The American Success Company 1980  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: American Success
Success
Good as Gold
Director: William Richert
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Belinda Bauer, Ned Beatty, Steven Keats, Bianca Jagger, John Glover, Mascha Gonska, Michael Durrell, Eva Maria Meineke, Gunter Meisner
In this offbeat satire on big business, Harry (Jeff Bridges) is a low-level corporate loser who decides to get even with the "system," including his rich corporate in-laws. The film was re-edited and rereleased twice under the titles of "American Success" and "Success."
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Apology 1986 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, George Loros, John Glover, Chris Noth, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Harvey Fierstein
In this made-for-cable TV movie, an artist, as inspiration for a recent project, sets up a phone service into which people call to confess their sins. Trouble begins, however, when one caller goes on a killing spree as a means of having something to add to the phone service.
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Batman & Robin 1997  PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, John Glover, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Elle Macpherson, Vivica A. Fox, Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, John Fink, Michael Reid MacKay
Batman (George Clooney) and Robin (Chris O'Donnell) have a double dose of trouble on their hands. Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) intends to take over Gotham City by putting it in a deep freeze while extreme environmentalist Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), with her lethal venom AND super-human sidekick, plots to rid the Earth of its animals–including HUMANS–to save plant life. Yes, the dynamic duo will be busy–even when joined by Butler Alfred's (Michael Gough) niece, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone). Robin: "I want a car; chicks dig the car." Batman: "This is why Superman works alone."
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The Broken Giant 1998  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Estep Nagy
Cast: John Glover, Brooke Smith, George Dickerson, Missy Yager, Will Arnett, Chris Noth, Joe Coleman
When a beautiful, but very distraught woman, Clio (Missy Yager), appears at the doorstep of the young minister Ezra Caton (Will Arnett), he lets her stay despite objections from his girlfriend (Brooke Smith) as well as his parishioners. Then Clio's father (John Glover) arrives on the scene and matters become complicated further.
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The Chocolate War 1988 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Adam Baldwin, Brent David Fraser, Bud Cort, Corey Gunnestad, Robert Davenport, Jenny Wright, Ethan Sandler, Wayne Young
A new student, Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), has entered St. Trinity School for Boys where he submits to rituals that include selling chocolates for the annual fundraising. The headmaster, Brother Leon (John Glover), and a group of bullies–"The Vigils"–make Jerry's life miserable until he refuses to listen to them and stops selling chocolates to prove he is through being pushed around.
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An Early Frost 1985  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney, D.W. Moffett, John Glover, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Paxton, Sydney Walsh, Cheryl Anderson, Don Hood, Scott Jaeck
After learning that he has AIDS, Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) must deal with his homosexuality and disease. As a successful lawyer, he returns home to face his mother (Gena Rowlands) and father (Ben Gazzara). This film was made for TV in 1985, and it was the first of its kind to deal with the subject of AIDS.
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The Evil That Men Do 1984 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher, Jose Ferrer, Rene Enriquez, John Glover, Raymond St. Jacques, Antoinette Bower, Joe Seneca
When his friend Moloch (Joseph Maher) is killed, ex-hit man Holland (Charles Bronson) returns to his old lifestyle and avenges the murder.
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A Flash of Green 1984 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Nunez
Cast: Ed Harris, Blair Brown, Richard Jordan, George Coe, Joan Goodfellow, Jean De Baer, Helen Stenborg, William Mooney, Isa Thomas, John Glover
Jimmy Wing (Ed Harris) is a local reporter whose old friend, County Commissioner Elmo Bliss (Richard Jordan), gets him involved in a shady, land deal that has conservationists up in arms.
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Tony Randall, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Keye Luke, Kathleen Freeman, Haviland Morris, Jackie Joseph, Gedde Watanabe, Shawn Nelson, Howie Mandel
The Gremlins are back, and this time they invade the Clamp Center office building in New York that is owned by billionaire Daniel Clamp (John Glover). Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) are also back, and now they work for Clamp. One day, they find a Gremlin in the building. But, it is too late, the Gremlin reproduces a new generation of Gremlins, and their leader Brain Gremlin (voice of Tony Randall) is plotting an escape after dark so that they can wreak havoc on New York. Lots of funny stuff with the gore.
