10 1979  R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, Robert Webber, Dee Wallace, Brian Dennehy, Max Showalter, Sam J. Jones, Doug Sheehan
This film sky-rocketed Dudley Moore to stardom and was the impetus that sent American women to their hairdressers to have their hair styled into cornrows like Bo Derek's style for the movie. The story involves a middle-aged song composer/singer (Dudley Moore) who becomes obsessed with a beautiful young woman (Bo Derek), and he follows her to Mexico–on her honeymoon!
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10th & Wolf 2006  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 10th and Wolf
Director: Robert Moresco
Cast: James Marsden, Giovanni Ribisi, Brad Renfro, Piper Perabo, Dennis Hopper, Lesley Ann Warren, Tommy Lee, Brian Dennehy, Val Kilmer, Dash Mihok, John Capodice
After violently expressing his frustrations with the Gulf War while serving in the Marine Corps, Tommy Santoro (James Marsden) ends up in jail where FBI agent Horvath (Brian Dennehy) offers him a deal in which Tommy will help bring down a Sicilian mob boss who fights for turf against the Italian-American mob. Tommy agrees to the deal–knowing that not only he but his brother Vincent (Brad Renfro) and cousin Joey (Giovanni Ribisi) who are involved with the Italian-American mob will receive amnesty.
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 Assault on Precinct 13 2005  R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Drea de Matteo, Matt Craven, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Gabriel Byrne, Aisha Hinds, Fulvio Cecere, Kim Coates, Currie Graham, Peter Bryant, Hugh Dillon
In the midst of a blizzard, four prisoners–Beck (John Leguizamo), Smiley (Ja Rule), Anna (Aisha Hinds), and crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne)–are delivered to Precinct 13 in Detroit on New Year's Eve. A SWAT team is concerned that Bishop will testify against their chief Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne), and the team arrives at the isolated police station plotting to destroy Duvall. Landlines are cut, and cell-phone channels are cut off. Inside the station, in an effort to survive, Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) and his staff–Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo)–are forced into becoming allies with the prisoners to fight off the assault.
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The Belly of an Architect 1987 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Greenaway
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Chloe Webb, Lambert Wilson, Sergio Fantoni, Vanni Corbellini, Alfredo Varelli, Stefania Casini, Geoffrey Copleston, Francesco Carnelutti, Marino Mase, Marne Maitland, Claudio Spadaro, Rate Furland, Enrica Maria Scrivano, Julian Jenkins
American architect Stourley Kracklite (Brian Dennehy) travels to Italy with his young, pregnant wife, Louisa (Chloe Webb), where they plan to spend months while Stourley oversees an art and architecture exhibit. But, Stourley begins suffering stomach pains, doesn't have much time for Louisa, and Louisa turns to the waiting arms of suave Caspasian Speckler (Lambert Wilson).
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: William Katt, Tom Berenger, Brian Dennehy, Jill Eikenberry, Jeff Corey, Peter Weller, Noble Willingham, Arthur Hill, Paul Plunkett, Wesley Burgess
This prequel to the Oscar-winning "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" tells the story of the beginnings of the famous pair. Tom Berenger plays Butch Cassidy and William Katt takes on the role of the Sundance Kid.
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Category 6: Day of Destruction 2004  TV, 175 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Nancy McKeon, Randy Quaid, Thomas Gibson, Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest, Andrew Jackson, Chandra West, Brian Markinson, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Ari Cohen, Christopher Shyer, Chad Willett
The storm of all storms is about to hit Chicago. A hurricane, tornadoes, and an Arctic cold front appear to be converging on the city. To make matters worse, severe thunderstorms knock out all power, making it difficult to warn citizens of the approaching storms. Our heroes must act quickly to not only save the people of Chicago but keep the entire continent's power grid from going down. A made-for-TV miniseries.
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Cocoon 1985  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon
Ron Howard's fun and well-made film concerns aliens retrieving "friends" stored undersea for 10,000 years and then placing them in an abandoned pool. They encounter old folks from a retirement home who have discovered that the cocoons have incredible restorative powers. The "old folks" are terrific, especially Don Ameche who won an Oscar for his performance.
