Synopsis
Upon his release from Joliet Correctional Center, “Joliet” Jake Blues (John Belushi) is met by his brother Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) in an old Mt. Prospect police car. Elwood takes Jake directly to St. Helen Blessed Shroud Orphanage to visit The Penguin (Kathleen Freeman), the nun who raised them. She reveals that the Cook [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Famous line'
The Blues Brothers (1980)
November 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Concert · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Femme fatale · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Music
Blade Runner (1982)
November 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Synopsis
In Los Angeles – overcrowded and choked in pollution - of the year 2019, the Tyrell Corporation leads the field of robot design with the “Replicant,” a being virtually identical to a human, but superior in strength and agility, and at least equal in intelligence. After a mutiny in an off-world colony, Replicants have [...]
Tags: Alternate universe · Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · End of the world · Famous line · Femme fatale · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Man vs. machine
True Romance (1993)
October 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Synopsis
When his exhaustive knowledge of Elvis Presley fails to convince a woman he meets a bar to watch a triple feature of Sonny Chiba movies with him, Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) goes to the theater alone. There he meets Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette) when she spills popcorn on him. Taking a seat next to [...]
Tags: Black comedy · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Prostitute · Road trip · Shootout · Unconventional romance · Woman in jeopardy
Bull Durham (1988)
October 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Synopsis
“I prefer metaphysics to theology,” says the voice of Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) as she puts on her lipstick. “See, there’s no guilt in baseball. And, it’s never boring. Which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career.” Annie [...]
Tags: Bathtub scene · Dreams and visions · Famous line · Master and pupil · Midlife crisis · Road trip · Sports · Unconventional romance









