Robin Williams: Without a Doubt
Few comic actors are as fondly remembered by audiences of all ages as Robin Williams. And few of Williams’ family-friendly comedies are as well-loved as 1993’s Mrs. Doubtfire. …
Nigel Hawthorne: Demolition King
It’s often the case that producers of big-budget action and adventure movies look to cast at least one much-venerated actor (more often than not, a star of the British …
Steven Spielberg & Michael Crichton: That’s the Tooth
Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park did for dinosaurs what his 1975 movie Jaws did for sharks. Movie audiences the world over found the prospect of being chased by …
Jodie Foster & Anthony Hopkins: Silence on Set
Legendary film critic Gene Siskel might have dismissed it as a “star-studded freak show”, but 1991’s Silence of the Lambs is now considered one of the greatest thrillers of …
Jerry Zucker: “Over My Dead Body!”
Romantic drama Ghost was made for a relatively modest budget of $2 million, but went on to gross more than half a billion dollars worldwide, leaving it second only …
Jon Peters: Off the Bat
Nowadays, a new superhero movie every summer seems to come around every summer, but that hasn’t always been the case. Ultimately, when Warner Bros. announced that they were developing …
Johnny Come Lately
One of the most curious movie facts of recent decades is that thanks to a longstanding clause in his movie contract, the role of John McClane—the all-action hero of …
Three Men and a Ghost
Among Hollywood’s strangest rumors is the claim that the set of 1987’s Three Men and a Baby—one of the decade’s most family-friendly comedies—was haunted by the ghost of a …
Top Flight
Telling the story of a group of US naval aviators at a specialist fighter pilot school in San Diego, 1986’s Top Gun kick-started director Tony Scott’s long career, established …
Take It Back
Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 sci-fi adventure Back to the Future told the story of a hapless teenager named Marty McFly (played by Michael J Fox—who was 24 years old at …