Big Trouble 1986  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning, Robert Stack, Paul Dooley, Valerie Curtin, Richard Libertini, Steve Alterman, John Finnegan
"The In-Laws" duo (Peter Falk and Alan Arkin) are back with some funny moments, but not as many as in the original film. An insurance agent (Arkin) needs more money if he wants to get his boys through college. One way is to help the flighty Blanche (Beverly D'Angelo) in her plot to kill her husband (Falk).
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 Capone 1975  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry Guardino, John Cassavetes, Sylvester Stallone, Frank Campanella, Carmen Argenziano, George Chandler, Royal Dano, Dick Miller
This film is a biography of Chicago mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) and the world of Chicago in the 1920s. Poor, despite the pretty good cast.
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A Child Is Waiting 1963  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Bruce Ritchey, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, Elizabeth Wilson, Barbara Pepper, John Morley
Reuben Widdicombe (Bruce Ritchey) is a mentally retarded boy who affects–and is affected by–his psychologist, Doctor Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster) and a music teacher, Jean Hansen (Judy Garland).
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 The Dirty Dozen 1967   N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Jim Brown, Clint Walker, John Cassavetes, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Telly Savalas, Tom Busby, Robert Webber
During World War II, Major Reisman (Lee Marvin) is assigned by General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) to train 12 convicts to go behind enemy lines on a special mission for the Allied Forces. The convicts have either been sentenced to death or life imprisonment and include sexual pervert Archer Maggott (Telly Savalas), psychotic Victor Franko (John Cassavetes), and lame-brained killer Vernon Pinkley (Donald Sutherland). Reisman must train them how to perform as a unit when they dress in Nazi uniforms and overtake a French chateau occupied by German officers. Filled with suspense along with comedy to lighten the mood.
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Edge of the City 1957 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee, Robert F. Simon, Ruth White, Val Avery, John Kellogg, David Clarke, William A. Lee, Estelle Hemsley, Mike Dana, Roy Glenn, Ralph Bell
Longshoremen–cohorts Axel North (John Cassavetes) and Army deserter Tommy Tyler (Sidney Poitier)–confront their bullying, racist supervisor Charles Malik (Jack Warden). The result is death for Tyler. The police investigate, but North, who knows that Malik killed Tyler, keeps silent. It isn't until later that North challenges Malik to a showdown in a one-on-one fight to avenge Tyler's death.
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Faces 1968 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, Val Avery, Dorothy Gulliver, Joanne Moore Jordan, Darlene Conley, Gene Darfler, Elizabeth Deering, Ann Shirley, O.G. Dunn, James Bridges, Laurie Mock
Richard (John Marley) and Maria (Lynn Carlin) have been married for 14 years but are growing apart, neither one being content with his/her life. While Richard visits young prostitute Jeannie Rapp(Gena Rowlands), Maria meets a younger man, Chet (Seymour Cassel), in a bar and takes him to bed. But, their extramarital affairs do not satisfy either one. Carlin and Cassel received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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The Fury 1978 R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Irving, John Cassavetes, Andrew Stevens, Fiona Lewis, Charles Durning, Carol Rossen, Joyce Easton, Daryl Hannah
When a teenager with psychic powers is kidnapped by a government that wants to make use of those powers, his father (Kirk Douglas) will go to any extreme to retrieve his son from its clutches. He is helped by a girl (Amy Irving) who has similar powers. A good, but violent, film that is typica of Directorl De Palma. Daryl Hannah's first film.
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Husbands 1970  PG, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright, Noelle Kao, John Kullers, Nick Cassavetes, Leola Harlow, Dolores Delmar, Meta Shaw Stevens, Eleanor Zee, Claire Malis, Peggy Lashbrook, Sarah Felcher
After their friend dies of a heart attack, three men–Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk), and Gus (John Cassavetes)–take off from their families to reflect on their lives while bar-hopping, playing cards and basketball, and other activities. When Harry returns home, his wife tells him she wants a divorce. Harry then talks the other two into a London trip to help him sort out his life. By design, the actors improvise, which often detracts but usually enhances the story.
