Letters of the Language: G
by lowelllock | created - 30 Jan 2012 | updated - 30 Jan 2012 | PublicAw, gee!--huh?
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1. Shakespearian Spinach (1940)
TV-PG | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye has replaced Bluto in the Spinach Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet (Olive, of course), much to Bluto's surprise and dismay. Bluto does what he can to sabotage the production,... See full summary »
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
Votes: 218
One of WHA->NHL's favorite cartoon characters.
2. Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
G | 20 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Uncle Scrooge donates an old beat-up trophy for Huey, Dewey and Louie's soccer tournament. But when he finds out that it is actually worth a million dollars, he has to put together a ragtag team, led by Goofy to win it back.
Directors: Matthew O'Callaghan, Darrell Van Citters | Stars: Tony Pope, Will Ryan, Russi Taylor, Jack Angel
Votes: 292
One of WHA->NHL's favorite cartoon characters.
3. Kidsongs: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1986 Video)
30 min | Short, Family
Celebrate America's music with this magical journey through America's proud history with Uncle Sam and the Kidsongs Kids. You'll hop on a Calistoga wagon heading west, do-si-do the night ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Steven Brooks, Fabby Brown, Sander Byfuglin, David Chan
Votes: 13
4. Kidsongs: A Day with the Animals (1986 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Dancing dolphins, mighty whales, singing chimpanzees, elegant elephants, wacky walruses, a regal rhinoceros and more animal friends co-star with the Kidsongs Kids in this magical journey ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Rick Bandes, Steven Brooks, Mike the Dog, Ryan Dorin
Votes: 20
5. Manhunter (1986)
R | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox
Votes: 80,890 | Gross: $8.62M
6.
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (1984–1988)
Episode:
Who Stole the Cookies?
(1986)
TV-Y | Comedy, Family, Musical
Lois bakes 60 cookies only to discover there is one left! She & Elephant become detectives to discover who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. Sharon, Lois & Bram try to remember exactly... See full summary »
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Bob Berky, Daccia Bloomfield, Paula Gallivan, Sharon Hampson
7. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 51,675 | Gross: $18.56M
8. The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.
Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker | Stars: Vincent Price, Barrie Ingham, Val Bettin, Susanne Pollatschek
Votes: 54,367 | Gross: $38.60M
9. The New High Rollers (1974–1988)
TV-G | 30 min | Game-Show
Game show which involved luck and a pair of REALLY big dice. Hosted by Alex Trebek, before he got popular and famous from Jeopardy.
Stars: Alex Trebek, Kenny Williams, Suzanne Somers, Linda Hooks
Votes: 42
10. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic and comic tales of the passengers and crew of the cruise ship, Pacific Princess.
Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy
Votes: 13,624
11. ALF (1986–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen
Votes: 39,106
12. Blue Velvet (1986)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Votes: 215,602 | Gross: $8.55M
13. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
A Japan-only sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985) where Mario and Luigi must once again save Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser's clutches.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 1,546
14. The King and I (1956)
G | 133 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson
Votes: 27,913 | Gross: $21.30M
15. An American Tail (1986)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff
Votes: 58,026 | Gross: $47.48M
16. Kidsongs: If We Could Talk to the Animals (1993 Video)
30 min | Short, Family
Wouldn't it be wonderful to Talk to the Animals? Well, the Kidsongs Kids can. They learn to chat in chimpanzee, giggle in guinea pig and discuss in rhinoceros, then one alligator says to ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Maverick Bailey, Matthew Bartilson, Mary Bartram, Michael Bennett
Votes: 7
17. Paradise (I) (1991)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch
Votes: 3,126 | Gross: $18.63M
18. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Unpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman.
Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis
Votes: 216,681 | Gross: $57.23M
19. Harriet the Spy (1996)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?
Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester
Votes: 11,060 | Gross: $26.54M
20. Hercules (1997)
G | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The son of Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods, Barbara Barrie
Votes: 255,008 | Gross: $99.05M
21. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 605,376 | Gross: $306.17M
22. George of the Jungle (1997)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree
Votes: 84,357 | Gross: $105.26M
23. The Score (2001)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett
Votes: 134,057 | Gross: $71.07M
24. Swimming Pool (2003)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Lamour
Votes: 48,333 | Gross: $10.11M
25. Pulse (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world.
Director: Jim Sonzero | Stars: Kristen Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Christina Milian, Ian Somerhalder
Votes: 30,692 | Gross: $20.26M
26. Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)
R | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After ghosts invade the human world through the Internet, a father must protect his daughter from the psychotic spirit of his ex-wife.
Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Todd Giebenhain, Diane Ayala Goldner, Rachel Robinson, Dodie Brown
Votes: 2,957
27. Pulse 3 (2008)
R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A restless girl embarks on a journey back to a city populated by the dead in search of a mysterious internet lover.
Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: Noureen DeWulf, Rider Strong, Lynn Blackburn, Jackie Arnold
Votes: 2,141
28. Three Kings (1999)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War, four soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who desperately need their help.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze
Votes: 180,405 | Gross: $60.65M
29. The Jacket (2005)
R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 119,249 | Gross: $6.30M
30. The CooCoo Nut Grove (1936)
Not Rated | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Jeane Cowan, Verna Deane, Melvin J. Gibby, Bernice Hansen
Votes: 605
31. L5: First City in Space (1996)
35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Short
Life on a 10,000 person space station as viewed through the eyes of a 7 year old girl.
Directors: Toni Myers, Allan Kroeker | Stars: Genevieve Langlois, Denis Akiyama, Martha Henry, Rachel Walker
Votes: 132
32. Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Approved | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 10,260 | Gross: $13.52M
33. Home on the Range (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Drama, Short
To the sound of the title song being sung by a campfire, a cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Melvin J. Gibby, Rudolf Ising, The King's Men
Votes: 87
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