Coal Miner's Daughter 1980  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens, William Sanderson, Robert Elkins, Bob Hannah, Frank Mitchell, Bob Hannah
Loretta Lynn's rise from the hills of Kentucky to the stage of the Grand Old Opry is the subject of this film in which Sissy Spacek gives a superb performance in the title role and received an Oscar for Best Actress.
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The Concrete Cowboys 1979  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Ramblin' Man
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Jerry Reed, Barbara Mandrell, Tom Selleck, Morgan Fairchild, Claude Akins, Gene Evans, Roy Acuff, Grace Zabriskie, Bob Hannah, Lucille Benson
Montana cowboys (Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck) head to Nashville and open a detective agency. While learning to adapt to big city life, they get cases that will help them learn how to be sleuths. Harmless, lighthearted entertainment.
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Driving Miss Daisy 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Bob Hannah, Joann Havrilla, Ray McKinnon, William Hall Jr., Alvin M. Sugarman, Clarice F. Geigerman, Muriel Moore
This movie spans 25 years in the life of Miss Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy)–a proud, stoic Southern lady–and her loyal, patient, Black chauffeur, Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman). Great entertainment. Academy Awards were received for Best Picture and for Best Actress. Awards were also received for Best Writing and Makeup, as well as five nominations, including Best Actor (Freeman).
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The Loveless 1982   R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Monty Montgomery
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Gordon, Marin Kanter, J. Don Ferguson, Tina L'Hotsky, Lawrence Matarese, Danny Rosen, Phillip Kimbrough, Ken Call, Liz Gans, Bob Hannah, Margaret Jo Lee
On the way to Daytona for a big race, bikers stop in a small town for lunch and wreak havoc among the local citizens. This film marks Willem Dafoe's first starring role. 1 User Review
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Neon Bible 1995  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid, Denis Leary, Jacob Tierney, Leo Burmester, Frances Conroy, Peter McRobbie, Joan Glover, Bob Hannah
Set in Georgia during World War II, this is the film adaptation of John Kennedy Toole's novel about David (Jacob Tierney) who grows up in a dysfunctional household and rebels against the bigotry he sees in his Southern town.
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 The Prince of Tides 1991   R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Barbra Streisand
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan, Jeroen Krabbe, Melinda Dillon, Jason Gould, George Carlin, Brad Sullivan, Bob Hannah, Maggie Collier, Lindsay Wray, Brandlyn Whitaker, Milton Clark Jr., Bonnie Johnson
While going through a mid-life crisis, a Southern, unemployed football coach Tom Wingo (Nick Nolte), goes to New York where his sister Savannah (Melinda Dillon) has tried to commit suicide. Savannah's psychiatrist, Susan Lowenstein (Barbra Streisand), wants Tom to reveal memories about his childhood and their domineering mother Lila (Kate Nelligan). At first, Tom is reluctant but then learns that the answer for all of them is telling the truth about their past lives. The film received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Nolte), and Supporting Actress (Nelligan).
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Resting Place 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: John Lithgow, M. Emmet Walsh, Brian Tarantina, Morgan Freeman, G.D. Spradlin, Richard(2) Brooks, Richard Bradford, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, John Philbin, Bob Hannah, Marc Clement, Mert Hatfield, Elliott Street, Tegan West
Major Kendall Laird (John Lithgow) accompanies the body of a Black lieutenant, who was killed in action, to his hometown in Georgia. When Laird arrives in town, he meets the deceased soldier's parents, Luther and Ada Johnson (Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder) and learns that he must deal with racial tension when it is recognized that the Black lieutenant is slated to be buried in a White cemetery.
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Six Pack 1982 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane, Erin Gray, Barry Corbin, Terry Kiser, Anthony Michael Hall, Bob Hannah, Tom Abernathy, Robbie Fleming, Bobby Still
In his film debut, Kenny Rogers plays a stock car racer who "adopts" kids who he caught stripping his car. Not a very good entry, but there are a few high points. 1 User Review
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A Son's Promise 1990 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Rick Schroder, Donald Moffat, Veronica Cartwright, Stephen Dorff, Andrew Lowery, Boyd Gaines, Andy Stahl, David Andrews, Bob Hannah, Danny Nelson, Dan Biggers, Joe Inscoe
Fifteen-year-old Terry (Rick Schroder) promises his dying mother (Veronica Cartwright) that he will keep the family of seven boys together. This made-for-TV tale follows Terry through the good times and bad times in keeping his promise.
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They Call Me Bruce? 1982 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
aka: A Fistful of Chopsticks
Director: Elliott Hong
Cast: Johnny Yune, Margaux Hemingway, Pam Huntington, Raf Mauro, John Fujioka, Bill Kirchenbauer, Bill Capizzi, Martin Azarow, Bob Hannah, Rene Le Vant, Tony Brande, Harvey Vernon, Heshimu Cumbuka, Vidonne Sayre Linn, Ralph Strait
This martial arts comedy features the Korean comic Johnny Yune in the title role of Bruce who looks so much like martial arts star Bruce Lee that he is often mistaken for him. Bruce cooks for the Mob and delivers flour to the underworld. What Bruce does not know is that his "flour" is cocaine. When others find out what he is delivering, Bruce learns to fight for his own defense.
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To Dance with the White Dog 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Christine Baranski, Terry Beaver, Harley Cross, Esther Rolle, Frank Whaley, Amy Wright, Bob Hannah, Ed Grady
Cora (Jessica Tandy), nearing death, worries about how her husband, Sam (Hume Cronyn), will cope after she is gone. After she dies, he is indeed grief stricken, but when a white dog appears, his outlook changes, and he finds that love is eternal. A good made-for-TV adaptation of a novel by Terry Kay.
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| 1. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
2. The Concrete Cowboys (1979)
aka: Ramblin' Man
3. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
4. The Loveless (1982)
5. Neon Bible (1995)
6. The Prince of Tides (1991)
7. Resting Place (1986)
8. Six Pack (1982)
9. A Son's Promise (1990)
10. They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
aka: A Fistful of Chopsticks
11. To Dance with the White Dog (1993)
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