Will audiences look back on current titles like “No Hard Feelings,” “About My Father” and “The Boogeyman” with the same love they have for classic films?
It’s unlikely, and that’s being kind.
Films from the ’80s and ’90s inspire endless devotion, thanks to tales touching on love, loss and laughter.
Even better?
They came out before anyone knew what the word “woke” meant. And that matters. Now, some of the stars from those movies are hitting the road to celebrate their greatest hits with the fans.
John Cusack, who spends his days firing off poorly spelled Tweets attacking the GOP, is on tour this summer. He’s not promoting any of his newer films, like “Never Grow Old” or “Distorted.”
Instead, he’s bringing classics like “Sixteen Candles,” “Say Anything” and “High Fidelity” to theaters once more. It’s “An Evening with John Cusack.”
“Seeing films in great theaters the way they were meant to be seen,” Cusack said via his Instagram account.
It’s enough to make the cranky star sound downright neighborly on social media.
I’m glad you had a fun night https://t.co/TAob2jTiSR
— John Cusack (@johncusack) June 23, 2023
Cusack isn’t alone.
The stars of “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” including Chevy Chase, Christie Brinkley and Randy Quaid are also touring the country on the FanFest circuit.
Randy Quaid and Chevy Chase (2023 pic.twitter.com/cN0f10v88e
— j wall
(@jwhaifa) June 17, 2023
Yes, that’s the same Randy Quaid whose last significant Hollywood film was 2005’s “Brokeback Mountain.” Quaid’s legal woes and off-screen antics pushed him out of the business, and it doesn’t appear like he’s coming back anytime soon.
He still proved game for a “Vacation” reunion, and his former co-stars are playing nice along the way.
— Randy Quaid (@RandyRRQuaid) June 11, 2023
Oscar-winner Helen Hunt is getting in on the nostalgia action, too. She’s planning to screen two of her best-known films, “Twister” and “As Good As It Gets” during an appearance at the El Paso Community Foundation Plaza Classic Film Festival later next month.
Meanwhile, Fathom Events continues to bring back older, beloved films to theaters with impressive box office results.
The re-release of “The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” made more money than new releases like “Air” and “Renfield” earlier this year.
“Vacation” returns to theaters July 16 and 19.
Nostalgia matters more than ever in 2023. Our institutions are crumbling all around us. The economy is teetering on the brink of a recession. Half the country believes the U.S. government is weaponized on behalf of one political party.
Few trust the media to tell us the truth.
We hunger for the old days, a time when Cousin Eddie could make us howl and a teen could woo a girl by holding a boom box above his head.
On this day in 1989, Cameron Crowe’s teen drama Say Anything…, starring John Cusack and Ione Skye, opens in theaters and features THIS scene. pic.twitter.com/BEraUC8F1Q
— Eric Alper
(@ThatEricAlper) April 15, 2023
Those days are gone, but the actors who made them happen are happy to relive them on our behalf.
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