Bright Lights, Big City 1988  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Dianne Wiest, Frances Sternhagen, John Houseman, Jason Robards, Tracy Pollan, William Hickey, Charlie Schlatter, David Warrilow, Alec Mapa, Sam Robards, Gina Belafonte
Based on Jay McInerney's insightful novel, this is the story of Midwesterner Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox) who heads for New York City to become an author. James has suffered tragedies when his mother (Dianne Wiest) died, and his wife Amanda (Phoebe Cates) left him. He starts working for a major magazine and becomes deeply involved in drugs and alcohol with his friend Tad (Kiefer Sutherland). Jamie is fired from his job, and now has only Tad's cousin Vicky (Tracy Pollan) to come to his much-needed aid.
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Curtain Call 1999   PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Buck Henry, Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley, Marcia Gay Harden, Frances Sternhagen, Peter Maloney
In this made-for-TV film, James Spader plays successful publisher Stevenson Lowe who upsets his long-time girlfriend Julia (Polly Walker) when he buys a townhouse to move into alone. After moving in, Stevenson finds his new residence haunted by a pair of bickering actor ghosts (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) who had once lived there. Despite the plot and actors, this movie deserves its "bomb" rating. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/07/2007 | | Really enjoyed seeing James Spader's comedic talents. Michael Caine and Maggie Smith were priceless. I can't figure out why this went to TV when it was filmed for the Theater? It's really not the bomb some people think it is. |
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Doc Hollywood 1991 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Sternhagen, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Mel Winkler, Helen Martin, Roberts Blossom, Macon McCalman, Tom Lacy, Raye Birk, Edye Byrde
Dr. Benjamin Stone (Michael J. Fox) is on his way to a lucrative practice in plastic surgery in Hollywood. Fate steps in on his journey when a car accident in South Carolina brings him to a local hospital in need of a doctor. During his stay in the small town, he falls in love with Lou (Julie Warner) and finds a better purpose in life.
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Fedora 1978  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Jose Ferrer, Frances Sternhagen, Henry Fonda, Michael York, Hildegarde Neff, Mario Adorf, Gottfried John, Hans Jaray
Adapted from Thomas Tryon's "Crowned Heads," this tale is about a down-on-his-luck movie producer, Barry Detweiler (William Holden), who tries to lure an elusive movie star, Fedora (Marthe Keller), out of her retirement on the Greek isles. Nothing is like appears, and the "surprise" ending is unsurprising. Kinda long.
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Golden Years 1991 TV, 232 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
Director: Josef Anderson
Cast: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call, Bill Raymond, Frances Sternhagen, Matt Malloy, Adam Redfield, Jeff Williams, Peter McRobbie
There's secret stuff going on at the military laboratory. When an accident occurs, releasing chemicals, the old janitor (Keith Szarabajka) starts getting younger. Now, government agents are hot on his trail to find out how the chemical works. Originally a TV miniseries. Based on a Stephen King story.
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The Hospital 1971  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Roberts Blossom, Robert Walden, Frances Sternhagen
Incompetence in a major teaching hospital results in deaths of patients in this film, which won the Academy Award for "Best Script." Scott received an Oscar nomination for his acting.
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 Independence Day 1983 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Follow Your Dreams
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Frances Sternhagen, Cliff De Young, Dianne Wiest, Josef Sommer, Bert Remsen, Richard Farnsworth, Noble Willingham, Brooke Alderson
Young photographer Mary Ann Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan) dreams of making it big but must decide between her career and her love for Jack Parker (David Keith), an auto mechanic with different dreams.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 1980  TV, 40 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Rosenblum
Cast: Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge, Fred Gwynne, Frances Sternhagen, Seth Allen, Kent Broadhurst, Brandon Maggart, Ken Costigan, Rex Everhart, Henry Fonda
This short TV film is based on a Mark Twain story A mysterious stranger (Robert Preston) who was insulted by the townsfolk of Hadleyburg, Vermont, returns to teach them a lesson. While the townsfolk pride themselves on their integrity, it soon becomes clear that its most revered citizens are willing to lie when the stranger offers gold to the person who helped him years before.
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Misery 1990  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis, Jerry Potter, Thomas Brunelle, June Christopher, Julie Payne, Archie Hahn III, Gregory Snegoff, Wendy Bowers, Rob Reiner, J.T. Walsh
A famous author, Paul Sheldon (James Caan), has written a series of books with a heroine named Misery Chastain. When he has a car wreck, he is rescued by a mountain resident, Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), who tends to his injuries. Unfortunately, she is more than a little upset that Paul has ended Misery's life, and she decides to force him to bring Misery back to life in a new book. This movie is from the Stephen King novel by the same name. Kathy Bates won an Oscar for her performance.