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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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Deadly Matrimony 1992 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Treat Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Lisa Eilbacher, Xander Berkeley, John M. Jackson, George Morfogen, Susan Ruttan, Sean McCann, James Rebhorn, Kerrie Keane, Terry Kinney
Chicago cop John Reed (Brian Dennehy) is intent on proving that mob lawyer Alan Masters (Treat Williams) killed his own wife. But that won't be easy since Alan has friends in high places AND controls the crooked cops. This made-for-TV film is based on a true story.
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Dish Dogs 1998  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Kubilos
Cast: Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Maitland Ward, Shannon Elizabeth, Richard Moll, David Harris, Steven Martini, E.J. Callahan, Steve Franken
Two college grads hit the road–washing dishes to make enough money to keep going. Their quest: no responsibility, but philosophers of life. Then, at a wedding of a friend, each must contemplate his own way of life. No one really cares in this non-starter.
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 Everyone's Hero 2006 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve, Dan St. Pierre
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone, Robert Wagner, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Kind, Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin, Forest Whitaker, Gideon Jacobs
In this animated adventure, Chicago Cubs pitcher Lefty Maginnis (voice of William H. Macy) obeys instructions from his club's owner (voice of Robert Wagner) to steal Babe Ruth's (voice of Brian Dennehy) pet bat, Darlin' (voice of Whoopi Goldberg). The stadium caretaker's son, Yankee Irving–a.k.a. "Everyone's Hero"–(voice of Jake T. Austin) spots Lefty stealing the bat and sets off with a talking baseball, Screwie (voice of Rob Reiner), on a thousand-mile trek to regain the bat and bring it back to Babe Ruth in time for the 1932 World Series.
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F.I.S.T. 1978 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kevin Conway, Peter Donat, Henry Wilcoxon, Brian Dennehy
Organized crime in the Teamsters union is the focus of this story with Sylvester Stallone in the role of union leader.
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F/X 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Trey Wilson, Tom Noonan, Martha Gehman
A member of the mob wants to go underground and the Justice Department arranges a fake assassination so he can enter the Witness Relocation Program. Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is hired to do the dastardly deed, but he is double-crossed and now must run for his life.
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F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion 1991 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard Franklin
Cast: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Rachel Ticotin, Joanna Gleason, Philip Bosco, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Mason, Dominic Zamprogna, Tony De Santis, Philip Akin
Special effects expert Rollie Tyler (Byran Brown) agrees (again) to help the police catch a killer. But he finds that there is a big conspiracy afoot, and he and his police buddy (Brian Dennehy) from the original film are on the run again. Lots of special effects, but the story is weak as it tries to exploit the popularity of James Bond.
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Fail Safe 2000 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Noah Wyle, Brian Dennehy, Sam Elliott, James Cromwell, John Diehl, Hank Azaria, Norman Lloyd, Bill Smitrovich, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Doris Belack, Grant Heslov, Tommy Hinkley
This remake of the 1964 film about the United States accidentally dropping a hydrogen bomb over the Soviet Union features George Clooney as Col. Jack Grady, the leader of the mission who was given faulty orders. As the plot unfolds, the U.S. President (Richard Dreyfuss) uses his translator (Noah Wyle) to try to convince the Soviet Premier that the whole operation is a mistake and that the United States does not want an all-out war.
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A Father's Revenge 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver, Joanna Cassidy, Anthony Valentine, Christoph M. Ohrt, Claudia Matschulla, Alexander Radszun, Angus MacInnes, Arnfried Lerche, Matthew Burton
German terrorists kidnap the crew of a U.S. airplane and demand release of colleagues being held by authorities. Frustrated with the slowness of diplomacy, the father (Brian Dennehy) of one of the flight attendants flies to Germany to take matters into his own hands. He hires a mercenary (Ron Silver) to help in the rescue effort. Made for TV.
