Advise and Consent 1962  N/R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Don Murray, Charles Laughton, Peter Lawford, George Grizzard, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Paul Ford, Lew Ayres, Eddie Hodges, Inga Swenson, Edward Andrews
Backstage politics are exemplified in this film concerned with the U.S. Senate Confirmation Hearings of the President's (Franchot Tone) newly appointed Secretary of State Robert A. Leffingwell (Henry Fonda). It provides an insightful look into Washington, D.C., politics.
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Bachelor Party 1984  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed, George Grizzard, Robert Prescott, Barbara Stuart, William Tepper, Michael Dudikoff, Wendie Jo Sperber, Bradford Bancroft, Barry Diamond, Gary Grossman, Martina Finch, Deborah Harmon, Tracy Smith
Poor Rick (Tom Hanks) is about to be married to Debbie (Tawny Kitaen), a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents (George Grizzard and Barbara Stuart) aren't too crazy about Rick, and his friends dislike Debbie. When his friends plan a wild, depraved bachelor party the night before the wedding, Debbie protests.
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Comes a Horseman 1978  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, George Grizzard, Richard Farnsworth, Jim Davis, Mark Harmon, Macon McCalman, James Keach, Basil Hoffman
A Montana land baron wants the acreage of two ranchers because he suspects oil is to be found under the land. The ranchers join forces in resistance, and love enters the picture.
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Firepower 1979 R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O.J. Simpson, Eli Wallach, Anthony Franciosa, George Grizzard, Vincent Gardenia, Fred Stuthman, Billy Barty, Dominic Chianese
As Adele Tasca (Sophia Loren) seeks revenge for her husband's murder, her search leads to the Caribbean where the villain, a tycoon, hides out. While the plot lacks insight, the scenery is gorgeous.
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From the Terrace 1960 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin, Leon Ames, Barbara Eden, George Grizzard, Patrick O'Neal, Felix Aylmer, Elizabeth Allen, Raymond Greenleaf, Malcolm Atterbury, Raymond Bailey, Ted de Corsia, Howard Caine
Alfred Eaton (Paul Newman) has inherited the inability to show affection from his father Samuel (Leon Ames), and, after returning from the war, climbs the corporate ladder in New York's financial world. He chooses his professional world over his personal life with his promiscuous wife Mary St. John (Joanne Woodward) and spends much of his time away from her–until he hits a crisis point while having an affair with Natalie (Ina Balin), and his world comes crashing down around him. An extra star in the rating is due to Myrna Loy's performance as Alfred's alcoholic mother, Martha Eaton.
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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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Midas Valley 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Jean Simmons, Robert Stack, George Grizzard, Brett Cullen, France Nuyen, Linda Purl, Catherine Mary Stewart, Joseph Hacker, James Read, Shanna Reed
"Midas" is short for "Silicon," so that pretty much says what this "Knots Landing"-like TV movie is all about. The hoped-for series that this was the pilot for didn't happen.
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Seems Like Old Times 1980 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jay Sandrich
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin, Robert Guillaume, Harold Gould, George Grizzard, Yvonne Wilder, T.K. Carter, Judd Omen, Marc Alaimo
This Neil Simon comedy is about Nick's (Chevy Chase) efforts to get help from his ex-wife, Glenda (Goldie Hawn), after he unwittingly became part of a bank heist.
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Small Time Crooks 2000 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, Jon Lovitz, Elaine May, Elaine Stritch, Hugh Grant, George Grizzard, Brian McConnachie
Despite Frenchie Winkler's (Tracey Ullman) warning to her husband Ray (Woody Allen) to keep away from criminal activity, Ray has one more plot up his sleeve: buy a cookie store and tunnel from it into the neighboring bank vault. As luck would have it, the bank heist is fraught with problems, but the cookie store becomes a huge success. Tracey and Ray become millionaires, which brings on its own problems.
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Warning Shot 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O'Connor, Joan Collins
Sgt. Tom Valens (David Janssen) strives to clear his name after he is suspected of killing a man during a stakeout when, in actuality, the man first pulled a gun on Valens.
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Wonder Boys 2000 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Jane Adams, Richard Knox, Philip Bosco, Michael Cavadias, Alan Tudyk, Kelly Bishop, George Grizzard, Bingo O'Malley
Writer/professor Grady (Michael Douglas) had a bestseller seven years ago, but he can't seem to finish his current effort. Grady gets the chancellor (Frances McDormand) pregnant–whose husband (Richard Thomas) is Grady's boss. Grady's agent is hounding him, and his wife has left him. Meanwhile, Grady and a student (Tobey Maguire) embark on a road trip in search of a Marilyn Monroe artifact. Good acting, directing, and story do justice to Michael Chabon's book. Bob Dylan's song "Things Have Changed" won an Academy Award.
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Wrong Is Right 1982 R, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross, John Saxon, Henry Silva, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Webber, G.D. Spradlin, Rosalind Cash
An obsessive television news commentator, Patrick Hale (Sean Connery), may be in the right spot at the right time to report the end of the world. Is the U.S. government in cahoots with an international terrorist group? Good satire and performance by Connery.
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| 1. Advise and Consent (1962)
2. Bachelor Party (1984)
3. Comes a Horseman (1978)
4. Firepower (1979)
5. From the Terrace (1960)
6. Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
7. A Memory of Two Mondays (1974)
8. Midas Valley (1985)
9. Seems Like Old Times (1980)
10. Small Time Crooks (2000)
11. Warning Shot (1967)
12. Wonder Boys (2000)
13. Wrong Is Right (1982)
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