The Accidental Tourist 1988  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, Robert Hy Gorman, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr., London Nelson, Donald Neal, Bradley Mott, Seth Granger, Amanda Houck, Caroline Houck, Gregory Gouyer
Their 12-year-old son is murdered, and, finding it hard to cope with the tragedy, Macon (William Hurt) and his wife Sarah (Kathleen Turner) separate. The dead son's Welsh corgi has discipline problems, and Macon hires dog trainer Muriel (Geena Davis) to solve the problem. Now, Macon and Muriel start a relationship, but when Sara realizes what is happening, she wants to get back together with Macon, and problems lie ahead. Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The film also received three Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
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 Baby Geniuses 1999  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNicol, Dom DeLuise, Ruby Dee, Kyle Howard, Kaye Ballard, Judith Drake, Randy Travis, Bill Wiley, Dan Monahan, Robin Klein
Elena Kinder (Kathleen Turner) and Heep (Christopher Lloyd) work for a successful company that makes baby products. Sounds fine, but there is a problem involving these two trying to crack the code on baby talk by testing real babies in their lab. One day, a baby escapes and tries to round up other babies to free those entrapped in the lab.
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Beautiful 2000 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sally Field
Cast: Minnie Driver, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Joey Lauren Adams, Kathleen Turner, Leslie Stefanson, Bridgette Wilson, Kathleen Robertson, Michael McKean, Gary Collins, Linda Hart
Mona (Minnie Driver) is determined to gain fame and fortune via the "Miss American Miss" contest. But first she must pawn off her illegitimate daughter, Vanessa (Hallie Kate Eisenberg), on her friend Ruby (Joey Lauren Adams). When Ruby is sent to jail for a crime she did not commit, Mona is forced to reevaluate her priorities.
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Body Heat 1981  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Mickey Rourke, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston, Kim Zimmer, Jane Hallaren, Lanna Saunders, Carola McGuinness, Michael(3) Ryan, Lynn Hallowell, Larry Marko, Thom Sharp, Deborah Lucchesi
This is a steamy film with a well-written script about dull, Florida lawyer Ned Racine (William Hurt) who has a relationship with an intriguing woman Matty (Kathleen Turner) who he first sees at an outdoor concert. Later, Matty invites Ned into her home and manipulates him into killing her older husband, Edmund (Richard Crenna). Matty uses Ned because she believes that his legal expertise will ensure not getting caught. But, unplanned events turn the "easy" killing into something else, and Matty and Ned become prime suspects. A real sizzler by Lawrence Kasdan.
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Crimes of Passion 1984  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Annie Potts, Bruce Davison, Stephen Lee, John G. Scanlon, Gordon Hunt, Pat McNamara, Dan Gerrity, Terry Hoyos, Vince McKewin, Norman Burton, James Crittenden
Prostitute or fashion designer–Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) cannot seem to decide which way to go. She works as designer "Joanna" by day but at night is streetwalker "China Blue." When Bobby Grady (John Laughlin) is given the job of looking for evidence that Joanna is stealing designs, he sees her turning into China Blue at night. Unhappily married to his wife (Annie Potts), Bobby falls in love with Joanna. But, a fanatic preacher, Rev. Peter Shane (Anthony Perkins), is determined to prevent Bobby and Joanna from ever getting together.
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam 1987 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bill Couturie
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michael J. Fox, Ellen Burstyn, Kathleen Turner, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Sean Penn, Matt Dillon, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen
Vietnam, from 1964 through 1973, is insightfully examined through letters from military men serving in the war. This film is enhanced by live film footage from the era. Many stars narrated portions of the film.
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 The Jewel of the Nile 1985 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Avner Eisenberg, Spiros Focas, Paul David Magid, Howard Jay Patterson, Randall Edwin Nelson, Samuel Ross Williams, Timothy Daniel Furst, Holland Taylor, Harrid Fillali
This sequel to "Romancing the Stone" is nearly as good as the original. This time around, Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is off writing a story about a desert leader, and Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) comes to her rescue while searching for the Jewel of the Nile.
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Julia and Julia 1987  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Peter Del Monte
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Sting, Gabriel Byrne, Gabriele Ferzetti, Angela Goodwin, Lidia Broccolino, Alexander Van Wyk, Renato Scarpa, Yorgo Voyagis, John Steiner
This is a strange film, though interesting. After her husband dies in an auto accident, Julia (Kathleen Turner) decides to stay in Italy where she was wed. After a time, she is "transported" into a parallel world in which things turned out differently, and her husband is still alive and they have a child. She then alternately goes back and forth between the two worlds.
