Actor Peter Boyle (1935)

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) is a comedy-adventure fantasy film in the American market that was inspired by the beloved animated series, Scooby-Doo. At the start of the film, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are all thrilled to be attending the grand opening of an exhibition at the Coolsonian Criminology Museum. The exhibit showcases all their successful past cases, complete with authentic monster costumes on display. The festivities take an unexpected turn when a mysterious figure known as ‘The Evil Masked Figure’ appears and uses the Pterodactyl Ghost to steal two of the costumes. As if that weren’t enough, Heather ...

The Dream Team (1989), an American comedy thriller directed by Howard Zieff, follows the story of psychologist Dr. Jeff Weitzman in his work at a New Jersey sanitarium. His patients include Billy, Henry, Jack, and Albert. Among them, Billy stands out as the group’s de facto leader despite his dangerous tendencies and constant lying. Henry struggles with OCD and has convinced himself that he is one of the doctors at the hospital, often seen carrying a clipboard and wearing a lab coat and stethoscope. Jack used to work in advertising but now believes he is Jesus Christ. Lastly, Albert communicates solely through ...

Johnny Dangerously (1984) is an American crime comedy that cleverly mocks the popular gangster movies of the 1930s. In the film, a pet shop owner catches a young boy stealing a puppy in 1935. Wanting to steer the child away from a life of crime, he recounts a tale through a flashback to 1910. This story follows Johnny Kelly, a poor but righteous newspaper boy in New York City, who is desperately trying to raise enough money for his mother’s surgery. Unfortunately, their family has fallen on hard times since Johnny’s father was put to death and his mother has resorted to doing laundry for others to support her sons. While Johnny’s younger brother ...

The American semi-biographical comedy film, Where the Buffalo Roam (1980), follows the rise of author Hunter S. Thompson in the 1970s and his friendship with activist Oscar ‘Zeta’ Acosta. The story begins on Thompson’s Colorado ranch as he frantically works to complete a piece on his former attorney and friend, Carl Lazlo, Esq. A series of flashbacks then detail their wild adventures together. In one instance, Lazlo convinces Thompson to write about a group of San Francisco youth facing harsh prison sentences for marijuana possession. Despite being reminded by his editor Marty Lewis that he only has 19 hours until deadline, Thompson witnesses the ...

F.I.S.T. (1978) is a neo-noir crime drama film from America, produced and directed by Norman Jewison. At a loading dock in Cleveland in 1937, Mr. Gant, the supervisor, hires Lincoln Dombrowsky – a new worker of Polish descent. Gant warns Dombrowsky that any overtime work will go unpaid and any damages to merchandise during working hours will be taken out of his pay. When Dombrowsky accidentally spills some carts of tomatoes, he loses pay and a colleague gets fired for trying to help him clean up. Johnny Kovak – a Hungarian-American laborer – becomes resentful of these unjust practices and leads a riot. ...

The American neo-noir psychological vigilante film Taxi Driver (1976) follows Travis Bickle, a chronic insomniac and lonely man in New York City. To cope, he takes a job as a night shift taxi driver and frequents adult movie theaters while keeping a diary filled with aphorisms. However, he becomes disillusioned with the city’s crime and urban decay, yearning to rid ‘the scum off the streets’. Along the way, Travis becomes infatuated with Betsy, who works as a campaign volunteer for Senator Charles Palantine’s presidential bid. After visiting her at the campaign office and asking her out for coffee, she agrees and confesses to feeling a special ...

Joe (1970) is an American drama film written by Norman Wexler and directed by John G. Avildsen. The story centers around Advertising executive Bill Compton, his wife Joan, and daughter Melissa who reside in New York’s affluent Upper East Side. Unfortunately, Melissa has been living with her drug-dealing boyfriend and after she overdoses, Compton goes to the boyfriend’s apartment to retrieve her belongings. In a moment of intense anger, he ends up killing the boyfriend. Later on at a local bar, Compton hears Joe Curran expressing his disdain for hippies and ...