 Angel Heart 1987  R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fountelieu, Brownie McGhee, Michael Higgins, Kathleen Wilhoite, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Elliott Keener, Charles Gordone, Dann Florek, George Buck, Judith Drake
Private investigator Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is sent to Harlem to meet Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) who hires him to locate aging 1940s' singer Johnny Favorite who, long ago, reneged on a debt to Cyphre. The trail leads Angel into the backwoods of Louisiana where he meets Epiphany Proudfoot (Lisa Bonet), the daughter of a voodoo priestess. Epiphany and Angel engage in wild sex amidst voodoo rituals and dead bodies as Angel pursues in his quest for the missing Johnny Favorite.
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 Angela's Ashes 1999  R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, Michael Legge, Ronnie Masterson, Pauline McLynn, Liam Carney, Eanna MacLiam, Andrew Bennett, Shane Murray-Corcoran, Devon Murray, Peter Halpin, Daire Lynam, Ben O'Gorman
Set in Ireland and based on the best-selling true story by Frank McCourt (played by Joe Breen as a child, Ciaran Owens as a pre-teen, and Michael Legge as a teenager), this is his story of growing up in poverty. Frank was born in Brooklyn, but his parents Angela (Emily Watson) and Malachy (Robert Carlyle) take the family home to Limerick, Ireland where they suffer heartbreak and tribulations often caused by Malachy's heavy drinking. The story, however, also represents hope, for through it all Frank dreams of escaping his plight and moving to America.
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 Birdy 1984 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Delores Sage, Marshall Bell
Two young blue-collar friends undergo a major test of their relationship when Birdy (Matthew Modine) ends up in a mental ward unable to deal with his Vietnam War memories. His friend Al (Nicolas Cage) sticks by Birdy and helps him out of his living Hell.
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 Bugsy Malone 1976  G, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster, John Cassisi, Paul Murphy, Michael Jackson, Michael Kirby, Martin Lev, Dexter Fletcher, John Rafter Lee, Sheridan Earl Russell, Albin "Humpty" Jenkins, Paul Chirelstein, Andrew Paul
The Gangster era of the 1920s is depicted by children, dressed in pinstriped suits and flapper dresses, who use "splat guns" that spurt cream in preparation for a "cream massacre." Bugsy Malone (Scott Baio) learns that another gang is using a gun that shoots sweets, and he sets out to get his hands on the weapon as he gains power over rivals "Fat Sam" (John Cassisi) and "Dandy Dan" (Martin Lev). 1 User Review
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| | renoils@sbcglobal.net 02/01/2007 | | I first saw this movie when it came out in 1976....I was friends with Alan Parkers' daughter at the time...I learned every song by heart and pretended thta I was Tahlulah....great musical for kids |
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Come See the Paradise 1990 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi, Stan Egi, Ronald Yamamoto, Akemi Nishino, Naomi Nakano, Brady Tsurutani, Elizabeth Gilliam
The plight of the Japanese-Americans and the union activists/organizers in the 1930s and 1940s are both highlighted in this love story of union activist Jack (Dennis Quaid) and Japanese-American Lily (Tamlyn Tomita). Against the wishes of her father, Lily marries Jack. When World War II breaks out, Lily, along with many of the Japanese-Americans, is put in an internment camp. Jack, now in the service, goes AWOL and searches the camps for Lily. Not many films have dealt with the treatment of the Japanese-Americans, and this one, though not great, is adequate in its treatment of the subject. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 10/18/2007 | | This is a great love story. I love this movie |
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 The Commitments 1991 R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Colm Meaney
"The Commitments" is a band made up of working-class Dubliners that was formed by an ambitious young Dubliner to bring soul music to the area. The film is filled with great 1960s'-like music. This movie was adapted from a Roddy Doyle novel, which was the first of his "Barrytown" trilogy. The other two novels, which continue slices of life of working-class Dubliners, are "The Snapper" and "The Van," which were also made into movies.
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 Evita 1996 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail, Andrea Corr, Peter Polycarpou, Victoria Sus, Julian Littman, Olga Merediz, Laura Pallas, Julia Worsley, Maria Lujan Hidalgo, Servando Villamil, Gary Brooker, Maite Yerro
Madonna plays the role of Eva Peron in this film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical. The story begins at 33-year-old Eva's funeral and then relates her earlier life as an aspiring musician who meets and marries Colonel Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce). Eva aids in her husband's political success when he is elected President of Argentina. The beautiful Eva begins a charity to help the poor people of Argentina, and she gains supporters as well as enemies before her death from cancer in 1952. "You Must Love Me" won an Oscar for Best Song. The film received four additional nominations.
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Fame 1980 R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines, Anne Meara, Barry Miller, Debbie Allen, Joanna Merlin, Eddie Barth, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy, Jim Moody
This story focuses on students–Coco (Irene Cara), Doris (Maureen Teefy), Montgomery (Paul McCrane), Raul (Barry Miller), and Bruno (Lee Curreri)–at New York High School for the Performing Arts. From auditions through ensuing years at school, they cope with their teenage problems and keep up with academics in their own unique ways as they work through training that may lead to stardom. The film won Academy Awards for Best Musical Score and Song ("Fame").
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 The Life of David Gale 2003  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven, Leon Rippy, Rhona Mitra, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Beaver, Cleo King
A reporter, Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet), interviews convicted murderer Dr. David Gale (Kevin Spacey) just three days before his execution date. Her next step is to race against time to prove his innocence in this crime drama, which speaks for those against the death penalty.
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Midnight Express 1978 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins, Paul L. Smith, Mike Kellin, Norbert Weisser, Michael Ensign, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Diogene, Kevork Malikyan, Peter Jeffrey
This film is based on the true story of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) who, as an American college student, was arrested for smuggling hashish in Turkey. The story details the suffering Billy endured during his five-year imprisonment and subsequent escape. The film won two Academy Awards (Best Writing and Musical Score), and four nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (John Hurt).
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Mississippi Burning 1988 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff
This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.
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The Road to Wellville 1994 R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey, Michael Lerner, Colm Meaney, John Neville, Lara Flynn Boyle, Traci Lind
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins) owns a Battle Creek, Michigan, resort where he preaches the virtues of a clean life. To that end, Will and Eleanor Lightbody (Matthew Broderick and Bridget Fonda) are there to begin lives of celibacy and find the task very difficult.
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Shoot the Moon 1982 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill, Tracey Gold, George Murdock, Leora Dana, Irving Metzman, Robert Costanzo
A marriage is falling apart, and the couple (Albert Finney and Diane Keaton) agrees to let the husband spend some time with his girlfriend (Karen Allen). This couple just cannot seem to get either marriage or themselves together.
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| 1. Angel Heart (1987)
2. Angela's Ashes (1999)
3. Birdy (1984)
4. Bugsy Malone (1976)
5. Come See the Paradise (1990)
6. The Commitments (1991)
7. Evita (1996)
8. Fame (1980)
9. The Life of David Gale (2003)
10. Midnight Express (1978)
11. Mississippi Burning (1988)
12. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
13. The Road to Wellville (1994)
14. Shoot the Moon (1982)
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