 The American President 1995  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, David Paymer, Richard Dreyfuss, Samantha Mathis, John Mahoney, Shawna Waldron, Anne Haney, Nina Siemaszko, Wendie Malick, Beau Billingslea, Joshua Malina
This Bill Clinton-like American President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) deals with media attention along with criticism when he (a widower) becomes involved with environmental lobbyist Sydney Wade (Annette Bening). Political enemies, including Kansas Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss), have a field day when Shepherd and Wade begin their love affair. This film provides great satire on today's made-for-TV Washington, D.C., politics and how issues get lost in the race for ratings.
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The Bad Seed 1985  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine, Richard Kiley, David Ogden Stiers, Carrie Wells, Chad Allen, Christa Denton, Anne Haney, Weldon Bleiler, Carol Locatell, Eve Smith, Katharine Tobin, Rebecca Birken, Angella Kaye
In this remake of the 1956 rendition, Carrie Wells takes on Patty McCormack's role of the murderous child. Patty is a tough act to follow.
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Changing Habits 1997 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lynn Roth
Cast: Moira Kelly, Christopher Lloyd, Dylan Walsh, Eileen Brennan, Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall, Anne Haney, Frances Bay, Taylor Negron, Jennifer Aspen
Deciding to get away from home and her father (Christopher Lloyd), who she blames for her mother's suicide, Soosh (Moira Kelly) fends for herself, shoplifting as necessary, and moves into a convent. She starts a painting on the basement walls of the convent, which the Mother Superior thinks may save the convent. But when she is caught by the shop owner shoplifting painting supplies, she agrees to date the owner and avoid prosecution. And so it continues in this serio-comedy.
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Cold Steel 1987  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dorothy Ann Puzo
Cast: Brad Davis, Sharon Stone, Jonathan Banks, Jay Acovone, Adam Ant, Eddie Egan, Sy Richardson, Anne Haney, Ron Karabatsos, William Lanteau
Cop Johnny Modine (Brad Davis) is on the trail of disfigured Iceman (Jonathan Banks) after Iceman killed Johnny's father. But Iceman also has a score to settle with Johnny: when both were police cadets, they were attacked by a gang that left Iceman scarred for life and killed another friend. It's just not fair that Johnny came away unscathed, and so after the obligatory chases, etc., showdown time arrives.
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The Lesser Evil 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David MacKay
Cast: Colm Feore, David Paymer, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard, Steven Petrarca, Adam Scott, Jack Kehler, Richard Riehle, Mason Adams, Anne Haney
Although they are now successful businessmen, George (David Paymer), Ivan (Arliss Howard), Frank (Tony Goldwyn), and Derek (Colin Feore) now must confront evidence that has surfaced following a deadly prank they were involved in over 20-years ago.
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Liar Liar 1997 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Muellerleile, Christopher Mayer, Eric Pierpoint, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cheri Oteri
A yuppie lawyer, Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey), has a great career but is newly divorced from his wife, Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney). When their five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), makes a birthday wish that his father will not tell another lie, Fletcher must go 24 hours without telling any falsehoods. Will he survive the ordeal?
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 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 1997 R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Lady Chablis, Alison Eastwood, Irma P. Hall, Jude Law, Jack Thompson, Paul Hipp, Anne Haney, Kim Hunter
New York reporter John Kelso (John Cusack) comes to Savannah to work on a society piece for "Town and Country" magazine. He meets a variety of colorful characters and stays on to cover antiques dealer Jim Williams' (Kevin Spacey) trial for the murder of his gay lover.
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 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Polly Holliday, Mara Wilson, Robert Prosky, Martin Mull, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Rick Overton, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, Anne Haney, Sydney Walker
Miranda (Sally Field) received custody of the children when she divorced Daniel (Robin Williams). Daniel misses his family and disguises himself as a British housekeeper to get back inside the family circle. And the fun begins.
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Psycho 1998   R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Heche, Rita Wilson, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Anne Haney
Given the choice of the two "Psychos"? Don't waste your time on this one. Get the Tony Perkins/Janet Leigh version, which is unbeatable in telling the story of Marion Crane's demise in the shower at Norman Bates' motel and the story that follows. 1 User Review
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| | I suppose you could, but why would you want to? | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | I remember a long magazine article about twenty years ago which detailed how progressive parents were teaching their six-month-old babies how to swim.
The best comment on this new athletic phenomenon came from some doctor or another who said: "I suppose you could, but why would you want to?"
You don't remake a masterpiece. You especially don't film the same shooting script word for word and shot by shot. Virtually everyone in this thing suffers by comparison. The best they could have hoped for was "a worthy homage". But it wasn't. |
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Take Me Home Again 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Lies Boys Tell
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Craig T. Nelson, Bess Armstrong, Bonnie Bartlett, Richard Gilliland, Ernest Thompson, Nancy McLoughlin, Lee Garlington, Anne Haney, Jason Hervey, Eileen Brennan, Marley Shelton
Elderly Ed Reece (Kirk Douglas) wants to spend his final days in the town where he was born. He talks his son (Craig T. Nelson) into accompanying him on this, his final journey. Based on a novel ("The Lies Boys Tell") by Lamar Herrin.
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| 1. The American President (1995)
2. The Bad Seed (1985)
3. Changing Habits (1997)
4. Cold Steel (1987)
5. The Lesser Evil (1998)
6. Liar Liar (1997)
7. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
8. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
9. Psycho (1998)
10. Take Me Home Again (1994)
aka: The Lies Boys Tell
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