Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1985  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Cast: Patrick Day, Samm-Art Williams, Frederic Forrest, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes, Richard Kiley, Geraldine Page, Sada Thompson, Butterfly McQueen, Jim Dale, Ann Shropshire, Eugene Oakes, Jason Hankins, Bill Chamness, Hula Duke
This enjoyable remake of the Mark Twain classic is an American Playhouse production. Patrick Day and Samm-Art Williams give fine performances as Huck and the runaway slave Jim. Huck escapes from his brutal, alcoholic father Pap (Frederic Forrest) who had kidnapped him from the Widow Douglas' (Sada Thompson) home. As a means of escape, he joins Jim for the rafting trip down the Mississippi River, and they form a lasting bond. Along the way, they meet con-artists "the King (Barnard Hughes) and the Duke (Jim Dale) and reluctantly are drawn into their schemes.
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Da 1988  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Clark
Cast: Martin Sheen, Barnard Hughes, William Hickey, Karl Hayden, Doreen Hepburn, Hugh O'Conor, Ingrid Craigie, Joan O'Hara, Frank(2) McDonald
When an Irish-American playwright returns to Ireland to attend his father's funeral, he is confronted by his father's ghost and memories of himself as a young lad. This film is sentimental but enjoyable fare.
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Day One 1989 TV, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Richard Dysart, Hal Holbrook, Barnard Hughes, John McMartin, David Ogden Stiers, Anne Twomey, Lawrence Dane, Ron Frazier, Olek Krupa, Gary Reineke
In this strong made-for-TV film, the story about the men who made the Atomic Bomb is told, as well as the political and morality struggles concerning its use. General Groves (Brian Dennehy) heads up the Manhattan Project and works diligently toward the single goal of building the ultimate weapon. He appoints Robert Oppenheimer (David Strathairn) to head up the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. Oppenheimer questions the consequences of their efforts but continues on to the final goal. Now it is time to drop the bomb, and the scientists witness the gruesome consequences of their efforts.
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Deadhead Miles 1972  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Vernon Zimmerman
Cast: Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict, Hector Elizondo, Oliver Clark, Charles Durning, Loretta Swit, Ida Lupino, George Raft, Allen Garfield, Barnard Hughes
This film sat on the shelf for 10(!) years before release and is the meandering story of a meandering trucker and the people he runs across during his long-distance hauling. The interesting cast and offbeat story make this watchable.
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Doc Hollywood 1991 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Sternhagen, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Mel Winkler, Helen Martin, Roberts Blossom, Macon McCalman, Tom Lacy, Raye Birk, Edye Byrde
Dr. Benjamin Stone (Michael J. Fox) is on his way to a lucrative practice in plastic surgery in Hollywood. Fate steps in on his journey when a car accident in South Carolina brings him to a local hospital in need of a doctor. During his stay in the small town, he falls in love with Lou (Julie Warner) and finds a better purpose in life.
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The Fantasticks 2000 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Joel Grey, Barnard Hughes, Jean Louisa Kelly, Joseph McIntyre, Jonathon Morris, Brad Sullivan, Teller, Arturo Gil, Tony Cox, Victoria Stevens
Off-Broadway's long-running musical is finally brought to the screen in this story of young Louisa (Jean Louisa Kelly) and Matt (Joseph McIntyre) who are tricked by their fathers (Joel Grey and Brad Sullivan) into falling in love. When the plot falls apart, the romance is off–until Louisa and Matt face the realities of life and reunite.
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First Monday in October 1981 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Joshua Bryant, Jan Sterling, Barnard Hughes, James Stephens, Charles Lampkin, Noble Willingham, Herb Vigran, Ann Doran
The first Monday in October is annually the first day of the new session for the Supreme Court. In this film, Ruth Loomis (Jill Clayburgh) is a new liberal justice who wins over the respect of conservative Supreme Court Justice Dan Snow (Walter Matthau).
