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Africa: The Serengeti   1995     3 and a half stars    N/R, 40 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Casey  
Cast: James Earl Jones

  Africa's real grandeur of untamed life in the wilds of the Serengeti is brought to the screen in gigantic IMAX dimensions.


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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold   1987     bomb    PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Gary Nelson  
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones, Henry Silva, Robert Donner, Doghmi Larbi, Martin Rabbett

  In this follow-up to "King Solomon's Mines," Richard Chamberlain plays Allan Quatermain who sets off with his fiancee, Jesse Huston (Sharon Stone), in search of his brother, Robeson (Martin Rabbett).


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Alone   1997     3 stars    R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
Director: Horton Foote  
Cast: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Cooper, Shelley Duvall, Hallie Foote, Frederic Forrest, Roxanne Hart, Piper Laurie, Rex Linn

  Farm owner John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is an elderly widower who gives his poor relatives hope for their financial future when they join in the effort to strike oil on the family homestead.


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The Ambulance   1990     2 stars    R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen  
Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Red Buttons, Laurene Landon, Jim Dixon, Jill Gatsby

  Innocent people are disappearing in New York City and something must be done. Not a great entry in Director Cohen's repertoire.

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The Annihilation of Fish   1999     2 and a half stars    R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Burnett  
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Ronald F. Hoiseck

  Rejected by society, Poinsettia (Lynn Redgrave) and Fish (James Earl Jones) are currently residing in Mrs. Muldroone's (Margot Kidder) California boarding house. Love blooms between Poinsettia and Fish while Mrs. Muldroone has her own issues to deal with.



Cast
Lynn Redgrave Poinsettia
James Earl Jones Fish
Margot Kidder Mrs. Muldroone
Ronald F. Hoiseck Reno Minister
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The Atlanta Child Murders   1985     3 stars  User Rating      TV, 245 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman  
Cast: Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Martin Sheen, Rip Torn, Morgan Freeman, Lynne Moody, Ruby Dee, Paul Benjamin, Bill Paxton, Gloria Foster

  This excellent docudrama relates events leading to the 1982 trial and conviction of Wayne Williams for the killing of black children in Atlanta.    1 User Review




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The Best of the Best   1989     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Radler  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Eric Roberts, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee, John P. Ryan, John Dye, David Agresta, Tom Everett, Louise Fletcher, Chris Penn, Edan Gross, Simon Rhee, Kane Hodder

  U.S. martial arts team members must face an extremely good Korean team. Coach Couzo (James Earl Jones), and trainer Wade (Sally Kirkland) teach them that "winning is always." The climax comes when they meet the Koreans for the match of their lifetimes.

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The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings   1976     3 stars    PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Badham  
Cast: Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Rico Dawson, Stan Shaw, Jophery Brown, Leon Wagner, Tony Burton, Sam Briston, DeWayne Jessie

  A 1930s' baseball team defects from its all-Black league and sets off into the country challenging–and winning against–local White teams.


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Blood Tide   1982     1 star    R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Red Tide
Bloodtide
Demon Lake
Director: Richard Jeffries  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jose Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, Deborah Shelton, Lydia Cornell, Sofia Seirli, Despina Tomazani, Annabel Schofield, Rania Photiou, Spyros Papafrantzis, Irini Tripkou

  While treasure hunting on a Greek island, Frye (James Earl Jones) unleashes a sea monster that terrorizes the residents, killing all in its path. Nereus (Jose Ferrer) has been studying the monster and knows of one way the natives can deal with it: sacrifice a virgin. Will the enticing Madeline Grice (Deborah Shelton) fill that role? Nice photography, good cast, not-so-good movie.



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James Earl Jones Frye
Jose Ferrer Nereus
Lila Kedrova Sister Anna
Mary Louise Weller Sherry Grice
Martin Kove Neil Grice
Deborah Shelton Madeline Grice
Lydia Cornell Barbara
Sofia Seirli Sister Elena
Despina Tomazani Lethe's Mother
Annabel Schofield Vikki
Rania Photiou Lethe
Spyros Papafrantzis Dionysis
Irini Tripkou Virgin

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The Bushido Blade   1980     2 and a half stars    R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
Director: Tom Kotani  
Cast: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross, Laura Gemser, Mike Starr

  It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action.


