Breaking Away 1979  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, Hart Bochner, Amy Wright, John Ashton, P.J. Soles, Robyn Douglass, Peter Maloney, Lisa Shure, Jennifer K. Mickel
Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony" sets the tone for this film about a high-school boy (Dennis Christopher) who dreams of being a world class cyclist. His heroes are the members of the Italian cycling team. More than that, it is the story of four friends who are on the brink of growing up and moving away from each other. An Academy Award was won for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie).
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Bushwacked 1995   PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Greg Beeman
Cast: Daniel Stern, Jon Polito, Brad Sullivan, Ann Dowd, Anthony Heald, Tom Wood, Blake Bashoff, Corey Carrier, Michael Galeota, Max Goldblatt, Ari Greenberg, Janna Michaels
Max (Daniel Stern) is a deliveryman who drops off an illegal package, and the chase is on. To elude the police, he joins a scout troop, and the kids teach city guy Max a few things about the forces of nature.
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C.H.U.D. 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Douglas Cheek
Cast: John Heard, Kim Greist, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Brenda Currin, Laure Mattos, Justin Hall, Michael O'Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones, Sam McMurray, Frank Adu, J.C. Quinn, Patricia Richardson
Reporter Murphy (J.C. Quinn) tells photographer George Cooper (John Heard) about the government dumping nuclear waste under the streets of New York City, and Cooper decides to investigate. Meanwhile, police Capt. Bosch (Christopher Curry), whose wife (Laure Mattos) has been abducted, joins forces with The Reverend (Daniel Stern) who suspects something strange is going on beneath the streets. In fact, a tribe of Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers (C.H.U.D.) is preying on the citizens of New York City. Now, Bosch, The Reverend, Cooper, and Murphy race against time to stop the creatures.
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Celtic Pride 1996 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DeCerchio
Cast: Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd, Gail O'Grady, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Christopher McDonald, Adam Hendershott, Bill Walton, Vladimir Cuk, Larry Bird
This basketball comedy is about two fanatic Boston Celtics fans, Mike O'Hara (Daniel Stern) and Jimmy Flaherty (Dan Aykroyd), who get drunk and kidnap Utah Jazz star Lewis Scott (Damon Wayans) before Game Seven of the NBA Finals. Of course, the plot backfires, and–unfortunately for the movie–silliness reigns.
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City Slickers 1991 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Noble Willingham, Tracey Walter, Josh Mostel, David Paymer, Bill Henderson, Jeffrey Tambor, Phill Lewis, Kyle Secor
On the occasion of his 39th birthday, Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) is confronted with the fact that he is running out of time to accomplish many things he has thought about doing. He takes his two best friends Ed and Phil (Bruno Kirby and Daniel Stern) with him on a two-week cattle drive where they run into tough old drover Curly Washburn (Jack Palance) and come close to discovering the meaning of life. Jack Palance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 1994 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Western
aka: City Slickers II
Director: Paul Weiland
Cast: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Jack Palance, Jon Lovitz, Patricia Wettig, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Noble Willingham, David Paymer, Josh Mostel, Bill McKinney, Lindsay Crystal, Beth Grant, Jayne Meadows, Alan Charof
In this sequel, the story begins with Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) walking down the street telling his friend that he is getting too heavy. The camera pans to the "friend," who turns out to be Norman, the pet calf from the original "City Slickers." This time around, Mitch is lamenting the death of Curly, and, with his two friends Glen and Duke (Jon Lovitz and Daniel Stern) heads for the hills around Las Vegas and join Curly's twin brother Duke (Jack Palance) in search of a buried treasure.
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Coupe de Ville 1990 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, Daniel Stern, Annabeth Gish, Rita Taggart, Joseph Bologna, Alan Arkin, James Gammon
Three estranged brothers (Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, and Daniel Stern) drive a vintage Coupe de Ville from Detroit to their mother's Florida home and reestablish relationships along the way.
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D.O.A. 1988 R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Neame, Robin Johnson, Jay Patterson, Robert Knepper, Brion James, Jack Kehoe, Lee Gideon, Elizabeth Arlen, Karen Radcliffe, William Forward
English Professor Dexter Cornell (Dennis Quaid) agrees to read student Nick Lang's (Robert Knepper) novel, and then Nick dies in a fall. Police suspect that Dexter is involved in Nick's death because Nick has been having an affair with Dexter's wife Gail (Jane Kaczmarek). Dexter goes on a drinking spree, is poisoned, and learns that he has only 24 hours left to live. He teams up with sweet student Sydney Fuller (Meg Ryan) who has a crush on him, and, together, they follow a twisted trail to the murderer.
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Diner 1982 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin, Paul Reiser, Kathryn Dowling, Michael Tucker, Mark Margolis
This episodic film is about young men in Baltimore during the late 1950s who find women as a puzzling phenomenon and meet at a diner to male bond over greasy cheeseburgers, fries, and chocolate malts. Contains Elvis songs.
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Get Crazy 1983  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Flip Out
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern, Gail Edwards, Ed Begley Jr., Miles Chapin, Stacy Nelkin, Bill Henderson, Lou Reed, Robert Picardo
Despite numerous problems, a 1983 New Years rock concert becomes a big event. Featured stars are Mick Jagger, Muddy Waters, and Bob Dylan.
