 Courage Under Fire 1996  R, 155 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Mystery
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Seth Gilliam, Scott Glenn, Regina Taylor, Bronson Pinchot, Sean Astin, Zeljko Ivanek, Kathleen Widdoes, Tim Guinee, Tim Ransom, Mark Adair-Rios
After overcoming his own scandal involving a night tank battle during the 1991 Gulf War, Colonel Serling (Denzel Washington) is now called upon to investigate the bravery of deceased Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) who has been nominated as the first woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. His investigation results in inconsistencies concerning Walden's leadership of her downed helicopter crew. Ilario (Matt Damon) describes Walden as courageous, but Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) remembers her actions as cowardly–leading Serling to question the wisdom of awarding Walden the Medal of Honor.
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The Mephisto Waltz 1971   R, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Curt Jurgens, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Pamelyn Ferdin, Curt Lowens, Gregory Morton, Janee Michelle, Lilyan Chauvin, Alberto Morin, Berry Kroeger
Terminally ill pianist Duncan Ely (Curt Jurgens), who is also a Satanist, grants an interview with up-and-coming pianist Myles Clarkson (Alan Alda). Duncan is impressed with Clarkson, and at the moment of his death, he transfers his soul to Clarkson. It isn't long before Clarkson's wife Paula (Jacqueline Bisset) notes the change in her husband. But that's not all. Paula eventually takes over the soul of Ely's daughter Roxanne (Barbara Parkins). The musical score provides an eerie background.
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Petulia 1968  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Pippa Scott, Kathleen Widdoes, Roger Bowen, Richard Dysart, Ellen Geer
Set in San Francisco during the 1960s, Richard Lester's comedy revolves around a divorced doctor, Archie Bollen (George C. Scott), and his relationship with an unhappily married kook, Petulia Danner (Julie Christie).
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The Return of Charlie Chan 1973  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Ross Martin, Leslie Nielsen, Louise Sorel, Richard Haydn, Don Gordon, Peter Donat, Virginia Lee, Soon-Tek Oh, Joseph Hindy, Kathleen Widdoes
This attempt to revive "Charlie Chan" films represents a failed attempt to give new life to the famous Chinese detective. In this story, Chan solves a series of murders on an expensive yacht.
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Savages 1972  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Lewis J. Stadlen, Thayer David, Susan Blakely, Russ Thacker, Salome Jens, Margaret Brewster, Neil Fitzgerald, Eva Saleh, Ultra Violet, Kathleen Widdoes, Sam Waterston, Martin Kove
As primitive mud people follow a croquet ball through the forest, the trail ends at a Long Island estate. Although no one is home, the mud people don clothes found on the estate, become civilized, and party as if they were upper-class society. But, civilization isn't far from the savage state as is shown when party-goers follow a croquet ball that is hit back into the forest and they re-enter their primitive world.
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The Sea Gull 1968 G, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Eileen Herlie, Alfred Lynch, Kathleen Widdoes, Ronald Radd
Set in the 19th century on a Russian estate, this is the film adaptation of Chekov's play about a visit by actress Arkadina (Simone Signoret) and her lover, Trigorin (James Mason), as they disrupt the lives of the host family.
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Without a Trace 1983 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley R. Jaffe
Cast: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing, Jacqueline Brookes, Keith McDermott, Kathleen Widdoes, William Duell, William H. Macy, Danny Corkill
Based on a true story (with a different ending) this is the tale of Susan Selky's (Kate Nelligan) ordeal when her six-year-old son (Danny Corkill) disappears after leaving home to walk to school. 1 User Review
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| | lmckrc 08/04/2009 | | Really good movie, stayed with me even though I saw it over 20 years ago. |
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| 1. Courage Under Fire (1996)
2. The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
3. Petulia (1968)
4. The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
5. Savages (1972)
6. The Sea Gull (1968)
7. Without a Trace (1983)
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