The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Jack B. Hively
Cast: Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Lurene Tuttle, Mike Mazurki, Jack Kruschen, Don Haggerty, Helen Kleeb, James Griffith, Michele Marsh, Cliff Osmond, Bill Zuckert, Elvia Allman
In this made-for-TV offering of Mark Twain's story, Tom Sawyer (Dan Monahan) joins his best friend Huckleberry Finn (Kurt Ida) as they help runaway slave Jim (Brock Peters). The trio drifts down the Mississippi River on a raft, and, along the way, they run into con-men "the Duke" (Forrest Tucker) and "the Dauphin" (Larry Storch) and inadvertently become involved in their schemes.
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The Adventures of Nellie Bly 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henning Schellerup
Cast: Linda Purl, Gene Barry, Ray Buktenica, J.D. Cannon, John Randolph, Cliff Osmond, Michael Ruud, Fran Ryan, Milton Selzer
Nellie Bly, the adventuresome and crusading journalist, is brought to life in this TV film with Linda Purl as Nellie.
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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Elyssa Davalos, Jack Elam, Robert Pine, Harry Morgan, Ruth Buzzi, Audrey Totter, John Crawford, Cliff Osmond, Ted Gehring, Morgan Paull
In this poor slapstick sequel, Don Knotts and Tim Conway are inept outlaws who get mixed up with goings-on at an Army fort out West. For the young ones only. Disney.
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Copacabana 1985   TV, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan, Andra Akers, Silvana Gallardo, Joseph Bologna, Cliff Osmond, Dwier Brown, Ernie Sabella, Hamilton Camp
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this made-for-TV effort stars Manilow as a World War II veteran who tries to become a top songwriter while working at the Copacabana nightclub. Along the way he falls for Lola (Annette O'Toole), a dancer at the club. But tragedy strikes when the gangster-owner of the club gets involved.
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The Fortune Cookie 1966  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne, Ned Glass, Sig Ruman, Lauren Gilbert, Marge Redmond, Noam Pitlik, Harry Davis
This film is a satire on middle-class values in America. When television cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is injured during his filming of a Cleveland Browns football game, his brother-in-law "Whiplash Willy" (Walter Matthau) becomes his lawyer as they go to court to collect for injuries. Matthau won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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Invasion of the Bee Girls 1973  R, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Graveyard Tramps
Director: Denis Sanders
Cast: William Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria Vetri, Cliff Osmond, Wright King, Ben Hammer, Anna Aries, Andre Philippe, Sid Kaiser, Katie A. Saylor
Now this is sci-fi at its bizarre best. When alien bees inhabit women's bodies, their plan is to love the men to death in order to take over the world. Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) investigates the killings. Fun.
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Irma la Douce 1963 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Bruce Yarnell, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Howard McNear, Cliff Osmond, James Brown
Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) becomes involved in protecting prostitute Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine) from her pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell) by posing as the impotent Lord X. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his Music; two nominations were also received, including MacLaine for Best Actress.
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Joe Panther 1976 G, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Krasny
Cast: Brian Keith, Ricardo Montalban, Alan Feinstein, Cliff Osmond, A Martinez, Ray Tracey, Robert Hoffman, Gem Thorpe Osceola, Lois Red Elk, Monika Ramirez
While growing up on an Indian reservation, a young Seminole, Joe Panther (Ray Tracey), dreams of entering the White society. He finds the chance while working on Capt. Harper's (Brian Keith) fishing boat and does receive recognition as an alligator wrestler, but there are difficult lessons to be learned in Joe Panther's new world.
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Kiss Me, Stupid 1964 PG, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper, Doro Merande, Howard McNear, John Fiedler, Mel Blanc, Skip Ward, Alice Pearce
Pop singer and womanizer Dino (Dean Martin) stops at a small town for gas. But, the weird gas station attendant, Barney (Cliff Osmond), sabotages Dino's car so that Barney and his partner Orville (Ray Walston) can pitch their songs to Dino. They even fix Dino up with Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak)–and the fun begins. This film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency upon its release but is tame by today's standards.
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Oklahoma Crude 1973 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, John Mills, Jack Palance, Woodrow Parfrey, William Lucking, Harvey Jason, Ted Gehring, Cliff Osmond, Rafael Campos
Lena (Faye Dunaway) has rights to an oil well but her claim is in jeopardy because a large oil refinery's bosses are trying to take over. She hires a drifter, Mose (George C. Scott), to help her keep what is rightfully hers. Scott's funny role makes this watchable.
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| 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
2. The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981)
3. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
4. Copacabana (1985)
5. The Fortune Cookie (1966)
6. Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973)
aka: Graveyard Tramps
7. Irma la Douce (1963)
8. Joe Panther (1976)
9. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
10. Oklahoma Crude (1973)
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