The Amati Girls 2000  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anne DeSalvo
Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Paul Sorvino, Cloris Leachman, Sean Young, Dinah Manoff, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, Mark Harmon, Jamey Sheridan, Marissa Leigh
Three generations of the Amati women, each having her own set of problems, must contend with sisters, mothers, and daughters who don't hesitate to make their own thoughts known. Unfortunately, the good cast cannot compensate for this bad movie.
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 Beerfest 2006  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Cast: Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, M.C. Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Jurgen Prochnow, Eric Christian Olsen, Mo'Nique, Nat Faxon, Bjorn Johnson, Will Forte
This film from the Broken Lizard comedy group involves a family feud through which Todd (Erik Stolhanske) and Jan (Paul Soter) want to beat the German branch of the family in bouts of beer drinking. To that end, Todd and Jan return home to America and recruit their beer-drinking buddies to travel to Germany with them and win the next beer-drinking contest.
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The Beverly Hillbillies 1993  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Jim Varney, Dabney Coleman, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Diedrich Bader, Buddy Ebsen, Erika Eleniak, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dolly Parton, Lea Thompson
This movie is an updated version of the television show that aired during the 1960s. All the characters are back as is all of the corn. Nevertheless, for "Beverly Hillbillies" fans, this is another chance to see new actors in the tried and true roles of Jed, Granny, and their family and friends. Unfortunately, the script and execution are not as good as the series.
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A Brand New Life 1973  TV, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Martin Balsam, Marge Redmond, Gene Nelson, Mildred Dunnock, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Karen Philipp, Lloyd Battista, Barbara Colby, Amy Robinson
Victoria and Jim (Cloris Leachman and Martin Balsam) have been married for 18 years, and now they are expecting their first child. They quickly learn that friends and family have more than a little advice on how to adjust to a new baby in the family.
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 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin, Henry Jones, Cloris Leachman, Jeff Corey, George Furth, Kenneth Mars, Ted Cassidy, Donnelly Rhodes, Jody Gilbert, Timothy Scott, Don Keefer
This film earned Burt Bacharach an Oscar for his classic song, "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," and stars Paul Newman and Robert Redford in the title roles. The infamous bandits just barely escape from the law and head to Bolivia, accompanied by Etta Case (Katharine Ross) who is Sundance's woman. A timeless classic not to be missed. There were three other Oscars (Best Writing, Cinematography and Musical Score) as well as three additional nominations (Best Picture, Director, Sound).
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The Californians 2005 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Jonathan Parker
Cast: Noah Wyle, Illeana Douglas, Kate Mara, Cloris Leachman, Joanne Whalley, Keith Carradine, Valerie Perrine, Jane Lynch, Michael Panes, Charles Martinet, Richard Gross, Erika Luckett
Real-estate developer Gavin Ransom (Noah Wyle) plans yet another gated community in California but runs into trouble when activist folksinger Zoe Tripp (Kate Mara) forms a bond with Gavin's sister, Olive (Illeana Douglas), and sings anthems protesting Gavin's real-estate plans.
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The Chapman Report 1962 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Glynis Johns, Corey Allen, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Cloris Leachman, Roy Roberts
This film is based on Irving Wallace's novel that, in turn, was loosely based on the Kinsey Report sex survey about sexual practices of middle-class Americans.
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Charley and the Angel 1973 G, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Cloris Leachman, Harry Morgan, Kurt Russell, Kathleen Cody, Vincent Van Patten, George Lindsey, Ed Begley Jr., Richard Bakalyan, Edward Andrews
When an angel (Harry Morgan) visits workaholic dad Charley Appleby (Fred MacMurray), Charley changes his priorities and spends more time with his family.
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Crazy Mama 1975  PG, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus, Donny Most, Linda Purl, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller, Harry Northrup, John Aprea
Three generations of one family (Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, and Linda Purl) commit robberies during a car trip across country in this gem of a movie. 1950s sounds and sights.
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Death Sentence 1974 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Murder One
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte, Alan Oppenheimer, William Schallert, Yvonne Wilder, Herb Voland, Hope Summers, Peter Hobbs, Doreen Lang
When Susan Davies (Cloris Leachman) is selected for the jury in a murder case, she begins to believe the defendant is innocent, and the real killer goes after her–and he's a very close friend.
