Above Suspicion 1995  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Schachter
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall, Edward Kerr, Geoffrey Rivas, William H. Macy, Finola Hughes, Ron Canada, Clark Gregg, J.J. Johnston
Dempsey (Christopher Reeve) is a highly respected detective, and Allan (Joe Mantegna), a good detective, is jealous of Dempsey's success. When Dempsey is paralyzed when shot during a drug raid, Dempsey comes up with a plan to commit suicide, with the help of his unfaithful wife and brother (who like to play around together). When things go wrong, Allan has a chance to prove himself.
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Anna Karenina 1985  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Langton
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Reeve, Paul Scofield, Ian Ogilvy, Anna Massey, Judi Bowker, Joanna David, Valerie Lush, Judy Campbell, Paul Geoffrey
Jacqueline Bisset takes on the title role in Leo Tolstoy's story about a woman who gives up everything for the man she loves.
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 The Aviator 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: George Miller
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette, Jack Warden, Scott Wilson, Tyne Daly, Sam Wanamaker, Marcia Strassman, Will Hare, Robert Pierce, Glenn Neufeld, Franco Lasic, Ron Travis
A pilot (Christopher Reeve) with a troubled memory of a plane crash is hired to transport a spoiled young woman (Rosanna Arquette). When the plane crashes in a remote mountain area, the two fall in love during their fight for survival.
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Black Fox 1995 TV, 275 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Tony Todd, Raoul Trujillo, Chris Wiggins, Janet Bailey, Nancy Sorel, Chris Benson, Cynthia Preston, Lawrence Dane, Kim Coates, Michael Rhoades, Dale Wilson, Leon Goodstriker, Morningstar Mecredi, Byron Chief-Moon
Originally a three-part TV miniseries, this film tells the story of Alan (Christopher Reeve) and his ex-slave buddy, Britt (Tony Todd), as they move West to find a new life in early-1860s Texas. Episodes include: "Black Fox," "Black Fox : Good Men and Bad," and "Black Fox the Price of Peace."
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The Bostonians 1984 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Jessica Tandy, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Wallace Shawn, Linda Hunt, Barbara Bryne, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Jon Van Ness
Based on Henry James' novel, this is the story of young feminists in the late 1800s who find their quest for equality is not going to be an easy fight. Lesbian suffragette Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave) engages in a tug-of-war with Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve) when they both pursue young Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter). Basil is in love with Verena, but Olive wants to use Verena's connections to promote the suffragette ideology. Emotions flare when decisions must be made between love and fighting for the cause of equal rights. Redgrave received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
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 Everyone's Hero 2006 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve, Dan St. Pierre
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone, Robert Wagner, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Kind, Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin, Forest Whitaker, Gideon Jacobs
In this animated adventure, Chicago Cubs pitcher Lefty Maginnis (voice of William H. Macy) obeys instructions from his club's owner (voice of Robert Wagner) to steal Babe Ruth's (voice of Brian Dennehy) pet bat, Darlin' (voice of Whoopi Goldberg). The stadium caretaker's son, Yankee Irving–a.k.a. "Everyone's Hero"–(voice of Jake T. Austin) spots Lefty stealing the bat and sets off with a talking baseball, Screwie (voice of Rob Reiner), on a thousand-mile trek to regain the bat and bring it back to Babe Ruth in time for the 1932 World Series.
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Monsignor 1982  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Genevieve Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese, Leonardo Cimino, Robert Prosky, Tomas Milian, Adolfo Celi, Joe Pantoliano
Corruption in the Vatican occurs when a Priest (Christopher Reeve) has Mafia ties. The priest makes a deal to share black market profits and, as if that were not enough, seduces a nun (Genevieve Bujold).
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 Morning Glory 1993 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Deborah Raffin, Lloyd Bochner, Nina Foch, Helen Shaver, J.T. Walsh, Tom Heaton, Susan Astley, Ian Black, Leslie Carlson
Former convict Will Parker (Christopher Reeve) answers an ad in the personals and falls in love with the young widow Elly Dinsmore (Deborah Raffin). Just as their lives are looking up, Will is accused of murder.
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Noises Off 1992   PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, Mark Linn-Baker, Nicollette Sheridan
Based on Michael Frayn's play, this is the story of how eccentric theatrical actors and stagehands manage to get off the ground and onto Broadway. 1 User Review
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| | Imperfect for sure, but a classroom in comic timing | 1fatts 03/14/2007 | The third act is unnecessary and unbelievable. The finale is so artificial that it passeth all justification.
But Bogdanovich is a master of comic timing. (Watch the opening scenes of "What's Up Doc?" sometime.) And this movie is worth the price of admission just to watch the timing in the first two acts. The actors are one-dimensional, but it is a farce, and they are meant to be one-dimensional. We expected this level of work from Carol Burnett -- frankly, we saw it every week on TV for years -- bit John Ritter is a revelation as a physical comic and Christopher Reeve is really quite good as an understated comic foil.
Watch the first half anyway. If fact, watch it twice. |
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Rear Window 1998 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anne Twomey, Ritchie Coster, Allison Mackie, Ali Marsh, Peter Giles, Julie Barker
This made-for-TV remake of "Rear Window" (1954) features Christopher Reeve in his first starring role after the 1995 horseback-riding accident that left him a quadriplegic. The story involves the activities of Jason Kemp (Reeve) and Claudia Henderson (Daryl Hannah) who, after spying on Jason's neighbors, fail to convince the police that a murder has occurred and find themselves in jeopardy.
