The Assignment 1997   R, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri, Celine Bonnier, Vlasta Vrana, Al Waxman, Liliana Komorowska, Von Flores, Mitchell D. Rothpan
CIA agent Jack Shaw (Donald Sutherland) is obsessed with bringing an end to the terrorist activities of Carlos Sanchez (Aidan Quinn). A Carlos look-alike, a Naval officer, is talked into accepting the assignment of discrediting Carlos and convincing the KGB that he is no longer loyal. A powerful thriller.
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Atlantic City 1980 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Angus MacInnes, Moses Znaimer, Sean Sullivan, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande
Struggling, Atlantic City casino worker Sally (Susan Sarandon) becomes a partner with aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) in a plot to make some easy money through the selling of drugs. Big problems arise when her estranged husband (Robert Joy) is killed, and the Mafia targets Sally. Lou steps in and saves Sally and, at the same time, proves to himself that he still has gangster skills. The film was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Lancaster), Actress (Sarandon), and Director.
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Bogus 1996 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Denis Mercier, Nancy Travis, Andrea Martin, Al Waxman, Richard Portnow, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Bogus is a family movie about a little boy, Albert Franklin (Haley Joel Osment), who is orphaned when he loses his Las Vegas showgirl mother. Sent to live in Newark, N.J., with his mother's friend, Harriet Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg), Albert feels resentful and alone. To solve his dilemma, he invents a friend (Bogus is a happy face cartoon Albert draws); however, his invention comes to life in the form of Gerard Depardieu.
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 Class of 1984 1982  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox, Al Waxman, Lisa Langlois, Stefan Arngrim, Keith Knight, Neil Clifford, Erin Noble, David Gardner, Steve Pernie
A punk-rock gang rules at an inner-city high school in this "devoted-new-teacher-tries-to-bring-compassion-to-the-system" (Perry King) formula story about youth in the 1980s. Followed by "Class of 1999."
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Collision Course 1989  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Pat Morita, Jay Leno, Ernie Hudson, Chris Sarandon, Tom Noonan, John Hancock, Al Waxman, Danny Kamekona, Soon-Tek Oh, Randall "Tex" Cobb
Obnoxious Detective Tony Costas (Jay Leno) is assigned to work with Japanese Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo (Pat Morita), and the two search Detroit for the prototype of a revolutionary top-secret engine. In the process, they manage to work out differences and even end up capturing an underworld boss.
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 Heavy Metal 1981 R, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Gerald Potterton, Jimmy T. Murakami
Cast: John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, Richard Romanus, John Vernon, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Al Waxman, Harvey Atkin, Marilyn Lightstone, August Schellenberg
This animated film is based on the magazine, "Heavy Metal." The plot involves a series of adventures in which everyday people enter the realm of the Lochmnar–a fluorescent green ball that embodies evil.
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 The Hurricane 1999  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Reon Shannon, Liev Schreiber, John Hannah, Dan Hedaya, Debbi Morgan, Clancy Brown, David Paymer, Rod Steiger, Harris Yulin, Badja Djola, Vincent Pastore, Al Waxman, David Lansbury
Denzel Washington excels in his portrayal of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter–a boxer sent to prison on trumped-up murder charges in 1966. Carter remained in prison until 1986 when the efforts of a Brooklyn-born teenager, Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), spurred another investigation leading to Carter's release. Washington received an Academy Award nomination.
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Iron Eagle IV 1995  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Cadieux, Al Waxman, Joanne Vannicola, Max Piersig, Karen Gayle, Ross Hull, Rachel Blanchard, Dominic Zamprogna, Sean McCann, Victoria Snow, Jason Blicker, J.D. Nicholsen, Dean McDermott, Aidan Devine
These "Iron Eagle" movies keep coming at us. This time, retired Air Force General Chappy Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.) is running a flight school for juvenile delinquents. They are quite a handful–but they come together to save the world when they uncover a plot by Air Force officers to use biological weapons against U.S. enemies.
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Live Wire 1992  R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Lisa Eilbacher, Ron Silver, Ben Cross, Tony Plana, Al Waxman, Brent Jennings, Philip Baker Hall, Michael St. Gerard, Selma Archerd
As if FBI explosives-expert Danny O'Neill (Pierce Brosnan) didn't have enough problems–what with his marital woes and his wife (Lisa Eilbacher) running around with a U.S. Senator (Ron Silver)–two Senators have been blown up with no trace of explosives. Danny is on the case, and his wife's Senator friend seems to be involved. Made for cable TV.
