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D.C. Cab (1983) IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban
D.C. Cab
director: Joel Schumacher actor: Mr. T / Max Gail …
other title: D.C. CAB / Os Taxistas do Ritmo …
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
Aug. 3, 2026 watched
Not great but fun movie that needed to be more focused on one storyline. Mainly notable as Joel Schumacher's debut feature.

Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
JoelSchumacher MrT WatchParty Comedy GaryBusey
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Rhinestone (1984) IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rhinestone
director: Bob Clark actor: Sylvester Stallone / Dolly Parton …
other title: Nick lo scatenato / Um brilho na noite …
After a big-time country singer brags that she can turn anybody in to a country-singin' star, she's out to prove she can live up to her talk when she recruits a cab-driver as a country singer. He's scheduled to sing at a big-time NYC country night club and she puts her ample powers to work in preparing her protege.
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Sleeper (1973) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Sleeper
director: 伍迪·艾伦 actor: 伍迪·艾伦 / 黛安·基顿 …
other title: 傻瓜大闹科学城 / Il dormiglione …
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
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MouseHunt (1997) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb Skybridge WikiData
MouseHunt
director: Gore Verbinski actor: Nathan Lane / Lee Evans …
other title: Un topolino sotto sfratto / Mus i eget hus …
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
July 20, 2026 watched
Fun farce, Nathan Lane & Lee Evans great together as brothers who inherit a house but have to deal with a mischievous mouse.

Watched in the late 90s, rewatched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon
GoreVerbinski NathanLane Comedy LeeEvans 1990s
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Team America: World Police (2004) Douban DeaDvey's Reviews IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData Skybridge
Team America: World Police
5.2 (6 ratings) director: Trey Parker actor: Trey Parker / Matt Stone …
other title: Team America: Polícia Mundial / Team America : Police du monde …
When North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed, highly specialized Team America unit to stop his dastardly scheme. The group, which has recruited troubled Broadway actor Gary Johnston, not only has to face off against Jong-il, but they must also contend with the Film Actors Guild, a cadre of Hollywood liberals at odds with Team America's 'policing the world' tactics.
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The Million Dollar Duck (1971) NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData TMDB
The Million Dollar Duck
director: Vincent McEveety actor: Dean Jones / Sandy Duncan …
other title: Un papero da un milione di dollari / Panik i andedammen …
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.
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Gus (1976) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
Gus
director: Vincent McEveety actor: Ed Asner / Jane Bates …
other title: Uno strano campione di football
The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy.
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American Movie (1999) Douban NeoDB WikiData Skybridge TMDB IMDb
American Movie
director: Chris Smith actor: Mark Borchardt / Mike Schank …
other title: 아메리칸 무비 / 导演狂想曲 …
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
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The Full Monty (1997) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb Skybridge WikiData
The Full Monty
director: Peter Cattaneo actor: Robert Carlyle / Mark Addy …
other title: Full Monty - Squattrinati organizzati / Det' bare mænd …
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
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Thank God It's Friday (1978) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Thank God It's Friday
director: Robert Klane actor: Jeff Goldblum / Raymond Vitte …
other title: Grazie a Dio è Venerdì / Graças a Deus É Sexta-Feira …
It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.
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Billy Elliot (2000) NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData Skybridge
Billy Elliot
8.4 (8 ratings) director: Stephen Daldry actor: Jamie Bell / Gary Lewis …
other title: Billy Elliot - I Will Dance / Billy Elliot (Quiero bailar) …
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.
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Buddy Buddy (1981) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Buddy Buddy
director: Billy Wilder actor: Jack Lemmon / Walter Matthau …
other title: Amigos, Amigos, Negócios a Parte / Victor la gaffe …
During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.
March 30, 2026 watched
Despite reuniting the classic comedy team of Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon & Walther Matthau, this US remake of a French hitman farce is a swing and a miss.

Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
BillyWilder PaulaPrentiss 1980s USA Comedy
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Avanti! (1972) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData
Avanti!
director: Billy Wilder actor: Jack Lemmon / Juliet Mills …
other title: Che cosa è successo tra mio padre e tua madre? / Avanti - kom ind! …
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
March 23, 2026 watched
Romcom spiced up with a little middle-aged nudity but still pretty mild and rather long.

Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
JulietMills BillyWilder USA Comedy JackLemmon
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The Blues Brothers (1980) IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban KevGa-NeoDB Skybridge WikiData
The Blues Brothers
8.9 (7 ratings) director: John Landis actor: Dan Aykroyd / John Belushi …
other title: The Blues Brothers - I fratelli Blues / Blues Brothers …
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
March 1, 2026 watched
One of my all time faves!

Seen multiple times over the decades. This latest watch (28 February 2026) was of the extended version (2hrs 28mins), which I missed in the #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
Musical Comedon USA 1980s Soul
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The Sure Thing (1985) IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Sure Thing
director: Rob Reiner actor: John Cusack / Daphne Zuniga …
other title: Sacco a pelo a tre piazze / Garota Sinal Verde …
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
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Four Rooms (1995) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb Skybridge WikiData
Four Rooms
5.3 (6 ratings) director: Allison Anders / Alexandre Rockwell … actor: Tim Roth / Jennifer Beals …
other title: 4 Quartos / Groom Service
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.