Sixteen Candles (1984)
88%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 1 nomination
Significantly more mature than the teen raunch comedies that defined the era, Sixteen Candles is shot with compassion and clear respect for its characters and their hang-ups
Sixteen Candles is a classic coming-of-age film that will make you laugh, cringe, and reminisce about your own high school experiences. While some of the characters may come off as caricatures, Molly Ringwald’s natural and appealing performance as the lead will keep you rooting for her throughout the film. And let’s not forget about Michael Schoeffling’s swoon-worthy portrayal of the high school heartbreak kid. With a solid music track and quick humor, Sixteen Candles is a must-watch for anyone who wants to relive the awkwardness and hilarity of adolescence.
Production Company(ies)
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
3022 Payne Street, Evanston, Illinois, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1984
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 4, 1984 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Paul Dooley, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe, directed by John Hughes, written by John Hughes, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Neil Jillett, Kevin Maher, Variety Staff, Dave Kehr, Derek Adams, Roger Ebert, Kathy Fennessy, Mike Massie, Felix Vasquez Jr., Gena Radcliffe, Jennifer Lind-Westbrook, PG, coming-of-age, soundtrack, ensemble cast, character study, 1980s, teen movie, high school, crush, romance, birthday, family, wedding, angst, popular, nerdy, love interest, racial insensitivity, Stray Cats, Long Duk Dong, Farmer Ted, Jim Baker, Mike Baker, The Geek, Chastity, American Pie, Republican convention, gross jokes, compassion, respect, hang-ups, maturation, adolescence, awkwardness, self-esteem, misadventures, grounded, effective, thematic depth, histrionics, theatrical, overblown, unevenly developed, ensemble character piece, expository depth, chemistry, human aspects, maturity, thoughtful, snappy dialogue, clever humor, comic set piece, coming-of-age classic, debut, legend of the genre
Worldwide gross: $23,686,027
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $69,360,468
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,196
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,563,846
US/Canada gross: $23,686,027
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $69,360,468
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 923
US/Canada opening weekend: $4,461,520
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,064,796
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 855
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $6,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $19,034,135
Production budget ranking: 1,388
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $10,249,882
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $40,076,451
ROI to date (est.): 137%
ROI ranking: 805
Anthony Michael Hall – Farmer Ted, ‘The Geek’
Michael Schoeffling – Jake Ryan
Paul Dooley – Jim Baker
Justin Henry – Mike Baker
Gedde Watanabe – Long Duk Dong
Director(s)
John Hughes
Writer(s)
John Hughes
Producer(s)
Hilton A. Green
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (8)
Its Middle American cast of plastic females and self-regarding males look and behave like delegates to a Republican convention. The slight plot is strung out on a series of gross jokes.
May 3, 2022
Neil Jillett
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
Watch with compassion.
July 22, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
There’s also a darkly handsome high school heartbreak kid (Michael Schoeffling), a merciful brisk pace, some quick humor (visual and verbal), and a solid music track.
July 18, 2007
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
As the girl, Molly Ringwald is natural and appealing, but she’s lost in a world of blunt, vicious caricatures.
July 18, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Sly humour and an appreciative ear for the demotic improv of teenage chat completes an attractive package.
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
A sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Sixteen Candles is a genuinely funny film with plenty of throwaway gags that betray Hughes’ Lampoon origins.
October 26, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Kathy Fennessy
Seattle Film Blog
At times it’s laugh-out-loud funny, highlighting the awkwardness of adolescence through alternations of clumsiness, low self-esteem, and misadventures of maturation.
September 7, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Meandering and kind of dull and doesn’t quite manage to be as sweet as its romantic final scene.
July 30, 2020
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
To try to explain Sixteen Candles as a person who was there for it in first run today is to helplessly shrug and say, ‘I don’t know, man, it was a different time.’
January 18, 2020
Gena Radcliffe
The Spool
Sixteen Candles is a genuinely funny and touching coming-of-age story.
July 4, 2019
Jennifer Lind-Westbrook
Culturess
High school is high school no matter what the date, and Hughes ensures that the constancies of that age remain unchanged.