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Finders Keepers 1984 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., Pamela Stephenson, Ed Lauter, David Wayne, Brian Dennehy, Jack Riley, John Schuck, Jim Carrey
Georgiana Latimer (Pamela Stephenson) and Josef Sirola (Ed Lauter) steal $5 million from her father and, through a set of bizarre circumstances, manage to get the money and themselves aboard a transcontinental train. Also along for the ride is a scam artist, Michael Rangeloff (Michael O'Keefe), who unknowingly is escorting the money inside a coffin. All three are in for some surprises.
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 First Blood 1982 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Rambo: First Blood
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, David Caruso, Jack Starrett, Bill McKinney, Chris Mulkey, John McLiam, David Petersen, Michael Talbott, Alf Humphreys, David L. Crowley, Don MacKay
A guerilla war in Idaho? That is exactly what happens when a former Green Beret, mentally unstable John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), is hounded by the local sheriff (Brian Dennehy). The sheriff objects to Rambo's appearance and demeanor, and when he attempts an arrest, the action begins. Two more "Rambo" films follow.
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Foul Play 1978 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Colin Higgins
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Eugene Roche, Dudley Moore, Brian Dennehy, Marc Lawrence, Chuck McCann, Billy Barty, Marilyn Sokol, Don Calfa, Bruce Solomon, Cooper Huckabee, Pat Ast
A librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn), becomes the "girl who knew too much" when she unwittingly discovers a plot to kill the Pope. Never fear, undercover cop Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase) comes to her rescue, and they encounter unforgettable characters, and even a car chase through the streets of San Francisco, in their efforts to prevent the horrendous crime.
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Gladiator 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy, John Heard, T.E. Russell, Jon Seda, Tab Baker, Cara Buono, Dwain A. Perry, Joan Schwenk, Raul Salinas, Francesca Roberts
Teenager Tommy Riley (James Marshall) is recruited by boxing manager Pappy Jack (Robert Loggia) and turns to a crooked boxing organization as the means for earning money to pay off his father's gambling debt. Tommy befriends the league's top boxer, teenager Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Both are under the control of unscrupulous promoter Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy) who puts the two friends in the ring together in a fight to the finish.
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Gorky Park 1983 R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Joanna Pacula, Ian Bannen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Elphick, Richard Griffiths, Alexander Knox, Ian McDiarmid
Three brutal murders have taken place in a Moscow park, and William Hurt plays the police detective in charge of solving the crime. Along the way, he runs into a cynical American businessman played by Lee Marvin
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It Happened at Lakewood Manor 1977 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Ants!
Panic at Lakewood Manor
Director: Robert Scheerer
Cast: Suzanne Somers, Robert Foxworth, Myrna Loy, Lynda Day George, Gerald Gordon, Brian Dennehy, Stacy Keach Sr., Bernie Casey, Karen Lamm, Anita Gillette, Barry Van Dyke, Moosie Drier, Steve Franken, Bruce French
In this made-for-TV story, a lakeside hotel is attacked by an organized ant colony that appears determined to dine on the celebrity guests staying at the hotel.
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Jack Reed: A Search for Justice 1994 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Deadly Justice
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Joe Grifasi, Charles Hallahan, Rex Linn, Miguel Ferrer, Michael C. Gwynne, Michael Talbot, Amber Benson, Allison Mackie, Ed Cambridge
Policeman Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy) investigates the brutal murder of a nightclub employee, and the trail leads to corruption in his own department.
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Jack Reed: One of Our Own 1996 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Kevin Dunn, Suki Kaiser, Michael Talbott, Bernie Coulson, Amber Benson, Terence Kelly, CCH Pounder, Justin Louis, Lorena Gale
Sgt. Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy) steps into the murder case after his partner is murdered in an attempt on young Sarah Landry's (Suki Kaiser) life. Reed takes Sarah into his own home with his family to provide protection while he works out the details in solving the case.
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A Killing in a Small Town 1990 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland, Lee Garlington, Hal Holbrook, Matthew Posey, James Monroe Black, Dennis Letts, Marco Perella, Norman Bennett, Jerry Haynes
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV film involves a brutal murder committed by mild-mannered Candy (Barbara Hershey) and the ensuing trial.
