187 1997  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony Plana, Karina Arroyave, Lobo Sebastian, Jack Kehler, Jonah Rooney, Demetrius Navarro
A teacher, Trevor Garfield (Samuel L. Jackson), suffers a near-fatal attack at the hands of one of his students in this expose of today's inner-city high schools.
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After Hours 1985  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, John Heard, Dick Miller, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Catherine O'Hara, Will Patton, Bronson Pinchot, Rocco Sisto, Larry Block
Martin Scorsese directed this dark comedy about an upwardly mobile man who meets an engaging girl in a coffee shop in Manhattan, and unusual adventures follow. Scorsese won a Best Director award at the Cannes film festival for this different film.
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Animal Factory 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Buscemi
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Steve Buscemi, Tom Arnold, John Heard, Danny Trejo, Jake La Botz, Afemo Omilami
When a young hood, Ron Decker (Edward Furlong), is sent to prison at age 21, he runs into Earl Copen (Willem Dafoe) who assumes the role of mentor. Copen has learned how to survive in prison surroundings, takes Ron under his wing, and teaches him how to survive in the animal factory.
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Awakenings 1990 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Max von Sydow, Ruth Nelson, Anne Meara, Richard Libertini, Judith Malina, Alice Drummond, Laura Esterman, Barton Heyman, George Martin, Dexter Gordon
Neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) works in the chronic-care ward of a hospital in the Bronx where he gives the new drug L-DOPA to patient Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro) who is in a semi-comatose state. The drug works, and Lowe is gradually awakened after 30 years. He experiences the wonder of life and love, and this success with L-DOPA encourages Sayer to administer the drug to his other patients. Oscar nominations included Best Picture and Actor (De Niro).
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 Beaches 1988  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Joe Grifasi, James Read, Grace Johnston, Bo Sabato, Marcie Leeds
Two lifelong friends (Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey) reunite when one of them is threatened with a fatal illness. Terrific music includes "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Under the Boardwalk." 1 User Review
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| | taco 10/19/2009 | | There isn't one bad thing i could say about this movie. Everytime i watch it, it not only makes me cry but it makes me work even harder in wanting to fulfill my dreams in the dancing and music industry. The only thing that is stopping me is where to get noticed. One thing is for sure my children will grow up loving BEtte Midler as much as I do. You are such an inspiration. Keep up the great work as you have done in the past. Your work will not got frogotten, espesially in my family. |
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Betrayed 1988  R, 128 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, John Mahoney, Betsy Blair, Ted Levine, Jeffrey DeMunn, Albert Hall, David Clennon, Richard Libertini
An FBI agent (Debra Winger), posing as an itinerant farm worker to expose a right-wing organization's involvement in the killing of a television personality, falls in love with a farmer and discovers that he's a racist murderer.
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Between the Lines 1977 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum, Jill Eikenberry, Bruno Kirby, Gwen Welles, Stephen Collins, Lewis J. Stadlen, Michael J. Pollard, Lane Smith
A publishing tycoon has his eye on a successful underground newspaper in Boston, but if he succeeds in purchasing the paper, the move will have no small impact on the newspaper's staff.
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 Big 1988  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia, John Heard, David Moscow, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl, Rockets Redglare, Tracy Reiner, Josh Clark, Kimberlee M. Davis, Oliver Block, Allan Wasserman, Gary Howard Klar
Annie Spielberg (Steven's talented sister) co-wrote the good screenplay about 13-year-old Josh (David Moscow) who goes to a fortune-telling machine and makes a wish to be "big." Upon waking the next morning, Josh (now played by Tom Hanks) finds that his wish has come true, and he must now cope with the responsible world of adults until he can become a kid again. Tom Hanks is great and was nominated for an Oscar.
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C.H.U.D. 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Douglas Cheek
Cast: John Heard, Kim Greist, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Brenda Currin, Laure Mattos, Justin Hall, Michael O'Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones, Sam McMurray, Frank Adu, J.C. Quinn, Patricia Richardson
Reporter Murphy (J.C. Quinn) tells photographer George Cooper (John Heard) about the government dumping nuclear waste under the streets of New York City, and Cooper decides to investigate. Meanwhile, police Capt. Bosch (Christopher Curry), whose wife (Laure Mattos) has been abducted, joins forces with The Reverend (Daniel Stern) who suspects something strange is going on beneath the streets. In fact, a tribe of Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers (C.H.U.D.) is preying on the citizens of New York City. Now, Bosch, The Reverend, Cooper, and Murphy race against time to stop the creatures.
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Cat People 1982 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, Annette O'Toole, John Heard, Ruby Dee, Ed Begley Jr., Scott Paulin, John Larroquette, Frankie Faison, Ray Wise, Ron Diamond, Lynn Lowry, Tessa Richarde, Patricia Perkins, Berry Barajas
Nastassja Kinski stars as beautiful dress designer Irena Gallier with a bizarre family trait: when she makes love, she turns into a savage black panther and ravages her mate. The only one she can safely make love to is her brother Paul (Malcolm McDowell)–another cat person. But she loves Oliver Yates (John Heard), the head of a zoo, whom she would kill if aroused. A good–and scary–film. Remake of the 1942 movie starring Simone Simon.
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The Chumscrubber 2005 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arie Posin
Cast: Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, William Fichtner, John Heard, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin
Life in the Southern California town of Hillside may appear peaceful, but underneath lives are crumbling. As in the case of video game Chumscrubber who walks around carrying his head in his hands, Hillside residents often do not have their heads screwed on right when it comes to raising their children and communicating with neighbors. When Dean's (Jamie Bell) friend commits suicide, Dean is bullied to locate his missing drugs and hand them over. The ploy fails, and a kidnapping is opted for, but the wrong child is kidnapped. Left to solve the problem are parents who appear incapable of dealing with the situation, and the Chumscrubber comes to the fore.
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Cross of Fire 1989 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, Lloyd Bridges, Kim Hunter, George Dzundza, Donald Moffat, Keith Szarabajka, William Schallert, Gilbert Lewis
Originally a two-part TV movie, this is a good biography of the rise and fall of the 1920s KKK Grand Dragon, D.C. Stephenson (John Heard).
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Cutter's Way 1981 R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Cutter and Bone
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Rosenberg, Nina Van Pallandt, Tony Epper
Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges), who is falsely accused of murder, joins forces with Vietnam veteran Alex Cutter (John Heard) in a scheme to identify the real killer.
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Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster 1992 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Disaster at Valdez
Director: Paul Seed
Cast: John Heard, Christopher Lloyd, Rip Torn, Don S. Davis, Bob Gunton, David Morse, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Michael Murphy
Conflicts between Alaskans, environmentalists, and Exxon are presented in this docudrama about the historic oil spill off Alaska in March, 1989.
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The Deal 2005 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Harvey Kahn
Cast: Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Robert Loggia, Colm Feore, John Heard, Angie Harmon, Kevin Tighe, Francoise Yip, Philip Granger, Mike Dupud, Paul McGillion, Jennifer Clement
Gas prices have risen to over six dollars a gallon, and New York investment broker Tom Hanson (Christian Slater) steps in to aid in the selling of a Russian oil company. In the process, Hanson becomes involved with the Russian Mafia and multiple government cover-ups.
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Deceived 1991 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Damian Harris
Cast: Goldie Hawn, John Heard, Robin Bartlett, Ashley Peldon, Jan Rubes, Tom Irwin, Amy Wright, Kate Reid, Beatrice Straight
Adrienne (Goldie Hawn) has been married to Jack (John Heard) for six years when he is killed in a car accident. She then learns that the real Jack died years before, and she starts to investigate the startling facts.
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Desert Blue 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, John Heard, Lucinda Jenney, Sara Gilbert, Isidra Vega, Ethan Suplee, Michael Ironside
While on a road trip, TV actress Skye (Kate Hudson) and her father (John Heard) are forced to spend time in Baxter (pop. 89), California, when the town becomes quarantined. Skye is dismayed at first but then enjoys meeting the local kids–especially young Blue (Brendan Sexton III).
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Edison 2005 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Edison Force
Director: David J. Burke
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake, LL Cool J, Dylan McDermott, John Heard, Cary Elwes, Roselyn Sanchez, Damien Wayans, Andrew Jackson, Piper Perabo, Garfield Wilson
An intrepid cub reporter, Joshua Pollack (Justin Timberlake), uncovers a scandal involving elite super-cops, investigates, writes his story, and is promptly fired by his editor, Ashford (Morgan Freeman).
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The End of Innocence 1990 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dyan Cannon
Cast: Dyan Cannon, John Heard, George Coe, Lola Mason, Stephen Meadows, Rebecca Schaeffer, Billie Bird, Dennis Burkley, Viveka Davis, Eric Harrison, Stoney Jackson, Paul Lieber
Dyan Cannon directed and stars in this story about Stephanie (young Stephanie is Rebecca Schaeffer) who is torn apart by conflicting forces in her home and, finally, as an adult (Stephanie is Dyan Cannon) arrives at a drug treatment center where a psychiatrist (John Heard) tries to help her deal with the pain.
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Executive Power 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: David L. Corley
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Andrea Roth, John Heard, Joanna Cassidy, William Atherton, Denise Crosby, John Capodice, Wanda De Jesus, Michael Horton, Doug Steindorff, Jerry Trimble, Landon Hall
Secret Service agent Nick Seger (Craig Sheffer) helps U.S. President John Fields (William Atherton) hide a body that would point to a sex scandal in the White House. The deed is done, but now the plan is to silence those who know too much, and Nick is a prime target.
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First Love 1977 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Darling
Cast: William Katt, Susan Dey, John Heard, Beverly D'Angelo, Robert Loggia, Swoosie Kurtz, Tom Lacy, June Barrett, Virginia Leith, Billy Beck
Two college students, Elgin (William Katt) and Caroline (Susan Dey), confront problems in their relationship after Caroline has an affair with an older man.
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Gladiator 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Cast: James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr., Robert Loggia, Ossie Davis, Brian Dennehy, John Heard, T.E. Russell, Jon Seda, Tab Baker, Cara Buono, Dwain A. Perry, Joan Schwenk, Raul Salinas, Francesca Roberts
Teenager Tommy Riley (James Marshall) is recruited by boxing manager Pappy Jack (Robert Loggia) and turns to a crooked boxing organization as the means for earning money to pay off his father's gambling debt. Tommy befriends the league's top boxer, teenager Lincoln (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Both are under the control of unscrupulous promoter Jimmy Horn (Brian Dennehy) who puts the two friends in the ring together in a fight to the finish.
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The Great Debaters 2007 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn A. Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyde, Ritchie Montgomery, Tim Parati
This film is loosely based on the true story of Wiley College professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) who, in 1935, led his small, Black, Texas college team of debaters against Harvard University's team of renown. Tolson's team–Henry Lowe (Nate Parker) and Hamilton Burgess (Jermaine Williams) are joined by alternates Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett) and James Farmer, Jr. (Denzel Whitaker). They undergo vigorous training by Tolson as he helps them improve their speaking skills. Conflicts concerning Tolson's efforts to help migrant farm workers rise to the fore, but, in the end, lessons are learned, and the debate team members learn to believe in themselves.
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 The Guardian 2006 PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Neal McDonough, Clancy Brown, John Heard, Bonnie Bramlett, Dule Hill, Omari Hardwick, Alex Daniels
After losing his entire crew during a helicopter crash in the Bering Sea, U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Kevin Costner) is transferred to the Coast Guard's Aviation Survival Center where he is to teach cadets +survival training. Hotshot high-school swim champion Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher) is among the students in Ben's class, and they are destined to clash. However, by the time graduation rolls around, the two reach a common bond and Jake joins Ben as a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer. 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Oustanding entertainment! This was an excellent drama ... holding the viewers attention to the end. It was also fun to see Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher perform together in a film. |
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Head Over Heels 1979 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne
Based on Ann Beattie's novel, this is a love story about Laura (Mary Beth Hurt) who is estranged from her husband when ex-boyfriend Charles (John Heard) becomes obsessed with winning her back.
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Heart Beat 1980 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.
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Heaven Help Us 1985 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Dinner
Cast: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kate Reid, Wallace Shawn, Jay Patterson, Philip Bosco, John Bentley
This story takes place in Brooklyn during the mid-1960s, and it does a good job of interpreting life as it was then. The focus is on a group of Catholic schoolboys who manage to keep themselves in trouble.
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 Home Alone 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Roberts Blossom, John Candy, Angela Goethals, Devin Ratray, Gerry Bamman, Hillary Wolf, Larry Hankin, Michael C. Maronna, Daiana Campeanu, Kristin Minter
In the excitement and confusion of preparing for a family Christmas vacation in Paris, young Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) is inadvertently left at home by himself. He becomes remarkably adept at providing his own entertainment and hunger needs as well as warding off two bungling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern).
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara, John Heard, Devin Ratray, Tim Curry, Gerry Bamman, Brenda Fricker, Dana Ivey, Hillary Wolf, Maureen Elisabeth Shay, Michael C. Maronna, Terrie Snell, Jedidah Cohen
This sequel of "Home Alone" again features Macaulay Culkin as Kevin who does not do well in arriving at the right place on family vacations. This time, Kevin boards the wrong plane and arrives in New York City while the rest of his family flies to Florida for Christmas vacation. Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern are back in their roles as bungling burglars.
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 In the Line of Fire 1993 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Mahoney, John Heard, Clyde Kusatsu, Jim Curley, Gregory Alan Williams, Sally Hughes, Tobin Bell, Steve Hytner, Steve Railsback
Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) was a favorite of President J.F. Kennedy and now is involved in a suspenseful chase of would-be assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich). Horrigan had not been able to forget the assassination of Kennedy, and when Leary threatens to kill the current President (Jim Curley), Harrigan takes the threat seriously and sees this as a chance to redeem himself after his failure to protect Kennedy. A cat-and-mouse game ensues. Malkovich received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The Lucky Ones 2008 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena, Molly Hagan, Mark L. Young, Howard Platt, John Heard, Arden Myrin, Coby Goss, Vis Brown, Spencer Garrett, Katie Korby, Katherine LaNasa, Conner&William Manning, Glen Allen Pruett
Sgt. Fred Cheaver (Tim Robbins), Sgt. "T.K." Poole (Michael Pena), and Pvt. Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams) are "the lucky ones" because they made it through Iraq alive and are headed home. When they get stranded at JFK Airport, the relative strangers (they just met on their incoming flight) rent the last available car and set out on a short trip that turns into a much longer one across country. They encounter more than a few problems along the way but end up with a newly found friendship among the three.
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Men 1997 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams
Cast: Sean Young, Dylan Walsh, John Heard, Richard Hillman, Karen Black, Beau Starr, Shawnee Smith, Glenn Shadix, Annie McEnroe, Shannon Conlon, Kenneth Moskow, Annie Fitzgerald, Keith Odett, Gary Wolf, Eric B. Jones
Stella (Sean Young) lives with her alcoholic ex-boyfriend Teo (Dylan Walsh) and spends her time picking up men for one-night stands. Desiring to become a chef, but happy in her adventures with men, she accepts her ex's offer of a one-way ticket to L.A. Once there, she gets a job as a chef, does well at it, but still likes to continue going through men. After falling for one, she starts thinking that perhaps it is time to settle down. But tragedy strikes. Sean Young is good in this otherwise weak effort.
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The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Chick Vennera, Christopher Walken, Sonia Braga, Ruben Blades, Richard Bradford, Julie Carmen, James Gammon, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, M. Emmet Walsh
When big money interests want to build a resort near a small town, a group of its citizens fight for the right to cultivate the land. Great scenery.
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My Fellow Americans 1996 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Lauren Bacall, Sela Ward, Everett McGill, Bradley Whitford, James Rebhorn
President William Haney (Dan Aykroyd) evades charges of his own involvement in a kickback scandal and finds his escape–he lays the blame on two former chief executives who directly preceded him as President. Ex-Presidents Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) are political enemies who become objects of Haney's assassination plot and join forces to survive. This film has a silly script but provides amusing political satire.
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O 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Elden Henson, Andrew Keegan, Rain Phoenix, John Heard, Martin Sheen, Anthony Johnson, Chris Freihofer
Shakespeare's tragedy, "Othello," takes place in modern-day Charleston's exclusive Palmetto Grove Academy. The only Black student–recruited basketball star Odin James (Mekhi Phifer)–is approached by a jealous friend, Hugo Goulding (Josh Hartnett), who tells Odin that his girlfriend, Desi Brable (Julia Stiles), is cheating on him. This leads to a domino effect as suspicions lead from one tragedy to the next.
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On the Yard 1978 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raphael D. Silver
Cast: John Heard, Thomas G. Waites, Mike Kellin, Richard Bright, Joe Grifasi, Lane Smith, David Clennon, Don Blakely, J.C. Quinn, Dominic Chianese
Convict Juleson (John Heard) becomes involved in a power struggle with inmate kingpin Chilly (Thomas D. Waites) in this well-acted, but not very exciting, prison drama.
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Out on a Limb 1987 TV, 235 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Charles Dance, John Heard, Anne Jackson, Jerry Orbach, Fabia Drake, Kathryn Skatula, Jenny Gago, Anki Liden
This TV miniseries is based on Shirley MacLaine's best-selling autobiography, and she plays herself in this production. Her "new" beliefs, formed when she was about 40, are described, with how they affected her life. Included are an affair with a member of the British Parliament and the influence of her advisors.
