Beyond the Call 1996  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Sissy Spacek, David Strathairn, Arliss Howard, Janet Wright, Lindsay Murrell, Leslie Carlson, Ken James, Christina Collins, Andrew Sardella, Wayne Downer, Rufus Crawford, Diane D'Aquila
Pam (Sissy Spacek) reads her Connecticut newspaper and discovers that her high-school boyfriend, Russell (David Strathairn), is on death row for killing a policeman. Despite husband Keith's (Arliss Howard) objections, Pam makes many visits to Russell's South Carolina jail. While searching for a legal avenue that will lead to his freedom, Pam learns that Russell suffers from post-traumatic shock syndrome after fighting in the Vietnam War. An appeal is made, and it fails. As the execution date nears, tensions mount in the relationship of Pam and Keith.
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Cdr.The Neptune Factor 1973  G, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Neptune Disaster
An Underwater Odyssey
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Michael J. Reynolds, Donnelly Rhodes, Chris Wiggins, Leslie Carlson, Mark Walker, Stuart Gillard, Ed McGibbon, Joan Gregson, David Renton, David Yorston, Ken Pogue
Commander Blake (Ben Gazzara), skipper of an experimental deep-sea rescue vessel, is called on to rescue a scientific team trapped on the ocean floor.
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 A Christmas Story 1983  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb, Leslie Carlson, Zack Ward, Tedde Moore, Yano Anaya, Jim Hunter, Jeff Gillen, Patty Johnson, Jean Shepherd, Helen E. Kaider
Nine-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants a Red Ryder BB-gun for Christmas more than anything else, but he encounters all sorts of opposition to the idea, especially from his mother (Melinda Dillon). A warm, hilarious, nostalgic film, in particular for anyone who had grown up in the Midwest during the 1940's. Narrated by Jean Shepard who also wrote the novel on which it was based.
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Deranged 1974 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby
Cast: Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson, Robert Warner, Marcia Diamond, Brian Sneagle, Arlene Gillen, Robert McHeady, Marian Waldman, Jack Mather
Based on a true story, this creepy tale is about an unstable, Wisconsin farmer who is made even more unstable by his domineering mother. When she dies, he misses her so much that he digs her up and preserves her. He then kills and stuffs other women to keep her company. Roberts Blossom does a good job as the psycho–making the viewer even more uneasy. "Psycho" and "The Texas Chairsaw Massacre" are also based on the story of Ed Gein, the psychotic killer.
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Left Behind 2: Tribulation Force 2002  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
Director: Bill Corcoran
Cast: Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Cindy Gomez, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Christopher Bondy, Gordon Currie, Janaya Stephens, Chelsea Noble, Sandi Ross, Leslie Carlson, Krista Bridges, Lubomir Mykytiuk, Christie MacFadyen, David Macniven, Jason Jones
The rapture has come, and those millions who disappeared are still missing, but the fight for survival and overcoming the Antichrist continues for those who are left behind to face war, famine, and plagues. Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron), Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson), Chloe (Janaya Stephens), and Pastor Bruce Barnes (Clarence Gilyard Jr.) are dedicated to disrupting the anti-Christ and convincing the world that United Nations President Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie) is, indeed, the anti-Christ.
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Love at First Sight 1977 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Love Is Blind
At First Sight
Director: Rex Bromfield
Cast: Mary Ann McDonald, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Mallett, George Murray, Barry Morse, Mignon Elkins, Leslie Carlson, Grace Lewis, Allan Anderson, Grant Cowan, Jack Mather
A young Dan Aykroyd portrays a blind man whose romantic interest in a young woman (Mary Ann McDonald) takes on a comedic tone.
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 Morning Glory 1993 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Deborah Raffin, Lloyd Bochner, Nina Foch, Helen Shaver, J.T. Walsh, Tom Heaton, Susan Astley, Ian Black, Leslie Carlson
Former convict Will Parker (Christopher Reeve) answers an ad in the personals and falls in love with the young widow Elly Dinsmore (Deborah Raffin). Just as their lives are looking up, Will is accused of murder.
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Shoot 1976   R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harvey Hart
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Henry Silva, Ernest Borgnine, James Blendick, Ed MacNamara, Peter Langley, Helen Shaver, Leslie Carlson, Kate Reid, Larry Reynolds
Hunters go berserk when one group attacks the other, and revenge is in order via National Guard tactics under the leadership of Major Rex Jeanette (Cliff Robertson). 1 User Review
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| | Surprise ending | Smokey 04/06/2009 | | I didn't really want to go see this movie in 1976. But the surprise ending has stuck with me all these years and after all these years it is still one of my favorites. Cliff Robertson was great in it too! |
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To Grandmother's House We Go 1992 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jeff Franklin
Cast: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Rhea Perlman, Cynthia Geary, J. Eddie Peck, Stuart Margolin, Jerry Van Dyke, Rick Poltaruk, Leslie Carlson, Florence Patterson
In this first of many films starring Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, the twins set off for Grandma's (Florence Patterson) house and, in the process, become involved in a whole set of adventures.
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Videodrome 1983 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: James Woods, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Sonja Smits, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwartz, David Bolt
When Max Renn (James Woods) uses his satellite dish to beam in a show called "Videodrome," he tries to find out more about it and discovers that the tales of human bondage may be for real. Interesting premise not pulled off too well.
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The Wishing Tree 2000 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice, Blair Underwood, Charles Weldon, Leslie Carlson, Peter Haworth, Stephen Joffe, Kaleigh Nevin, Maria Ricossa
Clara (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown after the death of her mother, a well-known storyteller in the area. As she reminisces with family and friends, she is caught up in the legends told by her mother.
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| 1. Beyond the Call (1996)
2. Cdr.The Neptune Factor (1973)
aka: The Neptune Disaster
aka: An Underwater Odyssey
3. A Christmas Story (1983)
4. Deranged (1974)
5. The Fly (1986)
6. Left Behind 2: Tribulation Force (2002)
aka: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
7. Love at First Sight (1977)
aka: Love Is Blind
aka: At First Sight
8. Morning Glory (1993)
9. Shoot (1976)
10. To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
11. Videodrome (1983)
12. The Wishing Tree (2000)
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