Amazing Stories: Book 3 1987  PG-13, 73 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Gregory Hines, Richard Mazur, Charlie Sheen, Philip McKeon, Patrick Swayze, Hector Elizondo, Larry Spinak
Three stories from Spielberg's TV series are offered: "Life on Death Row" directed by Mick Garris–a hardened criminal's attitude changes when he obtains "The Power." "The Amazing Falsworth" directed by Peter Hyams–a nightclub psychic uses his powers (by accident) to identify a mass murderer. "No Day at the Beach" directed by Lesli Linka Glatter–an outcast saves the lives of his troop members.
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Bojangles 2001   TV, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Gregory Hines, Peter Riegert, Kimberly Elise, Maria Ricossa, Savion Glover, Linette Robinson, Jonathan Higgins, Lea Golde, Novie Edwards, Jackie Richardson
This made-for-TV film tells the story of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (Gregory Hines), the highly successful African American tap dancer. It covers his early days in vaudeville; the move into movies, which made him famous and rich; and his subsequent fall as a result of an addiction to gambling.
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The Cherokee Kid 1996 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Paris Barclay
Cast: Sinbad, James Coburn, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson, Mark Pellegrino, Burt Reynolds, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Hal Williams, Obba Babatunde, Dawnn Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint
After the dastardly Cyrus (James Coburn) ruined his family by grabbing their land, young Isaiah (Sinbad) vowed revenge after he learned the lessons of life and gunfighting. Later, having accomplished that, he is now ready for the showdown.
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The Cotton Club 1984  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, James Remar, Allen Garfield, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne, Gwen Verdon, Lisa Jane Persky, Maurice Hines, Julian Beck, Novella Nelson, Laurence Fishburne
Set in Harlem during the 1920s' Jazz Age, this film involves intertwining stories set in the midst of music, gangsters, murder, and romance. One of the stories involves Harlem's Cotton Club coronet player Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) who saves the life of gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar), and Dutch returns the favor by inviting Dixie into his life. After going through an uneasy romance with Dutch's girlfriend Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), Dixie moves on to Hollywood and stars in gangster films. Lots of big names add to the fun. 1 User Review
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| | Great performances | rasmas 03/04/2009 | | |
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Eve of Destruction 1991  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Duncan Gibbins
Cast: Gregory Hines, Renee Soutendijk, Michael Greene, Kurt Fuller, John M. Jackson, Loren Haynes, Nelson Mashita, Alan Haufrect, Maryedith Burrell, Kevin McCarthy, Greg Collins, Nancy Locke
Eve (Renee Soutendijk), the head of a top-secret government project, creates a robot modeled after herself that has strong emotional feelings (lacking in Eve) and is equipped with a nuclear bomb. During testing the robot is damaged in a bank robbery and goes on a rampage causing destruction throughout the city. Oh, yes, the bomb is also activated.
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Good Luck 1996 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Ox and the Eye
Director: Richard LaBrie
Cast: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones, Max Gail, Joe Theismann, Roy Firestone, Robert O'Reilly, Maria O'Brien, Jack Rader, Kathryn Howell, Ramsay Midwood, Sarah Trigger
Paraplegic Bernard "Bern" Lemley (Gregory Hines) and blind, suicidal, ex-professional football star Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) challenge the rapids in a white-water race on Oregon's Rogue River in this uplifting story.
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History of the World: Part I 1981 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman, Gregory Hines, John Gavin, Paul Mazursky, John Hurt
The Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution are presented as you have never read in history books. Added to that are excerpts from the Bible presented in humorous, irreverent ways. This is definitely a hysterical historical movie.
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Mad Dog Time 1996  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Trigger Happy
Director: Larry Bishop
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Diane Lane, Gregory Hines, Burt Reynolds, Michael J. Pollard, Henry Silva, Angie Everhart
Mad Dog Land is an alternative universe where Vic (Richard Dreyfuss) is a gangster boss who has been released from a mental hospital and wants to regain control of his territory. By the end of the film no one cares WHO controls the crime organization in this pointless plot.
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The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Art Carney, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Elliott Gould, Liza Minnelli, Louis Zorich, Juliana Donald
Jim Henson's Muppets take their college revue to Broadway where they hope to capture the "Great White Way."
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Off Limits 1988  R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Crowe
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays, Scott Glenn, Kay Tong Lim, Richard(2) Brooks, David Alan Grier, Keith David
The military, prostitutes, and even a nun combine in this violent movie. Two military investigators (Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines) are on the trail of a psychotic killer of prostitutes.
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Once in the Life 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Fishburne
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Titus Welliver, Eamonn Walker, Paul Calderon, Nick Chinlund, Michael Paul Chan, Dominic Chianese Jr., Gregory Hines, Annabella Sciorra, Tiger Chen, Harsh Nayyar, Justin Pierre Edmund
Adapted from his 1994 stage play, Laurence Fishburne wrote, stars in, and directs this dramatic entry about the exploits of two half-brothers: 20/20 Mike (Laurence Fishburne) and "Torch" (Titus Welliver). When a drug deal goes bad, 20/20 calls on his prison friend, Tony (Eamonn Walker). But, unbeknownst to 20/20, Tony works for a drug lord, and matters go from bad to worse.
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 Preacher's Wife 1996  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine, Justin Pierre Edmund, William James Stiggers Jr., Paul Bates, Lionel Richie
A Yonkers church has fallen on financially difficult times when an angel, Dudley (Denzel Washington), enters the picture as the answer to the Reverend Henry Biggs' (Courtney B. Vance) prayers. Dudley, however, becomes enmeshed in a romantic tangle, and the problems he has been sent to solve do not always occupy his thoughts.
