92 in the Shade 1975  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McGuane
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder, Burgess Meredith, Harry Dean Stanton, Sylvia Miles, Elizabeth Ashley, William Hickey, Louise Latham, Joe Spinell
Set in Key West, this is the film adaptation of Thomas McGuane's novel about competition between captains of fishing boats.
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The Carpetbaggers 1964  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings, Martha Hyer, Elizabeth Ashley, Lew Ayres, Martin Balsam, Leif Erickson, Carroll Baker, Audrey Totter
Based on Harold Robins' novel, this is the story of lust and power that is loosely based on the life of Howard Hughes. This was Alan Ladd's last film.
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Coma 1978 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Lois Chiles, Hari Rhodes, Tom Selleck, Ed Harris, Charles Siebert
This suspenseful tale, first presented in Robin Cook's novel, explores the possibilities of scientists gone berserk. In this case, too many patients reach a comatose state during surgery leading to the discovery of illegal medical experiments.
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The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday 1976  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Elizabeth Ashley, Kay Lenz, Strother Martin, Sylvia Miles, Howard Platt
A bizarre group of misfits plot to get rich quick while two of their members, Sam (Lee Marvin) and prostitute Thursday (Kay Lenz), fall in love.
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 Happiness 1998  R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Gazzara, Louise Lasser, Jared Harris, Jon Lovitz, Elizabeth Ashley
Middle-class New Jersey sisters–Joy (Jane Adams), Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle), and Trish (Cynthia Stevenson) live their individual lives, each filled with misery, in this story of inter-connected episodes focusing on self-absorption, aimlessness, pedophilia, and murder.
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Hawaii 1966 N/R, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris, Carroll O'Connor, Gene Hackman, Jocelyne LaGarde, Elizabeth Ashley, Torin Thatcher, Heather Menzies, Lou Antonio
Hawaii's beautiful scenery enhances James Michener's epic story of the development of America's 50th state. Exploitation of the natives by the early 1800s missionaries along with their love interests are pivotal points in this story.
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Just the Ticket 1999  R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wenk
Cast: Andy Garcia, Andie MacDowell, Richard Bradford, Andre B. Blake, Elizabeth Ashley, Patrick Breen, Fred Asparagus, Laura Harris, Ron Leibman, Chris Lemmon
Gary Starke (Andy Garcia) is part of the unglamorous world of scalpers always on the lookout for a big deal. He thinks he has found the chance of a lifetime: scalping tickets for the Pope's visit. Unfortunately, too many sub-plots bog down the storyline in this not-very-entertaining offering.
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Paternity 1981  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Steinberg
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley, Lauren Hutton, Juanita Moore, Mike Kellin
Bachelor Buddy Evans (Burt Reynolds) wants to be a father–without the benefit of marriage. He finds the ideal surrogate mother; Maggie (Beverly D'Angelo) is a musician in need of money. 1 User Review
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| | Oldie but goodie | Anonymous 06/20/2009 | | I had forgotten the name of this film, it's so ling since I've seen it. That being said, I'm now going to buy it just to watch it again. It is dated by today's standards, but it will never really go out of fashion. |
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Rancho Deluxe 1975 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Charlene Dallas, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Bright, Patti D'Arbanville, Joe Spinell
The modern West still has rustlers. In this story they are two drifters, Cecil Colson (Sam Waterston) and Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) whose methods of stealing cattle are as contemporary as pickup trucks and helicopters.
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Ship of Fools 1965 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Oskar Werner, Heinz Ruhmann, Lee Marvin, Jose Ferrer, Michael Dunn, George Segal, Elizabeth Ashley, Alf Kjellin, Jose Greco, Charles Korvin, Lilia Skala, Barbara Luna
This is the screen adaptation of Katherine Anne Porter's bestseller about passengers on a 1933 voyage from Vera Cruz to Bremerhaven. The story shows great insight into people on the verge of changes in their lives. Among the Academy Award nominations are Best Picture, Actor (Oscar Werner), Actress (Simone Signoret), and Supporting Actor (Michael Dunn).
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Split Image 1982 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Pamela Ludwig, Lee Montgomery, Michael Sacks, Deborah Rush
This film is about religious cults and what happens when young people are caught in the web. Danny Stetson (Michael O'Keefe) joins a cult led by Neal Kirklander (Peter Fonda), and his parents (Elizabeth Ashley and Brian Dennehy) strive to bring their son to his senses.
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 Stagecoach 1986  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Western
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Schneider, Elizabeth Ashley, Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Newley, Mary Crosby, June Carter Cash, Merritt Butrick, Jessi Colter, Alex Kubik, David Allan Coe, Bob McLean
Travelers (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Elizabeth Ashley, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Mary Crosby), with diverse backgrounds, endure unexpected problems. They are riding the Overland Express stagecoach across the Southwestern desert where they encounter Apache Indians who are on the warpath and determined to massacre all who get in their way. This version of the original "Stagecoach" was made for TV, and its use of an all-star country singer cast adds to the enjoyment.
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Svengali 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Ashley, Larry Joshua, Pamela Blair, Holly Hunter, Barbara Byrne, Ron Weyand, Robin Thomas, Madeleine Potter, Brian Carney, Vera Mayer, Stuart Charno, Ed Vadas, Peter Boruchowitz
Based on George du Maurier's novel "Trilby," this modern-day musical version of Svengali involves the experiences of talented rock singer Zoe Alexander (Jodie Foster). At the request of Zoe's manager, Eve Swiss (Elizabeth Ashley), has-been musical star Svengali (Peter O'Toole) agrees to be Zoe's mentor, and she rises to stardom under his hypnotic spell.
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 Vampire's Kiss 1989 R, 96 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Comedy
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, Elizabeth Ashley, Kasi Lemmons, Jessica Lundy, Bob Lujan, Michael Knowles, John Michael Higgins, Jodie Markell, Johnny Walker, Boris Leskin, David Hyde Pierce, Marc Coppola
A Manhattan literary agent Peter Lowe (Nicolas Cage) behaves in a neurotic manner and takes out his frustration on his secretary Alva (Jennifer Beals). Then, one night, he is sure he has been bitten by a vampire and that he will become one, also. Are the events imagined, or is Peter really becoming a vampire? Cage's performance helped make this film a cult classic.
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When Michael Calls 1972 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Shattered Silence
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas, Karen Pearson, Larry Reynolds, Al Waxman, Alan McRae, Chris Pellet, Steve Weston, Robert Warner, John Bethune, Gerald McRaney, Marian Waldman
In this mystery thriller, Helen (Elizabeth Ashley) receives weird phone calls from a voice sounding like her nephew who died 15 years ago. During the phone calls, the voice on the other end identifies certain people who then die under suspicious circumstances. Will Helen be the next victim?
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| 1. 92 in the Shade (1975)
2. The Carpetbaggers (1964)
3. Coma (1978)
4. Dragnet (1987)
5. The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976)
6. Happiness (1998)
7. Hawaii (1966)
8. Just the Ticket (1999)
9. Paternity (1981)
10. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
11. Ship of Fools (1965)
12. Split Image (1982)
13. Stagecoach (1986)
14. Svengali (1983)
15. Vampire's Kiss (1989)
16. When Michael Calls (1972)
aka: Shattered Silence
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