 Basic 2003  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs, Roselyn Sanchez, Cristian de la Fuente, Harry Connick Jr., Dash Mihok, Georgia Hausserman, Margaret Travolta, Dena Johnston, Nick Loren
DEA agent Tom Hardy (John Travolta) leads the investigation of the disappearance of Army cadets. Led by Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel L. Jackson), the cadets had entered the Panamanian jungle, and only two–Kendall and Dunbar (Giovanni Ribisi and Brian Van Holt)–appear to have survived. When the survivors do not cooperate, new tactics are introduced to convince them to answer questions.
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Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 2000  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Battlefield Earth
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Richard Tyson, Marie-Josee Croze, Kelly Preston, Michael Byrne, Sean Hewitt, Christian Tessier, Silvain Landry, Christopher Freeman, Tim Post, Michel Perron
Set in the year 3000, L. Ron Hubbard's (the founder of Scientology) story is about manipulative aliens, led by Teri (John Travolta), who have rounded up humans to mine Earth. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) is captured and sent to the mines, he determines to beat the aliens at their own game.
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 Be Cool 2005  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Steven Tyler, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Paul Adelstein, Debi Mazar, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito
In this sequel to "Get Shorty," Chili (John Travolta) has conquered the movie business and has moved on to the music industry where he romances Edie (Uma Thurman) who is the widow of a slain music executive.
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Blow Out 1981  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden, Curt May, Ernest McClure, Dave Roberts, John Aquino, John McMartin, Deborah Everton, J. Patrick McNamara, Missy Cleveland, Roger Wilson, John Hoffmeister
Governor George McRyan (John Hoffmeister), a presidential candidate, is killed in a car accident; however, Jack (John Travolta) rescues Sally (Karen Allen) from drowning in the same accident. Jack believes he has evidence that the "accident" was not simply a tire blow out but was really an assassination and becomes involved in intrigue as he tries to get the facts.
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Bolt 2008  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, J.P. Manoux, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Dan Fogelman, Kari Wahlgren, Chloe Moretz, Ronn Moss, Randy Savage
In this animated film, Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus) and her cute dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta) are stars on a TV show, and Bolt is unaware that his amazing feats are only part of his TV performance. When Bolt is shipped accidentally from his TV sound stage in Hollywood to New York City, Bolt sets off on a cross-country trip, planning to use what he mistakenly believes are his super powers, to get back to Penny. Along the way, Bolt is joined by a cat, Mittens (voice of Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) and manages to make the trek through the real world. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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The Boy in the Plastic Bubble 1976 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: John Travolta, Glynnis O'Connor, Robert Reed, Diana Hyland, Ralph Bellamy, Karen Morrow, Howard Platt, Buzz Aldrin, John Friedrich, Kelly Ward
This made-for-TV film is based on the true story of a boy (John Travolta) who was born without an immune system and was confined to a plastic bubble. His story (through his teens) includes his life-or-death decision when he falls in love.
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 Broken Arrow 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Kurtwood Smith, Casey Biggs, Shaun Toub, Vyto Ruginis, Qusaun Elam, Joey Box
Vic Deakins (John Travolta) and Riley Hale (Christian Slater) are pilots on a "Stealth" bomber packed with nuclear weaponry. On a routine patrol, Deakins knocks out copilot Hale, crashes the plane, and takes off with the weapons. He then threatens to detonate them if the Pentagon doesn't give him money. The chase is on as a recovered Hale and park ranger Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis) set out to track down Deakins.
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 Carrie 1976 R, 97 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, William Katt, Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, P.J. Soles, Sydney Lassick, Stefan Gierasch, Priscilla Pointer, Michael Talbott, Noelle North, Doug Cox, Harry Gold
In Brian De Palma's terrifying tale, a reserved, high-school senior (Sissy Spacek) with telekinetic abilities is scorned by her classmates. When Carrie goes to the prom with the campus jock (William Katt), she discovers that others have devised a nasty plan to further humiliate her. Carrie, however, has a few nasty tricks of her own. From the Stephen King novel by the same name. Both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie received Oscar nominations.
