Boys on the Side 1995  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, Matthew McConaughey, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, James Remar, Estelle Parsons
A lesbian musician, Jane (Whoopi Goldberg), is not gaining show business fame in the Big Apple, so she answers Robin's (Mary-Louise Parker) ad for help on a car trip to San Diego. In Pittsburgh, they pick up Holly (Drew Barrymore) who is not only pregnant but has a REAL problem with the baby's father. The trio embarks on an unusual trip that culminates with twists and turns in Phoenix when Robin learns that she has AIDS.
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California Suite 1978  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Maggie Smith, Elaine May, Richard Pryor, Herb Edelman, Denise Galik, Gloria Gifford, Sheila Frazier, Kelly Harmon, David Sheehan, Michael Boyle
Based on Neil Simon's Broadway play, there are four stories about couples visiting a Beverly Hills Hotel. In this film version of the play, the stories are interwoven. First, divorced couple Bill and Hannah Warren (Alan Alda and Jane Fonda) rent a suite to talk to each other about the custody of their child. Then, Hollywood stars Sidney Cochran and Diana Barrie (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) use the suite while waiting for the Academy Awards and use sex to fill their time. In the next episode, Willis Panama and Chauncy Gump (Bill Cosby and Richard Prior) bring their families to the hotel for a great vacation that turns out to be anything but. Finally, Marvin Michaels' (Walter Matthau) wife Millie (Elaine May) catches him in the suite with a hooker, and he is placed in the impossible position of explaining his behavior. The cast is great, and the film is worth watching. Maggie Smith won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Footloose 1984  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Frances Lee McCain, Timothy Scott, Elizabeth Gorcey, Jim Youngs, Douglas Dirkson, Lynne Marta, Arthur Rosenberg, Alan Haufrect
This teenage musical is about Ren (Kevin Bacon) whose parents move from Chicago to a town where music and dancing are barred. His love interest is Lori (Dianne Wiest) who is the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) who supports the ban, and that results in a confrontation between Ren and The Reverend. The town council also becomes involved when Ren leads the town's teenagers in a revolt against laws abolishing rock & roll and dancing.
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The Goodbye Girl 1977  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict, Barbara Rhoades, Theresa Merritt, Michael Shawn, Nicol Williamson, Marilyn Sokol, Anita Dangler
Mismatched roommates are the result of Elliott Garfield's (Richard Dreyfuss) acquiescence to financially broke Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) and her daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings). After all, they are living in his apartment and have nowhere to move when he arrives on the scene. The story line is predictable as the characters fall in love, but the film is a typically good Neil Simon comedy. Richard Dreyfuss won an Oscar for Best Actor. Nominations were also received for Best Actress (Mason), Supporting Actress (Cummings), Picture, and Screenplay.
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969 G, 150 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave, George Baker, Sian Phillips, Michael Bryant, Alison Leggatt, Jeremy Lloyd, Clive Morton, Jack Hedley, Leo Britt, Patricia Hayes, Elspeth March, Jack May, Jenny Runacre
Arthur Chipping "Mr. Chips" (Peter O'Toole) is a professor at Brookfield Academy for Boys in England. He falls in love with music-hall singer Katherine Bridges (Petula Clark) and marries her. As Mrs. Chips, Katherine overcomes her past and warms the hearts of students. Later, she dies, but Mr. Chips continues his teaching career and becomes an icon. Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, and the film received a nomination for Best Musical Score.
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I Ought to Be in Pictures 1982 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ann - Margret, Dinah Manoff, Lance Guest, Lewis Smith, Martin Ferrero, David Faustino, Michael Dudikoff
After her father (Walter Matthau) leaves his Brooklyn family and moves to Los Angeles, 19-year-old Libby (Dinah Manoff) hitchhikes across country to join him. Once there, she finds him in poor physical shape from drinking, but her influence changes him.
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The Last of Sheila 1973 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: James Coburn, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch, Yvonne Romain
Celebrities gather on "Sheila," the yacht of a Hollywood producer (James Coburn), where they participate in a game that will reveal the hit-and-run driver who killed the producer's wife, Sheila.
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Max Dugan Returns 1983 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Marsha Mason, Jason Robards, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Broderick, Dody Goodman, Kiefer Sutherland, David Morse, Mari Gorman, Sal Viscuso, Billie Bird
This Neil Simon comedy does have its good moments, but it is not one of Simon's best. The plot revolves around a financially struggling and widowed schoolteacher Nora McPhee (Marsha Mason) whose ex-cop father, Max Dugan (Jason Robards), arrives at her home with a suitcase full of money with which he begins buying gifts.
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My Blue Heaven 1990 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack, Melanie Mayron, Carol Kane, Bill Irwin, William Hickey, Ed Lauter, Colleen Camp, Daniel Stern
Vinnie (Steve Martin) is part of the Witness Protection Program because of his pending testimony against the mob. FBI agent Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned the job of relocating Vinnie and keeping him out of trouble. This proves easier said than done. Goldie Hawn was the Executive Producer of this film.
