Letters of the Language: B
by lowelllock | created - 28 Jan 2012 | updated - 29 Jan 2012 | PublicOld King Cole was a merry old soul...---huh?
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1. Porky's Hero Agency (1937)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky is reading the myth of the Greek gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it's bed time; he dreams of being the hero that saves Greece, Porkyakarkus. The... See full summary »
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bernice Hansen, Sara Berner, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 236
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Porky.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
2. The Fire Alarm (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Uncle Beans is tasked with babysitting Ham and Ex at the fire station.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Bernard B. Brown, Bernice Hansen, Shirley Reed
Votes: 181
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Ham & Ex.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
3. The Duxorcist (1987)
G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy is a professional paranormal investigator come to help a possessed damsel in distress.
Directors: Greg Ford, Terry Lennon | Stars: Mel Blanc, B.J. Ward
Votes: 418
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Daffy.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
4. Historic Mexico City (1935)
9 min | Documentary, Short, History
Mexico City, the capital of the Republic of Mexico, has perhaps the most colorful history of any major metropolis. It was once the center of the Aztec Empire ruled by Montezuma. The ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lewyn | Star: James A. FitzPatrick
Votes: 60
One of weesingwikia's favorite cartoon characters: Fitzpatrick Traveltalks.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
5. Kidsongs: A Day at the Circus (1987 Video)
30 min | Short, Family
Clowns, jugglers, acrobats, and tightrope walkers amaze the crowd at the circus, where kids get into the act riding elephants, dressing up in clown costumes, putting on makeup, and ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Bettina Briggs, Bruce And Scott Jugglers, Cheng-Li 'Kelly' Chan, David Chan
Votes: 21
One of weesingwikia's favorite American educational series: Kidsongs.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Home Entertainment (an MGM company)
6. Fatal Attraction (1987)
R | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Latzen
Votes: 96,985 | Gross: $156.65M
One of weesingwikia's favorite crime movies.
Studio: Paramount Digital Entertainment
Distributor: Paramount Pictures (a Paramount company)
7. Three Men and a Baby (1987)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Jack Holden and his friends, Peter and Michael, spend most of their time having flings with several women in their apartment. Their life changes when a mysterious baby appears at their doorstep.
Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis
Votes: 57,857 | Gross: $167.78M
One of weesingwikia's favorite Touchstone clippings.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: FishBoy Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
8. *batteries not included (1987)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.
Director: Matthew Robbins | Stars: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña
Votes: 37,666 | Gross: $32.95M
One of weesingwikia's favorite CIC clippings.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Pictures (a division of NBCUniversal)
9. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Votes: 1,305,304 | Gross: $210.61M
One of weesingwikia's favorite CIC clippings.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Pictures (a division of NBCUniversal)
10. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 290,725 | Gross: $111.54M
One of weesingwikia's favorite Disney masterpieces.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) thru Dolfin Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
11. 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: 58,007 | Gross: $47.48M
One of weesingwikia's favorite CIC clippings.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Pictures Animation (a division of NBCUniversal)
12. The Muppet Movie (1979)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 39,106 | Gross: $76.66M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Distributor: Jim Henson Productions (a subsidiary of The Weinstein Company)
13. Teen Wolf (1985)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine
Votes: 59,575 | Gross: $33.09M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Pictures (an MGM company)
14. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger
Votes: 59,047 | Gross: $40.90M
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV broadcasters.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Roadshow Entertainment (a TimeWarner company)
15. Classic Concentration (1987–1991)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Revival of the classic NBC game show in which two contestants, one a returning champion, faced a computer-generated board of 25 numbered squares.
Stars: Alex Trebek, Gene Wood, Marjorie Goodson, Diana Taylor
Votes: 208
One of weesingwikia's favorite game shows.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Viacom Television (a Viacom company)
16. Body Language (1983–1986)
TV-G | 30 min | Family, Game-Show
Contestants vie for cash prizes in this competition of word puzzles and charades.
Stars: Tom Kennedy, Johnny Olson, Jamie Farr, Jim J. Bullock
Votes: 83
One of weesingwikia's favorite game shows.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Viacom Television (a Viacom company)
17. Airwolf (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As part of a deal with an intelligence agency to look for his missing brother, a renegade pilot goes on missions with an advanced battle helicopter.
Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Cord, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Bruce Scott
Votes: 13,056
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV shows.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Television & Pictures (a division of NBCUniversal)
18. The Cosby Show (1984–1992)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Stars: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Votes: 36,326
One of weesingwikia's favorite TV shows.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Viacom Television (a Viacom company)
19. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,401 | Gross: $43.98M
Austrian Poster, East German issue [measures: 24x34" (61x87cm)]
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
20. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Passed | 132 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin
Votes: 24,830
Danish Poster [measures: 28x39" (71x99cm)]
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
21. Silk Stockings (1957)
Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Janis Paige, Peter Lorre
Votes: 4,321
One of weesingwikia's favorite music movies.
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (an MGM company)
22. Aria (1987)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers.
Directors: Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple | Stars: John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Stephanie Lane, Roy Hyatt
Votes: 3,100 | Gross: $1.03M
One of weesingwikia's favorite musical movies.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
23. Mother Goose Melodies (1931)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
An extremely large Old King Cole sings his story. His "fiddlers three" turn out to be the Three Blind Mice. And his book is Mother Goose, which illustrates Little Miss Muffett, Jack and ... See full summary »
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Jack Mercer, Purv Pullen, Mae Questel, Marion Darlington
Votes: 538
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
24. Old King Cole (1933)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of characters puts on a stage show. The Ten ... See full summary »
Director: David Hand | Stars: Lenore Aubert, Joan Barclay, Lynn Bari, The Boswell Sisters
Votes: 650
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
26. I'm Just a Jitterbug (1939)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At a cartoon studio, a drawing of a jitterbug comes to life and encourages the other drawings to dance and sing. Meanwhile, the cuckoo bird in the cuckoo clock is desperate for sleep.
Director: Alex Lovy | Stars: Chuck Lowry, The Pied Pipers, Danny Webb
Votes: 26
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution Distributor: Universal Pictures (a division of NBCUniversal)
27. Mary Had a Little Lamb (1912)
Comedy, Short
From the child who is old enough to talk to the gray-haired centenarian, who does not know of Mary and that wonderful lamb of hers? Teaching a moral, a lesson of kindness to dumb animals ... See full summary »
Stars: Shirley Mason, Jeanie Macpherson
Studio: independent
28. Little Boy Blue (I) (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Big Bad Wolf stalks Little Bo Peep and steals one of her sheep. She enlists Little Boy Blue and a dancing scarecrow to assist her and her mischievous black sheep in rescuing it. Singing, dancing, hilarity and impalement ensue.
Director: Ub Iwerks | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Jack Mercer
Votes: 174
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company Distributor: FishBoy Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
29. Humpty Dumpty (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Humpty Dumpty must rescue his girlfriend, Easter Egg, from a bad egg who kidnaps her.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Al Eugster
Votes: 213
International Company: The Oceans Group Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company Distributor: FishBoy Pictures (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
30. Jack Sprat (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama
A sad tale revolving around two gay men, Alex and Jack Sprat, who have separated ways under strenuous circumstances. In a drunken moment Jack kidnaps Alex, takes him to a deserted building,... See full synopsis »
Director: Darr Reitknecht | Stars: Andrew Jurcak, Fadal Alnatsheh, Fadel Alnatsheh, Claudia Esposito
Studio: independent
32. Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In this full length movie, Barney & his friends learn the importance of sharing to help get them off the island!
Director: Jim Rowley | Stars: David Joyner, Bob West, Jeff Ayers, Julie Johnson
Votes: 165
Studio: Lionsgate Distributed by Family
33. Kidsongs: Let's Put on a Show (1995 Video)
30 min | Short, Family, Music
Starring the Kidsongs Kids and Billy and Ruby Biggle. It's show time at the Small Town Theatre! The boys do their best Elvis-inspired performance to "Blue Suede Shoes" and the girls grab ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Gowers | Stars: Christopher Aguilar, Lynsey Bartilson, Christian Buenaventura, Gustavo Carr
One of teenyweenywikia's favorite family movies.
