Stories by @teeyutes

Mary Poppins (1954)

When Jane and Michael Banks are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with her and her friend, a Cockney jack-of-all-trades named Bert, they have a wonderful time every day. But will their no-nonsense father approve? —Paraphrased from Jwelch5742 on IMDb

Heaven Can Wait (1978 recast)

While flying on an airplane, professional footballer Joe Pendleton dies in a crash because a newly hired heavenly messenger impulsively snatched Joe's spirit from the latter’s body prematurely. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of a wealthy man by the name of Bruce Farnsworth, who has just been drowned in a bathtub by his gold-digging wife, Julia, and his secretary, Tony Abbott. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, and deal with Farnsworth’s wife, all while falling in love with Betty Logan, an environmental activist who first met him to protest the real Farnsworth’s corporate policy. —Paraphrased from Rod Crawford on IMDb

Bonnie and Clyde (1957)

An outlaw couple not nearly as despicable as their real life counterparts.

As Good As It Gets (1987)

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

Blame It On Rio (1974)

Two friends going through marital difficulties named Matthew and Victor decide to spend the month in Rio De Janeiro together without their wives, each man bringing his teenage daughter along.

Something’s Gotta Give (1993)

Something

Angel on My Shoulder (1986)

A deal between a deceased gangster and the devil.

The Sound of Music (1955)

In 1930s Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the abbey asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. His wife is dead, he is often away, and he runs the household as strictly as he did the ships on which he sailed in his glory days. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses their father keeps hiring and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws the children to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives, and eventually, even the Captain is touched by her. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though he is already engaged to a Baroness named Elsa and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. However, their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed by current events. Austria is about to be seized by Nazi Germany, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German Navy and forced to fight against his own country. —Paraphrased from LOTUS73 on IMDb

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939)

In New York the clumsy Walter Mitty is the publisher of pulp fiction at the Pierce Publishing house owned by Bruce Pierce. He lives with his overbearing mother and neither his fiancée Gertrude Griswold and her mother nor his best friend Tubby Wadsworth respects him. Walter is an escapist and daydreams several times every day. One day, while Walter is commuting, he stumbles in the train with the gorgeous Rosalind van Hoorn, who uses Walter to escape from her pursuer. Walter unintentionally gets involved with a dangerous ring of spies that are seeking a black book with notes about a hidden treasure. —Paraphrased from Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil