92 in the Shade 1975  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McGuane
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder, Burgess Meredith, Harry Dean Stanton, Sylvia Miles, Elizabeth Ashley, William Hickey, Louise Latham, Joe Spinell
Set in Key West, this is the film adaptation of Thomas McGuane's novel about competition between captains of fishing boats.
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Alien 1979  R, 116 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright, Helen Horton, Bolaji Badejo, Eddie Powell
While returning to Earth, the spaceship Nostromo responds to an S.O.S. from a distant planet. Capt. Dallas (Tom Skerritt) and his crew explore the planet and discover a pod field. They approach the field for a closer look, and a creature leaps out and attaches itself to Kane (John Hurt). Despite Warrant Officer Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) objections, Kane reenters the spaceship. Soon after, an offspring of the alien erupts from Kane's stomach and runs off. Dallas leads his group in a search for what they now see as an alien killing machine. Incredibly scary film (not for kids) that was justifiably awarded the Best Visual Effects Oscar in 1979.
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Anger Management 2003  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman, Lynne Thigpen, Heather Graham, Nancy Carell, Harry Dean Stanton, Kevin Nealon, January Jones, Allen Covert, Adrian Ricard
When mild-mannered Dave (Adam Sandler) is ordered into an anger-management program, he finds that his aggressive shrink, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), takes over his private life. Rydell stops at nothing; he even moves into Dave's apartment and engineers one disastrous situation after another.
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 The Big Bounce 2004 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: George Armitage
Cast: Owen Wilson, Sara Foster, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen, Gary Sinise, Bebe Neuwirth, Vinnie Jones, Gregory Sporleder, Anahit Minasyan, Willie Nelson, Harry Dean Stanton, Andrew Wilson, Tony Dorsett, Brian L. Keaulana, Brian Costa
After getting in trouble with the law, drifter/con man Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) is saved when Judge Karen H. Wyatt (Morgan Freeman) offers him a job as a handyman. All should go well, and it does–until Jack meets Nancy (Sara Foster) who wants his help in stealing $2,000,000. The plot thickens.
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The Black Marble 1980 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, James Woods, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock, John Hancock, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Dudikoff, Pat Corley, Judy Landers
Joseph Wambaugh's screenplay provides good entertainment as he, once again, presents a police story. This time around, two cops, Valmikov (Robert Foxworth) and Natalie Zimmermann (Paula Prentiss), fall for each other while pursuing a dognapper.
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 Christine 1983   R, 116 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Christine Belford, Kelly Preston, Roberts Blossom
John Carpenter directed this film based on Stephen King's novel about a teenage dweebe who buys a 1958 Plymouth Fury, "Christine," in hopes of impressing the girls. Christine, however, has a mind of her own and has a very nasty way of showing it, especially when her owner starts dating the prettiest girl in school. Scary stuff.
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Chrystal 2004  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ray McKinnon
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Ray McKinnon, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins, Grace Zabriskie, Johnny Galecki, Harry Dean Stanton, James Intveld, Colin Fickes
Joe (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from prison after serving his sentence for assorted drug deals and returns home. Just before he went to jail, Joe had survived a major car accident that left his young son dead and his wife, Chrystal (Lisa Blount), permanently disabled. Joe had been the driver, and the accident occurred because he swerved off the road while trying to escape from the police. Joe does seek redemption and, through Chrystal's mental and physical ills, sees the fault in his past activities.
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Cisco Pike 1972 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill L. Norton
Cast: Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Kris Kristofferson, Viva, Harry Dean Stanton, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Joy Bang, Allan Arbus
Cisco Pike (Kris Kristofferson) is a rock star-fallen-on-bad-times who gets blackmailed and is forced by a corrupt cop (Gene Hackman) into selling marijuana.
