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Poster Art From art.comAnatomy of a Murder   1959     4 stars    N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger  
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, Eve Arden, Kathryn Grant, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Joseph N. Welch, Brooks West, Orson Bean, Russ Brown, Ken Lynch, John Qualen

  A Southern lawyer (James Stewart) defends Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering his wife Laura's (Lee Remick) accused rapist in one of the best courtroom dramas ever made. Stewart is great as the slow-moving, but cunning, lawyer and received an Oscar nomination for his performance; other nominations included Best Picture and two nominations for Supporting Actor (George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell).



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James Stewart Paul Biegler
Lee Remick Laura Manion
Ben Gazzara Lt. Frederick Manion
Arthur O'Connell Parnell Emmett McCarthy
Eve Arden Maida Rutledge
Kathryn Grant Mary Pilant
George C. Scott Asst. State Atty. Gen. Dancer
Murray Hamilton Alphonse Paquette
Joseph N. Welch Judge Weaver
Brooks West Dist. Atty. Mitch Lodwick
Orson Bean Dr. Matthew Smith
Russ Brown George Lemon
Ken Lynch Det. Sgt. James Durgo
John Qualen Deputy Sheriff Sulo

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Poster Art From art.comThe Big Lebowski   1998     3 stars    R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Joel Coen  
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Sam Elliott, David Thewlis, Ben Gazzara, Tara Reid, John Seymour Hoffman, Philip Moon, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Stormare, Flea

  A case of mistaken identity brings together ex-surfer, now-bowler Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) and a pompous millionaire, Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski (David Huddleston), whose wife Bunny (Tara Reid) owes money to Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara). When Treehorn hires thugs to retrieve the money, they break into "The Dude's" house by mistake. Later, they kidnap Bunny, and "The Dude" agrees to help by delivering the $1 million ransom–and finds himself in the midst of the Los Angeles underworld and part of the schemes of the daughter of "The Big" Lebowski, Maude (Julianne Moore).



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Jeff Bridges Jeffrey Lebowski-The Dude
John Goodman Walter Sobchak
Julianne Moore Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi Donny Kerabatsos
David Huddleston Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski
John Turturro Jesus Quintana
Sam Elliott The Stranger
David Thewlis Knox Harrington
Ben Gazzara Jackie Treehorn
Tara Reid Bunny Lebowski
John Seymour Hoffman Brandt
Philip Moon Woo, Treehorn Thug
Mark Pellegrino Blond Treehorn Thug
Peter Stormare Nihilist
Flea Nihilist

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Bloodline   1979     1 and a half stars    R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline

Director: Terence Young  
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Omar Sharif, Michelle Phillips, Romy Schneider, Irene Papas, Gert Frobe, Beatrice Straight, Maurice Ronet

  Sidney Sheldon's novel adaptation stars Audrey Hepburn as the head of a pharmaceutical company who must deal with threats on her life.

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Blue Moon   2000     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John A. Gallagher  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Rita Moreno, Alanna Ubach, Brian Vincent, Burt Young, Vincent Pastore, Heather Matarazzo, Victor Argo, David Thornton, Lillo Brancato

  Because of confusion with their Catskill cabin rental, late one night a 60-ish couple–Frank (Ben Gazzara) and Maggie (Rita Moreno)–unexpectedly meet a much younger couple–Mac (Brian Vincent) and Peggy (Alanna Ubach) when they appear at the cabin expecting to spend the night. When the couples talk about their pasts, they find they are connected as secrets come to the fore.


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Brian's Song   2001     2 stars    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gray  
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Ben Gazzara, Elise Neal, Janessa Crimi, Aidan Devine, Dean McDermott, Michael Boisvert, Jeff Ironi, Paula Cale

  This remake of the great, TV version of 1970 tells the story of Brian Piccolo's (Sean Maher) losing battle with cancer and of the close friendship between him and on-field rival Gale Sayers (Mekhi Phifer).

