafe Spall as Noel, Sonell Dadral as Danny, Samantha Day as Woman on Trisha, Trisha Goddard as Herself, David Park as Grave Scientist, Finola Geraghty as Distraught Vox Pop, Bill Nighy as Philip, Robert Fitch as Distressed Man, Sharon Gavin as Florist, Patch Connolly as Pigeon Man, Jessica Stevenson as Yvonne, Stuart Powell as Snakehips, Patricia Franklin as Spinster, Steve Emerson as John, Phyllis McMahon as Bernie, Krishnan Guru-Murthy as Himself, Carol Barnes as Herself, Rob Butler as Himself, Jeremy Thompson as Himself, Vernon Kay as Himself, Mark Donovan as Hulking Zombie, Christopher Harwood as Grizzled Zombie, Penelope Wilton as Barbara, Martin Freeman as Declan, Reece Shearsmith as Mark, Tamsin Greig as Maggie, Julia Deakin as Yvonne's Mum, Matt Lucas as Cousin Tom, Nick Ewans as Pyjama Zombie, Alex Lutes as Trisha Zombie, Chris Martin as Himself/Zombie, Jonny Buckland as Himself, Keith Chegwin as Himself (voice), Lucy Akhurst as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Peter Bateson as Livid Commuter, Paul Bayfield as Army Officer, Peter Baynham as Man in Street, Claudine Biswas as Zombie Approaching Spinning Car, Rob Brydon as Football Commentator/'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice), Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Zombie, Liz Cater as Wheelchair Zombie, Chris Clarke as Livid Commuter, Joe Cornish as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Beckie Darlington as Zombie, Julia Davis as News Reporter (voice), David William James Elliott as Wesker Zombie, Mark Gatiss as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory/Wildlife voiceover (voice), Nick Goldsmith as 'Fun-Dead' Zombie, Garth Jennings as 'Fun-Dead' Zombie, Rich Johnston as Zombie, Paul Kaye as Zombie Behind 'The Winchester', Pamela Kempthorne as Zombie Outside Flat, Lauren Laverne as Zombie Outside Flat, Jason McDonald as Zombie, Michael O'Mahony as Zombie, Robert Popper as News Reporter (voice), Paul Putner as Zombie, Gabriel Ralls as Zombie, Peter Rnic as Zombie, James Scott as Zombie, Michael Smiley as Zombie, Dave Smith as Zombie Monkey, David Spratt as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Greg Tanner as SWAT Team Officer, Kenneth Thompson Marchesi as Zombie, Ben Thompson as Zombie, Ronaldo Vasconcellos as Livid Commuter, David Walliams as News Reporter (voice), Julianne Watling as Zombie and Edgar Wright as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader/Prat-falling Zombie/Italian Restaurant Voice. 2003, DVD, with Melanie, Bethany and Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Ghost Town" - (Jerry Dammers (as Dammers)), Performed by The Specials, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited; "The Blue Wrath" - (Jarrod Gosling (as Gosling)/Dean Honer (as Honer)), Performed by I Monster, Courtesy of Dharma Records Limited/Instant Karma; "Kernkraft 400" - (Splank/Mooner), Performed by Zombie Nation, Courtesy of Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited; "If You Leave Me Now" - (Peter Cetera (as Cetera)), Performed by Chicago, Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "White Lines" - (Sylvia Robinson (as Robinson)/Melle Mel (as Glover)), Performed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; "Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" - (Man Parrish (as Parrish) John Robie (as Robie)/Raul A. Rodriguez (as Rodriguez)), Performed by Man Parrish, Courtesy of Unidisc Music, Inc.; "Panic" - (Morrissey/Johnny Marr (as Marr)), Performed by The Smiths, Courtesy of Warner Music UK Limited; "Zombi" - (Agostino Marangolo (as Maranglo)/Massimo Morante (as Morante)/Fabio Pignatelli (as Pignatelli)/Claudio Simonetti (as Simonetti)), Performed by Goblin, Courtesy of Bella Casa Music Limited and Cinevox s.r.l.; "Orpheus" - (im Wheeler (as Wheeler)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Kinetic Records and Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "Mister Mental" - (Guy McNight (as McKnight)/Marc Norris (as Norris)/Andy Huxley (as Huxley)/Sym Gharial (as Gharial)/Tom Diamantopoulo (as Diamantopoulo)), Performed by Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd; "Don't Stop Me Now" - (Freddie Mercury (as Mercury)), Performed by Queen, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited and Hollywood Records, Inc.; "You're My Best Friend" - (John Deacon (as Deacon)), Performed by Queen, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited and Hollywood Records, Inc; "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" - (Pete Shelley (as Shelley)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Parlophone Records, Licensed Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "The Gonk (Kid Koala Remix)" - (Herbert Chappell (as Chappell)), Performed by The Noveltones, Additional Production and Remix by Kid Koala, Courtesy of De Wolfe Limited/Ninja Tune; "Meltdown" - (Tim Wheeler (as Wheeler)/Charlotte Hatherley (as Hatherley)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Infectious Records and Warner Strategic Marketing UK. Trivia: 1. Many of the Zombie extras are fans of the TV series Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the Spaced Out fan web site to be in the film. 2. When Shaun, Liz, David, Dianne, Barbara and Ed run into the alternative 'gang' as they make their way to the Winchester, there are quite a few comedy partnerships brought together again. Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes - Tim and Daisy from Spaced. Lucy Davis and Martin Freeman - Dawn and Tim from The Office. Dylan Moran and Tamsin Greig - Bernard and Fran from Black Books. Julia Deakin and Nick Frost are, of course, in Spaced too, as Marsha and Mike respectively. 3. All of the newsreaders and television presenters are real people portraying themselves. 4. Chris Martin of Coldplay, who appears as himself on a news report near the end of the film promoting ZombAid, also plays a zombie. After Shaun and Liz escape from the basement of the Winchester, he can be seen playing the zombie walking past the phone booth from right to left.
Joy Ride. 2001, Starring Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski and Jessica Bowman. VHS.
The Green Mile. 1999, Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Graham Greene, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Patricia Clarkson and Harry Dean Stanton. DVD.
Heaven. 2002, Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Cate Blanchette. DVD.
Ocean's Eleven. 2001, Starring George Clooney as Danny Ocean
Bernie Mac as Frank Catton
Brad Pitt as Robert "Rusty" Ryan
Elliott Gould as Reuben Tishkoff
Casey Affleck as Virgil Malloy (recruited at the same time as Turk)
Scott Caan as Turk Malloy (recruited at the same time as Virgil)
Eddie Jemison as Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle as Basher Tarr
Shaobo Qin as "The Amazing" Yen
Carl Reiner as Saul Bloom
Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell
Others
Andy Garcia as Terry Benedict
Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean
Cameos - Five television actors make cameos as themselves, being taught how to play poker by Rusty:
Holly Marie Combs
Topher Grace
Joshua Jackson
Barry Watson
Shane West
Steven Soderbergh as one of the bank robbers with Basher
Siegfried and Roy as themselves
Wayne Newton as himself
Henry Silva and Angie Dickinson as themselves (both appeared in the original)
Wladimir Klitschko as himself
Lennox Lewis as himself
Jerry Weintraub as Denny Shields. Movie Central.
Training Day. 2001, Starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eva Mendes, Harris Yulin and Macy Gray. VHS.
K-19: The Widowmaker. 2002. Starring Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Sam Spruell. DVD.
Clueless. 1995, Starring Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash. VHS with Charity Luther.
The Full Monty. 1997, Starring Tom Wilkinson and Robert Carlyle. DVD with Bethany, Melanie and Connie Luther.
Before Sunset. 2004, Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Diabolo and Albert Delpy. Movie Central.
Collateral Damage. 2002, Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elias Koteas. Movie Central.
Ocean's Twelve. 2004, Starring
George Clooney as Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt as Robert "Rusty" Ryan
Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell
Bernie Mac as Frank Catton
Elliott Gould as Reuben Tishkoff
Casey Affleck as Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan as Turk Malloy
Eddie Jemison as Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle as Basher Tarr
Shaobo Qin as "The Amazing" Yen
Carl Reiner as Saul Bloom
Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean. She also voices herself in the film in a scene where Tess is impersonating Hollywood celebrity Julia Roberts as part of the con and her character is talking on the phone with her real self.
Others
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Isabel Lahiri
Andy García as Terry Benedict
Vincent Cassel as Baron François Toulour/The Night Fox
Albert Finney as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Eddie Izzard as Roman Nagel
Bruce Willis as Himself
Jeroen Krabbé as Van Der Woude
Cherry Jones as Molly Star/Mrs. Caldwell
Robbie Coltrane as Matsui
Topher Grace as Himself
Candice Azzara as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
Jerry Weintraub as Denny Shields (uncredited)
Jared Harris as Basher's Engineer. Movie Central.
A Beautiful Mind. 2001, Starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Judd Hirsch, Ron Howard and Rance Howard. VHS.