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Cockfighter 1974 R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Born to Kill
Gamblin' Man
Wild Drifter
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: Warren Oates, Richard B. Shull, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Donahue, Millie Perkins, Laurie Bird, Ed Begley Jr., Warren Finnerty, Robert Earl Jones, Steve Railsback, Patricia Pearcy, Tom Spratley
This violent thriller is about a Georgia man, Frank Mansfield (Warren Oates), who trains roosters to become fighting cocks. Frank's thoughts serve as narration–an interesting experiment in filmmaking.
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 Cool Hand Luke 1967  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J.D. Cannon, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, Jo Van Fleet, Robert Drivas, Clifton James, Morgan Woodward, Dennis Hopper, Luke Askew, Marc Cavell, Richard Davalos, Robert Donner, Harry Dean Stanton
Lucas "Luke" Jackson (Paul Newman), a prisoner on a chain gang, refuses to crack under pressure as is shown in a fight with fellow inmate Dragline (George Kennedy) when Luke is beaten badly but still refuses to give up. His rebellious attitude earns him his "Cool Hand Luke" title. But, problems arise for Luke when he realizes that he must now live up to the expectations that other prisoners have for him. Kennedy won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film, and Newman was nominated for Best Actor. Policeman: "What we've got here is failure to communicate."
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 Dillinger 1973 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Steve Kanaly, Roy Jenson, John Martino, Read Morgan, Frank McRae, David Dorr, Catherine Tambini
In the early 1930s, John Dillinger was on the FBI's "most wanted" list; his bank robberies had made him famous, but he is captured by "Big Jim" Wollard (Read Morgan) and sent to prison. He escapes from jail and rejoins the gang of hoods that now includes Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) and Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss). They continue the bank robberies while FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) is determined to put an end to their illegal activities. This story is seen through the eyes of Purvis who is behind the gunning down of Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
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Down Periscope 1996 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Ken Hudson Campbell, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, William H. Macy, Duane Martin, Pierrino Mascarino
LCdr. Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) is Captain of the diesel submarine, U.S.S. Stingray–without doubt, the worst performing submarine in the Atlantic Ocean. The boat and crew sail out to sea to participate in war games, and the fun begins. 1 User Review
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| | great movie | topdn 09/12/2007 | | loved it |
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Dream a Little Dream 1989  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Corey Feldman, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie, Corey Haim, Harry Dean Stanton, William McNamara, Alex Rocco, Victoria Jackson, Susan Blakely, Ria Pavia, Lala Sloatman, Laura Lee Norton, John ward, Matt Adler
Misfit Bobby (Corey Feldman) has a crush on Lainie (Meredith Salenger). Meanwhile, high-school teacher Coleman (Jason Robards) is working on an experiment to enable his and his wife's, Gena (Piper Laurie), minds to be swapped with younger bodies. When Bobby has a bicycle accident while cutting across Coleman's yard, both his and Lainie's minds are swapped with Coleman's and Gena's. But Bobby won't allow Coleman to swap him back to normal until Coleman helps fix Bobby's screwed-up life.
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 Escape from New York 1981 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Harry Dean Stanton, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, Frank Doubleday, John Stobel, Bob Minor, John Diehl, George "Buck" Flower
Set in 1997, this is the story of the skyjacking of Air Force One resulting in the President of the United States (Donald Pleasence) being held hostage. Master criminal and war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent into the Manhattan stronghold to rescue the President.
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975 R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Dick Richards
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Jack O'Halloran, Sylvester Stallone, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean Stanton, Walter McGinn, Joe Spinell
Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) employs his expertise as a private detective to find ex-convict Moose Malloy's (Jack O'Halloran) old girlfriend. During the search Marlowe runs into murder, blackmail, and prostitution. Based on Raymond Chandler's book, this is also a remake of the 1944 film and is nearly as good as that classic.
