Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies 1973  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Pamela Franklin, Eric Shea, Bernadette Peters, Rosemary Murphy, Alice Ghostley, Royal Dano, Claudia Bryar, Don Keefer, Kelly Jean Peters
This is a Steven Spielberg story about a 1920s' stunt pilot and marks Bernadette Peters' film debut.
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Addams Family Reunion 1998  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dave Payne
Cast: Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Kevin McCarthy, Alice Ghostley, Leigh Taylor-Young, Patrick Thomas, Lindsey Haun, Phil Fondacaro
Nothing new in this straight-to-tape rendition of the Addams family misadventures. Yes, it features spooky Gomez, Morticia, and their snobby kids, but it is still one of the worst versions of the events in this strange family's life that has yet been made.
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Blue Sunshine 1976 R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jeff Lieberman
Cast: Zalman King, Deborah Winters, Mark Goddard, Robert Walden, Charles Siebert, Ann Cooper, Ray Young, Alice Ghostley, Stefan Gierasch, Richard Crystal
Jerry (Zalman King) is on the run after committing a murder in self defense. He knows that something bad is going on: one-by-one, some of his neighbors in a quiet suburban community lose all their hair and then go into uncontrollable, murderous rages. His investigation leads to a professor at his university 10 years ago who developed an LSD variant "Blue Sunshine" and tested it on students. The drug's affects are now showing up.
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 Cinderella 1957  TV, 76 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney, Ilka Chase, Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley, Edie Adams, Robert Penn, Alexander Clark, Iggie Wolfington, David F. Perkins
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote this musical especially for Julie Andrews, and it was performed live on TV to a record audience (for that time). (Andrews was also performing in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway at the time.) It is the rags-to-riches story of Cinderella who is oppressed by her mean-spirited stepmother (Ilka Chase) and stepsisters Portia and Joy (Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley) until she meets Prince Christopher (Jon Cypher).
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The Flim-Flam Man 1967  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: George C. Scott, Michael Sarrazin, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan, Jack Albertson, Alice Ghostley, Albert Salmi, Slim Pickens, Strother Martin, George Mitchell
Since only characters who deserve to be taken are cheated, this movie works as it tells the story of a con artist (George C. Scott) who takes an Army deserter under his wing and teaches him a few things about dishonesty.
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 The Graduate 1967  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell, Elisabeth Fraser, Alice Ghostley, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne, Harry Holcombe
Up until graduation, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has lived by his parents' values; now he is striving to discover what it is that he feels is important in life. Although he falls in love with Elaine (Katharine Ross) who is his own age, he ends up being seduced by her mother, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Now he must extricate himself from the situation with the mother in order to win Elaine's love. Mike Nichols won the Oscar for Best Director, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (Hoffman), Actress (Bancroft), and Supporting Actress (Ross).
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My Six Loves 1963 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gower Champion
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, David Janssen, Eileen Heckart, Hans Conried, John McGiver, Alice Ghostley, Pippa Scott, Jim Backus, Max Showalter
A preacher (Cliff Robertson) arranges for six orphans to go for a visit at the home of an actress (Debbie Reynolds). The visit proves to be the answer for the problems of all involved.
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Not for Publication 1984 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Barry Dennen, Richard Blackburn, Jeanne Evans, Richard Paul, Michael Sullivan
Reporter Lois (Nancy Allen) works for a sleazy New York newspaper that specializes in finding all the scandals that abound in the city. She also has a second job: working for the mayor. When she begins to suspect the mayor of wrongdoing, the fun begins. Bizarre characters, funny at times, tasteless more often than not.
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Palmer's Pick Up 1999  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Coppola
Cast: Robert Carradine, Richard Hillman, Patrick Kilpatrick, Neil Giuntoli, Alice Ghostley, Soupy Sales, Garrett Morris, Talia Shire, Morton Downey Jr., Rosanna Arquette, Piper Laurie, Clu Gulager
Not-so-bright Bruce and Pearl (Robert Carradine and Richard Hillman) run a small trucking business and are happy when they get a much needed job: haul a large crate from California to Florida and arrive before the new millennium begins. As they proceed along the way, more and more people try to stop them in the belief they are carrying the Devil that will be released into the Bermuda Triangle at the start of the new millenium. An interesting supporting cast.
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 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Brock Peters, Philip Alford, Robert Duvall, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Paul Fix, Estelle Evans, Collin Wilcox Paxton, James Anderson, Alice Ghostley, William Windom
The story takes place during the 1930s in the South where a Black man, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), has been accused of raping a White woman. Wise lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends him. Atticus is a widower with two children, 10-year-old Jem (Philip Alford) and six-year-old Scout (Mary Badham). As the trial progresses, Jem and Scout learn the realities of racial prejudice. They also learn about overcoming fears when their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall) comes to Scout's aid when she is attacked. This film marks Robert Duvall's movie debut. Gregory Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor. In addition to two other Oscars, the film received five nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Mary Badham), and Director.
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With Six You Get Eggroll 1968 G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris
Cast: Doris Day, Brian Keith, Pat Carroll, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin, Alice Ghostley, Vic Tayback, Jamie Farr
Widow Abby McClure (Doris Day) falls in love with a widower, Jake Iverson (Brian Keith), and they decide to marry–this will bring together their four children into one "happy" family.
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| 1. Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
2. Addams Family Reunion (1998)
3. Blue Sunshine (1976)
4. Cinderella (1957)
5. The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
6. Gator (1976)
7. The Graduate (1967)
8. My Six Loves (1963)
9. New Faces (1954)
10. Not for Publication (1984)
11. Palmer's Pick Up (1999)
12. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
13. With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
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