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The Mist 2007 R, 127 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Mist
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Sternhagen, Alexa Davalos, Nathan Gamble, Chris Owen, Sam Witwer
In a peaceful Maine town, following a powerful storm, townsfolk and out-of-towners gather at a local supermarket to get supplies and find themselves trapped inside when Dan Miller (Jeffrey DeMunn) arrives and warns, "Don't go out there, there's something in the mist." The power is out, and a thick mist has engulfed the town. Inhuman creatures lurk in the mist, and those who try to travel through the mist are disappearing. Among the shoppers inside the store is commercial artist David Draton (Thomas Jane) and his son Billy (Nathan Gamble). David represents the common-sense approach of dealing with the frightening situation, but religious fanatic Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden) stirs up opposition and tells them that only a human sacrifice will end the terror they are experiencing. Now those creatures begin to appear, and some shoppers divide into forces behind David who supports cautious pro-action, others support Mrs. Carmody, and still others listen to New York lawyer Brent Norton (Andre Braugher) who insists there must be a simple explanation for what is going on. The creatures are one thing, but how the trapped shoppers behave toward each other is another step beyond frightening. Another Stephen King thriller.
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Outland 1981 R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes
There is drug smuggling taking place on the third moon of Jupiter. But, the world should rest easy because the Marshal (Sean Connery) is on the trail of evil and will save the day.
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Prototype 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Greene
Cast: Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen, Alley Mills, Arthur Hill, James Sutorius, Stephen Elliott, Doran Clark, Ed Call, Jonathan Estrin, Richard Kuss, Pat McNamara
Under contract to the government, scientist Carl Forrester (Christopher Plummer) builds an Android, Michael (David Morse), that successfully passes as human. When Carl finds out that Michael will be the first of an army of soldiers, he kidnaps Michael, and the chase is on. Made for TV.
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Raising Cain 1992 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, Gabrielle Carteris, Barton Heyman, Amanda Pombo, Kathleen Callan
John Lithgow takes on multiple roles in this psycho thriller about child psychologist Dr. Carter Nix (Lithgow) who is obsessed with bringing up his daughter Amy (Amanda Pombo). His wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) is too busy with her extramarital affair to pay attention–until children begin to disappear. Now Jenny begins to suspect that Carter is behind the mystery and is delivering the missing children to his father (also played by Lithgow) and his brother (also played by Lithgow) so that they can use them for psychological experiments.
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Resting Place 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: John Lithgow, M. Emmet Walsh, Brian Tarantina, Morgan Freeman, G.D. Spradlin, Richard(2) Brooks, Richard Bradford, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, John Philbin, Bob Hannah, Marc Clement, Mert Hatfield, Elliott Street, Tegan West
Major Kendall Laird (John Lithgow) accompanies the body of a Black lieutenant, who was killed in action, to his hometown in Georgia. When Laird arrives in town, he meets the deceased soldier's parents, Luther and Ada Johnson (Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder) and learns that he must deal with racial tension when it is recognized that the Black lieutenant is slated to be buried in a White cemetery.
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Romantic Comedy 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Dudley Moore, Mary Steenburgen, Frances Sternhagen, Janet Eilber, Robyn Douglass, Ron Leibman, Rozlika Halmos, Alexander Lockwood, Erica Hiller, Sean Patrick Guerin
Will they, or won't they? Playwrights Jason (Dudley Moore) and Phoebe (Mary Steenburgen) work well together professionally, but their personal feelings for each other cannot seem to grow beyond the platonic stage. Speaking of not getting it together, this film...
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Sibling Rivalry 1990 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz, Scott Bakula, Sam Elliott, Ed O'Neill, Frances Sternhagen, John Randolph, Bill Macy
A young wife (Kirstie Alley) longs for more out of life than her busy doctor husband (Scott Bakula) is willing to give. Her solution is a quick jump into bed with a lover; he has a heart attack during his performance and dies. The rest of the movie deals with one twist after another involving sisters, brothers, and in-laws in hilarious episodes as they interact with one another.
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Starting Over 1979 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Frances Sternhagen, Mary Kay Place, Charles Kimbrough, Austin Pendleton, Jay O. Sanders, MacIntyre Dixon, Alfie Wise, Wallace Shawn, Kevin Bacon, Richard Whiting, Sturgis Warner
Divorce from the male point of view is the theme of this film in which Phil Potter (Burt Reynolds) is told to "hit the road" because his wife, Jessica (Candice Bergen), wants to go it alone. He later meets and falls in love with Marilyn (Jill Clayburgh). For their work in this movie, Clayburgh received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Bergen was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Tiger Makes Out 1967 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy, John Harkins, David Burns, Ruth White, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dustin Hoffman, Sudie Bond, Frances Sternhagen
A mailman (Eli Wallach) makes his stand against society by kidnapping a housewife (Anne Jackson) in this film marking the film debut of Dustin Hoffman.
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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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| 1. Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
2. Communion (1989)
3. Curtain Call (1999)
4. Doc Hollywood (1991)
5. Fedora (1978)
6. Golden Years (1991)
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
7. The Hospital (1971)
8. Independence Day (1983)
aka: Follow Your Dreams
9. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980)
10. Misery (1990)
11. The Mist (2007)
aka: Stephen King's The Mist
12. Outland (1981)
13. Prototype (1983)
14. Raising Cain (1992)
15. Resting Place (1986)
16. Romantic Comedy (1983)
17. Sibling Rivalry (1990)
18. Starting Over (1979)
19. The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
20. Two People (1973)
21. Up the Down Staircase (1967)
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