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The Bridge at Remagen   1969     2 and a half stars    G, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Guillermin  
Cast: George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman, E.G. Marshall, Peter van Eyck, Tom Heaton, Matt Clark, Bo Hopkins, Robert Logan

  Toward the end of World War II, U.S. troops attempted to capture the last remaining bridge over the Rhine River to keep the Germans from destroying it. Meanwhile, the German officer in charge (Robert Vaughn) delayed the demolition, which precluded German soldiers from returning home. Good acting.


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Poster Art From art.comBuffalo '66   1998     2 and a half stars    R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Gallo  
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Corrigan, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-Michael Vincent, Alex Karras, Kevin Pollak

  A dysfunctional family–mother (Anjelica Huston) and father (Ben Gazzara) are so obsessed by the Buffalo Bills football team that they think of nothing else–including their bachelor son Billy (Vincent Gallo) who has just been released from prison. Billy's parents think that he is married, so, Billy needs a wife before returning home. His solution: kidnap a dancer, Layla (Christina Ricci), and bring her to meet his parents. The results are unexpected.

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Poster Art From art.comCapone   1975     bomb    R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Carver  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry Guardino, John Cassavetes, Sylvester Stallone, Frank Campanella, Carmen Argenziano, George Chandler, Royal Dano, Dick Miller

  This film is a biography of Chicago mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) and the world of Chicago in the 1920s. Poor, despite the pretty good cast.

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Cdr.The Neptune Factor   1973     1 star    G, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Neptune Disaster
An Underwater Odyssey

Director: Daniel Petrie  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Reynolds, Donnelly Rhodes, Chris Wiggins, Leslie Carlson, Mark Walker, Stuart Gillard, Ed McGibbon, Joan Gregson, David Renton, David Yorston, Ken Pogue

  Commander Blake (Ben Gazzara), skipper of an experimental deep-sea rescue vessel, is called on to rescue a scientific team trapped on the ocean floor.



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Ben Gazzara Cdr. Adrian Blake
Walter Pidgeon Dr. Samuel Andrews
Yvette Mimieux Dr. Leah Jansen
Ernest Borgnine Chief Diver Don MacKay
Michael J. Reynolds Dr. Hal Hamilton
Donnelly Rhodes Diver Bob Cousins
Chris Wiggins Capt. Williams
Leslie Carlson Brigs, Triton Radioman
Mark Walker Diver Dave Moulton
Stuart Gillard Diver Phil Bradley
Ed McGibbon Dr. Norton Shepherd
Joan Gregson Dobson
David Renton Warrant Officer
David Yorston Diver Stephens
Ken Pogue Diver Thomas
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Convicts 4   1962     3 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Convicts Four
Reprieve

Director: Millard Kaufman  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston, Vincent Price, Rod Steiger, Broderick Crawford, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Kruschen, Jack Albertson, Myron Healey

  A convict (Ben Gazzara) turns his efforts to the aesthetic world while serving a lengthy prison sentence and becomes a credible artist.

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Dogville   2003     3 stars    R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lars von Trier  
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Harriet Andersson, Patricia Clarkson, Lauren Bacall, Chloe Sevigny, Jean-Marc Barr, James Caan, Blair Brown, Jeremy Davies, Ben Gazzara, Stellan Skarsgard

  When a fugitive (Nicole Kidman) arrives in the village of Dogville in the Rocky Mountains, the mayor (Paul Bettany) convinces the citizens to hide her. It works for awhile–until police and gangsters arrive looking for her–and then the villagers turn on her. The symbolism of Americans accepting newcomers at first but exploiting them later prevails throughout this tale.


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An Early Frost   1985     3 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman  
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney, D.W. Moffett, John Glover, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Paxton, Sydney Walsh, Cheryl Anderson, Don Hood, Scott Jaeck

  After learning that he has AIDS, Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) must deal with his homosexuality and disease. As a successful lawyer, he returns home to face his mother (Gena Rowlands) and father (Ben Gazzara). This film was made for TV in 1985, and it was the first of its kind to deal with the subject of AIDS.



