Animal Behavior 1989  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kjehl Rasmussen, H. Anne Riley
Cast: Karen Allen, Armand Assante, Holly Hunter, Josh Mostel, Richard Libertini, Alexa Kenin, Jon Shear, Nan Martin, Crystal Buda, Ivan Bonar
Campus romance purports to be alive and well in this bomb of a film (the director resorted to a pseudonym) about love that blooms between a music professor (Armand Assante) and an animal researcher (Karen Allen).
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Backfire 1987  R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Dean Paul Martin, Jeff Fahey, Bernie Casey, Dinah Manoff, Virginia Capers, Philip Sterling
A Vietnam vet, Donny (Jeff Fahey), who is suffering from shell shock, is diabolically and systematically being destroyed through psychological means that threaten his marriage to Mara (Karen Allen). The question is: Who is the culprit?
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The Basket 1999 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Rich Cowan
Cast: Peter Coyote, Karen Allen, Robert Karl Burke, Amber Willenborg, Jock MacDonald, Eric Dane, Brian Skala, Casey Cowan, Tony Lincoln, Patrick Treadway
America is in the throes of change at the end of World War I when Martin Conlon (Peter Coyote) comes to live and work as a schoolteacher in the Pacific Northwest. Conlon uses the sport of basketball and the German opera, "Der Korb" ("The Basket") to combat the bigotry he finds in his new town.
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 Cruising 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Barton Heyman, Gene Davis, Allan Miller, Ed O'Neill, Jay Acovone, Randy Jurgensen
Steve Burns (Al Pacino) is an officer for the NYPD who goes undercover by dressing in leather and chains in the S & M subculture to catch a sadistic homosexual killer. In the process, Burns becomes obsessed with the man (Richard Cox) he is trailing.
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Ghost in the Machine 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rachel Talalay
Cast: Karen Allen, Ted Marcoux, Chris Mulkey, Wil Horneff, Jessica Walter, Brandon Quintin Adams, Phil Ducommun, Nancy Fish, Shevonne Durkin
Next time you turn on a computer, imagine what it would be like if the spirit of a serial killer lived within its mainframe. In this flick, the killer (Ted Marcoux) continues his serial killing through such unique sources as the dishwasher. Well, you know that anything goes in the movies!!
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 In the Bedroom 2001  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, William Mapother, Marisa Tomei, William Wise, Celia Weston, Karen Allen, Justin Ashforth, Frank T. Wells
Sissy Spacek is superb in her role of a middle-aged music teacher who is also the wife of physician Matt (Tom Wilkinson), and mother of college-bound son Frank (Nick Stahl). Life is good–until Frank becomes involved with Natalie (Marisa Tomei), the mother of two children. Although their affair is doomed from the start, one very powerful moment will change the lives of everyone in this unforgettable story. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Tom Wilkinson), Actress (Sissy Spacek), and Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei).
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008  PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Igor Jijikine, Andrew Divoff, Alan Dale, Dimitri Diatchenko, Ilia Volokh, Emmanuel Todorov, Venya Manzyuk, Pavel Lychnikoff
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his sidekick Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf) head to the jungles of Peru in search of the Crystal Skull of Akator. But, they are not alone; Soviet spies, led by Colonel Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), are also searching for the Crystal Skull, which they believe holds secrets that will help them dominate the world through nuclear annihilation. And the adventures continue as Indy, once again, struggles to save the world.
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King of the Hill 1993 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth McGovern, Joseph Chrest, Adrien Brody, Katherine Heigl
Set in St. Louis during the Depression, this is the story of young Aaron Kurlander's (Jesse Bradford) struggles to find himself by overcoming adversity and surviving on his own.
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 Manhattan 1979  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep, Michael Murphy, Anne Byrne Hoffman, Tisa Farrow, Wallace Shawn, Karen Allen, David Rasche, Karen Ludwig, Michael O'Donoghue, Bella Abzug, Gary Weis
TV comedy writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) has divorced his lesbian wife Jill (Meryl Streep), and now she is writing a revealing book about their marriage. Meanwhile, Isaac is dating 17-year-old Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), but when that romance goes nowhere, Isaac hooks up with Mary (Diane Keaton) who just happens to be the mistress of his good friend Yale (Michael Murphy) who, in turn, is already married to Emily. New York City provides the backdrop for humor in this story about over-achieving characters and their short-lived relationships. Mariel Hemingway was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress). 1 User Review
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| | My vote for the best Woody Allen film | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | My vote for the best Woody Allen.