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The Remains of the Day 1993  PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant, Michael Lonsdale, Tim Pigott-Smith, Peter Cellier, Peter Eyre, Caroline Hunt, John Haycraft, Paula Jacobs, Ben Chaplin, Patrick Godfrey
Years into his career as butler, James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins) looks back on younger days when he had choices concerning his future. Through flashbacks, James remembers Mary Kenton (Emma Thompson), the head housekeeper, who fell in love with him and provided the challenges to him concerning his employer, Lord Darlington (James Fox) and his devotion to the Nazi cause in pre-World War II Britain. There were eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director.
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The Sea Wolf 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Christopher Reeve, Catherine Mary Stewart, Marc Singer, Clive Revill, Len Cariou, Shane Kelly, Gary Chalk, Tom McBeath, Stan Barrett
Jack London's classic story doesn't quite come to life in this story of sea captain Wolf (Charles Bronson) rescuing shipwrecked Reeve and Stewart only to hold them hostage. A far cry from Edward G. Robinson's old version.
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Somewhere in Time 1980 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Teresa Wright, Christopher Plummer, Bill Erwin, George Voskovec, George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, William H. Macy, Susan French
This love story takes place at the Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinaw Island where the scenery is unbeatable. A young playwright (Christopher Reeve) somehow crosses over into another time period and finds his true love (Jane Seymour).
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Speechless 1994 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Bonnie Bedelia, Christopher Reeve, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Gailard Sartain, Ray Baker, Mitch Ryan, Steven Wright
Shades of real life Mary Matalin and James Carville, only this time it is Kevin Vallick (Michael Keaton) and Julia Mann (Geena Davis) representing their respective Republican and Democrat parties. Love amidst politics on the campaign trail is the theme for this "missable" movie.
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Street Smart 1987 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson, Andre Gregory, Anna Maria Horsford, Erik King, Rick Aviles, Michael J. Reynolds
When a magazine writer (Christopher Reeve) makes up a story about a pimp and sells it as true, problems develop because his story hits too close to home for a real pimp. Morgan Freeman received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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Superman II 1980  PG, 127 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Romance
aka: Superman 2
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Sarah Douglas, Susannah York, Jack O'Halloran, Terence Stamp, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Leueen Willoughby, Robin Pappas
Superman (Christopher Reeve) is back, and he is still fighting for law and order. Terrorists are threatening to blow up the Eiffel Tower and destroy Paris with a nuclear warhead. When reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) tries to interview the terrorists, she finds herself held hostage. Superman rescues Lois and tosses the bomb into space where its blast awakens Kryptonian villains–Zod (Terence Stamp), Non (Jack O'Halloran), and Ursa (Sarah Douglas) who had been exiled to outer space. Now, the Kryptonians arrive on Earth and attempt to take over the planet. Meanwhile, Lois has learned that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person, and Superman must decide whether to become a normal man and share his life with Lois or retain his super powers and save Earth from the villains.
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Superman III 1983 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, Jackie Cooper, Pamela Stephenson, Gavan O'Herlihy, Nancy Roberts, Graham Stark, Gordon Rollings, Henry Woolf, Peter Wear
Computer genius Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is used by Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) who is planning to take over the world. The plans include toying with a weather satellite to ruin the coffee bean trade in Columbia and a synthetic form of Kryptonite to turn Clark Kent and Superman (Christopher Reeve) into two personalities.
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
aka: Superman 4
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Marc McClure, Sam Wanamaker, Jim Broadbent, William Hootkins, Mark Pillow, Damian McLawhorn, Stanley Lebor, Don Fellows, Robert Beatty
Superman (Christopher Reeve) has a quest for world peace. To that end, he addresses the United Nations to announce that he will rid the world of all nuclear weapons. At the same time, the evil Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) has made a clone of Superman, and the clone is ruining Superman's reputation.
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 Superman: The Movie 1978 PG, 143 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
aka: Superman
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, Phyllis Thaxter, Jackie Cooper, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Susannah York
Off the pages of comic books and onto the large screen comes "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!" This film has everything going for it with Christopher Reeve doing a good job as Superman and Margot Kidder playing girl reporter Lois Lane to a tee. The film won an Oscar for Best Special Achievement and received three other nominations.
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Switching Channels 1988 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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 Village of the Damned 1995 R, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Lindsey Haun, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Mark Hamill, Meredith Salenger, George "Buck" Flower, Thomas Dekker, Pippa Pearthree, Peter Jason, Constance Forslund, Karen Kahn, Cody Dorkin, Trishalee Hardy
This is a remake of the 1960 movie about a group of women in town who give birth to telepathic, evil children. The story again takes place in a small village where residents are put to sleep by aliens. When they awaken 24 hours later, 10 of the village's women are pregnant–including Barbara (Karen Kahn), the wife of Dr. Alan Chaffee (Christopher Reeve). A visiting scientist, Dr. Susan Verner (Kristie Alley), is investigating and is present when the babies are all born the same day in a barn. Aliens control the babies and plan to use them to take over. Now, only Verner and Chaffee appear able to stop them.
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| 1. Above Suspicion (1995)
2. Anna Karenina (1985)
3. The Aviator (1985)
4. Black Fox (1995)
5. The Bostonians (1984)
6. Deathtrap (1982)
7. Everyone's Hero (2006)
8. In the Gloaming (1997)
9. Monsignor (1982)
10. Morning Glory (1993)
11. Noises Off (1992)
12. Rear Window (1998)
13. The Remains of the Day (1993)
14. The Sea Wolf (1993)
15. Somewhere in Time (1980)
16. Speechless (1994)
17. Street Smart (1987)
18. Superman II (1980)
aka: Superman 2
19. Superman III (1983)
20. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
aka: Superman 4
21. Superman: The Movie (1978)
aka: Superman
22. Switching Channels (1988)
23. Village of the Damned (1995)
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