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Dear Thursday: Movies That Literally Change Your Life
So yesterday morning, I was listening to something about retirement on NPR, and I thought about Holiday, starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. In this movie, Cary Grant’s character wants to make just enough money to go on holiday for the rest of his life.
I saw this movie for free during my summer in New York at Bryant Park’s classic movie series, and afterwards, I determined that any extra money I made would be used towards retiring as early as possible as opposed to living a richer lifestyle. It literally changed my life.
Of course I’ve had to adjust that plan with marriage and now kids, but the point is that one 2-hour would change the way I live my life and think of money forever.
Do you guys have a movie like this? One that literally changed your life after you saw it? Let me know in the comments.
Ahhhh, Cary Grant. Ahhh, Holiday….
So this is going to sound super cheeseball, but I am going to say Footloose. Yeah, Footloose. I think what most resonated with me was the fact that I always felt like an outsider in my own small hometown. And I couldn't stop dancing at the flour mill! There was something that made me always want to bust out of my town, but I fell stuck and so I made the best of it. I think I wanted to make a difference, no matter how small a victory, in making people happy. It also made me ponder an acting career because in that movie they got to act with Kevin Bacon AND dance!!!
In another strange coincidence, I have 2 degrees from Kevin Bacon on IMDB. Check it. Oh, and our initials are KB. Cue Twilight Zone theme…..
Ahhhh, Cary Grant. Ahhh, Holiday….
So this is going to sound super cheeseball, but I am going to say Footloose. Yeah, Footloose. I think what most resonated with me was the fact that I always felt like an outsider in my own small hometown. And I couldn't stop dancing at the flour mill! There was something that made me always want to bust out of my town, but I fell stuck and so I made the best of it. I think I wanted to make a difference, no matter how small a victory, in making people happy. It also made me ponder an acting career because in that movie they got to act with Kevin Bacon AND dance!!!
In another strange coincidence, I have 2 degrees from Kevin Bacon on IMDB. Check it. Oh, and our initials are KB. Cue Twilight Zone theme…..
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Katharine Hepburn.__I'm writing to let you know that the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Theater in Hepburn's beloved Old Saybrook , CT is set ot open this summer.__It is in a beautifully restored circa 1910 building.__Come read all about us and pass the word!__http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org__
Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Katharine Hepburn.__I'm writing to let you know that the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Theater in Hepburn's beloved Old Saybrook , CT is set ot open this summer.__It is in a beautifully restored circa 1910 building.__Come read all about us and pass the word!__http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org__
The web site for the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Theater is actually.
http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org
The web site for the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Theater is actually.
http://www.katharinehepburntheater.org