Basil 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Radha Bharadwaj
Cast: Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Jack Wild, Derek Jacobi, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Christopher Owen
Basil (Jared Leto) is a young, British aristocrat around 1900 who has spent his short life being chastised by an overbearing father and coddled by his doting mother. Now an Oxford student, Basil meets a commoner, John Mannion (Christian Slater), who introduces him to the beautiful, but selfish, Julia Sherwin (Claire Forlani). Trouble looms.
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 Oliver! 1968  G, 146 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild, Hugh Griffith, Joseph O'Conor, Leonard Rossiter, Megs Jenkins, Peggy Mount, Hylda Baker, Kenneth Cranham, Sheila White, Wensley Pithey
This film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director and is an excellent production of Charles Dickens' story set to music. The plot involves the orphan Oliver Twist (Mark Lester) who is befriended by the Artful Dodger (Jack Wild) and joins a gang of thieves led by Fagan (Ron Moody). Despite his circumstances, Oliver does find friends and a "family" within the gang. Popular songs include "As Long as He Needs Me" and "Consider Yourself." A total of six Oscars were received, and there were six other nominations, including Best Actor (Ron Moody) and Supporting Actor (Jack Wild).
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The Pied Piper 1972  G, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Donovan, John Hurt, Michael Hordern, Jack Wild, Roy Kinnear, Peter Vaughan, Diana Dors, Cathryn Harrison, Keith Buckley, Roger Hammond, Peter Eyre, Hamilton Dyce, Andre Van Gyseghem, John Falconer
This is a chilling version of the Grimm Brothers' story about the mysterious piper (Donovan) who is hired to rid the squalid town of Hamelin of rats in the 14th century. When payment is not made, he leads the children out of town. Despite its 1972 "G" rating, this movie is not for children.
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Pufnstuf 1970  G, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Cast: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye, Mama Cass Elliot, Billy Barty, Roberto Gamonet, Sharon Baird, Johnny Silver, Andy Ratoucheff, Felix Silla, Joy Campbell, Jane Dulo, Jan Davis, Angelo Rossitto, Allison McKay
This film version of the Saturday morning kids' TV show features many of the same players. In this story, Jimmy (Jack Wild) takes his magic flute to a land where plants and animals can speak, and he meets the good dragon Pufnstuf (Roberto Gamonet). All goes well–until the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) steals Jimmy's flute so that she will be named "Witch of the Year" at the Witches Convention. Jimmy, Pufnstuf, and friends must now retrieve the flute from Witchiepoo's enchanted castle.
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 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Sean Connery, Brian Blessed, Michael Wincott, Michael McShane, Geraldine McEwan, Nick Brimble, Soo Drouet, Daniel Newman, Jack Wild, Walter Sparrow
"Robin Hood," the story loved by young and old, is retold in this romantic epic about the rogue who robs the rich and gives to the poor. Kevin Costner takes on th role of Robin Hood who joins forces with Little John (Nick Brimble) and his band of thieves to combat the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman)–and Robin still finds time for romance with Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio).
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| 1. Basil (1998)
2. Oliver! (1968)
3. The Pied Piper (1972)
4. Pufnstuf (1970)
5. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
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