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 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 R, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Tobey Maguire, Cameron Diaz, Christina Ricci, Katherine Helmond, Harry Dean Stanton, Mark Harmon, Michael Jeter, Penn Jillette, Craig Bierko, Lyle Lovett, Flea
This film is an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's book about a 1971 drug-and-alcohol crazed trip to Las Vegas. Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his Samoan attorney Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro) set off across the desert to cover a race and then a convention of district attorneys. Duke interviews his subjects and writes stories from his addict mind-set.
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 Fire Down Below 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Cast: Steven Seagal, Marg Helgenberger, Harry Dean Stanton, Stephen Lang, Kris Kristofferson, James Mathers, Brad Hunt, Levon Helm, Alex Harvey, Richard Masur
Orin Hanner (Kris Kristofferson) works in the toxic waste business by providing dumping space for industrial polluters. But here comes the E.P.A. Marshal (Steven Seagal) who goes undercover to save the day.
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 A Fistful of Dollars 1964 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Western
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Mario Brega, Gian Maria Volonte, Marianne Koch, Jose Calvo, Wolfgang Lukschy, Joseph Egger, Sieghardt Rupp, Antonio Prieto, Margarita Lozano, Daniel Martin, Benito Stefanelli, Bruno Carotenuto, Aldo Sambrell, Harry Dean Stanton
A drifter gunman "Joe" (Clint Eastwood) comes into a Mexican border town of San Miguel, which is in the midst of turmoil set off by two families who are fighting. "Joe" makes friends with bar owner Silvanito (Jose Calvo) and ends up earning cash for killing off the feuding family members. As he plays one family against the other, "Joe" stays awhile and leaves a more peaceful town. The film spawned two sequels: "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."
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Fool for Love 1985 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton, Randy Quaid, Martha Crawford, Louise Egolf, Sura Cox, Jonathan Skinner, Lon Hill
Cowboy Eddie (Sam Shepard) cannot live without the love of May (Kim Basinger), and his often-pitiful attempts to win her attention are the focus of this film.
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For Better, for Worse 1974  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Zandy's Bride
Director: Jan Troell
Cast: Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Eileen Heckart, Susan Tyrrell, Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Bottoms, Joe Santos, Frank Cady, Bob Simpson, Vivian Gordon
Zandy Allan (Gene Hackman) orders Hannah Lund (Liv Ullmann) as his mail-order bride. After abusing her, he learns that there are true feelings between them and he exerts compassion instead of cruelty. A total waste of two great actors.
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The Green Mile 1999 R, 182 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Sam Rockwell, Graham Greene, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, Patricia Clarkson, Berry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Harry Dean Stanton, Dabbs Greer, Eve Brent
Based on Stephen King's novel set in the 1920s, this strong docudrama examines the relationship of prison guards and their death row prisoners. When a gigantic Black man, John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), arrives after being convicted of killing two White girls, his very presence affects all around him. Coffey seems to have healing powers for which one guard in particular (Tom Hanks) becomes a believer. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Duncan)
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 The Hostage 1967 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Doughten Jr.
Cast: John Carradine, Ann Doran, Ron Hagerthy, Raymond Guth, Jennifer Lea, Nora Marlowe, Danny Martins, Don O'Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton, Shirley(2) O'Hara
A six-year-old boy (Danny Martins) is trapped in a moving van with two killers (Don O'Kelly and Harry Dean Stanton) after he witnessed them commit murder. Things get even more tense after the killers find the boy when they stop to bury the victim.
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Inland Empire 2006 R, 179 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Peter J. Lucas, Karolina Gruszka, Jan Hencz, Krzysztof Majchrzak, Grace Zabriskie, Diane Ladd, Julia Ormond, Ian Abercrombie, Karen Baird, Bellina Logan, Amanda Foreman
Hollywood movie star Nikki Grace (Laura Dern) takes on the role of Susan Blue in the film "On High in Blue," directed by Kingsley Stewart (Jeremy Irons). Later, she and her co-star Devon Berk (Justin Theroux) learn that when an earlier Polish version of the story was being filmed, a gypsy curse led to both of the lead players being murdered, but they continue on with the project. A bad decision as they lose their grasps on reality, and their lives spiral downhill into a nightmare.