Life is Beautiful. 1997, Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini. VHS.
Unforgiven. 1992, Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris and Jaimz Woolvett. DVD.
13 Going On 30. 2004, Starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Movie Central.
Traffic. 2000, Starring Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Topher Grace, Erika Christensen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Albert Finney, James Brolin, Dennis Quaid, Clifton Collins Jr., Benjamin Bratt and Amy Irving. DVD.
The Terminal. 2004, Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Jude Ciccolella. DVD.
Troy. 2004, Starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
The Stepford Wives. 2004, Starring Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill, Glenn Close and Jon Lovitz. Theatre with Connie, Bethany and Melanie Luther. 2004
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. 2005, Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee. Theatre with Bethany and Melanie Luther, and Joe Krahn, and my Jar Jar Binks mask. 2005.
A Bronx Tale. 1993, Starring Robert DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri. DVD.
Ali. 2001, Starring Will Smith and Jon Voight.
The Longest Yard. 2005, Starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Movie Central.
Must Love Dogs. 2005, Starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. Movie Central.
War of the Worlds. 2005, Starring Tom Cruise. DVD.
Lost in Translation. 2003, Starring Bill Murray as Bob Harris, Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte, Giovanni Ribisi as John, Anna Faris as Kelly, Fumihiro Hayashi as Charlie Brown, Akiko Takeshita as Ms. Kawasaki, François Du Bois as the Pianist, Takashi Fujii as TV host and Hiromix as herself. DVD, with Connie Luther, Bethany Luther and Melanie Luther. Soundtrack: "Brass in Pocket" (1980) - Written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, Performed by Scarlett Johansson (as Scarlett T. Johansson); "Fuck the Pain Away" (2000) - Written and Performed by Peaches; "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (1974) - Written by Nick Lowe, Performed by Bill Murray; "More Than This" (1982) - Written by Bryan Ferry, Performed by Bill Murray; "So into You" (1976) - Written by 'Buddy Buie', Robert Nix and Dean Daughtry, Performed by Mark Willms; "Girls" (2002) - Written by Tim Holmes and Richard Fearless (as Richard McGuire), Performed by Death In Vegas; "Too Young" (2000) - Written and Performed by Phoenix; "Minuetto" - Written by Dominic Sands; "God Save the Queen" (1977) - Written by Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon and Glen Matlock, Performed by Fumihiro Hayashi; "The Thrill Is Gone" (1958) - Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Fantino" (1999) - Written and Performed by Sebastien Tellier (as Sebastian Tellier); "Torn Into" - Written by Mount Sims (as Matt Sims), Performed by Mount Sims; "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (1966) - Written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (as Arthur Garfunkel), Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Kaze wo atsumete" (1970) - Lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, Music by Haruomi Hosono, Performed by Happy End; "Blue Atmosphere" (1992) - Written by Francesco Santucci, Antonello Vannucchi, Giorgio Rosciglione and Giovanni Cristiani; "Sometimes" (1991) - Written by Kevin Shields, Performed by My Bloody Valentine; "Love Gun" (1979) - Written by Rick James, Performed by Rick James; "Muyu" - Written and Performed by Des-Row Union; "Nobody Does It Better" (1977) (From the film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)) - Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Performed by Anna Faris; "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (1940) - Music by Nacio Herb Brown, Lyrics by Gus Kahn, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Alone in Kyoto" (2003) - Written by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel (as Jean-Benoit Dunckle), Performed by Air; "Tommib" (2001) - Written by Squarepusher, Performed by Squarepusher; "Midnight at the Oasis" (1970) - Written by David Nichtern, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "The State We're In" (2002) - Written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, Performed by The Chemical Brothers; "She Gets Around" (2003) - Written by Jason Falkner, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzell, Performed by TV Eyes; "Just Like Honey" (1985) - Written by Jim Reid (as James McLeish Reid) and William Reid, Performed by The Jesus & Mary Chain; "Feeling I Get" (1969) - Written by Mike Brewer, Performed by Mary Butterworth Group; "La Dolce Vita" (1960) - Written and Performed by Nino Rota, © C.A.M. S.r.l.; "Tomei Tengu BGM" - Written and Performed by Takeo Watanabe.
Cellular. 2004, Starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Matt McColm, Noah Emmerich, Brendan Kelly, Eric Etebari, Valerie Cruz, Richard Burgi, Jessica Biel, Caroline Aaron and Adam Taylor Gordon. Movie Central.
Crash. 2004, Starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Ludacris, Brendan Fraser, Tony Danza, Jennifer Esposito, Terrence Howard, Daniel Dae Kim, Thandie Newton, Marina Sirtis, Ryan Phillippe and Matt Dillon. Movie Central.
In Good Company. 2004, Starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson. Movie Central.
Walking Tall. 2004, Starring The Rock and Neal McDonough. Movie Central.
Failure to Launch. 2006, Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker and Terry Bradshaw. Movie Central.
Stranger Than Fiction. 2006, Starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson. Movie Central.
The Holiday. 2006, Starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black. Movie Central.
300. 2007, Starring Gerard Butler and Lena Headey. Movie Central.
Scoop. 2006, Starring Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackson. Movie Central.
Life As A House. 2001, Starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hayden Christensen. VHS.
The Last Boy Scout. 1991, Starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. DVD.
The Man In The Iron Mask. 1998, Starring Leonardo DeCaprio and Jeremy Irons. DVD.
Shadowlands. 1993, Starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. DVD.
Max Keeble's Big Move. 2001, Starring Alex D. Linz and Larry Miller.
Death To Smoochy. 2002, Starring Edward Norton and Robin Williams.
Click. 2006, Starring Kate Beckinsale and Adam Sandler. Movie Central.
Knocked Up. 2007, Starring Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen. Movie Central.
Hancock. 2008, Starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron. Movie Central.
Blindness. 2008, Starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Movie Central.
Tristram Shandy: Cock and Bull. 2006, Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. DVD with Connie Luther.
Hidalgo. 2004, Starring Viggo Mortensen and Zuleikha Robinson.
A History of Violence. 2005, Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt and Kyle Schmid. Movie Central.
Lucky Number Slevin. 2006, Starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis. Movie Central.
Not Another Teen Movie. 2001, Starring Chyler Leigh and Jaime Pressly. Movie Central.
The Simpsons Movie. 2007, Animation. VHS with Charity and Joe Krahn, Connie and Bethany Luther.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. 2007, Starring Jenna Fischer, John C. Reilly, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig, Craig Robinson, Harold Ramis, Martin Starr, John Michael Higgins, Ed Helms, Jane Lynch, Simon Helberg, Frankie Muniz, John Ennis, Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Jewel, Ghostface Killah, Lyle Lovett, Odette Yustman, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Justin Long, Jason Schwartzman, Gerry Bednob, Patrick Duffy, Morgan Fairchild, Cheryl Ladd and Cheryl Tiegs. Movie Central. 2009.
Watchmen. 2009, Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Åkerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. ScotiaBank IMAX in 3D in 2009 with Connie Luther.
No Reservations. 2007, Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Patricia Clarkson and Abigail Breslin. Movie Central, September 2, 2009.
Run, Fatboy, Run. 2007, Starring Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Matthew Fenton and Stephen Merchant. Movie Central, September 2, 2009.
The Pursuit of Happyness. 2006, Starring Will Smith, Jaden Christopher and Syre Smith. Movie Central.
Stealth. 2005, Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx. Movie Central.
The Ex. 2007, Starring Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and Jason Batemen. Movie Central.
P.S. I Love You. 2007, Starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. Movie Central.
The Constant Gardener. 2005, Starring Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle, Rachel Weisz as Tessa Abbott-Quayle, Danny Huston as Sandy Woodrow, Hubert Koundé as Arnold Bluhm, Archie Panjabi as Ghita Pearson, Bill Nighy as Sir Bernard Pellegrin, Gerard McSorley as Sir Kenneth Curtis, Pete Postlethwaite as Dr. Lorbeer, Donald Sumpter as Tim Donohue, Richard McCabe as Arthur Hammond, Juliet Aubrey as Gloria Woodrow and Nick Reding as Crick. Movie Central. Trivia: "Happy Birthday to You" (1893) - Written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill, Performed by Rachel Weisz. Anachronism: Berlin Main Station opened in June 2006, the building took more than 10 years. Before this. Trains only passed through the station, but did not stop there. So, Justin Quayle cannot have arrived at Berlin Main Station in 2004, when the movie is set, as it is implied. Also, long distance trains only stop underground. The tracks above ground are reserved only for regional trains.
Crossing Over. 2009, Starring Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ashley Judd, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta, Alice Braga and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. What was really intriguing was the supporting actor whose first name is my favourite biblical name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. If I remember correctly, Mahershalalhashbaz was the second son of Isaiah. Cool. December 10, 2009. Movie Central.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. 2008, Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Chandler Canterbury, Tilda Swinton, Jared Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Elle Fanning, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Edith Ivey, Rampai Mohadi and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (as Tizzy Weathers). I watched my second movie on consecutive days that featured Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as a supporting actor. What are the chances? December 11, 2009. Movie Central.
