 Arthur 1981  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Gordon
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Stephen Elliott, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Ted Ross, Barney Martin, Paul Gleason, Anne DeSalvo
A billionaire alcoholic (Dudley Moore) falls in love with a poor waitress (Liza Minnelli) with a heart of gold and stands to lose a fortune for not marrying the girl his family has planned for him. The best part of this film, however, is John Gielgud's Oscar-winning performance as Arthur's long-suffering valet. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Song: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." Dudley Moore was nominated for Best Actor.
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 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Kathy Bates, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Paul Benedict, Jack Gilford, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross
In this sequel to "Arthur," Arthur is now married. When the father of the girl he jilted sets out for revenge, he discovers that Arthur is now broke and boozeless.
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 Cabaret 1972  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Sigrid von Richthofen, Helen Vita, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann
In 1931 Germany, just before the Nazi take-over, Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets and has an affair with Brian (Michael York). This affair leads to a menage a trois with a German VIP (Helmut Griem). Joel Grey plays the menacing master of ceremonies. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey). Two other nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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Charlie Bubbles 1968  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Finney
Cast: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Colin Blakely, Liza Minnelli, Timothy Garland, Alan Lake, Richard Pearson, Peter Sallis, Charles Lamb, Nicholas Phipps
Charlie's (Albert Finney) life seems to revolve around only three relationships–his wife Lottie (Billie Whitelaw), son Jack (Timothy Garland), and his secretary Eliza (Liza Minnelli)–until he decides to try life on his own and sails off in an orange hot-air balloon.
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In the Good Old Summertime 1949 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, Buster Keaton, Liza Minnelli, Lillian Bronson, Marcia Van Dyke, William Forrest, Joi Lansing, Howard M. Mitchell, Everett Glass, Jeffrey Sayre, Frank Mayo
Remade as a musical from the original film, "The Shop Around the Corner," this delightful story is about music-store clerk Veronica (Judy Garland) whose pen pal is, in reality, her hard-to-get-along-with co-worker Andrew (Van Johnson). In life, they detest each other but do not realize that they are pen pals because they do not sign their real names. They fall in love on paper, but will that love remain strong when the truth comes out?
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Journey Back to Oz 1974 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas, Rise Stevens, Paul Ford, Margaret Hamilton, Mel Blanc, Ethel Merman, Paul Lynde, Herschel Bernardi, Jack E. Leonard, Larry Storch, Dal McKennon
Liza Minnelli is the voice of Dorothy in this animated film as Dorothy heads back to Oz. Unfortunately, there are still evil forces at work, since the bad witch had a sister (voice of Ethel Merman)–oh my. Sat on the shelf for about 10 years before release.
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The King of Comedy 1983   PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard, Ed Herlihy, Shelley Hack, Liza Minnelli, Martin Scorsese, Tony Randall, Marta Heflin, Loretta Tupper, Catherine Scorsese
Robert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) is a psychotic, would-be comedian who kidnaps his hero Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) in the hope that his actions will result in his appearance on Langford's late-night talk show. 2 User Reviews
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| | his movie IS on DVD | Brucifer67 09/10/2009 | | |
| | Anonymous 07/20/2009 | | Most excellent movie. A rather dark comedy |
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Lucky Lady 1975  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, Geoffrey Lewis, Robby Benson, Michael Hordern, John Hillerman, Anthony Holland, John McLiam, Val Avery
Set during the era of prohibition, this is a wacky tale of a trio of California rumrunners (Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, and Burt Reynolds).
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A Matter of Time 1976  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Spiros Andros, Tina Aumont, Fernando Rey, Isabella Rossellini, Gabriele Ferzetti, Orso Maria Guerrini, Amedeo Nazzari
Nina (Liza Minnelli) is a hotel maid who rises to stardom under the tutelage of the aging Contessa (Ingrid Bergman). While this would be Vincente Minnelli and Charles Boyer's final film, it marks Isabella Rossellini's screen debut.
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The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Art Carney, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Elliott Gould, Liza Minnelli, Louis Zorich, Juliana Donald
Jim Henson's Muppets take their college revue to Broadway where they hope to capture the "Great White Way."
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New York, New York 1977 PG, 164 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, Lionel Stander, Georgie Auld, Mary Kay Place, Barry Primus, Dick Miller, George Memmoli, Diahnne Abbott
With its setting in the Big Band era of the 1940s, this musical drama is the on-again, off-again love story of saxophonist Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) and singer Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli). Songs include "New York, New York" and "Happy Endings."
