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Like most Adam Sandler comedies, this story of a hockey player-turned-aggressive golfer was hated by critics and a hit with audiences.

Stacy Conradt








Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara star in Best In Show (2000).

'Best In Show' star and co-writer Eugene Levy wasn't sure how to make a dog show funny. He and Christopher Guest clearly figured it out.

Roger Cormier






Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976).

Robert De Niro thought 1976’s Taxi Driver had the potential to be a movie people would still be talking about 50 years later. We’re still a few years away from knowing that for sure, but it’s safe to assume he was right.

Eric D Snider








Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, Martin Scorsese, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990).

'Goodfellas,' Martin Scorsese's modern gangster classic, has been called the director's best movie. Others have called it the best movie—period.

Adam D’Arpino, Scott Beggs