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Legal Eagles 1986 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy, Terence Stamp, Steven Hill, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christine Baranski, David Clennon, John McMartin
Robert Redford and Debra Winger are good together as they play attorneys on opposite sides of an art theft case.
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, William Atherton, Tuesday Weld, Richard Kiley, LeVar Burton, Tom Berenger, Priscilla Pointer, Alan Feinstein, Brian Dennehy
This film involves a psychological perspective of a repressed young teacher (Diane Keaton) who is drawn to cheap sex and illicit drugs in her attempt at liberation–the result is tragedy. Tuesday Weld received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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Marco Polo 2007 TV, 176 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Ian Somerhalder, Brian Dennehy, B.D. Wong, Alan Shearman, Mark Jax, Kay Tong Lim, Christian Lee, Luo Yan, Keagan Kang, Melissa Sue Anderson, Desiree Ann Siahaan, Daxing Zhang
This made-for-TV offering follows the adventures of 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Ian Somerhalder) who travels to China where he becomes an advisor to the emperor Kubla Khan (Brian Dennehy). Over a 20-year period, the Kahn sends Marco Polo and his servant Pedro (B.D. Wong) on a series of journeys to explore the wonders of new lands.
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Miles from Home 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sinise
Cast: Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson, John Malkovich, Brian Dennehy, Penelope Ann Miller, Helen Hunt, Judith Ivey, Laurie Metcalf, Terry Kinney, Randall Arney
When two brothers (Richard Gere and Kevin Anderson) lose their farm because it is not productive, they take the unusual tack of burning the farm and setting off on a series of questionable adventures. Some may like, mainly because of cast.
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NetForce 1999 R, 154 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Tom Clancy's NetForce
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: Scott Bakula, Brian Dennehy, Kris Kristofferson, Joanna Going, Xander Berkeley, CCH Pounder, Judge Reinhold, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Paul Hewitt, Chelsea Field
Set in 2005, this made-for-TV miniseries tells how the internet could be used in the near future. The FBI has started a new division, NetForce, to investigate internet crime, and it is after a software guru who has a new web browser–one that allows him to take control of the internet and spy on NetForce via the internet. Clancy was the executive producer.
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Never Cry Wolf 1983 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carroll Ballard
Cast: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Martha Ittimangnaq, Hugh Webster, Tom Dahlgren, Walker Stuart, Christina Luescher, Eugene Corr
A biologist is sent to the Yukon to determine if white wolves are the reason caribou are declining in number. The film brings a new understanding and appreciation for Arctic wolves and their quest for survival.
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Our Fathers 2005 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Ted Danson, Brian Dennehy, Daniel Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, Kenneth Welsh, Steven Shaw, Will Lyman, Wayne Best, Colin Fox, Richard Kiley, Aidan Devine
Based on David Frank's investigation and subsequent book "Our Fathers: The Secret Life of the Catholic Church in an Age of Scandal," this made-for-TV movie provides a dramatized account of the pedophile scandal that shook the Catholic Diocese of Boston.
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Out of the Cold 1999 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Aleksandr Buravsky
Cast: Keith Carradine, Mia Kirshner, Brian Dennehy, Judd Hirsch, Mercedes Ruehl, Bronson Pinchot, Kim Hunter, Mark Sheppard
Dan Scott (Keith Carradine) is a tap dancer in the 1930s who realizes his career, dating from vaudeville, is over when woman chasing and alcohol became more important. He tours his mother's home in Estonia where he is a star, and things go well–until he gets in trouble with the Nazis and with Russia. Poor.
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Perfect Witness 1989 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington, Joe Grifasi, Delroy Lindo, Ken Pogue, Markus Flanagan, David Margulies, Colm Meaney
An honest family man (Aidan Quinn) witnesses an execution by the mob. Doing the right thing, he reports what he saw to the authorities. After receiving frightening threats, he decides not to testify and is put in jail for perjury. Made for HBO.
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Presumed Innocent 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield, Greta Scacchi, Joe Grifasi, John Spencer, Anna Maria Horsford, Sab Shimono, Tom Mardirosian, Bradley Whitford, Christine Estabrook, Michael Tolan, Madison Arnold
Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford) is a deputy prosecutor forced to investigate the murder of a woman with whom he once had an affair. After a few twists and turns, Sabich becomes the accused killer who must go on trial for his life. The ending is a shocker.