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In the Mouth of Madness 1995  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, David Warner, Frances Bay, Peter Jason, John Glover, Bernie Casey
No one believes John Trent (Sam Neill) when he raves on about an evil force. Trent had been an insurance investigator, but he ran into some bad luck at Hobbs End–in the form of a MONSTER!
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Pamela Bellwood, Mark Blankfield, Mike Douglas, Elizabeth Wilson, John Glover, Rick Baker
Pat Kramer (Lily Tomlin) is a housewife who has an intolerance to brand name foods, soaps, etc. To her husband's (Charles Grodin) dismay, she shrinks in physical size until she is only a fraction of her former self.
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Julia 1977 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Hal Holbrook, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Glover, Rosemary Murphy, Dora Doll, Lisa Pelikan, John Glover
This story is based on Lillian Hellman's memoirs and stars Jane Fonda as the friend of Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) who is asked to smuggle funds to Germany. The mission is to smuggle Jews out of the area on the eve of World War II. Jason Robards and Vanessa Redgrave won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Writing. Eight other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actress (Fonda). Meryl Steep's film debut.
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A Killing Affair 1986 R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Saperstein
Cast: Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich, Rhetta Hughes, Amy Fields, Richard Westrick, Trevor Jackson, Susie Hall, Sandi Brannon
A widow (Kathy Baker) befriends a stranger (Peter Weller). That would be fine except that, unbeknownst to her, he had killed her husband to make up for a tragedy in his own family.
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Last Embrace 1979 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin, Christopher Walken, Sam Levene, John Glover, Charles Napier, Jacqueline Brookes, David Margulies, Lou Gilbert, Andrew Duncan
Roy Scheider plays a paranoid government agent who believes that someone is trying to kill him. He meets a graduate student (Janet Margolin) and the suspense begins.
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A Little Sex 1982 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Cast: Tim Matheson, Kate Capshaw, Edward Herrmann, John Glover, Joan Copeland, Wallace Shawn, Bill Smitrovich, Susanna Dalton, Wendie Malick, Ronald Maccone
This inane story is about a husband (Tim Matheson) who just cannot seem to understand that marriage vows are serious, and cheating on one's wife is NOT part of the picture.
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 Masquerade 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover, Dana Delany, Erik Holland, Brian Davies, Barton Heyman, Ira Wheeler
A wealthy young woman (Meg Tilly), living in the Hamptons, is the victim of her conniving stepfather and young suitor (Rob Lowe) who intend to steal her fortune.
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Meet the Hollowheads 1989 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Life on the Edge
Director: Thomas R. Burman
Cast: John Glover, Nancy Mette, Richard Portnow, Matt Shakman, Juliette Lewis, Joshua John Miller, Lightfield Lewis, Shnutz Burman, Lee Arenberg, Barney Burman, Logan Ramsey, Anne Ramsey
The Hollowheads live in the future amid many weird gadgets in this story about what happens when Henry (John Glover) calls wife Miriam (Nancy Mette) to tell her he has invited the boss, Mr. Crabneck (Richard Portnow) home for dinner. Mayhem and, yes, murder ensues.
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Melvin and Howard 1980  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Jack Kehoe, Pamela Reed, Dabney Coleman, Michael J. Pollard, Gloria Grahame, Charles Napier, John Glover, Denise Galik, Elizabeth Cheshire
Did he or didn't he? Melvin (Paul Le Mat) says he met Howard Hughes (Jason Robards), but he is the only witness to his bizarre tale. Melvin's wife (Mary Steenburgen) wins $10,000 in a talent contest and leaves him to his life as beneficiary of a disputed $156 million in Howard Hughes' will. Mary Steenburgen won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Robards was nominated for Supporting Actor.
