2B Perfectly Honest 2004   R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Randel Cole
Cast: Adam Trese, Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Aida Turturro, Robert Vaughn, Hayley Mills, Mark Margolis, Kathleen Chalfant, Rick Washburn, Bruce MacVittie, Paul Lazar
When social climber Frank's (Adam Trese) ad agency, that he owns with Josh (Andrew McCarthy), fails, he moves back home with parents Nick and Terri (Robert Vaughn and Hayley Mills). Frank sets out to regain his stature, but roadblocks lie ahead. 1 User Review
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| | jcpjackie@comcast.net 02/24/2007 | | OVER THE YEARS I FIND THAT NO MATTER WHAT ANDREW MCCARTHY IS A PART OF IN HIS ACTING CAREER, HE IS A JOY TO WATCH, HE'S AN OUTSTANDING ACTOR. I WISH I COULD SEE AND HEAR MORE OF HIM. HOPE HE'S DOING WELL. |
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Appointment with Death 1988  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, David Soul, Nicholas Guest, John Terlesky
Peter Ustinov stars in this Agatha Christie murder mystery about the murder of a woman in Palestine in 1937.
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story 2009  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeff Sherman
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Lesley Ann Warren, Julie Andrews, Debbie Reynolds, Ben Stiller, Jon Turteltaub, Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams, Hayley Mills, Leonard Maltin, John Landis, Karen Dotrice, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
The Academy-Award team of brothers Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman wrote the songs "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "It's a Small World," "Chim Chim Cher-ee," and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"–which were among their collaborations. While their songs were loved, the brothers did not get along, and their rift led to their sons not even knowing that they had family members living nearby. Their sons, Gregory and Jeff, made this documentary that tells the story of Robert and Richard's unique relationship that, despite their estrangement, produced cherished, classic music.
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Endless Night 1971 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Agatha Christie's Endless Night
Director: Sidney Gilliat
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, George Sanders, Per Oscarsson, Lois Maxwell, Peter Bowles, Walter Gotell, Helen Horton, Robert Keegan, Aubrey Richards, David Healy, David Bauer, Ann Way
Based on an Agatha Christie novel that is different from her usual hero/heroine sleuth, this unusual psychological thriller begins with Michael (Hywel Bennett) pining over a beautiful estate that he would never be able to afford. Now working as a chauffer, he meets a beautiful young American, Ellie (Hayley Mills), who is vacationing in England. They hit it off, and when he finds that she is one of America's richest people, he convinces her to buy the estate. They also fall in love and move into their new home. All is happy for the couple until strange things begin to happen, and friends, relatives, and neighbors continue to pop up. Where this all leads is not revealed until late in the film.
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The Family Way 1966  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, John Mills, Marjorie Rhodes, Avril Angers, John Comer, Wilfred Pickles, Barry Foster, Liz Fraser, Andrew Bradford, Thorley Walters, Colin Gordon, Robin Parkinson, Harry Locke
Shy newly-weds Jenny (Hayley Mills) and Arthur (Hywel Bennett) encounter more than a few problems living their first few weeks of marriage at the home of Arthur's parents, Ezra and Lucy (John Mills and Marjorie Rhodes). Between interference from friends, neighbors, and family, does this couple have a chance?
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The Flame Trees of Thika 1981  TV, 355 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird, Nicholas Jones, Sharon Maughan, Ben Cross, William Morgan Sheppard, David Bradley, John Nettleton, Carol MacReady, Paul Onsongo, Tony Osoba
Based on Elspeth Huxley's book, this made-for-TV miniseries relates the joys and struggles of young Elspeth Grant (Holly Aird) and her parents–Tilly and Robin (Hayley Mills and David Robb)–as they begin work on a Kenya coffee plantation in 1913.
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In Search of the Castaways 1962 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr., Antonio Cifariello, Wilfrid Brambell, Jack Gwillim, Ronald Fraser, Norman Bird, Keith Hamshere, Inia Te Wiata, George Murcell, Mark Dignam, Michael Wynne
Based on Jules Verne's novel, this Disney film is about French scientist Jacques Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) who finds a note in a bottle that tells the location of long-missing Captain Grant (Jack Gwillim). Paganel and Grant's children, Mary and Robert (Hayley Mills and Keith Hamshere), set out on an adventure to South America in search of the missing sea captain. They encounter an avalanche, floods, wild animals, and a volcano while searching South America–only to find that they should be in Australia instead of South America. With help from former crew member Bill Gaye (Wilfrid Brambell), the children and Paganel finally accomplish their goal and find the missing captain.
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The Moon-Spinners 1964 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Mystery
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Peter McEnery, Joan Greenwood, Irene Papas, Pola Negri, Paul Stassino, John Le Mesurier, Andre Morell, Tutte Lemkow
This is a mystery film for children from the Disney Studios. Nickie Ferris (Hayley Mills) and Aunt Frances (Joan Greenwood) are visiting Crete and become involved in helping a man who is innocently involved in a jewel theft.