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 Kelly's Heroes 1970 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, Gavin MacLeod, Harry Dean Stanton, Stuart Margolin, Jeff Morris, Richard Davalos, Hal Buckley, Perry Lopez, Tom Troupe, Gene Collins, Dick Balduzzi
The time is World War II, and American serviceman Kelly (Clint Eastwood) learns that the Nazi's have $16 million in gold bullion. While on a three-day pass, Kelly leads a very unlikely group–Big Joe (Telly Savalas), Crapgame (Don Rickles), and Oddball (Donald Sutherland)–inside enemy territory with plans to steal the gold bullion for their own use at war's end.
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The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Andre Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Roberts Blossom, John Lurie, Paul Greco, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, this controversial biblical interpretation presents Christ as a man in the middle of a dilemma of life as the Son of God or that of an ordinary man. Scorsese received an Oscar nomination for his Directorial efforts.
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Man Trouble 1992 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Ellen Barkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael McKean, Saul Rubinek, Veronica Cartwright, David Clennon, John Kapelos, Viveka Davis
An opera singer (Ellen Barkin) hires a guard-dog trainer (Jack Nicholson) to protect her from a psychotic's advances. Romance develops between the unlikely couple. Not exactly vintage Nicholson.
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The Man Who Cried 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Potter
Cast: Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Harry Dean Stanton, Claudia Lander-Duke, Oleg Yankovsky, Hana Maria Pravda, Imogen Claire, Danny Scheinman
This story begins in Russia during 1927 when the father of a young Jewish girl, Fegele (Claudia Lander-Duke), leaves to find a better life for himself in America. Fegele is sent to London where her name is changed to Suzie. Later, a grown-up Suzie (Christina Ricci) joins a cabaret group, travels to Paris, and is taken under the wing of fellow performer Lola (Cate Blanchett). Lola begins an affair with an Italian tenor (John Turturro), while Suzie's interests lie with a Gypsy horse trainer (Johnny Depp). It isn't long before the Nazis take over Paris, and Suzie is again forced to move to safer surroundings.
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 The Mighty 1998  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Gena Rowlands, Harry Dean Stanton, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini, Meat Loaf, Jenifer Lewis, Joseph Perrino
Kevin Dillon (Kieran Culkin) is a brilliant schoolboy, but he suffers from a rare degenerative disease. Max Kane (Elden Henson) is an almost illiterate giant. The two are a mismatch; however, they team up when Kevin tutors Max, and, together, their imaginations take flight in the mythical world of Camelot.
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The Missouri Breaks 1976 PG, 126 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Lloyd, Randy Quaid, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, John McLiam, John P. Ryan, Sam Gilman, Steve Franken, Richard Bradford, Luana Anders
Rancher David Braxton (John McLiam) hires Lee Clayton (Marlon Brando) to hunt down horse thieves. Using costumes and other ruses, Clayton begins to kill off the rustlers. But, following the hanging of a horse rustler, war breaks out between the ranchers and horse thieves with Tom Logan (Jack Nicholson) leading the remaining horse thieves–and he is not going to give up.
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Mr. North 1988 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny Huston
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Anjelica Huston, Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen, David Warner, Tammy Grimes, Hunter Carson
Recent Yale graduate Theophilus North accepts a job as tutor in Newport, Rhode Island. While there, he upsets the local doctor by his seemingly magical powers of healing.
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Never Talk to Strangers 1995 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Hall
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Antonio Banderas, Dennis Miller, Len Cariou, Harry Dean Stanton, Beau Starr, Tim Kelleher, Eugene Lipinski, Phillip Jarrett
A beautiful psychologist, Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay), has an affair with surveillance expert Tony Ramirez (Antonio Banderas) and discovers she is the target of a stalker.
