A Matter of Principle 1984  TV, 56 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Gwen Arner
Cast: Alan Arkin, Barbara Dana, Virginia Madsen, Danny Corkill, Mary Seibel, Deanna Dunagan, Hillary Wolf, Gary Cole, Tony Arkin, Aaron Freeman
Highly principled Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) goes too far when he destroys the Christmas tree that his wife (Barbara Dana) and their 11 children bring home on the grounds that it was extravagant. After his wife and children leave him, Flagg must rethink his Scrooge-like behavior.
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Things Are Tough All Over 1982  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Thomas K. Avildsen
Cast: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Shelby Fiddis, Rikki Marin, Evelyn Guerrero, John Steadman, Rip Taylor, Dorothy Neumann, Billy Beck, John Corrona, Aaron Freeman, Toni Attell, Mike Bacarella, Don Bovingloh, Richard "Moon" Calhoun
Cheech and Chong play Chicago car-wash attendants hired to drive a car to Las Vegas. They don't know it, but $5 million of dirty money has been stashed in the upholstery. Once in Las Vegas they make connections with wealthy Arabs as Cheech and Chong take on dual roles of themselves and the Middle Easterners.
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Who Am I This Time? 1982  TV, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Robert Ridgely, Les Podewell, Mike Bacarella, Dorothy Patterson, Aaron Freeman, Ron Parady, Maria Todd, Caitlin Hart
Based on Kurt Vonnegut's short story, this tale involves the experiences of shy, hardware store employee Harry Nash (Christopher Walken) who takes on the persona of characters he portrays while acting in local theater productions. "A Streetcar Named Desire" is playing, and Harry, who has the role of Stanley Kowalski, is presently adapting his real life personality to reflect that of the impassioned "Stanley." At the same time, Helene Shaw (Susan Sarandon) has moved to town and wins the role of "Stella" playing opposite Harry. Helene falls in love with Harry–not knowing that Harry's real personality is the exact opposite from that of "Stanley."
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A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story 1992 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Till Murder Do Us Part
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Collins, Michelle Johnson, Kelli Williams, Stephen Root, Lori Hallier, Christine Jansen, Debra Jo Rupp, Tricia O'Neil, Jordan Christopher Michael, Aaron Freeman
This made-for-TV movie is based on a true story of insanely jealous housewife Betty Broderick (Meredith Baxter) who broke into the home of her ex-husband, Dan (Stephen Collins), and new wife Linda (Michelle Johnson) and shot them while they slept.
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| 1. A Matter of Principle (1984)
2. Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
3. Who Am I This Time? (1982)
4. A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)
aka: Till Murder Do Us Part
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