Before a mobile phone could fit in the palm of your hand, before streaming platforms made Blockbuster irrelevant, and before the internet made everyone famous, it was all about the toys. In the 1990s, kids went home, turned on Nickelodeon, and were bombarded with copious commercials for Super Soaker, Furby, Skip-It, and Polly Pocket. If…
We could argue that the 1990s were the golden era of rom-coms. Meg and Tom. Leo and Kate. Julia and everyone. While some of these films are coming up on being thirty years old, they still have a special place in our hearts. These are the comfort movies we come back to time and time again when we need…
There’s a point in time when you finally realize how many dated jokes there are in your favorite ’90s movies. It may not seem like ’90s movie jokes are that outdated, but 1990 was decades ago and some of the topical ’90s jokes are now pretty old references. Even if you watched Jumanji in the early 2000s, you may not realize…
For many movie enthusiasts, the 1990s ushered in the grand emergence of the ultimate action film. This was the decade when major movies became franchised series that cemented the fame and fortune of megastars on the big screen. Throughout the monumental era, ’90s action stars took on the roles of charismatic heroes who came to “kick a** and…
Nickelodeon dominated kids’ TV content in the 1990s with animated shows like Doug and Rugrats, and live-action shows like Clarissa Explains It All and Hey Dude! In the 1990s, Nick also introduced the concept of kid-friendly sketch comedy shows with Roundhouse, All That, and The Amanda Show, which utilized the format of adult shows like Saturday Night Live. In particular, All That created characters and skits that remain firmly entrenched in the imaginations of…
Jurassic Park behind-the-scenes stories tend to mirror the movie itself; both are filled with action and excitement. Both also have a streak of humor running right down the middle. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 adventure was more than a blockbuster – it was an outright phenomenon.People went to see it multiple times, dazzled by the groundbreaking visual effects that realistically made…
One of the unusual things about cinema is that even box office hits can fade into obscurity. People can’t wait to see them, and they’re big deals in the moment, but they eventually reach a point where no one talks about them. That’s definitely the case with many 1990s movies. It was a different time….
Ruthless behavior is expected from the villains in action movies, giving the audience even more reason to root for the heroes they are up against. These moments from movie villains in ‘90s action films, however, go above and beyond the typical bad-guy behavior. More than the corrupt and duplicitous conduct expected of villains, certain instances…
The 1990s was an excellent decade for comedies, thanks to talented actors such as Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, and Dana Carvey. Believe it or not, a large number of comedic movies from 1990 through ’99 featured ad-libbed moments. Improvisation is an inextricable aspect of comedy, but extemporaneous scenes rarely appear in movies. Sure, you might see a…
To many contemporary movie-watchers, the flicks we watched as kids are full of nostalgia. Catching part of a cult classic like Hocus Pocus (1993) or Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) may remind you of watching movies with friends or family, prompting pure sentimentality along the way. Many ’90s movies might be good in hindsight, perhaps as a result of that very…
