Damn Good Movie Memories

How do you make a sequel without having the namesake character in it?  Let us introduce you to Porky's II: The Next Day!  Find out what happens the day after the crazy shenanigans of the first film to Pee Wee, Meat, Wendy, Beulah Balbricker and the others!  Starring Dan Monahan, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Tony Ganios, Scott Colomby, Wyatt Knight and Mark Herrier.  Directed by Bob Clark.

Frank Sinatra plays a private eye who is hired to keep track of a spoiled heiress (Sue Lyon).  However, the seemingly easy job devolves into tracking down stolen jewelry and murder. Co-starring Jill St. John, Gena Rowlands and Richard Conte.

A fast-talking auto plant foreman (Michael Keaton) convinces a Japanese auto company to open a plant in Pennsylvania.  Co-starring Gedde Watanabe, Mimi Rogers, George Wendt and John Turturro.  Directed by Ron Howard.

A married toy manufacturer (Fred MacMurray), neglected by his wife (Joan Bennett), is tempted to rekindle an old flame (Barbara Stanwyck) when she suddenly reappears into his life.

Tom Selleck stars as an aging baseball player who tries to rebuild his career playing in Japan. Co-starring Dennis Haysbert, Ken Takakura and Aya Takanashi.

The original classic about four hijackers who take over a New York City subway car and demand a million dollar ransom.  Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman and Jerry Stiller.

A true cult classic about...yes, killer clowns from outer space that invade a small town.  You get exactly what you paid for here kids!  Starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder and John Vernon.  Written, directed and produced by the Chiodo brothers.

A true theater experience when originally released by the ultra-creative horror/thriller director William Castle.  Starring William Price as a scientist who discovers a parasite that inflicts pain on people when they're scared.

A hilarious satire of gangster films from the 1930s with an all-star cast featuring Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Richard Dimitri, Danny DeVito, Dick Butkus and Dom DeLuise.  Directed by Amy Heckerling.

A terrific dramedy (and not a musical, ironically) featuring an all-star cast about a group of aspiring actresses looking to make it on Broadway.  Starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier and Andrea Leeds.

The second Jack Ryan film based on the character created by novelist Tom Clancy. Harrison Ford makes his debut in the series as Jack Ryan, whose family is put into danger after he foils a terrorist attack in London.  Co-starring Anne Archer, Sean Bean, Patrick Bergin, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones and Thora Birch.

A terrific satire on the early Warner Bros. gangster films that Edward G. Robinson made popular, about a bootlegger who decides to go legit once prohibition ends. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.

An aging movie stuntman (Burt Reynolds) finds motivation from a newcomer (Jan-Michael Vincent) for one final run as the top dog.  Co-starring Sally Field, Brian Keith, Robert Klein and James Best.  Directed by Hal Needham.

The second of fourteen films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson squaring off against their most challenging foe: Professor Moriarty (George Zucco) as he targets a wealthy family of their prized jewels.  Co-starring Ida Lupino.

A master criminal (Robert De Niro) and a police detective (Al Pacino) square off to find out if the criminal can pull off one more giant heist before riding off into the sunset. An all-star supporting cast includes Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, Mykelti Williamson, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Venora, William Fichtner, Hank Azaria, Danny Trejo, Henry Rollins and Jeremy Piven.  Directed by Michael Mann.

An aging, low-level boxer (Robert Ryan) prepares for a match not realizing that his manager fixed the fight with a mobster for him to take a dive.  Co-starring Audrey Totter and George Tobias.  Directed by Robert Wise.

Based on the Steven King novella "Cycle of the Werewolf," a paraplegic boy (Corey Haim) is convinced that the rash of unsolved murders in his town are being committed by a werewolf. Co-starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill and Terry O'Quinn.

If you enjoy campy 1950s sci-fi, here's a "gem" for you!  Two scientists (John Agar & Hugh Beaumont) discover an underground city of mutant mole people run by albinos. Fun for the entire family!

It's Rocky vs Raging Bull! (sort of) Two former boxers (Sylvester Stallone & Robert De Niro) are convinced by an eager promoter (Kevin Hart) to have their long-awaited third fight 30 years later.  Co-starring Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger and Jon Bernthal.

The only movie title ever named after a sound! (I think?) A romantic comedy about a recently divorced couple (Jack Lemmon & Judy Holliday) who quickly discover that being single doesn't always lead to a happier life.  Co-starring Jack Carson and Kim Novak.