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Meatballs III: Summer Job 1987  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Mendeluk
Cast: Sally Kellerman, Shannon Tweed, George Buza, Patrick Dempsey, Al Waxman, Isabelle Mejias, Ian Taylor, Hudson Bishop, Mark Blutman, Maury Chaykin
The ghost of dead porn-star Roxy Du Jour (Sally Kellerman) is sent back to Earth by Saint Peter (Al Waxman) with instructions to perform one good deed before entering Heaven. In this case, her "good deed" is to help nerdy 14-year-old Randy (Patrick Dempsey) lose his virginity. Randy just happens to have his eye on The Love Goddess (Shannon Tweed), and Roxy has many helpful hints for him. If you are into slapstick comedy sprinkled with ample profanity, then this is the film for you.
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Millennium 1989 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Maury Chaykin, Al Waxman, Lloyd Bochner, David McIlwraith, Lawrence Dane
A woman from another age (Cheryl Ladd) is trying to help her world by transporting people from this era to hers. She does this by taking passengers off of doomed airplanes. Kris Kristofferson plays an airline employee who investigates air crashes.
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women 1997 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Nicky Guadagni, Michael Cameron, Fraser McGregor, Al Waxman, Sela Ward, Anne Jackson, Fritz Weaver, Michael Landes, Theresa Tova
In this premier entry in a series of omnibus films, two separate stories of resistance are offered as two women–a nanny (Elizabeth Perkins) and a Catholic rectory secretary (Sela Ward) perform individual acts of heroism in saving Jews during World War II.
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Spasms 1983 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Death Bite
Director: William Fruet
Cast: Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane, Al Waxman, Marilyn Lightstone, George Bloomfield, Miguel Fernandez, Angus MacInnes, Laurie Brown, Gerard Parkes
Oliver Reed stars as a millionaire hunter who appears to be on the same telepathic wavelength with a deadly serpent he encounters in the forest. Peter Fonda plays a psychologist called into the case to examine the phenomenon. No, thanks.
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Summer's End 1998 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Helen Shaver
Cast: James Earl Jones, Brendan Fletcher, Jake LeDoux, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Kroeker, Andrew Sardella, Al Waxman, Randy Hughson, R.D. Reid, Sarah Francis
A recently widowed mother takes her two boys to their cottage on the lake to help overcome their loss. They meet a retired African American doctor (James Earl Jones), and though he becomes friends with the boys, racial hatred gets in the way. Made for TV.
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Switching Channels 1988 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Jeff Daniels, Maria Conchita Alonse, Eli Wallach, Robert Prosky, Donald Moffat, Al Waxman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kate Reid, Brad Sullivan, Val Avery, Jude Ciccolella, Victor Slezak, Frank Pellegrino, Henderson Forsythe
This true story involves the activities of Jackie Presser (Brian Dennehy) who became president of the Teamsters Union following the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Presser had problems with the FBI and the Mafia, and his rise to power proved to be short-lived.
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The Thin Blue Lie 2000 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid, Paul Sorvino, Cynthia Preston, G.W. Bailey, Al Waxman, Beau Starr, Barry Wiggins, Chuck Shamata, Louis Di Bianco, Melissa DiMarco, Bruce McFee, Philip Granger, Hayley Tyson
Based on actual events in 1970s' Philadelphia, this made-for-cable TV entry stars Rob Morrow as journalist Jonathan Neumann who is brought to Philadelphia to provide court coverage for a local newspaper. He immediately comes across a case of a handicapped young man who is found guilty of murder. But, on investigation, he finds out that the man was beaten into the confession by the police, and witnesses were beaten into providing the "correct" testimony. Because of this and other similar cases, he is targeted by the police for harassment. The corruption appears to go all the way up to the mayor's office.
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The War Lover 1962 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Gary Cockrell, Michael Crawford, Bill Edwards, Chuck Julian, Robert Easton, Al Waxman, Bob Kanter, Ed Bishop, George Sperdakos
Two pilots–daredevil, World War II bomber pilot Capt. Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner)–fall in love with Daphne Caldwell (Shirley Anne Field) who adds to their list of hoped-for conquests in the air and on land.
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When Michael Calls 1972 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman
In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?
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| 1. The Assignment (1997)
2. Atlantic City (1980)
3. Bogus (1996)
4. Class of 1984 (1982)
5. Collision Course (1989)
6. Heavy Metal (1981)
7. The Hitman (1991)
8. The Hurricane (1999)
9. Iron Eagle IV (1995)
10. Live Wire (1992)
11. Meatballs III: Summer Job (1987)
12. Millennium (1989)
13. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (1997)
14. Spasms (1983)
aka: Death Bite
15. Summer's End (1998)
16. Switching Channels (1988)
17. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
18. The Thin Blue Lie (2000)
19. The War Lover (1962)
20. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence
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