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Poster Art From art.comBeaches   1988     2 and a half stars  User Rating      PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Garry Marshall  
Cast: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Joe Grifasi, James Read, Grace Johnston, Bo Sabato, Marcie Leeds, Mayim Bialik, Lynda Goodfriend, Carol Williard, Allan Kent, Phil Leeds

  Two lifelong friends Cecilia "CC" Carol Bloom and Hillary Whitney Essex (Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey) reunite when one of them is threatened with a fatal illness. Terrific music includes "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Under the Boardwalk."    3 User Reviews




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An awesome story about love and frienship...a must see!Lee 07/23/2012 
  This is an awesome story about true friendship, followed by reallygreat acting. It is sad, but at the same time it shows us that leaving our loved ones with trusted people who we love and love us back, makes it easier to leave this world.

Anonymous 01/22/2012 
  This movie is not only funny and sad and uplifting, it is a great example of friendship. This is the way friends are chosen, the way they become our family, and the way we all experience relationships in one way or another. Great work as always by The Divine Miss M. She knows her craft.

taco 10/19/2009 
  There isn't one bad thing i could say about this movie. Everytime i watch it, it not only makes me cry but it makes me work even harder in wanting to fulfill my dreams in the dancing and music industry. The only thing that is stopping me is where to get noticed. One thing is for sure my children will grow up loving BEtte Midler as much as I do. You are such an inspiration. Keep up the great work as you have done in the past. Your work will not got frogotten, espesially in my family.



Cast
Bette Midler Cecilia "CC" Carol Bloom
Barbara Hershey Hillary Whitney Essex
John Heard John Pierce
Spalding Gray Dr. Richard Milstein
Lainie Kazan Leona Bloom
Joe Grifasi Otto Titsling
James Read Michael Essex
Grace Johnston Victoria Cecilia Essex
Bo Sabato Hollywood Bowl Stage Manager
Marcie Leeds Hillary, at age 11
Mayim Bialik Cecilia, at age 11
Lynda Goodfriend Mrs. Myandowski
Carol Williard Aunt Vesta
Allan Kent Mr. Melman
Phil Leeds Sammy Pinkers

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Poster Art From art.comEight Men Out   1988     2 and a half stars  User Rating      PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles  
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, Charlie Sheen, John Cusack, John Sayles, Perry Lang, Michael Rooker, John Mahoney, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, Don Harvey, Jace Alexander, James Read, Gordon Clapp

  In 1919, members of the Chicago White Sox conspired to lose the World Series for personal gain. Known as the "Black Sox" scandal, this is the story of how eight team members deliberately lost the World Series because of a labor dispute with the White Sox owner, Charles Comiskey (Clifton James). Third baseman Buck Weaver (John Cusack) spent years trying to prove his innocence after the eight players were suspended for life.    1 User Review




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charlies angel 05/02/2012 
  definitly a must see, believable performances all round and charlie sheen gave a charismatic performance while looking ridiculously hot!



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D.B. Sweeney Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
David Strathairn Eddie Cicotte
Charlie Sheen Oscar "Hap" Felsch
John Cusack George "Buck" Weaver
John Sayles Ring Lardner
Perry Lang Fred McMullin
Michael Rooker Arnold "Chick" Gandil
John Mahoney William "Kid" Gleason
Michael Lerner Arnold Rothstein
Christopher Lloyd Bill Burns
Clifton James Charles "Commie" Comiskey
Don Harvey Charles "Swede" Risberg
Jace Alexander Dickie Kerr
James Read Claude "Lefty" Williams
Gordon Clapp Ray Schalk

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Full Circle   1996     1 and a half stars  User Rating      TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Full Circle'

Director: Bethany Rooney  
Cast: Teri Polo, Corbin Bernsen, Rod Biermann, Reed Diamond, Erika Slezak, Eric Lutes, Allison Smith, Starletta DuPois, Mark Kiely, James Read, Sue Casey, Alice Carter, Nicolas Coster, Robert Curtis Brown, Mary Kate McGeehan

  Traumatized by rape as a young girl, Tana Roberts (Teri Polo) struggles with her past by throwing herself into her career–with an affair along the way ending in disaster and bringing her full circle back to her career world. Based on Danielle Steele's novel.    1 User Review




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"Full Circle" - Best /lots of good quotesDancing Fool 04/20/2010 
  I saw this movie on tv every time it played a couple of years ago. I really love it and want to see it again. She makes the movies look so real with the other characters.

Teri Polo is an actress I have enjoyed in all of her movies that I've seen especially this one.

Can you bring it back? Please.



Cast
Teri Polo Tana Roberts
Corbin Bernsen Harrison Winslow
Rod Biermann Billy
Reed Diamond Harry Winslow
Erika Slezak Jean Roberts
Eric Lutes Drew Lands
Allison Smith Averill Winslow
Starletta DuPois Miriam Blake
Mark Kiely Yael McBee
James Read Judge Carter
Sue Casey Ballet Teacher
Alice Carter Lindsey
Nicolas Coster Arthur
Robert Curtis Brown Surgeon
Mary Kate McGeehan Annette
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Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III   1994     1 and a half stars    TV, 260 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce  
Cast: Genie Francis, Rip Torn, Billy Dee Williams, Kyle Chandler, Jonathan Frakes, Cathy Lee Crosby, Cliff De Young, Lesley-Anne Down, Mariette Hartley, Peter O'Toole, James Read, Robert Wagner

  In this finale of the "North & South" miniseries, the Civil War has ended, and the Hazard and Main families enter the period of Reconstruction.

