The Believers 1987  R, 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Wilson, Harris Yulin, Lee Richardson, Richard Masur, Jimmy Smits, Carla Pinza
Rituals of child sacrifice by members of a voodoo cult are investigated by police psychologist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) who feels the supernatural influences of the weird sect.
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A Child Is Waiting 1963  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley
Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects–and is affected by–his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).
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 The Graduate 1967  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, William Daniels, Elizabeth Wilson, Norman Fell, Elisabeth Fraser, Alice Ghostley, Brian Avery, Walter Brooke, Buck Henry, Marion Lorne, Harry Holcombe
Up until graduation, Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has lived by his parents' values; now he is striving to discover what it is that he feels is important in life. Although he falls in love with Elaine (Katharine Ross) who is his own age, he ends up being seduced by her mother, Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). Now he must extricate himself from the situation with the mother in order to win Elaine's love. Mike Nichols won the Oscar for Best Director, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (Hoffman), Actress (Bancroft), and Supporting Actress (Ross).
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Happy Anniversary 1959  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Miller
Cast: David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor, Carl Reiner, Loring Smith, Monique Van Vooren, Patty Duke, Elizabeth Wilson, Phyllis Povah, Kevin Coughlin
When Debbie (Patty Duke) spills the beans on a TV show and tells family secrets, her parents (David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor) are highly embarrassed.
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The Happy Hooker 1975 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nicholas Soarro
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Elizabeth Wilson, Tom Poston, Lovelady Powell, Nicholas Pryor, Conrad Janis, George Dzundza, Vincent Schiavelli, Mason Adams
This film, based on Xaviera Hollander's autobiography, tells the story of a prostitute (Lynn Redgrave) who improves her lot in life and becomes one of New York's leading madams.
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Pamela Bellwood, Mark Blankfield, Mike Douglas, Elizabeth Wilson, John Glover, Rick Baker
Pat Kramer (Lily Tomlin) is a housewife who has an intolerance to brand name foods, soaps, etc. To her husband's (Charles Grodin) dismay, she shrinks in physical size until she is only a fraction of her former self.
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Little Murders 1971 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Arkin
Cast: Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd, Vincent Gardenia, Elizabeth Wilson, Jon Korkes, John Randolph, Doris Roberts, Donald Sutherland, Lou Jacobi, Alan Arkin
This Jules Feiffer comedy, set in a depressing atmosphere of urban blight, features Elliott Gould as Alfred Chamberlain whose wife is murdered on their wedding night, which leads to Alfred falling into a "new" world as an assassin.
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Nine to Five 1980 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: 9 to 5
Director: Colin Higgins
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Sterling Hayden, Henry Jones, Lawrence Pressman, Elizabeth Wilson, Edward Marshall, Marian Mercer, Ren Woods, Norma Donaldson, Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini, Peggy Pope, Richard Stahl
The popular title song is not the only good thing about this movie. Comedy reigns in this story about the lack of fairness in the workplace when secretaries–Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), and Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton)–kidnap their lecherous boss Franklin Hart, Jr. (Dabney Coleman). They keep Franklin prisoner in his own home, run the department without him, and make changes that lead to greater production. But, how long can they keep Hart captive?
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Patterns 1956  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Patterns of Power
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight, Elizabeth Wilson, Joanna Roos, Valerie Cossart, Eleni Kiamos, Ronnie Welsh, Shirley Standlee, Andrew Duggan, Sally Gracie
This film began as a play by Rod Serling for TV's "Kraft Theater." The plot involves an owner of a conglomerate, William Ramsey (Everett Sloan), who brings in Fred Staples (Van Heflin) to replace a vice-president, William Briggs (Ed Begley), who he wants to off-load.
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Picnic 1955 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: William Holden, Kim Novak, Susan Strasberg, Arthur O'Connell, Cliff Robertson, Rosalind Russell, Betty Field, Verna Felton, Nick Adams, Reta Shaw, Raymond Bailey, Elizabeth Wilson, Phyllis Newman, Henry Pagueo, Don C. Harvey
When drifter Hal Carter (William Holden) wanders into a small Kansas town, his presence greatly affects the citizens as he falls in love with his old friend Alan Benson's (Cliff Robertson) fiancee Madge Owens (Kim Novak). Meanwhile, as he explores the town, Madge's young sister Millie (Susan Strasberg) and spinster schoolteacher Rosemary (Rosalind Russell) fall for him. Matters rise to a head at a picnic, and, after a fight with Alan, Hal hops a freight train to escape the law. But, by story's end, Madge is riding a bus in an effort to find her true love Hal. The film received Oscars for Art Direction/Set Decoration and Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture, and Director. Arthur O'Connell received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Howard Bevans, the rejected, reliable boyfriend of Rosemary.
