John Hughes
2) Flubber
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Brilliant but befuddled Professor Phillip Brainard is on the brink of inventing a revolutionary energy source and missing his wedding for the third time! He develops a miraculous elastic goo flubber that enables anything it's applied to, to bounce super high and fast.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
30th anniversay edition.
Language
English
Description
Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of the Rebel's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Samantha Baker is ready to make the most of her sweet sixteenth birthday, but only if someone, anyone from her family would just remember it. For her birthday, she has to endure creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the beauty who stands in the way of the boy of her dreams.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Clark Griswold vows that his clan will enjoy the "most fun-filled family Christmas ever." However, his plans are a disaster waiting to happen as he installs 25,000 lights on the Griswold rooftop, a turkey explodes on the dining room table, his house is invaded by zany relatives, and a SWAT team lays siege outside.
7) Home alone 3
Language
English
Description
A band of international crooks hides a stolen military computer chip in a toy car, but an airport mix-up puts it in the hands of whiz-kid Alex Pruitt. When the criminals zero in on him, he sets an array of ambushes and booby traps.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"On a beautiful morning, Ferris Bueller pretends to be sick and plays hooky from school with his friends, nervous Cameron and carefree Sloane. They head to the most exciting place they know: downtown Chicago! They climb to the top of the tallest skyscraper, visit the museum, and cheer on a baseball game."--
Language
English
Description
Five high school students - a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase - find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of John's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their fears,...
11) Home alone
Language
English
Description
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's family left for vacation, they forgot one minor detail: Kevin. He's left home alone overnight with two bumbling burglars trying to break in so he rigs a bewildering battery of boobytraps to welcome them.
13) Baby's day out
Language
English
Description
"Baby Bink is out on the town for the day, visiting wondrous places and seeing fantastic sights. The only problem is, he is traveling alone. ... Baby Bink stays one step ahead of a trio of bumbling con artists ... eager to collect the reward money being offered by his wealthy parents"--Container.
14) Curly Sue
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Chicago. Another town, another innocent scam for vagabond Bill Dancer and the curly-topped orphan he's cared for since infancy. This time, however, Bill hits the jackpot and his newest con whisks them both from the poorhouse to the penthouse with lots of laughs along the way.
15) Uncle Buck
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Unaccustomed to suburban life, fun-loving Uncle Buck soon charms his younger relatives Miles and Maizy with his hefty cooking and his new way of doing the laundry. But his carefree style doesn't impress everyone, including Tia, his rebellious teenage niece, and Chanice, his impatient girlfriend.
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Twenty-fifth anniversary edition, Blu-ray version.
Language
English
Description
They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m. they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends.
17) Just visiting
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Count Thibault is a brave warrior and respected nobleman in 12th century France. Count Thibault has a loyal servant in the half-bright Andre. An aging wizard demonstrates a new potion and Thibault and Andre find themselves transported to the year 2000. Julia, a museum employee who bears a striking resemblance to the Counts love, finds the visitors and becomes their unofficial guide to life in the Windy City. Thibault soon discovers that the young...
18) Only the lonely
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a 38-year old Chicago cop who still lives with his mother, a domineering widow used to controlling her son's life. When he meets and falls in love with a young woman, Mama sets out to break up the romance.
19) 101 dalmatians
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
In their small London flat, Dalmatians Pongo and Perdy, along with their human pets Roger and Anita, are overjoyed by the arrival of their litter of 15 puppies. But when the spotted-fur-loving Cruella De Vil and her clumsy cohorts, Jasper and Horace, dognap the litter along with every other Dalmatian pup in London, it will be up to Pongo and Perdy to rally the town's animals to aid in the puppies rescue. Now the puppies have to outwit their captors...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Great news--Kevin McCallister is spending the holidays in New York City. Bad news--his parents are spending them in Florida! Separated once again from his family, Kevin manages to find food, lodging and fun using his dad's credit card. But his big-spending solo act takes a dangerous turn when the Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv escape prison and also land in the Big Apple. Now, Kevin must outrun and outprank them again"--Container.
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