1969 1988  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Wynne, Keller Kuhn, Steve Foster, Mert Hatfield, Welton Tootle, Don Devendorf, Jason Summers, Scott N. Stevens, John Garber
Draft dodging, drug abuse, and war protests highlight this film that brings back the Vietnam War era, complete with the flower children. A town and families within the town take different sides on the affair in this shallow look at the important year.
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All the Pretty Horses 2000  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Penelope Cruz, Lucas Black, Ruben Blades, Miriam Colon, Bruce Dern, Robert Patrick, Sam Shepard, Elizabeth Ibarra
In the late 1940s, down-on-his-luck John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) convinces his friend Lacey (Henry Thomas) to join him on a trip to Mexico. They plan to work as cowboys on one of Mexico's many cattle ranches. Along the way, the duo hooks up with Jimmy (Lucas Black), but misfortune follows, and they part company. More misfortune lies ahead when they get work on Don Hector Rocha's (Ruben Blades) horse ranch, and Cole becomes romantically involved with Don Hector's daughter, Alejandra (Penelope Cruz).
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The Astronaut Farmer 2007  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Polish
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish, Logan Polish, Bruce Dern, Mark Polish, Jon Gries, Tim Blake Nelson, Sal Lopez, J.K. Simmons, Kiersten Warren, Rick Overton, Richard Edson, Julie White
After dropping out of NASA's astronaut training program to save the family ranch, Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) risks everything attempting to launch his own barn-built rocket so that he can follow his dream of orbiting Earth. Although he has the support of his wife Audrey (Virginia Madsen) and their children–Shepard (Max Thieriot), Stanley (Jasper Polish), and Sunshine (Logan Polish)–the FBI, FAA, NASA, CIA, and Homeland Security want nothing more than to destroy Charles' dream. 1 User Review
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| | A beautiful film | A Fan 08/19/2007 | | I thought it a beautiful film where family stills sticks together despite negative things that come into there life, to bad we dont have alot of that today. The kids were great...jasper and logan polish were cute actresses and real in there roles. Hope there are more films like this. |
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The Big Town 1987 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Bolt
Cast: Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Lee Grant, Tom Skerritt, Bruce Dern, Suzy Amis, Del Close, Lolita Davidovich, David Marshall Grant
Crapshooter J.C. Cullen comes to Chicago in search of dice games and gets involved with dangerous players AND women.
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 Black Sunday 1977  R, 143 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Steven Keats, Bekim Fehmiu, Michael V. Gazzo, William Daniels, Walter Gotell, Walter Brooke
Terrorists (Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller) choose Super Bowl Sunday to launch an attack via the Goodyear Blimp. Trying to stop the bloodbath are an Israeli agent (Robert Shaw) and an FBI man (Fritz Weaver).
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Bloody Mama 1970 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Shelley Winters, Don Stroud, Pat Hingle, Robert De Niro, Robert Walden, Diane Varsi, Bruce Dern, Clint Kimbrough, Alex Nicol, Michael Fox, Scatman Crothers, Stacy Harris
Ma Barker (Shelley Winters) leads her gang on a crime spree only to be brought down by the law in this psychodrama of one of America's notorious criminals.
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Carolina Skeletons 1991 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Melissa Leo, Paul Roebling, Bill Cobbs, Henderson Forsythe, Clifton James, Richard Jenkins, G.D. Spradlin, Rosanna Carter, Trazana Beverley, Marc Macaulay
After a career in the Army, James Bragg (Louis Gossett Jr.) returns home in the early 1960s. He is haunted by the thought of his brother's execution 30 years previously for the rape and murder of two girls. Thus, he begins a search for the real killers, and he soon recognizes that there are those who do not want their secrets uncovered. Made for cable TV.
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Castle Keep 1969 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk, Tony Bill, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Conrad
During World War II, both German and American soldiers vie for a 10th-century castle in the Ardennes forest.
