Nothing like the anniversary of one of your favorite movies, to make you feel like like your AARP card is coming in the mail any day now. Think about it, a movie that you adored when you were younger and seems like it just came out just yesterday. It’s now celebrating 20 years since it’s release.
No matter how many times we say “time flies,” it doesn’t really sink in until a movie milestone hits, along with a hard-hitting reality check. It happens with not only movies, but when we hear about iconic albums turning 20. For example, albums turning 20 this year: Beyonce’s ‘Dangerously in Love,’ 50 Cent’s ‘Get Rich or Die Trying,’ ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys,’ and Jay-z’s ‘The Black Album,’ just to name a few.
There are also a lot of TV shows turning 20 this year. We had the first of three seasons of ‘Chapelle Show’ make it’s debut. Also ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ which I feel seems older, came out in 2003. I didn’t watch it when it originally aired, but did binge-watch ‘One Tree Hill’ which debuted in 2003. Other shows turning 20: The Bachelorette, The O.C., and The Ellen Show.
There were also some other big pop culture moments in 2003. Apple launched iTunes, and also introduced their 3rd generation iPod, getting rid of the scroll wheel. Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 21, the first issue of Teen Vogue came out, Wicked debuted on Broadway, and it was officially announced that Friends would be ending.
So let’s get to movies. There were so many that came out 20 years ago and we decided to share some of our favorites that are turning 20 this year. Let’s get scrolling!