Absence of Malice 1981  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley, Luther Adler, Barry Primus, Josef Sommer, John Harkins
If you're looking for a good story, this is it. Over-eager news reporting and its victimization of innocents are exposed as a young reporter (Sally Field) has not yet learned the power of the press to harm as well as help. Tragedy results when pressure is put on an innocent warehouse owner (Paul Newman). Newman received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor) as did Melinda Dillon (Best Supporting Actress).
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 Birdy 1984 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Delores Sage, Marshall Bell
Two young blue-collar friends undergo a major test of their relationship when Birdy (Matthew Modine) ends up in a mental ward unable to deal with his Vietnam War memories. His friend Al (Nicolas Cage) sticks by Birdy and helps him out of his living Hell.
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Good Against Evil 1977  TV, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Dack Rambo, Elyssa Davalos, Richard Lynch, Dan O'Herlihy, John Harkins, Jenny O'Hara, Lelia Goldoni, Peggy McCay, Peter Brandon, Kim Cattrall
When Satan takes Andy's (Dack Rambo) girlfriend Jessica (Elyssa Davalos) from him, Andy seeks the help of a priest (Dan O'Herlihy) to get her back. Another "Exorcist" imitator that is helped by Director Wendkos' fine atmospheric touches.
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One Shoe Makes It Murder 1982  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Hale
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Mel Ferrer, Jose Perez, John Harkins, Howard Hesseman, Grainger Hines, Bill Henderson, Peter Renaday, Sandy Martin
A detective (Robert Mitchum) is hired by an underworld boss (Mel Ferrer) to track down his missing wife (Angie Dickinson).
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Six Weeks 1982   PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Dudley Moore, Katherine Healy, Shannon Wilcox, Bill Calvert, Joe Regalbuto, Katherine Healy, John Harkins, Michael Ensign, Anne Ditchburn
This is the story of the last weekend of a young girl (Katherine Healy), whose mother (Mary Tyler Moore) and friend (Dudley Moore) take her to New York City. During the ensuing three days, she makes the most of her short life (skating at Rockefeller Center and dancing the lead in THE NUTCRACKER ballet) before dying of Leukemia. 2 User Reviews
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| | very moving | Anonymous 06/28/2009 | | |
| | Anonymous 05/01/2009 | | This movie has stuck with me for years as one of the best I have ever seen. |
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 This Gun for Hire 1991 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lou Antonio
Cast: Robert Wagner, Nancy Everhard, Fredric Lehne, John Harkins, Marco St. John, Danny Kamin, Dean Cochran, Lenore Banks, Patrik Balduff, David Dahlgren
Robert Wagner takes over the Alan Ladd role from the 1942 film and plays the gunman out for revenge after he is double-crossed.
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The Three Sisters 1966 N/R, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Kim Stanley, Geraldine Page, Shelley Winters, Kevin McCarthy, Sandy Dennis, Luther Adler, Robert Loggia, Gerald Hiken, James Olson, John Harkins, David Paulsen, Salem Ludwig
This is a fine rendition of Chekhov's play about three 19th-century sisters Olga, Irina, and Masha (Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, and Kim Stanley) and their desire to move to Moscow where they hope to find happiness.
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The Tiger Makes Out 1967 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy, John Harkins, David Burns, Ruth White, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dustin Hoffman, Sudie Bond, Frances Sternhagen
A mailman (Eli Wallach) makes his stand against society by kidnapping a housewife (Anne Jackson) in this film marking the film debut of Dustin Hoffman.
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| 1. Absence of Malice (1981)
2. Amityville 3-D (1983)
aka: Amityville III: The Demon
3. Birdy (1984)
4. Good Against Evil (1977)
5. One Shoe Makes It Murder (1982)
6. Popi (1969)
7. Six Weeks (1982)
8. This Gun for Hire (1991)
9. The Three Sisters (1966)
10. The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
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