48 Hrs. 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Sherman, James Keane, Tara King, Greta Blackburn, Marot Rose, Denise Crosby
Convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is granted a two-day furlough in which he is told to aid a San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in the search for cop killers. This unlikely couple works well together as they intersperse comedy with violence, and the result is a top-notch Comedy/Action film. This is Eddie Murphy's screen debut.
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 Apocalypse Now 1979  R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Bo Byers, James Keane, Kerry Rossall
Francis Ford Coppola's monumental drama (both on screen and off) about the Vietnam War relates the story of a disenchanted Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent to Cambodia to kill insurgent Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). This is a brutal, intense look at the senseless violence of war. The story is adapted from Joseph Conrad's philosophical novel "Heart of Darkness." Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall).
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 Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 R, 202 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Bo Byers, James Keane, Kerry Rossall
Originally released in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola re-edited "Apocalypse Now" adds depth (and 49 minutes) to the original version. This monumental drama (both on screen and off) about the Vietnam War relates the story of a disenchanted Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent to Cambodia to kill insurgent Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). This is a brutal, intense look at the senseless violence of war. The story is adapted from Joseph Conrad's philosophical novel "Heart of Darkness."
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 Assassination Tango 2003  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Duvall
Cast: Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker, Luciana Pedraza, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Frank Glo, James Keane, Katherine Micheaux Miller, Frank Cassavetes, Michael Corrente
Hit man John J. Anderson (Robert Duvall) is in Argentina on a mission to assassinate a war criminal who, it turns out, is now confined in a hospital. While John bides his time in Argentina, he meets a professional dancer (Luciana Pedraza), and romance blooms as she teaches him the history and mastery of the tango.
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Cannery Row 1982 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae, M. Emmet Walsh, Sunshine Parker, Santos Morales, John Huston, Tom Mahoney, Art LaFleur, John Malloy, James Keane, Sharon Ernster, Ellen Blake, Mary Margaret Amato
John Steinbeck's novel, set in Monterey, California, is brought to the screen with Nick Nolte as the marine biologist, Doc, who falls for local floozy Suzy (Debra Winger) after he meets her at the Bear Flag Restaurant. Romance blooms between the two but quickly turns sour. Meanwhile, Cannery Row inhabitants–including Mac (M. Emmet Walsh)–hope that Doc and Suzy will get back together because their love is the one thing in Doc and Suzy's lives that really counts.
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The Rose 1979 R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, David Keith, Sandra McCabe, Will Hare, Rudy Bond, Don Calfa, Doris Roberts, James Keane, Sandy Ward, Claude Sacha, Michael Greer
Superstardom and its pitfalls are what this movie is all about. Loosely based on Janis Joplin's life, the story is moving in its look into the loneliness of a star's life. Bette Midler was nominated for an Oscar in her first starring role; Frederic Forrest was also nominated (Best Supporting Actor).
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Talent for the Game 1991  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Jeff Corbett, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, Thomas Ryan, Felton Perry, Tom Bower, Janet Carroll, Daniel A. Haro, Zachary I. Young, Murphy Sua, David Riley, James Keane, Dennis Boutsikaris
Virgil Sweet's (Edward James Olmos) life is baseball, and he is now a talent scout for the California Angels. When a business whiz, Gil Lawrence (Terry Kinney), buys the team, Virgil's job is in jeopardy unless he can prove his worth. His chance comes when he is stranded in a small town and sees Sammy (Jeff Corbett) pitch. Sammy is a sure thing, and Virgil takes him to L.A. for a tryout. Terry is so impressed that he starts an ad campaign concerning the new pitcher, promising that he will be baseball's new sensation. Now, Virgil is afraid that Sammy is not ready for the pressure. Both of their jobs may be on the line.
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| 1. 48 Hrs. (1982)
2. Apocalypse Now (1979)
3. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
4. Assassination Tango (2003)
5. Cannery Row (1982)
6. The Rose (1979)
7. Talent for the Game (1991)
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