Classic Movie Quote of the Week

Dinner at Eight

Rated: Passed
Directed by: George Cukor
Written by: Frances Marion, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Donald Ogden Stewart and George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber (stage play)
Featuring: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery and Jean Harlow
Plot: Social climbing Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a bunch of New York society types, each of whom has much to reveal.

Swingers

Rated: R
Directed by: Doug Liman
Written by: Jon Favreau
Featuring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Ron Livingston
Plot: Wannabe actors become regulars in the stylish neo-lounge scene; Trent teaches his friend Mike the unwritten rules of the scene.

Batman

Directed by: Leslie H. Martinson
Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Bob Kane (characters)
Featuring: Adam West, Burt Ward and Lee Meriwether
Plot: The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Directed by: David Zucker
Written by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Pat Proft
Featuring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley and Ricardo Montalban
Plot: Incompetent cop Frank Drebin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Beverly Hills Cop

Directed by: Martin Brest
Written by: Daniel Petrie Jr. and Danilo Bach
Featuring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold and John Ashton
Plot: A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.