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Coming Home 1978 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Jon Voight, Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, Robert Ginty, Mary Gregory, Kathleen Miller, Beeson Carroll, Charles Cyphers, Willie Tyler, Louis Carello, Olivia Cole, Bruce French, Tresa Hughes
This film does a good, though biased, job of relating people's emotions over the Vietnam War. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Corps Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) and his wife Sally's (Jane Fonda) affair with paraplegic war veteran Luke Martin (John Voight). Jane Fonda and Jon Voight won Academy Awards for Best Actress and Actor. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Screenplay, and five nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Dern) and Actress (Penelope Milford as Sally's troubled friend Vi).
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 The Cowboys 1972 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Slim Pickens, Lonny Chapman, A Martinez, Allyn Ann McLerie, Robert Carradine, Matt Clark, Nicolas Beauvy, Sean Kelly, Charles Tyner, Jerry Gatlin, Walter Scott
When a cattleman, Wil Anderson (John Wayne), loses his experienced drovers to the lure of the gold rush, he is forced to hire raw recruits in the form of teenagers to get the cattle to market. When Wil is slain by a psychopath Long Hair (Bruce Dern) during the cattle drive, the boys become killers in their attempt at revenge.
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Cycle Savages 1969  R, 82 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Bill Brame
Cast: Bruce Dern, Chris Robinson, Melody Patterson, Maray Ayres, Karen Ciral, Virginia Hawkins, Danny Chaffouri, Lee Chandler, Tom Daly, Walt Robles, Steve Brodie, Scott Brady
Keeg (Bruce Dern) is the crazed leader of a motorcycle gang. When his girlfriend, Lea (Melody Patterson), poses in the nude for a new artist in town, Romko (Chris Robinson), Keeg goes on a rampage aimed at Romko whom he brutally tortures. Violent film with drug-inspired orgies and gang rape.
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Diggstown 1992 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr., Bruce Dern, Oliver Platt, Heather Graham, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Marshall Bell, Cyndi James Gossett, Thomas Wilson Brown, Duane Davis
Gabriel Caine (James Woods) and "Honey" Roy Palmer (Louis Gossett Jr.) pair up as con men who set up the ultimate scam on John Gillon (Bruce Dern), the owner of Diggstown. The deal–Palmer can win 10 boxing matches in 24 hours.
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Down in the Valley 2005 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: David Jacobson
Cast: Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse, Rory Culkin, Bruce Dern, John Diehl, Kat Dennings, Hunter Parrish, Aviva, Muse Watson, Aaron Fors, Geoffrey Lewis, Elizabeth Pena
The lives of cowboy Harlan Carruthers (Edward Norton) and bored teenager Tobe (Evan Rachel Wood) intersect at a gas station when she invites him to join her group of friends on the way to the beach. The chance encounter leads to their May-December romance that is destined to end in tragedy.
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Down Periscope 1996   PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Ken Hudson Campbell, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, William H. Macy, Duane Martin, Pierrino Mascarino
LCdr. Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) is Captain of the diesel submarine, U.S.S. Stingray–without doubt, the worst performing submarine in the Atlantic Ocean. The boat and crew sail out to sea to participate in war games, and the fun begins. 1 User Review
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| | great movie | topdn 09/12/2007 | | loved it |
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Drive, He Said 1971 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Nicholson
Cast: William Tepper, Karen Black, Michael Margotta, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne, Henry Jaglom, Cindy Williams, David Ogden Stiers, Charles Robinson
This is Jack Nicholson's directorial debut. The story is about the problems encountered by college basketball players as they travel to and from games in other cities.
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Family Plot 1976 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Ed Lauter, John Lehne, Warren J. Kemmerling, Edith Atwater
In Alfred Hitchcock's last film, the plot involves the search for a lost heir by a phony medium (Barbara Harris) and her cab driver boyfriend (Bruce Dern). Meanwhile, a jeweler and his girl friend (William Devane and Karen Black) are planning a kidnapping in which they will be paid in diamonds. When the couples cross paths, chaos ensues.
