The Anderson Tapes 1971  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Alan King, Christopher Walken, Stan Gottlieb, Margaret Hamilton, Scott Jacoby, Richard B. Shull, Ralph Meeker, Val Avery, Dick Anthony Williams, Garrett Morris, Paul Benjamin, Conrad Bain
Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) develops a scheme to rob a New York apartment building. He needs money, and the mob funds his robberies. What Anderson does not know is that government agencies, aware that he is linked to the mob, are taping his every move. Now, the apartment building is filled with video cameras ready to tape Anderson's every move. The good supporting cast includes Christopher Walken in his film debut, and Alan King does a very good job playing Mafia don Pat Angelo.
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C.H.O.M.P.S. 1979  G, 89 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Chaffey
Cast: Wesley Eure, Valerie Bertinelli, Conrad Bain, Chuck McCann, Red Buttons, Hermione Baddeley, Jim Backus, Larry Bishop, Robert Q. Lewis, Austin Willis
A young inventor (Wesley Eure) comes up with a computer-controlled dog and is immediately beset by business woes. The title is an acronym for "Canine Home Protection System."
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Dorothy Stickney, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard, Lovelady Powell, Daniel Keyes, Conrad Bain, James Karen
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) must put his own life on hold while taking care of his elderly father (Melvyn Douglas). When Gene's sister Alice (Estelle Parsons) tells him he should get on with his life, he begins to realize the situation's hopelessness and finally feels free to find happiness. Both Douglas and Hackman received Oscar nominations.
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Last Summer 1969 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Catherine Burns, Ernesto Gonzales, Bibi Andersson, Conrad Bain, Ralph Waite, Peter Turgeon, Lou Gary
Four teens–Sandy (Barbara Hershey), Peter (Richard Thomas), Dan (Bruce Davison), and Rhoda (Catherine Burns)–come of age during one summer of discovery on Fire Island. Catherine Burns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Rhoda.
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Postcards from the Edge 1990 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, CCH Pounder, Simon Callow, Gary Morton, Sidney Armus, Robin Bartlett, Barbara Garrick
Based on Carrie Fisher's book, this comedy/drama takes a look at Hollywood and the pressures put on its stars. Meryl Streep plays the daughter/actress of an aging star (Shirley MacLaine). Both mother and daughter suffer from alcohol and drug addiction and make separate attempts to reconcile themselves with their fates. Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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| 1. The Anderson Tapes (1971)
2. C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
3. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
4. Last Summer (1969)
5. Postcards from the Edge (1990)
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