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Aidan Quinn Michael Pierson
Gena Rowlands Katherine Pierson
Ben Gazzara Nick Pierson
Sylvia Sidney Beatrice McKenna
D.W. Moffett Peter Hilton
John Glover Victor DiMato
Terry O'Quinn Dr. Redding
Bill Paxton Bob Maracek
Sydney Walsh Susan Maracek
Cheryl Anderson Christine
Don Hood Dr. Gilbert
Scott Jaeck Phil
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Poster Art From art.comHappiness   1998     3 and a half stars    R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Solondz  
Cast: Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Gazzara, Louise Lasser, Jared Harris, Jon Lovitz, Elizabeth Ashley

  Middle-class New Jersey sisters–Joy (Jane Adams), Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle), and Trish (Cynthia Stevenson) live their individual lives, each filled with misery, in this story of inter-connected episodes focusing on self-absorption, aimlessness, pedophilia, and murder.


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Husbands   1970     2 and a half stars    PG, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright, Noelle Kao, John Kullers, Nick Cassavetes, Leola Harlow, Dolores Delmar, Meta Shaw Stevens, Eleanor Zee, Claire Malis, Peggy Lashbrook, Sarah Felcher

  After their friend dies of a heart attack, three men–Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk), and Gus (John Cassavetes)–take off from their families to reflect on their lives while bar-hopping, playing cards and basketball, and other activities. When Harry returns home, his wife tells him she wants a divorce. Harry then talks the other two into a London trip to help him sort out his life. By design, the actors improvise, which often detracts but usually enhances the story.



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Ben Gazzara Harry
Peter Falk Archie Black
John Cassavetes Gus Demetri
Jenny Runacre Mary Tynan
Jenny Lee Wright Pearl Billingham
Noelle Kao Julie
John Kullers Red
Nick Cassavetes Nick
Leola Harlow Leola
Dolores Delmar The Countess
Meta Shaw Stevens Annie
Eleanor Zee Mrs. Hines
Claire Malis Stuart's Wife
Peggy Lashbrook Diana Mallabee
Sarah Felcher Sarah
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Hysterical Blindness   2002     2 stars    TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mira Nair  
Cast: Uma Thurman, Gena Rowlands, Juliette Lewis, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara, Anthony DeSando, Jolie Peters, Callie Thorne, Jeff Aaron, Johann Carlo

  Debby (Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) are working-class friends nearing 30 in a New Jersey neighborhood. They look for love at their favorite bar, and Debby thinks she has found Mr. Right, construction worker Rick (Justin Chambers), though she is sure to be heartbroken (again). Beth must also deal with a precocious daughter. Meanwhile, Debby's mother, Virginia (Gena Rowlands) has a boyfriend, Nick (Ben Gazzara). But real love and happiness are hard to come by for all three.


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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium   1969     2 and a half stars    G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Mel Stuart  
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Sandy Baron, Michael Constantine, Norman Fell, Peggy Cass, Marty Ingels, John Cassavetes, Pamela Britton, Reva Rose, Aubrey Morris, Joan Collins, Ben Gazzara

  Led by their tour guide Charlie (Ian McShane), American tourists embark on an 18-day vacation in Europe during which time they visit many cities and countries on the whirlwind tour. While busy leading them to many landmarks, Charlie still has time to fall in love with one of his tourists, Samantha (Suzanne Pleshette). But, the romance ends as quickly as it started when Samantha decides that Charlie is too immature for her taste. Meanwhile, others in the tour group have theirown emotional ups and downs as they GO, GO, GO.