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The Glass House 2001 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Cast: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Bruce Dern, Trevor Morgan, Rita Wilson, Michael O'Keefe, Kip Pardue, Kathy Baker, Chris Noth
Following the car crash that killed their parents, 16-year-old Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and her younger brother, Rhett (Trevor Morgan), are put in the care of legal guardians–Erin (Diane Lane) and Terry (Stellan Skarsgard) Glass. But, the children quickly learn that they have not moved into the home of caring, substitute parents. Instead, they are greeted with drug abuse, hints of perversion, eavesdropping, and isolation.
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 The Great Gatsby 1974 PG, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Clayton
Cast: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Sam Waterston, Howard Da Silva, Edward Herrmann, Patsy Kensit, Scott Wilson, Lois Chiles
In this version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, Robert Redford takes on the role of Jay Gatsby who loves Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow) and believes that, if he is successful enough in business, Daisy will reciprocate his love.
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Hang 'Em High 1968 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, James MacArthur, Arlene Golonka, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Alan Hale Jr., James Westerfield, L.Q. Jones, Joseph Sirola
Rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is accosted by nine men, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley), and accused of stealing his neighbor's cattle and killing him. They hang Cooper and leave him for dead, but he is rescued by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) and later cleared by Judge Fenton (Pat Hingle). Now a free man, Cooper wants revenge and takes the law into his own hands and sets off to administer his own form of justice on the men who tried to hang him.
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Hard Ground 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Q. Dobbs
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Bruce Dern, Amy Jo Johnson, Seth Peterson, David Figlioli, Martin Kove, Larry Hankin, Michael Shamus Wiles, Bill Henderson, Sergio Calderon, Randy Stripling, David Atkinson
John McKay (Burt Reynolds) is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. He becomes part of a major jailbreak orchestrated by Billy Bucklin (David Figlioli) who proceeds to wreak havoc on citizens of Arizona and then heads to Mexico to work with a revolutionary. Seeing a chance to redeem himself, John teams up with Sheriff Nate Hutchinson (Bruce Dern)–the man who sent John to prison–to bring Billy and his gang to justice.
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 The Haunting 1999 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen, Alix Koromzay, Todd Field, Michael Cavanaugh, Tom Irwin, M.C. Gainey, Charles Gunning, Hadley Eure, Saul Priever
This film is a remake of Shirley Jackson's novel, "The Haunting of Hill House"–about spinster Nell (Lili Taylor), the brazen Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones), and manipulative Luke (Owen Wilson) who enter a haunted house at the suggestion of a psychology professor, Dr. Jeffrey Marrow (Liam Neeson). They get much more than they bargain for when they attempt to investigate mysteries within the confines of this eerie house.
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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy, William Campbell, Frank Ferguson, Dave Willock, John Megna
Haunted by memories of her murdered fiance, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) has only her housekeeper Velma (Agnes Moorehead) for company. When she learns that her decaying Southern mansion is slated for demolition, she calls her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help. Miriam arrives on the scene with the family doctor (Joseph Cotten) to help, but he causes even more problems, and now Charlotte fights for her sanity as her Southern lifestyle is about to disintegrate, and Miriam tries to drive her crazy. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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Into the Badlands 1991 R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Bruce Dern, Mariel Hemingway, Helen Hunt, Dylan McDermott, Lisa Pelikan, Andrew Robinson, Adam Sanchez, Jerry Gardner, Michael J. Metzger, Steven Schwartz-Hartley
This Western/Horror flick is a little strange, to say the least. Barston (Bruce Dern) is a bounty hunter searching for an outlaw. He's tough–to the point of cutting off a frostbitten toe. Other characters enter and leave the scene in this confusing mess. Interesting cast in this made-for-cable TV film.
