Act of Violence 1979  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Deadline Assault
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Elizabeth Montgomery, James Sloyan, Sean Frye, Roy Poole, Biff McGuire, Linden Chiles, Dolph Sweet, Michael Goodwin, Grand L. Bush, Ed Bernard, Victor Millan, Fredric Cook, Tom Rosqui, Fredric Cook, Kate Zentall
Following her divorce, Catherine McSweeney (Elizabeth Montgomery) optimistically sets out on a new career as a liberal reporter–until she is brutally attacked by a gang of muggers. Her confidence is gone, and Katherine transforms into the realm of paranoia and decides that her left-wing tendencies led to her becoming a victim.
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Bigfoot 1987  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Danny Huston
Cast: Colleen Dewhurst, James Sloyan, Gracie Harrison, Joseph Maher, Adam Carl, Dianne Wiest, Candace Cameron Bure, Timothy Brown, Lucy Butler, Jerry Chambers, Dawan Scott, Bernard White
Not only one but Bigfoot AND his mate are encountered by an anthropologist and two kids when they go to the mountains to spend a few days in this Disney offering.
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Changes 1991  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's "Changes"
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Michael Nouri, Christopher Gartin, Christie Clark, Renee O'Connor, Ami Foster, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Randee Heller, Cynthia Bain, Charles(2) Frank, James Sloyan, Luis Avalos
TV news anchor Melanie Adams (Cheryl Ladd) marries famous heart surgeon Peter Hallam (Michael Nouri). A rocky road lies ahead as they make a family with children from both of them as well as working on opposite sides of the country. Made for TV.
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Her Secret Life 1987 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Code Name: Dancer
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Kate Capshaw, Jeroen Krabbe, Gregory Sierra, Valerie Mahaffey, James Sloyan, Cliff De Young, Kurt Braunreiter, Francisco Cuevas, Robin Hudis, Kimberly Kulik, Honorato Magaloni, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos
Schoolteacher Annie (Kate Capshaw), unknown to most (including husband Paul [Cliff De Young]), was once a spy. When her ex-lover Malarin (Jeroen Krabbe) ends up in a Cuban jail, Annie heads to the rescue. A fun made-for-TV film.
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Honor Thy Father 1973  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Joseph Bologna, Brenda Vaccaro, Raf Vallone, Marc Lawrence, Richard S. Castellano, Joe De Santis, Gilbert Green, Louis Zorich, Felice Orlandi, James Sloyan, Joseph Campanella, Carmine Caridi
Gay Talese's book about the Bonanno family of the Mafia and their participation in the internal fighting is the subject of this movie. Not bad.
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The Sting 1973  PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, John Heffernan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland
To avenge the death of a friend, two small-time con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) decide to pull a fantastic scam. They set up a sting operation to cheat the killer, Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), out of half a million dollars. The film won seven Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Robert Redford received a nomination for Best Actor.
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Xanadu 1980 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, Katie Hanley, Sandahl Bergman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Coral Browne, Fred McCarren, Marla V. Langston, Madison Arnold, David Tress, Matt Lattanzi, Bebe Drake
Kira (Olivia Newton-John) is an angel who returns to Earth to inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). Years before, Kira had inspired wealthy, but older, Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), and she conspires for Sonny and Danny to meet. They become friends and decide to turn an abandoned building into a nightclub featuring 1940s and 1980s music, neon lights, and roller skating–and Xanadu is created. Now it is time for Kira to move on, but she and Sonny have fallen in love. Will they be able to convince the gods to allow them to stay together?
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| 1. Act of Violence (1979)
aka: Deadline Assault
2. Bigfoot (1987)
3. Changes (1991)
aka: Danielle Steel's "Changes"
4. Her Secret Life (1987)
aka: Code Name: Dancer
5. Honor Thy Father (1973)
6. The Sting (1973)
7. Xanadu (1980)
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