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The Initiation   1984     1 star    R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Stewart  
Cast: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read, Marilyn Kagan, Robert Dowdell, Patti Heider, Frances Peterson, Hunter Tylo, Paula Knowles

  New college student and sorority pledge Kelly (Daphne Zuniga) has had fits of amnesia and violent dreams (involving her parents) since she was nine years old. Although a dream researcher has helped her, things come to a head when a sorority initiation is conducted at her father's store. A psychotic killer is on the loose, and the pledge body count mounts as Kelly's past is revealed. First-billed Vera Miles and Clu Gulager have very small parts as Kelly's parents.

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A Lot Like Love   2005     2 stars    PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Nigel Cole  
Cast: Amanda Peet, Ashton Kutcher, Taryn Manning, Aimee Garcia, Lee Garlington, Birdie M. Hale, Tyrone Giordano, Melissa van der Schyff, Theresa Spruill, James Read, Molly Cheek, Gabriel Mann

  For seven years after their first meeting on a plane, Emily and Oliver (Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher) experience chance meetings–usually at the wrong place and time–until one final moment when love, at last, conquers all.

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Midas Valley   1985     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gus Trikonis  
Cast: Jean Simmons, Robert Stack, George Grizzard, Brett Cullen, France Nuyen, Linda Purl, Catherine Mary Stewart, Joseph Hacker, James Read, Shanna Reed

  "Midas" is short for "Silicon," so that pretty much says what this "Knots Landing"-like TV movie is all about. The hoped-for series that this was the pilot for didn't happen.

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North and South   1985     3 stars  User Rating      TV, 561 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard T. Heffron  
Cast: Patrick Swayze, James Read, Lesley-Anne Down, Wendy Kilbourne, Kirstie Alley, Jean Simmons, Terri Garber, Genie Francis, David Carradine, Jonathan Frakes, Hal Holbrook, Robert Mitchum

  The three-part miniseries–"North and South," North and South II," and Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III"–is based on John Jakes' novel. This, the first, story involves friendships of two West Point Cadets (Patrick Swayze and James Read) who meet 20 years prior to America's Civil War. Each comes from a powerful family–Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) grew up on a Southern plantation, and George (James Read) is from the Northern steel business. But, they manage to maintain their friendship despite growing problems in the Nation.    3 User Reviews




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One of my favorite movies from my childhood.Cmo 06/26/2010 
  This is one of my favorite movies from childhood. Move over Gone With the Wind!

sweetmarie 12/27/2009 
  I have enjoyed these movies for years.I watch the whole set at least once a year.It is one of my favorities that Patrick Swayze has done I wish he would of been in book 3 the final chapter

09/20/2009 
  North and South I & II brought the Civil War era to life. this helped many US history students understand what was going on during this turmoil time. This should be a requirement for all US history classes that cover the Civil War era, even the pre Civil and post Civil War eras.

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North and South II   1986     3 stars    TV, 570 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor  
Cast: Kirstie Alley, James Read, Parker Stevenson, Lee Horsley, Hal Holbrook, Patrick Swayze, Genie Francis, Wendy Kilbourne, David Carradine, Lesley-Anne Down, Mary Crosby, Jonathan Frakes

  In this continuing story involving the long friendship of Northerner George Hazard (James Read) and Southerner Orry Main (Patrick Swayze), the two find themselves in opposing armies during America's Civil War.

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Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story   1987     2 stars    TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Jarrott  
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, James Read, Kevin McCarthy, Burl Ives, Anne Francis, Bruce Davison, David Ackroyd, Stephane Audran, Tony Peck, Zoe Wanamaker, Amadeus August, Nicholas Clay, Carmen du Sautoy, Sascha Hehn, Clive Arrindell

  Edited from a 250-minute TV miniseries, this film relates the sad life experiences of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (Farrah Fawcett). When she was six years old, Barbara inherited $40 million. She was married seven times, and film star Cary Grant (James Read) was her third husband. When they divorced, Cary refused to take her fortune, but the other husbands did gain financially. When Barbara died at age 65, she had only $3,500 left from her inheritance.



Cast
Farrah Fawcett Barbara Hutton
James Read Cary Grant
Kevin McCarthy Franklyn Hutton
Burl Ives F.W. Woolworth
Anne Francis Marjorie Post Hutton
Bruce Davison Jimmy Donahue
David Ackroyd Graham Mattison
Stephane Audran Pauline de la Rochelle
Tony Peck James Douglas III
Zoe Wanamaker Jean
Amadeus August Count von Haugwitz-Revenlow
Nicholas Clay Prince Alexis Mdivani
Carmen du Sautoy Roussie
Sascha Hehn Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Clive Arrindell Prince Troubetzkoy
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Movie Quick Pick
1. Beaches (1988)
2. Eight Men Out (1988)
3. Full Circle (1996)
   aka: Danielle Steel's 'Full Circle'
4. Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994)
5. The Initiation (1984)
6. A Lot Like Love (2005)
7. Midas Valley (1985)
8. North and South (1985)
9. North and South II (1986)
10. Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987)


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