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The Mountain Men 1980 R, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Lang
Cast: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht, Victor Jory, John Glover, Seymour Cassel, David Ackroyd, William Lucking, Cal Bellini
Fur trappers (Charlton Heston and Brian Keith) battle Indians for hunting rights in this lackluster Western.
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Moving Target 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Chris Thomson
Cast: Jason Bateman, John Glover, Jack Wagner, Chynna Phillips, Donna Mitchell, Claude Brooks, Bernie Coulson, Richard Dysart, Tom Skerritt, William Lanteau
Young musician Toby (Jason Bateman) returns home from summer camp only to find out that his family is missing. He soon realizes that a hit man is on his trail as is the Justice Department. It appears to be in his best interest to locate his family and find out what is going on. Made for TV.
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On Edge 2002 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Karl Slovin
Cast: Jason Alexander, Wendie Malick, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Barret Swatek, A.J. Langer, John Glover, Scott Hamilton, Chris Hogan, Sabrina Lloyd, Wallace Langham, Kathy Griffin, Peter Caruthers
Professor Robinson (Chris Hogan) sets out to make a documentary of aspiring Olympic athletes in this mockumentary of the world of figure skating.
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 Payback 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger, William Devane, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn, Jack Conley, John Glover, William Devane, Lucy Liu, Kwame Amoaku, Mark Alfa
Porter (Mel Gibson) is a professional thief who–after being shot and robbed of $140,000 by his wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger), and his best friend, Val Resnick (Gregg Henry)–vows to take revenge and retrieve his share of the missing money. He sets out after Resnick and his money but, along the way, becomes involved with the syndicate, an Asian gang, and even crooked police officers. Seven years later, a "Director's Cut" by Helgeland was released as "Payback: Straight Up."
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 RoboCop 2 1990 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Dan O'Herlihy, Willard E. Pugh, Belinda Bauer, Felton Perry, Robert DoQui, Gabriel Damon, Patricia Charbonneau, John Glover, Mario Machado, Leeza Gibbons, John Ingle, Roger Aaron Brown
The futuristic cyborg RoboCop (Peter Weller) again fights evil forces but is scheduled by OCP, the company that created Robocop, to be replaced by a more modern model: RoboCop 2. Cain (Tom Noonan) leads a drug ring and plans to get his hands on the drug Nuke and market it to Detroit's citizens. When RoboCop arrests Cain, Cain is injured and OCP designer Faxx (Belinda Bauer) secretly takes Cain's brain and inserts it into RoboCop 2. Now, the battle ensues as RoboCop must wipe out the evil, psychotic RoboCop 2. There is one more sequel.
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Rocket Gibraltar 1988 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, Macaulay Culkin, Angela Goethals
A family reunion is planned for grandfather (Burt Lancaster) in this touching film that includes equal amounts of humor and pathos.
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Scrooged 1988 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Bill Murray, Carol Kane, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bob Goldthwait, Robert Mitchum, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard, David Johansen, Michael J. Pollard
This story is taken from Charles Dickens' famous "Christmas Carol." This time around, it is a television executive (Bill Murray) who needs his conscience awakened. The three ghosts of Past, Present, and Future visit him in this at-times-funny film. Guest stars help make it watchable.
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Shamus 1973 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John P. Ryan, Joe Santos, Georgio Tozzi, Kevin Conway, John Glover, Ron Weyand, Beeson Carroll, Larry Block
Private eye Shamus McCoy (Burt Reynolds) is hired to crack a murder and jewel theft case–a feat that requires numerous heroic exploits.
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Somebody Killed Her Husband 1978 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Jeff Bridges, John Wood, Tammy Grimes, John Glover, Patricia Elliott, Beeson Carroll, Mary McCarty, Laurence Guittard, Eddie Lawrence
After her estranged husband is killed, Jenny Moore (Farrah Fawcett) enlists the aid of her friend, Jerry (Jeff Bridges), to solve the murder. Not a good first flick for the ex-Charlie Angel.
