Damn Good Movie Memories

Episode 359 - Out of the Past (1947)

A terrific film noir starring Robert Mitchum who can't escape his past life when a racketeer (Kirk Douglas) tracks him down.  Co-starring Jane Greer.  Remade in 1984 as "Against All Odds."

Episode 358 - Kicking & Screaming (2005)

Will Ferrell takes over coaching duties for his son's terrible youth soccer team and must compete against his overbearing father's team. Co-starring Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka, and Kate Walsh.

Episode 357 - Move Over, Darling (1963)

Doris Day and James Garner star in this remake of the 1940 comedy "My Favorite Wife," about a woman believed to be dead, but found alive after being lost at sea for over five years and discovering her husband is now remarried!  Co-starring Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Chuck Connors, Fred Clark, Don Knotts, and John Astin.

Episode 356 - Spies Like Us (1985)

Two lower-rung government employees (Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd) are selected by the CIA to be part of a secret espionage program, unaware they are the decoy squad! Co-starring Donna Dixon, Steve Forrest, Bernie Casey, Bruce Davison and William Prince. Directed by John Landis.

Episode 355 - Criss Cross (1949)

Burt Lancaster stars in this film noir about an armored car driver who decides to be part of a mob heist in order to hide an affair with the head mobster's wife.  Co-starring Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea.

Episode 354 - Jackie Brown (1997)

Quentin Tarantino's tribute to the great blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, and Robert De Niro.  Based on Elmore Leonard's novel "Rum Punch."

Episode 353 - Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

A film noir starring John Garfield as a returning WWII veteran and former con man looking to get back into the rackets.  His mark: A rich, young widow (Geraldine Fitzgerald).  Co-starring Walter Brennan and Faye Emerson

Episode 352 - House of Games (1987)

One of the best neo-noir films you've likely never seen, centered around a group of con-men and a renowned psychiatrist drawn to the art of the con.  Starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna.  Written and directed by David Mamet.

Episode 351 - Marlowe (1969)

Based on the famous Raymond Chandler character Phillip Marlowe. James Garner stars as the tough, wisecracking private investigator tasked with finding a missing person, only to get roped into a underworld of murder, blackmail, and gangsters. Co-starring Rita Moreno, Carroll O'Connor, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Bruce Lee in his American film debut.

Episode 350 - Home Alone (1990)

The film that made Macaulay Culkin a star, as he's left home alone (duh!) during the Christmas holiday and outsmarts two thieves. (Joe Pesci & Daniel Stern)  Co-starring Catherine O'Hara, John Heard and John Candy.  Written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.