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The King of Marvin Gardens 1972 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers, John P. Ryan, Sully Boyar, Josh Mostel, Garry Goodrow
Brothers David (Jack Nicholson) and Jason (Bruce Dern) are involved in a scheme to make easy money in an Atlantic City swindle. Overall, a well-made film.
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The Laughing Policeman 1974 R, 111 min.
Genre: Action
aka: An Investigation of Murder
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Anthony Zerbe, Anthony Costello, Cathy Lee Crosby, Joanna Cassidy, Albert Paulsen, William Hansen, Paul Koslo
Policemen Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) and Leo Larson (Bruce Dern) track down a psychopath who killed all the passengers on a San Francisco bus, and it is feared that he will strike again.
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 Madison 2005 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Bindley
Cast: James Caviezel, Bruce Dern, Mary McCormack, Jake Lloyd, Paul Dooley, Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser, Reed Diamond, Frank Knapp Jr., Chelcie Ross, Byrne Piven, William Shockley
This film is based on events surrounding the 1971 Madison, Indiana, hydro-plane regatta during which retired racer Jim McCormick (James Caviezel) rallied the town for support after he accepted the offer for Madison to host the regatta, promised $50 thousand (which he didn't have) in earnest money, and managed the "Miss Madison" crew. Originally shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001, the film didn't receive public release until 2005.
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Marnie 1964 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Sean Connery, Tippi Hedren, Diane Baker, Louise Latham, Martin Gabel, Bob Sweeney, Henry Beckman, Alan Napier, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley
Marnie (Tippi Hedren) works in an office until she finds the opportunity to steal company funds and then moves on to the next business. When her new boss (Sean Connery) recognizes her from a previous heist, instead of turning her in, he marries her and tries to find out what makes her behave in such strange ways. An interesting Alfred Hitchcock tale.
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 Masked and Anonymous 2003 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Charles
Cast: Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Lange, Luke Wilson, Angela Bassett, Steven Bauer, Bruce Dern, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Cheech Marin
When producer Nina Veronica (Jessica Lange) puts together a benefit concert, she doesn't have much luck getting an all-star cast. Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) is in charge of lining up the talent, and the best he can get is hard-drinking Jack Fate (Bob Dylan) as the headliner. Yes, the music is good.
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Middle Age Crazy 1980 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Trent
Cast: Bruce Dern, Ann - Margret, Graham Jarvis, Deborah Wakeham, Eric Christmas, Helen Hughes, Geoffrey Bowes, Michael Kane, Diane Dewey, Vivian Reis
Successful architect Bobby Lee (Bruce Dern) has a midlife crisis, buys a Porsche, and leaves his beautiful wife Sue Ann (Ann-Margret) when he is attracted to an empty-headed cheerleader.
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Milwaukee, Minnesota 2004 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Allan Mindel
Cast: Troy Garity, Alison Folland, Randy Quaid, Bruce Dern, Hank Harris, Debra Monk, Josh Brolin, Holly Woodlawn, John Judd, Suzanne Petri
Champion ice fisherman Albert (Troy Garity) suffers mental disabilities but has won a lot of cash in tournaments while being protected by his domineering mother, Edna (Debra Monk). Now Edna has been killed in a car crash, and there are people–Tuey (Alison Folland), Jerry (Randy Quaid), and Stan (Hank Harris)–who want to get their hands on Albert's money.
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 Monster 2003 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Patty Jenkins
Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Bubba Baker, Marc Macaulay, Brett Rice, Robb Chamberlain, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Stephen Jones
This crime drama attempts to delve into the psyche of highway prostitute Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron). At age 13, Aileen became a prostitute. Later, she hooks up with lesbian Selby Wall (Christina Ricci) and forms a relationship that leads to Aileen killing her clients and getting their money without having sex. Aileen kills seven men in Florida and is known as the first female serial killer. Theron won an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Mulholland Falls 1996 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly, John Malkovich, Treat Williams, Bruce Dern, Daniel Baldwin
Set in the 1950s, this is the true story about an elite LAPD unit: the Hat Squad. They were so-named because of their stylish suits and wide-brimmed hats. The crime fighters consisted of Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), Ellery Coolidge (Chazz Palminteri), Eddie Hall (Michael Madsen), and Arthur Relyea (Chris Penn). When a prostitute, Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly), is found murdered, her list of men she was involved with turns up including Max Hoover whose wife, Katherine (Melanie Griffith), has no inkling of her husband's infidelity.