Mom: Regina Belle
Dad: Jeffrey Osbourne
Uncle: David Odgen Stiers / Mel Gibson / Russell Means / Christian Bale / Danny Mann / Billy Connolly / Joe Baker / Jim Cummings
Aunt: Judy Kuhn / Shanice Wilson / Linda Hunt / Michelle St. John
Teachers: Carol Rosenstein / Bruce Gowers
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Holdings, Inc.
Distributor: Hanna-Barbera Home Entertainment (an MGM company)
34. The Crying Game (1992)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson
Votes: 60,027 | Gross: $62.55M
One of weesingwikia's drama movies.
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Distributor: Miramax Films (a subsidiary of The Weinstein Company)
35. Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four years after graduation, an awkward high school genius uses his sister's boyfriend's Labor Day party as the perfect opportunity to make his move on his high school crush.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 55,212 | Gross: $6.92M
One of weesingwikia's time-travel movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Relativity Media (a division of NBCUniversal)
36. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 320,792 | Gross: $54.81M
One of weesingwikia's favorite action-adventure movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Insurge Pictures (a Viacom company)
37. Anastasia (1997)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 135,880 | Gross: $58.41M
One of weesingwikia's favorite action-adventure movies.
Studio: William Fox Film Corporation
Distributor: William Fox Film Pictures (a William Fox Film company)
38. Mousehunt (1997)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
Two stumblebum inheritors are determined to rid their antique house of a mouse who is equally determined to stay where he is.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Vicki Lewis, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 60,456 | Gross: $61.92M
One of weesingwikia's favorite action-adventure movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Relativity Media (a division of NBCUniversal)
39. Titanic (1997)
PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates
Votes: 1,278,861 | Gross: $659.33M
One of weesingwikia's favorite action-adventure movies.
Studio: William Fox Film Corporation
Distributor: Fox Atomic Pictures (a William Fox Film company)
40. The Truth About Charlie (2002)
PG-13 | 104 min | Mystery, Thriller
A woman returns from holiday to find her husband has been murdered, and several groups of people are pressuring her to unravel the mystery of his true identity and activities during his final days.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Thandiwe Newton, Tim Robbins, Olga Sékulic
Votes: 11,025 | Gross: $5.35M
One of weesingwikia's favorite suspense movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Universal Pictures (a division of NBCUniversal)
41. The Forgotten (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After being told that their children never existed, a man and woman soon discover there is a much bigger enemy at work.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Christopher Kovaleski, Matthew Pleszewicz
Votes: 68,339 | Gross: $66.64M
One of weesingwikia's favorite thriller movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: CBS-Viacom Studios
Distributor: Eyewatch Pictures (a CBS company)
42. 30 Days of Night (2007)
R | 113 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
After an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
Director: David Slade | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster
Votes: 189,240 | Gross: $39.57M
One of weesingwikia's favorite suspense movies.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Screen Gems Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company)
43. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010 Video)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
After surviving the incidents in Barrow, Alaska, Stella Oleson relocates to Los Angeles, where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband, Eben.
Director: Ben Ketai | Stars: Kiele Sanchez, Rhys Coiro, Diora Baird, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 14,279
One of weesingwikia's favorite suspense movies.
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios
Distributor: Screen Gems Pictures (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company)
44. 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: 180,369 | Gross: $60.65M
One of weesingwikia's favorite war movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
45. 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: 119,220 | Gross: $6.30M
One of weesingwikia's favorite war movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Castle Rock Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
46. 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: 131
One of weesingwikia's favorite space movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: The Disney-ABC-Dolfin Company
Distributor: Dolfin Pictures (an subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company)
47. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 292,871 | Gross: $100.92M
One of weesingwikia's favorite space movies.
Studio: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures (a TimeWarner company)
48. Virus (1999)
R | 99 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
After outrunning a typhoon at sea, a strong-willed tugboat navigator and her crew discover a high-tech alien life form that's taken control of a Russian research vessel and aims to destroy on a massive scale.
Director: John Bruno | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, Joanna Pacula
Votes: 29,909 | Gross: $14.01M
One of weesingwikia's favorite space movies.
International Company: The Oceans Group
Studio: NBC-Universal Distribution
Distributor: Relativity Media (a division of NBCUniversal)
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