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THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (Dir: Hayao Miyazaki, 1979).
THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO (Dir: Hayao Miyazaki, 1979).
Originally titled ルパン三世 カリオストロの城, The Castle of Cagliostro is an animated action adventure, the feature film debut for director Hayao Miyazaki.
Master thief Arsene Lupin III and his cohort Jigen stumble upon an international counterfeit operation after a daring raid on a swanky Monte Carlo casino results in a haul of fake cash. Tracing the operation to the small country of Cagliostro, they come up against the crooked Count Cagliostro when attempting to rescue a damsel in distress, his intended bride Clarisse. Meanwhile Lupin's nemisis Inspector Zenigata is hot on his trail.
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THE LION KING 1 1/2 aka THE LION KING 3: HAKUNA MATATA (Dir: Bradley Raymond, 2004).
Visit my blog JINGLE BONES MOVIE TIME to read a longer, more in-depth review of THE LION KING 1 1/2! Link in bio. The third and final feature in Disney’s original Lion King trilogy; burdened with the clunky and less witty title The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata internationally.
Just as Tom Stoppard’s 1966 play Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead retold William Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspective of the comic supporting characters, so too The Lion King 1 1/2 relates the Hamlet inspired The Lion King (Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff, 1994) from the point of view of co-stars Timon and Pumbaa. A neat framing device of Timon and Pumbaa watching and commenting on the original movie introduces the fairly novel conceit and also provides us with their hitherto untold backstories.
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HERBIE RIDES AGAIN (Dir: Robert Stevenson, 1974).
Released 5 years after Walt Disney Productions' blockbuster The Love Bug (Robert Stevenson, 1969), this first sequel of the Herbie franchise reunited most of the creative team of the original movie. Disney Studios’ star director Robert Stevenson is once again at the helm, with production and screenwriting duties handled by Bill Walsh, from a story by Gordon Buford.
Following the events of The Love Bug, anthropomorphic VW Bug Herbie is now in the care of elderly Mrs Steinmetz (Helen Hayes). Her nephew, mechanic Tennessee Steinmetz, has left the car in his aunt's care while he visits Tibet. Former owner race driver Jim Douglas, meanwhile, is now competing on the European circuit. Sharing Steinmetz's ancient firehouse home is airline flight attendant Nicole (Stephanie Powers) and together with fledgling lawyer Willoughby Whitfield (Ken Berry) they must fight to stop the firehouse from falling into the hands of evil property tycoon Alonzo Hawk (Keenan Wynn). Hawk will stop at nothing, legal or otherwise, to procure the land for his planned skyscraper Hawk Plaza, but meets his match when he comes up against Herbie.
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HACKSAW (Dir: Larry Lansburgh, 1971).
Originally screened in two parts on NBC's The Wonderful World of Disney in September 1971. Hacksaw is a handsome outdoor adventure with a leading role for former teen heartthrob Tab Hunter. Rarely seen since its original broadcast, it has recently been made available to view on the Disney+ streaming service.
Hacksaw, a wild stallion is captured by Canadian cowboy Tim Andrews (Hunter) and friend Susan (Sue Curtis). Hacksaw's speed and strength see the stallion and Tim engaged by an aging rancher (Ray Teal) to ride on his behalf at a championship chuck wagon pull at the famed Calgary Stampeed.
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Happy 90th birthday Clint Eastwood! Pictured here with the famous Mister Ed and his pal Wilbur!
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FREAKY FRIDAY (Dir: Mark Waters, 2003).
Walt Disney Pictures’ Freaky Friday is, to date, the studios’ third of four screen adaptations of Mary Rodgers’ popular 1972 comic novel.
Here a trip to a Chinese restaurant and a mysterious fortune cookie is the catalyst for switching the mind and bodies of overbearing middle age mother Dr Tess Goldman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rebellious, rock chick teenage daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan). Unfortunately the switch coincides with Tess' marriage rehearsal and Anna's band Pink Slip's chance to audition for a performance slot at House of Blues.
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