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Number One 1969 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jessica Walter, Bruce Dern, John Randolph, G.D. Spradlin, Diana Muldaur, Richard Elkins, Mike Henry, Bobby Troup, Ernie Barnes
Ron "Cat" Catlan (Charlton Heston) is an aging New Orleans Saints quarterback who should–but will not–call it a day.
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On the Edge 1985 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Nilsson
Cast: Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, Bill Bailey, Jim Haynie, John Marley, Marty Liquori, Frank Triest, John Tidwell, Jean Shelton, Marcie Stack, Walt Stack
Twenty years ago, Wes Holman (Bruce Dern) was banned from amateur long-distance racing, but now he re-enters the racing world as an "outlaw." In the process, Wes wants to prove something to his old coach (John Marley) and his father (Bill Bailey) who had played important roles in his past. The story follows Wes during his year of training and continues through his race over the Southern California mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
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Psych-Out 1968   N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Rush
Cast: Susan Strasberg, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Adam Roarke, Max Julien, Henry Jaglom, Linda Gaye Scott, Ken Scott, Garry Marshall
This film gets its "1/2 star" rating only because it is an EARLY Jack Nicholson film. However, the plot is weak and involves a deaf girl (Susan Strasberg) searching for her brother among the 1960's "hippies" of San Francisco. Of course, some of those who were part of that culture may enjoy it. 1 User Review
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The Rebel Rousers 1970 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin B. Cohen
Cast: Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Philip Carey, Robert Dix, Lou Procopio, Neil Burstyn, Earl Finn, Robert Dix, John "Bud" Cardos
Paul Collier (Cameron Mitchell) is visiting his pregnant girlfriend Karen (Diane Ladd) in a small Arizona town where they are trying to work out their problems when a motorcycle gang, the Rebels, appear. The motorcyclists, led by Bunny (Jack Nicholson), attack Paul and attempt to kidnap Karen when cyclist J.J. (Bruce Dern), who had been a friend of Paul's in high school, stalls their efforts by promoting a drag race with Karen as the prize. Meanwhile, Paul goes for aid from the townsfolk to save Karen, but will that be enough?
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Silent Running 1971 G, 89 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Douglas Trumbull
Cast: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Steve Brown, Cheryl Sparks, Joseph Campanella, Roy Engel, Larry Whisenhunt
Special effects are worth the price of admission for this film in which Bruce Dern plays the leader of a group of space scientists whose spaceship is the greenhouse supply for Earth's last vegetation. Joan Baez sings the environmental songs.
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Smile 1975 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis, Nicholas Pryor, Colleen Camp, Joan Prather, Annette O'Toole, Melanie Griffith, Titos Vandis
Behind-the-scenes action of beauty pageants is the subject of this satire on middle-class lives in California. Lots of laughs.
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Joseph Campanella, Frank Silvera, Bruce Dern, John Agar, Harold J. Stone, Jack Nicholson
This film is loaded with all the violence of the 1929 slaying of the Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker) gang by the forces of Al Capone (Jason Robards). Star-loaded, but run-of-the-mill Roger Corman effort.
