Afterglow 1997  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Nick Nolte, Julie Christie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Jay Underwood, Domini Blythe, Yves Corbeil, Alan Fawcett, France Castel, Claudia Besso
Two couples–Phyllis (Julie Christie) and Lucky (Nick Nolte) and Marianne (Lara Flynn Boyle) and Jeffrey (Jonny Lee Miller)–are suffering because of unhappy marriages. When repair contractor Lucky arrives at Marianne and Jeffrey's apartment, Marianne becomes the object serviced. Meanwhile, Jeffrey finds comfort in Lucky's wife Phyllis who is only too happy to take on the mother role for Jeffrey. Julie Christie received a Best Actress Oscar nomination.
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Breakfast of Champions 1999  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Barbara Hershey, Glenne Headly, Lukas Haas, Omar Epps, Buck Henry, Vicki Lewis, Ken Hudson Campbell
In this film, based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 satire on consumerism in small-town America, Bruce Willis plays the Pontiac car dealer, Dwayne Hoover, who, despite his wealth, continually contemplates suicide.
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Choose Me 1984  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Rae Dawn Chong, John Larroquette, Edward Ruscha, Gailard Sartain, Robert Gould, John Considine
This is one of the best movies of 1984. It is a very clever comedy/drama that centers on relationships among a group of late-night owls. The group includes such people as a nightclub owner, a radio sex talk-show hostess, and an escapee from a mental hospital.
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Endangered Species 1982 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley, Hoyt Axton, Peter Coyote, Marin Kanter, Dan Hedaya, Harry Carey Jr., John Considine
New York cop Ruben Castle (Robert Urich) and Colorado sheriff Harriet Purdoe (JoBeth Williams) join forces to uncover the mystery behind cattle mutations. While this story is based on a true story, its "preachiness" gets in the way.
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Equinox 1993  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Matthew Modine, Lara Flynn Boyle, Fred Ward, Marisa Tomei, Tyra Ferrell, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tate Donovan, Lori Singer, M. Emmet Walsh, Gailard Sartain
Henry Petosa and Freddy Ace (both played by Modine) are twin brothers who were separated at birth. They meet and the results make for a good story as they have led extremely diverse lives.
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Love at Large 1990  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer, Ted Levine, Kate Capshaw, Annette O'Toole, Ann Magnuson, Barry Miller, Kevin J. O'Connor, Neil Young, Ruby Dee, Gailard Sartain
Down-on-his-luck private eye Harry Dobbs (Tom Berenger) is hired by mysterious Miss Dolan (Anne Archer) to tail her boyfriend who she thinks is cheating on her. But, the inept Harry follows the wrong man who also has secrets: two families. Then Harry starts being trailed by Stella (Elizabeth Perkins) who was hired by Harry's jealous girlfriend. The two private eyes end up working together to finish his case.
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Made in Heaven 1987 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Debra Winger, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Ann Wedgeworth, Don Murray, Amanda Plummer, Marj Dusay, Tim Daly
A young hero (Timothy Hutton) dies and goes to Heaven where he falls in love. As fate would have it, his lover (Kelly McGillis) is chosen to go to Earth to inhabit the body of a newborn infant.
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The Moderns 1988 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Keith Carradine, Linda Florentino, Genevieve Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, John Lone, Kevin J. O'Connor, Gailard Sartain, David Stein, Elsa Raven
A group of American artists converged on Paris in the 1920s and helped to begin the period of modern art. This is the story of the fascinating world of artists, gallery owners, and patrons of the arts–including their loves and indiscretions.
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Mortal Thoughts 1991 R, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, John Pankow, Harvey Keitel, Billie Neal, Frank Vincent, Karen Shallo, Crystal Field, Marianne Leone
Cynthia (Demi Moore) is confessing to the police and to a video camera that she killed her best friend's (Glenne Headly) husband, an abusive, wayward man. The story is told in flashbacks and shows the events prior to the murder. Whodunit?
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Campbell Scott, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Gwyneth Paltrow, Keith Carradine, Sam Robards, Martha Plimpton, David Gow
This is a biography of Dorothy Parker's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) life and wit revolving around the Algonquin Round Table where she and other writers met for lunch during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Roadie 1980 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, Art Carney, Gailard Sartain, Joe Spano, Alice Cooper, Roy Orbison, Hank Williams Jr., Blondie
The rock star, Meatloaf, and a groupie set out to meet Alice Cooper and along the way get involved in some bizarre escapades. This film actually has a cult following–go figure!
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The Secret Lives of Dentists 2003 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary, Robin Tunney, Peter Samuel, Jon Patrick Walker, Gianna Beleno, Lydia Jordan, Cassidy Hinkle, Adele D'Man, Kevin Carroll, Kate Clinton
The idyllic lives of married dentists–Dr. David Hurst (Campbell Scott) and Dr. Dana Hurst (Hope Davis)–take a tailspin when David suspects Dana of being unfaithful and enters a world of hallucinations in which he thinks of his patient, Slater (Dennis Leary), as his secret confidant.
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Songwriter 1984 R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Melinda Dillon, Rip Torn, Lesley Ann Warren, Mickey Raphael, Rhonda Dotson, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Gould, Gailard Sartain
Lots of good music and an interesting perspective on country singers are provided in this film revolving around the adventures of Gilda (Lesley Ann Warren) who becomes the protege of country singer Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson). Doc gets help and advice from his former partner, Blackie Buck (Kris Kristofferson), in handling the troubled girl. Kristofferson wrote the Academy Award nominated musical score.
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Trixie 2000 R, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Nick Nolte, Nathan Lane, Brittany Murphy, Lesley Ann Warren, Will Patton, Stephen Lang, Mark Acheson, Vincent Gale
Gum-chewing Trixie Zurbo (Emily Watson) is a security guard who longs to be a full-fledged private eye. Her big break comes when she is hired by a casino to watch for pickpockets; a tangled mess results–not only for Trixie but the film as well.
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Trouble in Mind 1985 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Genevieve Bujold, Lori Singer, Joe Morton, Divine, George(2) Kirby, John Considine, Albert Hall, Gailard Sartain, Dirk Blocker, Robert Gould, Antonia Dauphin, Billy Silva, Caitlin Ferguson
Kris Kristofferson plays an ex-policeman, Hawk, who has just finished serving his prison term and jumps right into the middle of a romantic triangle. The other two members of the triangle are Coop and Georgia (Keith Carradine and Lori Singer). Love and crime intermingle in this character study of some offbeat characters.
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| 1. Afterglow (1997)
2. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
3. Choose Me (1984)
4. Endangered Species (1982)
5. Equinox (1993)
6. Love at Large (1990)
7. Made in Heaven (1987)
8. The Moderns (1988)
9. Mortal Thoughts (1991)
10. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
11. Roadie (1980)
12. The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
13. Songwriter (1984)
14. Trixie (2000)
15. Trouble in Mind (1985)
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