JERRYMAGUIRE, 1996
ROUNDERS, 1998
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, 1948
The Last Detail, 1973
Monday, 2:30 a.m., TCM
Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid were both nominated for Oscars in this terrific movie that’s both a military road trip, and buddy romp. Two rough and tumble sailors — Nicholson and Otis Young — are assigned to escort a young Navy thief (Quaid) to prison. Taking pity on the naive dope, they decide to teach him about life before he’s canned for eight years. That includes lessons in drinking and a trip to a hooker. Gotta love it.
Jerry Maguire, 1996
Tuesday, 8 p.m., AMC
Show me the money! Cuba Gooding Jr.won an Oscar for his role as money-hungry, volatile, yet lovable athlete, Rod Tidwell, in this film about a sports agent (Tom Cruise) who begins his own agency after losing his job. The only people beside Tidwell who believe in him is his assistant, Dorothy (Renée Zellweger) and her adorable little 5-year old son. The boy, Jonathan Lipnicki, captured the hearts of America in this movie — and at the Oscars. Co-starring Bonnie Hunt.
Rounders, 1998
Friday, 11:30 p.m., SPIKE
A reformed gambler and now college student (Matt Damon), has to go back to high-stakes poker to help his ex-con friend (Edward Norton) pay off a loan shark. Things go from great-to-terrible when the ex-con gets caught cheating. With John Turturro, John Malkovich , Martin Landau, and the great Mal Z. Lawrence.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
Saturday, 5:30 p.m., TCM
Badges? They don’t need no stinking badges! John Huston won two Oscars, Best Screenplay and Best Director, for this brilliant, timeless movie. Two drifters (Humphrey Bogart, and Tim Holt) convince an old-time prospector, (Walter Huston, John’s dad, who won Best Supporting Actor) to help them mine for gold in the barren Mexican Sierra Madre mountains in the 1920s. Great all the way through and a helluva shocker of an ending.