Posted by
Emmett of the Unblinking Eye on Monday, April 09, 2007 8:46:38 PM
In honor of the obscene amounts of money raised by the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, we decided to explore the
Top 10 Fundraising Movies of All Time -- or at least the ones that I can remember. So for right now, here they are:
10.
My Blue Heaven(1990): Not the best Steve Martin movie, but I did love the concept of setting out pickle jars throughout the small town for "donations".
9.
Rat Race (2001): Although the final scene is a major let down, it is undeniably about fundraising.
8.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936): If you inherited millions, you'd be hounded by fundraisers too.
7.
Pinky (1949): Overlooked film about a young black girl who passes for white, obtains her nursing degree, falls in love with a white doctor who doesn't know her secret, and returns home to the South to raise funds to save the home willed to her so that she can open a nursing school for blacks.
6.
Calendar Girls (2003): So what options do a group of matronly ladies with plenty of fruit have for fundraising?
5.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938): Well, they
do give to the poor.
4.
The Music Man (1962): Will he use the money he raises for the promised instruments and uniforms, or run off with it to a new group of suckers? It really doesn't matter; just watching Robert Preston strut his stuff
3.
The Producers (1968): What better investment could there be but 100% of a musical with 30,000% ownership?
2.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): When the S&L goes south, the people it served step up.
1.
Flags of Our Fathers (2006): A wonderful movie that shows how much the USS sacrificed to maintain the war effort.
And close behind:
Red River Valley (1941);
The Blues Brothers (1980);
The Wheeler Dealers (1963);
Cool Runnings (1993);
Van Wilder (2002).