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Suzanne Pleshette Samantha
Ian McShane Charlie
Mildred Natwick Jenny Grant
Murray Hamilton Fred Ferguson
Sandy Baron John Marino
Michael Constantine Jack Harmon
Norman Fell Harve Blakely
Peggy Cass Edna Ferguson
Marty Ingels Bert Greenfield
John Cassavetes Card Player
Pamela Britton Freda
Reva Rose Irma Blakely
Aubrey Morris Harry Dix
Joan Collins Girl on Sidewalk
Ben Gazzara Card Player
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Illuminata   1998     2 and a half stars    R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Turturro  
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon, Beverly D'Angelo, Bill Irwin, Rufus Sewell, Georgina Cates, Donal McCann, Ben Gazzara

  The opening performance of Tuccio's (John Turturro) new play falls flat and is panned by the influential critic, Umberto Bevalaqua (Christopher Walken). But it is the behind-the-scenes sex and infidelity of those involved in the play that provide this film's intrigue.


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Inchon   1982     bomb    PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Terence Young  
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, Ben Gazzara, Toshiro Mifune, Richard Roundtree, David Janssen

  Financed by the Reverend Moon of the Reunification Church, this is a VERY bad war film about Douglas MacArthur's landing at Inchon that resulted in outflanking the North Koreans who were invading South Korea.

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Jack of Hearts   2000     1 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Serge Rodnunsky  
Cast: Louis Mandylor, Nick Mancuso, M. Emmet Walsh, Ben Gazzara, Roddy Piper, Tawnya Richardson, Gary Mosher, Robin Joi Brown, Richard Edson, Joe Penny

  Roy Murcant (Nick Mancuso) has made it big on the Las Vegas Strip, but many suspect that he is raking off part of the profits for himself. Along comes policeman Jack Newland (Louis Mandylor), who is trying to salvage his career by starting over in Las Vegas. Jack, as well as several others, tries to get his hands on the second set of books that shows the illegal activities.


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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie   1976     1 star    R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts, John Kullers, Al Ruban, Virginia Carrington

  Hollywood nightclub owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) is in deep trouble with the mob and is in over his head because of gambling. To clear his debt, he agrees to be a hit man, and his victim is to be a Chinese bookie.

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A Letter to Three Wives   1985     2 stars  User Rating      TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Elikann  
Cast: Loni Anderson, Michele Lee, Stephanie Zimbalist, Charles(2) Frank, Michael Gross, Ben Gazzara, Doris Roberts, Ann Sothern, James Staley, Stephen Shellen

  A remake of the excellent 1949 film wasn't necessary, but one has to fill up TV time, doesn't one? At least Ann Sothern, who was one of the wives in that version, makes an appearance here. The story? Three wives receive letters informing them that a friend has run off with her husband. But which one's husband is it?    1 User Review




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My FavoriteRacy 01/11/2007 
  I loved this movie and still have fond memories of watching it. I bought the original but prefer to watch Loni Anderson. I wished they sold DVD's of this movie. Since it was shown on TV I haven't seen it rerun for years but I look for it every week in the TV guide. Great love story.

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The List   2000     1 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Sylvain Guy  
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Madchen Amick, Roc LaFortune, Catherine Blythe, Ben Gazzara, Romano Orzari, Terence La Brosse Ross, Daniel Pilon, Michel Perron, Ian(2) MacDonald, Mark Walker, Karyn Dwyer

  High-class call girl Gabrielle (Madchen Amick) arranges her own arrest as part of a blackmail plot against her wealthy, influential clients. When she presents incriminating pictures in court, the judge, Richard Miller (Ryan O'Neal), has difficult legal and moral decisions to make about revealing information concerning his friends and colleagues.


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Opening Night   1977     3 stars    N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Peter Bogdanovich, Laura Johnson, John Finnegan, James Karen

  All the backstage drama of an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) is presented in this insightful film written by, directed by, and starring John Cassavetes.