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The OH in Ohio 2006  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Kent
Cast: Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny DeVito, Mischa Barton, Miranda Bailey, Keith David, Liza Minnelli, Robert John Burke, Tim Russ, Fumi Desalu
Priscilla (Parker Posey lives the good life–except for the fact that her husband, high-school teacher Jack (Paul Rudd), has never been able to sexually satisfy her. The solution for Jack turns out to be an affair with student Kristen Taylor (Mischa Barton), and multiple partners, among whom Wayne the Pool Guy (Danny DeVito) proves the best for Priscilla.
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Parallel Lives 1994 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Linda Yellen
Cast: James Belushi, Liza Minnelli, James Brolin, Helen Slater, Jack Klugman, Ben Gazzara, Mira Sorvino, Lindsay Crouse, Paul Sorvino, Dudley Moore
Fraternity/sorority reunion time brings out the best and worst of participants–including murder. Not much here; it is really like an actor's workshop.
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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 1987 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Edward Asner, Tom Bosley, James Earl Jones, Don Knotts, William Windom, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Lana Beeson, Linda Gary, Scott Grimes, Liza Minnelli, Frank Welker
This animated continuation of the Pinocchio story has our hero (voice of Scott Grimes), now a real-life boy, out on adventures with his bug friend "Gee Whillikers" (voice of Don Knotts). After much pestering, Geppetto (voice of Tom Bosley allows Pinocchio to deliver a precious jewelry box to the Mayor's (voice of Frank Welker) home. Along the way, Pinocchio stops at a carnival, loses the box, and big trouble ensues–until Gee Whillikers convinces Pinocchio to do the right thing.
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 Rent-a-Cop 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, James Remar, Dionne Warwick, Robby Benson, Richard Masur, Bernie Casey, Michael Rooker
After a Chicago cop (Burt Reynolds) is kicked off the force for dishonesty (a bum charge), he goes to work as a department store security man (dressed as Santa Claus). Liza Minnelli plays a hooker who Reynolds saves from the bad guy (James Remar). She knows a good thing when she sees it and latches on to Reynolds as her hero and protector. etc., etc., etc.
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Silent Movie 1976 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, Sid Caesar, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Anne Bancroft, Marcel Marceau, Harold Gould
Mel Brooks portrays movie director Mel Funn who cons a studio executive into letting him make a silent film to save the studio from a takeover. This film is a series of hilarious sight gags; only one word is spoken during the entire film–by Marcel Marceau!
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Stepping Out 1991 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Shelley Winters, Bill Irwin, Ellen Greene, Julie Walters, Robyn Stevan, Jane Krakowski, Andrea Martin, Sheila McCarthy, Nora Dunn
Mavis Turner (Liza Minnelli) is a former dancer who agrees to teach a class of clumsy students to tap dance for a performance in a charity show.
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The Sterile Cuckoo 1969  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Wendell Burton, Tim McIntire, Elizabeth Harrower, Austin Green, Sandy Faison, Chris Bugbee, Jawn McKinley, Tim Laurie, Margaret Markov
College students meet on a bus and begin an ill-fated love affair. Liza Minnelli received the nomination for the Oscar for Best Actress in this, her first starring role. 1 User Review
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Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon 1970 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, James Coco, Kay Thompson, Fred Williamson, Anne Revere, Ben Piazza, Leonard Frey, Julie Bovasso
Three handicapped people–Junie Moon (Liza Minnelli), Arthur (Ken Howard), and Warren (Robert Moore)–band together and support each other in an attempt to live normal lives.
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 That's Dancing! 1985 G, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Ray Bolger, Bill Robinson, June Haver, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland
Music fans will enjoy this compilation of dance routines from numerous films that span half a century.
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That's Entertainment! 1974 G, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Documentary
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, June Allyson, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier
This entertaining film contains classics from M.G.M. movies over a 29-year period from 1929 to 1958 and includes many stars as hosts.
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The West Side Waltz 1995 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Grey, Kathy Bates, Ernest Thompson, Robert Pastorelli, Richard Gilliland, August Schellenberg, Hal Williams, Estelle Harris
Based on Ernest Thompson's 1981 Broadway play, Thompson now directs this film with Shirley MacLaine and Liza Minnelli in the Katharine Hepburn and Dorothy Loudon roles of aging Manhattan neighbors.
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1. Arthur (1981)
2. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
3. Cabaret (1972)
4. Charlie Bubbles (1968)
5. In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
6. Journey Back to Oz (1974)
7. The King of Comedy (1983)
8. Lucky Lady (1975)
9. A Matter of Time (1976)
10. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
11. New York, New York (1977)
12. The OH in Ohio (2006)
13. Parallel Lives (1994)
14. Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
15. Rent-a-Cop (1988)
16. Silent Movie (1976)
17. Stepping Out (1991)
18. The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
19. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
20. That's Dancing! (1985)
21. That's Entertainment! (1974)
22. The West Side Waltz (1995)
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