May 5, 2014 | Rating: A-
Rob Vaux
Mania.com…
Plot
Samantha’s life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister’s getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Sixteen Candles on Fresh Kernels.
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88%
The Karate Kid (1984)
88%RT Audience Score: 82%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
2 wins & 3 nominations total
Utterly predictable and wholly of its time, but warm, sincere, and difficult to resist, due in large part to Pat Morita and Ralph Macchio’s relaxed chemistry
The Karate Kid” is a classic ’80s teen flick that still manages to pack a punch today. Sure, it’s formulaic and predictable, but it’s also heartwarming and sincere. Plus, who can resist the unforgettable friendship between Daniel and Mr. Miyagi? Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita deliver great performances that rise above the trite script. And let’s not forget Elisabeth Shue in an early role. Overall, “The Karate Kid” is a fun and uplifting movie that will have you rooting for the underdog. Wax on, wax off!
Production Company(ies)
Cranium Entertainment, Idiot Savant Pictures, Particular Crowd
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Golf ‘N’ Stuff – 10555 Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1984
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):English, Japanese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 1984 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2005
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Randee Heller, Martin Kove, William Zabka, directed by John G Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Richard Schickel, Variety Staff, Geoff Andrew, Caroline Westbrook, Steven D Greydanus, Roger Ebert, PG, Columbia Pictures, produced by Jerry Weintraub, Karate Kid, martial arts, Cobra Kai, bullies, Mr Miyagi, compassionate karate, Johnny Lawrence, Ali Mills, John Kreese, Lucille Larusso, sound mix, Surround
Worldwide gross: $91,119,319
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $266,827,300
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 556
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 29,097,852
US/Canada gross: $91,077,276
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $266,704,184
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 232
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,031,753
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,734,626
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 797
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $8,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $23,426,628
Production budget ranking: 1,280
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $12,615,239
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $230,785,433
ROI to date (est.): 640%
ROI ranking: 195
Pat Morita – Mr. Kesuke Miyagi
Elisabeth Shue – Ali Mills
Randee Heller – Lucille Larusso
Martin Kove – John Kreese
William Zabka – Johnny Lawrence
Director(s)
John G. Avildsen
Writer(s)
Robert Mark Kamen
Producer(s)
Jerry Weintraub
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
2 wins & 3 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (5)
This film’s art consists entirely of hiding the cynicism of its calculations under an agreeably modest and disarming manner.
August 1, 2008
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Morita is simply terrific, bringing the appropriate authority and wisdom to the part.
March 21, 2007
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
A surprise summer hit in the States, this is another film-making-by-numbers exercise in teenage wish-fulfilment.
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
While this may be as soppy and predictable as they come, it still reminds you why you used to enjoy ’80s teen flicks so much in the first place.
November 3, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Formulaic, manipulative, hokey — and thoroughly rousing… the film’s sincerity and poignance have a way of steamrolling over gaps in plausibility and logic.
October 10, 2005 | Rating: B+
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
An exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
The characters are unforgettable, the dialogue is clever, and although some of the sequences are predictable, the film never loses heart.
September 6, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
. . .The adventures of this vengeful boy only inspires indifference. . .[Full Review in Spanish]
August 30, 2017
Diego Galán
El Pais (Spain)
Macchio rises above the trite script to deliver a sympathetic and believable performance. Morita is equally good value and look out, too, for Elisabeth Shue in an early role.
July 30, 2013 | Rating: 3/5
John Ferguson
Radio Times
Upbeat, sentimental and predictable tale, but the acting of Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita (who was Oscar-nominated) is good and their friendship charming.
April 5, 2011 | Rating: B
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Predictable yet satisfying…
June 25, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Avildsen crafted an inspired movie with the perfect mix of 80’s bravado and 70’s artistic integrity.
June 12, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Jordan Hiller
Bangitout.com…
Plot
Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn’t fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys’ violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn’t understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Ralph Macchio delivers a sympathetic and believable performance as Daniel LaRusso.
