The Escape Artist 1982  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Cast: Raul Julia, Griffin O'Neal, Desi Arnaz, Teri Garr, Joan Hackett, Gabriel Dell, M. Emmet Walsh, Jackie Coogan, Huntz Hall, David Clennon, John P. Ryan, Elizabeth Daily, Hal Williams, Helen Page Camp, Harry Caesar
Based on David Wagoner's novel, this story involves young magician Danny Masters (Griffin O'Neal) who is always getting in trouble. Danny steals the wallet of Stu Quinones (Raul Julia) who just happens to be the son of corrupt Mayor Leon Quinones (Desi Arnaz). Danny finds that the wallet is filled with graft money, and this time, he finds himself in over his head and suffers the consequences.
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The Group 1966  N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Candice Bergen, Joan Hackett, Elizabeth Hartman, Shirley Knight, James Broderick, Jessica Walter, Larry Hagman, Richard Mulligan, Hal Holbrook, Joanna Pettet
This film adaptation of Mary McCarthy's novel provides good viewing. The plot revolves around eight Vassar graduates and how their lives diverge in the years after graduation. A pretty long super soaper.
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How Awful About Allan 1970  TV, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett, Kent Smith, Robert H. Harris, Molly Dodd, Billy Bowles, Trent Dolan, Bill Erwin, Kenneth Lawrence, Jeannette Howe
When blind mental patient Allan (Anthony Perkins), who has been tormented with guilt over his fathers death, goes home to live with his sister (Julie Harris) in hopes of being cured, it may not have been a wise decision.
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The Last of Sheila 1973  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: James Coburn, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, Raquel Welch, Yvonne Romain
Celebrities gather on "Sheila," the yacht of a Hollywood producer (James Coburn), where they participate in a game that will reveal the hit-and-run driver who killed the producer's wife, Sheila.
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Mackintosh and T.J. 1975 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Roy Rogers, Clay O'Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, Joan Hackett, James Hampton, Luke Askew, Dennis Fimple, Larry Mahan, Walter Barnes
Roy Rogers is an aging ranch hand in this Western set in the modern day. He takes a young boy under his wing to mature the boy to manhood. Waylan Jennings' music is the highlight of this film–only for Roy Rogers fans who want to see his comeback.
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One-Trick Pony 1980 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Allen Garfield, Mare Winningham, Lou Reed, Harry Shearer, The Lovin' Spoonful, Tiny Tim
1960's pop star Paul Simon plays a music star undergoing a midlife crisis. Paul Simon fans will love this film.
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Only When I Laugh 1981 R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, Joan Hackett, James Coco, David Dukes, Kevin Bacon, John Bennett Perry, Ed Moore, Ellen La Gamba, Byron Webster
Based on Neil Simon's play "The Gingerbread Lady," this is the story of alcoholic actress Georgia Hines who tries to change the course of her life and form a meaningful relationship with her daughter, Polly (Kristy McNichol). Marsha Mason earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in this film and Coco and Hackett were nominated for Supporting Actor and Actress.
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Support Your Local Sheriff 1969 G, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Bruce Dern, Walter Burke, Gene Evans, Willis Bouchey, Dick Peabody, Chubby Johnson, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Haynes, Boyd "Red" Morgan
This delightful take-off of the tried-and-true Western has it all. James Garner is at his best as the handsome stranger James McCullough who is passing through a small town in the middle of a gold rush and is hired as the new sheriff. McCullough appoints town drunk Jake (Jack Elam) as his deputy and arrests Joe Danby (Bruce Dern). Now, the rest of the Danby gang–led by Pa Danby (Walter Brennan)–are determined to free Joe and rid the town of their new sheriff. And while all this is going on, McCullough is being pursued by the fair maiden Prudy Perkins (Joan Hackett) who is determined to marry the sheriff.
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Treasure of Matecumbe 1976 G, 117 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov, Vic Morrow, Johnny Doran, Billy "Pop" Atmore, Jane Wyatt, Virginia Vincent, Dub Taylor, Dick Van Patten, Robert DoQui, Don Knight, Mills Watson, Valentin de Vargas, George Lindsey
With map in hand, Davie (Johnny Doran) and Thad (Billy Attmore) set out in search of a buried treasure and run into some unsavory characters–Lauriette Paxton (Joan Hackett), Dr. Ewing T. Snodgrass (Peter Ustinov), and Jim (Robert Foxworth)–along the way. Meanwhile, the dastardly Spangler (Vic Morrow) is in hot pursuit. Good Disney fare.
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Will Penny 1968 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Donald Pleasence, Clifton James, William Schallert
Charlton Heston plays the title role of a rugged cowboy living on the range who forsakes society until he meets Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett) who is out for a new life, and introduces him to the more civilized world in which she lives. One of Heston's best performances.
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| 1. The Escape Artist (1982)
2. The Group (1966)
3. How Awful About Allan (1970)
4. The Last of Sheila (1973)
5. Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
6. One-Trick Pony (1980)
7. Only When I Laugh (1981)
8. The Possessed (1977)
9. Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
10. Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
11. Will Penny (1968)
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