Original US release date: December 14, 1979 Production budget: $35,000,000 Worldwide gross: $92,455,742 In 1979, Steven Spielberg was already riding high. His two previous efforts in the director's chair, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, were massive hits, with Jaws being the highest-grossing film of all-time up to that point and the first... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: December 15, 1989 Production budget: $7,500,000 Worldwide gross: $145,793,296 Here I am with another classic film that I had never seen before. It's been on my radar since . . . childhood, I guess? I've even retained Hans Zimmer's memorable theme in my head throughout all of these years. For those... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: May 23, 1984 Production budget: $28,000,000 Worldwide gross: $333,107,271 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was Steven Spielberg's follow-up to his massively successful Raiders of the Lost Ark (for which I previously did a #ThrowbackThursday column, which you can find here). It was a follow-up at a time when follow-ups were, though... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: June 26, 1987 Production budget: $20,000,000 Worldwide gross: $66,673,516 With all of the success that Tom Hanks has achieved in the world of film due to his dramatic roles, it can be easy to forget that he started out as a comedian. Twelve of his first fourteen films were flat-out comedies,... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 