 Beyond Rangoon 1995  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray, U Aung Ko, Adelle Lutz, Tiara Jacquelina, Victor Slezak, Kuswadinath Bujang, Jit Murad, Ye Myint, Cho Cho Myint, Johnny Cheah, Haji Mohd Rajoli, Azmi Hassan, Ahmad Fithi
An American, Dr. Laura Bowman (Patricia Arquette), takes a terrifying trip into the heart of darkness when she becomes stranded in Burma. Her husband and sons have been murdered, and, as therapy, Laura has joined her sister Andy (Frances McDormand) on a tour of Southeast Asia. Political demonstrations erupt while they are in Burma, and Andy is able to leave the area; however, Laura remains behind after losing her passport. Laura meets a former professor (U Aung Ko) who offers to help her escape to Thailand, but many problems lie ahead on their journey.
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Deliverance 1972   R, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, James Dickey, Bill McKinney, Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden, Seamon Glass, Randall Deal, Lewis Crone, Ken Keener
Survival of the fittest is the agenda of this film when four friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox), from the city take a treacherous trip down a river. All four are tested by the events that occur during the adventure. Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Director were received. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 02/25/2007 | | doesnt get much better than this movie.writing and direction and acting are dead on all the time.One of the best movies ever.Unforgettable. |
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The Emerald Forest 1985   R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, William Rodriquez, Yara Vaneau, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Charley Boorman, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Atila Iorio, Ruy Polanah
Based on the true story of Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) who was an engineer sent to Peru to help build a dam, this tale relates the trials which occur when his five-year-old son Tommy (William Rodriquez) is kidnapped by natives. Ten years later, father and son (now played by Charley Boorman) are reunited and the rigors of civilized life are questioned. 1 User Review
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| | excellent | 2manymovies 03/08/2009 | | Although i havent seen this movie in a long while,,what I do remember was this movie was "The Bomb" for its time. I've been looking for a dvd copy for 5 years to add to my library. |
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 Excalibur 1981 R, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul Geoffrey, Nicol Williamson, Liam Neeson, Corin Redgrave, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Stewart
This entertaining film about King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table adds new dimensions to the legend by providing an adult version starring Nigel Terry as King Arthur.
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Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Kitty Winn, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, Rose Portillo, Shane Butterworth, Belinda Beatty, Fiseha Dimetros, Joey Green, Barbara Cason, Joely Adams
Regan (Linda Blair) is back, and it seems that there are still problems remaining from her demon possession. An investigation is in order as to just how her exorcist priest, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), died. Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) has invented a device that hypnotizes and then links the minds of two people together. She hypnotizes Regan and witnesses Regan's memories of the exorcism. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) is investigating the death of Father Merrin and heads to Africa seeking help from Kokumo (James Earl Jones) who Father Merrin exorcised when he was a young boy (Joey Green).
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The General 1998 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Pat Laffan, Eanna MacLiam, Eamonn Owens, Paul Hickey, Tom Murphy, Tommy O'Neill, John O'Toole, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Ned Dennehy
This is the fictionalized biography of Martin Cahill (Brendan Gleeson), an Irish gang boss, who pulled off daring robberies, collected $6 million, and earned the reputation of Ireland's most notorious criminal.
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Hell in the Pacific 1968 G, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune
During World War II, a Japanese soldier Capt. Tsuruhiko Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune) and a downed American pilot (Lee Marvin) fight their own private war when they are the only two inhabitants of a Pacific island. Finally, they learn to co-exist in order to survive.
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Hope and Glory 1987 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Sarah Miles, Sebastian Rice Edwards, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Wooldridge, Geraldine Muir, Sammi Davis, Jean-Marc Barr, Ian Bannen, Colin Higgins
This movie reveals young Billy's (Sebastian Rice Edwards) experiences during the World War II bombing of London. Despite the daily perils, Billy stays mentally detached from the actual dangers. An excellent film that had five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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In My Country 2004 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Juliette Binoche, Brendan Gleeson, Menzi Ngubane, Sam Ngakane, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Lionel Newton, Langley Kirkwood, Owen Sejake, Harriet Lanabe, Louis Van Niekerk, Dan Robbertse
Washington Post reporter Langston Whitfield (Samuel L. Jackson) covers the South African Truth and Reconciliation hearings, which are examining murders and tortures that were committed by both sides during Apartheid. Also at the hearings is Afrikaans poet Anna Malan (Juliette Binoche) who is covering the event for a radio station. Langston and Anna meet; share personal experiences; and, in spite of racial differences, are drawn to each other.
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 Point Blank 1967 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, John Vernon, James Sikking, Sharon Acker, Roberta Haynes
A gangster (Lee Marvin) is double-crossed by his wife and partner in crime. He is shot and left for dead; however, a few years later, he returns and is out for vengeance. Good thriller.
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The Tailor of Panama 2001 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Leonor Varela, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Harold Pinter, Catherine McCormack, Daniel Radcliffe, David Hayman, Mark Margolis
Based on John Le Carre's bestseller set in Panama, this clever spy story features the antics of two con men–a British spy, Andy Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), and a tailor, Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush)–whose lies lead to the wrong conclusion and political turmoil.
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The Tiger's Tail 2006 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds, Sinead Cusack, Sean McGinley, Ruth McCabe, Angeline Ball, John Kavanagh, Eanna MacLiam, Mark Lambert, Michael McElhatton, Stanley Townsend, Ned Dennehy, Derry Power
Wealthy real-estate developer Liam O'Leary (Brendan Gleeson) discovers that he was adopted when he meets the down-and-out twin brother (also played by Gleeson) he never knew existed. The brother lures Liam out of the city and begins to take over his identity. In the process, the twin takes over Liam's business and even his wife Jane (Kim Cattrall). Now their positions are reversed. Liam is penniless while it is the evil twin who now appears to have it all.
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Where the Heart Is 1990  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis, Christopher Plummer, David Hewlett, Maury Chaykin, Sheila Kelley, Dylan Walsh, Ken Pogue, Michael Kirby
Successful New Yorker Stewart (Dabney Coleman) makes a good living by blowing up old buildings and developing new communities. But when the neighbors near his newest venture make a dilapidated old building a historical landmark, he comes across poorly on TV. His three lazy children, in their twenties but living off Stewart's success, also ridicule him. So, he gives them each $750 and sends them to the old building to make it on their own. The young ones seem to achieve success by bringing in boarders, but, meanwhile, Stewart's business heads downhill.
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Zardoz 1974  R, 104 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Sean Connery, Sara Kestelman, Charlotte Rampling, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, Niall Buggy
A futuristic society in 2293 is ruled by intelligent beings, but order is maintained through rough bullies called "Brutals." 1 User Review
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| | Zardoz spelled backward doesn't make any more sense | 1fatts 03/14/2007 | Boy is this movie important!
Just ask it.
Sean Connery wears a diaper, walks barefoot and seeks enlightenment. Charlotte Rampling looks pained, but maybe because she's already seen the rushes.
In the end, Sean guns most everybody down, for which they are all grateful. No. Really. They are.
The move must be important because the camera lingers and lingers on every shot like a peeping tom with a brownie hanging around the dressing room. Just significant as all get out. It is a science fiction movie because it takes place somewhere we don't know for reasons we can't fathom with a plot we can't understand.
Sean looks as silly in the diaper as everyone else. |
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| 1. Beyond Rangoon (1995)
2. Deliverance (1972)
3. The Emerald Forest (1985)
4. Excalibur (1981)
5. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
6. The General (1998)
7. Hell in the Pacific (1968)
8. Hope and Glory (1987)
9. In My Country (2004)
10. Point Blank (1967)
11. The Tailor of Panama (2001)
12. The Tiger's Tail (2006)
13. Where the Heart Is (1990)
14. Zardoz (1974)
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