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 Hamlet 1964 N/R, 199 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Colleran, John Gielgud
Cast: Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake, Barnard Hughes, Eileen Herlie, William Redfield, John Cullum, John Gielgud, Frederick Young, Michael Ebert, George Rose, George Voskovec, Hugh Alexander, Dillon Evans, Linda Marsh
This version of Shakespeare's play was filmed with a process that made the dark story even darker during a live performance on Broadway. Richard Burton excels in his role of Prince Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark. Soon after Hamlet's father is killed, his mother, Queen Gertrude (Eileen Herlie), marries her brother-in-law Claudius (Alfred Drake). When the ghost of Hamlet's father returns, he tells Hamlet that Claudius murdered him and demands that Hamlet seek revenge. Hamlet fakes madness to avoid suspicion, and before it is over, not only Claudius, but Gertrude, Hamlet's chief counselor Polonius (Hume Cronyn) and Polonius' daughter Ophelia (Linda Marsh)–who loves Hamlet– and Hamlet all lie dead. John Gielgud directed the Broadway production (and was also the voice of the Ghost); Bill Colleran directed the filming, using 15 cameras to catch all of the action.
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The Hospital 1971  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Roberts Blossom, Robert Walden, Frances Sternhagen
Incompetence in a major teaching hospital results in deaths of patients in this film, which won the Academy Award for "Best Script." Scott received an Oscar nomination for his acting.
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The Incident 1990 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Walter Matthau, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine, Peter Firth, Barnard Hughes, Harry Morgan, William Schallert, Ariana Richards, Norbert Weisser, Helen Stenborg
In a small town during World War II, Harmon Cobb (Walter Matthau) reluctantly defends a Nazi POW charged with the death of the town's doctor. While the townsfolk are ready for a hanging, the case becomes more complicated than expected. Made for TV.
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Little Gloria...Happy at Last 1982 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Plummer, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Glynis Johns, Michael Gross, John Hillerman, Barnard Hughes, Lucy Gutteridge
Based on a true story, this plot involves the 1934 custody trial of eight-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt whose Aunt Gertrude (Angela Lansbury) fights for control of her niece.
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 The Lost Boys 1987 R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Alex Winter, Nori Morgan, Chance Michael Corbitt, Alexander Bacon Chapman
Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam's (Corey Haim) family moves from Iowa to Santa Carla, California, where Michael immediately gets involved with a gang of vampires. When Sam notes something strange is going on, he gets help from his friends to retrieve Michael from the vampires' clutches.
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Maxie 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Aaron
Cast: Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes, Valerie Curtin, Googy Gress, Michael Laskin, Michael Ensign, Lou Cutell, Nelson Welch
A very conservative woman (Glen Close) has humorous experiences when a dead soul, a 1920s Flapper, inherits her body. A dead comedy.
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A Memory of Two Mondays 1974 TV, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Jack Warden, Jerry Stiller, Dick Van Patten, Estelle Parsons, Tony Lo Bianco, Earl Hindman, George Grizzard, J.D. Cannon, Barnard Hughes
Arthur Miller's play is brought to the screen via this made-for-TV film and follows the lives of workers in a warehouse over a period of years during the 1930s' Depression.
