First Monday in October 1981  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Joshua Bryant, Jan Sterling, Barnard Hughes, James Stephens, Charles Lampkin, Noble Willingham, Herb Vigran, Ann Doran
The first Monday in October is annually the first day of the new session for the Supreme Court. In this film, Ruth Loomis (Jill Clayburgh) is a new liberal justice who wins over the respect of conservative Supreme Court Justice Dan Snow (Walter Matthau).
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The Getaway 1994  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly, James Stephens, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Burton Gilliam, Royce D. Applegate, Alex Colon, Daniel Villarreal, Scott McKenna, Justin Williams
In this violent film–a remake of the 1972 movie–gangster Jack Benyon (James Woods) arranges for Doc McCoy's (Alex Baldwin) release from a Mexican jail after making a deal with Doc's wife Carol (Kim Basinger). The deal involves Doc holding up an Arizona race track, and Doc, along with Rudy (Michael Madsen) and Frank (Philip Seymour Hoffman), pulls off the heist. But, problems follow, and Doc and Carol try to escape to Mexico with their stolen million dollars.
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Houston: The Legend of Texas 1986 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Gone to Texas
Director: Peter Levin
Cast: Sam Elliott, Michael Beck, Devon Ericson, Bo Hopkins, Michael C. Gwynne, William Russ, John P. Ryan, G.D. Spradlin, James Stephens, Claudia Christian
This made-for-TV biography was originally 2 1/2 hours long but was reduced in length for subsequent release. It is the story of Sam Houston (Sam Elliott), who was instrumental in freeing Texas from Mexican rule and making it into a power to be reckoned with.
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| 1. First Monday in October (1981)
2. The Getaway (1994)
3. Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986)
aka: Gone to Texas
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