Back to the Future 1985  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J.J. Cohen
One of the most popular films of the 1980s, this movie is about a boy, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), from 1985 who is transported to 1955 via a time machine built into a DeLorean automobile by eccentric scientist Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). While visiting the past, he discovers that his parents weren't exactly like they say they were and that he could actually change the course of their lives. Great flick.
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 Footloose 1984  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Frances Lee McCain, Timothy Scott, Elizabeth Gorcey, Jim Youngs, Douglas Dirkson, Lynne Marta, Arthur Rosenberg, Alan Haufrect
This teenage musical is about Ren (Kevin Bacon) whose parents move from Chicago to a town where music and dancing are barred. His love interest is Lori (Dianne Wiest) who is the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) who supports the ban, and that results in a confrontation between Ren and The Reverend. The town council also becomes involved when Ren leads the town's teenagers in a revolt against laws abolishing rock & roll and dancing.
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 It Takes Two 1988 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Beaird
Cast: George Newbern, Kimberly Foster, Leslie Hope, Barry Corbin, Anthony Geary, Frances Lee McCain, Bill Bolender, Patrika Darbo, Marco Perella, Jerry Biggs, Scott Fults, John Hussey, Bill Thurman, Jim Holmes, Mickey Jones
Just before his wedding, Travis Rogers (George Newbern) dumps his bride, Stephi (Leslie Hope), when he buys a fancy, red sports car when beautiful Jonni Tigersmith (Kimberly Foster) encourages him to buy the car. After learning that the car is a junker, Travis and Jonni search for the crooked car dealer while Stephi waits at the altar.
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Patch Adams 1998 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall, Harve Presnell, Frances Lee McCain, Peter Coyote, Daniella Kuhn, Harold Gould, Michael Jeter, James Greene, Bruce Bohne
Robin Williams performs well as the real-life West Virginia physician, "Patch" Adams, an ex-mental patient who is now in medical school. Patch uses humor to challenge both the medical establishment and fellow students to become more personal in their relationships with patients. Based on a true story.
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Real Life 1979  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Dick Haynes, Albert Brooks, Matthew Tobin, J.A. Preston, Joseph Schaffler, Phyllis Quinn, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, James L. Brooks, Susan Clark
Albert Brooks directed this film about an opportunist (played by Brooks) who makes a documentary about a typical American family. Throughout the film, Brooks reveals problems of remaining objective while filming a documentary and gives insight into what one often "sees" in a documentary.
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Tex 1982  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney, Frances Lee McCain, Ben Johnson, Emilio Estevez, Phil Brock, Zeljko Ivanek, Pamela Ludwig
Disney Studios produced this coming-of-age adventure about teenaged brothers Tex (Matt Dillon) and Mason (Jim Metzler) in Oklahoma who live on their own without parental support. Their experiences are touched by sex and drugs as the brothers struggle to find their way in the world.
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| 1. Back to the Future (1985)
2. Footloose (1984)
3. It Takes Two (1988)
4. No Other Love (1979)
5. Patch Adams (1998)
6. Real Life (1979)
7. Tex (1982)
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