The Top Classic Movies From The Last Century

Touch of Evil (1958)

Despite this flick being an Orson Welles piece, American audiences weren't so touched by the storyline. Oddly enough, it did numbers in Europe which, eventually, turned into American approval. It's highly regarded as one of films greatest film noirs. 

Some Like It Hot  (1959)

Marilyn Monroe excels in this screwball film alongside Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Monroe does a bunch of wonderful musical numbers that are career-defining. The plot of this film is also intriguing and eye-catching for the time period: two men witness a mob hit and end up joining an all-female band disguised as two women to keep their identity safe.

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The More You Know

  • Rowan Atkinson – also known as Mr. Bean – is the voice of Zazu in The Lion King.
  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • Some of the velociraptor noises in "Jurassic Park" are actually tortoises mating.
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.