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88%
Repo Man (1984)
88%RT Audience Score: 78%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 3 nominations
Repo Man is many things: an alien-invasion film, a punk-rock musical, a send-up of consumerism. One thing it isn’t is boring
Repo Man” is a wild ride that’s part punk rock, part sci-fi, and all kinds of weird. It’s like if “Mad Max” and “The X-Files” had a baby and that baby grew up to be Emilio Estevez. The movie is full of churlish unpleasantness, but it’s also got a core of genuine anger that makes it more than just a flabby American comedy. Plus, the punk soundtrack is killer. If you’re looking for a movie that’s off the beaten path, “Repo Man” is the way to go.
Production Company(ies)
Canal+ España Canal+ La Fabrique 2
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Orpheum Theater – 842 South Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1984
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 33m
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Language(s):English, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 2, 1984 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2006
Genre(s)
Sci-fi
Keyword(s)
starring Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes, directed by Alex Cox, written by Alex Cox, produced by Peter McCarthy, Jonathan Wacks, sci-fi, box office performance, budget, reviewed by James Berardinelli, Dave Kehr, Geoff Andrew, Roger Ebert, Vincent Canby, Marjorie Baumgarten, Tom Meek, Anton Bitel, Felix Vasquez Jr., Rob Vaux, MPAA rating R, punk rock, musical, consumerism, alien-invasion, Chevy Malibu, Leila, government conspiracy, repossessing cars, Los Angeles, eccentric repossession agent, fast-paced job, otherworldly contents, punk-rock soundtrack, Monkee Mike Nesmith, Mexican repo men, American repo men, extraterrestrials, mad scientist, flying car, social satire, inter-connected skits, clever, funny moments, great soundtrack
Worldwide gross: $129,000
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $377,754
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,807
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 41,195
US/Canada gross: $129,000
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $377,754
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,402
US/Canada opening weekend: $95,300
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $279,070
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,561
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $1,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $4,392,493
Production budget ranking: 1,932
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,365,357
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$6,380,096
ROI to date (est.): -94%
ROI ranking: 1,988
Harry Dean Stanton – Bud, Repo Man
Tracey Walter – Miller
Olivia Barash – Leila, United Fruitcake Outlet
Sy Richardson – Lite, Repo Man
Susan Barnes – Agent Rogersz
Alex Cox – Director, Writer
Peter McCarthy – Producer
Jonathan Wacks – Producer
Director(s)
Alex Cox
Writer(s)
Alex Cox
Producer(s)
Peter McCarthy, Jonathan Wacks
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (1)
It never overstays its welcome and is generally a fun, wild ride, even though it may at times be difficult to figure out where the journey began and where…
March 28, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
Cox’s style is a step beyond camp into a comedy of pure disgust; much of the film is churlishly unpleasant, but there’s a core of genuine anger that gives the project an emotional validation lacking in the flabby American comedies of the early 80s.
June 4, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
There are endless things to enjoy, from Robby Mller’s crisp camerawork to a superb set of performances, from witty movie parodies to a tremendous punk soundtrack.
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Repo Man comes out of left field, has no big stars, didn’t cost much, takes chances, dares to be unconventional, is funny, and works. There is a lesson here.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s very entertaining, and though it’s rude in an R-rated way, it has the good taste never to promise more than it can deliver.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Vincent Canby
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
Punk rock sentiments amiably collide with science fiction scenario in this instant cult classic produced by former Monkee Mike Nesmith.
March 10, 2003
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
One of the finest and most enduring cult films out there. I mean, how can you go wrong…
June 22, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
Tom Meek
Cambridge Day
A great teardown of an atomised society full of alienated people, turned up to caricatured levels by Cox and his fantastically committed cast.
December 9, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
Tim Brayton
Alternate Ending
a western [but] also a punk road movie, a conspiratorial cold-war chase caper, a paranoid apocalypse sci-fi, a postmodern mixed “plate of shrimp”, a hilarious Eighties satire and a wry lowlife rejoinder to Reagan’s upwardly mobile American dream.