I was captivated from the opening shot: black and white fireworks over the Manhattan skyline, music by Gershwin.
There is the Allen Jewish-New Yorker-Neurosis stuff and the Allen self-deprecating humour, and it is all good. Better than good is Mariel Hemingway: the actress for sure, but not just the actress. The character. The screenplay. There is an unsentimental understanding that Woody Allen the director has of Woody Allen the character (called 'Isaac Davis" in this version, but Woody Allen is Woody Allen). It is a funny piece, but Isaac is self-centered and essentially selfish, and it costs him a lot and may cost him everything. This all revolves around Tracy (Hemingway) which is written bravely out of rhythm with almost everything else and is ultimately the move moving for it.
If you see no other Woody Allen film. . . |
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 National Lampoon's Animal House 1978 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Animal House
Director: John Landis
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Mary Louise Weller, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, James Daughton, Mark Metcalf
This movie set a trend for several films to come. Faber College's Dean Wormer (John Vernon) plots with Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) of Omega fraternity to rid the campus of the disreputable Delta House fraternity. The fraternity boys–seniors Otter (Tim Matheson), D-Day (Bruce McGill), Boon (Peter Riegert), and "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi)–at the Delta House provide plenty of laughs as they party, chase coeds, and battle school authorities.
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 The Perfect Storm 2000 PG-13, 129 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, John Hawkes, Allen Payne, Christopher McDonald, Josh Hopkins, Dash Mihok, Cherry Jones, Rusty Schwimmer
In October, 1991, a bitter storm hit the Atlantic Ocean. The 70-foot swordfishing boat, "Andrea Gail," vanished with all aboard–including Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney), Bobby Shatford (Mark Wahlberg), Sully Sullivan (William Fichtner), Murph Murphy (John C. Reilly), Alfred Pierre (Allen Payne), and Bugsy Moran (John Hawkes). This is the story of the "storm of the century," the ship, the crew, and the families that waited in Gloucester, Mass., for news of their men. Overpowering special effects and sound received Academy Award nominations.
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 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler, John Rhys-Davies, Paul Freeman, Anthony Higgins, Alfred Molina, Tutte Lemkow, Vic Tablian, Don Fellows, William Hootkins
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) battles the Nazis in an attempt to be the first to reach the lost ark containing the remains of the Ten Commandments. Indy suffers a host of adventures during the transformation from his quiet job as college professor to mercenary in South America. This was the first of three Indiana Jones films. In all, four Oscars were awarded for this film, including Best Special Effects; five other nominations included Best Picture and Director.
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 The Sandlot 1993 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, Art LaFleur, Brandon Quintin Adams, Arliss Howard, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia
Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) is a shy boy whose mother and stepfather (Karen Allen and Denis Leary) move with him into a new neighborhood. He makes friends with Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) who teaches him how to play baseball, and Scotty joins Benny's sandlot team that desperately needs its ninth member. Scotty helps himself to his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball and hits it for a home run. The problem is that the ball lands in Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) junkyard, which is guarded by Mertle's snarling dog "The Beast." Now, the fun begins as Scotty and Benny devise ways to get the ball out of the junkyard by building ball-retrieving machines.
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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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Shoot the Moon 1982 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill, Tracey Gold, George Murdock, Leora Dana, Irving Metzman, Robert Costanzo
A marriage is falling apart, and the couple (Albert Finney and Diane Keaton) agrees to let the husband spend some time with his girlfriend (Karen Allen). This couple just cannot seem to get either marriage or themselves together.
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A Small Circle of Friends 1980  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Jameson Parker, Shelley Long, John Friedrich, Gary Springer, Richard Nelson, Harry Caesar, Nan Martin, Daniel Stern
College life in the turbulent 1960s–amidst anti-Vietnam protests, drugs, and the sexual revolution is depicted in this less-than-deep story.
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Split Image 1982 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Pamela Ludwig, Lee Montgomery, Michael Sacks, Deborah Rush
This film is about religious cults and what happens when young people are caught in the web. Danny Stetson (Michael O'Keefe) joins a cult led by Neal Kirklander (Peter Fonda), and his parents (Elizabeth Ashley and Brian Dennehy) strive to bring their son to his senses.