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Chains of Gold 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Joey Lawrence, Bernie Casey, Hector Elizondo, Benjamin Bratt, Ramon Franco, Conchata Ferrell, Raphael Rey Gomez, Tammy Lauren
Although originally made for theatrical release, this film did not see the light of day for two years–on TV. Social worker Scott (John Travolta)–a recovering alcoholic and responsible for his son's death in a car accident–has a chance to atone for his mistake when he sets out to rescue a teen from a drug ring. Another weak Travolta entry. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/06/2007 | | You would have to live a movie like this to appreciate this movie. I felt it touched the core of life, and could not believe it was so lowly rated. These people do live everyday, and although they do not have the greatness, they are enjoined in a struggle of life, and there greatest gift is laughter and love. Can you see it? Most people are blind to this reality thinking they are superior, not knowing that being superior, is realitive. Isn't superior the ability to love? True food for thought. |
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 A Civil Action 1998  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, James Gandolfini, Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Sydney Pollack
This story details Jan Schlichtmann's (Travolta) legal case against two corporations that leaked toxins into Boston's water supply. The fact that the focus is on the lawyer's efforts to win the case while downplaying the victims and their families seems out of kilter. Robert Duvall received a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
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The Devil's Rain 1975 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Feust
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, William Shatner, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, Tom Skerritt, Keenan Wynn, Joan Prather, John Travolta, Claudio Brook
Small town Devil worshippers go for it in this watchable film, and the ending is worth the wait. John Travolta's film debut, but you'll have to look fast.
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 Domestic Disturbance 2001 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Matt O'Leary, Steve Buscemi, Chris Ellis, Nick Loren, James Lashly, Rebecca Tilney, Debra Mooney, Leland L. Jones, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Susan Floyd, William Parry, Suzanne Nystrom
Nice-guy Frank (John Travolta) and Susan (Teri Polo) are divorced but share custody of 12-year-old Jason (James Lashly). On the day of Susan's marriage to Rick (Vince Vaughn), Frank suspects that there is more to Rick than first meets the eye. In fact, Rick is a cold-blooded murderer, and Jason is about to witness Rick's dastardly deed. Now, it's up to Rick to come to Jason's rescue.
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The Experts 1989  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dave Thomas
Cast: John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston, Charles Martin Smith, Deborah Foreman, James Keach, Jan Rubes, Rick Ducommun, Brian Doyle-Murray
A KGB agent kidnaps two New York City men-about-town and takes them to Russia where they find a secret progressive town. Then, the fun begins in this so-so farce.
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Eyes of an Angel 1991  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Harmon
Cast: John Travolta, Ellie Raab, Tito Larriva, Richard Edson, Vincent Guastaferro, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jacqueline Pulliam, Lisa Ziegler, R. Ruddell Weatherwax, Gene LeBell
Down-on-his-luck, ex-con Bobby (John Travolta) is a widower and a runner for the mob. His daughter (Ellie Raab) befriends a Doberman and brings it back to health after it was dumped–its fighting days ended. Bobby decides to start over, so he and his daughter head to L.A. But the mob and the dog are not far behind. Ponderous. 2 User Reviews
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| | Great movie...a sleeper | RRW 11/13/2007 | | I played the guy who fights the dog and then dumps him off a bridge in Chicago. While my character is a scumbag - his employers are even worse. The only question in the movie is - who gets it worse? - the dog or John Travolta. I'm flipping a coin and I'm now up to best 9 of 11.....See the movie.....it seems like a suicide inducing movie at first, but the ending makes the pain all worthwhile... |
| | Movie is touching... | waxman 08/14/2007 | | The hard part is getting to the end.....it's like Elephant with a much happier ending...I played the Kid who dumps the dog in the beginning of the movie.....but it gets better for "Triipoli" after that |
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 Face/Off 1997 R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, CCH Pounder, Colm Feore, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Wisdom, Matt Ross, Margaret Cho, James Denton
As the means of getting information about a time bomb that terrorist Castor Troy (Nicholas Cage) has planted to destroy Los Angeles, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) undergoes surgery to take on the appearance of Castor who is presumed dead. He believes this will give him the means of getting information from Troy's brother Pollux (Alessandro Nivola) about the time bomb. However, it turns out that Troy is merely in a coma, and when he recovers he turns the tables and assumes the identity of Archer–now, the fight to the finish is on.
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 The General's Daughter 1999 R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Simon West
Cast: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Leslie Stefanson, Daniel von Bargen, Clarence Williams III, James Woods, Peter Weireter, Boyd Kestner
When General Campbell's (James Cromwell) daughter, Elisabeth (Leslie Stefanson), is found brutally murdered on the Army base, Paul Brenner (John Travolta) and Sarah Sunhill (Madeleine Stowe) are assigned to investigate the case.
