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"The Birdcage": “Family Values” vs. Valuing Family

How Melanie Griffith Prepared To Play a Real ‘Working Girl’

"Working Girl" Immortalized the ‘Staten Island Ferry Look’

Manhattan Commuters Inspired "Working Girl"

A Son’s Insecurities Added Poignancy to "Stand by Me"

Stephen King’s Childhood Inspired "Stand by Me"

A Classic Song Inspired an 11th-hour Title Change for "Stand by Me"

In "Die Hard," Bruce Willis Took Risks For Realism

"Die Hard" Borrowed Some “Joy” from "A Clockwork Orange"

Transforming the "Die Hard" Script from Grim to “Joyful”

Glasnost and Perestroika Failed to Sink "The Hunt for Red October"

Tom Clancy on Writing "The Hunt for Red October"

"The Hunt for Red October" and the Storozhevoy Incident