Failed Movies Make the Best Broadway Musicals
So what do you do with a movie that fails at the box office? Why not make it into a Broadway Musical! It’s actually fitting that one of the…
Top 15 Fantasy Films of the 80’s
The 1980’s was a GREAT time for movie lovers. The studios and production companies were full of NEW ideas and willing to take risks to find and create great…
Ruckus or First Blood
Here is the plot for a movie: Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to rejoin mainstream society. When Kyle, unkempt and…
Stories From Snowy River
In 1890 A.B. “Banjo” Paterson wrote a poem called “The Man From Snowy River” that was published in The Bulletin and then later as a book as a collection…
Best Name Change For a Movie? My Top Four!
Several really great movies had their names changed right before release. Here are a few of my all time favorites: The 13th Warrior, While You Were Sleeping, Field of…
The Thing and an Unused Treatment For The Prequel
Adam and I have always been fascinated with and loved the movie, The Thing by John Carpenter. What we especially loved about it was the isolated feeling of the movie,…
Best Movie Stunts of the Year List 1980-1989
Here is the list for the Best Movie Stunts for the Decade 1980-1989 as listed in the book, 100 Years of the Best Movie Stunts! 1980 – The Blues Brothers…
Stunt Team for Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
I only saw this film as The Road Warrior (1982) when it was released in the US, but the Mad Max 2 title has since been added to the…
Kenny Rogers and Six Pack
I’m going to start a new series of blogs for the 100 Years Blog, based on great little films that seem to have been forgotten over time. My first…