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 Get Shorty 1995 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, David Paymer, Miguel Sandoval, Martin Ferrero, Jon Gries, Renee Props, Jacob Vargas, Linda Hart, Bobby Slayton
Miami loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) heads for Hollywood to collect on a gambling debt from B-movies producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman). After meeting Harry, Chili stays on to be part of the film business when Harry convinces him that he has a great script that could be Academy Award material IF Harry can convince a major star, Martin Weir (Danny DeVito), to take the lead role. Meanwhile, Harry is in cahoots with drug dealer Bo Catlett (Delroy Lindo) who also wants in on the action. Bette Midler and Harvey Keitel are among several guest stars in this enticing crime story.
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 Grease 1978  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Dinah Manoff, Didi Conn, Jamie Donnelly, Barry Pearl, Kelly Ward, Eve Arden, Michael Tucci, Frankie Avalon, Joan Blondell, Edd Byrnes, Sid Caesar
Two high-school gangs of the 1950s, the T-Birds (guys) and the Pink Ladies (girls), are the centerpiece of this film. T-Bird leader Danny (John Travolta) falls for Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) during the summer. When school begins in the fall, Sandy's family has moved to town, and she is the "new girl" on campus–an event that does not go unnoticed by the Pink Ladies. A fun musical look at the 1950s.
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Hairspray 2007 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Drama
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes, Christopher Walken, Zac Efron, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Elijah Kelley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Allison Janney, Taylor Parks, Jerry Stiller, Paul Dooley
Nikki Blonsky makes her film debut as tubby teen Tracy Turnblad who, with her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes), dreams of singing and dancing on a local TV show in Baltimore, "The Corny Collins (James Marsden) Show." Tracy wins the audition, but her overprotective stay-at-home mother Edna (John Travolta, in drag in a fat suit) is afraid that Tracy will be picked on for her obesity. Tracy perseveres, and now her nemesis is the TV station manager, Velma Von Tussle (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose daughter Amber (Brittany Snow) holds the title of "Miss Hairspray." Not only does Tracy go after the "Miss Hairspray" title, she also wants the show to be integrated. The year is 1962, and the Black dancers are not allowed to perform on the show on a daily basis. When they do perform, the show is hosted by Motormouth Maybelle (Queen Latifah). Tracy believes this is unfair, and with help from others–including Motormouth Maybelle, Motormouth's son and Penny's boyfriend Seaweed (Elijah Kelley), Tracy's boyfriend Link (Zac Efron), her father (Christopher Walken), and her mother–she sets out to integrate the show.
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 Ladder 49 2004 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jay Russell
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, Billy Burke, Balthazar Getty, Tim Guinee, Kevin Chapman, Jay Hernandez
Baltimore probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) is trapped inside a burning building, and his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy (John Travolta), is trying to save him. Fearing death, Jack reminisces about his life, career, and marriage to Linda (Jacinda Barrett).
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Lonely Hearts 2006 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Todd Robinson
Cast: John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Scott Caan, Laura Dern, Michael Gaston, Bruce MacVittie, Dan Byrd, Andrew Wheeler, Alice Krige, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Doman, Bailee Madison
Based on the "Lonely Hearts Killers" crimes, which were committed in the 1940s, this film shows how New York detectives–Elmer C. Robinson (John Travolta), who was obsessed with the murders, and his partner Charles Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini)–tracked down Ray Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck (Salma Hayek). Their scam was to swindle elderly women out of their money and then murder them to destroy any evidence. Fernandez and Beck were finally arrested, confessed to 12 of their murders, and were electrocuted the same day at Sing Sing prison in 1951.
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Look Who's Talking 1989 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Bruce Willis, Abe Vigoda, Blu Mankuma, Twink Caplan, Jason Schaller, Jaryd Waterhouse, Jacob Haines, Christopher Aydon, Joy Boushel, Don S. Davis, Louis Heckerling
While his unwed mother Mollie (Kirstie Alley) searches for a husband who will be the perfect father for baby Mikey (voice of Bruce Willis), Mikey sarcastically expresses his opinions. Will her new husband be the cab driver James (John Travolta) who drove Mollie to the hospital for Mikey's delivery, or will Mikey's father Albert (George Segal) win back her affections? Followed by two sequels and a TV series.
