 13 Going on 30 2004  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Christa B. Allen, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Alex Black, Alexandra Kyle, Renee Olstead, Joe Grifasi, Mary Pat Gleason
After being cruel to her only friend, Matt (Sean Marquette), to impress her conniving party guests, preteen Jenna (Christa B. Allen) wants desperately to grow up. So, her wish at her 13th birthday party is to grow older–fast. When she awakens the next morning, Jenna (Jennifer Garner) is 30 years old and a successful businesswoman living in a plush apartment with a boyfriend. She figures out that she is no longer the nice soul she was and determines to repair her life and reestablish a relationship with Matt (Mark Ruffalo).
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61* 2001  TV, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Crystal
Cast: Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Christopher McDonald, Bruce McGill, Seymour Cassel, Bob Gunton, Donald Moffat, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Joe Grifasi, Paul Borghese
This is the story of the "M & M Boys," Roger Maris (Barry Pepper) and Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane), as each goes for the baseball home run record–61 homers–in 1961. Mantle, the flashy, outspoken heir to Joe DiMaggio and Maris, the quiet family man, hit it off as roommates while they vie for the record. Whether you're a Yankee fan or hater, you should enjoy this good made-for-HBO sports story, though there are a few slow moments.
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Bad Medicine 1985  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harvey Miller
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Julie Kavner, Bill Macy, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Grifasi, Gilbert Gottfried, Taylor Negron
Two medical students at a south-of-the-border medical school become moved by the impoverished conditions at a nearby village. As a result, they begin stealing supplies from their school to treat the villagers.
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Batman Forever 1995  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris O'Donnell, Nicole Kidman, Pat Hingle, Drew Barrymore, Debi Mazar, Michael Gough, Joe Grifasi, Elizabeth Sanders, Rene Auberjonois, Jessica Tuck, Philip Moon, Dennis Paladino
Batman (Val Kilmer) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) fight evil in Gotham City. This time around, the Riddler (Jim Carrey) and Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) join forces to outwit the Fearless Duo. Never fear, the city remains in the good hands of its loyal defenders.
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 Beaches 1988  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Joe Grifasi, James Read, Grace Johnston, Bo Sabato, Marcie Leeds
Two lifelong friends (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." 1 User Review
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| | 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. |
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 Benny & Joon 1993 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, CCH Pounder, Dan Hedaya, Joe Grifasi, William H. Macy, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Eileen Ryan, Don Hamilton, Waldo Larson, Shane Nilsson, Irvin Johnson
While taking care of his schizophrenic sister Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), Benny (Aidan Quinn) finds his world upset by the arrival of their house guest Sam (Johnny Depp). Sam loves performing Buster Keaton routines and impresses Joon. They fall in love, and their new relationship causes a rift between Joon and Benny but allows Benny to find time for his own pleasures.
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Big Business 1988 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Michele Placido, Barry Primus, Michael Gross, Deborah Rush, Nicolas Coster, Joe Grifasi
Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin are two sets of twins who get swapped at birth and, throughout the film, end up just missing each other. This could have been a better film with such talented stars. 2 User Reviews
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| | Anonymous 03/04/2008 | | I LOVE THIS MOVIE. IT IS TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| | 01/18/2007 | | GREAT |
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Brewster's Millions 1985 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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The Bronx Is Burning 2007 TV, 400 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: John Turturro, Oliver Platt, Daniel Sunjata, Kevin Conway, Erik Jensen, Joe Grifasi, Alex Cranmer, Darby Brown, Leonard Armond Robinson, Alan Ruck, Bob Dunsworth, Hans Hartman
Based on Jonathan Mahler's book, this ESPN eight-episode miniseries focuses on the 1977 New York Yankees and the inspiration the team gave New Yorkers who were enduring the "Son of Sam" serial killings, a bitter mayor's race, and violence on the streets of the Bronx.
