 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Paul Morrissey
Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Denholm Elliott, Dana Gillespie, Terry-Thomas, Joan Greenwood, Spike Milligan, Jessie Matthews, Roy Kinnear, Henry Woolf, Josephine Tewson, Max Wall, Prunilla Scales, Lucy Griffiths, Kenneth Williams
In this satire on the Arthur Conan Doyle story, Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cook) and Dr. Watson (Dudley Moore) encounter Dr. Mortimer (Terry-Thomas) who tells them about a curse on the male Baskerville family heirs. Dr. Watson arrives at Baskerville Hall to investigate and stays with the heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Kenneth Williams), while Holmes searches for a way to relieve his tensions. Meanwhile, Watson looks for clues, but it will be Holmes who finally solves the case.
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Eric Idle, Gary Weis
Cast: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes, Michael Palin, George Harrison, Bianca Jagger, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Gwen Taylor, Henry Woolf, Ron Wood, Terence Bayler
Monty Pythoner Eric Idle's parody of the Beatles phenomenon is brilliant and a must for fans. The mockumentary follows the The Rutles–-Dirk (Eric Idle), Barry (John Halsey), Stig, (Ricky Fataar), and Nasty (Neil Innes)–a Beatles-like group as they rise to success from their early days in Liverpool to worldwide fame. Songs include "Hold My Hand," 'Love Life," "Get Up and Go," "Yellow Submarine Sandwich," and many more.
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Superman III 1983  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, Jackie Cooper, Pamela Stephenson, Gavan O'Herlihy, Nancy Roberts, Graham Stark, Gordon Rollings, Henry Woolf, Peter Wear
Computer genius Gus Gorman (Richard Pryor) is used by Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn) who is planning to take over the world. The plans include toying with a weather satellite to ruin the coffee bean trade in Columbia and a synthetic form of Kryptonite to turn Clark Kent and Superman (Christopher Reeve) into two personalities.
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| 1. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
2. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
3. Superman III (1983)
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