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The Package 1989 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Ike Pappas, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Reni Santoni, Thalmus Rasulala, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Marco St. John
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting his prisoner, Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), from Germany to Washington, D.C. when Gallagher is mugged in a washroom at the airport. Boyette escapes, and Gallagher tries to track him down. In the process, Gallagher learns that Boyette is a pawn being used by senior military officers to prevent an arms control treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and Soviet Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) wants to stop Gallagher before he ruins the plot. The ensuing twists and turns of events are thrilling.
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The Pelican Brief 1993 PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, Nicholas Woodeson, Anthony Heald, Stanley Anderson, John Finn
When young, law school student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) theorizes about details concerning the death of two Supreme Court justices, she guesses right! Ensuing events–including the death of her fiance Thomas Callahan (Sam Shepard)–lead her to escape with help from Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington), a reporter for the "Washington Herald." This good film is based on John Grisham's novel.
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town 2000 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Marg Helgenberger, Kris Kristofferson, Ronny Cox, Dyanne Iandoli, Ken Howard, John Heard, Ann - Margret, Peter Friedman, Scott Cohen, Sean Whalen, John Rubinstein, Dennis Boutsikaris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Jane Powell, Murphy Guyer
This made-for-TV miniseries presents–in a detailed, chronological order–the 18 months of investigative procedures used in the struggle to bring justice in the unsolved murder case of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey who was killed on Christmas night 1996 in Boulder, Colorado.
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The Photographer 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stein
Cast: Reg Rogers, Mary Alice, Marisa Berenson, Rob Campbell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, John Heard, Anthony Michael Hall, Kristen Wilson, Tom Noonan, Tina Holmes, Fenton Lawless, Richard Bright
A year after photographer Max (Reg Rogers) gained fame for his stunning art show, he has lost his creativity and must come up with something for his follow-up show. So, when a man leaves a folder with 10 stunning photos on the bar, Max considers use of the pictures. But he loses the pictures when they are stolen by muggers, and now he searches for the missing photos throughout the streets of NYC. On the way, he meets an assortment of oddball people. Good shots of the atmosphere on the streets of NYC.
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The Pilot's Wife 2001 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Christine Lahti, Campbell Scott, John Heard, Kirsty Mitchell, Alison Pill, Nigel Bennett, Richard Donat, Mauralea Austin, Joseph Rutten, Sophie Hough
Kathryn (Christine Lahti) learns that her pilot husband has been killed in an airplane accident. She is further saddened that he is accused of causing the accident through carelessness. With a pilot friend, Robert (Campbell Scott), she investigates with the intent of clearing his name. But she finds that her husband had a double life. This made-for-TV film is based on a novel by Anita Shreve.
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Pollock 2000 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ed Harris
Cast: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey Tambor, Bud Cort, John Heard, Val Kilmer, Stephanie Seymour, Tom Bower, Robert Knott, David Leary, Sally Murphy, Molly Regan, Matthew Sussman
American painter Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris) is the subject of this biography, which doesn't hesitate to illustrate his degrading personal life. But the film shows how Pollock's energetic and creative work of splashing paint on canvas resulted in his rise to fame as an abstract artist. Marcia Gay Harden won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Pollock's long-suffering wife and caretaker. Ed Harris was nominated for Best Actor.
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Radio Flyer 1992 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Lorraine Bracco, John Heard, Adam Baldwin, Elijah Wood, Joseph Mazzello, Ben Johnson, Sean Baca, Robert Munic, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tom Hanks
Two young brothers, Mike (Elijah Wood) and Bobby (John Heard), fantasize about escaping from their abusive stepfather and using their "magic" Radio Flyer wagon as the means to attain that goal.
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Rambling Rose 1991 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Laura Dern, Lukas Haas, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Robert John Burke, Lisa Jakub
Rose (Laura Dern) moves in with a Southern family to take care of their children. "Daddy" (Robert Duvall) is not prepared for the temptations of Rose, but "Mother" (Diane Ladd) protects and loves her despite a scandal. Dern received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Ladd was nominated for Supporting Actress.
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The Scarlet Letter 1979 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Hauser
Cast: Meg Foster, John Heard, Kevin Conway, Elisa Erali, Ralph Drischell, Penelope Allen, Sasha von Scherler, Josef Sommer, Clarence Felder, Naomi Thornton
This made-for-TV miniseries of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel sticks closer to the novel than other films made to date. It is the story of Hester Prynne (Meg Foster) who is required to wear a scarlet letter "A" after her extramarital affair in New England during the 18th century.
