The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 187
Cheesy chips with garlic mayo! It's another fun-filled weekend!
Like a super keen weekend home baker, we find ourselves surrounded with a whole host of ingredients with a wealth of possibilities ahead of us. Mixing only the sweetest of treats, we'll sieve, fold and melt our way to baking glory before sitting back to marvel at our creations.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 12th MARCH
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Back to the Future Part III (1990) ITV2 7:40pm-10:00pm (2 hours 20 minutes)
Time-travelling teenager Marty McFly is transported back to the days of the Wild West, where he strives to save his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown from death at the hands of a villainous gunslinger. Final instalment in the sci-fi comedy trilogy, starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen and Thomas F Wilson.
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Moonraker (1979) ITV 10:45pm-1:20am (2 hours 35 minutes)
James Bond's investigations into the mysterious disappearance of a space shuttle lead him to a sinister industrialist, who is plotting to wipe out most of the human race. The secret agent also faces a rematch with his old enemy, metal-toothed hitman Jaws. Spy adventure, starring Roger Moore, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel and Lois Chiles.
Fun Fact: The cable that Jaws bites was actually made of licorice.
The Ring (2002) BBC1 11:30pm-1:15am (1 hour 45 minutes)
A journalist investigates several teenage deaths, which are linked to a cursed videotape and the rumour that anyone who watches it will die a week later. Her growing obsession with the tape endangers herself and her family - and to avoid the predicted fate, she has just seven days to find out where the recording came from. Gore Verbinski's remake of the Japanese supernatural horror, starring Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson and Brian Cox.
SUNDAY 13th MARCH
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Big (1988) E4 2:30pm-4:35pm (2 hours 5 minutes)
A boy ridiculed for his size makes a wish on a fairground machine to become bigger - only to wake up as a 30-year-old man. Driven from his home by his terrified mother, the bewildered youngster trapped in a grown-up body makes his way to New York, where he rises high in the ranks of a toy manufacturing company and applies his youthful enthusiasm to the complexities of adult life. Comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia.
The Incredible Hulk (2008) ITV2 3:00pm-5:05pm (2 hours 5 minutes)
A bungled experiment causes a scientist to turn into a monster whenever he gets angry. He travels the world seeking a cure for his condition, while a ruthless general is determined to capture him and use the creature as a weapon. However, one of the soldiers under the officer's command undergoes a terrifying transformation of his own. Comic-book adventure, starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt.
For Your Eyes Only (1981) ITV 4:15pm-6:35pm (2 hours 20 minutes)
James Bond goes in search of a British weapons system aboard a sunken vessel before it falls into the hands of enemies who will use it to deactivate all Western submarines. Unfortunately, his mission is hindered by a crossbow-toting woman out to avenge her father's murder. Spy thriller, starring Roger Moore, Topol, Julian Glover, Carole Bouquet, Jill Bennett and Lynn-Holly Johnson.
Flubber (1997) Channel 5 4:15pm-6:00pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
A scatty professor is in financial trouble, and his only hope of avoiding disaster is to market his latest invention - a strange rubbery substance with a life of its own. However, a criminal gang is determined to get hold of his creation. Remake of 1961 Disney comedy The Absent-Minded Professor, with Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald and Wil Wheaton.
Above the Law (1988) ITV4 11:15pm-1:20am (2 hours 5 minutes)
A tough, unorthodox cop with martial arts skills uncovers a complex multi-level conspiracy involving the CIA, a drugs cartel and a deep seam of government corruption - and vows to bring the culprits to justice. Thriller, starring Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva and Sharon Stone.
Whatever you're up to this weekend, make sure you tidy after yourself and don't forget to grab a window seat. It's just better.
xoxo