The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Ralph Bellamy, Karen Morrow, Howard Platt, Buzz Aldrin, John Friedrich, Kelly Ward
This made-for-TV film is based on the true story of a boy (John Travolta) who was born without an immune system and was confined to a plastic bubble. His story (through his teens) includes his life-or-death decision when he falls in love.
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The Cat from Outer Space 1978 G, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Norman Tokar
Cast: Sandy Duncan, Ken Berry, Hans Conried, McLean Stevenson, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall, Ronnie Schell, Jesse White, Alan Young, James Hampton, Howard Platt, William Prince, Ralph Manza, Tom Pedi
This Disney film is about an extra-terrestrial cat named Jake who inadvertently lands and becomes stranded on Earth. Two scientists (Sandy Duncan and Ken Barry) help the feline return to its home but not before the cat has numerous adventures here on planet Earth.
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The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday 1976  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Elizabeth Ashley, Kay Lenz, Strother Martin, Sylvia Miles, Howard Platt
A bizarre group of misfits plot to get rich quick while two of their members, Sam (Lee Marvin) and prostitute Thursday (Kay Lenz), fall in love.
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The Lucky Ones 2008 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young, Howard Platt, John Heard, Arden Myrin, Coby Goss, Vis Brown, Spencer Garrett, Katie Korby, Katherine LaNasa, Conner&William Manning, Glen Allen Pruett
Sgt. Fred Cheaver (Tim Robbins), Sgt. "T.K." Poole (Michael Pena), and Pvt. Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams) are "the lucky ones" because they made it through Iraq alive and are headed home. When they get stranded at JFK Airport, the relative strangers (they just met on their incoming flight) rent the last available car and set out on a short trip that turns into a much longer one across country. They encounter more than a few problems along the way but end up with a newly found friendship among the three.
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Prime Cut 1972  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Angel Tompkins, Gregory Walcott, Sissy Spacek, Janit Baldwin, William Morey, Howard Platt, Eddie Egan
This film, Sissy Spacek's debut, is the gruesome story about Chicago gangsters who have their own methods of keeping Kansas City cattlemen in line.
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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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| 1. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
2. The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
3. The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976)
4. The Lucky Ones (2008)
5. Prime Cut (1972)
6. T.R. Baskin (1971)
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