Stories by @teeyutes
131 stories
The Sunshine Boys (1995)
Two legendary (and cranky) comics are brought together for a reunion and revival of their famous vaudeville act.
The Bridges of Madison County (1975)
The story of a National Geographic photographer and an Italian mother in Iowa.
Divorce American Style (1947)
A married couple opts for a divorce when counseling fails to help them resolve their various problems.
Inherit The Wind (1990)
Nedrick Young & Harold Jacob Smith (based on a play by by Jerome Lawrence & Robert Edwin Lee)
Norma Rae (1969)
Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism. Her decision rankles her family, especially her fiancé, Sonny, and provokes no shortage of contempt from her employers. -Jwelch5742 on IMDb
Pretty Woman (1970)
A mild-mannered entrepreneur meets a troubled but beautiful escort in the red-light district of Hollywood Boulevard. He pays the vivacious young lady $3,000 to accompany him to a few social events over the course of six days, but soon finds himself falling in love with her.
The Bishop’s Wife (1967)
Leonardo Bercovici & Robert E. Sherwood (based on a novel by Robert Nathan)
Houseboat (1978)
A widowed lawyer accompanies three children and a nanny on a houseboat.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1977)
My favorite movie about racism.
In the Heat of the Night (1937)
They got a murder on their hands. They don’t know what to do with it.
As Good As It Gets (1977)
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon Bishop is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. Additionally, Carol Connelly, the only waitress willing to put up with Melvin at the only restaurant at which he is willing to eat, must leave work to care for her ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast. —Paraphrased from Jon Reeves on IMDb
The Champ (1951)
A boxing movie even better than “Raging Bull,” and certainly a more heartfelt one.
Elmer Gantry (1980)
A confidence man and a female evangelist sell religion to small-town America.
Welcome to Mooseport (1954)
In order to maintain custody of his vacation home in Mooseport, Maine, a former American president with an approval rating of 85% runs for mayor after the death of the previous mayor. But there’s one problem: he is running against something that is rarely seen in politics: a genuinely honest man. Rest in peace, Gene Hackman.
The Bucket List (1967)
Two terminally ill men escape from their hospital bed and travel the world with intent to do all the things they want to do before they kick the bucket.
Something’s Gotta Give (1983)
Nancy Meyers
You Can’t Take It With You (1948)
Stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice-president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and needs to buy one last house in a 12-block area owned by Alice's grandfather, Martin Vanderhof. However, Martin is the patriarch of an anarchic and eccentric family whose members care not about money but about making friends and having fun. When Tony proposes to Alice, she states that it would be mandatory to introduce her family to the snobbish Kirbys, and Tony decides to visit Alice with his parents one day before the scheduled get-together. There is an inevitable clash of classes and lifestyles: the Kirbys spurn the Sycamores and Alice breaks with Tony, changing the lives of the Kirby family. —Paraphrased from Claudio Carvalho on IMDb
Stagecoach (1949)
In the old west, nine eclectic people ride on a stagecoach through dangerous Apache territory.
Hatari! (2002)
Romantic comedy in the jungle.
Secondhand Lions (1993)
An introverted young boy is sent to live with his eccentric great uncles on a farm in Texas.