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Chances Are 1989  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Emile Ardolino
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher McDonald, Josef Sommer, Joe Grifasi, Henderson Forsythe, Susan Ruttan, Fran Ryan, Lester Lanin, Richard DeAngelis, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Jacquelyn Drake, Don Richards
Corinne (Cybill Shepherd) and Louie (Christopher McDonald) are married and live happily in Washington, D.C., until Louie is killed in a car accident leaving Corinne with a baby on the way. For the next 20 years, Louie's best friend Philip (Ryan O'Neal) serves as the surrogate father for Corinne's daughter Miranda (Mary Stuart Masterson). Meanwhile, Louie's soul is reincarnated in the body of Alex Finch (Robert Downey Jr.). Now, Alex and Miranda become involved romantically, and Alex's memory of his life as Louie comes back to him. Alex/Louie realizes that Miranda is the daughter he never met, and complications ensue after Alex sees Corinne for the first time and tries to woo her. 1 User Review
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| | Love anything Robert Downey, Jr. is in | Carole Ann 01/28/2007 | | But this one in particular. Everyone in it performs in a stellar style. Very enjoyable! Good message. Fun in every way! |
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 The Deer Hunter 1978  R, 183 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi, Shirley Stoler, Rutanya Alda, Amy Wright, Chuck Aspegren, Pierre Segui, Mady Kaplan, Mary Ann Haenel, Richard Kuss
Three friends (Robert De Niro, John Savage, and Christopher Walken) from a small Pennsylvania town go to Vietnam where they are reunited as POWs. While POWs, they are forced to play a game of Russian Roulette. This film often leaves much for the viewer to figure out and is powerful in its impact and insights. Academy Awards were presented for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Walken), Film Editing, and Sound. Nominations were received for Best Actor (De Niro), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Writing, and Cinematography.
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F/X 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, Mason Adams, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Trey Wilson, Tom Noonan, Martha Gehman
A member of the mob wants to go underground and the Justice Department arranges a fake assassination so he can enter the Witness Relocation Program. Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is hired to do the dastardly deed, but he is double-crossed and now must run for his life.
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The Flamingo Kid 1984 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Jessica Walter, Hector Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman, John Turturro, Frank Campanella, Joe Grifasi, Marisa Tomei, Carole Davis, Janet Jones, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, Leon
When a Brooklyn youth, Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon), takes a summer job at a New York beach resort, he is confronted with a glamorous world of which he had no knowledge and must make choices that will affect his life. Among the influences is wealthy car salesman Phil Brody (Richard Crenna) who tries to help Jeffrey. Jeffrey is very impressed by Brody's lifestyle and reputation as a gin rummy champion. Meanwhile, Jeffrey's father Arthur (Hector Elizondo) is upset when Jeffrey takes on airs while enjoying his new lifestyle.
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Heavy 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Evan Dando, Deborah Harry, Joe Grifasi, David Patrick Kelly, Marian Quinn, Meg Hartig, Zandy Hartig
Victor (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is an overweight, timid guy working in a diner and employed by his mother (Shelley Winters). Love blooms when he meets Callie in this thoughtful film about ordinary people whose lives are changed by Callie as she unites their worlds.
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Hide in Plain Sight 1980 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Caan
Cast: James Caan, Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Joe Grifasi, Barbra Rae, Kenneth McMillan, Danny Aiello, David Margulies, Josef Sommer, David Clennon
The Witness Relocation Program has hidden a factory worker's (James Caan) ex-wife, his children, and her new husband. This is the true story of one man's fight against the political system.
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Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: William Devane, Beverly D'Angelo, Beau Bridges, Geraldine Page, Teri Garr, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Howard Hesseman, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi
This enjoyable story is about residents of a small Florida town who are upset because there are no plans for an exit from the new super highway that will bypass their town.
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The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, Bruce Campbell, John Mahoney, Peter Gallagher, Steve Buscemi, Jon Polito, Joe Grifasi
In a ploy to drive down company stock prices, Mussberger (Paul Newman) plucks Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins) from the mailroom and installs him in the presidential suite. Instead of losing business, Barnes proves himself adept in his new position, and stock prices rise. Different (what else would you expect from the Coen brothers?), 1950s look at big business out of control.
