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' Note: MOVIES.EXE will not work if this file is
' modified in any way
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~1 THE "MOVIES AVAILABLE" SCREEN
The upper right hand corner of the TV Screen displays
the number of movies in this menu.
To read the information about a specific movie, type
the first few letters of its title. For example, to
read about CASABLANCA type the letters CASA. When the
title you want is highlighted, press ENTER to display
the "Now Showing" screen.
You can also browse through the movie list with the Up
and Down Arrow keys, or by scrolling the menu bar with
your mouse.
Press the F2key to perform a SEARCH. The real power
of this movie guide is found in its ability to help you
search for particular types of movies.
To PRINT the information on a movie or group of movies,
press the F7key to MARK that movie, then press the
F3key to print the movies that are marked.
Press the F10key to quit this program.
~2 MAIN SEARCH SCREEN
Use the Arrow Keys to highlight the kind of search you
want to do, then press ENTER. To start the Search
Routine the press the F5FindIt! key.
For example, find all the COMEDIES starring JOHN WAYNE:
1. Arrow over to the CATEGORY Icon on the "Ticket"
screen then press ENTER. from this menu. When
the category menu appears, arrow over to the
COMEDY selection, then press ENTER.
2. Arrow over to the CAST Icon on the "Ticket"
screen, and press ENTER. When the cast menu
appears, type Wayne,John then press ENTER.
3. The "Ticket" screen will reappear with a red
check mark on the Category and Cast Icons.
Press the F5FindIt! key. The "TV" screen
will appear with a list of movies will appear
which features John Wayne in a Comedy.
~3 CATEGORY SEARCH SCREEN
This movie guide helps you search for movies which
qualify in one, two, or three categories. For example
you can search for:
COMEDY (1 Category)
COMEDY and ROMANCE (2 Categories)
COMEDY and ROMANCE and WESTERN (3 Categories)
1st Example
From the Category Menu, arrow over to the COMEDY icon
and press ENTER. When the "Ticket" screen appears,
press the F5Find It! key to search for ALL comedies.
2nd Example
From the Category Menu, arrow over to the COMEDY Icon
and press F7Mark. Now arrow over to the FAMILY Icon
and press the F7Mark key. A red check mark will now
cover both the Comedy and Family Icons. Press ENTER.
When the "Ticket" screen appears press, F5Find It! to
search for all movies which are BOTH comedies AND
family movies.
~4 REVIEW SEARCH SCREEN
Movies in this software are categorized in one of three
categories:
Good
Average
Poor
Movies categorized as Good are those movies which
were in the Top 10 in box office sales, were nominated
for or earned "Best Picture" by the Motion Picture
Academy, or were enjoyed very much by the reviewer.
Average movies are generally enjoyable to watch but
are weak in one way or another.
We have tried to keep as many Poor movies out of this
movie guide as possible. These movies have major flaws
and generally should be avoided.
Use the arrow keys to select either "Good", "Average"
or "Poor", then press ENTER. When the "Ticket" screen
appears press the F5Find It! key.
~5 ACTOR / ACTRESS SEARCH SCREEN
To highlight the name of the actress or actor you want
to search for, type the first few letters of their last
name. For example, to search for all Mel Gibson
movies, type GIBS and arrow down to Mel Gibson's name
and press the ENTER key. At the "Ticket" screen, press
the F5 Find It! key.
You can also search for movies which have two actors or
actresses. For example, to find all movies with have
BOTH John Wayne AND Maureen O'Hara:
1) Highlight John Wayne's name (as described above)
and press the F7Mark key.
2) Now highlight Maureen O'Hara's name and press
the F7 Mark key.
3) When you are done marking your selections, press
the ENTER key.
4) On the "Ticket" Screen, press F5FindIt!
All five movies where Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne
appeared together will appear on the "TV" screen.
~6 DIRECTOR SEARCH SCREEN
As a general rule, if you like a movie, you will enjoy
other movies by the same director. To find all the
movies by a certain director, type the first few
letters of the director's last name, Down Arrow until
it appears on the screen.
For example, to search for all Steven Spielberg movies,
type SPIEL, and when you find his name, press ENTER.
When the "Ticket" screen appears, press the F5FindIt!
key to begin your search.
~7 "YEAR" SEARCH SCREEN
The YEAR search is especially valuable for those who
like "old movies" or "recent releases".
1st Example
To search for movies from 1990 to present, enter 90 and
press the ENTER key (the automatic "TO" year is the
present year). Press F5 Find It! to begin the search.
2nd Example
To search for movies made in 1939 (which many critics
agree was the best movie year ever), enter 39, the TAB
key 39, then press ENTER. Press F5 Find It! to search.
3rd Example
To search for all the movies made in the 1950s, enter
50, the TAB key, 59, ENTER, and then F5 Find It!
4th Example
To search for all movies made before 1940, press TAB
(leaving a blank in the first field), 39, then press
ENTER. At the "Ticket" Screen press F5 Find It!
~8 MPAA RATING SEARCH SCREEN
The MPAA rating has undergone several changes since it
was established in the mid 1960s, but is still useful
as a general guide. Movies which were formerly rated
"GP" we have rated "PG" and movies which received the
"M" rating we rated "PG-13". "X" rated movies and
recent movies which were released in the movie theaters
as "R", but came out in video as "Not Rated" to allow
more sex or violence we have generally rated "NC-17".
1st Example
To search for all "R" rated movies, Down Arrow to the R
Icon then press ENTER. Press F5 Find It! to search.
2nd Example
To search for all "G", "PG" or "Not Rated" movies (the
movies which contain the least amount of objectionable
material)
1) highlight the "G" icon and press F7 Mark.
2) Mark "PG" and "Not Rated" the same way.
3) Press ENTER.
4) At the "Ticket" Screen, press F5FindIt!
~9 KEY WORD SEARCH SCREEN
The key word search is perhaps the most flexible and
fun search of all because you can search for any word,
or consecutive group of words, which appears in the
synopsis or in any review.
For example, to display the movies which had the
highest box office gross each year, enter the key words
Number1, then press ENTER. When the "Ticket" screen
appears, press the F5FindIt! key.
Use the same method to search for Top5 which will
display the top five grossing movies of each year, and
Top10 to display the top ten grossing movies.
COMBINING SEARCHES
Combine searches for even more power. For example, to
list the Top 10 grossing movies of 1993 combine a Key
Word Search for "Top 10" with a Year Search for 1993.
more . . .
Here's how to find the top 10 movies for 1993:
1) At the "Ticket" screen Down Arrow to the Key
Word Icon, and press ENTER. (You have already
done this step.)
2) Type the phrase Top10 in the field on the
"Candy Bar" screen, then press ENTER. The
"Ticket" screen will appear and a red check mark
will cover the Key Word Icon.
3) Arrow over to the Year Icon and press ENTER.
The "Cup" screen will appear.
4) Input 93 in the first field and press the TAB
key.
5) Input 93 in the second field and press the ENTER
key. The "Ticket" screen will reappear with a
red check mark covering on the Year Icon.
6) Press