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 One from the Heart 1982 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Nastassja Kinski, Raul Julia, Lainie Kazan, Harry Dean Stanton, Allen Garfield, Luana Anders
After a serious dispute, a couple–Hank (Frederic Forrest) and Frannie (Teri Garr)–split up; head for Las Vegas; and meet new, if not lasting, love interests (Nastassja Kinski and Raul Julia).
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Paris, Texas 1984 R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Bernhard Wicki, Tom Farrell, John Lurie, Sam Berry, Claresie Mobley, Viva, Justin Hogg, Jeni Vici
This excellent film tells the story of Travis Clay Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) who returns after four years to try to win back the love and respect of his son Hunter (Hunter Carson) he left behind. Accomplishing this, the two of them go in search of their missing wife and mother (Nastassja Kinski).
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The Pledge 2001 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Penn
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Sam Shepard, Aaron Eckhart, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael O'Keefe, Benicio Del Toro, Harry Dean Stanton, Helen Mirren, Pauline Roberts
Detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) makes a pledge to the parents of an eight-year-old murder victim that he will track down her killer. Although a suspect (Benicio Del Toro) has been arrested, as his investigation proceeds, Jerry begins to suspect the work of a serial killer. Preparing his trap for the killer, Jerry buys a gas station/convenience store near the towns where other murders have occurred. He also meets young Chrissy (Pauline Roberts) and falls in love with Chrissy's mom (Robin Wright Penn). Will Jerry's obsession with solving the crimes allow him to set up Chrissy as a potential victim?
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Pork Chop Hill 1959 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, James Edwards, Bob Steele, Woody Strode, Norman Fell, Martin Landau, Harry Dean Stanton
The infamous battle of Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War is reenacted in this fine film that features Gregory Peck as Lieutenant Clemons who is ordered to "Take the hill."
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Pretty in Pink 1986 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Jim Haynie, Emily Longstreth, Alexa Kenin, Andrew Dice Clay, Kate Vernon, Dweezil Zappa, Margaret Colin, Jamie Anders, Gina Gershon
High-school insecurities are portrayed in this film about Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) from the wrong side of the tracks. She lives with her father (Harry Dean Stanton) and runs around with Iona and Duckie (Annie Potts and Jon Cryer). Andie falls for rich kid Blane McDonnagh (Andrew McCarthy). Blane does ask her to the Senior Prom, but then his friends tease him about his choice for a date.
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Private Benjamin 1980 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Alan Oppenheimer
A young, pampered Jewish princess (Goldie Hawn) suffers misfortune when her husband dies on their wedding night. During her bereavement, she impulsively decides to join the Army–with hilarious results. Hawn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Eileen Brennan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Proud Rebel 1958 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger, David Ladd, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Hull, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carradine, James Westerfield, Tom Pittman
Civil War veteran John Chandler (Alan Ladd) and his mute son David (played by Alan Ladd's real-life son David Ladd) work on Linnet Moore's (Olivia de Havilland) farm. While John seeks medical help for his young son, he becomes involved in efforts to keep Linnet's ranch in her name.
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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 Rebel Rousers 1970 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin B. Cohen
Cast: Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Philip Carey, Robert Dix, Lou Procopio, Neil Burstyn, Earl Finn, Robert Dix, John "Bud" Cardos
Paul Collier (Cameron Mitchell) is visiting his pregnant girlfriend Karen (Diane Ladd) in a small Arizona town where they are trying to work out their problems when a motorcycle gang, the Rebels, appear. The motorcyclists, led by Bunny (Jack Nicholson), attack Paul and attempt to kidnap Karen when cyclist J.J. (Bruce Dern), who had been a friend of Paul's in high school, stalls their efforts by promoting a drag race with Karen as the prize. Meanwhile, Paul goes for aid from the townsfolk to save Karen, but will that be enough?