Castaway. 2000, Starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. Theatre with family.
Pleasantville. 1998, Starring Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen, Bill Macy and Jeff Daniels. DVD.
Executive Decision. 1996, Starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt and Joe Morton. VHS.
A Simple Plan. 1998, Starring Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell, Bridget Fonda as Sarah Mitchell, Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob Mitchell, Brent Briscoe as Lou Chambers, Jack Walsh as Tom Butler, Chelcie Ross as Sheriff Carl Jenkins, Terry Hempleman as Dead Pilot, Becky Ann Baker as Nancy Chambers, Gary Cole as Neil Baxter, Bob Davis as FBI Agent Renkins, Peter Syvertsen as FBI Agent Freemont and Tom Carey as Dwight Stephanson. DVD. Soundtrack: "Spirit in the Sky" - Written and Performed by Norman Greenbaum; "So Sleepless You" - Written by John Crooke, David Burris, Mike Kenerley & Mike Mitschele, Performed by Jolene; "Auld Lang Syne" - Arranged by Edrich Siebert; "Preachin' the Blues" - Written by Jimmie Wood & J.J. Holiday, Performed by Imperial Crowns; "Deliver Me" - Written by Christina Schlieske, Performed by Tina & the B-Sides.
Big Daddy. 1999, Starring Adam Sandler and Joey Lauren. Movie Central.
There's Something About Mary. 1998, Starring Ben Stiller as Ted Stroehmann, Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen/Matthews, Matt Dillon as Pat Healy, Chris Elliott as Dom “Woogie” Woganowski, Lee Evans as Tucker/Norman Phipps, Lin Shaye as Magda, Jeffrey Tambor as Sully, Markie Post as Sheila Jensen (Mary′s mother), Keith David as Charlie Jensen (Mary′s stepfather), W. Earl Brown as Warren Jensen (Mary′s mentally disabled brother), Sarah Silverman as Brenda (Mary′s sarcastic and obnoxious best friend), Khandi Alexander as Joanie, Willie Garson as Dr. Zit Face/High School Pal Bob, Brett Favre as himself, Jonathan Richman as the singing narrator, Harland Williams (uncredited) as Hitchhiker, Richard Tyson as Detective Krevoy, Rob Moran as Detective Stabler, Warren Tashjian as Freddie and Hillary Matthews as Dom's Wife. DVD. Soundtrack: "There's Something About Mary" (Jonathan Richman) - 1:47; "How to Survive a Broken Heart" (Ben Lee) - 2:47; "Every Day Should Be A Holiday" (The Dandy Warhols) - 4:02; "Everything Shines" (The Push Stars) - 2:27; "This Is The Day" (Ivy) - 3:33; "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" (Joe Jackson) - 3:36; "True Love Is Not Nice" (Jonathan Richman) - 2:13; "History Repeating" (The Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey) - 4:04; "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" (The Lemonheads) - 2:51; "Mary's Prayer" (Danny Wilson) - 3:54; "Margo's Waltz" (Lloyd Cole) - 4:01; "Speed Queen" (Zuba) - 3:44; "Let Her Go Into the Darkness" (Jonathan Richman) - 1:19 and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (The Foundations) - 2:59.
A Hard Day's Night. 1964, Starring Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. DVD with family.
Under Siege. 1992, Starring Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey. Movie Central.
Cliffhanger. 1993, Starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow.
Catch Me If You Can. 2002, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. VHS tape.
EDtv. 1999, Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jenna Elfman. VHS.
Air Force One. 1997, Starring Harrison Ford, Glenn Close, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews, Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, Tom Everett, Jürgen Prochnow, Donna Bullock, Michael Ray Miller, Carl Weintraub and Elester Latham. VHS.
John Q. 2002, Starring Denzel Washington. Ottawa Theatre with Tamara Trull, 2002.
The Score. 2001, Starring Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. Movie Central.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin. 2001, Starring Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz. Movie Central.
Memento. 2000, Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Stephen Tobolowsky, Thomas Lennon and Joe Pantoliano. DVD.
U-571. 2000, Starring Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton. DVD.
The Royal Tenenbaums. 2001, Starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Angelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Seymour Cassel, Alec Baldwin and Gene Hackman. DVD.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. 2002, Starring Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore. DVD.
Hart's War. 2002, Starring Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. DVD.
Men With Brooms. 2002, Starring Paul Gross as Chris Cutter, Connor Price as Brandon Foley, James B. Douglas as Donald Foley, Molly Parker as Amy Foley, Barbara Gordon as Eva Foley, Michelle Nolden as Julie Foley, Stan Coles, James Allodi, Darryl Casselman, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang as Nug McTeague (as Nug), Jed Rees, Jane Spidell, Polly Shannon, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett as Linda Bucyk, Leslie Nielsen as Gordon Cutter, A. Paul Savage as Paul Savage, Hannah Gross as Girl at Game and Jack Gross as Boy at Game. VHS. Soundtrack: "Silver Road" - Performed by Sarah Harmer with The Tragically Hip; "Mass Romantic" - Performed by The New Pornographers, Written by The New Pornographers; "Planet Love" - Written and Performed by Tom Wilson; "Life" - Performed by Our Lady Peace; "God" - Written and Performed by Sean McDonald; "Diggin a Hole" - Performed by Big Sugar; "Oh Canada" - Performed by Big Sugar, Traditional/Arranged by Gordie Johnson (as G. Johnson), Courtesy of Universal Music Canada; "Girl Watcher" - Performed by Big Sugar; "Watching Over You" - Performed by Holly McNarland; "Hello Time Bomb" - Performed by Matthew Good Band; "Can U Tell" - Written and Performed by Pepper Sands; "East Side" - Performed by Smoother; "Racket in the Attic" - Performed by Barra MacNeils; "Running Away" - Performed by Project Wyze; "Hockey Skates" - Written and Performed by Kathleen Edwards; "Land of the Silver Birch" - Performed by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jack Lenz (as J. Lenz) and D. Cameron; "Men with Brooms Theme" - Written by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jack Lenz (as J. Lenz), Asher Lenz (as A. Lenz) and Jay Semko (as J. Semko); "Kiss You 'Til You Weep" - Performed by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Written by Paul Gross (as P. Gross), Jay Semko (as J. Semko), David Keeley (as D. Keeley), Don't Blink Music Inc. (SOCAN); "Throwing Off Glass" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Oh Honey" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Poets" - Written and Performed by The Tragically Hip; "Shot Rock" - Performed by Fred Eaglesmith and "Leading Me Home" - Performed by Chantal Kreviazuk.
The Talented Mr. Ripley. 1999, Starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law. VHS.
Ghost World. 2001, Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi. VHS.
Bowling for Columbine. 2001, Starring Michael Moore.
About Schmidt. 2002, Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates and Hope Davis. DVD.
Donnie Darko. 2001, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, Seth Rogen, Katherine Ross and Noah Wyle. DVD.
Master and Commander. 2003, Starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. DVD.
The Game. 1997, Starring Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. DVD.
Bruce Almighty. 2003, Starring Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Steve Carrell.
25th Hour. 2002 (directed by Spike Lee), Starring Edward Norton as Monty Brogan, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Jacob Elinsky, Barry Pepper as Frank Slaugherty, Rosario Dawson as Naturelle Riviera, Anna Paquin as Mary D'Annunzio, Brian Cox as James Brogan and Tony Siragusa as Kostya Novotny. Movie Central. Songs: Big Daddy Kane – "Warm It Up, Kane", Craig Mack – "Flava in Ya Ear", The Olympic Runners – "Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is", Grandmaster Melle Mel – "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)", Liquid Liquid – "Cavern", Cymande – "Bra", Cymande – "Dove", Cymande – "The Message" and Bruce Springsteen – "The Fuse" (Plays during the credits). Storyline: It is Monty Brogan's last day of freedom before he begins serving a 7 year long sentence for dealing drugs. He plans to spend his last night of freedom at a club with his childhood friends Jacob Elinsky and Frank Slaughtery, his girlfriend Naturelle, and his father, James. Frank, his best friend since they were both three, is an investment banker on Wall Street. Jacob is a quiet, dorky high school teacher who comes from a privileged background. The film is also a poignant salute to the resilience of New York City in the aftermath of September 11.
Anchorman: Ron Burgundy. 2004, Starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate and Steve Carrell.