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Ironweed 1987 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Tom Waits, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Jake Dengel, Nathan Lane, Will Zahm, Laura Esterman, Hy Anzell
It is 1938 in Albany, New York, where Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) and Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) have been drinking companions for years lamenting over their misfortunes in life. Francis was once a professional baseball player but after killing his infant son by dropping him, Francis left his wife Annie (Carroll Baker) and children, and his life spiraled downward. Helen has turned to prostitution to support her drinking and other basic needs. When Francis visits Annie and family, there is a chance for reconciliation. Will he take steps to rehabilitate himself, or will he continue his downtrodden life with Helen? Both Nicholson and Steep were nominated for Oscars.
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Jack Reed: A Search for Justice 1994 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Deadly Justice
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Joe Grifasi, Charles Hallahan, Rex Linn, Miguel Ferrer, Michael C. Gwynne, Michael Talbot, Amber Benson, Allison Mackie, Ed Cambridge
Policeman Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy) investigates the brutal murder of a nightclub employee, and the trail leads to corruption in his own department.
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Looking for an Echo 2000 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Armand Assante, Diane Venora, Joe Grifasi, Tom Mason, Tony Denison, Johnny Williams, Edoardo Ballerini, Christy Carlson Romano, David Vadim, Monica Trombetta
Thirty years after their heyday as a do-wop band (Vinnie and the Dreamers) the members reunite for lead singer Vinnie's (Armand Assante) 50th birthday, talk about what might have been, and think about a possible comeback.
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Matewan 1987 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, Will Oldham, Jace Alexander, Ken Jenkins, Joe Grifasi, David Strathairn, Bob Gunton, Kevin Tighe, Gordon Clapp, John Sayles, Josh Mostel, Nancy Mette
This is the story of the massacre of striking West Virginia coal miners in 1920 and the animosities between White American miners and Italian and Black migrant workers who were hired as scabs. Union activist Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper) is sent in by the United Mine Workers to organize the union, and, over time, the fighting groups begin to work together. "Matewan" is a good depiction of how immigrants and minorities were treated in the early 20th century.
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 Money Train 1995  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez, Robert Blake, Chris Cooper, Joe Grifasi, Skipp Sudduth, Scott Sowers, Vincent Laresca, Aida Turturro
This weak action film is about two New York City transit cops (Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson) who come up with an inane plot to hijack a subway money train that is carrying $20 million. This is NOT "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three." Rent IT instead.
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 Moonstruck 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Fred Ward, Kathleen Freeman, Anna Nicole Smith, Ellen Greene, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Joe Grifasi, Pia Zadora, Julie Strain, Bill Zuckert, Raquel Welch, Olympia Dukakis
Imperturbable Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is back. Never mind that he is now retired from the police force and married to Jane (Priscilla Presley), he is needed to fight off terrorists and is happy to comply. Drebin goes undercover in a state prison in order to obtain information from the terrorists, led by Rocco (Fred Ward), who are planning to set off a bomb at the Oscars. Nielsen fans will enjoy this one. Several cameo appearances.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad 1988 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
aka: The Naked Gun
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand, John Houseman, Jeannette Charles, Joe Grifasi, Susan Beaubian, Raye Birk, Ed Williams, Weird Al Yankovic, Leslie Maier, Winifred Freedman
Leslie Nielsen plays inept police Detective Frank Drebin in this slapstick movie that is filled with gags and innuendoes. Drebin's partner Det. Norberg (O.J. Simpson) is killed by drug dealers, and Drebin suspects that shipping magnate Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo montalban) is behind the murder. After being bumped from the police force, Drebin gets help from Ludwig's ex-girlfriend Jane (Priscilla Presley) in his search for answers. The trail leads to a baseball game where Reggie Jackson has been programmed with a mind control device that will make him kill Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to America. The finale at the baseball game is a near classic.
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The Naked Man 1998  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Todd Anderson
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Rachael Leigh Cook, John Slattery, Joe Grifasi, Michael Jeter, Arija Bareikis, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Ferrero, Peter Thoemke, Nancy Plank
In this straight-to-video release, Michael Rapaport plays a chiropractor who makes money on the side as a wrestler. But after finding his family brutally slain, he goes on his own bloody rampage.