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Snake Eyes 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani, Luis Guzman, David Anthony Higgins, Michael Rispoli
Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) joins his old friend, Navy Commander Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), in front-row seats at an Atlantic City heavyweight boxing match. The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Charles Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), is seated right behind them for the big event. In the middle of the fight, Kirkland is assassinated, and Santoro uses casino cameras in a clever series of flashbacks to identify the killer.
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Sweet Land 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ali Selim
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Tom Gilroy, Patrick Heusinger, Paul Sand, Jodie Markell, Sage Kermes
"Sweet Land" begins with elderly Inge (Lois Smith) burying her husband, Olaf (Tim Guinee), in Minnesota's farm country. She relates the story of her past when, as a young German, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser) arrived in Minnesota during 1920 as a mail-order bride for Olaf. There were major problems with the planned marriage: Inge was German and a socialist, and Norwegian/American Olaf and his Norwegian farming neighbors had problems accepting a woman from the country with which America had just fought a war. Even the Lutheran Minister Sorrensen (John Heard) refused to marry them. These and other trials and tribulations of immigration rise to the fore, but as time passes the love story of Inge and Olaf ends happily.
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The Trip to Bountiful 1985 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Masterson
Cast: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Rebecca De Mornay, Richard Bradford, Kevin Cooney, Norman Bennett, Gil Glasgow, Kirk Sisco, Dave Tanner, Harvey Lewis, Mary Kay Mars, David Romo, Peggy Ann Byers, Wezz Tildon
Bountiful was once a beautiful town, but it no longer exists. Elderly Carrie Watts (Geraldine Page) discovers that fact when she leaves the unhappy home of her son Ludie (John Heard) and his wife Jessie Mae (Carlin Glynn) hoping to find happiness in the town of her youth. On the bus ride to Bountiful, Carrie meets young Thelma (Rebecca De Morney), and they enjoy each other's company. When Carrie reaches Bountiful, she looks beyond its dilapidated state and sees Bountiful as it once was. Now, for the first time in years, Carrie finds peace. Geraldine Page carried away an Oscar for her performance.
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Waterland 1992 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Lena Headey, Grant Warnock, Ethan Hawke, John Heard, Pete Postlethwaite, Cara Buono
Tom Crick (Jeremy Irons) is an Englishman who suffers a nervous breakdown while teaching history in Pittsburgh. Failing to reach his disinterested students, he sends them the wrong message, but, at the same time, uncovers his wife Mary's (Sinead Cusack) secret past experiences.
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 White Chicks 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Lochlyn Munro, John Heard, Busy Philipps, Terry Crews, Brittany Daniel, Eddie Velez, Jessica Cauffiel, Maitland Ward
Bungling FBI agents Kevin (Shawn Wayans) and Marcus (Marlon Wayans) disguise themselves as the Wilson sisters, two wealthy "white chicks," in an attempt to capture their would-be kidnappers.
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| 1. 187 (1997)
2. After Hours (1985)
3. Animal Factory (2000)
4. Awakenings (1990)
5. Beaches (1988)
6. Before and After (1996)
7. Betrayed (1988)
8. Between the Lines (1977)
9. Big (1988)
10. C.H.U.D. (1984)
11. Cat People (1982)
12. The Chumscrubber (2005)
13. Cross of Fire (1989)
14. Cutter's Way (1981)
aka: Cutter and Bone
15. Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
aka: Disaster at Valdez
16. The Deal (2005)
17. Deceived (1991)
18. Desert Blue (1998)
19. Edison (2005)
aka: Edison Force
20. The End of Innocence (1990)
21. Executive Power (1997)
22. First Love (1977)
23. Fish Out of Water (1999)
aka: The Witness
24. Gladiator (1992)
25. The Great Debaters (2007)
26. The Guardian (2006)
27. Head Over Heels (1979)
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
28. Heart Beat (1980)
29. Heaven Help Us (1985)
30. Home Alone (1990)
31. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
32. In the Line of Fire (1993)
33. The Lucky Ones (2008)
34. Men (1997)
35. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
36. My Fellow Americans (1996)
37. O (2001)
38. On the Yard (1978)
39. Out on a Limb (1987)
40. The Package (1989)
41. The Pelican Brief (1993)
42. Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (2000)
43. The Photographer (2000)
44. The Pilot's Wife (2001)
45. Pollock (2000)
46. Radio Flyer (1992)
47. Rambling Rose (1991)
48. The Scarlet Letter (1979)
49. Snake Eyes (1998)
50. Sweet Land (2005)
51. The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
52. Waterland (1992)
53. White Chicks (2004)
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