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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Help with movie titles

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At September 3, 2007 8:57 AM , nekestner said...

the movie starts out with the old crazy man Ralph getting hit with a semi truck right after he tells the five young men they are doomed. They had to come to town and it seems as if it was a funny horror flick. The old man rides up the side of the building saying youre doomed, youre doomed. There is a dead woman in the house the young men are staying. Would really like to know the name of this movie
At September 3, 2007 1:04 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

Crazy Ralph was a character in the horror classic "Friday The 13th" (at least parts 1&2). I hope this helps.
At July 29, 2008 4:15 PM , Shoe454 said...

I am looking for a WWII black and white movie title from a flick I saw back in the late 70's. I only remember that the ending scene was set in a graveyard with the Germans advancing on a hastily made position and defended by ??spies?? or agents both men and women. I distinctly remember a bridge blowing up at the end and partisans.
At July 30, 2008 7:25 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Did you see this movie on television or in a theater? It sounds like "Edge Of Darkness" with Errol Flynn.
At February 23, 2009 12:52 PM , Jim in CT said...

Looking for a older movie that took place in a brownstone in perhaps NY. Two burglars get into the apartment. I believe there are hiding from the police. There is a retired couple and a butler residing there and a boy and girl are there, possibly their niece and nephew. The couple used to be in the stage singing and dancing and they with the butler were fixing food and singing and dancing a lot. The boy would say they are going to sing again. It was a very light pleasant film but I cannot think of it. The retired couple and the butler were not fazed at all with the burglars.
At February 24, 2009 2:23 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

Sounds like some of the characters in Woody Allen's "Radio Days". This 1987 nostalgic comedy is a series of vignettes set in 1940s Queens. You should be able to find it on video.
At February 25, 2009 12:22 AM , Jim in CT said...

This movie is not a Woody Allen film. My best guess is the movie may have been from the 70's time period.
At March 13, 2009 6:56 AM , William K. "Box" said...

There was a sci-fi movie I saw on cable a few times in the 80's. It wasn't a great movie but I'd like to see it again or at the least find out the name.

Here's what I remember:

It was set in the future after a world war that was fought by men in giant robots.
(Sort of like a Mech Warrior but I think the movie predates the game.)

After the war the giant robots are outlawed and dismantled.

As it turns out two of these robots are still around (buried?) and at the end of the movie they are resurrected - one is manned by the "good guy" and the other is manned by the "bad guy".

They have a climactic battle, the good guy wins and... well, that's all I remember.

Does this sound familiar? Does anyone know the name?

Thanks!
At May 25, 2009 7:35 PM , brandyfavre said...

i think the movie came out in the 90's on disney channel (maybe). it's about a kid who goes back in time to the medieval days and the only parts i remember are him and some people hiding in a trapdoor in the floor and someone covers it with hay because people are invading their village. the other part i remember is at the end when he returns home, they are outside putting on a play or a show or something. I hope my description helps. trying to figure out the name of this movie has been driving me crazy.
At May 26, 2009 8:28 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Sounds like "A Kid In King Arthur's Court"(1995). You were right about it being Disney. Among the cast members are Kate Winslet and Daniel Craig. It is available on home video.
At May 26, 2009 8:44 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Referring to the William K. "Box" inquiry, can't find anything with a similar plot for the 80s, just "Robot Wars" made in 1993.
At July 6, 2009 1:39 AM , Victor said...

HI all,

Looking for a movie name.

The plot - an escaped mental patient/killer hides on an island where he befriends the daughter of the lighthouse keeper. The authorities are searching for him, but she hides him until the authorities move on to search the next island. Once the authorities have moved on, he looks at the girl in a weird way, she realises that she has been fooled and runs away - he chases after her - end of film.......

Any thoughts?

Cheers to all.
At July 6, 2009 1:39 AM , Victor said...

HI all,

Looking for a movie name.

The plot - an escaped mental patient/killer hides on an island where he befriends the daughter of the lighthouse keeper. The authorities are searching for him, but she hides him until the authorities move on to search the next island. Once the authorities have moved on, he looks at the girl in a weird way, she realises that she has been fooled and runs away - he chases after her - end of film.......

Any thoughts?

Cheers to all.
At July 8, 2009 5:37 PM , Libby said...

The movie starts out with two friends at a wedding. During the wedding one of them meets a woman. They start dating and get married. After they get married he starts to think she is having an affair. They get into an argument and he leaves the apartment. When he gets back later that evening the police are there and she is beat up. She blames him and the story continues with her making him out to seem crazy. He gets sent to an insane assylum and finds out his friend, from the wedding, has been having an affair with his wife. When his wife comes to visit he gets another patien whom he has befriended to distract the orderly and he strangles his wife. It ends with her saying "they will get you" and he responds "don't you remember? I'm crazy."
At July 9, 2009 2:48 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

To Victor,
If the killer was a spy, the movie could be "Eye Of The Needle" with Donald Sutherland. Can you remember any stars?
At July 9, 2009 2:56 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

To Libby,
This sounds like an episode I remember from "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". Did you see this in a theater? Any actors or actresses come to mind?
At July 20, 2009 3:19 PM , pteska said...

I remember seeing a movie in the late 1980's or early 1990's. The story is of a police officer from California that is teamed with a grossly incompetent FBI agent. They are trying to track down the killer of a police officer. The person responsible belongs to a White Supremacist group. They end of the movie is with a shoot out in a man made cave many feet under ground. I believe that the lead actor was Don Johnson, but I can't be sure.
At July 21, 2009 5:28 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

This is the plot of "Dead Bang" (1989), which does star Don Johnson.
At July 22, 2009 4:53 AM , mish said...

The Film starts with a Suicide bombing in a square. The investigating officer has a daughter that has gone missing. As he tries to solve the bombing he finds out that his own daughter was dating the bomber, and the video clip in his office of the whole bombing. Which shows a lady running to the bomber before he goes off was actually his own child. The movie runs in two time frames, one week before and present. It ends with the father running to the house where the bomber lives to find his mother crying at a photo. Any one know the film title ? name? etc... It is really bugging me!
At July 23, 2009 8:20 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Check out the movie "Rendition", released in 2007. The plot you describe is one of the threads. Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are included in the cast.
At August 24, 2009 6:46 AM , bob_mlr said...

this is vague, but im looking for a movie, possibly early 80's, that has a memorable moment where a girl is riding a kids ride (horse 25 cent). its about a guy who works in a superstore, walmart type. he and the girl are there over night when two guys break in to rob the place. they are taken hostage and during that time she gets on the 25 cent horse and rides it wearing a white tank top! its driving me crazy!
At August 24, 2009 6:52 AM , bob_mlr said...

im looking for a 90's movie that has a memorable scene. it's about a young guy with no life who works at a super store like walmart and always tells out landish stories to the neightbor hood kids. he and a beautiful brunette are locked in the store over night. they are having a good time, then two guys break in to rob the store and take the guy and girl hostage. the memoroable scene is when held captive, she puts a quarter in the kids ride (a horse) and climbs on and starts to ride. she is wearing a white tank top. this is a comedy. help me!
At August 24, 2009 1:55 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

Sounds like "Career Opportunities" with Jennifer Connelly and Frank Whaley. It was written by John Hughes and released in 1991. It is available at Amazon. Click here. Career Opportunities. Special thanks to fellow film critic David Ramsey for jogging my memory.
At September 11, 2009 3:43 AM , adelphus said...

I saw this movie when I was a kid in camp, so it's either from the 70s, 80s, or at the very latest early 90s. A group of kids run away and take up residence in an abandoned house. They clean the place up by painting it and raking out leaves. I remember one scene in particular where one kid puts hand prints on the wall. One kid ran away by hiding in a dumpster. I think he was trying to avoid boarding school.

The only other part I remember is the end where they find a metal box under a statue with a paper rose inside. Then they discover the box has a secret bottom with a jeweled rose. There may have been some robbers were after it because I vaguely remember cops present. Sure hope you know what this is because I'm lost.
At September 12, 2009 7:11 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Here are a couple of suggestions: "Never Never Land" and "Camp Nowhere". Both have kids on their own in either an abandoned house or cabin.
At September 15, 2009 5:40 PM , stephdcm said...

The plot- a young teen falls in love with an older guy, he thinks that they are the same age and when he finds out he gets so pissed. But they end up together at the end of the movie.
At September 17, 2009 7:24 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

This plot could be several films. Do you remember a star or when you saw it? It could be "Down In The Valley" or more recently "Whatever Works".
At September 17, 2009 7:30 AM , stephdcm said...

Sorry, I saw the movie back in the 1990's late 1980's. I think the movie was made in the 1960-1970 era. The only thing else I can remember is that the guy either played in a band or was a music teacher because he played a guiter.
At September 17, 2009 8:24 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

Can you remember any stars? The 1970 film "Norwood" featured a guitar player and a young woman.
At September 18, 2009 4:56 PM , stephdcm said...

Hi, no sorry, I was too young and it was too long ago for me to remeber anynames. The girl had to be about 15-16, and the guy was like 17-19. Something like that. i checked out the titles that you thought and it wasn't either of them. Thanks though
At September 23, 2009 9:17 PM , Sherri said...

Need help with a movie title. Seen this when I was younger. Movie was made in possible the 80's, sci-fi I believe. It was about a pilot that dies (but doesn't know it), and spends a bunch of time talking to someone he believes to be an officer or doctor (but I think he is "God"). I thought the name of the movie was Final Analysis, but I can't find anything about it. I think I rented it, but it was a long time ago. I really want to see this again!
At September 24, 2009 11:08 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

This could be "Final Approach" (1991), which has the plot you described. It is currently not on DVD, but VHS copies are available.
Final Approach [VHS] Click link for details.
At October 5, 2009 3:18 PM , Andrew said...

The movie is Australian, it's set in the late 1960's-late 1970's. It's about a Japanese couple on holiday somewhere in Australia. The japanese wife runs off with some australian bad boy type character. The japanese husband then goes on insane and goes on a murder spree rampage. He is tracking down his betraying wife with a japanese sword. Eventually the japanese husband killer tracks down the badass australian characters father, murders him and ultimatly the movie ends in tragety as the austalian badass and his new japanese girlfriend are burned alive after the car they were being chased in flipped over after being chased. There are chase scenes involving a japanese sport bike and australian muscle cars. Very cool film I can't remember the title though! please help.
At October 8, 2009 7:50 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

I've checked out plots of both Australian and Japanese thrillers released in the U.S., but can't find any with this storyline. If I come upon it, I'll let you know.
At October 8, 2009 5:18 PM , ADAM said...

Mid to late 1950's movie about a student who is obsessed with his teacher.To be friendly, she takes him out for a hamburger. She gets hounded by the faculty as well as the male students who attack her in the dark locker room. This is in color, and I thought the teacher was Lana Turner or Susan Hayward. Great movie though.
At October 9, 2009 7:05 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

It could be "The Unguarded Moment" (1956). Esther Williams is the teacher and John Saxon is the student.
At October 9, 2009 1:08 PM , ADAM said...

That is it!!! I have looked high and low for that title. My wife thought that I was fabricating this movie. Thank you so much. How did you know it was Ester Williams? I have only seen this movie once, and that was in 1989. This and Seven Year Itch were my favorite movies at that time.
At October 9, 2009 1:48 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

I somehow remembered reviews that Esther Williams received on this movie. It was sort of a fish-out-of-water role for her...so to speak.
At October 11, 2009 6:11 PM , soo_22570 said...

Hi, I have been trying to find out a movie that I watched in the 80's, it was probably from the 60's or 70's. I do not know any of the stars that played in it. It was a mother, father, and daughter, and the daughter was seeing a bad boy, and her father was very upset and tried to get her to stop seeing this guy.(I think most of the film was located @ their house and @ their pool) In the end of the movie, it came out, she wasn't seeing the bad boy, but her father's employee, who was sorta a nerdy fellow. HELP.. I really liked this movie, and would love to see it again.
At October 12, 2009 1:53 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

Is this movie a comedy? A drama? There are a lot of films where parents, especially fathers, clash with daughters over boyfriends. The comedy "Superdad" and the drama "Splendor In The Grass" are a couple that come to mind.
At October 12, 2009 3:53 PM , soo_22570 said...

It's a comedy I believe. I looked @ those 2 films, and those are not it. It's a much older film than Superdad, closer to Splendor in the Grass. I want to say it stars Jack Lemmon(or someone that looks similiar to him), but I looked @ his old films and none fit the bill. Sorry, I know I'm not much help.
At October 13, 2009 7:25 AM , MovieCriticRog said...

I really thought 1973's "Superdad" was close to that plot. Bob Crane acted a lot like Jack Lemmon. Your movie is probably 50s or 60s? Is Sandra Dee maybe the daughter? "Gidget"? "Take Her, She's Mine"?
At November 9, 2009 8:13 PM , oldanteeks said...

Hi..This movie is from the 1960s or 70s. The plot involves a man with a station wagon trying to renovate a house in the slum of a major city. I think they steal his tools or destroy the work he did. Thanks for any help on this hard one.It was not a comedy.
At November 9, 2009 8:18 PM , oldanteeks said...

Hi..This movie is from the 1960s or 70s. The plot involves a man with a station wagon trying to renovate a house in the slum of a major city. I think they steal his tools or destroy the work he did. Thanks for any help on this hard one.It was not a comedy.
At November 9, 2009 8:18 PM , oldanteeks said...

Hi..This movie is from the 1960s or 70s. The plot involves a man with a station wagon trying to renovate a house in the slum of a major city. I think they steal his tools or destroy the work he did. Thanks for any help on this hard one.It was not a comedy.
At November 10, 2009 12:17 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

It could be "The Landlord" (1970) starring Beau Bridges, but what you're describing sounds exactly like its loose, so-called-comedy remake "The Super" (1991) with Joe Pesci.
At December 9, 2009 4:11 AM , misbritt said...

Hi. The movie I am looking for is about a man who is the half brother of about 3 other brothers. He comes back to town after being away and falls in love with a woman who happens to be the wife of one of the brothers. He and the brothers all go on a hunting trip, the wife forgot to pack the husbands hunting coat, the husband gets shot by the half brother and dies. Another brother threatens him to stay away from the wife. The half brother has an affair with the wife and the other brother shoots him outside of her fathers house. Thanks for any help you can give me. I remeber a scene where there is a family picture being done and the mother of the boys has the half brothers mom get in also. This may have taken place around 1920s or so but the movie is 10 years old or so thanks.
At December 9, 2009 4:53 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

This sounds like the 1996 TV movie "A Loss Of Innocence" starring Rob Estes and Jennie Garth. Estes plays the returning half-brother. The movie takes place in 1920s Utah.
At December 10, 2009 3:40 AM , misbritt said...

thank you soooo much that is it. I have been looking for that for years wow you are amazing thanks again
At December 18, 2009 9:31 AM , Violet said...

I'm trying to remember the title of this rodeo movie. I think it's probably an 80's flick but it may be 90's. It starts out with a family, dad is in the rodeo, they have a boy. They go out one night, dad is drunk, but convinces mom he's okay to drive. They get into an accident, mom dies, boy is injured. Dad also had won some money (though I don't remember how) and tears it up in the hospital. He leaves the boy with someone and he says he's going back to the rodeo. The boy grows up, and I'm not sure if he becomes part of the rodeo himself or if he's just looking for his father. In the end he finds out his dad hasn't been riding, but instead is a rodeo clown. Any help?
At December 19, 2009 5:03 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

That's the basic plot of "Cowboys Don't Cry" (1988) starring Ron White. Let me know if this is it.
At December 24, 2009 7:05 PM , rylee26 said...

Im looking for the name of a relatively old animated movie. I dont remember much of it but here it goes.
Well it has smoething to do with like a musuem of anthropology and a dream box that emmits bubbles with the thought of children or something inside of them and there is a scary circus with like dinosaurs or something...sorry for the horrible descritpion i watched this a long time ago.
At December 27, 2009 12:39 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

The 1993 animated movie "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story" mixed kids with dinosaurs, an odd circus and the Museum of Natural History. This could be the film you are looking for.
At January 19, 2010 11:30 AM , LeeAnn said...

I saw a black & white movie or perhaps just an hour long show when I was a child. I do recall it was a movie with sound.
It was about a seemingly happy husband and wife in a suburban neighborhood. The husband was either thinking of leaving his wife for some reason or possibly thinking of having an affair with someone and decided to send a letter to tell her everything he was feeling and/or going to do. I think the wife was completely unaware that there was any trouble in the marriage or that the husband was thinking about leaving (or another woman). The letter is mailed. I think the husband changes his mind and tries to retrieve the letter but fails.
The next thing I remember about the plot was very near to the end of the movie/show. Life for the couple resumed as if nothing ever happened. I guess it went on as it always had but had gotten better. You get the feeling all has been bliss since that uneventful day. The couple had remained together happily. Then a postman comes knocking at the door. He says I have a letter that was lost in the mail for your wife. Of course, the recovered letter was "THE" letter the husband had written from way back exposing his intentions. Now how it ends gets a little fuzzy but I think he looks at her, holds her, and asks her to please not open it. They look at each other and she goes to the fireplace and tosses it in a lit fire. You see the letter burning and that's where you're left in the end.
At January 20, 2010 1:42 PM , MovieCriticRog said...

This may be an episode of "The Loretta Young Theatre", aka "The Loretta Young Show", which aired on television from 1953-1961. Good luck.

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