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*Happy 30th Anniversary: Airplane! (1980)!* Airplane! was a huge financial success, grossing over US$83 million in North America alone, against a budget of just $3.5 million. The film's creators received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Comedy, and nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture ? Musical or Comedy and a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. In the years since its release, Airplane!'s reputation has grown substantially beyond its modest comic intentions. The film was voted the 10th-funniest American comedy on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list in 2000, and ranked 6th on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies. In a major 2007 survey by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, it was judged the second greatest comedy film of all time. In 2008, Airplane! was selected by Empire Magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. *_Here are some fun facts from IMDb about the film_:* Both David Letterman and Barry Manilow were considered for the role of Ted Striker Kareem Abdul Jabbar's part was originally going to be played by Pete Rose, but the scheduling didn't work out. Jabbar was paid $35,000 -- enough to buy a new Oriental rug. The film was shot in 34 days and cost $3.5 million. In a 2008 interview on Today, Peter Graves explains that he was actually offended by the script at first. Friends and colleagues convinced him to take the part. Graves, Stack, Bridges, and Nielsen were all selected because they had serious actor personas. This added one more level to the satire.

Roger Moore .... Was cast in two roles that were originally offered to Patrick McGoohan: Simon Templar in _The Saint_ and James Bond in _Live and Let Die_. *Celebri-links ........... Patrick McGoohan!*

*_XX/XY_ (2001)*

grizzly bear ...... _Grizzly Man_ (2005) *NEW WORD: July 3nd, 2010 - Is know as: Stay out of the _Sun_ Day!*

Jerry Lewis .. Gave a critically acclaimed performance in Martin Scorsese's 1983 film, The _King of Comedy_, in which Lewis plays a late-night TV host plagued by obsessive fans (played by Robert De Niro and Sandra Bernhard). *NEW DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese!*

*ENJOY!!*

*Thursday, July 1 ? Juvenile Delinquents* 7 p.m. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) 9 p.m. Blackboard Jungle (1955) 11 p.m. The Delinquents (1957) 12:30 a.m. Crime in the Streets (1956) 2:15 a.m. Hot Rods to Hell (1967) 4 a.m. The Wild One (1953) *The Delinquents is a 1957 motion picture which Robert Altman wrote, produced, and directed in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri during the summer of 1956 on a $63,000 budget.* *_CRIME IN THE STREETS_* (1956) A teenage slum gang ? Sal Mineo and future directors Mark Rydell and John Cassavetes ? plan a murder after a casual dissing, in urban drama based on Reginald Rose?s teleplay and filmed on a single $35,000 set. ?Delivers the artistic shock treatment of a brass-knuckled uppercut.? ? Newsweek.

disguise ......... _Masquerade_ (1988) *NEW WORD: July is known as: Unlucky Month for _weddings!_*

*_Uncle Buck_ (1989)*

Frank Loesser ... One of the early films he worked on was _Destry Rides Again_ (1939), for which he wrote the lyrics to "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have", sung by Marlene Dietrich. *NEW STAR: Marlene Dietrich!*

*BEST FILMS OF: 1954!* Creature from the Black Lagoon Magnificent Obsession, starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson ...Tacky ..over-the-top fun! Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly Johnny Guitar, starring Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden and Mercedes McCambridge ...A CULT FILM WAS BORN! On the Waterfront, starring Marlon Brando with Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger The Country Girl, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and William Holden .... Kelly wins an Oscar ...It should have gone to Judy that year! River of No Return, ... Saloon singer Monroe & rancher Mitcum ...Oh and a kid fight everything to find love... ...1 film that made you wonder, "What was the studio thinking!?". *Other than that 1954 was ok....!*

*Ummmm .............._A Star Is Born_ (1954)!!!*

Warren William was in: _The Wolf Man_ (1941) directed by: George Waggner! *NEW DIRECTOR: George Waggner!*

*Queen Bee (1955) - Jun 30, 2010 @ 02:00AM - Eastern Time!* http://teegardennash.com/media/*FP/QueenBeePoster.jpg>

What I always found interesting was that, "Charlie's Angels" was originally conceived by Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood. Robert Wagner reluctantly accepted 45% ownership of the show as payment for a prior contract he had with Aaron Spelling. He said that he felt the show was the worst idea he'd ever heard! Also see: Robert Wagner - Wagner Sues For Charlie's Angels Cash 09 July 2003 http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/wagner-sues-for-charlie.s-angels-cash

*For Pics of: _Twilight Zone_: Season 1 on Hi-Def Blu-ray September 14th! -* http://www.movieweb.com/news/NErlauuxx1w4us

Roy Scheider ......... Scheider's first film role was in the 1963 horror film T_he Curse of the Living Corpse._ (He was billed as "Roy R. Sheider"). Similarly, when he appeared in the 1969 exploitation movie 'Stiletto' he would appear in the credits as 'Roy Schneider.' _The Curse of the Living Corpse_ was directed by Del Tenney! *Celebri-links .... Director Del Tenney!*

*_The Magdalene Sisters_ (2002)* - The dark side of Nuns! *_The Nun's Story_ (1959)* - Audrey Hepburn as a nun! LOL. I never can buy her as a nun!

*_My BFF Favorites_:* *_The Trouble with Angels_* *Also because of Hayley Mills!* *_&_* _Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows_ (1968)

*_Nuns on the Run_ (1990)*

*Thursday, July 8, 2010 - Eastern - 2 a.m. _Where the Boys Are_ (1960)*

*_PER WIKIPEDIA_:* _From Here to Eternity_ was a six-hour 1979 television mini-series, followed by a thirteen episode 1980 television series. The mini-series was a remake of the 1953 film From Here to Eternity and based on the 1951 novel of the same name. All three conclude with the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The story details the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, with a main sub-plot being Sgt. Warden?s (William Devane) ongoing affair with Karen Holmes (Natalie Wood), the wife of his commanding officer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Here_to_Eternity_(TV_series)

*Yeah ............ _The Cracker Factory_ (1979) (TV) ... Very bad...at least I thought ... I watched 1/2 of the film before I had to turn it off. Bad acting, silly plot!*

*Natalie Wood ....strange actresses with strange choices!!* The only film besides _Brainstorm_ (1983) I liked with Natlie was _Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice_.

*NATALIE WOOD / _From Here to Eternity_ (1979)*