Film Flashback November 21, 1988

November 21, 1988 it was bargain night at the Cinema_Twin. There are 3 movies to choose from. The little children would probably love to see The Land Before Time. The Don Bluth film about orphaned dinosaurs trying to make it back home to the Great Valley was a pretty decent sized hit in 1988. 

The Land Before Time trailer

The science fiction movie Alien Nation starring James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, and Terence Stamp had been playing since November 11th. It would play through the 24th. It was a minor hit. 

Alien Nation trailer

So, we've got the children's movie and we've the action adventure science fiction angle covered. How about a sports romance drama called Everybody's All American. Jessica Lange and Dennis Quaid star. It didn't make enough money to cover its budget according to IMDB. 

Everybody's All American trailer

Let's journey across town to Jackson Heights Plaza and see what's playing at the Carmike Cinema 6. 

Halloween III: Season of the Witch was not a big success because it didn't focus on Michael Myers. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers did not make that mistake. Ten years after the original attempt to kill Laurie Strode the monster awakens and heads back to Haddonfield to find and kill his seven year old niece. Donald Pleasance is back as Dr. Loomis, but can he stop Michael.

Halloween 4 trailer

If that movie isn't a big enough fright fest for you, stick around and see Child's Play which is also playing on this date at the Carmike Cinema 6. Possessed dolls are always scary. 

Child's Play trailer 

I don't think there is anything scary about the rock band U2, but there well may be some people with a Bono or Edge phobia. U2: Rattle and Hum is playing and since there is no Tuesday night bargain showing for this flick you might as well go see it. 

this trailer is sort of dull

this one is much better

I've never seen Cocktail. The only things I know about it is it stars Tom Cruise, he's a bartender, and the tune "Kokomo" was used in it. And I guess I know that it was a big hit. 

Cocktail trailer

There was one bonafide classic playing the Carmike Cinema 6 and I don't think the next film was the one. Jim Varney was a mainstay around Nashville and it's pretty amazing how the ad related character of Ernest P. Worrell became such a huge hit. Ernest Saves Christmas was about Ernest helping Santa find a replacement. If you enjoy the antics of Ernest like I do you will enjoy this goofy film. 

deck the halls and hit the deck

Here we go with the classic movie: John Carpenter's They Live is a great science fiction dystopian nightmare starring the late great Roddy Piper and the awesome Keith David. They've found out that the media and leaders of the world are evil space aliens. OBEY! I came here to chew bubblegum and create another Film Flashback and I'm all out of bubblegum and the flashback is done too. Well. 

they're running the whole show