California Split 1974  R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles, Bert Remsen, Barbara Ruick, Jeff Goldblum, Tom Signorelli, Barbara London, John Considine, Jay Fletcher, Barbara Colby, Vincent Palmieri, Alyce Passman, Joanne Strauss
Compulsive gamblers Bill Denny (George Segal) and Charlie Waters (Elliott Gould) become friends, and they gamble together. But, as they are leaving, they are beaten up, and the winnings are stolen. They spend the night at Charlie's house with Charlie's roommates, prostitutes Barbara (Ann Prentiss) and Susan (Gwen Welles). The next day, they sink into their worlds of booze, gambling, and sex, and, once again, their money is stolen. Bill sells his possessions to gamble on a big game in Reno. He wins but then leaves the casino and heads home after realizing that gambling may not be the way he wants to live his life, while Charlie remains behind believing that gambling IS his life.
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Choose Me 1984  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Rae Dawn Chong, John Larroquette, Edward Ruscha, Gailard Sartain, Robert Gould, John Considine
This is one of the best movies of 1984. It is a very clever comedy/drama that centers on relationships among a group of late-night owls. The group includes such people as a nightclub owner, a radio sex talk-show hostess, and an escapee from a mental hospital.
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Circle of Power 1983  R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mystique
Brainwash
The Naked Weekend
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Yvette Mimieux, Christopher Allport, Cindy Pickett, John Considine, Scott Marlowe, Walter Olkewicz, Denny Miller, Hugh Gillin, Leo Rossi, Tony Plana, Carmen Argenziano, Mary McCusker
Bianca Ray (Yvette Mimieux) goes overboard in her duties as CEO when she requires officials in her company to attend in-depth encounter sessions.
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Endangered Species 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley, Hoyt Axton, Peter Coyote, Marin Kanter, Dan Hedaya, Harry Carey Jr., John Considine
New York cop Ruben Castle (Robert Urich) and Colorado sheriff Harriet Purdoe (JoBeth Williams) join forces to uncover the mystery behind cattle mutations. While this story is based on a true story, its "preachiness" gets in the way.
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Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Natasha Richardson, John C. McGinley, Ron Frazier, Del Close, John Considine
This is the story of the building of the atomic bomb and the interplay between military and science to achieve success.
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 Gia 1998 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Cristofer
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Michael Cole, Kylie Travis, Louis Giambalvo, John Considine, Scott Cohen, Edmund Genest, Mercedes Ruehl, Faye Dunaway, Holly Baker, Joe Basile, Rick Batalla, Lombardo Boyar, Jullian Dulce Vida
This made-for-cable TV biography stars Angelina Jolie as supermodel Gia Carangi. Arriving in NYC shortly after high school, Gia soon becomes an extremely popular model. She starts a lesbian affair with her photographer's assistant, Linda (Elizabeth Mitchell), and begins a life of drug addiction that results in a downward spiral, which includes AIDS. She died in 1986 at the young age of 26. The film received an Emmy Nomination and Angelina Jolie won a Golden Globe Award.
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The Late Show 1977 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Art Carney, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Ruth Nelson, Howard Duff, John Davey, Beate Hasenau, Lothar Lambert, Erika Wilde, Dorothea Moritz, Cihan Anasai, Dagmar Beiersdorf
When an eccentric woman, Margo (Lily Tomlin), hires retired detective Ira Wells (Art Carney) to find her missing cat, the pair become involved in murder and mayhem. The murder involves Ira's partner Harry Regan (Howard Duff) who is killed while working on a case, and now it appears that the fence, Ron Birdwell (Eugene Roche), who stole Margo's cat, may have been involved in the killing of Harry. And throughout the investigation, Margo and Harry's developing, offbeat relationship is fun to watch.
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Opposing Force 1986  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hellcamp
Director: Eric Carson
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Zerbe, John Considine, Robert Wightman, Jeff Moldovan
During training, a group of soldiers undergo a simulation of what it would be like living in a P.O.W. camp. During the exercise, their commander goes insane and rapes the female soldier, setting off more violence.
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Trouble in Mind 1985 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Genevieve Bujold, Lori Singer, Joe Morton, Divine, George(2) Kirby, John Considine, Albert Hall, Gailard Sartain, Dirk Blocker, Robert Gould, Antonia Dauphin, Billy Silva, Caitlin Ferguson
Kris Kristofferson plays an ex-policeman, Hawk, who has just finished serving his prison term and jumps right into the middle of a romantic triangle. The other two members of the triangle are Coop and Georgia (Keith Carradine and Lori Singer). Love and crime intermingle in this character study of some offbeat characters.
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When Time Ran Out... 1980 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: Earth's Final Fury
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Veronica Hamel, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Karras, Burgess Meredith, Valentina Cortese, James Franciscus, Pat Morita, John Considine, Sheila Allen
An active volcano is about erupt near Hank's (Paul Newman) oil rig site on a South Pacific resort island. Guests at the island's hotel are unaware of the approaching disaster, but Hank is able to convince some of the people to follow him on a trek across the island as he leads them to a high spot on the island.
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| 1. California Split (1974)
2. Choose Me (1984)
3. Circle of Power (1983)
aka: Mystique
aka: Brainwash
aka: The Naked Weekend
4. Endangered Species (1982)
5. Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
6. Gia (1998)
7. The Late Show (1977)
8. Opposing Force (1986)
aka: Hellcamp
9. Trouble in Mind (1985)
10. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
aka: Earth's Final Fury
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