Amadeus 1984  PG, 158 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Kenny(2) Baker, Vincent Schiavelli, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan
This Oscar-winning Best Picture tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) from the voice of Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), a fellow composer who is awed by Mozart's effortless genius but who is also jealous of it. Meanwhile, the madcap Mozart remains forever the child who delights in his wonderful gift. Oscars also went to Abraham (Best Actor) and Director Milos Forman; Hulce was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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Armed and Dangerous 1986  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia, Meg Ryan, Kenneth McMillan, Brion James, Don Stroud, Steve Railsback, Jonathan Banks, Larry Hankin, Robert Burgos, Tony Burton
Recently kicked off the police force following false charges, Frank Dooley (John Candy) is hired along with disbarred lawyer Norman Kane (Eugene Levy), and they take jobs as security guards at a Los Angeles firm. Crime lord Michael Carlino (Robert Loggia) is running a smuggling operation out of the firm, and Dooley and Kane uncover the foul play. But, will these two naive security guards have what it takes to bring about law and order?
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Bloodbrothers 1978  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Father's Love
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Gere, Lelia Goldoni, Yvonne Wilder, Kenneth McMillan, Marilu Henner, Danny Aiello, Robert Englund, Eddie Jones
Taken from Richard Price's novel, this good story concerns macho influences from construction-worker family members that influence the lives of all in the family.
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 Carny 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Kaylor
Cast: Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson, Meg Foster, Kenneth McMillan, Elisha Cook Jr., Tim Thomerson, John Lehne, Bert Remsen, Bill McKinney
This semi-documentary is an insightful look at carnival life through the experiences of young Donna (Jodie Foster) who quits her waitress job to join the carnival, which is passing through her town.
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Cat's Eye 1985 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Alan King, Robert Hays, James Naughton, Charles S. Dutton, James Woods, Kenneth McMillan, Candy Clark, Patricia Kalember, Tony Munafo, Russell Horton, James Rebhorn, John Francis Dillon, Sal Richards, Jesse Doran
In this trilogy written by Stephen King, a mysterious cat links the stories together. The first story involves a chain-smoker (James Woods) and his treatment by a sadistic doctor (Alan King). The second story is about a gambler (Kenneth McMillan) and how he deals with the man (Robert Hays) who he is sure has been sleeping with his wife. And, the third story centers around a young girl (Drew Barrymore) who is being terrorized by a troll. Good special effects.
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The Clairvoyant 1982  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Killing Hour
The Killing Kind
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Cast: Perry King, Norman Parker, Elizabeth Kemp, Kenneth McMillan, Jon Polito, Joe Morton, Antone Pagan, Barbara Quinn, Thomas DeCarlo, Lou Bedford
While the "handcuff killer" is on the loose in Manhattan, an art student, Virna Nightbourne (Elizabeth Kemp), has premonitions about the murders and is able to draw pictures of them. She comes to the attention of talk show host Mac McCormack (Perry King) who exploits Virna in an attempt to raise his own ratings.
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Eyewitness 1981 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, James Woods, Christopher Plummer, Irene Worth, Pamela Reed, Steven Hill, Kenneth McMillan, Morgan Freeman
When a television reporter (Sigourney Weaver) investigates a murder, she interviews the janitor (William Hurt) who happened upon the murder. Unbeknownst to the reporter, the janitor has been an overzealous fan of hers. To keep in contact, he pretends to know more about the murder than he does, thus throwing himself into the murder investigation.
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Girlfriends 1978 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claudia Weill
Cast: Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Eli Wallach, Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, Amy Wright, Viveca Lindfors, Mike Kellin, Jean De Baer, Kenneth McMillan
Photographer Susan Weinblatt (Melanie Mayron)–young, lonely, confused–tries to cope after her roommate leaves to get married.
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Head Over Heels 1979  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne
Based on Ann Beattie's novel, this is a love story about Laura (Mary Beth Hurt) who is estranged from her husband when ex-boyfriend Charles (John Heard) becomes obsessed with winning her back.
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Heartbeeps 1981 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Richard B. Shull, Dick Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Woronov
Val (Andy Kaufman) and Aqua (Bernadette Peters) are robots that fall in love and run away from their repair facility. They start out on their own by assembling their family–including a child and an uncle–from spare parts.
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Hide in Plain Sight 1980 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Caan
Cast: James Caan, Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Joe Grifasi, Barbra Rae, Kenneth McMillan, Danny Aiello, David Margulies, Josef Sommer, David Clennon
The Witness Relocation Program has hidden a factory worker's (James Caan) ex-wife, his children, and her new husband. This is the true story of one man's fight against the political system.
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Malone 1987 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harley Cokliss
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Kenneth McMillan, Cynthia Gibb, Lauren Hutton, Philip Anglim, Scott Wilson, Tracey Walker, Dennis Burkley, Alex Diakun
Action, action, and more action make up this good guys vs. bad guys story. Burt Reynolds is on the run, and this movie is pure Burt Reynolds. Not a bad flick.
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Oliver's Story 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett, Ed Binns, Ray Milland, Swoosie Kurtz, Charles Haid, Kenneth McMillan, Josef Sommer, Benson Fong, Sully Boyar, Meg Mundy
This sequel to "Love Story" again stars Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV, but now he is looking for a new love following the death of his "Love means never having to say you are sorry" wife.
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Partners 1982 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Bridget Fonda, Denise Galik, Joseph R. Sicari, Michael McGuire, James Remar, Jennifer Ashley, Darrell Larson, Tony March, Seamon Glass
Homosexual cop Kerwin (John Hurt) joins forces with straight cop Benson (Ryan O'Neal) to solve a murder case within San Francisco's gay world.
