18. Julia Roberts was in the movie [Pretty Woman] about a business man and an escort, with Richard Gere. Gere starred with Winona Ryder in [Autumn in New York], about a May-December relationship with a dying girl. Ryder co-starred with Kate Capshaw as a graduate student staying with her grandmother and great aunt for the summer, [How to Make an American Quilt]. Kate Capshaw and Harrison Ford starred in a movie about a 1930s archaeologist's adventures called [Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]. Ford starred in [What Lies Beneath] with Michelle Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer starred with Matthew Modine in [Married to the Mob], a movie about a mafia wife trying to break away from the criminal world. Modine struggled with the demands of medical school in [Gross Anatomy], also starring Daphne Zuniga. Zuniga travelled with John Cusack as he went to meet [The Sure Thing]. Cusack and Dan Aykroyd were rival assassins in [Grosse Pointe Blank]. Akyroyd was in [Driving Miss Daisy], about a relationship between a white widow, Jessica Tandy, and her black chauffeur.
Tandy was in [Fried Green Tomatoes] with Kathy Bates. In [Misery], Bates was a crazed fan who kept writer James Caan captive. Hugh Grant fell in love with the daughter of Caan's mobster in [Mickey Blue Eyes]. Grant was just a boy standing in front of a girl who loved him in [Notting Hill]. That girl was Julia Roberts.
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"Pretty Woman" (1990) was originally intended to be a dark drama about prostitution in Los Angeles, but despite the questionable premise it was later re-written as a romantic comedy. Roberts' performance in the film earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
"Autumn in New York" (2000) tells the story of a romance between a middle-aged restaurateur (Gere) and a terminally-ill young woman (Ryder). Gere and Ryder also starred together in the 2002 film "Unfaithful".
"How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) is based on the novel by Whitney Otto. Winona Ryder stars as Finn Dodd as a student who travels to visit her grandmother to think over a proposal of marriage. While there she joins a group of women who are making a quilt of the theme of love. One of the quilters is Kate Capshaw's character Constance, who tells of the true loves of her life, her late husband Howard and her dog, Chicki.
The second installment in the series, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984) follows Jones, played by Harrison Ford, as he travels to India to recover a stolen sacred stone and rescue enslaved children from a cult. Kate Capshaw played the female lead in the movie.
In "What Lies Beneath" (2000) Harrison Ford plays a scientist who becomes haunted by the ghost of his dead mistress. Michelle Pfeiffer plays his wife, who begins to uncover the truth about the haunting.
"Married To The Mob" (1988) is a comedy directed by Jonathan Demme. Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Angela de Marco, a mafia wife who wants to start a new life away from her husband's criminal activities. Matthew Modine plays the role of Mike Downey, an FBI agent who is assigned to keep an eye on Angela.
Matthew Modine and Daphne Zuniga were medical students in the movie "Gross Anatomy" (1989). Modine fails to take his studies seriously, unlike his fellow student and love interest Zuniga, until his head of department expresses her doubts that he is cut out to become a doctor.
"The Sure Thing" (1985) is a romantic comedy about two college students who travel together from New England to California. Zuniga is going to see her boyfriend while John Cusack is going to meet his best friend from high school, who has set him up with a girl from his college.
Cusack stars in "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) as Martin Blank a contract killer who is invited to his high school reunion and decides to go when he is asked to perform a hit in the area. Dan Aykroyd plays Grocer, a rival hitman who first wants to join forces with him and later to destroy him.
Dan Akyroyd starred in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989) alongside Jessica Tandy. The film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, won four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress for Tandy at the Academy Awards. It tells the story of an elderly Jewish woman (Tandy) and her African American chauffeur (Morgan Freeman) in the American South during the 1950s and 1960s. Akyroyd played the role of Boolie Werthan, the son of Tandy's character, Daisy.
"Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) is based on the novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg. Jessica Tandy plays Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who befriends Kathy Bates' character, Evelyn Couch. Throughout the movie, Ninny shares stories from her youth, including the tale of Idgie and Ruth, two women who ran a cafe together in the 1920s.
In "Misery" (1990), Kathy Bates delivers an Academy Award winning performance as Annie Wilkes, a deranged fan who holds her favorite author, played by James Caan, captive. Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, it explores themes of obsession and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.
"Mickey Blue Eyes" (1999) is a romantic comedy that revolves around a British art dealer, played by Hugh Grant, who falls in love with the daughter of a New York City mobster, James Caan. The film's title refers to the phrase "Mickey Blue Eyes," which is a nickname for someone who is not from a criminal background but is trying to fit in with the mob.
Grant is bookstore owner Will Thacker in romantic comedy "Notting Hill" (1999) who literally bumps into Julia Roberts, playing Hollywood actress Anna Scott, on the street. The two embark on an on-off relationship before Scott declares her love for Thacker in his bookstore while in England filming a period drama.