Run, Forrest, Run!

What is the 90s without this movie? This is one of the most quotable, most enjoyable, and most memorable movies of the entire decade, much less 1994. 

It also made nearly 700 million dollars and basically swept the Oscars. 

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Turns out Stephen King books don't all feature scary clowns. In fact this one has zero clowns, but instead has incredible performances by Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, and others as well. 

Is it the best movie of 1994? The best King adaptation?

Tune in to find out, this week on Movielife Crisis!

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The classic Gen X movie for us middle-aged slackers everywhere, Reality Bites is finally here! Starring Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofolo, Steve Zahn, and directed by Ben Stiller. Plus the soundtrack is great!

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Anyone else remember the '94 movie where Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson have sex in a moving car? This is it. 

Also Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, written and directed by Adam Rifkin.

It's entirely gone from the legal corners of the internet, so join us as we discuss! 

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Tom Cruise, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas, and introducing Kirsten Dunst, in the 4th movie in the saga of Brad Pitt's long hair: Interview With The Vampire.

Based on the insanely popular Anne Rice book series and spanning nearly 200 years of "history", Jeff and JT struggle to figure out why this movie was popular. Maybe you can help us (please help us).

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What's James Cameron up to between Terminator 2 and Titanic, I wonder? Oh, right, this massive action-comedy hit with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. 

Also Tom Arnold throwing heat as the funny sidekick, Charlton Heston with an eyepatch, and exploding helicopters everywhere!

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A Coen Brothers movie (Fargo, Big Lebowski, Oh Brother Where Are Thou?) starring Tim Robbins and Paul Newman -- is it the weirdest movie of the year or does Pulp Fiction take that title?

The important thing is that it's incredibly beautifully designed and shot, and also did we mention it's weird af?

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Double D Squad reporting for duty! Danny DeVito, Mark Wahlberg (in his first movie), Stacey Dash, Gregory Hines, in a Penny Marshall film. Also we get a chance to talk to the writer of the movie, Jim Burnstein, who tells us how Penny Marshall got involved, why he's scared of Danny DeVito, and why the movie didn't make more money.

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The long-awaited sequel to A River Runs Through It (🧢) is finally here. Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins teach us everything there is to know about how not to parent, and Jeff gets frustrated with life before AC and hair conditioner.

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Meg Ryan as Einstein's (fictional) niece, Tim Robbins as her mechanic-turned-fake-physicist suitor, and Walter Matthau as Einstein in this '94 RomCom.

Some memorable quotes, excellent performances, and Matthau-as-Einstein....

Yep, that happened. 

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