Addams Family Reunion 1998  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dave Payne
Cast: Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Kevin McCarthy, Alice Ghostley, Leigh Taylor-Young, Patrick Thomas, Lindsey Haun, Phil Fondacaro
Nothing new in this straight-to-tape rendition of the Addams family misadventures. Yes, it features spooky Gomez, Morticia, and their snobby kids, but it is still one of the worst versions of the events in this strange family's life that has yet been made.
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The Adventurers 1970 R, 171 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Candice Bergen, Thommy Berggren, Ernest Borgnine, Rossano Brazzi, Olivia de Havilland, Bekim Fehmiu, Leigh Taylor-Young, Fernando Rey, John Ireland, Jaclyn Smith
Based on Harold Robbins' novel, this is the tedious story of the fallacies inherent in those who live in a world surrounded by wealth.
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The Big Beat 1957  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Will Cowan
Cast: William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Gogi Grant, Jeffrey Stone, Rose Marie, Hans Conried, Fats Domino, Leigh Taylor-Young, Harry James
Fats Domino singing "I'm Walking" and the Diamonds singing "Little Darling" are some of the highlights of this movie that features a good collection of musical talent (including the Mills Brothers, Harry James, George Shearing, and the Four Aces)–unfortunately, they are backed up by a silly plot.
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 The Big Bounce 1969 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex March
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van Heflin, Lee Grant, James Daly, Robert Webber, Cindy Eilbacher, Noam Pitlik, Victor Paul, Kevin O'Neal, Charles Cooper, Paul Sorenson
Don't be fooled by the well-known cast–this film is rotten. Farmhand Jack (Ryan O'Neal in his feature film debut) starts a torrid romance with the wild, teen mistress of a plantation owner. Murder and suicide add to the trashy goings-on in this sex-filled soaper.
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 Bliss 1997  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lance Young
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Sheryl Lee, Terence Stamp, Spalding Gray, Casey Siemaszko, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lois Chiles, Blu Mankuma, Ken Camroux, Molly Parker
A newly married couple, Joseph (Craig Sheffer) and Maria (Sheryl Lee), consult a sex therapist. When psychoanalytic methods fail, Maria heads for the strange Dr. Baltazar Vincenza (Terence Stamp), and Joseph soon follows. This is a very graphic film, which deals openly with the subject of sex.
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Dreamrider 1993 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Brown, Steve Grass
Cast: Matthew Geriak, James Earl Jones, Leigh Taylor-Young, E.J. Peaker, Jay Richardson, Murray Rose, Bill Brown, Ginger Erickson, Javier Grajeda, Jack Rule
Bruce (Matthew Geriak), an athlete, has lost his leg and is now undergoing rehabilitation. When he meets upbeat, wheelchair-bound William (James Earl Jones), Bruce again begins to dream of physical challenges and ends up on a cross-country bicycle trip.
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The Horsemen 1971  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Omar Sharif, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jack Palance, David de Keyser, Peter Jeffrey, Mohammad Shamsi, Eric Pohlmann, George Murcell, Saeed Jaffrey, Vernon Dobtcheff
An Afghani tribesman, Uraz (Omar Sharif), is physically disabled but strives to regain his macho image through horsemanship.
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas 1968  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hy Averback
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Herb Edelman, Grady Sutton, Sidney Clute, Roy E. Glenn Sr., Joe Dominguez
During his midlife crisis, a Jewish lawyer (Peter Sellers) becomes a hippie and drops out of society after eating some marijuana-laced treats. Sellers at his very best.
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Jagged Edge 1985  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Richard Marquand
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Peter Coyote, Robert Loggia, John Dehner, Karen Austin, Guy Boyd, Leigh Taylor-Young, Louis Giambalvo, Lance Henriksen, Maria Mayenzet, Dave Austin, Richard Partlow, Ben Hammer, James Karen
San Francisco newspaper publisher Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges) is accused of murdering his wife, heiress Paige (Maria Meyenzet), and hires lawyer Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) to defend him. In the course of the trial, Forrester and Teddy have an affair. The burning question is whether or not justice was served.
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Secret Admirer 1985 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Greenwalt
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Dee Wallace, Cliff De Young, Fred Ward, Leigh Taylor-Young, Casey Siemaszko, Geoffrey Blake, Rodney Pearson
This comedy of errors begins with Michael (C. Thomas Howell) finding an anonymous love letter in his locker on the last day of school. Hoping it is from Deborah (Kelly Preston), on whom he has a crush, he comes up with a scheme to find out, with the help of his (and Deborah's) friend, Toni (Lori Loughlin). Before long, the mix-ups start, with the families involved in the fray. Who REALLY wrote the love note? I'm betting on Toni.
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Soylent Green 1973 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock Peters, Paula Kelly, Edward G. Robinson, Whit Bissell, Mike Henry, Dick Van Patten, Stephen Young, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Roy Jenson, Leonard Stone, Celia Lovsky
In New York City during 2020, detective Thorn (Charlton Heston) is aided by Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson) during his investigation of the assassination of Soylent Green executive William Simonson (Joseph Cotton). They uncover a plot by Soylent Corporation to solve society's hunger problems when they learn what really makes up the ingredients of Soylent Green's "food." The story is based on Harry Harrison's sci-fi book "Make Room! Make Room!"
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| 1. Addams Family Reunion (1998)
2. The Adventurers (1970)
3. The Big Beat (1957)
4. The Big Bounce (1969)
5. Bliss (1997)
6. Dreamrider (1993)
7. The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
8. The Horsemen (1971)
9. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968)
10. Jagged Edge (1985)
11. Looker (1981)
12. Secret Admirer (1985)
13. Soylent Green (1973)
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