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Support Your Local Sheriff 1969  G, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Bruce Dern, Walter Burke, Gene Evans, Willis Bouchey, Dick Peabody, Chubby Johnson, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Haynes, Boyd "Red" Morgan
This delightful take-off of the tried-and-true Western has it all. James Garner is at his best as the handsome stranger James McCullough who is passing through a small town in the middle of a gold rush and is hired as the new sheriff. McCullough appoints town drunk Jake (Jack Elam) as his deputy and arrests Joe Danby (Bruce Dern). Now, the rest of the Danby gang–led by Pa Danby (Walter Brennan)–are determined to free Joe and rid the town of their new sheriff. And while all this is going on, McCullough is being pursued by the fair maiden Prudy Perkins (Joan Hackett) who is determined to marry the sheriff.
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Tattoo 1981 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Brooks
Cast: Bruce Dern, Maud Adams, Leonard Frey, Rikke Borge, John Getz, Peter Iacangelo, Alan Leach, Cynthia Nixon, Trish Doolan, Anthony Mannino
An offbeat tattoo artist, Karl Kinsky (Bruce Dern), kidnaps the model, Maddy (Maud Adams), and determines that he can force her to bear his mark forever by applying his trade of "needlework" over her entire body.
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That Championship Season 1982 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Miller
Cast: Bruce Dern, Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Paul Sorvino, Arthur Franz, Stacy Keach, Michael Bernosky, Joseph Kelly, James M. Langan, Tony Santaniello
This film involves the 24th annual reunion of a Pennsylvania high-school basketball team's celebration of their 1957 championship. Time has taken its toll on the squad members, which becomes apparent as their drinking leads to a revelation of their current lives. This filmed version of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play just doesn't have the play's greatness.
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Michael Conrad, Al Lewis, Severn Darden, Robert Fields, Allyn Ann McLerie, Jacquelyn Hyde, Felice Orlandi, Art Metrano
A six-day marathon dance during the Great Depression brings out several desperate characters–including Gloria and Robert (Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin)–who want to win. Gig Young is excellent as the Master of Ceremonies and was awarded an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. There were also eight nominations, including Best Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actress (Susannah York), and Director.
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The Trip 1967 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Susan Strasberg, Dennis Hopper, Dick Miller, Peter Bogdanovich, Luana Anders, Salli Sachse, Barboura Morris, Judy Lang
Written by Jack Nicholson, this is the story about a TV producer (Peter Fonda) who is on the verge of divorcing his wife (Susan Strasberg) when he decides to experiment with LSD as his way of relieving the stress. His friend John (Bruce Dern) takes Paul to his friend Max's (Dennis Hopper) pad, and Paul enters the world of hallucinogentic drugs. After his trip–involving visions of sex, dancing girls, witches, a torture chamber, and death–Paul believes that he is ready to face the future.
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The War Wagon 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Keenan Wynn, Bruce Dern, Gene Evans, Bruce Cabot, Joanna Barnes, Sheb Wooley
Wanting revenge for being framed and sent to prison, Taw Jackson (John Wayne) gets help from his friend, Lomax (Kirk Douglas). Together, they try to hijack an armored wagon filled with gold. But–Lomax has been hired by the dastardly framer to kill Taw.
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Waterhole #3 1967 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Margaret Blye, Claude Akins, Bruce Dern, Joan Blondell, James Whitmore, Robert Cornthwaite, Timothy Carey, Roy Jenson, Harry Davis, Jim Boles, Steve Whittaker, Ted Markland, Rupert Crosse
During the 1880s, Cavalry Sergeant Henry J. Foggers (Claude Akins), with help from Hilb (Timothy Carey), robs gold from the Army and buries it in a waterhole in the middle of a desert. Lewton Cole (James Coburn) wants to get his hands on the treasure map showing where the gold is buried. He steals Sheriff Copperude's (Carroll O'Connor) horse and makes love to Copperude's daughter Billee (Margaret Blye). Billee tells her father that she was raped, and they follow Cole to bring him to justice. They catch up with Cole, but then Foggers arrives and takes the gold. Later, a shootout ensues, and Billee finds where the gold is hidden. But, Cole also arrives, takes the gold and Billee's clothing, and rides off to Mexico.
