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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Backfire 1987  R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Dean Paul Martin, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey, Dinah Manoff, Virginia Capers, Philip Sterling
A Vietnam vet, Donny (Jeff Fahey), who is suffering from shell shock, is diabolically and systematically being destroyed through psychological means that threaten his marriage to Mara (Karen Allen). The question is: Who is the culprit?
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Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Howard Brookner
Cast: Madonna, Randy Quaid, Julie Hagerty, Esai Morales, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Josef Sommer, Rutger Hauer, Tony Longo, Stephen McHattie, Alan Ruck, Dinah Manoff, Anita Morris, Tony Azito
Madonna stars in this musical devoted to Damon Runyon, which is based on four of his short stories. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid) sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense (Madonna) loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's (Julie Hagerty) parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right" (Matt Dillon), who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" (Rutger Hauer) is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
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Child's Play 1988 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Tom Holland
Cast: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Neil Giuntoli, Juan Ramirez, Alan Wilder, Richard Baird, Raymond Oliver, Ted Liss, Tyler Hard, Aaron Osborne
Chucky is six-year-old Andy Barclay's (Alex Vincent) new doll; however, Chucky is possessed by the soul of a dead murderer (Brad Dourif), which leads to the terrorization of Andy through Chucky's evil deeds. Murders take place, and when Andy tells people that Chucky did it, no one pays attention. Andy's mother Karen (Catherine Hicks) asks Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) to investigate. Because Mike is romantically interested in Karen, he agrees even though he does not believe Andy's stories–until Chucky starts to strangle him. Sequels follow.
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 Grease 1978   PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Dinah Manoff, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly, Barry Pearl, Kelly Ward, Eve Arden, Michael Tucci, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, Sid Caesar
Two high-school gangs of the 1950s, the T-Birds (guys) and the Pink Ladies (girls), are the centerpiece of this film. T-Bird leader Danny (John Travolta) falls for Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) during the summer. When school begins in the fall, Sandy's family has moved to town, and she is the "new girl" on campus–an event that does not go unnoticed by the Pink Ladies. A fun musical look at the 1950s.
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I Ought to Be in Pictures 1982 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ann - Margret, Dinah Manoff, Lance Guest, Lewis Smith, Martin Ferrero, David Faustino, Michael Dudikoff
After her father (Walter Matthau) leaves his Brooklyn family and moves to Los Angeles, 19-year-old Libby (Dinah Manoff) hitchhikes across country to join him. Once there, she finds him in poor physical shape from drinking, but her influence changes him.
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Ordinary People 1980  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, James Sikking, Fredric Lehne, Basil Hoffman, Elizabeth Hubbard, Scott Doebler, Quinn K. Redeker, Mariclare Costello, Meg Mundy
This is the story of the Jarrett family trying to come to grips with the accidental death of one of their sons. The younger son, Conrad (Timothy Hutton), makes an unsuccessful suicide attempt, the father, Calvin (Donald Sutherland), offers little emotional support, and the mother, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore), seems stuck in the moment and cannot rise beyond the crisis. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), and Screenplay. Mary Tyler Moore was nominated for Best Actress and Judd Hirsch as Dr. Berger was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Raid on Entebbe 1977 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, Martin Balsam, John Saxon, Jack Warden, Yaphet Kotto, Dinah Manoff, James Woods, Sylvia Sidney
This film is about the Israeli raid on July 4, 1976, to free Jewish hostages being held in Uganda.
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Staying Together 1989 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lee Grant
Cast: Timothy Patrick Quill, Sean Astin, Dermot Mulroney, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Jim Haynie, Levon Helm, Dinah Manoff, Daphne Zuniga, Keith Szarabajka
A Southern family stays very close because of the necessity of teamwork in running a fried chicken restaurant. However, their lives must change when the father decides to sell the business.
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown, Frances Fisher, Graham Beckel, Dinah Manoff, Ava Fabian, Joan McMurtrey, Robby Kiger, Sachi Parker, Stephen Tobolowsky, Micole Mercurio, John Short, Robin Thomas
Roxy Carmichael (Ava Fabian) is famous and has lived a luxurious life in Hollywood for the past 15 years. Now Roxy is returning to her small town of Clyde, Ohio, and excitement is in the air. It impacts the lives of many–including Roxy's ex-husband Denton Webb (Jeff Daniels). But perhaps the most affected is high-school outcast Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder) who has been adopted and is convinced that Roxy is her birth mother.
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| 1. The Amati Girls (2000)
2. Backfire (1987)
3. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
4. Child's Play (1988)
5. Grease (1978)
6. I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
7. Ordinary People (1980)
8. The Possessed (1977)
9. Raid on Entebbe (1977)
10. Staying Together (1989)
11. Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
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