Airport '77 1977  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Brenda Vaccaro, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, Christopher Lee, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, M. Emmet Walsh
Another sequel to "Airport"–if you can watch yet another disaster film, then this one is for you as a private plane crashes into the ocean after being sabotaged. Will there be a rescue?
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 Around the World in 80 Days 1989  TV, 280 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov, Julia Nickson-Soul, Jack Klugman, Roddy McDowall, Darren McGavin, Robert Morley, Lee Remick, Jill St. John, Christopher Lee, Robert Wagner
Jules Verne's classic tale is again brought to the screen via this made-for-TV miniseries with Pierce Brosnan in the role of Phileas Fogg and Eric Idle as Phileas' butler. The two take off on an adventure around the world in 80 days after Phileas makes a bet with his club members. Robert Morley was also in the original 1956 version.
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Beau James 1957  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith, Darren McGavin, Joe Mantell, George Jessel, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Walter Catlett
Jimmy Walker's (Bob Hope) life as the flamboyant mayor of New York is the subject of this biography showing the corruption, scandal, and triumphs of the Roaring 20s.
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Brinks: The Great Robbery 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Carl Betz, Stephen Collins, Burr DeBenning, Michael V. Gazzo, Darren McGavin, Leslie Nielsen, Cliff Gorman, Art Metrano, Jenny O'Hara
The "perfect crime" committed in 1950 was the Boston Brinks holdup–"perfect," that is, until the FBI cracked the case.
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By Dawn's Early Light 1990 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Peter MacNicol, Jeffrey DeMunn, Kieran Mulroney, Nicolas Coster
The Soviets think the United States has launched a nuclear attack, and they quickly strike back. It was all a mistake; but is it too late to correct it?
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 A Christmas Story 1983  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb, Leslie Carlson, Zack Ward, Tedde Moore, Yano Anaya, Jim Hunter, Jeff Gillen, Patty Johnson, Jean Shepherd, Helen E. Kaider
Nine-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants a Red Ryder BB-gun for Christmas more than anything else, but he encounters all sorts of opposition to the idea, especially from his mother (Melinda Dillon). A warm, hilarious, nostalgic film, in particular for anyone who had grown up in the Midwest during the 1940's. Narrated by Jean Shepard who also wrote the novel on which it was based.
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Gary Cooper, Charles Bickford, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Montgomery, Fred Clark, Darren McGavin, Peter Graves, James Daly, Ian Wolfe
This story is based on the actual 1925 court-martial of Billy Mitchell (Gary Cooper), the man who predicted the likelihood of an air attack such as the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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The Delicate Delinquent 1957 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don McGuire
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer, Robert Ivers, Horace McMahon, Richard Bakalyan, Milton Frome, Emory Parnell, Don Megowan, Emile Meyer
Sidney Pythias (Jerry Lewis) leaves his janitorial job to enter police officer training as part of a program to give outcasts a chance for respectability.
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From the Hip 1987  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan, David Alan Grier, Nancy Marchand, Ray Walston, Allan Arbus, Priscilla Pointer
Not-so conservative young lawyer "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) uses rather unorthodox maneuvers in the courtroom. This results in his defense of an accused murderer (John Hurt). The trial provides amusing insights into both personalities. 1 User Review
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| | Awesome Movie | TraceyJ322 06/03/2007 | | I have seen this move about 30 times and it is still just as good as it use to be. |
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet 1978 G, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Jack Elam, John Williams, Don "Red" Barry, Gregg Palmer, Don Brodie, James Van Patten
In this Disney spoof on Westerns, Jim Dale takes on three roles: a grouchy father as well as both of his sons. This is not a bad film and the Oregon scenery is great.
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Kiss and Tell 1945 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Katharine Alexander, Robert Benchley, Porter Hall, Tom Tully, Darryl Hickman, Kathryn Card, Darren McGavin
This film is based on the Broadway character Corliss Archer. In this episode, Corliss (Shirley Temple) tries to keep news of her brother's marriage a secret.
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 Law and Order 1976 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Darren McGavin, Keir Dullea, Robert Reed, Suzanne Pleshette, James Olson, Teri Garr, Scott Brady, Will Geer, Jeanette Nolan, Whitney Blake
The personal and professional lives of three generations of Irish-American cops serving New York City are depicted in this family saga.
