The Christmas Wife 1988  TV, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Hugh Jones
Cast: Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton, Deborah Grover, David Gardner, Tom Harvey, Christopher Andrade, Steven Andrade, Bill Lynn, Helen Frost, Lawrence Dane, Gwynyth Walsh
Lonely widower John Tanner (Jason Robards) does not want to be alone for Christmas and hires a woman companion, Iris (Julie Harris), to spend the holiday with him. They drive to a secluded mountain cabin where John learns that there is mystery surrounding Iris and that she will not answer his questions. On Christmas day, Iris tells John that she wants to go home. The reason for Iris' mysterious presence is that she is, in fact, married to the social arranger (Don Francks) who sent Iris to John. Iris and her husband needed the $500 service fee to pay their bills, and Iris agreed to spend the holidays with John.
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Defending Your Life 1991 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Shirley MacLaine, Buck Henry, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach, Julie Cobb, Peter Schuck, Sharlie Stuart, Ethan Embry
Writer, director, and star Albert Brooks presents this movie about Daniel Miller (Brooks)–a man caught in Limbo. His predicament can be solved by defending his past actions so that he will not be sent back to Earth. As usual, Brooks is inventive, too much so for some, but this one is fun.
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Joseph: King of Dreams 2000  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Rob LaDuca, Robert C. Ramirez
Cast: Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill, Steven Weber, Jodi Benson, Maureen McGovern, James Eckhouse, Judith Light, Richard Herd, David Campbell
This DreamWorks production retells the Bible story of Joseph who is sold into slavery but gains favor with Pharoah because of his ability to interpret dreams. Pharaoh dresses him in robes, makes him governor of Egypt, and gives him a wife.
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Judgment Day 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Terlesky
Cast: Ice-T, Suzy Amis, Mario Van Peebles, Coolio, Linden Ashby, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Max Gail, Mark Deakins, James Eckhouse, David Wells
In this taking-advantage-of-successful-storylines, a large piece of interstellar debris is headed to Earth, and the only man who can help is a scientist who has invented a system to deal with such matters. But–there is a cult group out there headed by Payne (Mario Van Peebles) who does not want man interfering with "God's will" and is out to stop the scientist by capturing him. Now it's up to a convicted murderer (Ice-T) and an FBI agent (Suzy Amis) to recover the scientist. Watchable.
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Junior 1994 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed, Judy Collins, James Eckhouse, Aida Turturro, Stefan Gierasch, Lawrence Tierney
Dr. Alexander Hesse (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a geneticist who is so involved with his newest project that, when he is replaced by Dr. Diana Reddin (Emma Thompson), he takes his own fertility drug to further the experiment. Of course, Hesse becomes pregnant, and his resulting confinement is the subject of this very funny film.
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One True Thing 1998  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt, James Eckhouse, Patrick Breen, Gerrit Graham, David Byron
Kate Gulden (Meryl Streep) is dying of cancer. Her husband George (William Hurt) calls on their daughter Ellen (Renee Zellweger) to come to care for her mother. Ellen gives up her job and boy friend to take on the responsibility, but, after living in their home for a short time, Ellen's eyes are opened as she discovers unknown frailties and strengths in her parents. Streep was nominated for an Oscar. 1 User Review
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| | Why would anyone make this movie ! | 03/02/2007 | | Heart wrenching, increadable acting, not a single oscar - I hate chick flics and wept through it all ! |
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| 1. The Christmas Wife (1988)
2. Defending Your Life (1991)
3. Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
4. Judgment Day (1999)
5. Junior (1994)
6. One True Thing (1998)
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