 American Gigolo 1980  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, K Callan, Macdonald Carey, Bill Duke, Brian Davies, Carole Cook, David Cryer, Tom Stewart, Patricia Carr, Carol Bruce, Frances Bergen, William Dozier
Male hooker Julian Kay (Richard Gere) provides his services among the Beverly Hills matrons. When an ex-client is murdered, Julian is in big trouble. He is framed for the murder and becomes the prime suspect. The one person who can help is Michelle (Lauren Hutton) with whom he is enjoying an intense relationship, but she is married to Senator Charles Stratton (Brian Davies). Will Michelle's love for Julian be the answer to his problems?
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The Gauntlet 1977   R, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, Michael Cavanaugh, Carole Cook, Mara Corday, Doug McGrath, Jeff Morris, Samantha Doane, Roy Jenson, Dan Vadis
Clint Eastwood plays alcoholic policeman Ben Shockley who is assigned the duty of bringing prostitute Gus Mally (Sondra Locke) to Las Vegas to be a witness in a mob trial. In the process, he discovers that they are both targets of the mob, and problems ensue. 1 User Review
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| | Mr.Cinema 11/08/2009 | | An Eastwood movie that should not to be forgotten. Classic symptoms of Eastwoods trademark attitude that makes this another great addition to any movie collection. And for those wondering, there is enough gunfire for anyones afternoon fulfilment. |
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 The Incredible Mr. Limpet 1964  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Oscar Beregi Jr., Charles Meredith, Elizabeth MacRae, Paul Frees, Phil Arnold
Harry Limpet (Don Knotts) is a nervous little bookkeeper who is infatuated with fish. He volunteers for the Navy at the start of World War II but is turned down. Then the miracle happens: he slips off a pier, becomes a fish, and helps the war effort by hunting down German U-boats. Good animation in this enjoyable film.
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Palm Springs Weekend 1963 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Ty Hardin, Stefanie Powers, Robert Conrad, Andrew Duggan, Jack Weston, Carole Cook, Jerry Van Dyke, Bill Mumy, Zeme North, Dorothy Green, Robert Gothie, Greg Benedict, Gary Kincaid
Spring break is here, and Los Angeles area students arrive in Palm Springs for Easter weekend during which time they plan to blow off steam. The students–including Jim Munroe (Troy Donahue) who finds romance with Bunny (Stephanie Powers) who happens to be the daughter of the local police chief (Andrew Duggan)–will enjoy sun and romance before heading back to their respective schools.
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 Sixteen Candles 1984 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Dooley, Michael Schoeffling, John Cusack, Gedde Watanabe, Jami Gertz, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Max Showalter, Justin Henry, Haviland Morris, Carlin Glynn, Billie Bird, Carole Cook
Molly Ringwald steals the show as the teenager, Samantha, whose busy family forgets her all-important 16th birthday because it is the evening before her sister's wedding. To make matters worse, her visiting grandparents have taken over Samantha's bedroom. At school, geek (Anthony Michael Hall) will not leave Samantha alone, and Samantha has her eye on hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but she has to take foreign exchange student Long Duc Dong (Gedde Watanabe) to the school dance. However, all is not lost in Samantha's trip into womanhood because Jake begins to pay attention to her.
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Summer Lovers 1982  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valerie Quennessen, Barbara Rush, Carole Cook, Hans van Tongeren, Lydia Lenossi, Vladimiros Kiriakos, Carlos Rodriguez Ramos, Rika Dialina
Backed by a sound track blasting out loud rock music, this menage a trois does not add up to quality filmmaking, even if it does take place on a Greek isle.
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| 1. American Gigolo (1980)
2. The Gauntlet (1977)
3. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
4. Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
5. Sixteen Candles (1984)
6. Summer Lovers (1982)
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