 Bonnie and Clyde 1967  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J. Pollard, Denver Pyle, Gene Wilder, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans, Ken Mayer, Frances Fisher, Patrick Cranshaw, Mabel Cavitt
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway became household names after their much-lauded performances as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (ruthless bank robbers who terrorized the South during the depression). The film provoked much controversy when released because of its violent content. Estelle Parsons won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and the film was nominated for eight other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actor (Michael J. Pollard and Gene Hackman). This was Gene Wilder's first film.
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Boys on the Side 1995  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthew McConaughey, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, James Remar, Estelle Parsons
A lesbian musician, Jane (Whoopi Goldberg), is not gaining show business fame in the Big Apple, so she answers Robin's (Mary-Louise Parker) ad for help on a car trip to San Diego. In Pittsburgh, they pick up Holly (Drew Barrymore) who is not only pregnant but has a REAL problem with the baby's father. The trio embarks on an unusual trip that culminates with twists and turns in Phoenix when Robin learns that she has AIDS.
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Don't Drink the Water 1969  G, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Joan Delaney, Michael Constantine, Howard St. John, Avery Schreiber, Richard Libertini, Danny Meehan, Pierre Olaf, Mark Gordon, Phil Leeds
American tourists (Jackie Gleason and Estelle Parsons) are bound for Europe when their plane is skyjacked, and they end up behind the Iron Curtain. From that tenuous position, their plight gets even worse when they are accused of spying.
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Empire Falls 2005  TV, 186 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman, Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn, Joanne Woodward, Dennis Farina, William Fichtner, Estelle Parsons, Jeffrey DeMunn, Danielle Panabaker
This made-for-TV movie, consisting of five chapters, is based on Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel in which Miles Roby (Ed Harris) manages the Empire Grill that is owned by the town matriarch (Joanne Woodward) in his blue-collar mill town in Maine. Miles feels his world is disintegrating because his wife, Janine (Helen Hunt), is divorcing him. He reflects on the state of his life, which also includes his not-so-kind father (Paul Newman) and his daughter (Danielle Panabaker), while his own life remains in limbo. Despite the despair, there is a message of love and hope that permeates this story.
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Dorothy Stickney, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Elizabeth Hubbard, Lovelady Powell, Daniel Keyes, Conrad Bain, James Karen
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) must put his own life on hold while taking care of his elderly father (Melvyn Douglas). When Gene's sister Alice (Estelle Parsons) tells him he should get on with his life, he begins to realize the situation's hopelessness and finally feels free to find happiness. Both Douglas and Hackman received Oscar nominations.
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The Lemon Sisters 1990  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joyce Chopra
Cast: Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, Kathryn Grody, Elliott Gould, Ruben Blades, Aidan Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Richard Libertini, Sully Boyar, Bill Boggs
Eloise, Franki, and Nola (Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, and Kathryn Grody) have been best friends in Atlantic City since childhood and currently moonlight as a not-too-successful singing trio, the Lemon Sisters. They are always on the lookout for money schemes so they can get their own club, but have been unsuccessful. When Eloise and Nola strike it rich by selling their small businesses to a casino developer, things change for all.
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Looking for Richard 1996 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Al Pacino
Cast: Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Aidan Quinn, Harris Yulin, Kevin Conway, Madison Arnold, Bruce MacVittie
This documentary is about Shakespeare's "Richard III" as Al Pacino conducts interviews, rehearses with the cast, and provides insight into and appreciation for the works of Shakespeare.
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A Memory of Two Mondays 1974 TV, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Jack Warden, Jerry Stiller, Dick Van Patten, Estelle Parsons, Tony Lo Bianco, Earl Hindman, George Grizzard, J.D. Cannon, Barnard Hughes
Arthur Miller's play is brought to the screen via this made-for-TV film and follows the lives of workers in a warehouse over a period of years during the 1930s' Depression.
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Rachel, Rachel 1968 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parsons, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Moffat, Bernard Barrow, Terry Kiser, Franco Corsaro, Nell Potts, Shawn Campbell, Violet Dunn, Beatrice Pons, Dortha Duckworth, Simm Landres
Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) is a 35-year-old spinster schoolteacher who has been living under the influence of her strong mother (Kate Harrington). Rachel attends a religious revival meeting with her friend Calla (Estelle Parsons) and is swept up in the fervor of the preacher (Terry Kiser). Then, a friend from her childhood, Nick Kazlik (James Olson), appears on the scene, and romance blooms. Rachel thinks that she is pregnant, but it turns out not to be so. But, as a result of her experiences, Rachel changes her outlook and sets out to begin living a meaningful life. This film marks Paul Newman's directorial debut. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actress (Woodward), Supporting Actress (Parsons) and Writing.
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 That Darn Cat 1997  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Spiers
Cast: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, George Dzundza, Peter Boyle, Bess Armstrong, Michael McKean, Dean Jones, Estelle Parsons, Dyan Cannon, John Ratzenberger, Megan Cavanagh, Rebecca Schull, Thomas F. Wilson, Brian Haley, Mark Christopher Lawrence
In this remake of "That Darn Cat" (1965), Christina Ricci takes the role of Patti whose cat, D.C. (Darn Cat), stumbles upon a kidnap victim who scratches the word "Help" on her wristwatch and attaches it around D.C.'s neck. Patti discovers the watch and joins forces with FBI rookie Zeke (Doug E. Doug), and together they tail D.C.–believing that he will lead them to the kidnap victim and, hopefully, to the abductors (Peter Boyle and Rebecca Schull).
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Two People 1973 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Peter Fonda, Lindsay Wagner, Estelle Parsons, Alan Fudge, Philippe March, Frances Sternhagen, Geoffrey Horne, Nathalie Baye
On his way home to give himself up as a Vietnam War deserter, Evan Bonner (Peter Fonda) meets and falls in love with a model, Diedre McCluskey (Lindsay Wagner).
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Watermelon Man 1970 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Mantan Moreland, Erin Moran, Emil Sitka, Ray Ballard, Charles Lampkin, Paul Williams
Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) is an extremely bigoted White man who wakes up one day to discover that his skin has turned black.
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| Oscar: Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie And Clyde (1967) |
1. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
2. Boys on the Side (1995)
3. Don't Drink the Water (1969)
4. Empire Falls (2005)
5. I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
6. I Walk the Line (1970)
7. The Lemon Sisters (1990)
8. Looking for Richard (1996)
9. A Memory of Two Mondays (1974)
10. A Private Matter (1992)
11. Rachel, Rachel (1968)
12. That Darn Cat (1997)
13. Two People (1973)
14. The UFO Incident (1975)
15. Watermelon Man (1970)
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