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By Dawn's Early Light   1990     2 and a half stars    TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Sholder  
Cast: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin, Rip Torn, Peter MacNicol, Jeffrey DeMunn, Kieran Mulroney, Nicolas Coster

  The Soviets think the United States has launched a nuclear attack, and they quickly strike back. It was all a mistake; but is it too late to correct it?

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning   1997     2 stars    PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sean McNamara  
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Lori Loughlin, Rodney Dangerfield, Michael McKean, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Edie McClurg, Richard Moll, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Foley, Pauly Shore

  Ten-year-old loner Chris Carson (Brendon Ryan Barrett) meets Casper and introduces him to Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso in this film that is definitely geared toward young children.


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City Limits   1985     bomb    PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Aaron Lipstadt  
Cast: Darrell Larson, John Stockwell, Kim Cattrall, Rae Dawn Chong, John Diehl, Don Keith Opper, James Earl Jones, Robby Benson, Danny De La Paz, Norbert Weisser

  The world has been devastated by a plague and is now victimized by roving gangs on motorbikes. This sequel to "Android" is narrated by James Earl Jones.


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Claudine   1974     2 and a half stars    PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry  
Cast: Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Stefan Gierasch, Art Evans

  Diahann Carroll was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as a single mother with six kids who tries to survive in the inner-city and must decide whether her boyfriend, Roop (James Earl Jones), is the one she really wants to spend her life with.


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Clean Slate   1994     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mick Jackson  
Cast: Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones, Kevin Pollak, Michael Gambon, Michael Murphy, Olivia d'Abo, Gailard Sartain

  This crime fighting comedy involves the exploits of Detective Pogue (Dana Carvey) who cannot retain his memory after falling asleep. He is assisted by his dog, presenting its own unique set of problems.


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Poster Art From art.comClear and Present Danger   1994     3 stars    PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce  
Cast: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones, Donald Moffat, Harris Yulin, Joaquim de Almeida, Dean Jones, Thora Birch, Hope Lange, Henry Czerny, Miguel Sandoval, Benjamin Bratt, Raymond Cruz, Ann Magnuson

  In the United States, the President is given the power to order military might only in the case of "clear and present danger" to the national security. This is the reasoning behind President Edward Bennett (Donald Moffat) ordering Special Forces into Colombia to break up a drug cartel. Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is the President's intelligence deputy who leads the covert military attack. Intrigue and action prevail from beginning to end.



Cast
Harrison Ford Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe CIA Field Contractor Clark
Anne Archer Dr. Cathy Ryan
James Earl Jones Admiral James Greer
Donald Moffat U.S. Pres. Edward Bennett
Harris Yulin Security Advisor James Cutter
Joaquim de Almeida Felix Cortez
Dean Jones Judge Moore
Thora Birch Sally Ryan
Hope Lange Senator Mao
Henry Czerny CIA Dep. Dir. Robert Ritter
Miguel Sandoval Ernesto Escobedo
Benjamin Bratt Captain Ramirez
Raymond Cruz Chavez
Ann Magnuson Moira Wolfson

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The Comedians   1967     1 and a half stars    N/R, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Glenville  
Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Lillian Gish, Paul Ford, Roscoe Lee Browne, Raymond St. Jacques, Cicely Tyson

  Political violence in Haiti under Papa Doc Duvalier is the undercurrent of this film. The story involves an affair between a hotel owner (Richard Burton) and the wife (Elizabeth Taylor) of a South American diplomat (Peter Ustinov).

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Poster Art From art.comComing to America   1988     2 and a half stars    R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Landis  
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Calvin Lockhart, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway

  Another Eddie Murphy vehicle, but this time he stars as pampered, African Prince Akeem who, against his family's wishes, is trying to find a bride in New York City. Arsenio Hall costars as his buddy Semmi. Akeem and Semmi assume false identities as Akeem tries to find a woman who will not fall for him simply because he is a prince. They get jobs at Cleo McDowell's (John Amos) food emporium, and romance blossoms between Akeem and Cleo's daughter Lisa (Shari Headley). But now, Akeem's parents (James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair) arrive on the scene prepared to take Akeem home to Africa. Eddie and Arsenio take on several other roles in addition to their primary ones. Good fun.