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Red Dawn 1984 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Milius
Cast: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Ron O'Neal, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Doug Toby, Frank McRae, Vladek Sheybal
In the mid-1980s, Russians and Cubans are invading the United States, and paratroopers land in a small town in Colorado where they attack a high school. Some of the teenagers escape. They stop at a store to get a truck, weapons, and other supplies and head for the nearby mountains. Now, from their secluded hide-away, the teens stage guerilla operations in an attempt to hold back the invaders. This is the first film ever to receive a PG-13 rating. 2 User Reviews
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| | I will never forget this movie | DREAMIN 09/15/2009 | | I still have this movie, it was one I first bought when dvds came out and I am going to put it on dvd, it is an excellent movie,really shows what can happen and if you have the strength to survive it.he is and always will be my favorite actor. |
| | anonymouse 10/21/2007 | | the film for the time was good |
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Renaldo and Clara 1978  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Dylan
Cast: Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan, Sam Shepard, Ronee Blakely, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Harry Dean Stanton, Arlo Guthrie, Roberta Flack
A 1975 concert tour serves as the backdrop for this fictional account of the "Rolling Thunder Review"–poorly made and too long, even though it has been cut in half from the original version.
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 Repo Man 1984 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Dick Rude, Sy Richardson, Fox Harris, Eddie Velez, Vonetta McGee, Richard Foronjy
This very funny movie stars Emilio Estevez as a young man in search of a job. He finds one that he can really sink his teeth into: he becomes a man who repossesses cars that people have not kept up payments on. One day, he comes across a 1964 Chevy Malibu with a strange air about it–which is because aliens from space may be involved. This movie is different from the usual fare and deserves a watch.
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Ride in the Whirlwind 1965 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, Tom Filer, Millie Perkins, Katherine Squire, George Mitchell, Harry Dean Stanton, Rupert Crosse, John Hackett, B.J. Merholz
Three innocent cowboys (Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson, and Tom Filer) are chased by vigilantes when they are suspected of being members of a gang of outlaws. A Corman/Nicholson cheapie; offbeat.
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The Rose 1979 R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, David Keith, Sandra McCabe, Will Hare, Rudy Bond, Don Calfa, Doris Roberts, James Keane, Sandy Ward, Claude Sacha, Michael Greer
Superstardom and its pitfalls are what this movie is all about. Loosely based on Janis Joplin's life, the story is moving in its look into the loneliness of a star's life. Bette Midler was nominated for an Oscar in her first starring role; Frederic Forrest was also nominated (Best Supporting Actor).
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She's So Lovely 1997 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn, John Travolta, Harry Dean Stanton, Debi Mazar, James Gandolfini, Gena Rowlands, Susan Traylor, John Marshall Jones, Chloe Webb
When Maureen (Robin Wright Penn) is raped, her husband Eddie (Sean Penn) freaks out, kills a cop, and is sent to a mental hospital. While her husband is away, Maureen becomes involved with the gentle Joey (John Travolta); they marry, have three children, and then Eddie is released and returns–still retaining his passion for Maureen. Penn won the Cannes Film Festival award for "Best Actor" for his role in this film.
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Slam Dance 1987 R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Slamdance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Harry Dean Stanton, Millie Perkins, Don Keith Opper, Adam Ant, Judith Barsi, Rosalind Chao, Herta Ware
Two call girls are murdered, and an L.A. artist (Tom Hulce) had a connection to both of them. Suddenly, the police are investigating him, and now he must work to prove his innocence.