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Nijinsky 1980 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne, Alan Badel, Colin Blakely, Jeremy Irons, Ronald Pickup, Ronald Lacey, Vernon Dobtcheff, Janet Suzman
This is a good film biography of the brilliant, early 20th-century ballet star, Vaslav Nijinsky (George De La Pena), and his involvement in a homosexual affair with the Ballet Russe's manager, Sergei Diaghilev (Alan Bates).
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Pennies from Heaven 1981 R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Christopher Walken, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin, John Karlen, Nancy Parsons, Will Hare
A songwriter and peddler (Steve Martin) endures a rather drab existence, but he lives out his fantasies through his song lyrics. Many song numbers are worked into the script to show the difference between Martin's dreary real life and his carefree dream world.
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Play It Again, Sam 1972 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy, Susan Anspach, Jennifer Salt, Viva, Mari Fletcher, Joy Bang, Michael Greene
After spending years with Allan (Woody Allen) who lives vicariously through the movies, his wife leaves him. His friends, Linda and Dick (Diane Keaton and Tony Roberts) strive to find him a new love interest. He finds one–Allan falls in love with Linda! The ghost of Bogart is Allan's coach through his tribulations.
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Protocol 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus, Andre Gregory, Gail Strickland, Cliff De Young, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Begley Jr., Kenneth Mars, Keith Szarabajka
Goldie Hawn plays a cocktail waitress propelled into the world of international diplomacy. Along the way, she changes from a brainless bimbo into a person with self-determination who knows where she is going.
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The Secret of My Success 1987 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne, Mercedes Ruehl, Christopher Murney, Gerry Bamman, Carol Ann Susi
A young man (Michael J. Fox) heads for the Big Apple with lots of dreams and ambition. Once he gets there, reality hits him head on with a menial job and squalid apartment. Not discouraged, he continues to look for that big break.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, Jeremy Kemp, Charles Gray, Georgia Brown, Regine, Anna Quayle, Jill Townsend, Alison Leggatt, John Bird
Doctor Watson (Robert Duvall) is very concerned about his friend Sherlock Holmes' (Nicol Williamson) cocaine addiction and suggests that he consult with Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During their meetings, the criminologist and psychologist join forces and become involved in solving the mystery behind the kidnapping of one of Freud's former patients, Lola Devereaux (Vanessa Redgrave).
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 Steel Magnolias 1989  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner
Strong women take care of their weak men in this film about the Southern way of life. Taken from Robert Harling's play, this is a warm-hearted, humorous, and sympathetic look at high and low points of women who see each other regularly at Truvy Jones' (Dolly Parton) beauty salon in a Louisiana town. The story involves M'Lynn (Sally Field), how she deals with her daughter Shelby's (Julia Roberts) failing health, and the relationships among the women–among them are nasty gossip Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and recently widowed Clairee (Olympia Dukakis)–she sees regularly at the beauty shop. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Sunshine Boys 1975 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith, Howard Hesseman, F. Murray Abraham, James Cranna, Ron Rifkin, Jennifer Lee, Fritz Feld
In this is a fine film adaptation of the Neil Simon Broadway hit, the story revolves around two feuding ex-vaudeville stars who try for a comeback through a television special. George Burns was awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Walter Matthau was nominated for Best Actor.
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T.R. Baskin 1971 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan, Marcia Rodd, Erin O'Reilly, Howard Platt, William Wise, Jane Alderman, Fawne Harriman, Hope Hommersand
T.R. Baskin (Candice Bergen) moves to Chicago where she plans a successful career but runs into problems in both her social and professional life.
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True Colors 1991 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs, Mandy Patinkin, Richard Widmark, Dina Merrill, Philip Bosco, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Brad Sullivan, Antonia Rey
The apparent void of political morality in the 1980s is shown through the lives of two college classmates (John Cusack and James Spader). Each comes from a different background and each has separate means and aims in life.
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The Turning Point 1977 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Tom Skerritt, Alexandra Danilova, Anthony Zerbe, James Crittenden, Marshall Thompson
This very good story is about two mature women, Emma (Anne Bancroft) and Deedee (Shirley MacLaine), who have chosen different paths at turning points in their lives. One took career over family, while the other woman sacrificed fame for love and a family. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but won none. The nominations included: Best Picture, Actress (two nominations), Director, Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne).
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Undercover Blues 1993 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Larry Miller, Tom Arnold, Park Overall, Ralph Brown, Obba Babatunde, Marshall Bell
Ex-CIA agents Jane and Jeff Blue (Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid), with baby in tow, go about their job tracking down criminal elements–never mind that they are retired from the CIA, there are nuclear weapons and thugs who must be eliminated from society.
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| 1. Boys on the Side (1995)
2. California Suite (1978)
3. Footloose (1984)
4. Funny Lady (1975)
5. The Goodbye Girl (1977)
6. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
7. I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
8. The Last of Sheila (1973)
9. Max Dugan Returns (1983)
10. My Blue Heaven (1990)
11. Nijinsky (1980)
12. The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
13. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
14. Play It Again, Sam (1972)
15. Protocol (1984)
16. The Secret of My Success (1987)
17. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
18. Steel Magnolias (1989)
19. The Sunshine Boys (1975)
20. T.R. Baskin (1971)
21. True Colors (1991)
22. The Turning Point (1977)
23. Undercover Blues (1993)
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