Advice from a Caterpillar 1999  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Don Scardino
Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Andy Dick, Timothy Olyphant, Jon Tenney, Ally Sheedy, Robert Joy, Sarah Hyland, Patrick Breen, William Duell, Oni Faida Lampley, Alice Drummond, Albert Macklin, Deborah Rush, Dina Waters
When best friends Spaz (Andy Dick) and Missy (Cynthia Nixon) are both attracted to Brat (Timothy Olyphant) at the same time, the result is chaos when jealousy threatens to destroy their friendship.
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Autumn Heart 1999  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Maler
Cast: Tyne Daly, Ally Sheedy, Jack Davidson, Davidlee Willson, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo, John Fiore, Julian Sands, Zachary Lee, Lisa Keller, Michele Proude, Bobbie Steinbach
After school bus driver Ann (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes a request of her three daughters (Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo, and Ally Sheedy): find their brother Daniel (Davidlee Willson) who was taken by their father Lee (Jack Davidson) when he left 16 years previously. They find Daniel–at Harvard–and Lee who is now wealthy. The tough sisters must come to grips with what went wrong in their lives. Can their mother be forgiven for withholding her secrets?
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Bad Boys 1983   R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Clancy Brown, Alan Ruck, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Tony Mockus Jr., Erik Barefield, Dean Fortunato, Lawrence Mah, Jorge Noa
Juvenile delinquents–Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) and drug dealer Paco Moreno (Esai Morales)–from the streets of Chicago are forced to room together in a correctional institution. A showdown is inevitable when Nick seeks revenge against Paco for raping Nick's girlfriend J.C. (Ally Sheedy), and Paco wants to avenge the death of his young brother who Nick killed in a car accident. This film marks Ally Sheedy's first movie.
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The Best Little Girl in the World 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Melanie Mayron, Viveca Lindfors, Jason Miller, Jessica Lange, Ally Sheedy, Michael Dudikoff, Pat Corley
Anorexia nervosa is the theme of this made-for-TV movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as a model teenager who becomes a victim of the eating disorder.
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Betsy's Wedding 1990 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Alda
Cast: Alan Alda, Madeline Kahn, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Joey Bishop, Anthony LaPaglia, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Julie Bovasso
Eddie Hopper (Alan Alda) has problems with his contracting business and to add to his predicament, his daughter Betsy (Molly Ringwald) has just announced her engagement. One way out is to let the mob finance his failing housing development and to find "discounts" in wedding supplies. Of course, everything goes awry, but in the meantime it makes for a very funny story.
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 The Breakfast Club 1985 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, John Kapelos, Ron Dean, Tim Gamble, Mercedes Hall, Mary Christian, Perry Crawford
High school students–Andrew (Emilio Estevez), John (Judd Nelson), Allison (Ally Sheedy), Claire (Molly Ringwald), and Brian (Anthony Michael Hall)–serve detention together one Saturday. Although they come from different social groups, they talk through the factors in society that have kept them apart, and new alliances are formed.
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Buried Alive 2 1997  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tim Matheson
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Stephen Caffrey, Tracey Needham, Tim Matheson, Brian Libby, Tommy Hinkley, J.C. Quinn, Clifton Daniel, Keith Flippen, Lonnie Horsey
Laura Riskin (Ally Sheedy) inherits a fortune, which sets off a chain of events: her husband and his lover poison her; the poison only puts Laura into a coma; they bury her alive, BUT she claws her way out. Now, Laura seeks revenge. With a storyline like this, "Buried Alive 2" earns its "BOMB" rating.
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Fear 1990  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rockne S. O'Bannon
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton, Michael O'Keefe, Dina Merrill, Stan Shaw, Dean Goodman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, John Agar, Keone Young, Jonathan Prince, Don Hood, Marta DuBois
Cayce Bridges (Ally Sheedy) has found fame using her psychic powers to help police crack cases. Now, while working a new case, she discovers that the killer has his own psychic powers and is using them to stalk Cayce.
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The Fury Within 1998 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Costas Mandylor, Vincent Berry, Steve Bastoni, Franca Rubiu, Philip Holder, Desmond Kelly, Emily Borg, Enrico Mammarella, Craig Marriott
This run-of-the-mill, made-for-TV thriller is about a recently separated couple (Ally Sheedy and Costas Mandylor) and their three children who are terrorized by a poltergeist that moves into their home.
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A Good Night to Die 2003 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Singer
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Gary Stretch, Robin Givens, Ally Sheedy, Deborah Harry, Frank Whaley, Ralph Macchio, Lainie Kazan, Seymour Cassel, James Russo
This crime/comedy follows hit man Ronnie (Gary Stretch) as he tries to clean up the problems of fellow hit man August (Michael Rapaport), whom Ronnie got into the business three years before. Ronnie has just one day to take care of August's messes that the bosses are not happy about.
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Happy Here and Now 2002 R, 89 min.
Genre: Mystery / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Karl Geary, Shalom Harlow, Clarence Williams III, Ally Sheedy, Josephine Martin, Gloria Reuben, Liane Balaban, Isabel Gillies, David Arquette, Quintron, Nic Ratner, Larry Fessenden
While searching for missing sister Muriel (Shalom Harlow), sixteen-year-old Amelia (Liane Balaban) is aided by ex-CIA agent Bill (Clarence Williams III). Together, they uncover a software program that disguises people on the Internet. Amelia goes online, pretending to be Muriel in her attempt to find her sister, and finds herself in a dreamlike world.
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 High Art 1998 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lisa Cholodenko
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Patricia Clarkson, Tammy Grimes, Gabriel Mann, Bill Sage, Anh Duong, David Thornton, Charis Michaelson, Helen Mendes
Recent college graduate Syd (Radha Mitchell) has landed a job as an assistant editor of a NYC photo magazine. She lives happily with good-looking boyfriend James (Gabriel Mann), UNTIL she meets the tenant upstairs; from the moment she sees the once-famous photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), Syd is drawn into Lucy's world of drugs and lesbianism.