Cast
Eddie Murphy Prince Akeem/others
Arsenio Hall Semmi/others
James Earl Jones King Jaffe Joffer
John Amos Cleo McDowell
Madge Sinclair Queen Aoleon
Calvin Lockhart Colonel Izzi
Don Ameche Mortimer Duke
Ralph Bellamy Randolph Duke
Cuba Gooding Jr. Boy Getting Haircut
Samuel L. Jackson Hold-Up Man
Shari Headley Lisa McDowell
Paul Bates Oha
Eriq La Salle Darryl Jenks
Frankie Faison Landlord
Vanessa Bell Calloway Imani Izzi

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Conan the Barbarian   1982     3 stars    R, 130 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Milius  
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Max von Sydow, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gaviola, Gerry Lopez, Mako, William Smith

  Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfect as Conan, a warrior bent on revenge for the murder of his folks by an evil slave lord. With Subotai the Mongol and Valeria, Queen of Thieves, he battles the slave-priest guardians of the Mountain of Power before the final confrontation with Thulsa Doom.


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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil   1994     2 stars    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gilbert Cates  
Cast: Jason Bateman, James Wilder, James Earl Jones, William Converse-Roberts, Arye Gross, Gloria Reuben, Melinda Dillon, Rex Linn, Ari Meyers, Basil Wallace

  It is Christmas Eve and a policeman is murdered. In this made-for-TV film based on a real-life incident, two men come forward to confess to the slaying. One has a criminal background and the other is a college student with no criminal record; both confessions hang together well. So-so fare despite the good work of James Earl Jones as a defense attorney.

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Convicts   1991     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Masterson  
Cast: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones, Starletta DuPois, Carlin Glynn, Gary Swanson, Mel Winkler, Calvin Levels

  Adapted from Horton Foote's play, this film is about young Horace Robedaux (Lukas Haas) and his lesson learned about injustice in the early 1900s' South as taught to him by Soll Gautier, a senile plantation-owner who uses Black convicts for back-breaking field labor. This film and "On Valentine's Day" are prequels to "1918."


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Cry, the Beloved Country   1995     2 and a half stars    PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Darrell James Roodt  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Leleti Khumalo, Charles S. Dutton, Eric Miyeni, Tsholofelo Wechoemang, Dolly Rathebe, Ramalao Makhene, Jack Robinson, John Whiteley, Jennifer Steyn

  Apartheid in South Africa is the subject of this film based on Alan Paton's novel. Two fathers, Reverend Stephen Kumalo (James Earl Jones) and a racist landowner James Jarvis (Richard Harris), deal with tragedy and find some common ground.

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Deadly Hero   1976     1 and a half stars    R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy  
Cast: Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, George S. Irving, Treat Williams, Charles Siebert, Josh Mostel, Conchata Ferrell, Hank Garrett, Dick Anthony Williams, Mel Berger, Ron Weyand

  After Sally (Diahn Williams) is saved during an assault, she accuses her rescuer, Lacey (Don Murray), of terrorizing her.

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...   1964     4 stars    PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kubrick  
Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, James Earl Jones, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, Tracy Reed, Shane Rimmer, Jack Creley, Glenn Beck, Frank Berry, Gordon Tanner, Robert O'Neil, Roy Stephens

  [Full Title: "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb."] Peter Sellers plays three roles (U.S. President, British officer, and nuclear scientist) in this farce about dropping the nuclear bomb. Slim Pickens plays Major T.J. "King" Kong, a U.S. pilot flying his bomber loaded with nuclear weapons when he receives orders to attack the Soviet Union. The other planes are recalled or shot down, but Kong evades the missiles shot at him and completes his mission in a very unique way. This movie is both thought-provoking and amusing. The film received four Academy Award nominations (Best Picture, Actor (Sellers), Director, and Writing). A real classic.



