T.D.I.M. - Mar 28, 1980

The number one song on this date in 1980 was Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) by Pink Floyd. This song came off the famous (infamous?) The Wall album. The album would later be turned into a musical featuring extended animation scenes. The clip of the song below is taken from the movie.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 26, 2000

The number one movie on this date in the US continued to be Erin Brokovich. I generally love Julia roberts movies, but this one turned me off from the start, and I have never seen more than a 10 min clip of it. If the clip below of someones ten funniest moments from the movie is accurate, I haven't missed much. It appears to mainly be clips of Julia cussing.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 25, 1990

The number one movie on this date in the US was Pretty Woman. I have definitely seen this one. In fact if I am channel surfing and hit this movie, I stop and watch it. Again. I think Richard Gere and Julia Roberts had a good chemistry, and I wish we had seen more of Laura San Giacomo. Hector Elizondo was perfect, but I think Jason Alexander was miscast. I think Tom Arnold would have been better in the role for instance. After watching it just now, this is one of those trailers that basically tells the whole movie.......

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 24, 1980

The number one movie on this date in 1980 was still Kramer V Kramer. This is some serious cultural domination. Remember at this time most cities only had a dozen broadcast TV channels at the most. Cable TV was in its infancy. The internet as it exists today wasn't even a dream yet.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 19, 2000

The number one movie on this date in 2000 was Erin Brockovich. Didn't see it.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 18, 1990

The number one movie in the US on this date continued to be The Hunt For The Red October. Here is a clip featuring someone who claims to be a member of a mutiny that inspired The Hunt For The Red October.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 17, 1980

The number one movie in the US on this date was ... surprise, surprise... Kramer V Kramer. Here is the third part of Streep's interview at Inside the Actor's Studio.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 12, 2000

The number one movie on this date in 2000 was Mission To Mars. Another movie I never saw. I think I know why this time though. Although I love Gary Sinise as an actor, and think Tim Robbins is a fairly good actor, I can't stand to watch Tim Robbins because of his outspoken political views. It was the same deal with the band The Dixie Chicks. I really enjoyed their first two albums, but I can't listen to them since they attacked Pres. Bush while overseas. I know this is a weakness of mine, and I do try to overcome it from time to time.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 11, 1990

The number one movie on this date continued to be The Hunt For The Red October. Here is a clip from the film in which the sub captain speaks to his crew, and the crew responds by singing a patriotic tune.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 10, 1980

Surprise! The number one movie was once again Kramer V Kramer. This is the second time, out of what will be eventually four times, that the movie drops out of first place, only to re-gain first place the next week.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 5, 2000

The number one movie in the US on this date was once again The Whole Nine Yards.While I was searching for a clip to feature for this post, I came across a meme (apparently started by Ellen DeGeneris) dealing with the friendship/potential romantic relationship of Matthew Perry and Lauren Graham. There is a whole Youtube channel based on the meme, and people create music videos using montages of their photos.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 4, 1990

The number one movie in the U.S. on this date was The Hunt For Red October. The movie starred Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan and Sean Connery as a defecting Soviet sub captain. This was the first of the movies based on the Ryan-verse books written by Tom Clancy. I am a big fan of these books, and have read all of them several times. As far as I am concerned, Harrison Ford really captures how I imagine Jack Ryan to be, and Anne Archer was simply perfect as his wife in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. That being said, I think Alec Baldwin does a good job in this film. However, Ben Affleck was a horrible casting choice for Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. I have never seen that movie in its entirety, but what I have seen is a travesty. I really wish they had changed the name of the movie, because it really had little to do with the book beyond the basic premise and a few plot points.

T.D.A.T.M. - Mar 3, 1980

The number one movie on this date in the U.S. was The Coal Miner's Daughter. I have seen this movie, in fact I've seen it several times and would watch it again. Apparently it was just a one week wonder in the theaters, although it did win an Oscar.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 26, 2000

The number one movie on this date continued to be The Whole Nine Yards. This is a clip from the movie where the two main characters meet.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 25, 1990

The number one movie this week continues to be Driving Miss Daisy. Here is a clip of Jessica Tandy winning the Best Actress Golden Globe that for Driving Miss Daisy.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 24, 1980

The number one movie on this date was still Kramer V Kramer. Apparently this movie was a monster. I was living in the UK at the time, so the impact this movie had escaped me. Here is part two of Meryl Streep's interview on Inside the Actor's Studio.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 19, 2000

The number one movie in the US on this date in 2000 was The Whole Nine Yards. This was an adventure/comedy starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry. There was a sequel in 2004 called The Whole Ten Yards.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 18, 1990

On this date in 1990, Driving Miss Daisy had returned to number one in the United States. Here's Morgan Freeman in a commercial for Listerine.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 17, 1980

Once again the number one movie in the US on this date was Kramer V Kramer. Here is the first part of Meryl Streep's appearance on Inside the Actor's Studio.

T.D.A.T.M. - Feb 12, 2000

The number one movie on this date in 2000 continued to be Scream 3. I understand the clip below has all of the death scenes from the movie...so I just saved you an hour to an hour and a half of your life....