Stories by @rwhite18

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1966)

A popular high school student, admired by his peers, decides to take a day off from school and goes to extreme lengths to pull it off, to the chagrin of his Principal, who'll do anything to stop him.

The Breakfast Club (1975)

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.

What Actors Could've Played Daniel Plainview in Various Decades?

Daniel Plainview is the main protagonist of the 2007 epic drama film, There Will Be Blood. He is loosely based on the James Arnold Ross character from the 1927 novel, Oil!, who himself is based on the real-life oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny.

The Searchers (2026)

An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.

What Actors Could've Played Gordon Gekko in Various Decades?

Gordon Gekko is a composite character in the 1987 film Wall Street and its 2010 sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, both directed by Oliver Stone. Gekko was portrayed in both films by actor Michael Douglas, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the first film.

What Actors Could've Played Rick Blaine in Various Decades?

Richard "Rick" Blaine is the main protagonist of the 1942 film, Casablanca. He is a cynical, world-weary expatriate in the titular city who falls in love with a French woman, Ilse, against the rise of fascism in the country. He was played by the late Humphrey Bogart, who also portrayed Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon.

John Wick: Chapter 4 (1983)

In the film, John Wick sets out to get revenge on the High Table and those who left him for dead.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (1979)

The film centers on John Wick going on the run from a legion of hitmen after a bounty is placed for his murder.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (1977)

In the film, retired hitman John Wick is forced back into his old life to fulfill a blood oath to crime lord Santino D'Antonio.

Game of Thrones (1971 - 1979)

Game of Thrones is roughly based on the storylines of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R. R. Martin, set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and the continent of Essos

Once Upon a Time in the West (1958)

A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

Seconds (2016)

The film tells the story of a middle-aged New York banker who, disillusioned with his life, contacts an agency known as "The Company" which specializes in providing "rebirths" under new identities and appearances altered by plastic surgery.

Magnum, P.I. (1970 - 1978)

This series makes the most of its Hawaiian setting by sending private eye Thomas Magnum all over Oahu righting wrongs -- at least when he isn't dealing with security at the posh estate (dubbed Robin's Nest) of absentee owner, and celebrated-but-unseen author, Robin Masters and clashing with stuffy British butler Higgins. T.C. and Rick, buddies from Magnum's days in the military, help him out with cases. Magnum is provided nearly unlimited use of many of Masters' luxury items, including a Ferrari.

The Parallax View (2014)

An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

Rush Hour (1988)

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1968)

Combining live-action and animation, the film is set in an alternate history Hollywood in 1947, where humans and cartoon characters (referred to as "toons") co-exist. Its plot follows Eddie Valiant, a private investigator with a prejudice against toons, who must help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon framed for murder.

Blade Runner (1962)

A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.

The West Wing (1979- 1986)

The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.

The Age of Adaline (2025)

A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.

Psych (1976 - 1984)

Shawn Spencer happens to possess some uncanny powers of observation thanks to his father, Henry, a former police officer who taught his son to remember even the smallest details of his surroundings. When Shawn is accused of committing a crime that he actually solved, he convinces the cops that he's a psychic -- and with the reluctant help of best friend Gus, Shawn starts solving cases for a skeptical but increasingly impressed police force.