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The Tempest 1998 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Peter Fonda, John Glover, Harold Perrineau, Katherine Heigl, John Pyper-Ferguson, Eddie Mills, Dennis Redfield, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Jon Huffman, Tom Nowicki, Tim Parati, Rhoda Griffis, Lonnie Hamilton, Alex Van, Rachel Crouch
In this made-for-TV offering, Shakespeare's play is re-set before and during the Civil War–with slave owners replacing the roles of royalty. Plantation master Gideon Prosper's (Peter Fonda) wife has died, and he uses sorcery to distract himself from his grief. Gideon's brother, Anthony (John Glover), steals the land from Gideon, and, after trying to lynch Gideon, Anthony leaves him for dead. Gideon recovers and finds safety with his daughter, Miranda (Rachel Crouch), on a bayou island. Years pass, the Civil War is in progress, and Anthony is a Confederate spy. While Anthony is paddling a canoe nearby, Gideon uses his sorcery skills to cause a storm that capsizes the canoe. Anthony makes it to shore and shoots Gideon. Meanwhile, Miranda falls in love with a Union soldier, Capt. Frederick Allen (Eddie Mills), and they warn General Grant's troops about a trap set for them.
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Traveling Man 1989 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman, Margaret Colin, John Glover, John M. Jackson, Chynna Phillips, Tim Ware, David Dwyer, Marc Clement, Danny Nelson, Jennifer Hale, J. Don Ferguson
Top salesman Ben Cluett (John Lithgow) may be over the hill, and now eager up-and-comer Billy Fox (Jonathan Silverman) is assigned as his assistant. But there may be a new life ahead when Ben meets Joanna (Margaret Colin). Made for TV.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1991 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
Director: David Greene
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Glover, Bruce A. Young, Amy Steel, John Scott Clough, Samantha Jordan, Erinn Canavan, J. Michael Flynn, Vinny Argiro, Pat Skipper, Barry Dennen, Alexandra Johnson, Bradley Mott, Beans Morocco
In this made-for-TV remake of the 1962 classic, Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of invalid, ex-film star Blanche, and Lynn Redgrave plays her jealous, torturing, younger sister, Jane. Jane had gained stardom as the child star "Baby Jane," but her career then faded. Blanche, on the other hand, as an adult rose to success as a film star but was severely injured in an accident and has been paralyzed ever since. Jane tortures and plots to murder Blanche while planning a comeback in the show business world with help from musician Billy Cork (John Glover) who is destined–because of Jane–to meet a tragic end.
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White Nights 1985 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Geraldine Page, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Isabella Rossellini, John Glover, Stefan Gryff, William Hootkins, Shane Rimmer
Inside the Soviet Union, Nikolai (Mikhail Baryshnikov) and Raymond (Gregory Hines) plot an escape to the West. This movie is filled with intrigue, and you also get the added bonus of some great dance choreography. Lionel Ritchie wrote the Academy Award-winning song, "Say You, Say Me."
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| 1. 52 Pick-up (1986)
2. The American Success Company (1980)
aka: American Success
aka: Success
aka: Good as Gold
3. Apology (1986)
4. Batman & Robin (1997)
5. The Broken Giant (1998)
6. The Chocolate War (1988)
7. An Early Frost (1985)
8. Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
9. The Evil That Men Do (1984)
10. The Face of Rage (1983)
11. A Flash of Green (1984)
12. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
13. In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
14. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
15. Julia (1977)
16. A Killing Affair (1986)
17. Last Embrace (1979)
18. A Little Sex (1982)
19. Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
20. Masquerade (1988)
21. Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
aka: Life on the Edge
22. Melvin and Howard (1980)
23. The Mountain Men (1980)
24. Moving Target (1988)
25. On Edge (2002)
26. Payback (1999)
27. RoboCop 2 (1990)
28. Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
29. Scrooged (1988)
30. Shamus (1973)
31. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
32. The Tempest (1998)
33. Traveling Man (1989)
34. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
35. White Nights (1985)
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