City Heat 1984  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Jane Alexander, Rip Torn, Madeline Kahn, Irene Cara, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Roundtree, William Sanderson
A cop (Burt Reynolds) and a detective (Clint Eastwood) pursue gangsters in this mediocre movie. The two have a few disputes, yet respect each other's abilities. Only fans of Reynolds and Eastwood will enjoy seeing their heroes in these roles. Story and screenwriting by Blake Edwards.
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D.C. Cab 1983  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Max Gail, Adam Baldwin, Mr. T, Charlie Barnett, Gary Busey, DeWayne Jessie, Irene Cara, Anne DeSalvo
Harold (Max Gail) owns a rundown taxi company whose cars are dilapidated and its drivers are out in left field. Then Albert (Adam Baldwin) arrives on the scene, and he tries to turn things around. But, it takes a kidnapping for the cabbies to heed Albert's advice.
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Fame 1980  R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean, Antonia Franceschi, Boyd Gaines, Anne Meara, Barry Miller, Debbie Allen, Joanna Merlin, Eddie Barth, Albert Hague, Tresa Hughes, Paul McCrane, Maureen Teefy, Jim Moody
This story focuses on students–Coco (Irene Cara), Doris (Maureen Teefy), Montgomery (Paul McCrane), Raul (Barry Miller), and Bruno (Lee Curreri)–at New York High School for the Performing Arts. From auditions through ensuing years at school, they cope with their teenage problems and keep up with academics in their own unique ways as they work through training that may lead to stardom. The film won Academy Awards for Best Musical Score and Song ("Fame").
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980  TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones, Meg Foster
This excellent TV drama recreates the tragedy where nearly 1000 cult followers of Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana. An excellent cast is headed by Powers Boothe who won an Emmy for his role as Jones.
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Happily Ever After 1990 G, 74 min.
Genre: Family
Director: John Howley
Cast: Edward Asner, Carol Channing, Irene Cara, Dom DeLuise, Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Michael Horton, Sally Kellerman, Malcolm McDowell, Tracey Ullman
Did you ever wonder what happened to Snow White and her Prince? Well, this follow-up tells of their trials and tribulations when the Wicked Queen's brother, Lord Malis, captures the prince, and Snow White is left to use her own wits in the forest. The film is saved only by the good voices.
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Sparkle 1976  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, Phillip Michael Thomas, Mary Alice, Dorian Harewood, DeWayne Jessie, Tony King, Joyce Easton, Armelia McQueen
Music is the highlight in this movie about three Harlem sisters who climb the ladder to success as rock singers in the 1950s.
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| 1. Certain Fury (1985)
2. City Heat (1984)
3. D.C. Cab (1983)
4. Fame (1980)
5. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
6. Happily Ever After (1990)
7. Sparkle (1976)
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