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The Demon Murder Case 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Rhode Island Murders
Director: William Hale
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Liane Langland, Eddie Albert, Andy Griffith, Cloris Leachman, Richard Masur, Ken Kercheval, Joyce Van Patten, Charles Fields
This made-for-TV drama involves the efforts of a dermatologist (Andy Griffith), a psychic (Cloris Leachman), and a priest (Eddie Albert) to exorcise evil spirits from their client.
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 Dillinger 1973 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Steve Kanaly, Roy Jenson, John Martino, Read Morgan, Frank McRae, David Dorr, Catherine Tambini
In the early 1930s, John Dillinger was on the FBI's "most wanted" list; his bank robberies had made him famous, but he is captured by "Big Jim" Wollard (Read Morgan) and sent to prison. He escapes from jail and rejoins the gang of hoods that now includes Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) and Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss). They continue the bank robberies while FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) is determined to put an end to their illegal activities. This story is seen through the eyes of Purvis who is behind the gunning down of Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 1993 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Stuart Margolin
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Cloris Leachman, Phil Fondacaro, Eric McCormack, Kelli Fox, Wayne Robson, Matthew Walker, Meshach Taylor, Denalda Williams, Gary Jones, Alex Green, Babs Chula, Bill Meilen, Nora McLellan
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are back–this time in dual roles of Kelly and Lynn Farmer and their young aunts Sofia and Agatha during their childhood. Kelly and Lynn try to save the family home from the clutches of their evil Aunt Agatha (now played by Cloris Leachman) who has managed to cast a spell on her own twin sister, Aunt Sophia (also Cloris Leachman).
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Fine Things 1990  TV, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Fine Things'
Director: Tom Moore
Cast: D.W. Moffett, Tracy Pollan, Judith Hoag, G.W. Bailey, Darrell Larson, Noley Thornton, Peter Michael Goetz, Dakin Matthews, George Coe, Cloris Leachman, Mia Dillon, Patricia Gaul
After Bernie's (D.W. Moffett) wife dies of leukemia, he moves on with stepdaughter Jane (Noley Thornton) and baby son. They survive a custody battle with Jane's birth father, but when Bernie becomes involves with a woman, the relationship between Bernie and Jane becomes strained. Made for TV. 1 User Review
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| | it was good movie | kelli 01/25/2007 | | it was about a mommy and a daddy and the little girl called her father daddy at the end of the movie |
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Foolin' Around 1980 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, John Calvin, Eddie Albert, Cloris Leachman, Tony Randall, William H. Macy, Roy Jenson, Michael Talbott
Wes (Gary Busey) leaves his Oklahoma farm to attend college where he meets, falls in love, and pursues Susan (Annette O'Toole).
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Hanging Up 2000 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Diane Keaton
Cast: Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau, Adam Arkin, Shaun Duke, Ann Bortolotti, Cloris Leachman, Maree Cheatham, Myndy Crist
Three neurotic sisters–Eve (Meg Ryan), Georgia (Diane Keaton), and Maddy (Lisa Kudrow)–cope with their alcoholic father (Walter Matthau) who, after years of crying wolf, is finally looking into the real face of death.
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Hansel and Gretel 1988 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Len Talan
Cast: David Warner, Hugh Pollard, Nicola Stapleton, Cloris Leachman, Emily Richard, Susie Miller, Eugene Kline, Warren Feigin, Josh Buland, Lutuf Nouasser, Beatrice Shimshoni, Daniel Dickman
Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, this story follows Hansel (Hugh Pollard) and Gretel (Nicola Stapleton) who get lost in the forest and end up at the gingerbread house of the wicked Witch (Cloris Leachman).
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Herbie Goes Bananas 1980 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephen W. Burns, John Vernon, Richard Jaeckel, Alex Rocco, Fritz Feld, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Vito Scotti, Ruben Moreno, Tina Menard, Jorge Morena, Allan Hunt
The "Love Bug"–the intelligent Volkswagen, Herbie–is back. Pete (Stephen W.Burns) has inherited Herbie, and he and his friend D.J. (Charles Martin Smith) take Herbie to Brazil for the Grand Primio race. Along the way, Herbie plays the matador in a bull ring, and more complications await as they encounter a smuggling ring. But, Herbie, of course, foils its plans to steal the gold.