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Parallel Lives   1994     1 and a half stars    TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Linda Yellen  
Cast: James Belushi, Liza Minnelli, James Brolin, Helen Slater, Jack Klugman, Ben Gazzara, Mira Sorvino, Lindsay Crouse, Paul Sorvino, Dudley Moore

  Fraternity/sorority reunion time brings out the best and worst of participants–including murder. Not much here; it is really like an actor's workshop.

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Pursuit   1972     2 and a half stars    TV, 73 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Binary

Director: Michael Crichton  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall, William Windom, Joseph Wiseman, Martin Sheen, Jim McMullan, Will Kuluva, Hank Brandt, Quinn K. Redeker, Joe(2) Brooks

  Based on a novel by the movie's director, Michael Crichton, this thriller concerns a madman (E.G. Marshall) who threatens to wreak havoc on a political convention by using lethal nerve gas. Ben Gazzara plays the federal agent who is out to stop him.


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QB VII   1974     3 stars    TV, 315 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries  
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Gazzara, Leslie Caron, Lee Remick, Juliet Mills, Robert Stephens, Dan O'Herlihy, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgud, Edith Evans

  Originally a TV miniseries, this story is based on Leon Uris' book and tells the story of Adam Kelno, a Polish doctor who escaped from a Nazi death camp in World War II. Being anti-Communist, he is targeted by them after the war and is accused of war crimes. Acquitted, he and his wife go to Arabia where they work to improve the health of the Arabian people. After he returns to England 20 years later, he is again maligned, this time in a book, which accuses him of conducting medical experiments on Jews. An exciting courtroom battle ensues. Great cast, especially Anthony Hopkins as the doctor. QB VII refers to the courtroom where the trial occurs (Queen's Bench, room #7).


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A Rage to Live   1965     1 star    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Grauman  
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara, Peter Graves, Bethel Leslie, James Gregory, Virginia Christine

  This adaptation of John O'Hara's novel about the free-swinging Grace Caldwell (Suzanne Pleshette) fails to do the novel justice.

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Poster Art From art.comRoad House   1989     2 stars  User Rating      R, 114 min.
Genre: Action Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Rowdy Harrington  
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, Ben Gazzara, Marshall R. Teague, Keith David, Kevin Tighe, Kathleen Wilhoite, Red West, Julie Michaels, Sunshine Parker, Jeff Healey, John Doe, Travis McKenna, Roger Hewlett

  Newly graduated from New York University with a doctorate in Eastern Philosophy, Dalton (Patrick Swayze) lands a job as a bouncer at the Double Duce road house in Jasper, Missouri. Dalton strikes up a romance with physician Doc Clay (Kelly Lynch) and all goes well–until the town's crime boss, Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara), interferes because Doc is his ex-girlfriend. Now, Dalton uses his "college knowledge" to fend off Wesley.    6 User Reviews




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pink angel 09/24/2009 
  This is one of the best Patrick Swayze movies that I have seen!!!!!!!!! He played the
role of Dalton to perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The scene where he told the other bouncers to always "Be Nice" was great and he always was. I also think that Sam Elliott is a
super actor!!!!!!!!!!! This movie was just AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED IT AND PATRICK SWAYZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

an excellent moviedreamin 09/15/2009 
  Another excellent movie with Patrick Swayze !!!!

A modern day western - cleaning up the town.Anonymous 09/15/2009 
  If you like the good guy coming to the rescue - with a romantic twist, it is a fun movie. My favorite line - "I thought you would be bigger."

Awsome! My favorite movie(until they kill the Mercedes)midge 09/15/2009 
  

fast moving but very unlikelyAnonymous 09/23/2007 
  Favorite part? Scenes with Sam Elliott. The rest was just macho stuff that is so unlikely to happen that it took the fun out of the movie.

great. lots of action along with romancesorare 05/11/2007 
  



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Patrick Swayze Dalton
Sam Elliott Wade Garrett
Kelly Lynch Doc
Ben Gazzara Brad Wesley
Marshall R. Teague Jimmy
Keith David Ernie Bass
Kevin Tighe Tilghman
Kathleen Wilhoite Carrie
Red West Red Webster
Julie Michaels Denise
Sunshine Parker Emmet
Jeff Healey Cody
John Doe Pat McGum
Travis McKenna Jack
Roger Hewlett Younger

