1993, by the way, was the year I graduated high school.
1. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
I'd seen this movie, but as I was scrolling through Netflix one day I realized that I couldn't remember a single thing about it.
In case there's somehow someone on this Earth that doesn't know already, Sleepless in Seattle is a romantic comedy set in - you guessed it - Seattle. I watched it for views of my hometown in the early 90s, but taken on its own merits it still holds up.
1. Ladybugs (1992)
Rodney Dangerfield coaches a girls' soccer team.
1992 was probably the height of both Dangerfield and costar Jonathan Brandis' careers. After Ladybugs (and in Brandis' case, Sidekicks) followed a series of movies that few remember.
Director Sidney J. Furie also helmed classics such as The Ipcress File and The Boys in Company C in the 70s, as well as The Entity and Iron Eagle in the 80s, but by 1992 he was just glad to have another movie.
I'd put Ladybugs very far down in Dangerfield's filmography. By 1992 movies like Back to School and Easy Money were distant memories, and he'd spend most of Ladybugs "doing standup at people" rather than acting.
Fun Fact: Jonathan Brandis won his role over Leonardo DiCaprio, whom the producers passed on because he was too convincing as a girl.
2. Peter's Friends (1992)
Insufferable British people (plus one American) gather at a manor to celebrate New Year's Eve. This film only further confirmed my strong dislike for Kenneth Branagh. Yes, he's been in a few good movies, but I am, overall, not a fan.
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