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Travis Upton
This year marks milestone anniversaries for a number of films that kicked off previous decades.
From genre-defining films like Ang Lee's martial arts epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to risque works like "Blue Lagoon," the movies in question cover a wide gamut.
The list of movies was generated by looking through release calendars on the Internet Movie Database and reflects films that were both critically successful at the time and those that achieved cult status in later years.
2000
"Almost Famous"
"Cast Away"
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
"Dude, Where's My Car"
"Erin Brokovich"
"Final Destination"
"Gladiator"
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
"Scary Movie"
"X-Men"
Local movie buffs shared their thoughts on these 30 iconic films celebrating noteworthy birthdays in 2010.
Movies of 2000
FACT
* According to the Internet Movie Database, the plot for "Dude, Where's My Car" came from a rejected concept for a live-action movie of MTV's animated show "Beavis and Butt-Head."
THE QUOTES
"I loved 'O, Brother Where Art Thou?' That, to me, was probably when I first gave George Clooney credit and was like, 'You know what? Dude ain't bad. He can do more than just soap operas and be all right.'" -- Travis Upton, 36
"I would say 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Gladiator' could be the next classics from 10 years ago." -- Matt Wood, 27
Movies of 1990
1990
"Dances with Wolves"
"Days of Thunder"
"Edward Scissorhands"
"Ghost"
"Home Alone"
"The Hunt for Red October"
"Kindergarten Cop"
"Pretty Woman"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
"Total Recall"
FACT
* In "Home Alone," Joe Pesci's character, Harry Lime, is named for the character Orson Welles portrayed in the 1949 movie thriller "The Third Man."
THE QUOTES
"As far as quality movies that were memorable, you can't get better than the 20th anniversary picks. 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'? That was one of the best movies ever. I'm just disappointed there aren't any Steven Seagal movies on there." -- Luke Golden, 28
"The funny thing is, my parents didn't want me to see 'Pretty Woman' when it came out because it was so vulgar. Looking back on it, it's so totally not vulgar compared to stuff they wouldn't want me to see now." -- Mark Rico, 30
Movies of 1980
"I don't know if I like 'Kindergarten Cop.' It was Arnold (Schwarzenegger) doing something you really didn't want him to be doing. He was better at not talking and just blowing things up. Arnold was 'The Terminator,' and that's how I like to remember him." -- Travis Upton, 36
1980
"Airplane!"
"The Blue Lagoon"
"The Blues Brothers"
"Caddyshack"
"Friday the 13th"
"Fame"
"Mad Max"
"Raging Bull"
"The Shining"
"Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"
FACT
* According to the Internet Movie Database, Linda Blair, Jodie Foster, Daryl Hannah and Michelle Pfeiffer all auditioned for the role of Emmeline in "Blue Lagoon" but eventually turned it down.
THE QUOTES
"What makes some of the movies surprising is that some of them seem so timeless. Even 'Caddyshack' doesn't seem 30 years old. If you watch that today, it's a fairly forward-thinking movie. I would say 20 years maybe, but 30 years? That's crazy." -- Don Sayers, 22
"I've seen most of the 30th anniversary movies that aren't horror movies -- except for 'Friday the 13th,' which is why I can't watch horror movies. It scared me to death as a kid. My dad went as Freddy (Krueger) for Halloween, and it made everything worse." -- Katie Guffey, 24
Casey Phillips has worked as a features reporter in the Life department for three years. He writes about entertainment, young adults, animals and people of interest. Casey hails from Knoxville and earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism and a bachelor of arts in German. He previously worked as the features editor for Sidelines at Middle Tennessee State University. Casey received the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Award of Excellence for Reviewing/Criticism in ...
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