come fly with me

the year: 1963

the genre: comedy


the cast: Dolores Hart (Donna Stuart); Hugh O'Brien (First Officer Ray Winsley); Karl Boehm (Baron Franz Von Elzingen)' Pamel Tiffin (Carol Brewster); Lois Nettleton (Hilda "Bergie" Bergstrom)


the plot: Classic schmaltz. Three stewardesses working for Polar Atlantic Airways, make regular flights between New York and Paris or Vienna. Along the way, one meets an impoverished Austrian baron who turns out to be a diamond smuggler. Another, a "Southern belle", develops a crush on the first officer of the airplane even though she takes issue with his morals. The third gets noticed by a multi-millionaire widower from Texas.


don't miss: how Miss Brewster aids in averting the cavetation.



extra bonus points: if you know what Dolores Hunt did with the rest of her life.


did you know: that the title of this film was originally Champagne Flight.



watch the trailer here.

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new in town

the year: 2009

the genre: comedy


the cast: Renee Zellweger (Lucy Hill); Harry Connick Jr. (Ted Mitchell); Siobhan Fallon (Blanche Gunderson); J.K. Simmons (Stu Kopenhafer); Frances Conroy (Trudy Van Uuden


the plot: A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is sent to a middle of nowhere town in Minnesota to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. After enduring a frosty reception from the locals, icy roads and freezing weather, she warms up to the small town's charm, and eventually finds herself being accepted by the community. When she's ordered to close down the plant and put the entire community out of work, she's forced to reconsider her goals and priorities, and finds a way to save the town.



don't miss: the quilt the townsladies give to Lucy.


listen for: "How about polka? It's got something for everybody!"



did you know: Renée Zellweger said Winnipeg was so cold during filming (as low as -55° C), the camera could only run for up to 1 minute per take, to prevent the heat generated by the camera's electric motor from cracking the icy lens.



extra bonus points: if you also celebrate Gopher Day.


also listen for: "I think what your father meant to say is go and have a good time." "That is so not what I meant at all."