Shaun of the Dead. 2003, Starring Simon Pegg as Shaun, Kate Ashfield as Liz, Nick Frost as Ed, Lucy Davis as Dianne, Dylan Moran as David, Nicola Cunningham as Mary, Kier Mills as Clubber 1, Matt Jaynes as Clubber 2, Gavin Ferguson as Football Kid, Peter Serafinowicz as Pete, Horton Jupiter as Homeless Man, Tim Baggaley as The Usher, Arvind Doshi as Nelson, Rafe Spall as Noel, Sonell Dadral as Danny, Samantha Day as Woman on Trisha, Trisha Goddard as Herself, David Park as Grave Scientist, Finola Geraghty as Distraught Vox Pop, Bill Nighy as Philip, Robert Fitch as Distressed Man, Sharon Gavin as Florist, Patch Connolly as Pigeon Man, Jessica Stevenson as Yvonne, Stuart Powell as Snakehips, Patricia Franklin as Spinster, Steve Emerson as John, Phyllis McMahon as Bernie, Krishnan Guru-Murthy as Himself, Carol Barnes as Herself, Rob Butler as Himself, Jeremy Thompson as Himself, Vernon Kay as Himself, Mark Donovan as Hulking Zombie, Christopher Harwood as Grizzled Zombie, Penelope Wilton as Barbara, Martin Freeman as Declan, Reece Shearsmith as Mark, Tamsin Greig as Maggie, Julia Deakin as Yvonne's Mum, Matt Lucas as Cousin Tom, Nick Ewans as Pyjama Zombie, Alex Lutes as Trisha Zombie, Chris Martin as Himself/Zombie, Jonny Buckland as Himself, Keith Chegwin as Himself (voice), Lucy Akhurst as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Peter Bateson as Livid Commuter, Paul Bayfield as Army Officer, Peter Baynham as Man in Street, Claudine Biswas as Zombie Approaching Spinning Car, Rob Brydon as Football Commentator/'Zombies From Hell!' Presenter (voice), Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Zombie, Liz Cater as Wheelchair Zombie, Chris Clarke as Livid Commuter, Joe Cornish as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Beckie Darlington as Zombie, Julia Davis as News Reporter (voice), David William James Elliott as Wesker Zombie, Mark Gatiss as Radio Presenter With 'Spaceship' Theory/Wildlife voiceover (voice), Nick Goldsmith as 'Fun-Dead' Zombie, Garth Jennings as 'Fun-Dead' Zombie, Rich Johnston as Zombie, Paul Kaye as Zombie Behind 'The Winchester', Pamela Kempthorne as Zombie Outside Flat, Lauren Laverne as Zombie Outside Flat, Jason McDonald as Zombie, Michael O'Mahony as Zombie, Robert Popper as News Reporter (voice), Paul Putner as Zombie, Gabriel Ralls as Zombie, Peter Rnic as Zombie, James Scott as Zombie, Michael Smiley as Zombie, Dave Smith as Zombie Monkey, David Spratt as Zombie Shot by Soldiers, Greg Tanner as SWAT Team Officer, Kenneth Thompson Marchesi as Zombie, Ben Thompson as Zombie, Ronaldo Vasconcellos as Livid Commuter, David Walliams as News Reporter (voice), Julianne Watling as Zombie and Edgar Wright as Rabid Monkeys Newsreader/Prat-falling Zombie/Italian Restaurant Voice. 2003, DVD, with Melanie, Bethany and Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "Ghost Town" - (Jerry Dammers (as Dammers)), Performed by The Specials, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited; "The Blue Wrath" - (Jarrod Gosling (as Gosling)/Dean Honer (as Honer)), Performed by I Monster, Courtesy of Dharma Records Limited/Instant Karma; "Kernkraft 400" - (Splank/Mooner), Performed by Zombie Nation, Courtesy of Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited; "If You Leave Me Now" - (Peter Cetera (as Cetera)), Performed by Chicago, Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "White Lines" - (Sylvia Robinson (as Robinson)/Melle Mel (as Glover)), Performed by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; "Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" - (Man Parrish (as Parrish) John Robie (as Robie)/Raul A. Rodriguez (as Rodriguez)), Performed by Man Parrish, Courtesy of Unidisc Music, Inc.; "Panic" - (Morrissey/Johnny Marr (as Marr)), Performed by The Smiths, Courtesy of Warner Music UK Limited; "Zombi" - (Agostino Marangolo (as Maranglo)/Massimo Morante (as Morante)/Fabio Pignatelli (as Pignatelli)/Claudio Simonetti (as Simonetti)), Performed by Goblin, Courtesy of Bella Casa Music Limited and Cinevox s.r.l.; "Orpheus" - (im Wheeler (as Wheeler)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Kinetic Records and Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "Mister Mental" - (Guy McNight (as McKnight)/Marc Norris (as Norris)/Andy Huxley (as Huxley)/Sym Gharial (as Gharial)/Tom Diamantopoulo (as Diamantopoulo)), Performed by Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd; "Don't Stop Me Now" - (Freddie Mercury (as Mercury)), Performed by Queen, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited and Hollywood Records, Inc.; "You're My Best Friend" - (John Deacon (as Deacon)), Performed by Queen, Courtesy of EMI Records Limited and Hollywood Records, Inc; "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" - (Pete Shelley (as Shelley)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Parlophone Records, Licensed Courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK; "The Gonk (Kid Koala Remix)" - (Herbert Chappell (as Chappell)), Performed by The Noveltones, Additional Production and Remix by Kid Koala, Courtesy of De Wolfe Limited/Ninja Tune; "Meltdown" - (Tim Wheeler (as Wheeler)/Charlotte Hatherley (as Hatherley)), Performed by Ash, Courtesy of Infectious Records and Warner Strategic Marketing UK. Trivia: 1. Many of the Zombie extras are fans of the TV series Spaced, which also starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and was also directed by Edgar Wright. They were recruited through the Spaced Out fan web site to be in the film. 2. When Shaun, Liz, David, Dianne, Barbara and Ed run into the alternative 'gang' as they make their way to the Winchester, there are quite a few comedy partnerships brought together again. Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes - Tim and Daisy from Spaced. Lucy Davis and Martin Freeman - Dawn and Tim from The Office. Dylan Moran and Tamsin Greig - Bernard and Fran from Black Books. Julia Deakin and Nick Frost are, of course, in Spaced too, as Marsha and Mike respectively. 3. All of the newsreaders and television presenters are real people portraying themselves. 4. Chris Martin of Coldplay, who appears as himself on a news report near the end of the film promoting ZombAid, also plays a zombie. After Shaun and Liz escape from the basement of the Winchester, he can be seen playing the zombie walking past the phone booth from right to left.
Joy Ride. 2001, Starring Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski and Jessica Bowman. VHS.
The Green Mile. 1999, Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Graham Greene, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Patricia Clarkson and Harry Dean Stanton. DVD.
Heaven. 2002, Starring Giovanni Ribisi and Cate Blanchette. DVD.
Ocean's Eleven. 2001, Starring George Clooney as Danny Ocean
Bernie Mac as Frank Catton
Brad Pitt as Robert "Rusty" Ryan
Elliott Gould as Reuben Tishkoff
Casey Affleck as Virgil Malloy (recruited at the same time as Turk)
Scott Caan as Turk Malloy (recruited at the same time as Virgil)
Eddie Jemison as Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle as Basher Tarr
Shaobo Qin as "The Amazing" Yen
Carl Reiner as Saul Bloom
Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell
Others
Andy Garcia as Terry Benedict
Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean
Cameos - Five television actors make cameos as themselves, being taught how to play poker by Rusty:
Holly Marie Combs
Topher Grace
Joshua Jackson
Barry Watson
Shane West
Steven Soderbergh as one of the bank robbers with Basher
Siegfried and Roy as themselves
Wayne Newton as himself
Henry Silva and Angie Dickinson as themselves (both appeared in the original)
Wladimir Klitschko as himself
Lennox Lewis as himself
Jerry Weintraub as Denny Shields. Movie Central.
Training Day. 2001, Starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eva Mendes, Harris Yulin and Macy Gray. VHS.
K-19: The Widowmaker. 2002. Starring Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and Sam Spruell. DVD.
Clueless. 1995, Starring Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash. VHS with Charity Luther.
The Full Monty. 1997, Starring Tom Wilkinson and Robert Carlyle. DVD with Bethany, Melanie and Connie Luther.
Before Sunset. 2004, Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Diabolo and Albert Delpy. Movie Central.
Collateral Damage. 2002, Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Elias Koteas. Movie Central.
Ocean's Twelve. 2004, Starring
George Clooney as Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt as Robert "Rusty" Ryan
Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell
Bernie Mac as Frank Catton
Elliott Gould as Reuben Tishkoff
Casey Affleck as Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan as Turk Malloy
Eddie Jemison as Livingston Dell
Don Cheadle as Basher Tarr
Shaobo Qin as "The Amazing" Yen
Carl Reiner as Saul Bloom
Julia Roberts as Tess Ocean. She also voices herself in the film in a scene where Tess is impersonating Hollywood celebrity Julia Roberts as part of the con and her character is talking on the phone with her real self.
