Beulah Land 1980  TV, 265 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Falk, Virgil W. Vogel
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Sarrazin, Eddie Albert, Hope Lange, Paul Rudd, Dorian Harewood, Martha Scott, Paul Shenar, Allyn Ann McLerie, Jenny Agutter, Don Johnson, Meredith Baxter
This three-part, TV miniseries based on Lonnie Coleman's novel spans the era from 1827 to the end of the century and revolves around the changing fortunes of two Georgia families before, during, and after the Civil War.
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Born Yesterday 1993  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman, Edward Herrmann, Max Perlich, Michael Ensign, Ted Raimi, Fred Dalton Thompson, Benjamin C. Bradlee, Sally Quinn
This is a remake of the classic 1950 hit starring Judy Holliday. This time around, Melanie Griffith takes on the role of the delightful Billie Dawn. When she appears a little too dizzy to help her real estate tycoon lover, a tutor (Don Johnson) is hired to enlighten her. Watch the earlier version.
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Dead Bang 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, Frank Military, Tate Donovan, Tim Reid, Antoni Stutz, Mickey Jones, Ron Campbell, William Traylor, Hy Anzell
During L.A. homicide detective Jerry Beck's (Don Johnson) investigation into the case of a murdered policeman, he opens up a can of worms involving racism. Good action scenes.
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Goodbye Lover 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Don Johnson, Ellen DeGeneres, Ray McKinnon, Alex Rocco, Andre Gregory, John Neville, Barry Newman
In this black comedy, real estate agent Sandra Dunmore (Patricia Arquette) is enjoying a love affair with Ben (Don Johnson). There is a BIG catch: Sandra is married to Ben's younger brother, Jake (Dermot Mulroney). Before long, Sandra hatches a scheme to murder her husband, collect the insurance money, and marry Ben. Ben, however, has other plans that don't quite match Sandra's.
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The Harrad Experiment 1973  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: James Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson, Bruno Kirby, Laurie Walters, Victoria Thompson, Elliott Street, Robert Middleton, Sharon Taggart, Billy Sands
Philip and Margaret Tenhausen (James Whitmore and Tippi Hedren) run Harrad College, which has a policy of sexual freedom. A very 1970s' film that is followed the next year by "Harrad Summer."
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The Long Hot Summer 1985  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Cooper
Cast: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey, Cybill Shepherd, Ava Gardner, William Russ, Wings Hauser, Albert Hall, William Forsythe, Stephen Davies
This made-for-TV remake of the 1958 classic is pretty good. Taken from Faulkner's story "The Hamlet," it tells the story of sex and sin in a small Southern town.
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Moondance Alexander 2007 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Michael Damian
Cast: Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, James Best, Sasha Cohen, Whitney Sloan, Joe Norman Shaw, Mimi Gianopulos, Aedan Tomney, Landon Liboiron, Greg Lawson, Julia Maxwell, Tom Carey
Teenager Moondance Alexander (Kay Panabaker) has been the victim of teasing by her classmates and is looking forward to summer vacation–despite problems with her eccentric mother (Lori Loughlin). Moondance takes a job delivering horse supplies for Mr. McClancy (James Best) when she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. When she returns the pony to its owner, the gruff Dante Longpre (Don Johnson), Moondance talks him into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic. It takes work, but they learn that working together really pays off.
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Paradise 1991 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch, Sheila McCarthy, Eve Gordon, Louise Latham, Sarah Trigger, Richard K. Olsen, Anthony Romano, Greg Travis, Rick Andosca, Timothy Erskine, Chestley Price, Dave Hager
A woman (Eve Gordon) with marital difficulties sends her 10-year-old son Willard (Elijah Wood) to a friend's house for the summer. In this quiet Southern town, the boy is befriended by a girl (Thora Birch), and attempts to find out why the couple (Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson) who he is staying with are so unhappy with each other. He makes them contemplate their lives, which had been marred by the death of their own child.
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Return to Macon County 1975  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Compton
Cast: Nick Nolte, Don Johnson, Robin Mattson, Robert Viharo, Eugene Daniels, Matt Greene, Devon Ericson, Ron Prather, Philip Crews, Laura Sayer, Walt Guthrie, Mary Ann Hearn
Bo Hollinger (Nick Nolte) and Harley McKay (Don Johnson) pick up a psychotic young woman, Junell (Robin Mattson), and as they proceed on their highway travels, Bo becomes obsessed with Junell.
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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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Sweet Hearts Dance 1988 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins, Kate Reid, Justin Henry, Holly Marie Combs, Heather Coleman, Matthew Wohl, Steven Stabler
Wiley and Sandra Boon (Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon) are high-school sweethearts whose marriage has become stagnated. At the same time Wiley's good friend, Sam Manners (Jeff Daniels), is entering into an exciting new relationship.
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 Tin Cup 1996 R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Linda Hart, Dennis Burkley, Rex Linn, Richard Lineback, Lou Myers, Mickey Jones, George Perez, Michael Milhoan, Peter Jacobson
Kevin Costner and Ron Shelton re-team ("Bull Durham") in this film about the sport of golf. The story revolves around "Tin Cup" McAvoy (Kevin Costner) whose gambling ruined his chances on the pro circuit. Now he lives in a Winnebago overlooking the driving range he runs. One day, psychologist Molly Griswold (Rene Russo) stops by, and "Tin Cup" is smitten. One major problem exists: Molly's boyfriend David Simms (Don Johnson).
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Zachariah 1971 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Englund
Cast: John Rubinstein, Patricia(2) Quinn, Don Johnson, Elvin Jones, Doug Kershaw, William Challee, Dick Van Patten, Hank Worden, Country Joe McDonald, Barry Melton
During their 1870 journey through the West, Zachariah (John Rubinstein) and Matthew (Don Johnson) plan to become gunfighters. Along the way, they separate but reunite after Matthew comes gunning for Zachariah and realizes that peace, not violence, is the better way to live.
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| 1. Beulah Land (1980)
2. Born Yesterday (1993)
3. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
4. Dead Bang (1989)
5. Goodbye Lover (1999)
6. Guilty as Sin (1993)
7. The Harrad Experiment (1973)
8. The Hot Spot (1990)
9. In Pursuit of Honor (1995)
10. The Long Hot Summer (1985)
11. Moondance Alexander (2007)
12. Paradise (1991)
13. Return to Macon County (1975)
14. Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
15. Soggy Bottom, USA (1981)
16. Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
17. Tin Cup (1996)
18. Zachariah (1971)
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