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I'll Take You There 1999 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Reg Rogers, Lara Harris, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alice Drummond, Alan North, Adrienne Shelly, Ben Vereen, Justin Pierce
Bill (Reg Roger) is depressed over his girlfriend leaving him in favor of his best friend. He lets his sister talk him into a blind date with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), who decides she wants him even though Bill is still morose. Bernice forces him into taking off to confront his girlfriend–as well as making him an accomplice in robberies. You've got to be an Ally Sheedy and/or Adrienne Shelly fan for this one to click.
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Maid to Order 1987 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amy Holden Jones
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine, Dick Shawn, Tom Skerritt, Theresa Randle, Merry Clayton, Rain Phoenix, Begonia Plaza
This is a Cinderella story in reverse. A spoiled, wealthy young girl (Ally Sheedy) is changed by her fairy godmother (Beverly D'Angelo) into an average person who is forced to find a way to make a living.
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Man's Best Friend 1993 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Lafia
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Constanzo, Fredric Lehne, John Cassini, J.D. Daniels, William Sanderson, Bradley Pierce, Adam Carl, Trula M. Marcus
Animal Rights activists are about the only ones who will love this film about the horrors involved in animal experiments. Ally Sheedy plays the newswoman who uncovers the story.
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Only the Lonely 1991 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Dunn, Milo O'Shea, Bert Remsen, Anthony Quinn, James Belushi, Macaulay Culkin, Marvin J. McIntyre
Chicago police officer Danny Muldoon (John Candy) still lives with his mother (Maureen O'Hara) and is forced into making a decision between her and the woman (Ally Sheedy) with whom he has fallen in love. Good mixture of comedy and sentimental romance.
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Oxford Blues 1984 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Boris
Cast: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Julian Sands, Amanda Pays, Michael Gough, Aubrey Morris, Gail Strickland, Cary Elwes, Alan Howard, Julian Firth
This remake of "A Yank at Oxford" features Rob Lowe as the American athlete who tries to adapt to life as an Oxford student.
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Short Circuit 1986 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: John Badham
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Stanton, Tim Blaney, Vernon Weddle, Barbara Tarbuck
The government has a new weapon: a robot named "No. 5." During a thunderstorm, "No. 5" short circuits and comes to life. Its creator (Steve Guttenberg) is in hot pursuit of his invention. Meanwhile, "No. 5" falls into the hands of an animal lover (Ally Sheedy) who takes it in like a stray cat. OK for the young ones. There is a sequel.
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 Splendor in the Grass 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Youngs, Nicholas Pryor, Ally Sheedy, K Callan, Graham Jarvis, Todd Elliot, Macon McCalman, Richard McKenzie, Doran Clark, Toni Kalem
In Kansas during the 1920s, teenagers Deanie (Melissa Gilbert) and Bud (Cyril O'Reilly) are in love. Deanie comes from a middle-class family, and her mother (Eva Marie Saint) preaches to her about keeping her virginity to the point that Deanie is headed for a nervous breakdown. Bud's wealthy father Ace (Ned Beatty) wants him to go to Yale, but Bud wants to get married and settle down as a rancher. While the story is about class consciousness and the strict rules of sexuality during an earlier era, it provides enjoyable fare.
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 St. Elmo's Fire 1985 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Blake Clark, Jon Cutler
The "Brat Pack" star in this film about new college graduates finding jobs in Washington D.C. and experiencing life in Georgetown. Each has one problem or another and the lesson learned in this movie is that friends will help you through whatever problems come into your yuppie life.
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Sugar Town 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allison Anders, Kurt Voss
Cast: Jade Gordon, Ally Sheedy, Rosanna Arquette, Larry Klein, John Taylor, Lumi Cavazos, Michael Des Barres, John Doe, Lucinda Jenney, Martin Kemp
Don't look for any deep insightful moments in this amusing comedy/drama about LA entertainers who often use drugs as a panacea for problems.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1985 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, Ann - Margret, Ally Sheedy, Amy Madigan, Brian Dennehy, Stephen Lang, Darrell Larson, Micole Mercurio
Blue-collar worker (Gene Hackman) lives in Washington State and decides that his marriage has lost its vitality. He has discovered a younger, glamorous woman (Ann-Margret) who has added excitement into his middle-aged existence–much to the dismay of his daughter (Amy Madigan, who received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).
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 WarGames 1983 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, Irving Metzman, Michael Ensign, James Tolkan, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, William Bogert, Susan Davis, David Clover
David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) taps into the Pentagon's computer system and almost (accidentally) starts World War III. Although innocent of any serious crimes, espionage is suspected, and he is accused of working for the Russian government. Finally, it is David and his friend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) who must stop the computer from commanding the launching of missiles.
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| 1. Advice from a Caterpillar (1999)
2. Autumn Heart (1999)
3. Bad Boys (1983)
4. The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
5. Betsy's Wedding (1990)
6. The Breakfast Club (1985)
7. Buried Alive 2 (1997)
8. Fear (1990)
9. The Fury Within (1998)
10. A Good Night to Die (2003)
11. Happy Here and Now (2002)
12. Heart of Dixie (1989)
13. High Art (1998)
14. I'll Take You There (1999)
15. Maid to Order (1987)
16. Man's Best Friend (1993)
17. One Night Stand (1995)
18. Only the Lonely (1991)
19. Oxford Blues (1984)
20. Short Circuit (1986)
21. Splendor in the Grass (1981)
22. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
23. Sugar Town (1999)
24. Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
25. WarGames (1983)
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