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Look Who's Talking Now 1993 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom Ropelewski
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, Danny DeVito, Diane Keaton, George Segal, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien, Charles Barkley, John Stocker, Elizabeth Leslie, Sandra P. Grant, Frank C. Turner, Serge Houde
In this second sequel to "Look Who's Talking," there is a new twist to the Ubriacco family: instead of the children, the dogs–Rocks (voice of Danny DeVito) and Daphne (voice of Diane Keaton)–do the talking. These dogs not only talk, they argue with each other all the time. Meanwhile, the children Mikey (David Gallagher) and Julie (Tabitha Lupien) are still living in a strained world with their parents Mollie (Kristie Alley) and James (John Travolta). More troubles fill their lives when James gets a job flying a private plane for business woman Samantha (Lysette Anthony) who has more planned for James than simply flying her airplane.
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Look Who's Talking Too 1990 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis, Roseanne, Mel Brooks, Olympia Dukakis, Elias Koteas, Gilbert Gottfried, Damon Wayans, Twink Caplan, Lorne Sussman, Danny Pringle, Don S. Davis, Louis Heckerling, Neal Israel
In this sequel to "Look Who's Talking," Mikey (Lorne Sussman / voice of Bruce Willis) is a toddler just starting potty training. He now has a baby sister, Julie (voice of Roseanne), and confusion reigns in the household as Mikey and Julie add to the strains already being experienced by their parents James and Mollie Ubriacco (John Travolta and Kirstie Alley).
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A Love Song for Bobby Long 2004 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shainee Gabel
Cast: John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger, Dane Rhodes, David Jensen, Clayne Crawford, Sonny Shroyer, Walter Breaux, Warren Blosjo
After learning of her mother's death, Pursy Will (Scarlett Johansson) heads to New Orleans for the funeral. Once there, she learns of the house she has inherited, but hard-drinking ex-professor Bobby Long (John Travolta) and his equally hard-drinking protege, Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht), already reside in the house. They tell Pursy that the three of them have inherited equal shares of the house, and she moves in with them. After a rocky start, the three grow to believe in each other.
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 Lucky Numbers 2000 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Mitchell, Bill Pullman, Richard Schiff, Michael Moore, Sam McMurray, Monet Cunningham
A lottery scam is carried out by Harrisburg, Pa. TV weather forecaster Russ Richards (John Travolta) and his friend, Gig (Tim Roth). The scam works, but before long a tangled web is woven into which more characters–including Lotto ball girl Crystal Latroy (Lisa Kudrow), greedy station manager Dick Simmons (Ed O'Neill), and two cops (Bill Pullman and Daryl Mitchell)–become part of the deception.
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 Mad City 1997 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: John Travolta, Dustin Hoffman, Mia Kirshner, Alan Alda, Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner, William Atherton, Ted Levine, Tammy Lauren, Raymond J. Barry
A museum security guard, Sam Baily, has lost his job and, out of frustration, takes museum visitors hostage. Reporter Max Brackett (Dustin Hoffman) just happens to be on the scene and seizes the moment to advance his own career.
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Michael 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Robert Pastorelli, Bob Hoskins, Jean Stapleton, Teri Garr, Wallace Langham, Joey Lauren Adams, Carla Gugino
Michael (John Travolta) is a pot-bellied, beer guzzling, sugar-craving archangel womanizer who is on Earth to perform a mission. During this visit–the last of 26 vacations allowed during the course of human history–he is convinced by three reporters (Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, and Robert Pastorelli) to go with them to Chicago where they plan to exploit him.
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Moment by Moment 1978  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Wagner
Cast: Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, Andra Akers, Bert Kramer, Shelley R. Bonus, Debra Feuer, James Luisi, John O'Leary, Neil Flanagan, Tom Slocum
Trisha (Lily Tomlin) is a wealthy, middle-aged Marin County matron who embarks on a torrid love affair with a young drifter, Strip (John Travolta).
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Perfect 1985 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anne De Salvo, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman, Mathew Reed, Kenneth Welsh, David Paymer, Stefan Gierasch, Ramey Ellis, Philippe Delgrange
"Rolling Stone" reporter Adam Lawrence (John Travolta) searches for an expose' on the world of fitness centers. During his investigation, he meets, and is attracted to, aerobics instructor Jessie (Jamie Lee Curtis) who is extremely wary of his motives.
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Phenomenon 1996 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, David Gallagher, Richard Kiley, Jeffrey DeMunn, Troy Evans, Bruce A. Young, Brent Spiner
George Malley (John Travolta) is an average guy who is knocked unconscious by a mysterious light and awakens to discover that he has gained the "gift" of great intelligence. His fellow townspeople, however, look upon George's higher brainpower as an affliction and treat him with suspicion.
