Catch-22 1970  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Orson Welles, Martin Sheen, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Paula Prentiss, Anthony Perkins, Austin Pendleton, Jon Voight, Orson Welles
Based on Joseph Heller's novel, this is a good anti-war film. It is the story of a World War I bomber group whose fatalities are mounting. One member, Captain Yossarian (Alan Arkin), tries to be diagnosed as insane to escape further bombing missions.
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 Elf 2003 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Michael Lerner, Artie Lange, Leon Redbone
Although he was raised as an elf at Santa's (Edward Asner) North Pole, Buddy (Will Ferrell) has attained a height denying that he can be an elf. So, he heads to Manhattan to find out who he really is. He meets his birth father (James Caan) who takes him home where he connects with his human family. A warm-hearted comedy.
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The Entertainers 1991  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul(2) Schneider
Cast: Bob Newhart, Linda Gray, Richard Romanus, Sly Smith, Bernard White, Bill Erwin, Colin Ward, Ray Spinka, Joe Faust, Richard Wagner
This made-for-TV film stars Bob Newhart as a struggling comic who has an opportunity to take his act to Las Vegas–IF he includes his ex-sidekick, a chimpanzee, in his act. He also has the opportunity to reunite with longtime love, Laura (Linda Gray).
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First Family 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Buck Henry
Cast: Gilda Radner, Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Richard Benjamin, Harvey Korman, Rip Torn, Buck Henry, Fred Willard, Bob Dishy, Austin Pendleton
This satire on the office of the President of the United States is a funny vehicle for Bob Newhart's talents when he plays the inept leader of the free world.
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Hell Is for Heroes 1962 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, James Coburn, Don Haggerty, Nick Adams, Bob Newhart, L.Q. Jones, Mike Kellin, Joseph Hoover, Bill Mullikin, Michele Montau, Chuck Hicks, Robert Phillips
In this World War II drama, Sergeant John Reese (Steve McQueen) has been demoted because of his drinking and is sent back to his old squad, which is assigned to defend an area near a German pillbox. Reese persuades his squad leader Sgt. Larkin (Harry Guardino) to convince the Germans that the U.S. squad is much larger than it really is. Then, against orders, Reese leads two members of his squad in an attack on the pillbox. The attack fails, and the two men are killed, but Reese, despite being threatened with court martial, once again attacks the pillbox–this time alone. Reese is killed in his effort, but he has enabled the Allies to overtake the Germans.
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In & Out 1997 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley, Bob Newhart, Tom Selleck, Glenn Close, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Jbara, Shalom Harlow, Shawn Hatosy, Zak Orth, Lauren Ambrose, Alexandra Holden
During an award ceremony, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline) is publicly thanked by Hollywood star Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) for the inspiration behind his portrayal of a gay man. This, of course, initiates major problems between Howard and his fiancee Emily (Joan Cusack), and she has real problems continuing with their wedding plans. Cusack received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jessica Cauffiel, Alanna Ubach, J Barton, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson, Stanley Anderson, Bruce Thomas, Ruth Williamson
In this sequel to 2001's "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is now a lawyer and is engaged to marry a Harvard law professor, Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson). But wedding plans are put on hold when Elle runs afoul of a client involved in using animals for testing cosmetics. She heads for Washington, D.C., and a new job working for Representative Victoria Rudd (Sally Field). Once on Capitol Hill, Elle begins her fight to end product testing on animals. Not an easy task, but Elle uses her share of tricks to achieve success.
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 2004 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Peter Winther
Cast: Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Kyle MacLachlan, Kelly Hu, David Dayan Fisher, Lisa Brenner, Mario Ivan Martinez, Clyde Kusatsu
Thirty-something student living with his mother (Olympia Dukakis), Flynn (Noah Wyle) is forced out of school and takes a job at a library where Judson (Bob Newhart) and Charlene (Jane Curtin) give him the job of overseeing the library's mythical artifacts. When one of the artifacts is stolen, Flynn, with reluctant help from martial-arts-skilled Nicole (Sonya Walger), searches for the artifact to retrieve it from the villains.
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines 2006 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Erick Avari, Robert Foxworth, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Zahn McClarnon, Lisa Brenner
In this sequel to "The Librarian: Quest for the Spear," former librarian Flynn Carson (Noah Wyle) searches for a map that will lead him to the fabled King Solomon's Mines where the Book of Solomon is stored. Sharing his travels with Professor Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), Flynn ends up uncovering family secrets in his adventure of a lifetime.
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 G, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Jack Nicholson, John Richardson, Pamela Brown, Irene Handl, Roy Kinnear
Daisy Gamble (Barbra Streisand) has ESP, which is explained when she undergoes hypnosis and tells about being a number of people who have lived in the past.
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The Rescuers 1977 G, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan, John McIntire, Bernard Fox, Dub Taylor, Michelle Stacy, James MacDonald, George Lindsey
In this Disney animated tale, two brave mice–Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor)–try to save a little girl (voice of Michelle Stacy) who has been kidnapped by the diabolical Madame Medusa (voice of Geraldine Page).
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 The Rescuers Down Under 1990 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty, Douglas Seale, Ed Gilbert, Russi Taylor
Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.
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 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie 1998   G, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Bill Kowalchuk
Cast: John Goodman, Whoopi Goldberg, Eric Idle, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, Gary Chalk, Richard Simmons, Kathleen Barr, Eric Pospisil, Alec Willows, Lee Tockar, Christopher Gray, Paul Dobson, Colin Murdock
With new twists and characters, the story of poor Rudolph, that outcast reindeer, is once again presented as an animated musical. The story may have changed, but the message remains the same: there is nothing wrong with being different.
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| 1. Catch-22 (1970)
2. Elf (2003)
3. The Entertainers (1991)
4. First Family (1980)
5. Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
6. In & Out (1997)
7. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
8. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
9. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
10. Little Miss Marker (1980)
11. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
12. The Rescuers (1977)
13. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
14. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
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