At the Moovees
Iain Boulton takes a look at the big summer Blockbuster releases.
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. Released in 1972 Cast includes: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Released in 1981 Cast includes: Harrison Ford, Karen Alan and Paul Freeman Directed by Steven Spielberg
As Luke trains with Master Yoda to become a Jedi, his friends evade the Imperial fleet under the command of Darth Vader who is obsessed with turning Skywalker to the Dark Side. Released in 1980 Cast includes: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Directed by Irvin Kershner
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Released in 1994 Cast includes: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton Directed by Frank Darabont
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. Released in 1975 Cast includes: Roy Schneider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss Directed by Steven Spielberg
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy. Released in 1990 Cast includes: Robert Di Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci Directed by Martin Scorsese
During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Released in 1979 Cast includes: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Released in 1952 Cast includes: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. Released in 1994 Cast includes: John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson Directed by Quentin Tarantino
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that transforms into a violent revolution. Released in 1999 Cast includes: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter Directed by David Fincher
An emotionally self-destructive boxer’s journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it. Released in 1980 Cast includes: Robert Di Niro, Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci Directed by Martin Scorsese
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