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 Man with the Golden Arm 1955 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Darren McGavin, Arnold Stang, Robert Strauss, George Mathews, John Conte, George E. Stone, Leonid Kinskey, Doro Merande, Emile Meyer, Jack Mulhall, Will Wright
This is the story of card dealer/drug addict Frankie Machine (Frank Sinatra) who fights to kick the habit after he returns from six months in rehab. His boss (Robert Strauss) wants him to work one more rigged poker marathon. At the same time, Frankie must deal with his wheelchair-confined wife Zosch (Eleanor Parker)–who is actually faking her condition. Along comes sympathetic Molly (Kim Novak) who supports Frankie when he goes cold turkey and kicks the habit. Sinatra was nominated for the Academy Award for his performance.
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My Wicked, Wicked Ways...The Legend of Errol Flynn 1985 TV, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Duncan Regehr, Barbara Hershey, Darren McGavin, Lee Purcell, George Coe, Michael C. Gwynne, Hal Linden, Michael Callan, Deborah Richter, Stefan Gierasch
This made-for-TV biography of Errol Flynn draws heavily from his autobiography, and covers his life to the mid-1940s.
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 The Natural 1984 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth, Joe Don Baker, Darren McGavin, John Finnegan, Alan Judge, Paul Sullivan Jr., Robert Rich III, Michael Madsen
Nineteen-year-old farm boy Roy Hobbs (Paul Sullivan Jr.) arrives on the baseball scene with his homemade bat "Wonderboy." He is ready to try out for the Chicago Cubs when his dreams hit a snag. A mysterious woman, Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey), shoots him with a silver bullet forcing Roy to drop out of baseball. Now, 15 years later, Roy (Robert Redford) is back in baseball as a 35-year-old rookie with the New York Knights where he becomes the star player attracting fans AND women, including sultry siren Memo Paris (Kim Basinger) and his high-school girlfriend Iris Gaines (Glenn Close). It is an old-fashioned story of good triumphing over evil. The climax of Roy's home-run hit is a classic. The film received four Oscar nominations, including Glenn Close for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Night Stalker 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Charles McGraw, Kent Smith, Stanley Adams, Elisha Cook Jr., Larry Linville
Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) covers a big story about a vampire on the loose in Las Vegas. This film and its sequel "The Night Strangler" led to the TV series: "Kolchak: The Night Stalker," which, in turn, served as the inspiration for TV's "X Files."
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The Night Strangler 1973 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Simon Oakland, Richard Anderson, Scott Brady, Wally Cox, Margaret Hamilton, John Carradine, Nina Wayne, Al Lewis
This made-for-TV thriller/mystery is a sequel to the successful "The Night Stalker," and Darren McGavin is back as the reporter who uncovered a vampire in the original. Now in Seattle, he is after a man who strangles his victims and drains their blood. Not bad.
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No Deposit, No Return 1976 G, 115 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, John Williams, Charles Martin Smith, Vic Tayback, Bob Hastings, Kim Richards
When two run-away children try to get to Hong Kong where their mother is, they end up in the middle of a robbery. The safecrackers turn out to be kind-hearted, and the adventures begin. Disney.
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The Outsider 1967 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Darren McGavin, Anna Hagan, Edmond O'Brien, Sean Garrison, Shirley Knight, Ann Sothern, Audrey Totter, Ossie Davis, Joseph Wiseman, Nancy Malone, Mario Alcalde, Madame Spivy, Kent McCord
Detective David Ross (Darren McGavin) is a private-eye/ex-con hired by a theatrical manager to investigate possible embezzlement in this pilot for a TV series that followed the movie. Ross investigates the suspect, and, when she is found dead in his office, Ross becomes the prime suspect.
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Perfect Harmony 1991 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Will Mackenzie, Michael Robison
Cast: Peter Scolari, Darren McGavin, Catherine Mary Stewart, Moses Gunn, Justin Whalen, Eugene Byrd, David Faustino, Casey Ellison, Richie Havens, Cleavon Little, Jeff Cohen, Devin Ratray
In the 1950s, Derek Sanders (Peter Scolari) serves as a choirmaster at a South Carolina prep school where he tries to reduce racial tensions among members of his all-White boys' choir. When one choir member, Taylor Bradshaw (Justin Whalen), befriends orphaned, Black Landy Allen (Eugene Byrd), Derek is impressed with Landy's voice and tries to find a place for him in the choir.
