Home Is Where The Haggis Is

The other day a rare moment occurred while the moms were waiting to pick up their little ones from preschool, many of us actually had time to sit down to converse!  Not only that, a conversation about the movies we watched as kids developed.  Some were movies that actually came out in theaters when we were kids and others were classics that our parents watched.  There were many, “Oh! Good one(s).” Or an occasional sigh as if we were reliving a bit of the past.  The list we compiled is by no means complete because it was off to the races in no time and all of us needed to pick up our child(ren).  Soooo, I am asking all of you to throw out some of your favorites as well.

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Pop some popcorn, pass the rope licorice and watch these movies with your own kids or significant other.

1.  Annie  (1982)

2.  Adventures in Babysitting  (1987)

3.  Babe   (1995)  Not as old as most of these, but still so good.

4.  Back to the Future  (1985)

5.  Batteries Not Included  (1987)

6.  Bedknobs and Broomsticks  (1971)

7.  Big  (1988)

8.  Black Beauty  (1946)

9.  The Black Stallion  (1979)

10.  The Boy Who Could Fly  (1986)

11.  Charlotte’s Web  (1973)

12.  Flight of the Navigator  (1986)

13. Freaky Friday  (1976)  The original before Lohan soiled the title.

14.  Ghostbusters  (1984)

15.  The Goonies  (1985)

16.  Harry and the Hendersons  (1987)

17.  Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey  (1993)

18.  The Jungle Book  (1967)

19.  Lassie  (the t.v. show started in the 1940s, but the 2005 movie received good reviews)

20.  Little Monsters  (1989)  Gotta love Fred Savage!

21.  The Monster Squad  (1987)

22.  The Muppets Take Manhattan  (1984)

23.  Milo and Otis  (1986)  A pug and a kitten.  Every animal-loving child will be hooked.

24.  The Neverending Story  (1984)

25.  Old Yeller  (1957)  A tear-jerker, but a rite of passage nonetheless.

26.  The Parent Trap  (1961)  Again, stick to the original. 🙂

27.  Pete’s Dragon  (1977)

28.  Pippi Longstocking  (1969)

29.  Pollyanna  (1960)

30.  Popeye  (1980)

31.  The Princess Bride  (1987)

32.  The Reluctant Dragon  (1941)

33.  The Sandlot  (1993)  Baseball and rambunctious boys versus a giant dog nicknamed “The Beast.”

34.  The Secret Garden  (1993)

35.  Splash  (1984)  Didn’t every girl want to be a mermaid when this came out?  I certainly did!

36.  The Sound of Music  (1965)

37.  Spacecamp  (1986)

38.  Swiss Family Robinson  (1960)

39.  The Yearling  (1946)

40.  Where the Red Fern Grows  (1974)  Bring out more tissues.  Truly one of my all-time favorites.

Have I forgotten one?  Let’s hear some more!