Others
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Isabel Lahiri
Andy García as Terry Benedict
Vincent Cassel as Baron François Toulour/The Night Fox
Albert Finney as Gaspar LeMarc (uncredited)
Eddie Izzard as Roman Nagel
Bruce Willis as Himself
Jeroen Krabbé as Van Der Woude
Cherry Jones as Molly Star/Mrs. Caldwell
Robbie Coltrane as Matsui
Topher Grace as Himself
Candice Azzara as Saul Bloom's Girlfriend
Jerry Weintraub as Denny Shields (uncredited)
Jared Harris as Basher's Engineer. Movie Central.
A Beautiful Mind. 2001, Starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Judd Hirsch, Ron Howard and Rance Howard. VHS.
Life is Beautiful. 1997, Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi and Giorgio Cantarini. VHS.
Unforgiven. 1992, Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris and Jaimz Woolvett. DVD.
13 Going On 30. 2004, Starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. Movie Central.
Traffic. 2000, Starring Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Topher Grace, Erika Christensen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Albert Finney, James Brolin, Dennis Quaid, Clifton Collins Jr., Benjamin Bratt and Amy Irving. DVD.
The Terminal. 2004, Starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Jude Ciccolella. DVD.
Troy. 2004, Starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
The Stepford Wives. 2004, Starring Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Roger Bart, Faith Hill, Glenn Close and Jon Lovitz. Theatre with Connie, Bethany and Melanie Luther. 2004
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. 2005, Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson and Christopher Lee. Theatre with Bethany and Melanie Luther, and Joe Krahn, and my Jar Jar Binks mask. 2005.
A Bronx Tale. 1993, Starring Robert DeNiro and Chazz Palminteri. DVD.
Ali. 2001, Starring Will Smith and Jon Voight.
The Longest Yard. 2005, Starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Movie Central.
Must Love Dogs. 2005, Starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. Movie Central.
War of the Worlds. 2005, Starring Tom Cruise. DVD.
Lost in Translation. 2003, Starring Bill Murray as Bob Harris, Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte, Giovanni Ribisi as John, Anna Faris as Kelly, Fumihiro Hayashi as Charlie Brown, Akiko Takeshita as Ms. Kawasaki, François Du Bois as the Pianist, Takashi Fujii as TV host and Hiromix as herself. DVD, with Connie Luther, Bethany Luther and Melanie Luther. Soundtrack: "Brass in Pocket" (1980) - Written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, Performed by Scarlett Johansson (as Scarlett T. Johansson); "Fuck the Pain Away" (2000) - Written and Performed by Peaches; "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" (1974) - Written by Nick Lowe, Performed by Bill Murray; "More Than This" (1982) - Written by Bryan Ferry, Performed by Bill Murray; "So into You" (1976) - Written by 'Buddy Buie', Robert Nix and Dean Daughtry, Performed by Mark Willms; "Girls" (2002) - Written by Tim Holmes and Richard Fearless (as Richard McGuire), Performed by Death In Vegas; "Too Young" (2000) - Written and Performed by Phoenix; "Minuetto" - Written by Dominic Sands; "God Save the Queen" (1977) - Written by Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon and Glen Matlock, Performed by Fumihiro Hayashi; "The Thrill Is Gone" (1958) - Written by Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Fantino" (1999) - Written and Performed by Sebastien Tellier (as Sebastian Tellier); "Torn Into" - Written by Mount Sims (as Matt Sims), Performed by Mount Sims; "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (1966) - Written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (as Arthur Garfunkel), Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Kaze wo atsumete" (1970) - Lyrics by Takashi Matsumoto, Music by Haruomi Hosono, Performed by Happy End; "Blue Atmosphere" (1992) - Written by Francesco Santucci, Antonello Vannucchi, Giorgio Rosciglione and Giovanni Cristiani; "Sometimes" (1991) - Written by Kevin Shields, Performed by My Bloody Valentine; "Love Gun" (1979) - Written by Rick James, Performed by Rick James; "Muyu" - Written and Performed by Des-Row Union; "Nobody Does It Better" (1977) (From the film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)) - Music by Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Performed by Anna Faris; "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (1940) - Music by Nacio Herb Brown, Lyrics by Gus Kahn, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "Alone in Kyoto" (2003) - Written by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel (as Jean-Benoit Dunckle), Performed by Air; "Tommib" (2001) - Written by Squarepusher, Performed by Squarepusher; "Midnight at the Oasis" (1970) - Written by David Nichtern, Performed by Catherine Lambert; "The State We're In" (2002) - Written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, Performed by The Chemical Brothers; "She Gets Around" (2003) - Written by Jason Falkner, Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzell, Performed by TV Eyes; "Just Like Honey" (1985) - Written by Jim Reid (as James McLeish Reid) and William Reid, Performed by The Jesus & Mary Chain; "Feeling I Get" (1969) - Written by Mike Brewer, Performed by Mary Butterworth Group; "La Dolce Vita" (1960) - Written and Performed by Nino Rota, © C.A.M. S.r.l.; "Tomei Tengu BGM" - Written and Performed by Takeo Watanabe.
Cellular. 2004, Starring Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Eric Christian Olsen, Matt McColm, Noah Emmerich, Brendan Kelly, Eric Etebari, Valerie Cruz, Richard Burgi, Jessica Biel, Caroline Aaron and Adam Taylor Gordon. Movie Central.
Crash. 2004, Starring Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Ludacris, Brendan Fraser, Tony Danza, Jennifer Esposito, Terrence Howard, Daniel Dae Kim, Thandie Newton, Marina Sirtis, Ryan Phillippe and Matt Dillon. Movie Central.
In Good Company. 2004, Starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson. Movie Central.
Walking Tall. 2004, Starring The Rock and Neal McDonough. Movie Central.
Failure to Launch. 2006, Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker and Terry Bradshaw. Movie Central.
Stranger Than Fiction. 2006, Starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson. Movie Central.
The Holiday. 2006, Starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law and Jack Black. Movie Central.
300. 2007, Starring Gerard Butler and Lena Headey. Movie Central.
Scoop. 2006, Starring Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Jackson. Movie Central.
Life As A House. 2001, Starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and Hayden Christensen. VHS.
The Last Boy Scout. 1991, Starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. DVD.
The Man In The Iron Mask. 1998, Starring Leonardo DeCaprio and Jeremy Irons. DVD.
Shadowlands. 1993, Starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. DVD.
Max Keeble's Big Move. 2001, Starring Alex D. Linz and Larry Miller.
Death To Smoochy. 2002, Starring Edward Norton and Robin Williams.
Click. 2006, Starring Kate Beckinsale and Adam Sandler. Movie Central.
Knocked Up. 2007, Starring Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen. Movie Central.
Hancock. 2008, Starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron. Movie Central.
Blindness. 2008, Starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Movie Central.
Tristram Shandy: Cock and Bull. 2006, Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. DVD with Connie Luther.
Hidalgo. 2004, Starring Viggo Mortensen and Zuleikha Robinson.
A History of Violence. 2005, Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt and Kyle Schmid. Movie Central.
Lucky Number Slevin. 2006, Starring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis. Movie Central.
Not Another Teen Movie. 2001, Starring Chyler Leigh and Jaime Pressly. Movie Central.
The Simpsons Movie. 2007, Animation. VHS with Charity and Joe Krahn, Connie and Bethany Luther.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. 2007, Starring Jenna Fischer, John C. Reilly, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig, Craig Robinson, Harold Ramis, Martin Starr, John Michael Higgins, Ed Helms, Jane Lynch, Simon Helberg, Frankie Muniz, John Ennis, Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Jackson Browne, Jewel, Ghostface Killah, Lyle Lovett, Odette Yustman, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Justin Long, Jason Schwartzman, Gerry Bednob, Patrick Duffy, Morgan Fairchild, Cheryl Ladd and Cheryl Tiegs. Movie Central. 2009.
Watchmen. 2009, Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Åkerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. ScotiaBank IMAX in 3D in 2009 with Connie Luther.
No Reservations. 2007, Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Patricia Clarkson and Abigail Breslin. Movie Central, September 2, 2009.
Run, Fatboy, Run. 2007, Starring Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Matthew Fenton and Stephen Merchant. Movie Central, September 2, 2009.
The Pursuit of Happyness. 2006, Starring Will Smith, Jaden Christopher and Syre Smith. Movie Central.
Stealth. 2005, Starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx. Movie Central.
The Ex. 2007, Starring Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and Jason Batemen. Movie Central.
P.S. I Love You. 2007, Starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. Movie Central.
The Constant Gardener. 2005, Starring Ralph Fiennes as Justin Quayle, Rachel Weisz as Tessa Abbott-Quayle, Danny Huston as Sandy Woodrow, Hubert Koundé as Arnold Bluhm, Archie Panjabi as Ghita Pearson, Bill Nighy as Sir Bernard Pellegrin, Gerard McSorley as Sir Kenneth Curtis, Pete Postlethwaite as Dr. Lorbeer, Donald Sumpter as Tim Donohue, Richard McCabe as Arthur Hammond, Juliet Aubrey as Gloria Woodrow and Nick Reding as Crick. Movie Central. Trivia: "Happy Birthday to You" (1893) - Written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill, Performed by Rachel Weisz. Anachronism: Berlin Main Station opened in June 2006, the building took more than 10 years. Before this. Trains only passed through the station, but did not stop there. So, Justin Quayle cannot have arrived at Berlin Main Station in 2004, when the movie is set, as it is implied. Also, long distance trains only stop underground. The tracks above ground are reserved only for regional trains.