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Starman 1984 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Phalen, Ted White, M.C. Gainey, George "Buck" Flower, Mickey Jones, Lu Leonard, Tony Edwards, John Walter Davis, Sean Stanek, David Wells, Dirk Blocker
Starman (Jeff Bridges) comes to Earth with the mission of learning about the civilization of Earth's human beings and to give a message of peace. He takes on the form of Jenny Hayden's (Karen Allen) deceased husband. At first, Jenny's response is fear, which changes to love when she takes Starman to the Nevada desert where he plans to depart Earth. Along the way, they unite against National Security Council agent George Fox (Richard Jaeckel), and Jenny helps Starman reach his fellow aliens who pick him up and take him home. Bridges was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor.
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Sweet Talker 1991 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Jenkins
Cast: Bryan Brown, Karen Allen, Justin Rosniak, Chris Haywood, Bill Kerr, Bruce Spence, Bruce Myles, Paul Chubb, Peter Hehir, Don Barker
Harry (Bryan Brown) leaves prison with a plan in hand for his next con job. Arriving at his destination–a small Australian coastal town–he proceeds to sweet-talk the locals into investing in the recovery of a sunken ship and building a theme park. But, he didn't expect to fall in love and start having pangs of guilt. Sound familiar?
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Til There Was You 1997 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Scott Winant
Cast: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker, Craig Bierko, Nina Foch, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olin, Christine Ebersole, Karen Allen, Kasi Lemmons
Gwen (Jeanne Tripplehorn) and Nick (Dylan McDermott) attended the same elementary school, and their paths have crossed and re-crossed many times over the years, but they have never quite met–until NOW.
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Until September 1984 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Karen Allen, Thierry Lhermitte, Christopher Cazenove, Hutton Cobb, Michael Mellinger, Nitza Shaul, Rachel Robertson, Paphaelle Spencer, Joanna Pavlis, Helen Desbiez
An American, Mo Alexander (Karen Allen), misses her flight and, while stranded in Paris, falls in love with handsome–but married–Xavier De La Perose (Thierry Lhermitte).
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 The Wanderers 1979 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz, Samm-Art Williams, Val Avery, Olympia Dukakis, William Andrews
Based on Richard Price's novel, this parody on 1960s movies focuses on ethnic gangs at a Bronx high school. The gangs–the Irish Ducky Boys, the Baddies, the Wongs, and the Fordham Baddies–come to terms with themselves and each other in this film, which has become a cult favorite.
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When Will I Be Loved 2004 R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Toback
Cast: Neve Campbell, Fred Weller, Dominic Chianese, Karen Allen, Barry Primus, Lori Singer, Ashley Shelton, Alex Feldman, Joelle Carter, Jason Pendergraft, Mike Tyson, Damon Dash
Vera (Neve Campbell) allows boyfriend Ford (Fred Weller) to rent her out, for $100,000, to the aging Italian Count Tommaso (Dominic Chianese). But Vera has ulterior motives for becoming involved in the hustle as Ford and Tommaso will discover soon.
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Wind River 1998 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Shell
Cast: Blake Heron, Karen Allen, Wes Studi, Patricia Van Ingen, A Martinez, Russell Means, Joe Wandell
Based on a true story of Pony Express rider Nick Wilson (Blake Heron), this is an effective account of Nick's adventures from the time he was a 13-year-old boy in mid-1800s' Utah, joined the Shoshone Indian tribe, and trained to be a warrior.
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 World Traveler 2001 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks, Liane Balaban, David Keith, Mary McCormack, Karen Allen, James LeGros, Francie Swift, Richie Dye
Manhattan architect Cal (Billy Crudup) leaves his family and takes off on a self-pitying, cross-country odyssey of self-discovery.
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| 1. Animal Behavior (1989)
2. Backfire (1987)
3. The Basket (1999)
4. Cruising (1980)
5. Ghost in the Machine (1993)
6. The Glass Menagerie (1987)
7. In the Bedroom (2001)
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
9. King of the Hill (1993)
10. Manhattan (1979)
11. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
aka: Animal House
12. The Perfect Storm (2000)
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
14. The Sandlot (1993)
15. Scrooged (1988)
16. Shoot the Moon (1982)
17. A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
18. Split Image (1982)
19. Starman (1984)
20. Sweet Talker (1991)
21. Til There Was You (1997)
22. Until September (1984)
23. The Wanderers (1979)
24. When Will I Be Loved (2004)
25. Wind River (1998)
26. World Traveler (2001)
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