Blue Collar 1977  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli, Lane Smith, Cliff De Young, Lucy Saroyan, Harry Northrup
Three workers at a Ford plant–Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel), and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto)–hatch plans to make big money by robbing the local union.
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 Mean Streets 1973 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Carradine, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Cesare Danova, Richard Romanus, Victor Argo, George Memmoli, Robert Carradine, Lenny Scaletta, Jeannie Bell, Murray Moston, Lois Walden, Harry Northup
Four young men–Charlie (Harvey Keitel), who is confused between his loyalties to his church and his gangster activities; bartender Tony (David Proval); bookie Michael (Richard Romanus); and troubled Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro)–hang out in New York's Little Italy. Charlie tries to protect Johnny Boy, but matters get out of hand when Michael becomes fed up with Johnny Boy not paying off his debt to him and seeks revenge. A great film that made Martin Scorsese a big name.
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New York, New York 1977  PG, 164 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, Lionel Stander, Georgie Auld, Mary Kay Place, Barry Primus, Dick Miller, George Memmoli, Diahnne Abbott
With its setting in the Big Band era of the 1940s, this musical drama is the on-again, off-again love story of saxophonist Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) and singer Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli). Songs include "New York, New York" and "Happy Endings."
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 Rocky 1976 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, George Memmoli, Al Silvani, Jodi Letizia, Larry Carroll, Diana Lewis, George O'Hanlon
Sylvester Stallone not only starred as the title character, he wrote the original script. This is a fairy-tale story about Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa who experiences the American dream when he gets a chance at the World Heavyweight Championship. The movie won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director (John G. Avildsen), and Film Editing; it also received seven other nominations, including Best Actor (Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), and two for Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith and Burt Young).
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St. Ives 1976  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, Elisha Cook Jr., Daniel J. Travanti, George Memmoli, Dick O'Neill, Jerome Thor, Val Bisoglio, Burr DeBenning
Master-criminal Procane (John Houseman) has written the plans for his next heist, and now the papers have been stolen. Murders and double crosses abound when crime writer St. Ives (Charles Bronson) helps retrieve the incriminating papers that, in the wrong hands, could mark the beginning of a mob war.
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The Sure Thing 1985 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Lisa Jane Persky, Tim Robbins, Nicollette Sheridan, George Memmoli, Garry Goodrow, Marcia Christie, Robert Anthony Marcucci, Sarah Buxton, John Putch, Frantz Turner
An unlikely couple–Walter and Alison (John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga)–is forced to get acquainted when they share a ride on their way to California. He is on his way to meet his "sure thing" and she to meet her boyfriend. Cusack and Zuniga bring a lot to their characters and allow this movie to be a winner.
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| 1. Blue Collar (1977)
2. Mean Streets (1973)
3. New York, New York (1977)
4. Rocky (1976)
5. St. Ives (1976)
6. The Sure Thing (1985)
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