Fred MacMurray stars in this silly tale of an inventor who creates some amazing rubber like substance that bounces super high. He coats the basketball team's sneakers and they begin winning.
In typical Disney form, a corrupt business man tries to steal the formula. This is a nice family friendly film from 1961. It's in black and white, but your kids will still like it.
Library: VHS; Bandon, Coos Bay, Myrtle Point & Powers. DVD; Bandon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054594/
Amazon: The Absent-Minded Professor (Widescreen Edition)
Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks pay homage to the classic TV series with this madcap comedy film. A straight laced detective, Sgt. Joe Friday, tries to break up a mysterious cult looking for a virgin to sacrifice.
He and his scroungy partner find the girl, but the cult captures her. Sure they took a drama and made a comedy out of it, but that's alright. No one is really as stuff as the original Joe Friday.
The library system has several copies of the original series. They're quite watchable too. Look for the film at the branch below.
Library: Bandon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092925/
Amazon: Dragnet
Not really a huge Will Ferrell fan, but I LOVE Bob Newhart. Buddy finds out he's not a true elf and he goes to find his real father. How far wrong can you go watching Ferrell sit on Newhart's lap.
In general the cast just makes for a laugh party. Look for Edward Asner as Santa and James Caan, Mary Steenburgen and Zooey Deschanel will charm you with their comedy antics.
Library: VHS; Powers. DVD; Bandon, Dora & North Bend
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319343/
Amazon: Elf : Widescreen Edition
Quite an entertaining pun filled romp about a pair of kindly exterminators who take all the animals and put them on the farm of their lady friend. One of them pair gets exposed to a Were-rabbit (like a were-wolf only in bunny form.) He then goes around terrorizing the town until his partner figures out it's him.
It might take a couple of watches to catch all the pun goodness. Many of them go by so fast. Husband Murry liked it more than I did, but I laughed enough to give this the watchable rank.
Library: Bandon, Coos Bay, Coquille, Myrtle Point and Powers.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312004/
Amazon:Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Widescreen Edition)
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