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High Anxiety 1977 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Dick Van Patten, Ron Carey, Howard Morris, Barry Levinson, Jack Riley, Charlie Callas
This satirical look at Alfred Hitchcock films takes place in a San Francisco sanitarium: Psycho-neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. A new director, Richard Thorndyke (Mel Brooks), arrives on the scene and tries to help Victoria Brisbane (Madeline Kahn) whose father is being detained at the mental hospital.
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History of the World: Part I 1981 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman, Gregory Hines, John Gavin, Paul Mazursky, John Hurt
The Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution are presented as you have never read in history books. Added to that are excerpts from the Bible presented in humorous, irreverent ways. This is definitely a hysterical historical movie.
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The Iron Giant 1999  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, M. Emmet Walsh, Mary Kay Bergman, Ollie Johnston, Jack Angel, Rodger Bumpass
In this animated feature film, set in 1957, a giant mechanical man (voice of Vin Diesel) drops from the sky and lands near a small town in Maine where he is befriended by young Hogarth Hughes (voice of Eli Marienthal). Although Hogarth's neighbors and the U.S. government worry that the robot is a Soviet weapon, by story's end, the message against weapons and war are very clear. The moral is that humans CAN make choices.
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Kiss Me Deadly 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Wesley Addy, Juano Hernandez, Jack Elam, Nick Dennis, Marian Carr, Jack Lambert, Jerry Zinneman, Percy Helton, Leigh Snowden
In this Mickey Spillane "Mike Hammer" story, Hammer (Ralph Meeker) picks up hitchhiker Christina (Cloris Leachman) and then is forced off the road and abducted by thugs who kill Christina. Hammer escapes and now tries to uncover the facts that led to Christina's murder. After talking to Christina's roommate Gabrielle (Gaby Rodgers) and to gangster Carl Evello (Paul Stewart), matters get very rough as Hammer unravels the mystery that ends with a "box"–described by Hammer's secretary Velda (Maxine Cooper) as the "great Whatsit." It turns out that the box is filled with atomic explosives ready to be unleashed on the world. Great job, especially for it's time.
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The Last Picture Show 1971 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn, Randy Quaid, Cloris Leachman, Eileen Brennan, Clu Gulager, Bill Thurman, Sam Bottoms, Noble Willingham, Joe Heathcock, Jessie Lee Fulton, Sharon Taggart
In the small town of Anarene, Texas, during the 1950s, high-school football players Sonny and Duane (Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges) are best friends. The boys hang out at the local pool hall owned by Sam the Lion (Ben Johnson) who also owns the town's old movie house. There isn't much going in their world. Both boys are enamored with their beautiful fellow student Jacy (Cybill Shepherd in her first film), and Duane begins dating her. As graduation approaches, Duane enlists to serve in the Korean War, and Sonny continues his fling with Coach Popper's (Bill Thurman) wife Ruth (Cloris Leachman). Now, Sam the Lion has died, his theater is closing, and the boys find their own changing lives paralleling those of the world around them. Oscars went to Johnson and Leachman for their supporting roles. There were also six other nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Bridges), Supporting Actress (Ellen Burstyn for her role as Jacy's mother), and Director.
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Love Hurts 1991 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Cynthia Sikes, Judith Ivey, John Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, Amy Wright, Mary Griffin, Thomas Allen, Jo Livingston, Annabelle Weenick, Matt Carlton, Peter Van Norden
Divorced and unhappy, Paul (Jeff Daniels) attends his sister Karen's (Amy Wright) wedding and discovers his ex-wife Nancy (Cynthia Sykes) and children Sarah and David (Mary Griffin and Thomas Allen) living with his parents Boomer and Ruth (John Mahoney and Cloris Leachman). Will this be the chance Paul needs to mend the relationship and get his marriage back together?
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Manna from Heaven 2001  PG, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gabrielle Burton, Maria Burton
Cast: Ursula Burton, Seymour Cassel, Shelley Duvall, Jill Eikenberry, Louise Fletcher, Frank Gorshin, Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Austin Pendleton, Faye Grant, Hallee Hirsh
One day, 40 years ago, in Buffalo, New York, neighbors watched as $20 bills–$19,820 of them–fell from the sky. Ten-year-old Theresa (Hallee Hirsh) convinced family and friends that the money was a gift from God; the cash was divided, and all went their separate ways. Now, in 2000, Theresa (Ursula Burton) is a nun and tells her past neighbors and family that the gift was a loan from God that must be repaid. No one has the money, but they all work together to raise the funds and, in the process, learn about love and redemption.
