 Bananas 1971  PG, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Carlos Montalban, Louise Lasser, Jacobo Morales, Sylvester Stallone, Charlotte Rae, Allen Garfield, Rene Enriquez, Miguel Angel Suarez, Nati Abascal, David Ortiz, Jack Axelrod, Howard Cosell, Roger Grimsby, Stanley Ackerman
This bizarre early Woody Allen comedy is about war and politics in South America. Fielding Marsh (Woody Allen) unwittingly becomes involved in a revolution in San Marcos and ends up its president–only to be later charged with fraud.
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 Hair 1979  PG, 121 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden, Richard Bright, Nicholas Ray, Charlotte Rae, Miles Chapin, Antonia Rey, Michael Jeter
In this rock musical, a draft inductee (John Savage) visits NYC where he is befriended by a group of hippies...just before he must leave for Vietnam. The impact of this film is not the same today, but it does reflect the unrest in the country during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s.
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Hello Down There 1969  G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
Director: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Jim Backus, Ken Berry, Charlotte Rae, Richard Dreyfuss, Arnold Stang, Merv Griffin, Lee Meredith, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, Lou Wagner, Bruce Gordon, Harvey Lembeck
This story is about Fred and Vivian Miller (Tony Randall and Janet Leigh) and their family moving into an underwater home where they plan to live for 30 days. TV host Merv Griffin (playing himself) arranges an underwater interview. Meanwhile, two of the Miller kids–Lorrie (Kay Cole) and Tommy (Gary Tigerman)–are members of a rock band that includes Harold, Nate, and Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss, Roddy McDowall, and Lou Wagner), and they are trying to cut a record. The film is silly, but it is fun to watch.
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The Hot Rock 1972 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Zero Mostel, William Redford, Moses Gunn, Charlotte Rae, Graham Jarvis, Harry Bellaver
John Dortmunder (Robert Redford) and Kelp (George Segal) plan a jewelry heist that does NOT go off as planned in this entertaining comedy/suspense film.
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Our Town 1977  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Sada Thompson, Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Ronny Cox, Barbara Bel Geddes, John Houseman, Charlotte Rae, Don Beddoe, Charles Cyphers, Ford Rainey
This TV version of Thornton Wilder's play is a winner with Hal Holbrook starring as the Stage Manager who narrates and plays several roles depicting life in the town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, in the early years of the 20th century. Several Emmy nominations were received, including Outstanding Actor (Holbrook), Actress (Sada Thompson), Director (George Schaefer), and Special Drama or Comedy.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Roman
Cast: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor, Sydney Lassick, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Howard Morris, Tino Insana, Don Messick
Tom and Jerry are just as lovable in this full-length version as they are in their shorter cartoon stories. In this case, Tom and Jerry (voices of Richard Kind and Dana Hill) team up to rescue a young girl from her governess and lawyer.
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The Worst Witch 1986  G, 70 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Robert(2) Young
Cast: Diana Rigg, Charlotte Rae, Tim Curry, Fairuza Balk, Sabina Franklyn, Su Elliot, Danielle Batchelor, Amy Shindler, Anna Kipling, Kate Buckley
Mildred (Fairuza Balk) is failing as a student at the Witch Academy–until she finds a way to prevent the twin sister of the school's headmistress, Miss Cackle (Charlotte Rae), from ruining the school's Halloween celebration.
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan 2008 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Ido Mosseri, Rob Schneider, Dave Matthews, Michael Buffer, Charlotte Rae, Sayed Badreya, Daoud Heidami, Kevin Nealon, Robert Smigel, Dina Doron
Top Israeli counterspy Zohan (Adam Sandler) is a hero at taking out Arab terrorists, but he dreams of leaving the Middle East and settling down in New York as a hairdresser. So, he fakes his own death during a fight with his nemesis, Phantom (John Turturro) and then boards a jet plane and heads across the Atlantic. He finds a job at a Brooklyn hair salon owned by Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui) and starts to make the world "silky smooth." But, Palestinian cab driver Salim (Rob Schneider) recognizes Zohan, tries unsuccessfully to bomb the salon with Neosporin, and tips off Phantom. Now Zohan must quit romancing Dalia and look for a place of safety.
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| 1. Bananas (1971)
2. Hair (1979)
3. Hello Down There (1969)
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
4. The Hot Rock (1972)
5. Our Town (1977)
6. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
7. The Worst Witch (1986)
8. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
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