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 The Parent Trap 1961 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Family
Director: David Swift
Cast: Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Leo G. Carroll, Joanna Barnes, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ruth McDevitt, Nancy Kulp
Twins Sharon and Susan (both played by Hayley Mills) meet at camp, learn they are sisters, and plot to reunite their divorced parents in this popular Disney film. There were three sequels in the 1980s as well as a remake in 1998.
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Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Mollie Miller
Cast: Hayley Mills, Barry Bostwick, John M. Jackson, Leanne Creel, Monica Creel, Joy Creel, Jayne Meadows, Sasha Mitchell, Glenn Shadix
Once more Hayley Mills plays twin sisters, Sharon and Susan, in this film set amidst a Hawaiian honeymoon.
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Parent Trap III 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Mollie Miller
Cast: Hayley Mills, Barry Bostwick, Ray Baker, Patricia Richardson, Joy Creel, Leanne Creel, Monica Creel, Nancy Fish, Christopher Gartin, Richard Coca
This sequel again features Hayley Mills as twin sisters–this time they compete for the affections of a widower (Barry Bostwick) who happens to be the father of triplets. There is still one sequel to go.
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Pollyanna 1960 N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Family
Director: David Swift
Cast: Jane Wyman, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Hayley Mills, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, Agnes Moorehead, Kevin Corcoran, James Drury
In this Disney remake of the 1920 film, Hayley Mills plays the role of a young orphan who goes to live with her Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman) and brings happiness to all she touches. Remade (for TV as "Polly") in 1989 and again in 2003.
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Summer Magic 1963 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: James Neilson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire, Deborah Walley, Eddie Hodges, Una Merkel, Darren McGavin, Michael J. Pollard, Peter Brown, James Stacy
In this Disney remake of "Mother Carey's Chickens," widow Margaret Carey (Dorothy McGuire) moves to Maine with her children in hopes of building a new life. 1 User Review
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 That Darn Cat 1965 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine, Roddy McDowall, Neville Brand, Elsa Lanchester, William Demarest, Frank Gorshin, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Richard Eastham, Grayson Hall, Tom Lowell, Iris Adrian, Liam Sullivan
In this Disney film Siamese cat D.C. (Darn Cat) ends up in the middle of an FBI investigation and leads to solving a kidnapping case. D.C. is allowed into the home used by bank robbers Iggy and Dan (Frank Gorshin and Neville Brand) who are holding bank teller Margaret Miller (Grayson Hall) hostage. Margaret etches the word "Help" on her watch and then attaches it to D.C.'s neck. When D.C. arrives home to his owners Patti and Ingrid Randall (Hayley Mills and Dorothy Provine), Patti discovers the watch and calls the F.B.I. When agent Zeke (Dean Jones) arrives at their home, they decide to tail D.C., believing that he will lead them to the robbers and hostage Margaret. Zeke, Patti, neighbors, and friends join in the hunt and provide good slapstick comedy along the way.
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A Troll in Central Park 1993 G, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Hayley Mills, Jonathan Pryce, Charles Nelson Reilly
In this animated film, matters get rough for Stanley (voice of Dom DeLuise), a good troll in a land ruled by the evil queen (voice of Cloris Leachman) who expects all trolls to be mean. After growing too many flowers (that ruin the barren land), Stanley is banished to New York, where he lands in Central Park. When Stanley befriends two human children, the Queen heads to NYC to take care of the situation of Stanley's niceness to humans.
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The Trouble with Angels 1966 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ida Lupino
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Binnie Barnes, Camilla Sparv, Mary Wickes, Marge Redmond, Dolores Sutton, June Harding, Hayley Mills, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jim Hutton
Two students–Mary Clancy (Hayley Mills) and Rachel Devery (June Harding)–at St. Francis Academy for Girls have their own ideas of how to enjoy boarding school. This leads to more than one admonishment from the Mother Superior (Rosalind Russell). Followed by "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows."
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Twisted Nerve 1968 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Roy Boulting
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Phyllis Calvert, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Salmaan Peerzada, Thorley Walters, Christian Roberts, Timothy West, Gretchen Franklin, Clifford Cox, Robin Parkinson, Russell Napier, Mollie Maureen
Martin (Hywel Bennett) is 21 years old, but when he suffers from stress, Martin takes on the personality of a six-year-old "Georgie." After Martin is caught stealing a toy duck to give to his mongoloid brother, Susan (Hayley Mills) talks the store manager out of pressing charges. When his stepfather (Frank Finlay) hears of the incident, he throws Martin out of the house, and "Georgie" moves into the boarding house of Susan's mother (Billie Whitelaw). Murders ensue when Martin kills his stepfather and then Susan's mother as his solution to problems in his life.
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| 1. 2B Perfectly Honest (2004)
2. Appointment with Death (1988)
3. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
4. Endless Night (1971)
aka: Agatha Christie's Endless Night
5. The Family Way (1966)
6. The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
7. In Search of the Castaways (1962)
8. The Moon-Spinners (1964)
9. The Parent Trap (1961)
10. Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
11. Parent Trap II (1986)
12. Parent Trap III (1989)
13. Pollyanna (1960)
14. Summer Magic (1963)
15. That Darn Cat (1965)
16. A Troll in Central Park (1993)
17. The Trouble with Angels (1966)
18. Twisted Nerve (1968)
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