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I was curious about what everyones favorite touchstone movies were. If we can talk about touchstone tv shows, i feel movies are fair game. :)

mine are

-splash (touchstone pictures snow white! i love the scene where shes dancing to "she works hard for the money" in front on the TV's)

-Down and out in Beverley Hills ("oh maltise, what a pretty dog you are, such a pretty dog" LOL)

-Ruthless people ("Ive been kidnapped by K-Mart!")

-Outrageous fortune (shelly Long and bette midler are great together! however, bette had a potty mouth in that movie )

-Cant Buy Me Love (isnt it funny how the main character has the same name as the guy who got voted out of disney and replaced by michael eisner? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm im talking about ron miller)

-Coctail (mediocre movie, but you gotta love that soundtrack!)

-Big Buisness (possible my favorite of all)

-Beaches (Its not nice to judge other people, leave me alone LOL)

-Scenes from a mall (Infedelity and bargain shopping!LOL)

-Father of the bride (i love the music at the beginning)

-Sister Act (Come on! who doesnt love sister act!)

-Its Pat the Movie (*makes pat grunt*)

-Ed Wood

-bubble boy (Bright and SHIIIINY!)

-Bringing down the house

-raising helen

and im going to receive criticism, but i think the nightmare before christmas is VERY overrated. i just dont get it.
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Post by Jack »

There really isn't many Touchstone movies that I like. I guess my list would include Shyamalan's films, particularly Signs, which I liked the most of his. I'd also include Roger Rabbit and Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Post by Luke »

Obviously "Touchstone" doesn't give off as strong a vibe as "Disney". I actually had to look back and think what studio made these.

The '80s...
Adventures in Babysitting
Can't Buy Me Love
The Color of Money

The '90s...
What About Bob?
A Civil Action
The Insider
Nothing to Lose

M. Night Shyamalan's films (well, just <i>Sixth Sense</i> and <i>Signs</i> - we'll see about <i>The Village</i>)
Wes Anderson's 2 Touchstone films, <i>Rushmore</i> and <i>Royal Tenenbaums</i> (<i>Life Aquatic</i> looks promising too)

I think that's about all I can think of right now.
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I don't have many Touchstone DVD's but the one I do like is Big Touble with Tim Allen :D
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Post by danamichelle »

Dead Poet's Society was a great movie. (I am pretty sure it is Touchstone)
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Oldyeller wrote:I don't have many Touchstone DVD's but the one I do like is Big Touble with Tim Allen :D
Finally! Someone who agrees with me! *holds hand up for a high five*
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Post by Wonderlicious »

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of the only ones I can think off the top of my head, as well as The Nightmare Before Christmas and 10 Things I hate about you, so that's my list...
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mine is Nightmare before Christmas of course.

This movie was ment to ba an actual Disney Movie wasn´t it?
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Splash
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Pretty Woman
Sister Act
Sister Act II
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride Part II
The Other Sister
The Sixth Sense (People are including it in their lists, but it's actually a Hollywood Pictures film)
Signs

For those wondering how the heck I was able to list so much, you can find out all of the films Touchstone distributed here: http://www.imdb.com/List?production-com ... 20%5Bus%5D
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Post by I am the Doctor »

My Favorite Touchstone films-

Pretty Woman
What About Bob
Dick Tracy
Coyote Ugly (A guilty pleasure!)
The Rock (I know it a Hollywood Pictures release-but it was about the only decent Hollywood pictures release)
King Arthur (no it's not Camelot-but if you take it at face value-it's actually pretty good)

Never been a big fan of Shyamalan's films-but Sixth Sense is okay
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Nightmare Before Christmas
King Arthur
The Village
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The Nightmare Before Christmas and Splash. In that order.
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I had to consult the Touchstone list in the Polls & Games thread, but:

- Dead Poets Society
- Sister Act
- Three Men and a Baby
- What About Bob?



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Post by DEREKG »

Here are my favs: (In no Particular Order)

Nightmare Before X-mas

Pretty Woman

Gone in 60 Seconds

Armageddon

Turner & Hooch

Deuce Bigalow

Mystery Alaska

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Cocktail

Adventures in Babysitting

That's about all I can think of right now! :roll:
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Post by Touchstone84 »

I couldn't resist posting in this 3 year old thread, but anyway here is my Touchstone top 10 (excluding Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Nightmare Before Christmas);

The Insider
Dead Poets Society
Pretty Woman
Ed Wood
The Prestige
Armageddon
The Rocketeer (released as a Touchstone title outside of North America)
Con Air
Calendar Girls
Splash
Sweet Home Alabama
Ransom
Dick Tracy
Signs
The Horse Whisperer
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Touchstone (AND Hollywood Pictures)


Arachnophobia
Sister Act
Oscar
Pretty Woman
What About Bob?
Ruthless People
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Straight Talk
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (don't ask... I don't know why)
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Post by Daisy Duck »

Under the Tuscan Sun is a favorite of mine.
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10 Things I Hate About You is the best teen romantic comedy ever, and Heath Ledger is amazing.
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Post by Escapay »

Touchstone84 wrote:I couldn't resist posting in this 3 year old thread
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Anyway, some of my favorites...

Adventures in Babysitting
Big Business
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Dick Tracy
The Rocketeer (I never knew it was also a Touchstone picture, but it's one of my favorite Disney ones, so I guess I'll also give it a "favorite Touchstone" distinction as well. :D)
Sister Act
Life with Mikey (a title I've repeatedly delayed in picking up...)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Pearl Harbor (yeah yeah...)
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I've also always wanted to see Under the Tuscan Sun, but never pick it up whenever I see it used or on sale.

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Post by Touchstone84 »

I guess I should as well also post a list of favourite Hollywood Pictures films, although there are quite a lot of stinkers among them; An Alan Smithee Movie, Powder, Super Mario Bros. and V.I Warshawski - as opposed to the Touchstone films where only Kazaam and Corky Romano comes to mind. :D

1. Crimson Tide (Give me the missile key Mr. Hunter!)
2. Quiz Show
3. While You Were Sleeping
4. The Santa Clause (the only with film credited with both Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, i.e. no need to question who the copyright claimant may be :lol: )
5. The Rock
6. The Sixth Sense
7. The Distinguished Gentleman
8. Spy Hard
9. Nixon
10. Tombstone
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