Crossing Over. 2009, Starring Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ashley Judd, Sean Penn, Ray Liotta, Alice Braga and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. What was really intriguing was the supporting actor whose first name is my favourite biblical name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali. If I remember correctly, Mahershalalhashbaz was the second son of Isaiah. Cool. December 10, 2009. Movie Central.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. 2008, Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Chandler Canterbury, Tilda Swinton, Jared Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Elle Fanning, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Edith Ivey, Rampai Mohadi and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (as Tizzy Weathers). I watched my second movie on consecutive days that featured Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as a supporting actor. What are the chances? December 11, 2009. Movie Central.
Sunday, December 31, 1989
Movies I Have Seen - 1980s (23 movies) (and counting)
The Warriors. 1979, Starring Roger Hill, David Patrick Kelly, Thomas G. Waites, Dorsey Wright, Lynne Thigpen, Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Mercedes Ruehl and Tom McKitterick. Television by myself, c.1981.
Death Weekend. Starring Brenda Vaccarro. Television by myself, c.1981.
Mischief. Starring ??? VHS with a rented video player, c.1981.
Return of the Jedi. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford. Theatre in Moose Jaw with my wife, Connie Luther, 1981.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. 1982, Starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
Firefox. Starring Clint Eastwood. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
The Nude Bomb. Starring Don Adams. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
The Entity. 1982, Starring Barbara Hershey as Carla Moran, Ron Silver as Dr. Phil Sneiderman, David Labiosa as Billy Moran, George Coe as Dr. Weber, Margaret Blye as Cindy Nash, Jacqueline Brookes as Dr. Elizabeth Cooley, Michael Alldredge as George Nash, Alex Rocco as Jerry Anderson, Allan Rich as Dr. Walcott, Richard Brestoff as Gene Kraft, Raymond Singer as Joe Mehan, Natasha Ryan as Julie, Melanie Gaffin as Kim, Sully Boyar as Mr. Reisz, Tom Stern as Woody Browne, Curt Lowens as Dr. Wilkes, Paula Victor as Dr. Chevalier, Lee Wilkof as Dr. L. Hose, Deborah Stevenson as Intern, Mark Weiner as Intern, Lisa Marie Gurley as Receptionist, Chris Howell as Guard, John Branagan as Student, Daniel Furie as Student, Amy Kirkpatrick as Student, Todd Kutches as Student, Pauline Lomas as Student and Renee Neimark as Nurse. Theatre in Saskatoon, SK, winter of 1983. Music by Charles Bernstein. Soundtrack: "Saturday Nite's All Right For Fighting" - Performed by Elton John, Courtesy of This Record Co., Ltd.; "Tou Can't Have Me" - Performed by Risky Shift; "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Performed by Linda Ronstadt. Trivia: It is an American horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, written by Frank De Felitta, and based on his novel of the same name. It stars Barbara Hershey as a woman who is raped and tormented by an invisible assailant. Despite being filmed and planned for a release in 1981, the movie was not released in worldwide theaters until September 1982 and February 1983 in the United States. Like the novel, the film is based on the 1974 Doris Bither case. Filming locations: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA (When the ghost takes control of the car); Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio) (as Kings Point Corporation, Laird International Studios). Spoofed in: Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) - Pamela Stephenson has sex with an invisible entity; Scary Movie 2 (2001); A Haunted House (2013) - The rape scenes are a spoof of The Entity, as well as Kisha wearing a perfume called "Entity".
Chariots of Fire. 1981, Starring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm, Sir John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, Struan Rodger, David Yelland, Yves Beneyton and Patrick Magee. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther. On Golden Pond. 1981, Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katherine Hepburn and Dabney Coleman. Theatre with my wife. c.1983. Both movies on same evening in different theatres, just around the corner from each other. Theatre for On Golden Pond was full of seniors, and the sound was cranked so high, it was hurting my ears.
Terms of Endearment. Starring Debra Winger and Shirley McLaine. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife. c.1983.
Cocoon. 1985, Starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with Frances Luther and Connie Luther, July 1, 1985, the evening before my second daughter, Bethany, is born.
48 Hrs. 1982, Starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy.
All of Me. 1984, Starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin.
The Terminator. 1984, Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn and Paul Winfield. VHS with Ron Ubell.
Death Weekend. Starring Brenda Vaccarro. Television by myself, c.1981.
Mischief. Starring ??? VHS with a rented video player, c.1981.
Return of the Jedi. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford. Theatre in Moose Jaw with my wife, Connie Luther, 1981.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. 1982, Starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
Firefox. Starring Clint Eastwood. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
The Nude Bomb. Starring Don Adams. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife, Connie Luther and my cousins, Grant and Cheryl Jordison. c.1982.
The Entity. 1982, Starring Barbara Hershey as Carla Moran, Ron Silver as Dr. Phil Sneiderman, David Labiosa as Billy Moran, George Coe as Dr. Weber, Margaret Blye as Cindy Nash, Jacqueline Brookes as Dr. Elizabeth Cooley, Michael Alldredge as George Nash, Alex Rocco as Jerry Anderson, Allan Rich as Dr. Walcott, Richard Brestoff as Gene Kraft, Raymond Singer as Joe Mehan, Natasha Ryan as Julie, Melanie Gaffin as Kim, Sully Boyar as Mr. Reisz, Tom Stern as Woody Browne, Curt Lowens as Dr. Wilkes, Paula Victor as Dr. Chevalier, Lee Wilkof as Dr. L. Hose, Deborah Stevenson as Intern, Mark Weiner as Intern, Lisa Marie Gurley as Receptionist, Chris Howell as Guard, John Branagan as Student, Daniel Furie as Student, Amy Kirkpatrick as Student, Todd Kutches as Student, Pauline Lomas as Student and Renee Neimark as Nurse. Theatre in Saskatoon, SK, winter of 1983. Music by Charles Bernstein. Soundtrack: "Saturday Nite's All Right For Fighting" - Performed by Elton John, Courtesy of This Record Co., Ltd.; "Tou Can't Have Me" - Performed by Risky Shift; "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" - Performed by Linda Ronstadt. Trivia: It is an American horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, written by Frank De Felitta, and based on his novel of the same name. It stars Barbara Hershey as a woman who is raped and tormented by an invisible assailant. Despite being filmed and planned for a release in 1981, the movie was not released in worldwide theaters until September 1982 and February 1983 in the United States. Like the novel, the film is based on the 1974 Doris Bither case. Filming locations: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA (When the ghost takes control of the car); Laird International Studio - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA (studio) (as Kings Point Corporation, Laird International Studios). Spoofed in: Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) - Pamela Stephenson has sex with an invisible entity; Scary Movie 2 (2001); A Haunted House (2013) - The rape scenes are a spoof of The Entity, as well as Kisha wearing a perfume called "Entity".
Chariots of Fire. 1981, Starring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm, Sir John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, Struan Rodger, David Yelland, Yves Beneyton and Patrick Magee. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther. On Golden Pond. 1981, Starring Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katherine Hepburn and Dabney Coleman. Theatre with my wife. c.1983. Both movies on same evening in different theatres, just around the corner from each other. Theatre for On Golden Pond was full of seniors, and the sound was cranked so high, it was hurting my ears.
Terms of Endearment. Starring Debra Winger and Shirley McLaine. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with my wife. c.1983.
Cocoon. 1985, Starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Herta Ware, Tahnee Welch, and Linda Harrison. Theatre in Moose Jaw, SK with Frances Luther and Connie Luther, July 1, 1985, the evening before my second daughter, Bethany, is born.
48 Hrs. 1982, Starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy.
All of Me. 1984, Starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin.
The Terminator. 1984, Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn and Paul Winfield. VHS with Ron Ubell.
Dune. 1984, Starring Kyle MacLaughlin, Virginia Madsen and Sting. VHS with Beth Finlay and Connie Luther.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 1986, Starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Candy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Edie McClurg, Ben Stein, Charlie Sheen and Alan Ruck. VHS with Connie, Charity, Bethany and John Luther.
Lawrence of Arabia. 1962, Starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Television.
Cujo. 1983. Starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter and Danny Pintauro. Television. c.1987.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962, Starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Television.
Platoon. 1986, Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and John C. McGinley. Theatre with Bill Luther, Ron Ubell and Linda Hadfield. c. 1986.
The Secret of My Success. 1987, Starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with Connie Luther. 1987.
Stakeout. 1987, Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Madeleine Stowe, Emilio Estevez and Aidan Quinn.
