Boys on the Side 1995  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthew McConaughey, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, James Remar, Estelle Parsons
A lesbian musician, Jane (Whoopi Goldberg), is not gaining show business fame in the Big Apple, so she answers Robin's (Mary-Louise Parker) ad for help on a car trip to San Diego. In Pittsburgh, they pick up Holly (Drew Barrymore) who is not only pregnant but has a REAL problem with the baby's father. The trio embarks on an unusual trip that culminates with twists and turns in Phoenix when Robin learns that she has AIDS.
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The Guru 2003  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Cast: Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Dash Mihok, Emil Marwa, Ronald Guttman, Malachy McCourt, Raahul Singh, Ajay Naidu, Anita Gillette, Christine Baranski
Dance teacher Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry) migrates from India with dreams of Hollywood stardom but ends up in NYC in "reel" life featured in porn films and in "real" life as the guru of sex.
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It Happened at Lakewood Manor 1977  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Ants!
Panic at Lakewood Manor
Director: Robert Scheerer
Cast: Suzanne Somers, Robert Foxworth, Myrna Loy, Lynda Day George, Gerald Gordon, Brian Dennehy, Stacy Keach Sr., Bernie Casey, Karen Lamm, Anita Gillette, Barry Van Dyke, Moosie Drier, Steve Franken, Bruce French
In this made-for-TV story, a lakeside hotel is attacked by an organized ant colony that appears determined to dine on the celebrity guests staying at the hotel.
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Larger Than Life 1996 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Franklin
Cast: Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey, Keith David, Linda Fiorentino, Pat Hingle, Anita Gillette
Bill Murray and the elephant, Tai, join forces in this comedy about Jack Corcoran (Murray) who inherits an elephant and must transport the pachyderm, Vera, across country to California.
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 Moonstruck 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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 Shall We Dance? 2004 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Lisa Ann Walter, Omar Benson Miller, Anita Gillette, Richard Jenkins, Nick Cannon, Mya, Tamara Hope
Attorney John Clark (Richard Gere) is bored with his life, which includes teenaged daughter Jenna (Tamara Hope) and busy wife Beverly (Susan Sarandon). But John is fascinated with beautiful, young Paulina (Jennifer Lopez) who is an instructor at a dance studio. On impulse, John signs up for dance lessons and meets new friends–but keeps the old.
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She's the One 1996 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Edward Burns
Cast: Edward Burns, Maxine Bahns, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlone, John Mahoney, Jennifer Aniston, Malachy McCourt, Leslie Mann, Amanda Peet, Anita Gillette, Frank Vincent, Robert Weil, Tom Tammi, Beatrice Winde, Eugene Osborne Smith
Irish brothers Mickey (Edward Burns) and Francis (Mike McGlone) along with their father (John Mahoney) have problems in relationships with women. Mickey, for example, meets and marries Hope (Maxine Bahns)–all within 24 hours. What Hope failed to tell Mickey is that she expects him to follow her to Paris where she plans to attend the Sorbonne. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival.
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| 1. Boys on the Side (1995)
2. The Guru (2003)
3. It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
aka: Ants!
aka: Panic at Lakewood Manor
4. Larger Than Life (1996)
5. Moonstruck (1987)
6. Shall We Dance? (2004)
7. She's the One (1996)
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