Compromising Positions 1985  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Mary Beth Hurt, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey, Anne DeSalvo, Josh Mostel, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Deborah Rush
Susan Isaacs wrote the screenplay for this film based on her novel of the same name. When a skirt-chasing dentist is murdered in New York, a local homemaker turns amateur sleuth. Some pretty good (black) humor keeps this from being a bomb.
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David and Lisa 1962  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson, Clifton James, Richard McMurray, Jaime Sanchez, Nancy Nutter, Karen Lynn Gorney, Mathew Anden, Coni Hudak, Janet Lee Parker, Frank Perry
Two mentally disturbed teenagers David and Lisa (Keir Dullea and Janet Margolin) meet while both are undergoing treatment with Dr. Swinford (Howard Da Silva). Lisa is a schizophrenic having trouble reaching out to others. David is afraid of being touched, but he connects emotionally with Lisa. They both distrust their doctor, but when they begin to care for each other, they start their own psychological healings.
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Hello Again 1987  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Shelley Long, Corbin Bernsen, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Sela Ward, Austin Pendleton, Carrie Nye, Madeleine Potter, Robert Lewis, Thor Fields, John Cunningham, I.M. Hobson, Tony Sirico, Mary Fogarty, Elkan Abramowitz
Lucy (Shelley Long) is a housewife who chokes and dies. Her funeral is held, and she leaves her husband Jason (Corbin Bernsen) a widower. One year later, Lucy's weird sister Zelda (Judith Ivey) casts a spell that brings Lucy back to face changes in her life. If Lucy does not find love in 30 days, the spell will be broken, and she will die again. Lucy finds that Jason is not available because he has recovered from his loss and has married her friend Kim (Sela Ward). But, all is not lost because Kevin, the emergency room doctor, Kevin (Gabriel Byrne), who had tried to save Lucy's life, examines her strange story, and now they fall in love.
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Last Summer 1969 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Catherine Burns, Ernesto Gonzales, Bibi Andersson, Conrad Bain, Ralph Waite, Peter Turgeon, Lou Gary
Four teens–Sandy (Barbara Hershey), Peter (Richard Thomas), Dan (Bruce Davison), and Rhoda (Catherine Burns)–come of age during one summer of discovery on Fire Island. Catherine Burns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Rhoda.
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Mommie Dearest 1981  PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, Howard Da Silva, Jocelyn Brando, Priscilla Pointer, Xander Berkeley, Robert Harper, Matthew Faison, Rutanya Alda, Harry Goz, Michael Edwards, Joe Abdullah, Jeremy Scott Reinbolt
Based on movie star Joan Crawford's daughter Christina Crawford's bestseller, this is the sordid story of what she went through growing up in the insecure world of Hollywood. Joan (Faye Dunaway) adopts Christina (Mara Hobel) and Christopher (Jeremy Scott Reinbolt) with plans to give them a happy family life. But, when Joan is troubled by problems with men and her sagging career, it is the children who bear the brunt of her problems. As they grow up, Christina and Christopher (now played by Diana Scarwid and Xander Berkeley) have memories of brutal treatment at the hands of their mother that continue to have an effect on them.
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Monsignor 1982  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Genevieve Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese, Leonardo Cimino, Robert Prosky, Tomas Milian, Adolfo Celi, Joe Pantoliano
Corruption in the Vatican occurs when a Priest (Christopher Reeve) has Mafia ties. The priest makes a deal to share black market profits and, as if that were not enough, seduces a nun (Genevieve Bujold).
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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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The Swimmer 1968  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janice Rule, Kim Hunter, Charles Drake, Marge Champion, Janet Landgard, Tony Bickley, Bill Fiore, Joan Rivers, Rose Gregorio
This is the film adaptation of John Cheever's dream-like, insightful story of Neddy Merrill (Burt Lancaster) who swims home via his neighbors' swimming pools and learns something about his own existence in each pool.
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| 1. Compromising Positions (1985)
2. David and Lisa (1962)
3. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
4. Hello Again (1987)
5. Last Summer (1969)
6. Mommie Dearest (1981)
7. Monsignor (1982)
8. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
9. The Swimmer (1968)
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