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If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969 G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Sandy Baron, Michael Constantine, Norman Fell, Peggy Cass, Marty Ingels, John Cassavetes, Pamela Britton, Reva Rose, Aubrey Morris, Joan Collins, Ben Gazzara
Led by their tour guide Charlie (Ian McShane), American tourists embark on an 18-day vacation in Europe during which time they visit many cities and countries on the whirlwind tour. While busy leading them to many landmarks, Charlie still has time to fall in love with one of his tourists, Samantha (Suzanne Pleshette). But, the romance ends as quickly as it started when Samantha decides that Charlie is too immature for her taste. Meanwhile, others in the tour group have theirown emotional ups and downs as they GO, GO, GO.
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The Killers 1964 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, Ronald Reagan, Clu Gulager, Claude Akins, Norman Fell, Virginia Christine, Don Haggerty, Robert Phillips
Auto racing provides the setting for this story of evil in a fast-paced world involving under-the-table money exchanges. This was Ronald Reagan's last movie, and he was cast as a low-down, dirty, cruel crime boss.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips, Morgan Woodward, Azizi Johari, Meade Roberts, John Kullers, Al Ruban, Virginia Carrington
Hollywood nightclub owner Cosmo Vitelli (Ben Gazzara) is in deep trouble with the mob and is in over his head because of gambling. To clear his debt, he agrees to be a hit man, and his victim is to be a Chinese bookie.
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Love Streams 1984 PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Diahnne Abbott, Seymour Cassel, Margaret Abbott, Jakob Shaw, Michele Conway, Eddy Donno, Joan Foley, Al Ruban
Sister and brother–Sarah Lawson (Gena Rowlands) and Robert Harmon (John Cassavetes)–appear to have quite diverse personalities, but each seeks love amidst life's harsh realities.
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Marvin and Tige 1983 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Weston
Cast: John Cassavetes, Billy Dee Williams, Gibran Brown, Denise Nicholas, Fay Hauser, Georgia Allen, Jerry Penson, Charles Darden, May K. Pearce, Lou Walker
Marvin Stewart (John Cassavetes) is an unhappy widower who gains a second chance at life when he befriends a young black boy, Tige Jackson (Gibran Brown), and takes him under his wing.
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Mikey and Nicky 1976 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elaine May
Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Joyce Van Patten, M. Emmet Walsh, Rose Arrick, Sanford Meisner, William Hickey, Sy Travers
Mikey (Peter Falk) and Nicky (John Cassavetes) have been friends since childhood. Now, as adults, they are involved in small-time crimes and are evading the eye of a hit man who has Nicky lined up as his next target.
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Minnie and Moskowitz 1971 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery, Timothy Carey, Katherine Cassavetes, Elizabeth Deering, Elsie Ames, Lady Rowlands, Holly Near, Judith Roberts
Divorced, proper, well-educated Minnie (Gena Rowlands) is having an affair with an abusive married man. After he stops the relationship with her when his wife threatens suicide, Minnie tries the blind-date route that turns out badly. She then meets Moskowitz (Seymour Cassel), a parking lot attendant who rescues her from an angry date. A love affair between opposites follows in this enjoyable film.
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Opening Night 1977 N/R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Joan Blondell, Paul Stewart, Zohra Lampert, Peter Bogdanovich, Laura Johnson, John Finnegan, James Karen
All the backstage drama of an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) is presented in this insightful film written by, directed by, and starring John Cassavetes.