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 The Wild Angels 1966 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Lou Procopio, Diane Ladd, Norman Alden, Michael J. Pollard, Joan Shawlee, Dick Miller, Gayle Hunnicutt
The Hell's Angels biker crowd led by Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) runs into more than a little trouble at a funeral. This film was a precursor to "Easy Rider." 1 User Review
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| | A tale of sociological horror | Ace McCain 12/25/2007 | | Slick, imitative but stylishly directed melodrama done in a semi-documentary style by Roger Corman. Great rock score by The Arrows and fine widescreen color photography by Laszlo Kovacs are definite assets. (3 stars) |
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Wild Bill 1995 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt, Diane Lane, David Arquette, Keith Carradine, Bruce Dern, Marjoe Gortner, James Gammon, James Remar
Although this film begins with Wild Bill Hickok's (Jeff Bridges) early days as a gunslinger, most of the movie involves Wild Bill's later life as an opium-smoking older man living in Hollywood with his wife, Calamity Jane (Ellen Barkin). Some would call this revisionist history.
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Wild River 1960 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elia Kazan
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet, Albert Salmi, Jay C. Flippen, James Westerfield, Frank Overton, Bruce Dern, Pat Hingle, Malcolm Atterbury
As a TVA official of the 1930s, Chuck Glover (Montgomery Clift) tries to convince Ella Garth (Jo Van Fleet) to sell her home (which is located on an island in the Tennessee River) and allow plans for the government's development of power and transportation on the river proceed.
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Will Penny 1968 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Donald Pleasence, Clifton James, William Schallert
Charlton Heston plays the title role of a rugged cowboy living on the range who forsakes society until he meets Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett) who is out for a new life, and introduces him to the more civilized world in which she lives. One of Heston's best performances.
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The 'burbs 1989 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Horror
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Gale Gordon, Dick Miller, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Robert Picardo, Rance Howard, Franklyn Ajaye, Cory Danziger
Ray and Carol Peterson (Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher) spend what they had hoped would be a quiet week in their suburban home when Ray notices that new neighbors, the Klopeks (Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, and Courtney Gains), are behaving strangely. Ray and his best friend Art (Rick Ducommun), along with other neighbors, pry into the Klopeks' activities and suspect that gruesome activities are being carried out by the Klopeks.
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| 1. 1969 (1988)
2. After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
3. All the Pretty Horses (2000)
4. The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
5. The Big Town (1987)
6. Black Sunday (1977)
7. Bloody Mama (1970)
8. Carolina Skeletons (1991)
9. Castle Keep (1969)
10. Coming Home (1978)
11. The Cowboys (1972)
12. Cycle Savages (1969)
13. Diggstown (1992)
14. Down in the Valley (2005)
15. Down Periscope (1996)
16. Drive, He Said (1971)
17. The Driver (1978)
18. Family Plot (1976)
19. The Glass House (2001)
20. The Great Gatsby (1974)
21. Hang 'Em High (1968)
22. Hard Ground (2003)
23. The Haunting (1999)
24. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
25. Into the Badlands (1991)
26. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
27. Last Man Standing (1996)
28. The Laughing Policeman (1974)
aka: An Investigation of Murder
29. Madison (2005)
30. Marnie (1964)
31. Masked and Anonymous (2003)
32. Middle Age Crazy (1980)
33. Milwaukee, Minnesota (2004)
34. Monster (2003)
35. Mulholland Falls (1996)
36. Number One (1969)
37. On the Edge (1985)
38. Posse (1975)
39. Psych-Out (1968)
40. The Rebel Rousers (1970)
41. Silent Running (1971)
42. Smile (1975)
43. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
44. Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
45. Tattoo (1981)
46. That Championship Season (1982)
47. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
48. The Trip (1967)
49. The War Wagon (1967)
50. Waterhole #3 (1967)
51. The Wild Angels (1966)
52. Wild Bill (1995)
53. Wild River (1960)
54. Will Penny (1968)
55. The 'burbs (1989)
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