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"If you ever want someone to confess to murder, just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes."

Jennifer M Wood, Colin Patrick




Warner Home Video

'National Lampoon’s Vacation' features Chevy Chase in an idiot-defining role as the alarmingly optimistic Clark Griswold, a husband and father who is determined to give his family the ultimate vacation—no matter the cost to life, vehicle, or animal.

Jake Rossen












Shout! Factory

Thirty-five years later, the John Hughes-penned, Michael Keaton-starring movie remains an ahead-of-its-time comedy classic.

Garin Pirnia








Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in 'Hocus Pocus' (1993).

For many Millennials, 'Hocus Pocus' is a Halloween classic. Celebrate spooky season with these 11 facts about the beloved Disney Halloween movie.

Stacy Conradt
Paramount Pictures

In the fall of 1979, a group of unknown actors, a director desperate for a hit, and a special effects visionary got together in the woods of New Jersey to create the stuff of legend.

Matthew Jackson