“I yam what I yam, and that’s all what I yam.” – Popeye the Sailor Man
Popeye, a 1980 live-action musical comedy, was directed by Robert Altman and starred Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall. It was based on the popular Popeye comic strip.
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Based on Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel, “Jaws” was a 1975 film directed by Steven Spielberg and was considered to be one of the very first Blockbusters.
The story of the Killer Shark starred Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. The famous theme was composed by John Williams. And the film was shot primarily on location on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Read more on Avoiding the Water with the 1975 “Jaws” Press Kit…
Adapted from the 1975 Broadway musical, “The Wiz,” a retelling of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” featured an all African-American cast starring the likes of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Nipsey Russell, Mabel King, Ted Ross, Thelma Carpenter, and Therese Merritt. It was directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Joel Schumacher and was released theatrically in 1978.
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King Kong, that big lovable ape, made his second appearance on the big screen in 1976 alongside Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and the very shiny and brand new out-of-the-box Jessica Lange. It was a remake of the classic 1933 film.
Read more on Going Ape with the Original 1976 “King Kong” Pressbook…
A Hero, a Scoundrel, a Princess. Add to that a Wise Old Man, a Cloaked Villain in Black, and a Death Star. Throw in a couple of Droids for good measure and what do we have?
Read more on Making the Kessel Run with the “Star Wars” 1977 Souvenir Movie Book…
UPDATE * THE CONTEST IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER!
Original Story * Okay, so I changed my mind and decided to begin the contest with its own separate posting instead of hiding it inside a random posting. I just thought it was more fair that way. And if you’re saying ‘what?’ then don’t worry about it. It’s not important.
“Young Frankenstein” is arguably one of Mel Brooks’s greatest pictures. It was released in 1974 in black and white and starred Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Madeline Kahn. It was a critical and box office success.
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Based on Jay Anson’s 1977 bestselling novel, “The Amityville Horror” was a supernatural horror movie that was released in cinemas in 1979. It starred James Brolin and Margot Kidder.
The film is about a family who moves into a home in Amityville, New York, where a series of murders had been committed a year earlier. While there, they experience all sorts of supernatural freakiness. The film, though not a critical success, turned out to be a huge financial success.
Read more on Haunted by “The Amityville Horror” 1979 Press Kit…
“You’ll believe a man can fly.” This was the tag line for “Superman the Movie” and I believe that film lived up to the tag line. And this was in a world before CGI. Amazing!
Read more on Flying High with the Superman & Supergirl Vintage Souvenir Movie Books…
Bears… Beets… Battlestar Galactica! Frack yeah!
Long before we had Miami Vice play Commander Adama, who led a rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest to a shining planet known as Earth, we had Bonanza occupying the very same role. Or respectfully, I should say Edward James Olmos played the role more recently, but the role was originated by the now departed Lorne Greene. Greene gave a more fatherly portrayal of the overburdened Commander whereas Olmos performance was a bit more militaristically grounded and less approachable (and grumpier). And don’t get me wrong, I loved Olmos’ portrayal. He played it just perfectly for the reboot.
Read more on Avoiding Cylons with a Vintage “Battlestar Galactica” 1978 TV Guide Article…