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 The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Tony Musante, M. Emmet Walsh, Burt Young, Val Avery, Joe Grifasi, Philip Bosco, Jack Kehoe, Tony DiBenedetto, Ronald Maccone, Betty Miller
Two Italian distant cousins (Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts) are fired from their jobs and continue to get involved in sometimes dangerous, slightly illegal schemes. Geraldine Page was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress).
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Protocol 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus, Andre Gregory, Gail Strickland, Cliff De Young, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Begley Jr., Kenneth Mars, Keith Szarabajka
Goldie Hawn plays a cocktail waitress propelled into the world of international diplomacy. Along the way, she changes from a brainless bimbo into a person with self-determination who knows where she is going.
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Ragtime 1981 PG, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Debbie Allen, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, Mandy Patinkin, James Olson, Mary Steenburgen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer
This story about New York, circa 1900, provides historical insights into four families of that era. In one story, millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy) murders architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer) who is having an affair with Thaw's wife, showgirl Evelyn (Elizabeth McGovern). Another plot involves immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) who becomes a successful, Hollywood director. Howard E. Rollins Jr. stars in another subplot as a Black man, Coalhouse Walker Jr., who is romancing a White, pregnant woman (Debbie Allen) living in the home of a mother and father (Mary Steenburgen and James Olson). Walker turns to rage when a racist fire chief (Kenneth McMillan) destroys his car. And, of course, there is James Cagney, returning to films after a retirement of 20 years in the role of Police Commissioner Waldo. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.) and Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern).
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Reckless 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young, Lois Smith, Adam Baldwin, Dan Hedaya, Jennifer Grey
Johnny Rourke (Aidan Quinn) is a high-school senior who, besides being a motorcyclist, is also a football star. He falls for Tracy, the pampered daughter of middle-class parents, and problems ensue.
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Runaway Train 1985 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, John P. Ryan, Kenneth McMillan, Kyle T. Heffner, T.K. Carter, Reid Cruickshanks, Walter Wyatt, Stacey Pickren, Edward Bunker, Hank Worden, Dan Wray
Two prison escapees (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) take their hostage (Rebecca De Mornay) on the trip of a lifetime when they hop on an out-of-control train, with no engineer and no brakes, that travels through the Alaskan wilderness. Academy Award nominations went to Voight for Best Actor and to Roberts as Best Supporting Actor.
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Salem's Lot 1979  PG, 200 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lance Kerwin, Lew Ayres, Ed Flanders, Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, Fred Willard, Kenneth McMillan, Ned Wilson, Julie Cobb, George Dzundza, Clarissa Kay-Mason, Geoffrey Lewis
Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to his hometown, Salem, looking for inspiration for a new novel. He falls in love with Susan (Bonnie Bedelia) and gets to know young Mark (Lance Kerwin) who convinces Ben that his school friends are being turned into vampires. Ben has been suspecting that strange things are going on in Salem–especially with antiques dealer Richard K. Straker (James Mason). Will Ben and Mark get to the bottom of the strange occurrences in Salem that include people dying and there appearing to be no explanation? There is a sequel: "Return to Salem's Lot." 1 User Review
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| | the best | rich-the-horror-lover 08/21/2007 | | probably my favourite horror - a brilliant story line. Very creepy and scary. Its weird, i do not like vampire films, yet this is my favourite film of all time!! |
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 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman, James Broderick, Dick O'Neill, Jerry Stiller, Rudy Bond, Kenneth McMillan, Lee Wallace, Doris Roberts, Beatrice Winde, Nathan George, Tom Pedi
Four gangsters–Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw), Mr. Green (Martin Balsam), Mr. Gray (Hector Elizondo), and Mr. Brown (Earl Hindman)–hold the passengers on a New York subway train hostage and demand a large ransom. Their leader, Mr. Blue, tries to outfox Transit Authority detective Lieutenant Garber (Walter Matthau) when he negotiates with them for the passengers' release while their train sits in a tunnel surrounded by police.
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Three Fugitives 1989 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francis Veber
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones, Sarah Rowland Doroff, Alan Ruck, Kenneth McMillan, Bruce McGill, Lee Garlington, Sy Richardson, David Arnott
Lucas (Nick Nolte), a master bank robber trying to go straight after getting out of jail, gets involved in a bank robbery right away. This time he is a hostage, being held by an inept gunman (Martin Short). This pretty good comedy goes from there.
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True Confessions 1981 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders, Burgess Meredith, Rose Gregorio, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth McMillan, Dan Hedaya, Jeanette Nolan
When a prostitute is murdered, two brothers–a priest (Robert De Niro) and a police officer (Robert Duvall)–take different positions on moral responsibilities for nabbing the assailant.
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| 1. Amadeus (1984)
2. Armed and Dangerous (1986)
3. Bloodbrothers (1978)
aka: A Father's Love
4. Borderline (1980)
5. Carny (1980)
6. Cat's Eye (1985)
7. The Clairvoyant (1982)
aka: The Killing Hour
aka: The Killing Kind
8. Eyewitness (1981)
9. Girlfriends (1978)
10. Head Over Heels (1979)
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
11. Heartbeeps (1981)
12. Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
13. In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
14. Little Miss Marker (1980)
15. Malone (1987)
16. Oliver's Story (1978)
17. Partners (1982)
18. The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
19. Protocol (1984)
20. Ragtime (1981)
21. Reckless (1984)
22. Runaway Train (1985)
23. Salem's Lot (1979)
24. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
25. Three Fugitives (1989)
26. True Confessions (1981)
27. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
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