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Peter Sellers Mandrake/Dr. Strangelove
George C. Scott Gen. "Buck" Turgidson
Sterling Hayden Gen. Jack D. Ripper
James Earl Jones Lt. Lothar Zogg
Keenan Wynn Col. "Bat" Guano
Slim Pickens Maj. T.J. "King" Kong
Peter Bull Ambassador de Sadesky
Tracy Reed Miss Scott
Shane Rimmer Capt. G.A. "Ace" Owens
Jack Creley Mr. Staines
Glenn Beck Lt. W.D. Kivel
Frank Berry Lt. H.R. Dietrich
Gordon Tanner Gen. Faceman
Robert O'Neil Adm. Randolph
Roy Stephens Frank
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Dreamrider   1993     1 and a half stars    PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Brown, Steve Grass  
Cast: Matthew Geriak, James Earl Jones, Leigh Taylor-Young, E.J. Peaker, Jay Richardson, Murray Rose, Bill Brown, Ginger Erickson, Javier Grajeda, Jack Rule

  Bruce (Matthew Geriak), an athlete, has lost his leg and is now undergoing rehabilitation. When he meets upbeat, wheelchair-bound William (James Earl Jones), Bruce again begins to dream of physical challenges and ends up on a cross-country bicycle trip.

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End of the Road   1970     3 and a half stars    R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Aram Avakian  
Cast: Stacy Keach, James Earl Jones, Harris Yulin, Dorothy Tristan, Grayson Hall, Ray Brock, M. Emmet Walsh, James Coco

  Jake (Stacy Keach) is a university professor who finds his recent stay in a mental hospital was a better place than the real world in which he lives.


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Excessive Force   1993     1 star    R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jon Hess  
Cast: Thomas Ian Griffith, Lance Henriksen, James Earl Jones, Charlotte Lewis, Tony Todd, Burt Young

  When $3 million turns up missing, a cop, Terry McCain (Thomas Ian Griffith), finds he is not the only one searching for the loot. Martial Arts violence.


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Exorcist II: The Heretic   1977     1 star    R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Boorman  
Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Kitty Winn, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, Rose Portillo, Shane Butterworth

  Regan (Linda Blair) is back, and it seems that there are still problems remaining from her demon possession. An investigation is in order as to just how her exorcist priest died. The good original deserved a better sequel.


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A Family Thing   1996     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Pearce  
Cast: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach, Grace Zabriskie, David Keith, Regina Taylor, Mary Jackson, Paula Marshall

  This film is about a clash in cultures between a white repair shop operator (Robert Duvall) in Arkansas and a black Chicago cop (James Earl Jones) who are really half-brothers raised apart; now they try to get to know each other.


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Fantasia/2000   1999     3 stars    G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Various Directors  
Cast: Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Levine, Itzhak Perlman, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Quincy Jones, Penn Jillette, Teller, Russi Taylor, Leopold Stokowski, Ralph Grierson, Kathleen Battle

  This IMAX-formatted musical adventure updates the original 1940 version in its use of 21st-century technology. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is still there, but many new sequences have replaced the old in this ambitious Disney Studios undertaking.

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Field of Dreams   1989     4 stars    PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson  
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin

  Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come." He heeds the voice and turns his Iowa cornfield into a beautiful baseball diamond. Although his neighbors do not understand his actions, Kinsella continues to listen to the voice and finds a second chance to correct a past mistake. Great, especially if you like baseball.



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Kevin Costner Ray Kinsella
Amy Madigan Annie Kinsella
James Earl Jones Terence Mann
Burt Lancaster Dr. "Moonlight" Graham
Ray Liotta Shoeless Joe Jackson
Timothy Busfield Mark
Gaby Hoffmann Karin Kinsella
Frank Whaley Archie Graham
Art LaFleur Chick Gandil
Dwier Brown John Kinsella
James Andelin Feed Store Farmer
Mary Anne Kean Feed Store Lady
Michael Milhoan Buck Weaver
Steve Eastin Eddie Cicotte

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Finder's Fee   2001     2 stars    R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Probst  
Cast: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Robert Forster, Frances Bay, Carly Pope, Colleen Wheeler, Louis Chirillo

  "Survivor" host Jeff Probst makes his film directorial debut in this average thriller. Tepper (Erik Palladino) finds a wallet on the street and, being a good samaritan, calls the owner, Avery (James Earl Jones), to tell of his find. The wallet also contains a lottery ticket, which is a six million dollar winner. So Tepper swaps the winning ticket with his losing one. The problems begin when the regularly scheduled poker game takes place and lottery tickets are to be put up as the bet. To add to the problems, Avery arrives to claim his wallet and stays for the game. Good character development and gambling scenes.


