Buddy films

The Blues Brothers was a rhythm and blues band fronted by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in character. Belushi (as vocalist Joliet Jake Blues) and Aykroyd (as harpist Elwood Blues) were both members of the original cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live. The Blues Brothers' television debut was as the musical guest in the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live, often cited as one of the best-ever SNL episodes. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Blues Brothers"

The Cure is a 1995 film starring Brad Renfro and Joseph Mazzello about two boys searching for the cure of AIDS, from which one of them is suffering. One of Michael Eisner's sons, Eric Eisner produced. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Cure (1995 film)"

The Defiant Ones is a 1958 film which tells about two escaped prisoners who are shackled together, one white and one black, who must co-operate in order to survive. It stars Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel, Cara Williams, Charles McGraw and Lon Chaney Jr.. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Defiant Ones"

The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a former Secret Service agent, and Damon Wayans as a retired professional football player, who join forces to prevent a corrupt United States Senator from being assassinated. The movie was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and Geffen Pictures, and directed by Tony Scott. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Last Boy Scout"

The Man is a 2005 comedy/ action/ crime film starring Eugene Levy and Samuel L. Jackson. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Man (2005 film)"

The Odd Couple was a hit 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spinoffs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates, one uptight and the other slovenly. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Odd Couple"

The Presidio is an American action movie, released in 1988 by Paramount Pictures, directed by Peter Hyams and starring Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan and Jack Warden. Hyams also photographed. The score was composed by Bruce Broughton. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Presidio (film)"

The Road to Hong Kong ( 1962) was the last in the long-running Road to... series and the only episode not produced by Paramount Pictures. Regular stars Bing Crosby and Bob Hope return, but the leading lady is now Joan Collins rather than Dorothy Lamour. Lamour makes a cameo appearance as herself late in the film and other cameos are provided by David Niven and Peter Sellers. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Road to Hong Kong"

The Sting was an Oscar winning caper film from 1973 based in the 1930s and centered around a convoluted plot by two professional "grifters" ( Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw). The story is based in part on real life con games documented by David W. Maurer in his book The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Sting"

Thelma and Louise is a road movie from 1991 conceived and written by Callie Khouri, co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Geena Davis as Thelma, Susan Sarandon as Louise, and Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic detective trying to solve crimes that the two women find it easier and easier to commit. Michael Madsen plays Louise's boyfriend and Christopher McDonald plays Thelma's controlling husband. Brad Pitt (in his first significant role in a major Hollywood film) plays a robber on parole who befriends Thelma on the road. The film was released on May 24, 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thelma and Louise"

Tommy Boy is a 1995 comedy movie starring Chris Farley and David Spade. A "Holy Schnike Edition" DVD was released in August 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tommy Boy"

Twins is a 1988 comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman about unlikely twins (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito) that were separated at birth. The core of the film is the relationship between Devito's streetwise character and Arnie's Ingenue persona. ...more on Wikipedia about "Twins (film)"

White Chicks is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Keenen Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. The plot begins when two disgraced black FBI agents (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) go undercover in an effort to protect cruise line heiresses Brittany and Tiffany Wilson (parodying Paris and Nicky Hilton) from a kidnapping plot. They dress up as white girls. ...more on Wikipedia about "White Chicks"

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