I know what you watched in the 90s: Summer edition

So many great summer themed movies
The Man in the Moon (1991)
Envy between sisters
My Girl (1991)
The saddest scene in 90s cinema
The Crush (1993)
A fatal attraction
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Based on Fannie Flag's novel
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Funny and thoughtful
Now and Then (1995)
Memories of childhood friendship
Great Expectations (1998)
Adaptation of Dickens novel
Clueless (1995)
The unforgettable Cher and Tai
The Truman Show (1998)
Story with a message
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Cult classic
American Beauty (1999)
Critique of suburban life
'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (1997)
Popular cast
So many great summer themed movies

The 90's was a great decade for movies and in particular summer based films. We take a look at a few 90's summer films that made a mark.

The Man in the Moon (1991)

The film follows the story of two sisters, Dani (Reese Witherspoon, image) and Maureen (Emily Warfield), who live with their parents on a farm in Louisiana. In the summer of 1957, the widow Marie Foster and her son, Court (Jason Foster, image), arrive in the town.

Envy between sisters

Court and Maureen are the same age, and more than just a friendship grows between them. It arouses the jealousy of Dani (image), who dreams of one day being as popular as her older sister.

My Girl (1991)

The story is set in the summer of 1972 and follows the life of Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chlumsky), an eleven-year-old hypochondriac with a difficult-to-manage widower father. Not only is he a funeral director, but he has complicated tastes. The relationship between Vada and her dad changes when Shelly DeVoto enters their lives. She's a make-up artist who begins to work alongside her father.

The saddest scene in 90s cinema

Things become complicated when Shelly’s ex-husband shows up. But of course, the most heartbreaking part of the movie has to do with Vada's little friend, Thomas (Macaulay Culkin).

The Crush (1993)

The handsome, young bachelor Nick Eliot (Cary Elwes) moves to the city of Seattle to turn his life around. There he meets young Darian, a capricious girl played by Alicia Silverstone.

A fatal attraction

Soon, a fatal attraction is born between them. It will make their summer one they will never forget.

In the image: the young Cary Elwes in the role of Nick.

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

A housewife is unhappy with her life and befriends an elderly lady in a retirement home. She is mesmerized by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

Based on Fannie Flag's novel

Murder, laughs, friendship and a twist add to this much-acclaimed comedy-drama based on the novel by Fannie Flag.

 

Dazed and Confused (1993)

This gets a mention because not only did it introduce us to Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck and Milla Jovovich, It also gave a certain actor his own catchphrase. 'Alright, alright, alright'.

 

Image: Universal Pictures

Funny and thoughtful

The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. Exploring  the complexities of adolescence.

 

Image: Universal Pictures

Now and Then (1995)

The touching coming-of-age drama 'Now and Then' is a must-see film from the summers of the 90s. Twenty years after breaking their friendship and going their separate ways, four friends reunite to celebrate a pregnancy.

 

Memories of childhood friendship

Together, the childhood friends remember a distant past when they were rebellious girls in the summer of 1970. During the laughs, they remember that they failed to keep a promise made many years ago.

Great Expectations (1998)

In the film 'Great Expectations', Finn (Ethan Hawke) is obsessed with the rich Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow). As a child, he spent summers with her, and he would have liked to have more than just a friendship.

 

Adaptation of Dickens novel

When, years later, he moves to New York to become a renowned painter, the relationship between Estella and Finn changes. The story is a movie adaptation of the famous Dickens novel.

Clueless (1995)

'Clueless' is set in modern-day Beverly Hills and very loosely based on the classic Jane Austen novel, 'Emma.' The film immortalizes the line "As If" and follows the life of Cher Horowitz, a rich girl with a heart of gold.

 

The unforgettable Cher and Tai

The protagonist, played by Alicia Silverstone, decides to mentor an unfashionable new girl at school, Tai Frasier (Brittany Murphy), and, in the process, realizes that things are not always as they seem.

The Truman Show (1998)

As the ultimate reality show, 'The Truman Show' follows a man who is unaware that his entire life is being filmed and watched by millions. Unfortunately, he’s the only one not in on the secret. Everyone from his parents to his wife, friends, and colleagues are actors.

Story with a message

When he starts to grow suspicious of his false life, the show’s producer intervenes with more and more bizarre ways to keep him from discovering the truth.

 

 

The Big Lebowski (1998)

A bum is mistaken for a millionaire because they have the same last name. 'The Dude' agrees to find the aforementioned millionaire's wife for a juicy reward and here begins the adventure of The Big Lebowski.

Cult classic

Over time, the absurd comedy with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi, became a true cult classic.

American Beauty (1999)

A middle-class man in his 40s, Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) is fed up with his job and his wife (Annette Bening).

Critique of suburban life

He becomes obsessed with his teenage daughter's attractive best friend in what will be the last days of his existence.

'I Know What You Did Last Summer' (1997)

After covering up a car accident in which a man was killed, Four teenage friends are stalked by a mysterious figure with a hook.

Popular cast

The cast for this teen horror film was pretty impressive as well. Boasting Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Philippe and Freddie James Prinze Jr.

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