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Legalese 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: James Garner, Gina Gershon, Mary-Louise Parker, Edward Kerr, Brian Doyle-Murray, Kathleen Turner, Scott Michael Campbell, Keene Curtis, Matthew Glave, Brent Briscoe
First aired on TNT, "Legalese" begins with an actress accused of murder, but the real plot has many twists and turns. Angela Beale's (Gina Gershon) lawyers–Norman Keane and Roy Guyton (James Garner and Edward Kerr)–know only too well that sympathy and a "Not Guilty" verdict can be won through the media's airing of the story to the public.
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Love and Action in Chicago 1999   R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Dwayne Johnson-Cochran
Cast: Courtney B. Vance, Regina King, Jason Alexander, Kathleen Turner, Edward Asner, Robert Breuler, Michael Gilio, Lou Meza, Andrew White, David Basulto, Marcus Johnson, JoBe Cerny
Eddie Jones (Courtney B. Vance) is a government hit man hired to kill those deemed "undesirable" in society. Eddie has also made a vow of celibacy before marriage. When his boss, Middleman (Kathleen Turner), sets him up with a blind date, Lois Newton (Regina King), his romantic life improves, but his professional success declines.
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The Man with Two Brains 1983 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner, Randi Brooks, Sissy Spacek, Paul Benedict, Richard Brestoff, James Cromwell, George Furth, Peter Hobbs
A scientist (Steve Martin) has two women in his life. One is his nasty wife (Kathleen Turner) who he saved from an accident with his screw-top brain surgery technique. The other (Sissy Spacek's voice) is sweet tempered, but she has one major problem: she has been disembodied and all that is left is her brain. Whatever is a man to do?
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Marley & Me 2008  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett, Joyce Van Patten, Clarke Peters, Finley Jacobsen, Lucy Merriam, Bryce Robinson, Benjamin Hyland, Haley Hudson, Sandy Martin
After newlyweds John and Jennifer (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) bring rambunctious, blonde Labrador puppy Marley into their home, Marley destroys just about everything. Marley grows up to be a 100 lb. dog that plays a big role in the growing family as they move into bigger homes, and John's career as a newspaper reporter spirals upward. Based on columnist John Grogan's autobiographical book. 1 User Review
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| | Great family movie. | sue 03/10/2009 | | Some movies are overdone and some are underdone. Marley and Me was just right! |
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 Monster House 2006 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Cast: Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve Buscemi, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Jason Lee, Kevin James, Jon Heder, Nick Cannon, Ryan Newman, Kathleen Turner
DJ (voice of Mitchel Musso), Chowder (voice of Sam Lerner), and Jenny (voice of Spencer Locke) discover a house that is alive and swallowing people who come near. Halloween is coming. Will they be able to convince those in authority of the danger present in the neighborhood before the the house eats Trick-or-Treaters who enter the property? The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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Moonlight and Valentino 1995 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Anspaugh
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Bon Jovi, Josef Sommer, Jeremy Sisto, Shadia Simmons, Erica Luttrell, Matthew Koller, Kelli Fox
Based on the tragic death of Ellen Simon's husband, the writer (daughter of Neil Simon) relates the experience of a widow (Elizabeth Perkins) putting her life back together with the help of her friends and relatives (Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner, and Gwyneth Paltrow).
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Naked in New York 1994 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Algrant
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, Lynne Thigpen, Kathleen Turner, Roscoe Lee Browne, Whoopi Goldberg
Jake (Eric Stoltz) has made the move to New York City where his first play is about to be produced. His romantic interest is Joanne (Mary-Louise Parker) who remains in Massachusetts. This is the humorous story of their long-distance romance and his first adventure in the Big Apple.
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Peggy Sue Got Married 1986 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen, Kevin J. O'Connor, Barbara Harris, John Carradine, Maureen O'Sullivan, Leon Ames
Peggy (Kathleen Turner) is a 43-year-old housewife and mother having serious difficulties with her husband (Nicholas Cage) because of his infidelity. She attends her 25th high-school reunion, faints, and wakes up in the past when she was a teenager. With the wisdom of 43 years, she experiences again her trials as a teenager. Kathleen was nominated for an Oscar.
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Prince of Central Park 1999 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Leekley
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Nasso, Lauren Velez, Jerry Orbach, Mtume Gant, Tina Holmes, Carmen Moreno
When Rebecca (Kathleen Turner) and Noah Cairn (Danny Aiello) take JJ Somerled (Frank Nasso) under their wing, the act helps them recover from the grief over their own son's death and, at the same time, gives them all a fresh start in life.
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Prizzi's Honor 1985  R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Huston
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey, John Randolph, Lee Richardson, Robert Loggia, Lawrence Tierney, CCH Pounder, Dick O'Neill, Michael Lombard, Vic Polizos, Raymond Serra, Sully Boyar, Tom Signorelli
Mafia hit man Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson) falls in love with beautiful Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner). Charley thinks Irene is a tax consultant, but it turns out that she is hit man for a mob, which makes Charley question his loyalty between Irene and the Mafia. As luck would have it, there is a third member, Maerose Prizzi (Angelica Huston), making up this triangle, and she has devious plans for the other two. Angelica Huston won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. There were seven other nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Director, and Supporting Actor (William Hickey).
