Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, May 31, 2017

A flood, a tough cop, and the fountain of youth- diverse topics for today's movies.



The Johnstown Flood (1926) is a silent
epic movie about the great Johnstown
flood, which occurred May 31 in 1889.







The Johnstown Flood








Dirty Harry (1972) stars Clint Eastwood,
born May 31, in 1930, as a tough cop
after a serial killer.  This thrilling action
movie features an American Film Institute
Hero, Harry Callahan, and an AFI Quote,
"You've got to ask yourself one question:  'Do
I feel lucky?'  Well, do ya, punk?"  The movie
is on the National Film Registry.



Dirty Harry







Cocoon (1985) is a science fiction movie
about senior citizens discovering a
fountain of youth.  The film won Oscars
for Best Supporting Actor, to Don Ameche,
and for Visual Effects.  Ameche was born May
31 in 1908.




Cocoon








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