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Saint Jack   1979     2 and a half stars    R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott, James Villiers, Joss Ackland, George Lazenby, Peter Bogdanovich, Lisa Lu, Rodney Bewes, Mark Kingston, Monika Subramaniam, Judy Lim, Joseph Noel, Andrew Chua, Kian Bee Ong, Yan Meng Tan

  During the early 1970s, an American pimp, Jack Flowers (Ben Gazzara), is in Singapore where he provides women for British and American businessmen, but local mobsters soon put Flowers out of business. Flowers is approached by a an American mobster, Eddie Schuman (Peter Bogdanovich), who offers Flowers the job of pimping to provide services for U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore. Complications ensue when Flowers is asked to take compromising pictures.



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Ben Gazzara Jack Flowers
Denholm Elliott William Leigh
James Villiers Frogget
Joss Ackland Yardley
George Lazenby Senator
Peter Bogdanovich Eddie Schuman
Lisa Lu Mrs. Yates
Rodney Bewes Smale
Mark Kingston Yates
Monika Subramaniam Monica
Judy Lim Judy
Joseph Noel Gopi
Andrew Chua Andrew
Kian Bee Ong Hing
Yan Meng Tan Little Hing

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Shadow Conspiracy   1997     bomb    R, 103 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: George P. Cosmatos  
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Linda Hamilton, Donald Sutherland, Stephen Lang, Sam Waterston, Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Turturro, Stanley Anderson, Theodore Bikel, Charles Cioffi

  Conspiracy in the highest levels of government is the theme of this story featuring Charlie Sheen as the president's (Sam Waterston) special assistant and Linda Hamilton as a reporter who are the objects standing in the way of a hired killer (Stephen Lang). They must be silenced at all cost. So should this film.

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The Spanish Prisoner   1997     3 stars    PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Mamet  
Cast: Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin, Ricky Jay, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman, Ed O'Neill, Richard L. Friedman, Jerry Graff, G. Roy Levin

  The con game involving the promise of a fortune IF the mark can come up with some up-front money is the theme of this very good thriller in which a naive inventor, Joe Ross (Campbell Scott), becomes involved in a web of industrial espionage.


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Stag   1997     1 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gavin Wilding  
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Taylor Dayne, John Stockwell, John Henson, William McNamara, Jerry Stiller, Ben Gazzara, Jenny McShane, Mark Blum, William Prael

  Victor Mallick's (John Stockwell) bachelor party is in full swing, until an accident results in the death of a stripper performing for the young, successful men attending the party. Now, each of the party-goers reacts in his own way of facing, or not facing, the consequences.


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Poster Art From art.comSummer of Sam   1999     3 stars    R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee  
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli, Saverio Guerra, Brian Tarantina, Bebe Neuwirth, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara

  Set during the summer of 1977, when "Son of Sam"–David Berkowitz–was on his killing spree in the Bronx, this Spike Lee drama examines the sexual freedom of the era. The plot revolves around a group of Italian-Americans who love the disco life but are affected by the fear Berkowitz caused when one murder victim after another is discovered in their neighborhood.


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Tales of Ordinary Madness   1981     2 stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marco Ferreri  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrrell, Tanya Lopert, Roy Brocksmith, Katya Berger, Hope Cameron, Judith Drake, Patrick Hughes, Wendy Welles, Stratton Leopold, Anthony Pitillo, Jay Julien, Peter Jarvis

  Aging and down-on-his-luck poet Charles Serking (Ben Gazzara) lives in Los Angeles–he calls the city "Lost Angels"–and spends most of his time participating in drunken affairs with low-life women living on the fringe, which is a world that seems to fit Serking to a tee. While sitting in a bar, Charles meets self-mutilating prostitute Cass (Ornella Muti) and believes that he has finally found the love of his life. But has he?