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 Natural Born Killers 1994 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Rodney Dangerfield, Tom Sizemore, Edie McClurg, Balthazar Getty, Joe Grifasi, Russell Means, Everett Quinton, Jared Harris, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Lanny Flaherty, O-Lan Jones
Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson) and his girlfriend Mallory Wilson (Juliette Lewis) embark on a killing spree. Abused as children, they begin the killings with the murder of Mallory's parents (Rodney Dangerfield and Edie McClurg) and continue as they travel across Route 666 just for the fun of it. Media reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.) covers their story, and they make sure they are credited for their long list of victims. When Mickey and Mallory are finally arrested, they have become folk heroes in this story satirizing television's tabloid journalism.
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On the Yard 1978 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raphael D. Silver
Cast: John Heard, Thomas G. Waites, Mike Kellin, Richard Bright, Joe Grifasi, Lane Smith, David Clennon, Don Blakely, J.C. Quinn, Dominic Chianese
Convict Juleson (John Heard) becomes involved in a power struggle with inmate kingpin Chilly (Thomas D. Waites) in this well-acted, but not very exciting, prison drama.
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 One Fine Day 1996 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Jon Robin Baitz, Ellen Greene, Joe Grifasi, Anna Maria Horsford, Sheila Kelley, Pete Hamill, Gregory Jbara, Robert Klein, George Martin
This enjoyable, romantic comedy features Michelle Pfeiffer as single-mom Melanie Parker and George Clooney as single-dad Jack Taylor. When their tots miss the ferry for their school field trip, Melanie and Jack are forced into helping each other. They spend the day swapping kids to allow attendance at scheduled meetings in this satire of today's hectic schedules of working parents who try to meet responsibilities of both the workplace and the home.
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Perfect Witness 1989 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington, Joe Grifasi, Delroy Lindo, Ken Pogue, Markus Flanagan, David Margulies, Colm Meaney
An honest family man (Aidan Quinn) witnesses an execution by the mob. Doing the right thing, he reports what he saw to the authorities. After receiving frightening threats, he decides not to testify and is put in jail for perjury. Made for HBO.
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 The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Tony Musante, M. Emmet Walsh, Burt Young, Val Avery, Joe Grifasi, Philip Bosco, Jack Kehoe, Tony DiBenedetto, Ronald Maccone, Betty Miller
Two Italian distant cousins (Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts) are fired from their jobs and continue to get involved in sometimes dangerous, slightly illegal schemes. Geraldine Page was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress).
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Presumed Innocent 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield, Greta Scacchi, Joe Grifasi, John Spencer, Anna Maria Horsford, Sab Shimono, Tom Mardirosian, Bradley Whitford, Christine Estabrook, Michael Tolan, Madison Arnold
Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford) is a deputy prosecutor forced to investigate the murder of a woman with whom he once had an affair. After a few twists and turns, Sabich becomes the accused killer who must go on trial for his life. The ending is a shocker.
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Shadow of a Doubt 1995 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Bonnie Bedelia, Fairuza Balk, Mike Nussbaum, Joe Grifasi, Michael MacRae, Kevin Dunn, Ken Pogue, Brent Jennings, Bruce McGill, Donnelly Rhodes, Fulvio Cecere, Don MacKay
Over-the-hill, alcoholic attorney Charlie Sloan (Brian Dennehy) has a chance to get back in the courtroom when an old flame, Robin (Bonnie Bedelia), asks him to defend her daughter, Angel (Fairuza Balk), who has been charged with murder. The prosecution not only takes on the defendant but also takes on Charlie in the courtroom. Can Charlie come through? Made for TV.
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Sinatra 1992 TV, 250 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Sadwith
Cast: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Rod Steiger, Bob Gunton, Jeff Corey, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay Harden, Jay Robinson, Joe Grifasi, Ralph Seymour, David Raynr, Vincent Guastaferro
Produced by his daughter Nancy Sinatra, this is an accurate rendition of larger-than-life Frank Sinatra's (played by Philip Casnoff) ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life.
