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Heart Beat 1980 2 stars

    R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard, Ray Sharkey, Ann Dusenberry, Margaret Fairchild, Tony Bill, John Larroquette, Steve Allen

  This story is loosely based on the story of Jack Kurouac (John Heard) whose friend Neal Cassady (Nick Nolte) keeps leaving his wife, Carolyn (Sissy Spacek), for travels and the company of Jack.

Inserts 1975 1 star

    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Stephen Davies, Veronica Cartwright, Bob Hoskins

  This film only gets its star because of the presence of Richard Dreyfuss. The story centers on a down-on-his-luck director in the 1930s who makes porno films to survive.

The Razor's Edge 1984 2 and a half stars

    PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, James Keach, Peter Vaughan, Brian Doyle-Murray, Saeed Jaffrey, Faith Brook, Stephen Davies

  W. Somerset Maugham's novel is again brought to the screen in this version of a young veteran (Bill Murray) from World War I searching for some meaning and goodness in his life.

The Whoopee Boys 1986 half star

    R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Byrum
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriquez, Carole Shelley, Denholm Elliott, Andy Bumatai, Eddie Deezen, Joe Spinell, Dan O'Herlihy

  A school for needy children is in jeopardy; two good Samaritans (Michael O'Keefe and Paul Rodriquez) join forces in an effort to save the school. This is a pretty bad picture; downright tasteless.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Heart Beat (1980)
2. Inserts (1975)
3. The Razor's Edge (1984)
4. The Whoopee Boys (1986)

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