The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 56!
Talli-Ho! It's the blinking weekend!
So in a lush green field with a scattering of trees under a bright blue sky let us sit down on a red gingham blanket as we open our wicker picnic basket and prepare for you sandwiches cram filled with chunky retro movie masterpieces, slices of crunchy cinematic awesomeness topped off with creamy delicious celluloid wonder.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 8th June
The Karate Kid Part II (1986) Watch 1:35pm-4:00pm (2 hours 25 minutes)
High-kicking teenager Daniel accompanies his venerable mentor Mr Miyagi when he returns to the Japanese province of Okinawa to visit his dying father. However, an old rival of Miyagi's is waiting for them, while Daniel is drawn into a vicious conflict with their enemy's own karate protege. Martial arts sequel, starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Yuji Okumoto
A Knight's Tale (2001) Film4 6:25pm-9:00pm (2 hours 35 minutes)
A poverty-stricken squire spies an opportunity to make his dreams come true when his employer dies. He takes his place as a knight, launching himself on the road to riches by competing in jousting tournaments, but his ruse is jeopardised by a dastardly nobleman. Comedy adventure, starring Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Mark Addy, Shannyn Sossamon and Rufus Sewell
Superman (1978) 5USA 7:10pm-10:00pm (2 hours 50 minutes)
A fledgling superhero crash-lands on Earth after evacuation from his home planet and is taken in by an elderly couple who raise him as their own. But with adolescence comes a greater understanding of his superhuman powers, leading to his rebirth as a crusader for justic and defender of the American way of life. Comic-strip adventure, with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder and Marlon Brando
Hudson Hawk (1991) Sky1 10:00pm-11:55pm (1 hour 55 minutes)
A cat burglar fresh out of prison is blackmailed by a couple of crazed billionaires into stealing the hidden components of a device created by Leonardo da Vinci that will allow them to turn lead into gold. He also has to contend with the CIA following his every move. Comedy adventure, starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell, Richard E Grant, Sandra Bernhard and James Coburn
SUNDAY 9th June
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) Channel 4 2:00pm-3:45pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
It is now the 1990s and the members of the sweet, all-American family face a testing time as their brash neighbours scheme to tear down the Brady home to make way for a shopping centre. Comedy, based on the 1970s TV sitcom, starring Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylo and Christopher Daniel Barnes
Cop and a Half (1993) Channel 5 2:50pm-4:35pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
A tough detective is forced to partner an eight-year-old boy who has witnessed a mob hit and refuses to identify the killer until he allowed in on the investigation and made a cop for the day - hat, badge and cuffs included. Comedy adventure, with Burt Reynolds, Norman D Golden II, Ray Sharkey and Ruby Dee
Addams Family Values (1993) Film4 5:05pm-6:50pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
Spooky couple Gomez and Morticia hire a nanny to look after their new baby son - and stop him suffering an early death at the hands of his jealous elder siblings. Romance soon blossoms between the new childminder and Uncle Fester, but he does not realise she is planning t kill him once she has got hold of the family fortune. Comedy sequel, starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack
The Jewel of the Nile (1985) Film4 6:50pm-9:00pm (2 hours 10 minutes)
A novelist travels to the Middle East to become a sheik's official biographer, only to end up being held hostage by him. Her lover joins forces with an old enemy to rescue her, but they get drawn into the hunt for a mysterious ancient treasure that has a connection to a eccentric holy man. Comedy adventure sequel to Romancing the Stone, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito
Whatever you get up to this weekend remember to shakeâm and bakeâm and always enjoy yourselves.
xoxo