Cinderella Liberty 1973  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway, Eli Wallach, Dabney Coleman, Burt Young, Bruno Kirby, Sally Kirkland, Allyn Ann McLerie, Don Calfa, Fred Sadoff, Allan Arbus, Jon Korkes, Diane Schenker, Ted D'Arms
A sailor, John Baggs Jr. (James Caan), goes on shore leave and falls in love with prostitute Maggie Paul (Marsha Mason). They marry and manage to work out a myriad of problems.
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 The Cowboys 1972  PG, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Slim Pickens, Lonny Chapman, A Martinez, Allyn Ann McLerie, Robert Carradine, Matt Clark, Nicolas Beauvy, Sean Kelly, Charles Tyner, Jerry Gatlin, Walter Scott
When a cattleman, Wil Anderson (John Wayne), loses his experienced drovers to the lure of the gold rush, he is forced to hire raw recruits in the form of teenagers to get the cattle to market. When Wil is slain by a psychopath Long Hair (Bruce Dern) during the cattle drive, the boys become killers in their attempt at revenge.
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Crime of the Century 1996 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Stephen Rea, Isabella Rossellini, David Paymer, Barry Primus, Bert Remsen, J.T. Walsh, Michael Moriarty, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Mickey Knox, Allen Garfield
In 1932 famed aviator Charles Lindberg's 14-month-old son was kidnapped and killed. The subsequent police investigation is the focus of this film, which shows the pressure placed on investigators to find the kidnapper.
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Even Money 2007  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Nick Cannon, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Carla Gugino, Grant Sullivan, Jay Mohr, Cassandra Hepburn, Tim Roth, Texas Battle, Robert Miano
Struggling novelist Carolyn (Kim Basinger) has gambled away her husband Tom's (Ray Liotta) money at the casino and has befriended its magician Walter (Danny DeVito). Meanwhile, Clyde (Forest Whitaker) owes bookie Victor (Tim Roth) big gambling debts and has been threatened with death if he doesn't get his basketball star brother Godfrey (Nick Cannon) to shave points off a big game. Then there is Detective Bruner (Kelsey Grammer) who is on the trail of that bookie Victor. The lives of these gamblers weave together onto a tragic course as the big college basketball game draws near.
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For the Boys 1991 R, 145 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Rydell, Arye Gross, Norman Fell, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Portnow, Bud Yorkin
Dixie Leonard (Bette Midler) joins song and dance man Eddie Sparks (James Caan) and entertains American troops through three wars. This film is filled with 50 years of great music and Bette received an Oscar nomination.
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Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: James Caan, Elliott Gould, Michael Caine, Diane Keaton, Charles Durning, Lesley Ann Warren, Val Avery, Jack Gilford, Carol Kane, Dennis Dugan
A vaudeville team of Harry (James Caan) and Walter (Elliott Gould) become involved in a bank robbery scheme.
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Havana 1990 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Raul Julia, Tomas Milian, Daniel Davis, Tony Plana, Richard Farnsworth, Mark Rydell, Richard Portnow
This film is not much more than a poor rehash of "Casablanca" with Jack Weil (Robert Redford) falling in love with the wife (Lena Olin) of a Cuban revolutionary (Raul Julia).
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Hollywood Ending 2002 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Tea Leoni, Debra Messing, Mark Rydell, Treat Williams, Tiffani Thiessen, Barney Cheng, Lu Yu, Isaac Mizrahi
Down-on-his-luck director Val Waxman (Woody Allen) gets a break when offered a big budget film. But, the deal includes working with his ex-wife, Ellie (Tea Leoni). To make matters worse, Val suffers a sudden attack of psychosomatic blindness, but the production goes as scheduled–with more than a little help from Val's friends.
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Intersection 1994  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Richard Gere, Lolita Davidovich, Sharon Stone, Martin Landau, David Selby, Jennifer Morrison, Ron White, Tom Heaton, Matthew Walker, Scott Bellis
Partners (Richard Gere and Sharon Stone) in an architectural firm are also married; however, their lives are emotionally empty. Enter the girlfriend (Lolita Davidovich) who presents the dilemma for Gere: should he go back to his wife and daughter or leave them for happiness with his new love interest? Set in the Pacific Northwest, this film's scenery is the film's highlight as it provides the setting for a romantic triangle. Beyond that, this soaper will only appeal to the affectionate few.
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The Long Goodbye 1973 R, 112 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rutanya Alda
Raymond Chandler's novel is the theme for this satiric Robert Altman film starring Elliott Gould as detective Philip Marlowe. This movie is fast paced with a good supporting cast.
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On Golden Pond 1981  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, William Lanteau, Christopher Rydell, Troy Garity
This story is about growing up and growing old as seen through a man and his daughter who has a rocky past. Henry Fonda plays Norman Theyer, an old man with a feisty attitude, and Jane Fonda stars as his insecure daughter Chelsea. There is plenty of humor with touching moments in this excellent film. Katharine Hepburn as Ethel, Norman's understanding wife, received an Oscar for Best Actress. Henry Fonda also won an Oscar for Best Actor. In addition to one other Oscar for Screenplay, there were seven nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Jane Fonda), and Director.
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The Reivers 1969 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Steve McQueen, Will Geer, Sharon Farrell, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, Michael Constantine, Lonny Chapman, Juano Hernandez, Clifton James, Dub Taylor
Set in 1905, this good film adaptation of William Faulkner's story is about young Lucius (Mitch Vogel) who joins Boon (Steve McQueen) and Ned (Rupert Crosse) on an adventure from rural Mississippi to the big city of Memphis. Their vehicle for transportation is the stolen car of Lucius' grandfather (Will Geer). Crosse received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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The River 1984 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Don Hood, Billy Green Bush, James Tolkan, Jack Starrett, Lisa Sloan
Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No sooner does the Garver family (Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek) watch the flood waters recede than a land grabber (Scott Glenn) tries to buy their land. The film won a Special Achievement Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing and had four nominations, including Best Actress (Spacek).
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The Rose 1979 R, 134 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton, Barry Primus, David Keith, Sandra McCabe, Will Hare, Rudy Bond, Don Calfa, Doris Roberts, James Keane, Sandy Ward, Claude Sacha, Michael Greer
Superstardom and its pitfalls are what this movie is all about. Loosely based on Janis Joplin's life, the story is moving in its look into the loneliness of a star's life. Bette Midler was nominated for an Oscar in her first starring role; Frederic Forrest was also nominated (Best Supporting Actor).
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| 1. Cinderella Liberty (1973)
2. The Cowboys (1972)
3. Crime of the Century (1996)
4. Even Money (2007)
5. For the Boys (1991)
6. Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
7. Havana (1990)
8. Hollywood Ending (2002)
9. Intersection (1994)
10. The Long Goodbye (1973)
11. On Golden Pond (1981)
12. Punchline (1988)
13. The Reivers (1969)
14. The River (1984)
15. The Rose (1979)
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