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Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Maureen O'Sullivan, Dianne Wiest, Max von Sydow, Lloyd Nolan, Daniel Stern, Julie Kavnar, Joanna Gleason, J.T. Walsh, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins
Hannah (Mia Farrow) is the glue that holds her neurotic family together. She has had a successful career as an actress and is also an excellent wife and mother. But, when Hannah's husband Elliott (Michael Caine) falls in love with Hannah's sister Lee (Barbara Hershey) who, in turn, leaves her husband Frederick (Max von Sydow), the family hits a crisis point. Meanwhile, Hannah's other sister Holly (Dianne Wiest) has connected with Hannah's ex-husband Mickey (Woody Allen) who fears he has a brain tumor and is obsessed with death. And the trials and triumphs go on and on–from one Thanksgiving Day to another. Oscars were won by Allen (Best Screenplay), Caine (Best Supporting Actor), and Wiest (Best Supporting Actress). The film also received four other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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 Home Alone 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, John Candy, Angela Goethals, Devin Ratray, Gerry Bamman
In the excitement and confusion of preparing for a family Christmas vacation in Paris, young Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is inadvertently left at home by himself. He becomes remarkably adept at providing his own entertainment and hunger needs as well as warding off two bungling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Devin Ratray, Tim Curry, Gerry Bamman, Brenda Fricker, Dana Ivey
This sequel of "Home Alone" again features Macaulay Culkin as Kevin who does not do well in arriving at the right place on family vacations. This time, Kevin boards the wrong plane and arrives in New York City while the rest of his family flies to Florida for Christmas vacation. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are back in their roles as bungling burglars.
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Little Monsters 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Richard Greenberg
Cast: Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Rick Ducommun, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton, Ben Savage, Frank Whaley, William Murray Weiss, Devin Ratray, Amber Barretto, J. Michael Hunter, Tom Hull
Eleven-year-old Brian (Fred Savage) meets Maurice (Howie Mandel), a monster that lives under Brian's bed. The two become friends and Maurice takes Brian into his world where ladders connect to other children's beds and where there are fun and games and mischief. But troubles lie ahead when Brian's younger brother is taken by an evil monster.
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My Blue Heaven 1990 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack, Melanie Mayron, Carol Kane, Bill Irwin, William Hickey, Ed Lauter, Colleen Camp, Daniel Stern
Vinnie (Steve Martin) is part of the Witness Protection Program because of his pending testimony against the mob. FBI agent Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned the job of relocating Vinnie and keeping him out of trouble. This proves easier said than done. Goldie Hawn was the Executive Producer of this film.
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Rookie of the Year 1993 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Daniel Stern
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya, Amy Morton, Albert Hall, Eddie Bracken, Daniel Stern, Bruce Altman, Robert Hy Gorman, Patrick LaBrecque, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Kristie Davis, Tyler Ann Caroll, Ross Lehman, Tom Milanovich
Twelve-year-old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) loves baseball but has no talent as a player. But, after he breaks his arm and it heals, Henry discovers that he now has a "super" arm, and he can pitch better than any major league player. "Wait 'til next year!" is the cry of the Chicago Cubs, and Cubs manager Larry Fisher (Dan Hedaya) gets Henry to play for the Cubs hoping that Henry is just what Cubs owner Bob Carson (Eddie Bracken) needs to make the Cubs a winning team. With Henry pitching, the Cubs begin winning, and it looks like they are headed for the National Championships. Henry's family may be changing also when his mother Mary (Amy Morton) falls in love with injured Cubs player Chuck Steadman (Gary Busey).
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A Small Circle of Friends 1980  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Jameson Parker, Shelley Long, John Friedrich, Gary Springer, Richard Nelson, Harry Caesar, Nan Martin, Daniel Stern
College life in the turbulent 1960s–amidst anti-Vietnam protests, drugs, and the sexual revolution is depicted in this less-than-deep story.
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Stardust Memories 1980 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Jessica Harper, Charlotte Rampling, Marie-Christine Barrault, Tony Roberts, Daniel Stern, Amy Wright, Cynthia Gibb, John Rothman, Anne DeSalvo
In this Woody Allen film, a director (Woody Allen) has problems dealing with his latest film that reflects what is occurring in his real life.
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Very Bad Things 1998  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Daniel Stern, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Jon Favreau, Jeremy Piven, Leland Orser, Joey Zimmerman, Tyler Cole Malinger, Carla Scott
Kyle Fisher (Jon Favreau) and his friends head to Las Vegas for his bachelor party. A prostitute is invited, one of the men has sex with her, and now she is dead. Hearing reports of noises, the security guard comes to the door, spots the corpse, and he is murdered too. What is to be done with two bodies that must be disposed of? 1 User Review
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| 1. Blue Thunder (1983)
2. Born in East L.A. (1987)
3. Breaking Away (1979)
4. Bushwacked (1995)
5. C.H.U.D. (1984)
6. Celtic Pride (1996)
7. City Slickers (1991)
8. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
aka: City Slickers II
9. Coupe de Ville (1990)
10. D.O.A. (1988)
11. Diner (1982)
12. Get Crazy (1983)
aka: Flip Out
13. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
14. Home Alone (1990)
15. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
16. Little Monsters (1989)
17. My Blue Heaven (1990)
18. Rookie of the Year (1993)
19. A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
20. Stardust Memories (1980)
21. Very Bad Things (1998)
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