How to Frame a Figg 1971  G, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Rafkin
Cast: Don Knotts, Joe Flynn, Edward Andrews, Elaine Joyce, Yvonne Craig, Frank Welker, Parker Fennelly, Bill Zuckert, Pitt Herbert, Robert P. Lieb, Bob Hastings, Bruce Kirby
Hollis Alexander Figg (Don Knotts), a shaky assistant bookkeeper at City Hall, is framed by corrupt city officials of stealing money from the city's funds. With the help of wholesome Ema (Elaine Joyce) and a computer, Hollis is cleared after the usual hilarity.
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J.W. Coop 1972  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cliff Robertson
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare, R.G. Armstrong, R.L. Armstrong, John Crawford, Wade Crosby, Marjorie Durant Dye, Paul Harper, Son Hooker, Richard Kennedy, Bruce Kirby
Professional rodeo rider J.W. Coop (Cliff Robertson) spent the 1950s in prison. Now, in the 1960s, he sets out to conquer the rodeo circuit and finds that rodeo life has changed in the last 10 years.
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The Odd Couple: Together Again 1993 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Klane
Cast: Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Barbara Barrie, Jim Haynie, Toni Kalem, Jerry Adler, Penny Marshall, Dick Van Patten, Garry Walberg, Bruce Kirby, Debra Jo Rupp, Gloria Cromwell, Harvey Miller, Ben Lemon, William Newman
Felix Unger (Tony Randall) and his wife Gloria (Barbara Barrie) are planning their daughter Edna's (Toni Kalem) wedding but are having difficulties working together. So, Gloria tells Felix to leave for a few days, and he heads to Oscar Madison's (Jack Klugman) apartment where he discovers that Oscar is recuperating after having a vocal cord removed. More problems enter the picture–especially when it is learned that Edna's fiance has been married and divorced twice before–but when it comes time for the wedding, everything is settled.
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Sweet Dreams 1985  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, P.J. Soles, Bruce Kirby, Terry Gardner
Who else could this movie be about but country singer Patsy Cline? Jessica Lange does a remarkable job portraying the singer who lived life on the edge by hard drinking and fast living. Lange received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
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Throw Momma from the Train 1987 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Kate Mulgrew, Bruce Kirby, Oprah Winfrey, Annie Ross, Branford Marsalis, Joey DePinto, Raye Birk, Stu Silver, Olivia Brown, Philip Perlman
A college professor, Larry (Billy Crystal), and his student Owen(Danny DeVito) get mixed up in a scheme to rid each other of one ex-wife and one mother, respectively. Larry thinks the whole thing is a joke–until Owen tells Larry that he has killed Larry's ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew) and expects Larry to kill his Momma (Anne Ramsey). Now, the questions are: Did Owen really kill Margaret, and will Larry kill Momma? Anne Ramsey received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. How to Frame a Figg (1971)
2. J.W. Coop (1972)
3. The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993)
4. Sweet Dreams (1985)
5. Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
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