The Four Seasons. 1981, Starring Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Morena, Jack Weston and Elizabeth Alda. VHS.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 1986, Starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Candy Pickett, Lyman Ward, Edie McClurg, Ben Stein, Charlie Sheen and Alan Ruck. VHS with Connie, Charity, Bethany and John Luther.
Lawrence of Arabia. 1962, Starring Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Television.
Cujo. 1983. Starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter and Danny Pintauro. Television. c.1987.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962, Starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Television.
Platoon. 1986, Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and John C. McGinley. Theatre with Bill Luther, Ron Ubell and Linda Hadfield. c. 1986.
The Secret of My Success. 1987, Starring Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with Connie Luther. 1987.
Stakeout. 1987, Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Madeleine Stowe, Emilio Estevez and Aidan Quinn.
The Four Seasons. 1981, Starring Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Morena, Jack Weston and Elizabeth Alda. VHS.
Monday, December 31, 1979
Movies I Have Seen - 1970s (24 movies) (and counting)
The Cheyenne Social Club. Starring Henry Fonda. Theatre with friends and high school classmates, John McGonigal and Blaine Pickard, while awaiting our turn for driver training in the big city, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. 1971
Bluebeard. Starring Richard Burton and Joey Heatherton. Theatre with my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1972.
Asylum. 1972, Starring Robert Powell, Patrick Magee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Barbara Parkins, Sylvia Sims, Richard Todd, Barry Morse, Peter Cushing, Anne Firbank, Charlotte Rampling, James Villiers, Megs Jenkins, Britt Ekland and Herbert Lom. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1972.
Deliverance. 1972, Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox and Billy McKinney. Theatre with my sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1972.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon. 1972, Starring Graham Faulkner as St. Francis of Assisi, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague, Valentina Cortese, Alec Guinness as Pope Innocent III, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt, John Sharp, Adolfo Celi and Francesco Guerrieri. Theatre with my friend and fellow Grade 12 graduate, Bob Williams, on the last day of high school, June 1973.
A Clockwork Orange. Starring Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge/Narrator, James Marcus, Warren Clarke, Michael Tarn, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Michael Bates, John Clive, Carl Duering, Paul Farrell, Billy Russell, Richard Connaught, Clive Francis, Michael Gover, Miriam Karlin as Miss Weathers (Cat Lady), Aubrey Morris, Godfrey Quigley, Sheila Raynor, Madge Ryan, John Savident, Anthony Sharp, Philip Stone, Pauline Taylor, Margaret Tyzack, Steven Berkoff, John J. Carney, Lindsay Campbell, David Prowse (Darth Vader), Gaye Brown, Jan Adair, Vivienne Chandler, Prudence Drage, Jeremy Curry, Carol Drinkwater, Lee Fox, Gillian Hills as Sonietta, Beautiful Blonde Girl in Record Store, Barbara Scott (V) as Marty, Beautiful Brunette Girl in Record Store, Katharina Kubrick as Girl Passing Alex in Record Store, Andros Epaminondas, George O'Gorman, Craig Hunter, Shirley Jaffe as Victim of Billyboy's gang, Virginia Wetherell as Stage actress, Neil Wilson, Katya Wyeth as Girl in Ascot Fantasy, Pat Roach, Robert Bruce, Steadman Clark, David Dawkins, Frankie Abbott, Maurice Bush, Roy Beck, Arthur Tatler, Dr. Gundry, Sister Watkins and Margaret Heald as Nurse Braindrain. Theatre with my father, Harold Luther, an avid movie watcher. c.1971.
Paperback Hero. 1973, Starring Keir Dullea, Elizabeth Ashley, John Beck, Dayle Haddon, Franz Russell, George R. Robertson, Ted Follows, Linda Sorenson, Les Ruby, Jacquie Presly, Chet Robertson, Winnie Rowles, Gerry Cooke, John Ottenberg, Linda Findlay, Mike Shabaga, Pat Scott, John Leffler, Jim Arnsten, Dave Steingard and Max Bentley. Theatre, 1973.
The Happy Hooker. Starring Lynn Redgrave as Xaviera Hollander, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Conrad Janis, Tom Poston, Nicholas Pryor, Elizabeth Wilson and Vincent Schiavelli. Theatre with my father, Harold Luther. c.1975.
Walking Tall. Starring Joe Don Baker. Theatre in Swift Current with my Bible College buddy, Randy Squires, 1974. Our attendance at this movie results in a specific addition to the Millar Bible College Student Handbook for the following year, that students are prohibited from attending movies in Theatres during the academic school year.
The Way of the Dragon (Chinese: 猛龍過江, released in the United States as Return of the Dragon). 1972, Starring Bruce Lee as Tang Lung, Nora Miao as Chen Ching-hua, Paul Wei as Ho, Wang Chung-hsin as Uncle Wang, Tony Liu as Tony, Unicorn Chan as Jimmy, Chuck Norris as Colt, Malisa Longo as Italian Beauty, Robert Wall as Fred (Bob), Hwang In-Shik as Japanese Karateka, Chin Ti as Quen, Wu Ngan as Waiter, Robert Chan as Robert, Tommy Chen as Thomas, John T. Benn as mafia boss, Riccardo Billi as Bank Manager, Anders Nelsson as Thug, Andre E. Morgan as Restaurant guest, Jim James as Restaurant patron, and John Derbyshire appears in the film briefly as one of the mafia thugs. Drive-In theatre in Estevan, Saskatchewan, July, 1975, with Ed Neufeld, Steve Tjosteim, Doris Penner, Susan Regier and Beth Graham. Trivia: In Way of the Dragon Lee introduced Norris to movie-goers as his opponent in the final death fight at the Colosseum in Rome, today considered one of Lee's most legendary fight scenes and one of the most memorable fight scenes in martial arts film history.
The Stepford Wives. 1975, Starring Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Mary Stuart Masterson, Nanette Newman, Dee Wallace and Tina Louise. Theatre, c.1975.
Jaws. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw. Theatre with my sister, Frances (PhD) Luther and my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1975.
Earthquake. 1974, Starring Ava Gardner and Charlton Heston. Television.
Dixie Dynamite. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, summer 1975. I wanted to attend the Ian Thomas concert at the Civic Centre that evening, but was delayed by a late departure from a Millar Bible College alumni gathering near Moose Jaw. The Stampeders were the main act that night. When I arrived at the venue, I could hear Thomas belting out "Painted Ladies", and figured that I had missed half of his concert already. Since I had already seen the Stampeders previously, I went to the movies instead. Likely a bad decision, as decades later, while enjoying Ian Thomas perform on SCTV reruns, I realize now that that was likely my only chance to have seen him perform live.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Starring Jack Nicholson. Theatre in Saskatoon with Lenora Doerksen, my best friend's girlfriend (but who did not used to be mine). 1977. Lenora was a friend and old Bible College classmate who was required to see the movie for her training, but her "boyfriend", John Hadfield, hated going to movies, so I went with her instead.
The Godfather. Starring Al Pacino. Television with my mother, Mrs. Dorothy Luther and my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr, 1977, while I am preparing a sermon for church. The movie experience is memorable, in that, my mother is watching all the violence, murder and mayhem, and then is most horrified when the Godfather lies to his wife about killing her brother. My mother kept exclaiming: "He lied to her!", while I chuckled coldheartedly, and continued on with my sermon preparation.
The Hiding Place. 1975, Starring Jeannette Clift George (as Corrie ten Boom), Julie Harris (as Betsie ten Boom), Eileen Heckart and Arthur O'Connell. Theatre in Saskatoon. c.1977.
Star Wars: A New Hope. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Theatre in Saskatoon with my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr, and her sibings, Ed Fehr, Debbie (Friesen) Fehr, and Debbie's boyfriend, Paul Friesen. 1977. Wow.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther and sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1979.
Superman. 1978, Starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther and sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1979.
Coming Home. Starring Jon Voight, Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern. University of Regina Theatre with classmate Ken Hay. c.1979.
The Deer Hunter. Starring Robert DeNiro. University of Regina Theatre with classmate Ken Hay. c.1979.
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Starring Harrison Ford. Theatre with my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr and her sister, Debbie (Friesen) Fehr, and Debbie's boyfriend, Paul Friesen.
Blazing Saddles. Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman and Alex Karras, defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. [Same group watching double feature with Caddyshack, see below]
Caddyshack. Starring Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight and Chevy Chase. Drive In in Moose Jaw with my wife, Connie Luther and her sister Deb Friesen, brother in law, Paul Friesen, brother Ed Fehr, sister in law, Valerie (Ulrich) Fehr, and our baby daughter, Charity Bliss Luther, all in our Ford F-150 SuperCab. "Where're the white women at?"
Bluebeard. Starring Richard Burton and Joey Heatherton. Theatre with my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1972.
Asylum. 1972, Starring Robert Powell, Patrick Magee, Geoffrey Bayldon, Barbara Parkins, Sylvia Sims, Richard Todd, Barry Morse, Peter Cushing, Anne Firbank, Charlotte Rampling, James Villiers, Megs Jenkins, Britt Ekland and Herbert Lom. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1972.