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Freddie as F.R.O.7   1992     2 stars    PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jon Acevski  
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Billie Whitelaw, Brian Blessed, John Sessions, Nigel Hawthorne, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Pryce, Prunella Scales, Phyllis Logan, James Earl Jones, Victor Maddern

  In this animated film, French secret agent Freddie (a human-sized frog) is called onto a case in England. His mission is to prevent an evil takeover of the world.

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Gang Related   1997     2 and a half stars    R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Kouf  
Cast: James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Lela Rochon, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones, David Paymer, Wendy Crewson, Gary Cole, Brad Greenquist, James Handy

  Crooked cops Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) have been selling drugs to dealers and, in the process, have killed an undercover DEA agent by mistake. To hide their mistake they frame a homeless alcoholic, William (Dennis Quaid). But, when William decides to sober up, problems accelerate. Shakur's promising career was cut short when he was murdered just prior to this film's release.


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Gardens of Stone   1987     2 and a half stars    R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola  
Cast: James Caan, James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne

  This movie tries to show the inner workings of the brotherhood of soldiers. "Gardens of Stone" refers to Arlington National Cemetery, and the story centers on the Old Guard of elite soldiers who perform the internment ceremonies at Arlington.


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Good Luck   1996     2 stars    R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Ox and the Eye
Director: Richard LaBrie  
Cast: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones, Max Gail, Joe Theismann, Roy Firestone, Robert O'Reilly, Maria O'Brien, Jack Rader, Kathryn Howell, Ramsay Midwood, Sarah Trigger

  Paraplegic Bernard "Bern" Lemley (Gregory Hines) and blind, suicidal, ex-professional football star Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) challenge the rapids in a white-water race on Oregon's Rogue River in this uplifting story.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Great White Hope   1970     3 stars    PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, R.G. Armstrong, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn

  This film provides an insightful look at Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones), the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, and the racial prejudice he found surrounding his position. Both Jones and Jane Alexander received Oscar nominations.


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The Greatest   1977     1 and a half stars    PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman  
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Muhammad Ali, John Marley, Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Lloyd Haynes, Paul Winfield, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Annazette Chase, Lucille Benson, Skip Homeier

  This is the biography of boxer Muhammad Ali who plays himself–beginning as 18-year-old boxer Cassius Clay who wins a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Later, he trains under Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine) and wins the World Heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Roger E. Mosley). Now, he converts to Islam, refuses to join the Army, and goes through a three-and-a-half year court battle before returning to the ring to retake the World Heavyweight title. Throughout the film, Muhammad Ali's actual fight sequences are inter-cut into the story.



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Ernest Borgnine Angelo Dundee
Muhammad Ali Himself
John Marley Dr. Pacheco
Robert Duvall Bill McDonald
David Huddleston Cruikshank
Ben Johnson Hollis
James Earl Jones Malcolm X
Lloyd Haynes Herbert Muhammad
Paul Winfield Lawyer
Dina Merrill Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley Sonny Liston
Annazette Chase Belinda Ali
Lucille Benson Mrs. Fairlie
Skip Homeier Major

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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened   1977     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gilbert Moses  
Cast: Jimmie Walker, James Earl Jones, Debbie Allen, Tamu, Kevin Hooks, Valerie Curtin

  A high-school basketball star has leukemia and looks for reconciliation with the father who never had time for him. Get out the hankies for this one.

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Grim Prairie Tales   1990     1 and a half stars    R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wayne Coe  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare, Marc McClure, Michelle Joyner, William Atherton, Lisa Eichhorn

  While sitting around a campfire, Morrison (James Earl Jones) and Farley (Brad Dourif) swap tales to entertain each other. Those four stories make up this horror film. The very low budget shows through.

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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones   1980     3 and a half stars    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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Heat Wave   1990     2 and a half stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks  
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, David Strathairn, Robert Hooks, Adam Arkin, Margaret Avery, Charlie Korsmo

  Good acting and story make this made-for-TV film, based on the 1965 Watts riots, worth watching


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Poster Art From art.comThe Hunt for Red October   1990     4 stars    PG, 137 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan  
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Richard Jordan, Tim Curry, Joss Ackland, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Firth, Timothy Carhart, Larry Ferguson, Fred Dalton Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard

  Something strange is happening in the U.S.S.R. submarine force: the CIA suspects that one of its submarine captains, Commander Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), is leading his submarine, Red October, on a mission that will start World War III. The U.S. Navy knows the submarine is headed their way, but they can only surmise why. Only one person, CIA operative Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), comes up with another reason for the mission of Red October. He believes that Ramius is planning to defect and is assigned the job of going out there to find out what is really going on.