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Primary Colors 1998 R, 163 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, Diane Ladd, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Rob Reiner, Rebecca Walker, Caroline Aaron, Tommy Hollis, J.C. Quinn, Ben Jones
Jack Stanton (John Travolta) is running for the office of President of the United States; he is very intelligent but has a weakness: a lust for women. His wife Susan (Emma Thompson), on the other hand, seems to be able to look the other way and stand by her man! This film is a winner–Mike Nichols and Elaine May do it again as they put together an entertaining story that reflects real circumstances. Kathy Bates received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Pulp Fiction 1994  R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Dick Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Phil LaMarr, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Greene
Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) are thieves who rob a coffee shop. Meanwhile, mob kingpin Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) sends hit men Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) to retrieve a briefcase, and, later, Vincent takes the boss's wife (Uma Thurman) out on the town. Then there is prizefighter Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) who Marcellus has told to throw a fight. These stories and more overlap into one great tale dealing with unsavory characters who quickly become very real to the viewer. "Pulp Fiction" is certainly a movie that will not disappoint, and the pace never lets up. In addition to receiving the Oscar for Best Writing, the film received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Travolta), Supporting Actor (Jackson), Supporting Actress (Thurman), and Director.
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 The Punisher 2004 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, James Carpinello, Laura Harring, Will Patton, Ben Foster, John Pinette, Rebecca Romijn, Eddie Jemison, Samantha Mathis, Roy Scheider, Mark Collie
Former FBI agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) seeks revenge against wealthy criminal Howard Saint (James Carpinello) and his troop of assassins after they mercilessly massacred Castle's whole family–including his wife, child, father, and cousins.
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 Saturday Night Fever 1977 R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: John Badham
Cast: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Donna Pescow, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape, Martin Shakar, Fran Drescher, Julie Bovasso, Bruce Ornstein, Sam Coppola, Nina Hansen, Lisa Peluso, Denny Dillon, Bert Michaels
This is the definitive movie on 1970s' teenage culture. The story is about 19-year-old Brooklyn native Tony Manero (John Travolta) who lives for Saturday night disco dancing. But, disco dancing is one of the few good things in Tony's life where his priest brother (Martin Shakar) gets all the accolades at home. A chance for change appears in the form of Stephanie (Karen Lynn Gorney) who wants to leave Brooklyn and move to the big city of Manhattan. After Stephanie and Tony enter a dance competition as partners, Tony's life is destined to change forever. Travolta was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar. Sequel: "Staying Alive."
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She's So Lovely 1997 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn, John Travolta, Harry Dean Stanton, Debi Mazar, James Gandolfini, Gena Rowlands, Susan Traylor, John Marshall Jones, Chloe Webb
When Maureen (Robin Wright Penn) is raped, her husband Eddie (Sean Penn) freaks out, kills a cop, and is sent to a mental hospital. While her husband is away, Maureen becomes involved with the gentle Joey (John Travolta); they marry, have three children, and then Eddie is released and returns–still retaining his passion for Maureen. Penn won the Cannes Film Festival award for "Best Actor" for his role in this film.
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Shout 1991 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday
Cast: John Travolta, James Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan, Linda Fiorentino, Scott Coffey, Glenn Quinn, Frank von Zerneck, Michael Bacall, Gwyneth Paltrow
Set in the 1950s at the Benedict Home for Boys in Texas, this story involves a new music teacher, Jack Cabe (John Travolta), whose liberal ideas–professing rock & roll–are not readily accepted by the warden, Eugene Benedict (Richard Jordan).
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Staying Alive 1983 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, Frank Stallone, Polly O'Malley, Tony Munafo, Robert Martini, Sarah M. Miles, Kurtwood Smith, Charles Ward, Norma Donaldson, Jesse Doran, Joyce Hyser
Six years after "Saturday Night Fever," Tony Manero (John Travolta) is still trying to find success. Now, he has left the Brooklyn discos and finds a role in the Broadway show, "Satan's Alley." The show's star, Laura (Finola Hughes) becomes the object of Tony's attentions, but his loyal girlfriend Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes) stands by him throughout the sexual tensions of Tony and Laura while Tony becomes a Broadway star.