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A Rage in Harlem 1991  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, John Toles-Bey, Ron Taylor, Samm-Art Williams, Stack Pierce, Tyler Collins, Willard E. Pugh
Place: Nachez, MS. Time: 1956. Slim (Badja Djola) and his gang steal a trunk of gold. But, when the police arrive on the scene, Imabelle (Robin Givens) takes off with the loot while the gang shoots it out. She heads to Harlem with the intention of making some money from her contacts in the area. Her adventures start when she meets an undertaker's assistant (Forest Whitaker) who provides the perfect cover. Before long, the many people who want the gold, including Slim, converge on Harlem and Imabelle.
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The Red Sneakers 2002 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Gregory Hines
Cast: Dempsey Pappion, Cabral Richards, Chris Collins, Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Linda Carter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Makyla Smith, Neil Crone, Jordan Walker
Reggie (Dempsey Pappion) would like to play on his high school basketball team but his lack of talent requires that he sit on the bench as manager for the team. All that changes when Zeke (Gregory Hines) gives Reggie a pair of red basketball shoes that supposedly belonged to a famous player. Now Reggie is the star of the team, but problems still lurk in this made-for-TV film.
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Renaissance Man 1994 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, Cliff Robertson, James Remar, Lillo Brancato, Kadeem Hardison, Ben Wright, Ed Begley Jr., Stacey Dash
This story is about an unemployed advertising man (Danny DeVito) who takes a job that proves to be challenging when he teaches Shakespeare to a bunch of U.S. Army misfits. Teacher and students excel, big time.
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Running Scared 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Jimmy Smits, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed, Larry Hankin, John DiSanti, Don Calfa, Betty Carvalho, Robert Lesser, Louis Perez
In this comedy/action film, cool undercover policemen Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) set out to stop Julio Gonazales' (Jimmy Smits) drug trafficking in Chicago. But, after their boss Captain Logan (Dan Hedaya) chews them out for blowing the cover on the operation, they leave Chicago and take a forced vacation in Key West where they enjoy the sunshine. They have so much fun in Key West that they decide to retire–after they return to Chicago and put an end to Julio and his drug ring. Hines and Crystal play well off each other and make this an enjoyable movie.
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T Bone N Weasel 1992 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Gregory Hines, Christopher Lloyd, Ned Beatty, Larry Hankin, Graham Jarvis, Wayne Knight, Rip Torn, Rusty Schwimmer, Sam Whipple, Denise S. Bass
Ex-cons ineptly try to run a scam on some not-so-dumb local residents in this made-for-TV film based on Jon Klein's play.
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Tap 1989 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglass, Savion Glover, Joe Morton, Dick Anthony Williams, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Bunny Briggs, Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde
Yes! This movie is filled with all the great dancing you would expect as recently released from prison Max (Gregory Hines) must decide between returning to a life of crime or using his talents to entertain as a tap dancer. Great choreography.
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Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her 2000 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Cast: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Valeria Golino, Miguel Sandoval, Matt Craven, Gregory Hines
Five interweaving stories are told of women whose lives intersect with the others. Great cast and interesting, but it drags at times.
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The Tic Code 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Gregory Hines, Polly Draper, Chris Marquette, Desmond Robertson, Carlos McKinney, Richard A. Berk, John B. Williams, Tony Shalhoub, Carol Kane, Bill Nunn
Gifted 10-year-old Miles (Chris Marquette) dreams of becoming a jazz pianist. He manages to fit the twitches and eye rolling inherent in his neurological Tourette's Syndrome into a stunning performance when he is teamed with father-figure Tyrone (Gregory Hines), a saxophone player who also has Tourette's Syndrome.
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 Waiting to Exhale 1995 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Forest Whitaker
Cast: Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines, Dennis Haysbert, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Beach, Leon, Wesley Snipes
Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this is the story of four African-American women who face life–with romantic setbacks–head on and support one another through thick and thin. 1 User Review
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| | a witness to too many womens story for it to rate less ! | Anonymous 02/13/2007 | | |
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White Nights 1985 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Geraldine Page, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer
Inside the Soviet Union, Nikolai (Mikhail Baryshnikov) and Raymond (Gregory Hines) plot an escape to the West. This movie is filled with intrigue, and you also get the added bonus of some great dance choreography. Lionel Ritchie wrote the Academy Award-winning song, "Say You, Say Me."
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Wolfen 1981 R, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill, Dehl Berti, Peter Michael Goetz, James Tolkan, John McCurry
Wolf-like creatures are on the prowl in Manhattan, and a city cop, Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney), tries to put an end to the terror they are causing among the city's residents.
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| 1. Amazing Stories: Book 3 (1987)
2. Bojangles (2001)
3. The Cherokee Kid (1996)
4. The Cotton Club (1984)
5. Deal of the Century (1983)
6. Eve of Destruction (1991)
7. Good Luck (1996)
aka: The Ox and the Eye
8. History of the World: Part I (1981)
9. Mad Dog Time (1996)
aka: Trigger Happy
10. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
11. Off Limits (1988)
12. Once in the Life (2000)
13. Preacher's Wife (1996)
14. A Rage in Harlem (1991)
15. The Red Sneakers (2002)
16. Renaissance Man (1994)
17. Running Scared (1986)
18. T Bone N Weasel (1992)
19. Tap (1989)
20. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
21. The Tic Code (1998)
22. Waiting to Exhale (1995)
23. White Nights (1985)
24. Wolfen (1981)
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