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A Perfect Stranger 1994 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'A Perfect Stranger'
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: Robert Urich, Stacy Haiduk, Darren McGavin, Susan Sullivan, Holly Marie Combs, Marion Ross, Ron Gabriel, Tamara Gorski, George R. Robertson, Patricia Brown
Young Raphaella (Stacy Haiduk) is married to elderly millionaire John Henry Phillips (Darren McGavin). Although Raphaella loves John, while caring for him following his stroke, she meets Alex (Robert Urich) with whom she begins an affair. It does not take long for guilt to set in, and Raphaella and Alex part. But, will the separation last? Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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Power, Passion and Murder 1987  TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Director: Paul Bogart, Leon Ichaso
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Darren McGavin, Stella Stevens, Hector Elizondo, Brian Kerwin, George Murdock, Holland Taylor, Bryan Montgomery, David Ackroyd, Tracy Bogart, Gail Youngs, Christopher Darga
In 1930s' Hollywood, rising star Natica (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins an affair with a married, studio head (Hector Elizondo) that leads to her downfall. Made for TV.
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 Raw Deal 1986 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Blanche Baker, Steven Hill, Joe Regalbuto, Robert Davi, Ed Lauter, Mordecai Lawner, Louise Robey, Victor Argo, George P. Wilbur, Denver Mattson
After his son is killed while trying to protect a man scheduled to testify against mobster Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), FBI chief Shannon (Darren McGavin) calls former FBI agent Mark Kaminsky (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back into service. His assignment is to infiltrate Chicago's largest mob, led by Max (Robert Davi). As Kaminsky works undercover to put away the gang members, violence is the order of the day–especially when he is given orders to kill Shannon.
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Something Evil 1972  TV, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Darren McGavin, Ralph Bellamy, Jeff Corey, Johnny Whitaker, John Rubinstein, David Knapp, Norman Bartold, Lynn Cartwright, Margaret Avery, Laurie Hagen, Herb Armstrong, Sheila Bartold
When a family moved into a Pennsylvania house, they surely didn't know that an evil spirit already had a claim on the place. Before you know it, the young son is possessed. A well-acted made-for-TV film from Steven Spielberg. 1 User Review
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| | evil so good | Anonymous 03/06/2009 | | very scary one of the best. |
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Summer Magic 1963 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire, Deborah Walley, Eddie Hodges, Una Merkel, Darren McGavin, Michael J. Pollard, Peter Brown, James Stacy
In this Disney remake of "Mother Carey's Chickens," widow Margaret Carey (Dorothy McGuire) moves to Maine with her children in hopes of building a new life. 1 User Review
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| | i loved this movie when i was a kid | mrb 05/25/2007 | | |
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Summertime 1955 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lean
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin, Mari Aldon, Jane Rose, Andre Morell, Jeremy Spenser, MacDonald Parke, Gaitano Andiero
With Venice for its setting, this beautiful David Lean film involves a middle-aged spinster (Katharine Hepburn) who, while on vacation, falls in love with a married antique-dealer (Rossano Brazzi). Academy Award nominations were received for Actress and Director.
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Turk 182! 1985 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Robert Culp, Kim Cattrall, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle, Steven Keats, James Tolkan, Paul Sorvino, Dick O'Neill
When Terry (Robert Urich) loses his pension from the fire department because of an off-duty injury, his younger brother, Jimmy (Timothy Hutton), decides to avenge the injustice.
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| 1. Airport '77 (1977)
2. Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
3. Beau James (1957)
4. Billy Madison (1995)
5. Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976)
6. By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
9. Dead Heat (1988)
10. The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
11. From the Hip (1987)
12. Hangar 18 (1980)
aka: Invasion Force
13. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
14. Kiss and Tell (1945)
15. Law and Order (1976)
16. Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
17. My Wicked, Wicked Ways...The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985)
18. The Natural (1984)
19. The Night Stalker (1972)
20. The Night Strangler (1973)
21. No Deposit, No Return (1976)
22. The Outsider (1967)
23. Perfect Harmony (1991)
24. A Perfect Stranger (1994)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'A Perfect Stranger'
25. Power, Passion and Murder (1987)
aka: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
26. Raw Deal (1986)
27. Something Evil (1972)
28. Summer Magic (1963)
29. Summertime (1955)
30. Turk 182! (1985)
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