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 Midnight Cowboy 1969  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Barnard Hughes, Ruth White, Jennifer Salt, Bob Balaban, Paul Benjamin
New York's 42nd Street is the setting for this great movie about a hick, Joe Buck (Jon Voight), from Texas who comes to the big city to find work as a male prostitute, teams up with petty thief Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), and gets out-hustled in the process. The film depicts the seedy side of America and does it so well that it won three Academy Awards for Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Additionally, Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight were nominated for Best Actor, and Sylvia Miles was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. 1 User Review
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normal years deserved to win it the proof of the pudding is to this day it stands out the preformances of jon voight and dustin hoffman were overwhelming they both later won oscars and had great careers as actors it won best picture which it deserved |
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The Odd Couple II 1998 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Christine Baranski, Barnard Hughes, Jonathan Silverman, Jean Smart, Lisa Waltz, Mary Beth Peil, Richard Riehle, Jay O. Sanders, Rex Linn, Ellen Geer, Mary Fogarty, Lou Cutell, Doris Belack
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are back in their popular roles of Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison. This time around, they head for San Malina, California, for the wedding of Felix's daughter Hanna (Lisa Waltz) and Oscar's son Brucey (Jonathan Silverman). Problem number one is their failing memories–they can't remember the name of the town to which they are driving. Other problems include getting sprayed by a crop duster, the car breaking down, and meeting Thelma (Christine Baranski) and Holly (Jean Smart) at a bar. But, despite all of the interruptions, they finally do arrive at the wedding.
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 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes, Mary Wickes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Maggie Smith, Brad Sullivan
"Sister Mary Clarence" (Whoopi Goldberg) returns to the San Francisco convent when her friends, the convent sisters, need help with the high-school choir.
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Sisters 1973 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Lisle Wilson, Barnard Hughes, Olympia Dukakis, Dolph Sweet, Mary Davenport, Burt Richards, Cathy Berry
In this suspense-filled film, newspaper reporter Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) witnesses Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder) murdering her date. While investigating, Grace learns that Danielle was a Siamese twin, and the separated sister may be involved in the murder. Lots of suspense.
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 Tron 1982 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Lisberger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, Peter Jurasik, Tony Stephano, Craig Chudy
A computer genius (Jeff Bridges) finds that his computer games have been stolen by a computer corporation executive (David Warner). In order to incriminate the villain, Bridges must find actual evidence. The fight is on inside the computer with awesome special effects. Unfortunately, the rest is so-so in this Disney production.
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Where Are the Children? 1986  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Max Gail, Barnard Hughes, Harley Cross, Elisabeth Harnois, Elizabeth Wilson, Frederic Forrest, James Purcell, Clifton James, Eriq La Salle, Joseph Hindy, Devin Ratray, Zev Braun, Christopher Murney, Ted O'Brien
Nine years after the murder of Nancy's (Jill Clayburgh) children, the children she has borne following the tragedy are now missing. In spite of a new marriage to Clay Eldridge (Max Gail) and a move to another part of the country, tragedy has appeared to happen again.
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Where's Poppa? 1970 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Going Ape
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman, Trish Van Devere, Barnard Hughes, Vincent Gardenia, Paul Sorvino, Rob Reiner, Rae Allen, Joe Keyes
This cult film involves Gordon Hocheiser's (George Segal) attempts to induce a heart attack in his nagging, senile mother (Ruth Gordon). Sick, but fun if you like that kind of humor.
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The Young Doctors 1961 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Fredric March, Ben Gazzara, Dick Clark, Ina Balin, Eddie Albert, Edward Andrews, Aline MacMahon, Arthur Hill, Barnard Hughes, George Segal
This soap opera deals with the personnel working at a city hospital upon whom the wear and tear of the world of medicine takes its toll.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
2. Best Friends (1982)
3. The Borrowers (1973)
4. Da (1988)
5. Day One (1989)
6. Deadhead Miles (1972)
7. Doc Hollywood (1991)
8. The Fantasticks (2000)
9. First Monday in October (1981)
10. Hamlet (1964)
11. The Hospital (1971)
12. The Incident (1990)
13. Little Gloria...Happy at Last (1982)
14. The Lost Boys (1987)
15. Maxie (1985)
16. A Memory of Two Mondays (1974)
17. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
18. The Odd Couple II (1998)
19. Rage (1972)
20. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
21. Sisters (1973)
22. Tron (1982)
23. The UFO Incident (1975)
24. Where Are the Children? (1986)
25. Where's Poppa? (1970)
aka: Going Ape
26. The Young Doctors (1961)
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