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Ratatouille 2007 G, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld
In this Pixar film, Remy the rat (voice of Patton Oswalt) wants nothing more than to become a gourmet chef. To achieve that goal, he teams up with a human, Linguini (Lou Romano), who works as a garbage boy at Paris' once-five-star restaurant, Gusteau's. Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett) had written a book, "Anyone Can Cook," that Remy cherishes. Gusteau is no longer living, but that doesn't stop Remy from being able to communicate with him and gaining great culinary ideas. Remy hides under Linguini's chef's hat and gives him directions for concocting delicious recipes. Now, Gusteau's is becoming a very popular restaurant once again–despite Skinner (Ian Holm) the greedy manager of Gusteau's who has his own faulty ideas of how to run a restaurant The film received an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and received four other Academy Award nominations.
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Return to Snowy River 1988 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Geoff Burrowes
Cast: Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie, Mark Hembrow, Bryan Marshall, Rhys McConnochie, Peter Cummins, Cornelia Frances, Tony Barry
This follow-on to "The Man from Snowy River" occurs five years later and finds Jim (Tom Burlinson) returning home to his cabin in Australia with a herd of wild horses. He hopes to sell them to provide a stake for the future and win Jessica's (Sigrid Thornton) hand. But, it's not going to be easy. Standard cliches, but not a bad follow-up movie.
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Righteous Kill 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Alan Rosenberg, Sterling K. Brown, Barry Primus, Melissa Leo, Alan Blumenfeld, Oleg Taktarov
New York City detectives Rooster (Al Pacino) and Turk (Robert De Niro) are on the trail of a serial killer who leaves poems justifying his actions at the scene of the crimes. The killer seems to have ties to a case four years before when Turk set up an acquitted killer by planting a gun in his apartment. Detectives Perez (John Leguizamo) and Riley (Donnie Wahlberg) join the case after working on a similar murder case, and Perez begins to suspect that there is more to Turk than meets the eye. Even Turk's girlfriend Detective Karen Corelli (Carla Gugino) begins to question his actions–especially after the gun that Turk planted in the acquitted man's apartment appears to have a connection with the guns left at the scenes by the serial killer they are pursuing.
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez, Anne Bancroft, Rodrigo Santoro, Brian Dennehy, Roger Allam, Victor Alfieri, Suzanne Bertish, Jane Bertish, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Sara James, Frank Crudele
This made-for-TV version of Tennessee Williams' 1958 novella stars Helen Mirren as the aging Karen Stone whose life changes when her wealthy husband, Tom (Brian Dennehy), dies during their trip to Italy. Karen then sets off on a series of sexual flings with gigolos arranged for by the Contessa (Anne Bancroft) until she is paired off with young Paolo di Lio (Olivier Martinez), and a doomed romance follows.
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 Romeo + Juliet 1996 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Kennedy, Vincent Laresca, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, M. Emmet Walsh, Harold Perrineau, Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Jesse Bradford, Dash Mihok
The story of Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) is updated to the 20th century where they encounter sex, drugs, and pop music as members of opposing gangs (the Montagues and the Capulets). Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall in love. Although they try to hide their love from their warring families, obstacles lie ahead in the form of Tybalt (John Leguizamo) and Mercutio (Harold Perrineau) contributing to the problems of the "star-crossed lovers."
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Semi-Tough 1978 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, Lotte Lenya, Richard Masur, Carl Weathers, Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver
Two football stars (Kris Kristofferson and Burt Reynolds) vie for the exclusive attention of the beautiful Barbara Jane Bookman (Jill Clayburgh).