Deliverance. 1972, Starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox and Billy McKinney. Theatre with my sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1972.
Brother Sun, Sister Moon. 1972, Starring Graham Faulkner as St. Francis of Assisi, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague, Valentina Cortese, Alec Guinness as Pope Innocent III, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt, John Sharp, Adolfo Celi and Francesco Guerrieri. Theatre with my friend and fellow Grade 12 graduate, Bob Williams, on the last day of high school, June 1973.
A Clockwork Orange. Starring Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge/Narrator, James Marcus, Warren Clarke, Michael Tarn, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Michael Bates, John Clive, Carl Duering, Paul Farrell, Billy Russell, Richard Connaught, Clive Francis, Michael Gover, Miriam Karlin as Miss Weathers (Cat Lady), Aubrey Morris, Godfrey Quigley, Sheila Raynor, Madge Ryan, John Savident, Anthony Sharp, Philip Stone, Pauline Taylor, Margaret Tyzack, Steven Berkoff, John J. Carney, Lindsay Campbell, David Prowse (Darth Vader), Gaye Brown, Jan Adair, Vivienne Chandler, Prudence Drage, Jeremy Curry, Carol Drinkwater, Lee Fox, Gillian Hills as Sonietta, Beautiful Blonde Girl in Record Store, Barbara Scott (V) as Marty, Beautiful Brunette Girl in Record Store, Katharina Kubrick as Girl Passing Alex in Record Store, Andros Epaminondas, George O'Gorman, Craig Hunter, Shirley Jaffe as Victim of Billyboy's gang, Virginia Wetherell as Stage actress, Neil Wilson, Katya Wyeth as Girl in Ascot Fantasy, Pat Roach, Robert Bruce, Steadman Clark, David Dawkins, Frankie Abbott, Maurice Bush, Roy Beck, Arthur Tatler, Dr. Gundry, Sister Watkins and Margaret Heald as Nurse Braindrain. Theatre with my father, Harold Luther, an avid movie watcher. c.1971.
Paperback Hero. 1973, Starring Keir Dullea, Elizabeth Ashley, John Beck, Dayle Haddon, Franz Russell, George R. Robertson, Ted Follows, Linda Sorenson, Les Ruby, Jacquie Presly, Chet Robertson, Winnie Rowles, Gerry Cooke, John Ottenberg, Linda Findlay, Mike Shabaga, Pat Scott, John Leffler, Jim Arnsten, Dave Steingard and Max Bentley. Theatre, 1973.
The Happy Hooker. Starring Lynn Redgrave as Xaviera Hollander, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Conrad Janis, Tom Poston, Nicholas Pryor, Elizabeth Wilson and Vincent Schiavelli. Theatre with my father, Harold Luther. c.1975.
Walking Tall. Starring Joe Don Baker. Theatre in Swift Current with my Bible College buddy, Randy Squires, 1974. Our attendance at this movie results in a specific addition to the Millar Bible College Student Handbook for the following year, that students are prohibited from attending movies in Theatres during the academic school year.
The Way of the Dragon (Chinese: 猛龍過江, released in the United States as Return of the Dragon). 1972, Starring Bruce Lee as Tang Lung, Nora Miao as Chen Ching-hua, Paul Wei as Ho, Wang Chung-hsin as Uncle Wang, Tony Liu as Tony, Unicorn Chan as Jimmy, Chuck Norris as Colt, Malisa Longo as Italian Beauty, Robert Wall as Fred (Bob), Hwang In-Shik as Japanese Karateka, Chin Ti as Quen, Wu Ngan as Waiter, Robert Chan as Robert, Tommy Chen as Thomas, John T. Benn as mafia boss, Riccardo Billi as Bank Manager, Anders Nelsson as Thug, Andre E. Morgan as Restaurant guest, Jim James as Restaurant patron, and John Derbyshire appears in the film briefly as one of the mafia thugs. Drive-In theatre in Estevan, Saskatchewan, July, 1975, with Ed Neufeld, Steve Tjosteim, Doris Penner, Susan Regier and Beth Graham. Trivia: In Way of the Dragon Lee introduced Norris to movie-goers as his opponent in the final death fight at the Colosseum in Rome, today considered one of Lee's most legendary fight scenes and one of the most memorable fight scenes in martial arts film history.
The Stepford Wives. 1975, Starring Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Mary Stuart Masterson, Nanette Newman, Dee Wallace and Tina Louise. Theatre, c.1975.
Jaws. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw. Theatre with my sister, Frances (PhD) Luther and my cousin, Grant Jordison. c.1975.
Earthquake. 1974, Starring Ava Gardner and Charlton Heston. Television.
Dixie Dynamite. Theatre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, summer 1975. I wanted to attend the Ian Thomas concert at the Civic Centre that evening, but was delayed by a late departure from a Millar Bible College alumni gathering near Moose Jaw. The Stampeders were the main act that night. When I arrived at the venue, I could hear Thomas belting out "Painted Ladies", and figured that I had missed half of his concert already. Since I had already seen the Stampeders previously, I went to the movies instead. Likely a bad decision, as decades later, while enjoying Ian Thomas perform on SCTV reruns, I realize now that that was likely my only chance to have seen him perform live.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Starring Jack Nicholson. Theatre in Saskatoon with Lenora Doerksen, my best friend's girlfriend (but who did not used to be mine). 1977. Lenora was a friend and old Bible College classmate who was required to see the movie for her training, but her "boyfriend", John Hadfield, hated going to movies, so I went with her instead.
The Godfather. Starring Al Pacino. Television with my mother, Mrs. Dorothy Luther and my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr, 1977, while I am preparing a sermon for church. The movie experience is memorable, in that, my mother is watching all the violence, murder and mayhem, and then is most horrified when the Godfather lies to his wife about killing her brother. My mother kept exclaiming: "He lied to her!", while I chuckled coldheartedly, and continued on with my sermon preparation.
The Hiding Place. 1975, Starring Jeannette Clift George (as Corrie ten Boom), Julie Harris (as Betsie ten Boom), Eileen Heckart and Arthur O'Connell. Theatre in Saskatoon. c.1977.
Star Wars: A New Hope. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Theatre in Saskatoon with my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr, and her sibings, Ed Fehr, Debbie (Friesen) Fehr, and Debbie's boyfriend, Paul Friesen. 1977. Wow.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther and sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1979.
Superman. 1978, Starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder. Theatre with my wife, Connie Luther and sister, Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1979.
Coming Home. Starring Jon Voight, Jane Fonda and Bruce Dern. University of Regina Theatre with classmate Ken Hay. c.1979.
The Deer Hunter. Starring Robert DeNiro. University of Regina Theatre with classmate Ken Hay. c.1979.
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Starring Harrison Ford. Theatre with my girlfriend, Connie (Luther) Fehr and her sister, Debbie (Friesen) Fehr, and Debbie's boyfriend, Paul Friesen.
Blazing Saddles. Starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman and Alex Karras, defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions. [Same group watching double feature with Caddyshack, see below]
Caddyshack. Starring Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight and Chevy Chase. Drive In in Moose Jaw with my wife, Connie Luther and her sister Deb Friesen, brother in law, Paul Friesen, brother Ed Fehr, sister in law, Valerie (Ulrich) Fehr, and our baby daughter, Charity Bliss Luther, all in our Ford F-150 SuperCab. "Where're the white women at?"
Saturday, January 31, 1970
Dedicated to my mother, Mrs. Dorothy Luther, who would always ask, when a movie was on television, "Is this a theatre?"...
... but who would never darken the door of an actual Theatre, in case the Lord might return while she was watching a movie in a Theatre building. (Mom made an exception for a persistent nephew in the early 1980s, and actually watched ET in a theatre; however, she was not impressed at all with the movie, as it was "a little far fetched", her favourite expression for science fiction stories.)
Friday, January 30, 1970
Movies I Have Seen - 1960s (4 movies)
The Art of Love. Starring Dick Van Dyke. Theatre with my siblings, Carrie (Luther) Ubell, William (Bill) Luther and Frances (PhD) Luther. c.1964
To Sir With Love. Starring Sidney Poitier and Lulu. Theatre with my siblings, 1967, right after a Saskatchewan Roughriders home game in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The Last Woman On Earth. Television, part of a "Night of Fear," for which I stayed up all night to watch three "horror" movies, none of which were in the least bit scary.
True Grit. 1969, Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell and Kim Darby. Theatre.
To Sir With Love. Starring Sidney Poitier and Lulu. Theatre with my siblings, 1967, right after a Saskatchewan Roughriders home game in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The Last Woman On Earth. Television, part of a "Night of Fear," for which I stayed up all night to watch three "horror" movies, none of which were in the least bit scary.
True Grit. 1969, Starring John Wayne, Glen Campbell and Kim Darby. Theatre.
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