Nostalgic Disney
If you freeze or give the incorrect movie title response to this prompt, just move on, and do your best to "Let it Go."
What is Frozen?
This horror movie series, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, is named after the holiday at the end of next month.
What is Halloween?
Ryan Reynolds spent years battling with production companies to create an R-rated feature film about this red-suited, foul-mouthed antihero.
Who is Deadpool?
Nothing is more nostalgic than a film that opens with "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." This iconic series is comprised of three trilogies, has inspired numerous spin-offs, and even has its own section in Disneyland.
What is Star Wars?
This 2019 cinematic interpretation of a Broadway musical may be too new to be considered "nostalgic," but its iconic song "Memories" inspires thoughts of the past. Be forewarned, the characters in this cinematic interpretation may have nine lives, but you only have your one.
What is Cats?
Also known an Oceania and Vaiana in some markets, this 2016 animated film is set in ancient Polynesia and features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i, with lyrics in English, Samoan, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan.
What is Moana?
This 1975 horror movie inspired a fear of the water that was so deep, many people refused to go to the beach and some even developed an irrational fear to bathe or shower. We may need a bigger boat for this prompt.
What is Jaws?
Like Theme Week, everything about this 2014 3D animated comedy about some of our favorite children's toys featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, and Elizabeth Banks is awesome.
What is The Lego Movie?
This 2008 Marvel film was the first film released in Marvel Phase 1.
What is Ironman?
Starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, and Eddie Redmayne, this cinematic musical was highly acclaimed, despite its title that would indicate otherwise.
What is Les Miserables?
This 2009 film, set in New Orleans during the Roaring 20s, focuses on an aspiring restauranteur and an amphibious, arrogant prince of Maldonia, and was inspired by a German folk tale and received three Oscar nominations.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This classic Alfred Hitchcock film centered around events at the Bates Motel.
What is Psycho?
Tom Hanks stars in this 1988 comedy where he wishes to be something other than small.
What is Big?
Cars, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Jason Mamoa....and so many others played pivotal roles in this film series that originated in 2001 and continues to this day.
What is the Fast and Furious series?
During the course of this musical, characters expressed extreme distate for gum-smacking and Lipschitz while a love for "All That Jazz."
What is Chicago?
This "tale as old as time" drew its inspiration from an 18th century fairy tale and is often described as a Disney version modeling of Stockholm Syndrome, but because it involves a singing tea pot, a curse, and a furry prince, it has been given the green light for an animated and live action full-length feature film.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This horror series focused on its villain, Freddy Kreuger, a disfigured janitor with knives for fingers. Hint: Many towns changed the names of Elm Street because people refused to buy houses on streets with this name.
What is Nightmare on Elmstreet?
You don't have to be 21 to "jump" into this comedy starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill about two police officers who are sent back to high school to investigate and bring down a new synthetic drug ring.
What is 21 Jump Street?
This 1993 Spielberg film adaptation of a Michael Chrichton novel included an iconic soundtrack by John Williams and sounds and visuals that won the film three academy awards to ensure the film would not follow its lead characters toward extinction.
What is Jurassic Park?
This hills are alive in this classical musical about the love story between a would-be nun and a wealthy Austrian patriarch in the opening stages of World War II.
What is The Sound of Music?
This 1989 Disney Classic centered around a struggling inventor who shrunk his kids down to a quarter inch.
What is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?
Joey and Rachel from the sitcom Friends were so afraid of this anything but dull Stephen King novel that they kept the book in the freezer. The 1980 film adaptation starred Jack Nicholson and was featured in the Spielberg film, Ready Player One.
What is The Shining?
This 2004 comedy stars Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy who works for fictional KVWN channel 4 in San Diego in the 1970s. The original movie pitch is nothing like what was actually produced and involved a plane crash on a tropical island where all characters struggled to survive while being pursued by wild monkeys.
What is Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy?
Originally a live-action trilogy (and one animated film), this series starring Keanu Reeves, made us all wonder what was "real" and if he really knew kung fu.
What is The Matrix?
Starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and John Lenguizamo, this 2001 musical created mashups of original songs and favorite pop and rock classics and made us all sing along to the song "Lady Marmalade."
What is Moulin Rouge?