Posts Tagged ‘overweight-child’

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Sandler, Adam | Sandler, Jackie | Stout, Austin | Nealon, Kevin | Schneider, Rob | Crosby, Norm | Lovitz, Jon | Banks, Tyra | Clark, Blake | Dante, Peter | Albertini Dow, Ellen | Farley, Kevin P. | Friedman, Lari | Kenny, Tom | Sprouse, Cole
Directors: Kearsley, Seth
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Adam Sandler stars in this comedic animated musical as Davey Stone, a 33 year old drunk who was perfect 20 years ago. After cheating the Chinese waiter (Schneider) for not paying for his 4 Scorpion bowls, he gets one more chance or he goes to the state prison for 10 years. For his sentence, he is to be a referee-in-training for the Junior Basketball League. While learning to be nicer from Whitey Duvall (Sandler), an ederly basketball referee, Davey falls in love again with his childhood girfriend Jennifer Freedman (Titone) who already has a son Benjamin (Stout).

Lord of the Flies (1990)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Getty, Balthazar | Furrh, Chris | Pipoly, Danuel | Dale, James Badge | Taft, Andrew | Taft, Edward | Rule, Gary | Wells, Terry | MacDonald, Braden | Burgin, Angus | Zentz, Martin | Jacobs, Brian | Amabile, Vincent | Weinstein, David | Bell, Chuck
Directors: Hook, Harry
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Adapted from William Golding’s novel of the same name, this is the story of a group of military school boys who become stranded on an island. They are, however, not alone. To begin with their commander is dragged from the water by Ralph. It is after the commander becomes feverish and delusional that he runs away and the boys develop their own society, with frightening and powerful consequences.

Weather Man, The (2005)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Cage, Nicolas | Caine, Michael | Davis, Hope | de la Peña, Gemmenne | Hoult, Nicholas | Rispoli, Michael | Bellows, Gil | McConnell, Judith | Marrs, Chris | Facklis, Dina | Brooks, DeAnna N.J. | Moody, Sia A. | Van Swearingen, Guy | Pina, Alejandro | Bubala, Jackson
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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Clever and insightful movie on the subject of growing-up in upper middle class America. Dave Spritz, a weatherman without meteorological qualifications in Chicago, is confronted with his own rage that life hasn’t proceeded as he had planned. A talented man who finds it difficult to see his own talent because he compares himself with his Pulitzer winning, distant father is at a low ebb. Not to mention that “fans” delight in recognizing him on the street and throwing food at him. The other problems in his life, an angry ex-wife, a daughter bullied at school and a son just leaving rehab don’t help. And Spritz would really rather just think about sex. Through finding a hobby, connecting with his dying father and standing by his kids we see the character grow and become a hero.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Wilder, Gene | Albertson, Jack | Ostrum, Peter | Kinnear, Roy | Cole, Julie Dawn | Stone, Leonard | Nickerson, Denise | Denney, Nora | Themmen, Paris | Reit, Ursula | Bollner, Michael | Sowle, Diana | Woods, Aubrey | Battley, David | Meisner, Günter
Directors: Stuart, Mel
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Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who is barely able to support his family, is fortunate to be chosen as one of the 5 people to go inside the most popular and powerful chocalate factory in the world: The Willy Wonka Chocalate Factory. But a stranger, named Arthur Slugworth, tempts the kids to steal a piece of candy and give it to him. In exchange, he will make them rich. Willy Wonka, played by ‘Gene Wilder’(qv), soon introduces them to the factory, and starts the grand tour around the factory. Once inside, the 5 winners start to run amuck. One by one, the 5 kids start to disappear, until it is only Charlie that remains. At this point, Wonka starts to ignore Charlie, and then tells him why: because Charlie and Grandpa Joe, played by ‘Jack Albertson’ (qv), drank some forbidden product without permission. Will Charlie turn against Wonka? Or will he discover that he was wrong and make up what he has done?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Friday, February 15th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Highmore, Freddie | Kelly, David Patrick | Bonham Carter, Helena | Taylor, Noah | Pyle, Missi | Fox, James | Roy, Deep | Lee, Christopher | Godley, Adam | Troegner, Franziska | Robb, AnnaSophia | Winter, Julia | Fry, Jordan | Wiegratz, Philip
Directors: Burton, Tim
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Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends most of his time dreaming about the chocolate that he loves but usually can’t afford. Things change when Willy Wonka, head of the very popular Wonka Chocolate empire, announces a contest in which five gold tickets have been hidden in chocolate bars and sent throughout the country. The kids who find the tickets will be taken on a tour of Wonka’s chocolate factory and get a special glimpse of the wonders within. Charlie miraculously finds a ticket, along with four other children much naughtier than him. The tour of the factory will hold more than a few surprises for this bunch…