motion picture monday

one. apollo thirteen.

released: 1995.

starring: tom hanks, gary sinise, ed harris.

what makes it awesome: gary sinise, ed harris. the beatiful job the cast and crew do to illustrate the extent of the efforts made to bring our astronauts home.

two. miss congeniality.

released: 2000.

starring: sandra bullock, michael caine, benjamin bratt.

what makes it awesome: benjamin bratt and michael caine.

three. office space.

released: 1999.

starring: ron livingston, jennifer aniston, gary cole.

what makes it awesome: stephen root.

four. smokey and the bandit.

released: 1977.

starring: burt reynolds, sally field, jerry reed.

what makes it awesome: burt reynolds. i never much cared for him, but here he's badass.

five. space cowboys.

released: 2000.

starring: clint eastwood, tommy lee jones, donald sutherland.

what makes it awesome: tommy lee jones.

six. talladega nights: the ballad of ricky bobby.

released: 2006.

starring: will ferrell, john c. reilly, sacha baren cohen.

what makes it awesome: ferrell (whom i usually detest) and reilly (whom i love).

seven. terms of endearment.

released: 1983.

starring: shirley maclaine, debra winger, jack nicholson.

what makes it awesome: jack nicholson.