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Miss All-American Beauty 1982  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Diane Lane, Cloris Leachman, David Dukes, Jayne Meadows, Alice Hirson, Brian Kerwin, Norman Bennett, Jim Mills, Bobby Fite, Jane Roberts, Stephanie Dunnam, Debra Lynn Rogers
All is not sweetness behind the scenes of a beauty contest as demonstrated by this made-for-TV film. Innocent Sally (Diane Lane) hopes for money to go to college while her coach (Cloris Leachman) has plans to send Sally to the top of the entertainment world. 1 User Review
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| | mommy 02/02/2007 | | I really like this movie....it shows the "other" side of what goes on with pageants and what winning can mean to your life. I really enjoyed Diane Lane and Debra Lynn Rogers and Stephanie Dunnam! |
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Mrs. Harris 2005 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phyllis Nagy
Cast: Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher, Lawrence O'Donnell, Cloris Leachman, Frank Whaley, Bill Smitrovich, Chloe Sevigny, Michael Gross, Brett Butler, Lee Garlington, Ellen Burstyn, Ronald Guttman, John Rubinstein
In this made-for-TV film, based on the true story of the murder of Diet Dr. Herman Tarnower, the world-renowned creator of the Scarsdale Diet, Ben Kingsley takes on the role of Dr. Tarnower. Annette Bening plays Mrs. Jean Harris, the lover scorned after their 14-year affair, who shot and killed Tarnower.
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 Music of the Heart 1999 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, Michael Angarano, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Kieran Culkin
A divorced music teacher, Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) fights a 10-year, uphill battle against her principal and the school board to attain her dream of teaching violin lessons to inner-city kids in Harlem. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
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My Little Pony 1986 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Joens
Cast: Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Rhea Perlman, Tony Randall, Alice Playten, Tammy Amerson, Michael Bell, Russi Taylor, Charles Adler
The wicked witch (Cloris Leachman) and her two mean daughters (Rhea Perlman and Madeline Kahn) decide to flood Ponyland with their potion. But here come the Grundles to help, led by their king (Danny DeVito). For preschoolers.
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New York, I Love You 2009 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Andy Garcia, Cloris Leachman, Julie Christie, Eddie D'vir, Bradley Cooper, Blake Lively, Orlando Bloom, Robin Wright Penn, Drea de Matteo, Ethan Hawke, John Hurt, James Caan
In this tribute to New York City, vignettes are presented with an all-star cast. Different characters are shown in stories about looking for connections and love in a variety of neighborhoods. The result is a good collaboration of respected directors and actors whose stories unfold in and around New York City.
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The North Avenue Irregulars 1979 G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Bilson
Cast: Edward Herrmann, Barbara Harris, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine, Cloris Leachman, Patsy Kelly, Douglas Fowley, Alan Hale Jr., Ruth Buzzi, Michael Constantine
A minister and his group of church ladies clean up their town after racketeers set up their illegal business. Disney.
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Now and Then 1995 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Cast: Gaby Hoffmann, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Melanie Griffith, Rita Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Cloris Leachman
When a mother-to-be is about to give birth, her lifelong friends gather around for support and reminiscences.
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Ponyo 2008 G, 100 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Ponyo on the Cliff
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Lily Tomlin, Kurt Knutsson, Jennessa Rose, Carlos Alazraqui, Marsha Clark, Madison Davenport, Laraine Newman
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid," this tale is about five-year-old Sosuke (voice of Frankie Jonas) who lives with his mother Lisa (voice of Tina Fey) on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Sosuke finds a goldfish in a bottle on the beach, takes the fish home, and names her Ponyo (voice of Noah Lindsey Cyrus). Ponyo makes use of her father Fujimoto's (Liam Neeson) magical powers and turns herself into a young girl. Now, Fujimoto uses his powers to send huge waves across the ocean in search of Ponyo, and the adventures begin.
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Prancer 1989 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: John D. Hancock
Cast: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda, Michael Constantine, Rutanya Alda, Rebecca Harrell, Ariana Richards, Mark Rolston, Johnny Galecki, Walter Charles, John Duda, Victor Truro, Loren Janes, Marcia Porter, Robert Zimmermann
Nine-year-old Jessica Riggs (Rebecca Harrell) believes in Santa, and when she finds one of Santa's reindeers, Prancer, injured in the forest, she secretly nurses him. Jessica gets help from veterinarian Orel Benton (Abe Vigoda) and her older brother Steve (John Duda), and all goes well–until Jessica tries to contact Santa. This leads to problems for her father John (Sam Elliott) who decides to sell Prancer. But, by Christmas, all ends happily.