June 1, 2016
Anton Bitel
Projected Figures
It’s a one of a kind anomaly with Emilio Estevez at his best.
June 5, 2014
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
It’s kind of a road movie and kind of a science fiction movie and kind of a look at those unsung heroes who repossess cars amid the haze of serious drug use.
March 4, 2014 | Rating: A
Rob Vaux
Mania.com
It was 1984 and Americans were on course to re-elect a s****y, sadistic, semi-sentient president. In a f****** landslide.
May 22, 2013 | Rating: 8/10
Christopher Long
Movie Metropolis…
Plot
Frustrated punk rocker Otto quits his supermarket job after slugging a co-worker, and is later dumped by his girlfriend at a party. Wandering the streets in frustration, he is recruited in the repossession of a car by a repo agent. After discovering his parents have donated his college fund to a televangelist, he joins the repossession agency (Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation) as an apprentice “repo man”. During his training, he is introduced into the mercenary and paranoid world of the drivers, befriended by a UFO conspiracy theorist, confronted by rival repo agents, discovers some of his one-time friends have turned to a life of crime, is lectured to near cosmic unconsciousness by the repo agency grounds worker, and finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue concerning a huge repossession bounty on a 1964 Chevy Malibu driven by a lunatic government scientist, with Top Secret cargo in the trunk.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny comment about the film Repo Man on Fresh Kernels.
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88%
Sex, Love & Goop
88%RT Audience Score:
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 10/21/2021
Newest season premiere: 10/21/2021
Genre(s)
War
Keyword(s)
Dating Digital Alternative, Informative Digital Alternative, Reality Series Digital Alternative, Spinoff Digital Alternative, Unstructured Reality, Boardwalk Pictures, Goop, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United States, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Female Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Producer
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
NA
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
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88%
Chucky Season: 2
88%RT Audience Score: 85%
Starring: Brad Dourif, Zackary Arthur, Jennifer Tilly, Devon Sawa, Teo Briones
Alien, LGBTQ Stories, Original Film
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere:
Newest season premiere:
Genre(s)
Alien, Drama, Film Adaptation, Horror, LGBTQ Stories, Music, News, Original Film, War
Keyword(s)
Film Adaptation TV Drama, Horror TV Drama, LGBTQ Stories TV Drama, Serialized Drama, TV Shows Created by Don Mancini, TV Shows Starring Bjorgvin Arnarson, TV Shows Starring Zackary Arthur, TV Shows Starring Teo Briones, TV Shows Starring Alyvia Alyn Lind, Universal Content Productions Shows, Eat the Cat Shows, David Kirschner Productions Shows, TV Shows from United States, English Language, Emmy Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Winners, PGA Awards Winners, WGA Awards Nominees, TV Shows from 2021, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, Golden Globes Winners, Golden Globes Nominees, SAG Awards Nominees, SAG Awards Winners, DGA Awards Nominees, DGA Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, Humanitas Prize Winners, PGA Awards Nominees, Franchise: Child’s Play, Black Lead Cast, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Female Writer, 2+ Ethnicity Writer, Female Producer, Latin/Hispanic Writer, Female Director, Asian Director
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Brad Dourif
Chucky
Voice
Zackary Arthur
Jake Wheeler
Jennifer Tilly
Tiffany Valentine
Devon Sawa
Logan Teo Briones
Junior Alyvia Alyn Lind
Lexy Taylor
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
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88%
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
88%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Blessed by a brilliantly befuddled star turn from Chevy Chase, National Lampoon’s Vacation is one of the more consistent — and thoroughly quotable — screwball comedies of the 1980s
National Lampoon’s Vacation is a classic comedy that will have you laughing from start to finish. The Griswold family’s disastrous road trip is a hilarious journey that will make you grateful for your own family vacations. Chevy Chase’s comedic timing and zaniness are the perfect addition to this cross-country adventure. While the screenplay may be meandering at times, the film still manages to find humor in everyday situations. Overall, National Lampoon’s Vacation is a must-watch for anyone in need of a good laugh.
