RoboCop (1987)
A fantastic science fiction film, subversively posing as a cheesy b-movie, RoboCop is one of the smartest, funniest, and gutsiest movies of its era. Filled to the brim with cheeky social commentary, this is one...
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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Discussions of a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop began before its release in theaters. Nevertheless, Paramount execs took a wait-and-see approach but didn’t have to wait long, as it shattered box office records for...
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
In the mid-1970s, Don Simpson relocated to Beverly Hills for a job developing films for Paramount Pictures. A mechanic’s son from Anchorage, Alaska, Simpson felt out of place residing among the wealthy elite. After...
Total Recall (1990)
The idea for Total Recall began after screenwriter Ronald Shusett’s feature screenplay effort, 1974’s W, went awry. Looking to start anew, Shusett found Philip K. Dick’s short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,”...
Forces of Nature (1999)
For those who can’t get enough of that Out-of-Towners formula who have already seen Planes Trains and Automobiles, don’t worry. Forces of Nature is here to sate your appetite for madcap mayhem by hooking up two seemingly inseparable...