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The Rack 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon, Edmond O'Brien, Lee Marvin, Anne Francis, Cloris Leachman, Robert Burton, Robert F. Simon, Trevor Bardette
Adapted from Rod Serling's teleplay, this compelling drama is about an Army court-martial of an officer (Paul Newman) who was brainwashed into collaborating with the enemy in a North Korea prison camp.
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S.O.S. Titanic 1979 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Hale
Cast: David Janssen, Cloris Leachman, Susan Saint James, David Warner, Ian Holm, Helen Mirren, Harry Andrews, Beverly Ross, David Battley, Ed Bishop
This made-for-TV film is another accounting of the Titanic disaster in which over 1500 people were lost. It tells the story through the personal lives of those on board, both fictional and real. John Jacob Astor (David Janssen), who was lost, and Molly Brown (Cloris Leachman), who survived, are highlighted. Worth a look.
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Scary Movie 4 2006 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Cloris Leachman, Conchita Campbell, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Carmen Electra, Chris Elliott, Bill Pullman, Charlie Sheen, Dr. Phil, Shaquille O'Neal
Cindy (Anna Faris) and Brenda (Regina Hall) are back, and this time around Tom (Craig Bierko) joins them as they embark on a quest to learn more about a mysterious young ghost haunting the home of Mrs. Norris (Cloris Leachman). In the process, they save the world from an invasion by aliens.
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Scavenger Hunt 1979 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Ruth Gordon, Tony Randall, Vincent Price, Arnold Schwarzenegger
The winner of a scavenger hunt will win the inheritance of a game manufacturer (Vincent Price)–and the search is on! Pretty poor stuff, especially considering the good cast. 1 User Review
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| | Wantmymovieback 05/30/2007 | | I want this movie to make a comeback. I love this movie!!! |
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Soggy Bottom, USA 1981 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast: Ben Johnson, Ann Wedgeworth, Lois Nettleton, Dub Taylor, Anthony Zerbe, Jack Elam, P.J. Soles, Cloris Leachman, Lane Smith, Don Johnson, Earl Boen, Hank Worden
Set in a Southern town during Prohibition, a sheriff tries to keep law and order with virtually no support from the townsfolk. The fine cast makes this otherwise weak film watchable.
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 Spanglish 2004 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman, Shelbie Bruce, Sarah Steele, Ian Hyland, Victoria Luna, Cecilia Suarez, Ricardo Molina, Brenda Canela, Eddy Martin
Flor (Paz Vega) and her daughter, Cristina (Shelbie Bruce), migrate from Mexico to America where they find work as maids for the Clasky family–John (Adam Sandler) and Deborah (Tea Leoni). It doesn't take long before John finds himself caught in the middle between uptight Deborah and consoling Flor.
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Texasville 1990 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, Cloris Leachman, Randy Quaid, Eileen Brennan, William McNamara, Angie Bolling, Pearl Jones
This sequel to "The Last Picture Show" features the same cast of characters who are now middle-aged and enjoying a reunion after 30 years.
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A Troll in Central Park 1993 G, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Pryce, Charles Nelson Reilly
In this animated film, matters get rough for Stanley (voice of Dom DeLuise), a good troll in a land ruled by the evil queen (voice of Cloris Leachman) who expects all trolls to be mean. After growing too many flowers (that ruin the barren land), Stanley is banished to New York, where he lands in Central Park. When Stanley befriends two human children, the Queen heads to NYC to take care of the situation of Stanley's niceness to humans.
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The Women 2008 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Diane English
Cast: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bette Midler, Candice Bergen, Carrie Fisher, Cloris Leachman, Debi Mazar, India Ennenga, Jill Flint, Ana Gasteyer, Tilly Scott Pedersen, Joanna Gleason
This remake of 1939's "The Women" is written and directed by Diane English and takes a different slant from the previous film on women and their relationships. When Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) learns that her husband is having an affair with sexy Crystal Allen (Eva Mendes), her immediate response is to turn to her friends–magazine editor Sylvia (Annette Bening), artsy Edie (Debra Messing), and lesbian Alex (Jada Pinkett Smith). Instead of sympathizing with Mary, they tell her to dump her cheating husband. Mary also asks for advice from housekeeper Maggie (Cloris Leachman), nanny Uta (Tilly Scott Pedersen), Hollywood agent Leah (Bette Midler), and even her own mother (Candice Bergen) who offer their own perspectives on how to handle the situation. Finally, when gossip columnist Bailey Smith (Carrie Fisher) learns from her editor Sylvia about the affair, problems grow and extend beyond the marriage breakup. 1 User Review
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| | Please Grab your Mom and daughters and run to see this movie | Leachmanlover 05/04/2009 | Finally a womans movie,made about women by ONLY woman
Yes not one man on the sceen or set!~A tribute to the true gift of life...Women!