Production Company(ies)
ARTE Ariel Films, Arsam International,
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Six Flags Magic Mountain – 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1983
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1983 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2003
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
Keyword(s)
National Lampoon’s Vacation, Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Harold Ramis, John Hughes, R, Comedy, Adventure, Warner Bros., Matty Simmons, Mono, Flat, 1983, Box Office, Critic Reviews, MPAA Rating, Produced by, Reviewed by, Directed by, Written by, Road Trip, Family Vacation, Walley World, Griswold Family, Eugene Levy, Christie Brinkley, John Candy, Satire, Holiday Road, Dancin’ Across the U.S.A
Worldwide gross: $61,418,063
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $187,936,674
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 733
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 20,494,730
US/Canada gross: $61,418,063
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $187,936,674
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 393
US/Canada opening weekend: $8,333,358
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $25,499,723
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 535
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $15,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $45,899,365
Production budget ranking: 856
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $24,716,808
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $117,320,501
ROI to date (est.): 166%
ROI ranking: 725
Beverly D’Angelo – Ellen Griswold
Christie Brinkley – The Girl in the Ferrari
Anthony Michael Hall – Russell “Rusty” Griswold
Imogene Coca – Aunt Edna
Randy Quaid – Cousin Eddie
Director(s)
Harold Ramis
Writer(s)
John Hughes
Producer(s)
Matty Simmons
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (45) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (3)
Half-baked but occasionally hilarious, National Lampoon’s Vacation gets a reasonable amount of mileage out of depicting the disaster-prone journey of a “typical” family of four, the Griswolds of suburban Chicago.
June 24, 2015
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
National Lampoon’s Vacation is an enjoyable trip through familiar comedy landscapes.
May 7, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Despite plenty of gross-out gags and dumb slapstick bits, the careful viewer can occasionally detect some acrid and original satire in this 1983 film.
May 7, 2008
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The result is not so much a comedy about American values as a 2,500 mile skid on a banana skin. The visual gags come thick and fast, and are about as subtly signposted as the exit markers on a freeway.
June 24, 2006
Richard Rayner
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The result is a confident humor and throwaway style that helps sustain the laughs — of which there are quite a few.
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
…Hughes and Ramis make a decent fist of finding humour in everyday situations…
August 27, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
It’s a pleasant diversion with a few memorable bits and a likable cast, but true comic invention is hard to locate in the meandering screenplay by the late John Hughes.
August 1, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
Director Harold Ramis, who went on to make Groundhog Day, keeps the silliness coming at a fast and furious pace.
August 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
Jo Berry
Radio Times
Thanks largely to Chevy Chase’s zaniness and comic timing this is a very funny movie.
August 2, 2013
Ralph Novak
People Magazine
The humor in Vacation also taps into something beyond the trials and travails of a road trip gone wrong.
July 31, 2013 | Rating: B+
Rob Vaux
Mania.com
National Lampoon’s Vacation is a comedic cross-country adventure like no other, thanks to Chevy Chase and the rest of the Griswold family.
May 31, 2013 | Rating: 3/5
Jeremy Lebens
We Got This Covered
The Griswolds are a national treasure.