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1975 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Frank
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson, Florence Stanley, Sylvester Stallone, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Ivor Francis, Maxine Stuart
This Neil Simon film is about an executive, Mel (Jack Lemmon), facing a nervous breakdown following the loss of his job. This is a very entertaining movie and has the added bonus of future stars playing minor roles. Among them are Sylvester Stallone as an alleged pickpocket and F. Murray Abraham as a taxi driver.
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Quiz Show 1994 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Mira Sorvino, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Allan Rich, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson
Now this is a movie! Robert Redford directed this film based on the television quiz show scandals of the 1950s. This movie really captures the more naive era when people still believed what they saw on their television sets. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Paul Scofield), Director, and Writing.
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Regarding Henry 1991 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, Bill Nunn, Mikki Allen, James Rebhorn, Donald Moffat, Nancy Marchand, John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Wilson, Robin Bartlett, Michael Haley, Stanley Swerdlow, Julie Follansbhee, Rebecca Miller, Bruce Altman
Henry Turner (Harrison Ford) is a ruthless lawyer who loses his memory after being shot in a robbery. His subsequent recovery and new appreciation for life is the focus of this story about Henry re-learning everything–including how to speak, walk, and even how to tie his shoes. In the past, Henry had cheated on his wife Sarah (Annette Bening) and picked on his daughter Rachel (Mikki Allen). Now, with aid from his therapist Bradley (Bill Nunn), Henry begins to function once again and becomes a loving husband and father.
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Skylark 1993 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Christopher Bell, Margaret Sophie Stein, Jon DeVries, Elizabeth Wilson, Lois Smith, Lee Richardson, James Rebhorn
A sequel to "Sarah, Plain and Tall," this Hallmark Hall of Fame production continues the story of the mail order bride (Glenn Close) from Maine and her trials encountered living in drought-ridden Kansas during the early 1900s.
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Tunnel of Love 1958 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Kelly
Cast: Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young, Gia Scala, Elisabeth Fraser, Doodles Weaver, Elizabeth Wilson, Charles Wagenheim, Robert Williams, Vikki Dougan, Esquire Trio, Sid Melton, Cosmo Sardo, Donald Kerr, Howard Negley
There are really funny things that happen during the adoption process, and a married couple, Isolde and Augie Poole (Doris Day and Richard Widmark), encounter more than their share when they register with the Rock-a-Bye adoption agency. When the agency sends out Estelle Novick (Gia Scala) to interview Isolde and Augie, their neighbor Dick (Gig Young) hits on her, and Estelle decides that Augie is not a good candidate for fatherhood. Augie decides to change Estelle's mind by taking her out to dinner. Matters get out of hand, and Augie wakes up in a motel room with a hangover. Nine months later, the agency tells Augie and Isolde that they have a baby for them. The baby bears a striking resemblance to Augie. Is there more to this than meets the eye?
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Where Are the Children? 1986  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Max Gail, Barnard Hughes, Harley Cross, Elisabeth Harnois, Elizabeth Wilson, Frederic Forrest, James Purcell, Clifton James, Eriq La Salle, Joseph Hindy, Devin Ratray, Zev Braun, Christopher Murney, Ted O'Brien
Nine years after the murder of Nancy's (Jill Clayburgh) children, the children she has borne following the tragedy are now missing. In spite of a new marriage to Clay Eldridge (Max Gail) and a move to another part of the country, tragedy has appeared to happen again.
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| 1. The Addams Family (1991)
2. The Believers (1987)
3. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
4. Grace Quigley (1985)
5. The Graduate (1967)
6. Happy Anniversary (1959)
7. The Happy Hooker (1975)
8. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
9. Little Murders (1971)
10. Nine to Five (1980)
aka: 9 to 5
11. Patterns (1956)
aka: Patterns of Power
12. Picnic (1955)
13. The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
14. Quiz Show (1994)
15. Regarding Henry (1991)
16. Skylark (1993)
17. Tunnel of Love (1958)
18. Where Are the Children? (1986)
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