Movies starring Edie McClurg

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

120 mins     Comedy      

John Hughes dominated the 80s teen movie scene with his movies which tapped into the feelings of the teenage audience, none more so than the brilliant "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" starring Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller a ...

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

93 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I've watched "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" numerous times since its release back in the late 80s and have always liked it. The daft thing is that it took another movie, "Due Date" which came out in 2010 for me to realise exa...

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

103 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

It would be fair to say that many of Hayao Miyazaki's animes have a strong fantasy element and with a storyline which features a 13 year old witch leaving home there is a sense of fantasy to "Kiki's Delivery Service". But in ...

The Little Mermaid (1989)

83 mins     Animation, Family, Fantasy      

I don't think I have come across one Disney animation which isn't held dear by one group of people or another and I put that down to pretty much everyone has an age where they watch a Disney animation and it sticks with them ...

Menu for Murder (1990)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Menu for Murder (1990) Seven women, a murder and a handsome detective finding himself trying to understand the lives of these affluent wives who spend their days at the club or the spa or getting their hair don...

Curly Sue (1991)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama, Family      

I so want to tell you that "Curly Sue" is another classic John Hughes movie but I can't, it doesn't matter that I enjoyed it because quite simply it is a movie plagued by issues. From not knowing exactly who its target audien...

A River Runs Through It (1992)

123 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - A River Runs Through It (1992) Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt star in this look at the life of Norman Maclean and his brother Paul and how their shared love of fly fishing teaches them many a life lesson...

Flubber (1997)

93 mins     Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi      

Sometimes I feel lucky that I grew up after the heyday when Disney were delivering fun family movies such as "The Nutty Professor" and "The Absent-Minded Professor". It means that when I've watched the more modern remakes I a...

Columbo: Ashes to Ashes (1998)

98 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie      

Whether you preferred them or not the 90s Columbo TV movies were all about the characters and the humour and these episodes were never better when the case involved the world of show business. It is why "Columbo: Ashes to Ash...

The Master of Disguise (2002)

80 mins     Comedy, Family      

There is a scene early on in "The Master of Disguise" where Pistachio puts on a silly voice for a kid in the street, it's an in joke when he supposedly mimics old friend Mike Myers' Shrek and Eddie Murphy's Donkey but it fall...

Country Remedy (2007)

102 mins     Comedy, Drama      

Several years ago I wrecked my back and in those first few weeks of being stuck as home rather than going to work I discovered this little American TV series called "Everwood". For those who don't know it was about a doctor w...

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

101 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

I am not a big gamer, in truth I don't think I ever have been despite wasting a fair few hours on video games and so other than the appearance of a Pacman Ghost I didn't recognize any of the other characters in "Wreck-It Ralp...