Enjoy!Great writing a ethos for young women!~Best Movie of the YEAR!!!!! |
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WUSA 1970 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey, Cloris Leachman, Wayne Rogers, Pat Hingle, Don Gordon, Michael Anderson Jr., Moses Gunn
Rheinhardt (Paul Newman) is a drifter who ends up with a job as a disc jockey for radio station WUSA in New Orleans. It is only later that he learns that he is an unwary participant in an ultra-conservative plot.
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 Young Frankenstein 1974  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam Dunn, Danny Goldman, Oscar Beregi Jr., Arthur Malet, Anne Beesley, Monte Landis
This is a great satirical look at Frankenstein as seen through the eyes of comedy when the Monster (Peter Boyle) comes across as a sympathetic creature who elicits many laughs. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is the grandson of the infamous Frankenstein and has inherited his Transylvanian estate. He moves in and meets hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman), assistant Inga (Teri Garr), and housekeeper Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman). Frankenstein creates his Monster, but Igor has stolen the wrong brain, and problems–and humor–are a certainty. 1 User Review
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| | The Most Successful Mel Brooks Movie | 1fatts 11/08/2007 | I think the credit goes to Gene Wilder -- not as an actor, although he is very good in this, but as the co-writer. Wilder shares writing credit with Brooks on this film, and that may be where the disciplined structure comes from in the film.
The film is, of course, zany and contains the requisite number of Brooks silliness, bad puns and misfires, but, as a film, we have a tight, controlled structure. And we end up, because of it, with a true spoof and tribute to the original James Whale movies.
Wilder does a fine job. Madeline Kahn was a wonder. Kenneth Mars does another one of his truly gifted dialect roles. Gene Hackman's cameo as the blind hermit is, hands down, the funniest thing he ever did. Still, my own personal favourite here is Cloris Leachman doing a take-off of Judith Anderson's housekeeper in "Rebecca"/
I can't say it's the funniest Mel Brooks stuff on film -- that must forever go to two or three of the best scenes in The Producers (That's the original; we won't talk about the musical), but Young Frankenstein, taken as a a whole, is the best "film" Brooks ever did. |
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for The Last Picture Show (1971) |
1. The Amati Girls (2000)
2. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
3. Beerfest (2006)
4. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
5. A Brand New Life (1973)
6. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
7. The Californians (2005)
8. The Chapman Report (1962)
9. Charley and the Angel (1973)
10. Crazy Mama (1975)
11. Daisy Miller (1974)
12. Death Sentence (1974)
aka: Murder One
13. The Demon Murder Case (1983)
aka: The Rhode Island Murders
14. Dillinger (1973)
15. Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
16. Fine Things (1990)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Fine Things'
17. Foolin' Around (1980)
18. Hanging Up (2000)
19. Hansel and Gretel (1988)
20. Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
21. High Anxiety (1977)
22. History of the World: Part I (1981)
23. The Iron Giant (1999)
24. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
25. The Last Picture Show (1971)
26. Love Hurts (1991)
27. Manna from Heaven (2001)
28. Miss All-American Beauty (1982)
29. Mrs. Harris (2005)
30. Music of the Heart (1999)
31. My Little Pony (1986)
32. New York, I Love You (2009)
33. The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
34. Now and Then (1995)
35. Ponyo (2008)
aka: Ponyo on the Cliff
36. Prancer (1989)
37. The Rack (1956)
38. S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
39. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
40. Scavenger Hunt (1979)
41. Soggy Bottom, USA (1981)
42. Spanglish (2004)
43. Texasville (1990)
44. A Troll in Central Park (1993)
45. Walk Like a Man (1987)
46. The Women (2008)
47. WUSA (1970)
48. Yesterday (1980)
49. Young Frankenstein (1974)
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