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For those who live in cold climates, summer is a welcome relief. But no matter where you live, it’s fun to revel in this season that symbolizes freedom, vacations and fun. One way to do that is to put your feet up and watch a movie or two. The following movies with “summer” in the title represent both the old and the new. Any of them would be a good choice for capturing the essence of this fleeting season.

In the Good Old Summertime
1949
Starring Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Spring Byington and Buster Keaton
102 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“Psychologically, I’m very confused, but personally I feel just wonderful.”

Summer School
1987
Starring Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley and Courtney Thorne-Smith
97 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“We just got lapped by an old lady in a walker.”

Summer of ‘42
1971
Starring Jennifer O’Neill, Gary Grimes and Jerry Houser
103 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“Nothing from that first day I saw her, and nothing that has happened to me since, has ever been as frightening and as confusing. For no person I’ve ever known has ever done more to make me feel more sure, more insecure, more important, and less significant.”

Summer Lovers
1982
Starring Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen
98 minutes

Image via WikipediaMemorable quote from the movie:
“Jealousy doesn’t show how much you love someone, it shows how insecure you are.”

One Crazy Summer
1986
Starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Curtis Armstrong and Bob Goldthwait
89 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
(Reading the obituaries) “Hey, Hoops, you ever notice how people die in alphabetical order?”

My Summer of Love
2004
Starring Nathalie Press and Emily Blunt
86 minutes

Memorable quote from the movie:
“I’m gonna get a job in an abattoir, work really hard, get a boyfriend who’s like… a bastard, and churn out all these kids, right, with mental problems. And then I’m gonna wait for the menopause… or cancer.”

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Father’s Day Movie Trivia Quiz

Posted June 21, 2008 Comments(0)

We honored Mom last month, now it’s time to send some appreciation in Dad’s direction for Fathers Day. The following tricky movie trivia questions will challenge your knowledge about dad movies, old and new. See how many you can get right!

1. Cary Grant turned down a starring role in what blockbuster 1964 movie so he could star in Father Goose?

2. Which famous comedian wanted the lead role of Stanley T. Banks in 1950’s Father of the Bride but was thought to be unsuitable by studio executives?

3. In 1991’s Father of the Bride, Steve Martin’s character George Banks says he doesn’t want his daughter’s wedding to bankrupt him and cause him to wander the streets in a bathrobe. That actually happens to a character Steve Martin played in another movie. What was that movie?

4. In which 2003 dad-related movie did the following exchange take place? (Big hint: It starred Eddie Murphy.)
Character #1: “Today we need some organization and planned activities.”
Character #2: “No. We need Ritalin and leashes, that’s what we need.”

5. Big Daddy (1991) features an action figure doll that was made up by Adam Sandler and modeled after a real action figure he had as a boy, named Diver Dan . What was the name of the fictional doll in the movie?

6. A major diaper company paid $50,000 to have their products mentioned in 3 Men and a Baby. What is the name of that company?

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1. Cary Grant turned down the role of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady to star in Father Goose. He wanted Audrey Hepburn to play Catherine Freneau opposite him in Father Goose, but she was already committed to starring in My Fair Lady, so the part went to Leslie Caron.

2. Jack Benny wanted the lead role in the 1950 version of Father of the Bride, but the role went to Spencer Tracy instead.

3. Steve Martin wandered the streets in his bathrobe in 1979’s The Jerk.

4. That exchange was between the characters played by Eddie Murphy and Phil Garlin in Daddy Daycare.

5. Diver Dan’s fictional knock-off action figure was Scuba Steve.

6. Pampers paid $50,000 to have their diapers mentioned in 3 Men and a Baby.

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Movies About Moms for Mother’s Day

Posted June 14, 2008 Comments(1)