May 25, 2013 | Rating: 9 out of 10
Fred Topel
CraveOnline…
Plot
Having it all planned down to the last detail, the American, well-meaning paterfamilias, Clark Griswold, and his supportive wife, Ellen, take their two teenage children, Rusty and Audrey, on a cross-country trip from the suburbs of Chicago, all the way to sunny California’s Walley World amusement park. However, anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and before long, Ellen’s cousin, Catherine, and her husband, Eddie, enter the picture, and Clark is on the verge of blowing a gasket. Now, Roy Walley’s wonderful park seems so far away, and even though the prospect of a clandestine meeting with the alluring blonde in a fast, 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi sounds tempting, Clark must do the right thing, and find the promised land. How hard can it be to have the perfect vacation?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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88%
Goliath
88%RT Audience Score:
Creators: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Nina Arianda, Tania Raymonde, Diana Hopper, Julie Brister
Amazon Studios, MARV
Year of Release
2016
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 10/14/2016
Newest season premiere: 09/24/2021
Genre(s)
Comedy, Drama, Family, Legal, Legal Drama, Music, Political, Thriller
Keyword(s)
Legal Drama Digital Drama, Serialized Drama, Digital Shows Directed by Lawrence Trilling, Dgital Shows Written by Jennifer Ames, Dgital Shows Written by Steve Turner, Dgital Shows Written by Marisa Wegrzyn, Digital Shows Directed by Derek Johansen, Dgital Shows Written by Andrew Matisziw, Dgital Shows Written by Kerri Brady, Amazon Studios, David E. Kelley Productions, PICROW, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United States, English Language, Picrow, Impacted by COVID-19, Female Producer, Female Writer, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, Black Lead Cast, Asian Lead Cast, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Billy Bob Thornton
Thornton
McBride
Nina Arianda Arianda
Patty Solis-Papagian
Tania Raymonde Raymonde
Brittany Gold
Diana Hopper Hopper
Denise Julie Brister Brister
Marva Jefferson
Bruce Dern Dern
Frank Zax
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Amazon
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88%
Squid Game Original Title: Ojingeo Geim
88%RT Audience Score: 83%
Creator: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Oh Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-Yeon
Ensemble, Foreign Language, Game/Toy Adaptation, Netflix
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby
Aspect ratio: 2.00 : 1
Language(s): Korean
Country of origin: United States, Korea (South)
Original premiere:
Newest season premiere:
Genre(s)
Action, Action/Adventure, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Ensemble, Family, Family Relationship, Game/Toy Adaptation, Music, Survival, Suspense, Thriller, War
Keyword(s)
Action/Adventure Digital Drama, Crime Digital Drama, Family Relationship Digital Drama, Foreign Language Digital Drama, Serialized Drama Digital Drama, Survival Digital Drama, Suspense Digital Drama, Thriller, Siren Pictures, Movies from United States, Movies from Korea (South), Korean Language, PGA Awards Nominees, Golden Globes Nominees, Digital Shows Directed by Dong-hyuk Hwang, Dgital Shows Written by Dong-hyuk Hwang, TV Shows from 2021, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Golden Globes Winners, SAG Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Game/Toy Adaptation Digital Drama, BAFTA Awards Nominees, Ensemble Digital Drama, Survival, NAACP Image Awards Winners, Emmy Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, GLAAD Media Awards Winners, SAG Awards Winners, DGA Awards Winners, DGA Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Winners, WGA Awards Nominees, Netflix, Asian Director, Asian Producer, Asian Writer, Asian Lead Cast, Female Producer
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Lee Jung-jae
Seong Gi-Hun
Park Hae-soo
Cho Sang-Woo
Oh Yeong-su
Il-nam
Wi Ha-joon
Joon-ho
Jung Ho-Yeon
Sae-Byeok
Heo Sung-tae
Jang Deok-su
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
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88%
The Chair
88%RT Audience Score:
Creators: Amanda Peet, Annie Julia Wyman
Starring: Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Nana Mensah, Bob Balaban
Netflix
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby
Aspect ratio: 2.00 : 1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 08/20/2021
Newest season premiere: 08/20/2021
Genre(s)
College Comedy, Comedy, Dramedy, Music, War, Workplace Comedy
Keyword(s)
College Comedy Digital Comedy, Dramedy Digital Comedy, Single Camera Comedy Digital Comedy, Workplace Comedy, Dgital Shows Written by Jennifer Kim, Digital Shows Written by D.B. Weiss, Netflix, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United States, English Language, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, SAG Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Female Producer, Asian Producer, Female Writer, Female Showrunner, Asian Lead Cast, LGBTQ+ Lead Cast, Black Lead Cast, Female Show Creator, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, LGBTQ Lead Cast
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Sandra Oh
Oh
Ji-Yoon
Jay Duplass Duplass
Professor Dobson
Holland Taylor Taylor
Joan Hambling
Nana Mensah Mensah
Yasmin “Yaz” McKay
Bob Balaban Balaban
Elliot Rentz
David Morse Morse
Dean Paul Larson
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
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88%
Reds (1981)
88%RT Audience Score: 82%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
22 wins & 37 nominations total
Brawny in both intellect and scope, Reds is an intimate epic that captures the tumult of revolutionary change and the passion of those navigating through it
Reds is a movie that’s as long as a CVS receipt, but don’t let that deter you from watching it. Warren Beatty gives a performance that’s so good, it’ll make you forget he was ever in Dick Tracy. The film is a mix of politics and romance, but don’t worry if you’re not into politics, you’ll still enjoy it. Just be prepared to take a few bathroom breaks. Overall, Reds is a movie that’s worth the investment of your time, just make sure you have a comfy couch and some snacks nearby.
Production Company(ies)
Government of West Bengal
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Senate Square, Helsinki, Finland
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1981
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:3h 15m
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Language(s):English, Russian, German, French, Finnish, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 1981 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Maureen Stapleton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, directed by Warren Beatty, written by Warren Beatty, Peter S Feibleman, Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May, Jeremy Pikser, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Bob Thomas, Stanley Kauffmann, Judith Martin, Keith Uhlich, Roger Ebert, PG rating, American journalist, Boleshevik Revolution, feminist icon, activist, playwright, Russia, left-wing politics, revolutionary change, passion, commitment, politics, ideals, health, Paramount Pictures, Stereo
Worldwide gross: $40,382,788
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $136,060,823
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 882
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 14,837,603
US/Canada gross: $40,382,659
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $136,060,823
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 560
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,325,029
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $7,833,693
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,023
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $32,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $107,817,228
Production budget ranking: 364
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $58,059,577
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$29,815,982
ROI to date (est.): -18%
ROI ranking: 1,489
Diane Keaton – Louise Bryant
Jack Nicholson – Eugene O’Neill
Maureen Stapleton – Emma Goldman
Edward Herrmann – Max Eastman
Jerzy Kosinski – Grigory Zinoviev
Director(s)
Warren Beatty
Writer(s)
Warren Beatty, Peter S. Feibleman, Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May, Jeremy Pikser
Producer(s)
Warren Beatty
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
22 wins & 37 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (5)
Beatty gives the performance of his lifetime as the erratic, possessed Reed, and his grasp of the direction of an epic film is truly astonishing.
October 22, 2018
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
If no one will learn much about politics from this film, Beatty has nonetheless put the fire of two burning lives in it. There is plenty in it about the risks that commitment entails, but it is about commitment.
January 8, 2018
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
It is occasionally rambling and repetitious, but nearly always intelligent and engrossing.
May 9, 2017
Judith Martin
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
A left-leaning pretty boy’s distended, black book ramblings.
October 11, 2006
Keith Uhlich
Reverse Shot
TOP CRITIC
Reds is finally just an appealingly conventional epic movie-star romance with radical trimmings, but it contains several sharper elements that suggest the colorful period it seeks to recreate.
September 12, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Dan Callahan
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
As for Beatty, Reds is his bravura turn.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
One of the five best films of the 1980s,
March 9, 2022
Kyle Smith
National Review
all the richer and more meaningful because it is not static history, but rather a grenade of genuine political passion lobbed into an era of increasing conservatism and military build-up-an elegy for an ideal
January 6, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
A movie rich in purpose and incident.
December 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
The wait is excruciating, but the final convergence of the leads’ periodically disparate paths is emotionally overwhelming – in a good way.
March 24, 2021 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Given the impeccable production values, first-rate performances and epic proportions, the movie’s just not as intriguing or involving as it should have been.
May 27, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Larry Vitacco
Philadelphia Gay News
Here is a three and one-half hour docudrama that is claustrophobically filled with ceaseless political rhetoric and mixed with a limp, unpersuasive love story.
May 7, 2020
Michael Lasky
Bay Area Reporter…
Plot
American journalist John Reed journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant, then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed’s ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright, and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.
Trivia
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