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Woman of the Hour

In 1978, struggling actress Cheryl Bradshaw is a contestant on the popular TV dating show, *The Dating Game*, where she must choose one of three hidden bachelors. She is ultimately won over by the charming and witty Bachelor Number One, Rodney Alcala, and selects him for a date. As Cheryl navigates the glitzy, superficial world of television entertainment, a parallel narrative reveals the terrifying truth that Alcala is a prolific serial killer in the midst of a murder spree across California. The film juxtaposes the cheerful on-air courtship with the grim reality of Alcala's predatory nature, culminating in Cheryl's post-show interactions with him, where his unsettling demeanor makes her instinctively reject him, a decision that unknowingly saves her from becoming another victim of the man who would be dubbed the "Dating Game Killer."

The Video Dead

A mysterious television set is delivered to a new home, which is soon occupied by siblings Jeff and Zoe. The TV exclusively plays a low-budget, black-and-white zombie film, from which the undead creatures escape into the real world to terrorize the suburban neighborhood. These zombies are unusual; they are self-aware, resent their own decaying state, are repulsed by mirrors, and kill humans out of envy for the living. Teaming up with a paranormal-savvy garbage collector named Joshua, Jeff learns the zombies' weaknesses and that they can be psychologically tricked into believing they are dead and buried again. After a series of attacks on their friends and neighbors, Jeff and Joshua manage to trap the zombies in a sealed basement, but the haunted television is inadvertently sent on its way to a new location, destined to unleash its horror elsewhere.

Stealing Beauty

After her mother commits suicide, a young woman travels to Italy in search of love, truth and a deeper connection with herself. Tags: Storyline: Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack are a real-life couple and have been married since 1978.

The Breakfast Club

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought. Tags: Storyline: The scene in which all characters sit in a circle on the floor in the library and tell stories about why they were in detention was not scripted. Writer and director John Hughes told them all to ad-lib.

Gorillas in the Mist

"Gorillas in the Mist" is a biographical drama directed by Michael Apted. The film follows the story of Dian Fossey, portrayed by Sigourney Weaver, a scientist who travels to Africa to study and protect mountain gorillas. Fossey faces numerous challenges and dangers, including conflicts with poachers and local authorities. Throughout the film, she forms a deep connection with the gorillas and becomes a passionate advocate for their conservation. The plot explores Fossey's dedication to her cause and her fight to save the endangered gorillas from extinction.

UHF

An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Tags: Storyline: For the shot of the Spatula City billboard, the production bought a billboard on a remote stretch of highway. For months afterward, drivers taking the exit would ask nearby businesses about Spatula City. The ad was finally removed after the businesses complained.

Vacation

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Tags: Storyline: All the cast members had terrible experiences when it came to filming the scenes inside Walley World, where they rode all of the roller coasters and other rides. In the commentary, Chevy Chase mentions that many of the rides made him and the other cast members vomit, especially since they all had to ride them several times for each take. Dana Barron mentioned in the commentary that the coasters made her so sick, she had to take motion sickness pills and would pass out on nearby benches between takes. Finally, Anthony Michael Hall mentions that in the shots on the roller coaster where he looks scared, he wasn't acting, his fear in those shots was genuine.