Family Business 1989  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson, Bill McCutcheon, Luis Guzman, B.D. Wong, Deborah Rush, Marilyn Cooper, Salem Ludwig, Rex Everhart, James Tolkan, Tony DiBenedetto
After young Adam McMillen (Matthew Broderick) approaches his father Vito (Dustin Hoffman) and grandfather Jessie (Sean Connery) with a scheme to gain millions of dollars worth of test-tube specimens, they attempt the heist and fail. As a result, three generations of the McMillen family are forced into accepting guilt for their lives of crime.
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Hot Stuff 1979   PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dom DeLuise
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, Jerry Reed, Ossie Davis, Luis Avalos, Marc Lawrence, Richard Davalos, Bill McCutcheon, Sydney Lassick, Pat McCormick
A sting operation by Miami cops lacks support from the department, so those involved find a unique way to fund their project: they resell the stolen goods! 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 01/20/2007 | | This movie is one that you watch and laugh all the way through it. Humor is clean but funny. Stars are great together. A gathering of comedians that you don't see around anymore. You don't see these kinds of movies anymore. Just have fun and laugh. |
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Mr. Destiny 1990 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Orr
Cast: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Hart Bochner, Bill McCutcheon, Rene Russo, Jay O. Sanders, Maury Chaykin, Pat Corley, Douglas Seale, Courteney Cox
Larry (James Belushi) is not happy in his life. His marriage to the beautiful Ellen (Linda Hamilton) isn't what it should be, his friend won't leave him alone, his car breaks down, his dog has bladder problems, etc. He KNOWS his life would had been different if he hadn't struck out in the bottom of the ninth inning when he was 15 years old. Despondent, he goes into a bar and tells his problems to the bartender (Michael Caine), who mixes a potion, and Larry walks out into the world that he would have experienced had he made that hit. He finds that all is not perfect in that world, either.
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 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 1964  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Nicholas Webster
Cast: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon, Victor Stiles, Donna Conforti, Chris Month, Pia Zadora, Leila Martin, Charles Renn, James Cahill, Ned Wertimer, Ivor Bodin, Doris Rich, Carl Don
Martians–in need of a Santa Claus of their own–head to Earth to kidnap ours. The deed is done, and they head back with Santa Claus (John Call) and Earth children Billy and Betty (Victor Stiles and Donna Conforti). Can Santa save the Martians from themselves? Boy, those Martians are really bright green!
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 Steel Magnolias 1989   PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner
Strong women take care of their weak men in this film about the Southern way of life. Taken from Robert Harling's play, this is a warm-hearted, humorous, and sympathetic look at high and low points of women who see each other regularly at Truvy Jones' (Dolly Parton) beauty salon in a Louisiana town. The story involves M'Lynn (Sally Field), how she deals with her daughter Shelby's (Julia Roberts) failing health, and the relationships among the women–among them are nasty gossip Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and recently widowed Clairee (Olympia Dukakis)–she sees regularly at the beauty shop. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Tune in Tomorrow... 1990 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon, Patricia Clarkson, Jerome Dempsey, Dan Hedaya, Buck Henry, Hope Lange, Richard Portnow
Martin (Keanu Reeves) is a young scriptwriter at a radio station in the early 1950s. To improve ratings, a well-known writer, Pedro (Peter Falk), is hired and takes Martin under his wing. Meanwhile, Julia (Barbara Hershey)–Martin's aunt (by marriage)–returns home in search of a new husband. With prompting from Pedro, Julia and Martin begin an affair, which becomes the storyline of Pedro's radio script. Falk is great!
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W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Jerry Reed, Ned Beatty, James Hampton, Mel Tillis, Art Carney, Fred Stuthman, Bill McCutcheon, Hal Needham
Con artist W.W. Bright (Burt Reynolds) takes on a struggling Country-Western band and is determined to make it a force in 1950s Nashville. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 04/14/2009 | | Excellent movie if your into older movies |
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| 1. Family Business (1989)
2. Hot Stuff (1979)
3. Mr. Destiny (1990)
4. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
5. Steel Magnolias (1989)
6. Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
7. W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
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