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Atlantic City   1980     3 stars    R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Louis Malle  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Angus MacInnes, Moses Znaimer, Sean Sullivan, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande

  Struggling, Atlantic City casino worker Sally (Susan Sarandon) becomes a partner with aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) in a plot to make some easy money through the selling of drugs. Big problems arise when her estranged husband (Robert Joy) is killed, and the Mafia targets Sally. Lou steps in and saves Sally and, at the same time, proves to himself that he still has gangster skills. The film was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Lancaster), Actress (Sarandon), and Director.



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Burt Lancaster Lou Pascal
Susan Sarandon Sally Matthews
Kate Reid Grace Pinza
Michel Piccoli Joseph
Hollis McLaren Chrissie
Robert Joy Dave Matthews
Al Waxman Alfie
Robert Goulet Singer in Hospital
Wallace Shawn Waiter
Angus MacInnes Vinnie
Moses Znaimer Felix
Sean Sullivan Buddy
Harvey Atkin Bus Driver
Norma Dell'Agnese Jeanne
Louis Del Grande Mr. Shapiro

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Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!   1989     2 stars  User Rating      PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Jean-Claude Lord  
Cast: Michael Pare, Marina Orsini, Bernie Coulson, Matthew Laurance, Michael Rhoades, Anthony Sherwood, Mark Holmes, David Matheson, Paul Markle, Kate Lynch, Harvey Atkin, Vlasta Vrana, Larry King, Bo Diddley, Michael "Tunes" Antunes

  In this sequel to the original film ("Eddie and the Cruisers"), Eddie (Michael Pare), who was thought to have died in a car wreck, turns up alive and well in Montreal where he is using a new identity, "Joe West." "Eddie and the Cruisers" was a hot band in the 1960s, and now his old recording company plans to make a fortune on "Eddie and the Cruisers" lost tapes from that era. The songs that were recorded in the 1960s are finally released in an album, and it is a big hit. This encourages Eddie, under his alias of Joe West, to start a new band and go on the road, but keeping his real identity a secret might prove difficult. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band provide the music for this film.



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Michael Pare Eddie Wilson/Joe West
Marina Orsini Diane Armani
Bernie Coulson Rick DeSal
Matthew Laurance Sal Amato
Michael Rhoades Dave Pagent
Anthony Sherwood Hilton Overstreet
Mark Holmes Quinn Quinley
David Matheson Stewart Fairbanks
Paul Markle Charlie Tansey
Kate Lynch Lyndsay
Harvey Atkin Lew Eisen
Vlasta Vrana Frank
Larry King TV Talk Show Host
Bo Diddley Legendary Guitarist
Michael "Tunes" Antunes Wendall Newton
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Poster Art From art.comHeavy Metal   1981     2 and a half stars    R, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Gerald Potterton, Jimmy T. Murakami  
Cast: John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, Richard Romanus, John Vernon, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Al Waxman, Harvey Atkin, Marilyn Lightstone, August Schellenberg

  This animated film is based on the magazine, "Heavy Metal." The plot involves a series of adventures in which everyday people enter the realm of the Lochmnar–a fluorescent green ball that embodies evil.


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The Incubus   1982     bomb    R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Hough  
Cast: John Cassavetes, John Ireland, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes, Erin Flannery, Duncan McIntosh, Harvey Atkin

  Sex murders performed by an evil being in Wisconsin are the focus of this poor horror film that does NOT represent the best in moviemaking.


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Love and Death on Long Island   1997     3 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Kwietniowski  
Cast: John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Maury Chaykin, Gawn Grainger, Elizabeth Quinn, Harvey Atkin, Linda Busby, Bill Leadbitter

  Giles De'Ath (John Hurt) views a film starring Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestley) and falls in love with the actor and obsessively adores everything about him.

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Poster Art From art.comMeatballs   1979     2 and a half stars    PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman  
Cast: Bill Murray, Kate Lynch, Chris Makepeace, Harvey Atkin, Kristine DeBell, Russ Banham, Sarah Torgov, Jack Blum, Matt Craven, Keith Knight

  A summer camp is filled with action when the head counselor (Bill Murray) tries to whip the new crop of counselors into line. This film works and is funny throughout. There are sequels.


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Visiting Hours   1982     1 star    R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Fright
Get Well Soon

Director: Jean-Claude Lord  
Cast: Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner, Harvey Atkin, Helen Hughes

  A psychopath (Michael Ironside) attacks but fails to murder a TV newswoman (Lee Grant). The failure simply stirs his warped mind to find another way to get at his wounded victim.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. Atlantic City (1980)
2. Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)
3. Heavy Metal (1981)
4. The Incubus (1982)
5. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
6. Meatballs (1979)
7. Visiting Hours (1982)
   aka: The Fright
   aka: Get Well Soon


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