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The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: A League Of Their Own
March 6, 2017 – 8:55 AM | 22 Comments
The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>A League Of Their Own</em>

THERE’S NO CRYING ON THE POPPY-FIELDS MOVIE COUCH OF FAME!!

The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: Forrest Gump
January 26, 2017 – 11:11 AM | 6 Comments
The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>Forrest Gump</em>

The Couch Of Fame is like a box of chocolates…OR IS IT?!?!

The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: Apollo 13
October 31, 2014 – 1:27 PM | 26 Comments
The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>Apollo 13</em>

Houston, we have absolutely no problem with this at all.

The Crushed Film Festival presents: Backdraft
December 29, 2010 – 12:41 AM | 16 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Backdraft</I>

The Movie: Backdraft
The Crush Object: Kurt Russell
The Story: The Netflix plot summary pretty much covers it: “[Firefighter] brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey (William Baldwin and Kurt Russell) are battling each other over past slights while …