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Ben Gazzara Charles Serking
Ornella Muti Cass
Susan Tyrrell Vera
Tanya Lopert Vicky
Roy Brocksmith Barman
Katya Berger Girl of Beach
Hope Cameron Hotel proprietor
Judith Drake Widow
Patrick Hughes Pimp
Wendy Welles Runaway
Stratton Leopold Publisher
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They All Laughed   1981     3 stars    PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich  
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Ben Gazzara, Colleen Camp, Sean H. Ferrer, Dorothy Stratten, Elizabeth Pena, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak, Patti Hansen

  One of Peter Bogdanovich's better productions, this comedy is about the loves and adventures of detectives John Russo (Ben Gazzara) and Charles Rutledge (John Ritter) who fall in love with beautiful women they have been hired to investigate.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Thomas Crown Affair   1999     2 and a half stars    R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McTiernan  
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary, Ben Gazzara, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison, Fritz Weaver, Charles Keating, Mark Margolis, Michael Lombard

  What would you do if you were bored because you could buy almost anything you want? Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan)–billionaire financier–steals a Monet painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hot on his trail are insurance investigator Catherine Banning (Rene Russo) and police detective Michael McCann (Denis Leary).


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Valentine's Day   1998     1 and a half stars    R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Protector

Director: Duane Clark  
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Zehra Leverman, Randy Quaid, Rae Dawn Chong, Stewart Bick, Ben Gazzara, John Bourgeois, Frank Crudele, Susan Kottman, David Hemblen, Sandi Ross, Nicholas Pasco

  Detective Jack Valentine (Mario Van Peebles), recently put back on the streets after a desk job, fails to protect a mob witness from being murdered. Jack suspects the man's girlfriend, Alma (Zehra Leverman), but falls for her. Thus begins a deadly game where Jack just may be in over his head.

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Voyage of the Damned   1976     2 and a half stars    PG, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg  
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles, James Mason, Lee Grant, Ben Gazzara, Katharine Ross, Jose Ferrer, Sam Wanamaker, Lynne Frederick, David de Keyser, Nehemiah Persoff, Julie Harris

  This film is based on the true story of Jewish refugees–including countess Denise (Faye Dunaway) and her husband Professor Egon Kreisler (Oscar Werner) and disbarred attorney Carl Rosen (Sam Wanamaker), his wife Lili (Lee Grant), and daughter Anna (Lynne Frederick). In 1939, they and other passengers sail from Europe looking for freedom. Their ship is not allowed to dock in ports in the Western Hemisphere, and the voyage proves fruitless when they are forced to return to Germany. Lee Grant received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.



Cast
Faye Dunaway Denise Kreisler
Max von Sydow Captain Schroeder
Oskar Werner Professor Egon Kreisler
Malcolm McDowell Max Gunter
Orson Welles Jose Estedes
James Mason Dr. Juan Remos
Lee Grant Lili Rosen
Ben Gazzara Morris Troper
Katharine Ross Mira Hauser
Jose Ferrer Manuel Benitez
Sam Wanamaker Carl Rosen
Lynne Frederick Anna Rosen
David de Keyser Joseph Joseph
Nehemiah Persoff Mr. Hauser
Julie Harris Alice Fienchild
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When Michael Calls   1972     1 and a half stars    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?



Cast
Ben Gazzara Dorenus Connelly
Elizabeth Ashley Helen Connelly
Michael Douglas Craig
Karen Pearson Peggy Connelly
Larry Reynolds Dr. Britton
Al Waxman Sheriff Hap Washbrook
Alan McRae Harry Randall
Chris Pellet Peter
Steve Weston Enoch Mills
Robert Warner Sam
John Bethune Quinlan
Marian Waldman Elsa Britton
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The Young Doctors   1961     2 and a half stars    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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