The Big Red One 1980  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Bobby DiCicco, Kelly Ward, Siegfried Rauch, Stephane Audran, Maurice Marsac, Perry Lang
This top-notch adventure looks at war through the eyes of the foot soldiers who exist one day at a time in the dangerous war zone. Director Samuel Fuller, a WWII veteran, was disappointed when his film was cut to 113 minutes. In 2003, film historian Richard Schickel added footage to expand the film by 45 minutes to better reflect Fuller's desired product. This version is the one to get.
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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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 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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| 1. The Big Red One (1980)
2. The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
3. Grease (1978)
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