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Slow Burn 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Wayne Beach
Cast: Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Mekhi Phifer, Jolene Blalock, Guy Torry, Taye Diggs, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McGill, Frank Schorpion, Donny Falsetti, Barbara Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Richard Jutras, Arthur Holden, Fisher Stevens
District Attorney Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) has plans to run for mayor when he learns that his assistant D.A. and lover Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock) has been arrested for killing a record store employee (Mekhi Phifer). Nora claims self-defense, but Cole's bid for mayor is in jeopardy. Then a stranger Luther Pinks (LL Cool J) presents another version of Nora's story. Other suspects rise to the fore, and the complex web of deceit continues.
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Something Short of Paradise 1979 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Helpern Jr.
Cast: Susan Sarandon, David Steinberg, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marilyn Sokol, Robert Hitt, Joe Grifasi, David Rasche, Bob Kaliban, Ted Pugh, Ann Robey, Adrienne Jalbert, Fred Nassif, Terrence O'Hara, William Francis, Sonja Jennings
An unlikely duo of a journalist and theater operator–Madeline (Susan Sarandon) and Harris (David Steinberg)–meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after in this comedy/romance.
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Splash 1984 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dody Goodman, Richard B. Shull, Joe Grifasi, Bobby DiCicco, Shecky Greene, Howard Morris
Tom Hanks plays a New York bachelor who falls in love with a beautiful young woman (Daryl Hannah) who just happens to turn into a mermaid whenever even a splash of water comes in contact with her body.
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Still of the Night 1982 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Sara Botsford, Josef Sommer, Irving Metzman, Larry Joshua, Rikke Borge, Tom Norton
Robert Benton (Roy Scheider) is a psychiatrist in New York whose life may be in danger because one of his patients (Meryl Streep) could be the murderess of one of his former patients.
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Sunday 1997 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Nossiter
Cast: David Suchet, Lisa Harrow, Jared Harris, Larry Pine, Joe Grifasi, Arnold Barkus, Bahman Soltani, Willis Burks II, Joseph Sirola, Henry Hayward
One Sunday, a middle-aged resident of a halfway house, Oliver (David Suchet), is mistakenly identified as a famous film director by actress Madeleine Vesey (Lisa Harrow) who introduces herself to him. They talk, and what would have been a very lonely Sunday becomes a very enjoyable experience. This film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Sundance Festival as well as the screenwriting award.
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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill 1995 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Catherine O'Hara, Scott Glenn, Stephen Lang, Jared Harris, Joe Grifasi, John P. Ryan
When young Daniel Hackett calls on Pecos Bill to help save his farm, he gets aid from many mythical legends including: Pecos Bill (Patrick Swayze), Paul Bunyan (Oliver Platt), John Henry (Roger Aaron Brown), and Calamity Jane (Catherine O'Hara).
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Two Bits 1995 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Day to Remember
Director: James Foley
Cast: Jerry Barone, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Grifasi, Joanna Merlin, Alec Baldwin, Andy Romano, Donna Mitchell
Set during a hot summer during the Great Depression, this is the story of a young boy, Gennaro (Jerry Barone), who needs two bits to gain admission to the local movie theater. He finds the means to get the money: granting his Grandpa (Al Pacino) one last request.
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| 1. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
2. 61* (2001)
3. Bad Medicine (1985)
4. Batman Forever (1995)
5. Beaches (1988)
6. Benny & Joon (1993)
7. Big Business (1988)
8. Brewster's Millions (1985)
9. The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
10. Chances Are (1989)
11. The Deer Hunter (1978)
12. F/X (1986)
13. The Flamingo Kid (1984)
14. Heavy (1995)
15. Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
16. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
17. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
18. Ironweed (1987)
19. Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
aka: Deadly Justice
20. Looking for an Echo (2000)
21. Matewan (1987)
22. Money Train (1995)
23. Moonstruck (1987)
24. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
25. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
aka: The Naked Gun
26. The Naked Man (1998)
27. Natural Born Killers (1994)
28. On the Yard (1978)
29. One Fine Day (1996)
30. Perfect Witness (1989)
31. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
32. Presumed Innocent (1990)
33. Shadow of a Doubt (1995)
34. Sinatra (1992)
35. Slow Burn (2007)
36. Something Short of Paradise (1979)
37. Splash (1984)
38. Still of the Night (1982)
39. Sunday (1997)
40. Switching Goals (1999)
41. Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995)
42. Two Bits (1995)
aka: A Day to Remember
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