Cast
Sean Connery Capt. Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn Capt. Bart Mancuso
James Earl Jones Admiral James Greer
Sam Neill Capt. Vasily Borodin
Richard Jordan Jeffrey Pelt
Tim Curry Dr. Petrov
Joss Ackland Andrei Lysenko
Courtney B. Vance Seaman Jones
Jeffrey Jones Skip Tyler
Peter Firth Ivan Putin
Timothy Carhart Bill Steiner
Larry Ferguson Chief of the Boat
Fred Dalton Thompson Admiral Painter
Stellan Skarsgard Capt. Tupolev

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Ivory Hunters   1990     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Last Elephant
Director: Joseph Sargent  
Cast: John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, James Earl Jones, Tony Todd, Olek Krupa, Carolyn Nelson

  A drunken writer, a biologist, and a policeman join to stop the elephant killing by poachers after the ivory. A noble premise, but the execution is weak.

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Jefferson in Paris   1995     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory  
Cast: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, James Earl Jones, Thandie Newton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Callow, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Michael Lonsdale, Nancy Marchand, Seth Gilliam

  This film chronicles the period of Thomas Jefferson's life (1784-89) when he was U.S. Ambassador to France and a member of the Court of Versailles during the romantic and politically charged pre-Revolutionary era. It also addresses Jefferson's persona, including a love for a black slave and a black man who claimed to be Jefferson's son.

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Jesus of Nazareth   1977     3 stars    TV, 376 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli  
Cast: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Rod Steiger, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, James Earl Jones, Anthony Quinn

  With a cast of the great and near great, good film depicts the life of Jesus and was made for TV.

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Judge Dredd   1995     2 stars    R, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Danny Cannon  
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Armand Assante, Joan Chen, Jurgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones, Joanna Miles, Mitch Ryan

  The popular British comic strip comes to life with Sylvester Stallone in the title role. Spectacular sets contribute to the glitz as Judge Dredd fights his evil brother, Rico (Armand Assante). In this futuristic fantasy, Earth's populations in Mega City I and Mega City II fight denizens of "Cursed Earth" in a desperate attempt at survival of civilization.

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Poster Art From art.comKing Lear   1974     3 stars    TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin Sherin  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash, Paul Sorvino, Rene Auberjonois, Lee Chamberlin, Ellen Holley, Douglass Watson, Tom Aldredge

  James Earl Jones is a fine Lear in this TV recreation of the New York Shakespeare Festival production.

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King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis   1970     4 stars    N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Sidney Lumet  
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Sidney Poitier, Clarence Williams III

  This is an eloquent documentary about the life of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King covering the era from 1955 until he was slain in 1968.

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Last Flight Out   1990     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Elikann  
Cast: Richard Crenna, James Earl Jones, Eric Bogosian, Haing S. Ngor, Rosalind Chao, Barry Corbin, Lee Garlington, Molly Hagan

  Just before the fall of Saigon, the Americans and Vietnamese residing in the city need to be rescued, so they head for safety.

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The Last Remake of Beau Geste   1977     2 and a half stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marty Feldman  
Cast: Ann - Margret, Marty Feldman, Michael York, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Trevor Howard, Henry Gibson, Terry-Thomas, Roy Kinnear, Spike Milligan

  Marty Feldman wrote, directed, and stars in this very funny spoof on French Foreign Legion films.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Lion King   1994     3 and a half stars    G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff  
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Moira Kelly, Niketa Calamed, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin

  This is Disney at its best, and this film is sure to become a classic. Simba is a lion cub driven away from his family, but he returns when grown to win his place on the African plains. The song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won an Academy Award. The musical score also won an Oscar and two other songs ("Hakuna Matata" and "Circle of Life") were nominated. Songs are by Elton John and Tim Rice.

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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride   1998     2 and a half stars    G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation /