1991 Movie Rewind

Listen to Episode 77 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Drop Dead Fred, Elizabeth (played by Phoebe Cates) has recently lost her husband, her car and her job. While staying with her mother, Elizabeth discovers an old jack-in-the-box toy that unleashes her imaginary friend Drop Dead Fred (played by Rik Mayall). Fred was an instigating, trouble-making influence and now he’s back with that same attitude to help Elizabeth deal with all of her adult p

Listen to Episode 76 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Motorama, 10-year old Gus (played by Jordan Christopher Michael) runs away from home in a red Mustang. His goal is to start a new life by taking what little money he has and hop from gas station to gas station to play their Motorama card game and win $500 million. Screenplay by Joseph Minion; Directed by Barry Shils; and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 1

Listen to Episode 75 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Hook, Robin Williams plays Peter Banning; a husband and father who is consumed by his dealings as a high-powered lawyer. Shortly after returning to England to see Grandma Wendy, his kids get abducted and Wendy believes that Captain Hook is to blame. Peter refuses to acknowledge that Hook is real or that he may actually be the Peter Pan from the stories until Tinkerbell takes him back to Neve

Listen to Episode 74 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird tells the story of two young brothers who are working on a top secret robot. They’re making progress but something is missing. Then one night, older brother Josh (played by Joshua John Miller) goes to a Halloween party and accidentally summons the spirit of his dead father. The next morning, the robot works perfectly with dad (voiced by Alan Thicke) takin

Listen to Episode 73 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In White Fang, Jack (played by Ethan Hawke) travels to Alaska during the gold rush in order to take over his father’s claim in hopes of striking it rich. He enlists the help of a couple seasoned travelers to navigate the frigid landscape and stay away from the dangerous wildlife. Meanwhile, a wolf that’s also part dog tries to make it out in the wild all alone. Screenplay by Jeanne Rosenberg, N