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Sonny 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Cage
Cast: James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton, Mena Suvari, Brenda Vaccaro, Seymour Cassel, Nicolas Cage, Josie Davis, Willie Metcalf, Janet Shea, Scott Caan, Marc Coppola
Twenty-six-year-old, Army vet Sonny Phillips comes home to New Orleans to visit his mother, Jewel (Brenda Blethyn), before beginning a new life in Texas. But Jewel has her own plans for Sonny; she wants Sonny to return to his life as a New Orleans gigolo. After a brief stay in Texas, Sonny does come back to Jewel who teams him up with a hooker (Mena Suvari), and Sonny is back under his mother's control. 1 User Review
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Stars and Bars 1988 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Kent Broadhurst, Joan Cusack, Martha Plimpton, Maury Chaykin, Deirdre O'Connell, Will Patton, Laurie Metcalf, Keith David
When a very proper British connoisseur of the arts goes to Georgia in search of an expensive painting, he runs into all kinds of people from the seedier side of life. Very weak.
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The Straight Story 1999 G, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Everett McGill, Jennifer Edwards-Hughes, Barbara E. Robertson, John Farley, Harry Dean Stanton, John Lordan, Kevin P. Farley, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney
In 1994, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth)–a 73-year old from Laurens, Iowa–wanted to take a 240-mile journey to reconcile with his brother in Blue River, Wisconsin. But failing eyesight prevented Alvin from getting a driver's license. His solution: drive his John Deere lawn tractor instead. During the trip, Alvin reminisces, overcomes adversities, and meets friendly strangers. Farnsworth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the oldest actor to have received a Best Actor nomination.
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Straight Time 1978 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, Kathy Bates, Sandy Baron, Fran Ryan, Rita Taggart, Jake Busey
Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman) is an ex-con whose probation officer (M. Emmet Walsh) creates so many problems for him that he returns to the criminal world.
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A Time for Killing 1967 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Long Ride Home
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Glenn Ford, George Hamilton, Inger Stevens, Paul Petersen, Max Baer, Timothy Carey, Kenneth Tobey, Harry Dean Stanton, Harrison Ford, Dick Miller
A Union officer, Major Walcott (Glenn Ford), tracks down a Confederate soldier, Captain Bentley (George Hamilton), following Bentley's rape of Walcott's ladylove, Emily Biddle (Inger Stevens). 1 User Review
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 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Mystery / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Kyle MacLachlan, Dana Ashbrook, David Bowie, Harry Dean Stanton, Kiefer Sutherland, James Marshall, Grace Zabriskie, Pamela Gidley, David Lynch, Peggy Lipton, Moira Kelly, Miguel Ferrer, Heather Graham
This film was followed by the TV series and told of the events that would later haunt the characters in the series. Laura's (Sheryl Lee) last days are spent with her boyfriend James Hurley (James Marshall) and her best friend Donna Hayward (Moira Kelly). At night, however, drug-addicted Laura hangs out with dope dealer Bobby Briggs (Dana Ashbrook). When Laura's father, Leland (Ray Wise), learns of Laura's double life he goes into a fit of rage, which ends in tragedy for Laura and her friends.
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Two-Lane Blacktop 1971 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, Dennis Wilson, David Drake, Richard Ruth, Rudy Wurlitzer, Jaclyn Hellman, Bill Keller, Harry Dean Stanton, Alan Vint, W.H. Harrison
An obsessed car racer, The Driver (James Taylor), and his cohort, The Mechanic (Dennis Wilson)–along with The Girl (Laurie Bird) who tags along with them after they pick her up while she is hitchhiking–live to be on the road in a 1955 Chevy heading from one race to the next. They meet middle-aged G.T.O. (Warren Oates) in his 1970 Pontiac, and he challenges them to a cross-country race. With the prize of the winner getting the loser's car, the race is on, and the interplay between the race, the highway, and human nature begins.