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The Real Blonde 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlo Thomas, Bridgette Wilson, Buck Henry, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner
New Yorkers Joe (Matthew Modine) and Mary (Catherine Keener) have been living together for years–trying to make livings in the entertainment world–in this story highlighted by clever dialogue concerning meaningful relationships but not featuring much of a plot.
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 Romancing the Stone 1984 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Alfonso Arau, Zack Norman, Manuel Ojeda, Holland Taylor, Mary Ellen Trainor, Ron Silver, Eve Smith, Joe Nesnow, Jose Chavez, Evita Munoz, Camillo Garcia, Rodrigo Puebla
Romantic novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), whose greatest excitement comes when she feeds her cat, is suddenly thrust into a world of danger and intrigue when she is ordered to deliver a package to her sister's kidnappers. She heads for the South American jungles where she is fortunate enough to run into soldier of fortune Jack T. Colton (Michael Douglas) who serves as her guide and knows more about the world than when to feed the kitty.
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Serial Mom 1994 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Horror
Director: John Waters
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Scott Wesley Morgan, Walt MacPherson, Justin Whalin, Mink Stole, Traci Lords, Mary Jo Catlett, Patricia Dunnock, Lonnie Horsey, Suzanne Somers
Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen Turner) is a wonderful mother to her two children Misty and Chip (Ricki Lake and Matthew Lillard); perhaps she is a little bit compulsive in her child rearing. In reality, she is a serial killer determined to ensure protection for her family. Turner and Sam Waterston (as the husband) put on good performances in this "different" film.
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A Simple Wish 1997 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Martin Short, Kathleen Turner, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Amanda Plummer, Francis Capra, Ruby Dee, Teri Garr, Alan Campbell, Jonathan Hadary
Murray (Martin Short) is a male fairy godmother-in-training. While Murray has the best of intentions, his ineptness always comes to the fore. Meanwhile, evil fairy godmother Claudia (Kathleen Turner) has plans to steal wands at the annual gathering of fairy godmothers, and she sees Murray as nothing but trouble.
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Switching Channels 1988 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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Undercover Blues 1993 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw, Stanley Tucci, Larry Miller, Tom Arnold, Park Overall, Ralph Brown, Obba Babatunde, Marshall Bell
Ex-CIA agents Jane and Jeff Blue (Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid), with baby in tow, go about their job tracking down criminal elements–never mind that they are retired from the CIA, there are nuclear weapons and thugs who must be eliminated from society.
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 The Virgin Suicides 1999 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sofia Coppola
Cast: James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Hanna Hall, Chelse Swain, A.J. Cook, Leslie Hayman, Danny DeVito, Michael Pare
After their sister commits suicide at their first girl-boy party, the remaining four siblings fail to get over her untimely death. The parents (Kathleen Turner and James Woods) suffer the ultimate tragedy when, by the end of the year, all four of their surviving daughters will meet tragic ends.
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 The War of the Roses 1989 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sagebrecht, Sean Astin, G.D. Spradlin, Peter Donat, Dan Castellaneta, Gloria Cromwell, David Wohl
A married couple (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner) finds that a simple, civilized divorce is not in the cards for them as they systematically fight over every material possession.
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 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Animation / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Mel Blanc, Pat Buttram, Tony Anselmo, Joel Silver, Jim Cummings, David L. Lander, June Foray
What would happen if cartoon characters were actually people? That is the premise of this film where "Toons" live real lives when they finish their day's work on cartoons. This film has exceptional technological breakthroughs by the animators, and their work paid off in this movie-making milestone, which received four Oscars: Best Film Editing, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement award for Animation Direction.
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| 1. The Accidental Tourist (1988)
2. Baby Geniuses (1999)
3. Beautiful (2000)
4. Body Heat (1981)
5. A Breed Apart (1984)
6. Crimes of Passion (1984)
7. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
8. House of Cards (1993)
9. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
10. Julia and Julia (1987)
11. Legalese (1998)
12. Love and Action in Chicago (1999)
13. The Man with Two Brains (1983)
14. Marley & Me (2008)
15. Monster House (2006)
16. Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
17. Naked in New York (1994)
18. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
19. Prince of Central Park (1999)
20. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
21. The Real Blonde (1997)
22. Romancing the Stone (1984)
23. Serial Mom (1994)
24. A Simple Wish (1997)
25. Switching Channels (1988)
26. Undercover Blues (1993)
27. V.I. Warshawski (1991)
28. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
29. The War of the Roses (1989)
30. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
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