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Shadow of a Doubt 1995 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Bedelia, Fairuza Balk, Mike Nussbaum, Joe Grifasi, Michael MacRae, Kevin Dunn, Ken Pogue, Brent Jennings, Bruce McGill, Donnelly Rhodes, Fulvio Cecere, Don MacKay
Over-the-hill, alcoholic attorney Charlie Sloan (Brian Dennehy) has a chance to get back in the courtroom when an old flame, Robin (Bonnie Bedelia), asks him to defend her daughter, Angel (Fairuza Balk), who has been charged with murder. The prosecution not only takes on the defendant but also takes on Charlie in the courtroom. Can Charlie come through? Made for TV.
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 She Hate Me 2004 R, 140 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Ossie Davis, Jamel Debbouze, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Reynaldo Rosales, John Turturro, Q-Tip
Jack Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) was fired after he exposed corrupt business practices, and now he is desperate for cash–until a big deal comes along: Jack will impregnate lesbians and get paid big money for it.
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 Silverado 1985 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Split Image 1982 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Pamela Ludwig, Lee Montgomery, Michael Sacks, Deborah Rush
This film is about religious cults and what happens when young people are caught in the web. Danny Stetson (Michael O'Keefe) joins a cult led by Neal Kirklander (Peter Fonda), and his parents (Elizabeth Ashley and Brian Dennehy) strive to bring their son to his senses.
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta 1995  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Keach
Cast: Robert Duvall, Aidan Quinn, Frances Fisher, Brian Dennehy, Francesca Eastwood, Lexi Randall, Victor Wong, Park Overall, Billy Bob Thornton, Jane Seymour
Mr. Cox (Robert Duvall) is a Texas oil driller who is convinced there is money to be made on the land of a hard-working farm couple (Aidan Quinn and Frances Fisher). Another great performance by Duvall. 1 User Review
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| | very family oriented | Anonymous 02/01/2007 | | If you are tired of porn, nuclear explosions from a car gas tank and ready for a real classic then check this one out. Your kids can even watch it with you. I dont generally like movies set back in the times of depression era but this one is much different. |
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Stolen Summer 2002 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pete Jones
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Pollak, Brian Dennehy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Weinberg, Adi Stein, Lisa Dodson, Howard Friedland, Amara Balthrop-Lewis
After eight-year-old Peter (Adi Stein) is warned by his Catholic school teacher that he will end up in Hell if he doesn't mend his ways, Peter befriends a young Jewish boy, Danny (Mike Weinberg), who is dying of cancer. Peter's quest is to convert Danny and, thus, allow him to get into Heaven.
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Summer Catch 2001 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Tollin
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Bruce Davison, Fred Ward, Jason Gedrick, Brittany Murphy, Gabriel Mann, Matthew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, Zena Grey, Marc Blucas, Wilmer Valderrama, Corey Pearson
Ryan Dunne (Freddie Prinze Jr.) dreams of becoming a major league baseball player and, at the same time, begins a romance with wealthy Tenley (Jessica Biel) whose lifestyle of spending summers on Cape Cod is far removed from his humble beginnings.
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Jeff Daniels, Maria Conchita Alonse, Eli Wallach, Robert Prosky, Donald Moffat, Al Waxman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kate Reid, Brad Sullivan, Val Avery, Jude Ciccolella, Victor Slezak, Frank Pellegrino, Henderson Forsythe
This true story involves the activities of Jackie Presser (Brian Dennehy) who became president of the Teamsters Union following the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Presser had problems with the FBI and the Mafia, and his rise to power proved to be short-lived.
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To Catch a Killer 1992 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Till
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Michael Riley, Margot Kidder, Meg Foster, Martin Julien, Scott Hylands, David Eisner, Gary Reineke, Tony De Santis, Mark Humphrey
Originally a TV miniseries, this is a good, but gruesome, account of respected businessman John Wayne Gacy (Brian Dennehy) who was also a serial killer. By the time the police caught up with him, he had raped and killed 30 boys.
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 Tommy Boy 1995 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, Brian Dennehy, Rob Lowe, Julie Warner, Sean McCann, Dan Aykroyd, Zach Grenier, James Blendick
Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) strives to save the family auto parts manufacturing business while his stepmother (Bo Derek) is trying to ruin it. Along with an accountant (David Spade), Tommy heads off on a very funny road trip to sell parts in order to save the business.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1985 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ellen Burstyn, Ann - Margret, Ally Sheedy, Amy Madigan, Brian Dennehy, Stephen Lang, Darrell Larson, Micole Mercurio
Blue-collar worker (Gene Hackman) lives in Washington State and decides that his marriage has lost its vitality. He has discovered a younger, glamorous woman (Ann-Margret) who has added excitement into his middle-aged existence–much to the dismay of his daughter (Amy Madigan, who received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).
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The Ultimate Gift 2007 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Cast: Drew Fuller, Bill Cobbs, Abigail Breslin, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Mircea Monroe, Brett Rice, Lee Meriwether, Brian Dennehy, Donna Cherry, D. David Morin, Mark Joy, Tim Parati
The late billionaire Red Sevens (James Garner) leaves his grandson Jason (Drew Fuller) an inheritance. But, instead of cash, Jason receives a list of 12 tasks described by Red as "Gifts." Through completion of these tasks, Jason's life will be changed forever in this story that shows how money is far different from happiness. 1 User Review
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| | Awesome Movie | susan 02/27/2009 | | A true picture of Money Brats that finally have to face the fact that they have no REAL friends. They have a false sence of who and what they are, until faced with reality. It is a real picture of how a family can be torn apart when the will isn't what they thought and they don't get want THEY want. Faced with the task of finding a TRUE friend the young money brat discovers he has a deep compasion for a single mother struggling to deal with her daughters cancer. A new friendship developes into a sincere reality of giving back. It is a very moving film and diffently begins to engage a sence of wanting to help our community. |
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Welcome to Paradise 2007 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Brent Huff
Cast: Crystal Bernard, Brian Dennehy, Bobby Edner, Brad Stine, William Shockley, Beth Grant, Ken Jenkins, Nick Searcy, Marianne Muellerleile, Timothy Stack, Connie Ray, Elizabeth Dennehy
A city preacher, Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard), and her son Hayden (Bobby Edner) arrive in the troubled, small town of Paradise, Texas, where, as a woman preacher, she is not treated warmly. The town has turned its back on needy citizens, but after an accidental fire burns down the church, the church members and Debbie work together to rebuild the church–and community relationships as well.
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2. 10th & Wolf (2006)
aka: 10th and Wolf
3. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
4. The Belly of an Architect (1987)
5. Best Seller (1987)
6. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
7. Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
8. Cocoon (1985)
9. Day One (1989)
10. Deadly Matrimony (1992)
11. Dish Dogs (1998)
12. Everyone's Hero (2006)
13. F.I.S.T. (1978)
14. F/X (1986)
15. F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion (1991)
16. Fail Safe (2000)
17. A Father's Revenge (1988)
18. Finders Keepers (1984)
19. First Blood (1982)
aka: Rambo: First Blood
20. Foul Play (1978)
21. Gladiator (1992)
22. Gorky Park (1983)
23. It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
aka: Ants!
aka: Panic at Lakewood Manor
24. Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
aka: Deadly Justice
25. Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1996)
26. A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
27. Legal Eagles (1986)
28. Little Miss Marker (1980)
29. Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
30. Marco Polo (2007)
31. Miles from Home (1988)
32. NetForce (1999)
aka: Tom Clancy's NetForce
33. Never Cry Wolf (1983)
34. Our Fathers (2005)
35. Out of the Cold (1999)
36. Perfect Witness (1989)
37. Presumed Innocent (1990)
38. Ratatouille (2007)
39. A Real American Hero (1978)
aka: Hard Stick
40. Return to Snowy River (1988)
41. Righteous Kill (2008)
42. The River Rat (1984)
43. The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
44. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
aka: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
aka: Romeo and Juliet
45. Semi-Tough (1978)
46. Shadow of a Doubt (1995)
47. She Hate Me (2004)
48. Silverado (1985)
49. Split Image (1982)
50. The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
51. Stolen Summer (2002)
52. Summer Catch (2001)
53. Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
54. To Catch a Killer (1992)
55. Tommy Boy (1995)
56. Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
57. The Ultimate Gift (2007)
58. Welcome to Paradise (2007)
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