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The Wendell Baker Story 2005 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson
Cast: Luke Wilson, Seymour Cassel, Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Eva Mendes, Harry Dean Stanton, Owen Wilson, Jacob Vargas, Will Ferrell, Buck Taylor, Jo Harvey Allen, Heather Kafka, Billy Joe Shaver, Angela Alvarado
As a result of selling fake IDs to illegal Mexican immigrants, Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson) is arrested and jailed. His girlfriend Doreen (Eva Mendes) leaves him, and Wendell now has time to figure out what he wants to do with the rest of his life. As a condition of his parole, Wendell takes a job at the Shady Grove retirement home, which is run by Neil King (Owen Wilson) and McTeague (Eddie Griffin) who run a scam that involves stealing residents' medications and selling them on the black market. A reformed Wendell enlists the aid of the residents–including Boyd (Seymour Cassel), Skip (Harry Dean Stanton), and L.R. Nasher (Kris Kristofferson)–in a plan to end the scam and, maybe, get Doreen back in the process. As they join forces in Wendell's cause, the residents learn that they still have a lot more living to do.
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 Wild at Heart 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Crispin Glover, Grace Zabriskie, J.E. Freeman, Calvin Lockhart
When an ex-con Elvis worshipper (Nicolas Cage) elopes with Lula Pace Fortune (Laura Dern), her mother (Diane Ladd) will stop at almost nothing to get her daughter back.
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Wise Blood 1979 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, John Huston, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, Dan Albright, Jerry Rushing, Joe Dorsey
This is the film adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's philosophical novel. The story traces the life of World War II veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) as he returns to his home in the Deep South and finds his parents' home boarded up. Searching for spiritual meaning, Hazel forms his own Church of Truth and, despite being the grandson of a religious zealot (John Huston), Hazel becomes the preacher in his Christ-less church. Excellent Huston fare.
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Young Doctors in Love 1982 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Michael McKean, Sean Young, Harry Dean Stanton, Patrick Macnee, Hector Elizondo, Dabney Coleman, Pamela Reed, Taylor Negron, Saul Rubinek, Ted McGinley
This satire on a string of hospital soap operas features gags that might fill a half-hour sitcom, but it fails as a feature-length production.
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| 1. 92 in the Shade (1975)
2. Alien (1979)
3. Anger Management (2003)
4. The Big Bounce (2004)
5. The Black Marble (1980)
6. Christine (1983)
7. Chrystal (2004)
8. Cisco Pike (1972)
9. Cockfighter (1974)
aka: Born to Kill
aka: Gamblin' Man
aka: Wild Drifter
10. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
11. Day of the Evil Gun (1968)
12. Dillinger (1973)
13. Down Periscope (1996)
14. Dream a Little Dream (1989)
15. Escape from New York (1981)
16. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
17. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
18. Fire Down Below (1997)
19. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
20. Fool for Love (1985)
21. For Better, for Worse (1974)
aka: Zandy's Bride
22. The Green Mile (1999)
23. Hero's Island (1962)
24. The Hostage (1967)
25. Hostages (1993)
26. Inland Empire (2006)
27. Kelly's Heroes (1970)
28. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
29. Man Trouble (1992)
30. The Man Who Cried (2000)
31. The Mighty (1998)
32. The Missouri Breaks (1976)
33. Mr. North (1988)
34. Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
35. One from the Heart (1982)
36. One Magic Christmas (1985)
37. Paris, Texas (1984)
38. The Pledge (2001)
39. Pork Chop Hill (1959)
40. Pretty in Pink (1986)
41. Private Benjamin (1980)
42. The Proud Rebel (1958)
43. Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
aka: Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers
44. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
45. The Rebel Rousers (1970)
46. Red Dawn (1984)
47. Renaldo and Clara (1978)
48. Repo Man (1984)
49. Ride in the Whirlwind (1965)
50. The Rose (1979)
51. She's So Lovely (1997)
52. Slam Dance (1987)
aka: Slamdance
53. Sonny (2002)
54. Stars and Bars (1988)
55. The Straight Story (1999)
56. Straight Time (1978)
57. A Time for Killing (1967)
aka: The Long Ride Home
58. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
59. Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
60. The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
61. Wild at Heart (1990)
62. Wise Blood (1979)
63. Young Doctors in Love (1982)
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