Dream Lover 1986  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, Paul Shenar, Justin Deas, John McMartin, Gayle Hunnicutt, Joseph Culp, Matthew Penn, Paul West, Jon Polito
After being attacked by an intruder whom she kills, Kathy Gardner (Kristy McNichol) seeks help overcoming her trauma. She goes to a dream research center, but suffers some unexpected results when her researcher, Michael Hansen (Ben Masters), uses Kathy as a guinea pig for his experiments.
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Just the Way You Are 1984  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean, Kaki Hunter, Andre Dussollier, Catherine Salviat, Robert Carradine, Alexandra Paul, Lance Guest, Tim Daly, Patrick Cassidy
A physically handicapped flute player, Susan Berlanger (Kristy McNichol), cleverly hides her lame leg in a cast while visiting a ski resort and finds the love of her life, Peter (Michael Ontkean).
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Little Darlings 1980  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Cast: Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Armand Assante, Matt Dillon, Margaret Blye, Nicolas Coster, Cynthia Nixon, Krista Errickson, Alexa Kenin
Two 15-year-old girls, Angel (Kristy McNichol) and Ferris (Tatum O'Neal), attend summer camp, and vie with each other to see who will lose her virginity first.
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My Old Man 1979 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates, Eileen Brennan, Joseph Maher, Jess Osuna, David Margulies, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joseph Leon, Mark Arnold, Michael Jeter, Peter Maloney, Kenneth Kimmins
After 14 years of separation, teenager Jo (Kristy McNichol) and her horse-trainer dad, Frank (Warren Oates), reunite, select a horse, and enter it in a race. Things look good for father and daughter, but problems lie just around the corner.
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Only When I Laugh 1981  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, Joan Hackett, James Coco, David Dukes, Kevin Bacon, John Bennett Perry, Ed Moore, Ellen La Gamba, Byron Webster
Based on Neil Simon's play "The Gingerbread Lady," this is the story of alcoholic actress Georgia Hines who tries to change the course of her life and form a meaningful relationship with her daughter, Polly (Kristy McNichol). Marsha Mason earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in this film and Coco and Hackett were nominated for Supporting Actor and Actress.
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The Pirate Movie 1982  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Ken Annakin
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr, Maggie Kirkpatrick, Garry McDonald, Roger Ward, Kate Ferguson, Ian Mortimer, Kjell Nilsson
Loosely based on Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance," this is the story of young Mabel (Kristy McNichol) who gets shipwrecked while sailing a tiny sailboat and imagines that she is part of a pirate adventure with her own pirate hero (Christopher Atkins).
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Two Moon Junction 1988  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Zalman King
Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol, Martin Hewitt, Juanita Moore, Don Galloway, Millie Perkins, Milla Jovovich
April (Sherilyn Fenn) is from a rich, southern family, and her father is a senator to boot. She has just graduated from college and will soon marry a man with an appropriate station in life. When she is left alone in the mansion, she gets bored, meets a carnival man, and has a sex-filled interlude. Poor, and there is a sequel: "Return to Two Moon Junction."
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White Dog 1982 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Trained to Kill
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker, Lynne Moody, Marshall Thompson, Bob Minor, Vernon Weddle, Christa Lang, Tony Brubaker, Samuel Fuller, Paul Bartel
Julie (Kristy McNichol) has adopted a dog that, unknown to her, has been trained to kill Blacks. Once she discovers what her dog is capable of, she asks for help from Black animal-trainer Keys (Paul Winfield) who takes on the challenge.
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You Can't Hurry Love 1988  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Martini
Cast: David Packer, Scott McGinnis, Bridget Fonda, David Leisure, Anthony Geary, Sally Kellerman, Lu Leonard, Kristy McNichol, Charles Grodin, Frank Bonner
Eddie (David Packer), after being spurned by his wife, leaves his native Ohio to look for new loves in Los Angeles. His L.A. cousin (Scott McGinnis) teaches him the ropes, and Eddie discovers a new life through a video dating service.
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| 1. Dream Lover (1986)
2. Just the Way You Are (1984)
3. Little Darlings (1980)
4. My Old Man (1979)
5. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
6. Only When I Laugh (1981)
7. The Pirate Movie (1982)
8. Two Moon Junction (1988)
9. White Dog (1982)
aka: Trained to Kill
10. You Can't Hurry Love (1988)
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