Dennis the Menace 1993  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Robert(2) Stanton, Paul Winfield, Arnold Stang, Amy Sakasitz
Dennis comes to the big screen, and Walter Matthau plays Mr. Wilson with Mason Gamble taking on the role of Dennis. Dennis never changes; however, this time around he is kidnapped. It IS possible to pity the kidnapper (Christopher Lloyd).
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Ghost Dad 1990  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas, Ian Bannen, Christine Ebersole, Barry Corbin, Arnold Stang, Salim Grant
A box office flop, this film stars Bill Cosby as a father who dies and is reincarnated as a ghost. Unfortunately, the film dies soon after the novelty of the father as the ghost wears off. There are plenty of special effects, which may be enough to keep kids entertained.
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Hello Down There 1969  G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
Director: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Jim Backus, Ken Berry, Charlotte Rae, Richard Dreyfuss, Arnold Stang, Merv Griffin, Lee Meredith, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, Lou Wagner, Bruce Gordon, Harvey Lembeck
This story is about Fred and Vivian Miller (Tony Randall and Janet Leigh) and their family moving into an underwater home where they plan to live for 30 days. TV host Merv Griffin (playing himself) arranges an underwater interview. Meanwhile, two of the Miller kids–Lorrie (Kay Cole) and Tommy (Gary Tigerman)–are members of a rock band that includes Harold, Nate, and Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss, Roddy McDowall, and Lou Wagner), and they are trying to cut a record. The film is silly, but it is fun to watch.
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Hercules in New York 1970  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang, Deborah Loomis, James Karen, Ernest Graves, Taina Elg, Tanny McDonald, Harold Burstein, Merwin Goldsmith, Rudy Bond, Lane Carroll
Mount Olympus is not providing the excitement needed by Hercules (Arnold Schwarzeneger), and, by accident (a lightning bolt) Hercules ends up in New York. Although modern life is a difficult adjustment, Hercules manages to make his way. Meanwhile, his father, Zeus (Ernest Graves), sends Nemesis (Taina Elg) and assorted other gods down to Earth to bring him home. Arnold Schwarzenegger's film debut.
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 Man with the Golden Arm 1955 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Darren McGavin, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, George Mathews, John Conte, George E. Stone, Leonid Kinskey, Doro Merande, Emile Meyer, Jack Mulhall, Will Wright
This is the story of card dealer/drug addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) who fights to kick the habit after he returns from six months in rehab. His boss (Robert Strauss) wants him to work one more rigged poker marathon. At the same time, Frankie must deal with his wheelchair-confined wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker)–who is actually faking her condition. Along comes sympathetic Molly (Kim Novak) who supports Frankie when he goes cold turkey and kicks the habit. Sinatra was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance.
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Pinocchio in Outer Space 1964 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
aka: Pinocchio's Adventure in Outer Space
Director: Ray Goossens
Cast: Arnold Stang, Peter Lazer, Conrad Jameson, Cliff Owens, Mavis Mims, Kevin Kennedy, Jess Cain, Minerva Pious
This animated tale starts with Pinocchio (voice of Peter Lazer) being turned back into a puppet for bad behavior. He meets Nurtle the Turtle (voice of Arnold Stang), a space alien, who accidentally lands on Earth. He invites Pinocchio to accompany him to Mars where they defeat the bad Flying Whale and return to Earth as heroes.
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Seven Days' Leave 1942 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Victor Mature, Lucille Ball, Harold Peary, Mapy Cortes, Ginny Simms, Peter Lind Hayes, Walter Reed, Wallace Ford, Arnold Stang, Addison Richards
An army private (Victor Mature) has one week to find a bride if he wants to receive his grandfather's inheritance.
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| 1. Dennis the Menace (1993)
2. Ghost Dad (1990)
3. Hello Down There (1969)
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
4. Hercules in New York (1970)
5. Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
6. Pinocchio in Outer Space (1964)
aka: Pinocchio's Adventure in Outer Space
7. Seven Days' Leave (1942)
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