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Rosemary's Baby 1968 R, 136 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes, Charles Grodin, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Elisha Cook Jr., Tony Curtis, Patsy Kelly, Victoria Vetri, Emmaline Henry, Hanna Landy, Phil Leeds, Hope Summers
Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and her actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a creepy apartment building in New York City where Rosemary begins to experience eerie situations. She has very disturbing dreams, and after one in which she is raped by something inhuman, she learns that she is pregnant. Her neighbors Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon) give Rosemary a strange potion to help her through the pregnancy. After their friend Hutch (Maurice Evans) tells Rosemary that Roman and Minnie are members of a coven of witches, Rosemary realizes that she is being victimized. Finally, Rosemary delivers a healthy baby–SATAN! Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Saddle the Wind 1958 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish, John Sturges
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Richard Erdman, Douglas Spencer, Ray Teal, Jay Adler, Stanley Adams, Irene Tedrow, Lars Henderson, Henry Wills, Kelo Henderson
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is engaged to Joan (Julie London) and wants to live quietly as a farmer. Then, along comes his younger brother, Tony (John Cassavetes), who not only demonstrates intense sibling rivalry but also is proud of his abilities with a gun. His temper results in a killing, leading to further tragedy. Good acting and writing (by Rod Serling), along with a fine musical score by Elmer Bernstein, make this an enjoyable tale.
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 Shadows 1959 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Hugh Hurd, Lelia Goldoni, Ben Carruthers, Anthony Ray, Dennis Sallas, Tom Reese, David Pokitillow, Rupert Crosse, David Jones, Pir Marini, Victoria Vargas, Cliff Carnell, Jack Ackerman, Jacqueline Walcott, Jay Crecco
Shot on location in 1950s' NYC and independently filmed and produced, John Cassavetes' film represents a new kind of American filmmaking that is not influenced by Hollywood. The story involves interracial friendships shown through the lives of a Black trumpet player, Hugh (Hugh Hurd), and his younger sister and brother, Lelia (Lelia Goldoni) and Ben (Ben Carruthers), both of whom often pass for White–but not without heartbreak caused by prejudice.
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Tempest 1982 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Vittorio Gassman, Raul Julia, Molly Ringwald, Sam Robards, Paul Stewart, Anthony Holland, Jackie Gayle, Jerry Hardin, Lucianne Buchanan, Vassilis Glezakos, Sergio Nicolai, Luigi Laezza
This update of Shakespeare's play features John Cassavetes as New York architect Phillip Dimitrius who leaves his wife, Antonia (Gena Rowlands), and travels to Greece with their daughter Miranda (Molly Ringwald). Phillip meets Greek singer Aretha (Susan Sarandon), and she becomes his lover. Phillip, Aretha, and Miranda fly to a Greek island where all goes well–until Antonia and her friends are shipwrecked and end up marooned on the same island.
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Two Minute Warning 1976  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, David Janssen, Jack Klugman, Gena Rowlands, Walter Pidgeon, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, David Groh
This disaster film involves a sniper who plans to use sports fans in a crowded football stadium as targets. Captain Peter Holly (Charlton Heston) and Sergeant Chris Button (John Cassavetes) race to catch the sniper.
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A Woman Under the Influence 1974 R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Matthew Cassel, Matthew Laborteaux, Angelo Grisanti, Katherine Cassavetes, Lady Rowlands, Fred Draper, O.G. Dunn, John Finnegan, Christina Grisanti, Mario Gallo, Eddie Shaw, James Joyce, Charles Horvath
Mabel Longhetti (Gena Rowlands) is married to construction worker Nick (Peter Falk) and is the mother of three children. The pressures of being a suburban housewife weigh on Mabel, and she suffers a mental breakdown. After spending six months in a mental hospital, Mabel returns home to a "welcome party" and experiences an emotional meltdown that puts her marriage in further jeopardy. Rowlands was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award.
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| 1. Big Trouble (1986)
2. Capone (1975)
3. A Child Is Waiting (1963)
4. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
5. Edge of the City (1957)
6. Faces (1968)
7. The Fury (1978)
8. Gloria (1980)
9. Husbands (1970)
10. If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
11. The Incubus (1982)
12. The Killers (1964)
13. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
14. Love Streams (1984)
15. Marvin and Tige (1983)
16. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
17. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
18. Opening Night (1977)
19. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
20. Saddle the Wind (1958)
21. Shadows (1959)
22. Tempest (1982)
23. Two Minute Warning (1976)
24. Virgin Island (1959)
25. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
26. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
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