Name That Movie!

[Scooter]

And I'll bet Jim is right--that was one of my wife's favorite films (and one of the few non-Superman films I could stand Christopher Reeve in) so I saw it many times.

Funny, I remember enjoying it at the time (I love Jane Seymour in just about anything she does, and Reeve was good too) but I haven't caught it coming on TV more than once that I remember since it came out..

[Big RR]

You need the DVD; it goes back far enough I have it on laser disc as well. I do recall it on one of the premium channels (HBO I think) shortly after it came out, but I tend t avoid films on commercial TV due to the tendnency to edit them for time, as well as other reasons.

[BoSoxGal]

Another one of my all-time favorite movies, I have seen it several dozen times and at one point owned the VHS - a gift from my mom. I knew the clue but didn't login in time.

[Lord Jim]

Since a whole bunch of people have verified that my answer is correct, if oldr pulls another Houdini and doesn't show up to verify it by some time this afternoon, I'm going to go ahead and post a new one...

[Long Run]

if oldr pulls another Houdini and doesn't show up

Nitpicker's query: I know that this is a commonly used phrase to indicate someone who just leaves a social setting, but does it make any sense? It refers to Houdini's "disappearing" elephant trick, but the elephant actually never left, it was still there. Further, Houdini spent far more time and was much more famous for his escapes. So shouldn't a "Houdini" actually be an improbable escape from a difficult situation?

[Lord Jim]

Okay, I see oldr has been by without posting in this thread, so I'm going to take that as implied verification...

For Christ's sake! What is this, some half-assed Princeton debating society? We are in a war situation!

The movie starred a very well known actor and and co-starred several others most people here are probably familiar with...

[dales]

I have it on laser disc as well.

laser disc, WTF

That's SO 80's!

[RayThom]

[Lord Jim]

[Lord Jim]

Okay, time for another quote:

I believe what we stumbled across is not man-made but a phenomena of nature, one that can't be explained.

As you can probably tell from that quote, it's a sci-fi movie...

[RayThom]

Ah, got it:

[Lord Jim]

Okay, this should be a giveaway clue (for anyone who's seen it) when combined with the other quotes and clues...

Like a couple of other recent movies we've had, this flick also has a time travel theme...

[Crackpot]

Hot tub time machine

[Lord Jim]

Hot tub time machine

That's actually one movie with a time travel theme that I have avoided watching...(no interest in the sequel either...)

Here's the first quote again:

For Christ's sake! What is this, some half-assed Princeton debating society? We are in a war situation!

Think military....

[Long Run]

Sounds like a line Jack Nicholson would deliver, so I'll venture Mars Attacks.

[Lord Jim]

That would be a no...

The movie is older than that, (80s) and it's not a comedy...

[datsunaholic]

The Final Countdown. Loved that movie as a kid.

[Lord Jim]

Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, James Farentino, and Charles Durning...

[datsunaholic]

D: Where the hell's the clutch?

A: It's automatic!

D: Get in, you're driving.

[dales]

The Philadelphia Experiment?