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 Swordfish 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones, Camryn Grimes, Sam Shepard, Zach Grenier, Drea de Matteo, Rudolf Martin, Chic Daniel, Kirk B.R. Woller, Carmen Argenziano, Tim DeKay, Angelo Pagan
Dangerous spy Gabriel Shear (John Travolta) and his partner Ginger Knowles (Halle Berry) use the services of master computer hacker Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) for a $9.5 billion electronic bank heist. Gabriel heads up the covert counter-terrorists, the Black Cell, and he wants the money in order to pay for his war against international terrorism. Stanley has been paroled from prison but is forbidden from entering electronics stores after infiltrating the F.B.I.'s surveillance operations. Stanley agrees to help because it will provide the legal fees he needs to see his daughter Holly (Camryn Grimes) and, too late, realizes how dangerous the Black Cell is and that he is simply a pawn in the operation.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj, Ramon Rodriguez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gary Basaraba, Katherine Sigismund, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jake Richard Siciliano
In this retelling of 1974's cult classic, Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, the Transit Authority official who is accused of taking bribes and is demoted to the job of dispatcher. Garber is on duty when Ryder (John Travolta) and his three accomplices hijack a subway train and threaten to execute the passengers in one hour if the ransom of $1 million is not paid. Garber must now draw on his subway experience and race against time to save the hostages.
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Two of a Kind 1983  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Beatrice Straight, Oliver Reed, Jack Kehoe, Kathy Bates, Ernie Hudson, Scatman Crothers, Gene Hackman
Angels convince God that he should give humanity another chance, and they set out to make Zack (John Travolta) and Debbie (Olivia Newton-John) into better people. Half-star only because it's Olivia; otherwise...
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 Urban Cowboy 1980 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Barry Corbin, Cooper Huckabee, James Gammon, Brooke Alderson, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Betty Murphy, Taz Di Gregorio, Charlie Haywood
Country boy Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) moves to Houston, Texas, and takes a job as a refinery worker. He spends his evenings at Gilley's Club on the outskirts of town where he acts out his cowboy fantasies. He also meets and marries Sissy (Debra Winger), but problems arise almost immediately when Bud believes that Sissy is seeing a mechanical bull-riding cowboy Wes (Scott Glenn). Sissy tells Bud that she wants him to prove he is a real cowboy, and when Mickey Gilley (himself) announces a bull-riding contest, Bill signs up hoping to win the contest and Sally as well. This is the film that made the mechanical bull so popular in bars.
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White Man's Burden 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Desmond Nakano
Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Tom Bower, Margaret Avery, Carrie Snodgress, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lawrence Bender, Tom Wright
Racial roles in America are reversed when Louis Pinnock (John Travolta) inadvertently glimpses the naked wife of his boss, Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte). Pinnock is fired, cannot find a new job, and faces eviction. Next, his wife and kids go home to her mother. Things cannot get much worse than this. BUT, wait, they do!
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 Wild Hogs 2007 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Durand, M.C. Gainey, Jill Hennessy, Dominic Janes, Tichina Arnold, Stephen Tobolowsky, Randy Sklar, Drew Sidora, Jason Shaw
Weekend warriors, the Wild Hogs (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy), take off on their bikes for a trek from Cincinnati to the West Coast and run into more than their share of problems along the way. 2 User Reviews
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| | The Watcher 04/09/2007 | | Anyone that doesn't get a bang out of this comedy and laugh loads is just plain out of there minds. What a ton of laughs. The best movie of the year. A must see. |
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2. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
aka: Battlefield Earth
3. Be Cool (2005)
4. Blow Out (1981)
5. Bolt (2008)
6. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
7. Broken Arrow (1996)
8. Carrie (1976)
9. Chains of Gold (1991)
10. A Civil Action (1998)
11. The Devil's Rain (1975)
12. Domestic Disturbance (2001)
13. The Experts (1989)
14. Eyes of an Angel (1991)
15. Face/Off (1997)
16. The General's Daughter (1999)
17. Get Shorty (1995)
18. Grease (1978)
19. Hairspray (2007)
20. Ladder 49 (2004)
21. Lonely Hearts (2006)
22. Look Who's Talking (1989)
23. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
24. Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
25. A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
26. Lucky Numbers (2000)
27. Mad City (1997)
28. Michael (1996)
29. Moment by Moment (1978)
30. Perfect (1985)
31. Phenomenon (1996)
32. Primary Colors (1998)
33. Pulp Fiction (1994)
34. The Punisher (2004)
35. Saturday Night Fever (1977)
36. She's So Lovely (1997)
37. Shout (1991)
38. Staying Alive (1983)
39. Swordfish (2001)
40. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
41. Two of a Kind (1983)
42. Urban Cowboy (1980)
43. White Man's Burden (1995)
44. Wild Hogs (2007)
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