 Little Women 1978  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Ann Dusenberry, Greer Garson, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Plumb, William Shatner, Robert Young, Cliff Potts, John de Lancie, Richard Gilliland, William Schallert, Virginia Gregg, Joyce Bulifant, Carlene Watkins
This is a good TV adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's famous novel about the four March sisters–Meg (Meredith Baxter), Jo (Susan Dey), Amy (Ann Dusenberry), and Beth (Eve Plumb)–growing up in the Civil War era. Dorothy McGuire and Greer Garson are particularly good in their roles as Marmee and Aunt Katherine March.
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Tough Enough 1983   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier, Warren Oates, Bruce McGill, Wilford Brimley, Fran Ryan, Christopher Norris, Terra Perry, Big John Hamilton, Steve Ward
Art Long (Dennis Quaid) wants to be a Country-Western singer but just can't make it in that field. He then enters the world of amateur boxing and does well in the "Tough Man" competition. Hoping to make ends meet at home, Art now dedicates himself to boxing. His wife Caroline (Carlene Watkins) and parents (Wilford Brimley and Fran Ryan) support him, and his manager (Warren Oates) promotes Art all the way to the nationals. Along the way, Art makes friends with P.T. Coolidge (Stan Shaw) and Myra (Pam Grier), but enemies abound in the ring.
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