Baby-Sitters Club 1995  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Leigh Cook, Bree Blair, Christian Oliver, Ellen Burstyn, Austin O'Brien, Brooke Adams, Peter Horton, Harris Yulin, Bruce Davison
Based on the best-selling series of books by Ann M. Martin, this story chronicles the summer adventures of seven 13-year-old girls.
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The Best Little Girl in the World 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Melanie Mayron, Viveca Lindfors, Jason Miller, Jessica Lange, Ally Sheedy, Michael Dudikoff, Pat Corley
Anorexia nervosa is the theme of this made-for-TV movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh as a model teenager who becomes a victim of the eating disorder.
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Car Wash 1976  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Franklyn Ajaye, Sully Boyar, Richard Brestoff, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, The Pointer Sisters, Bill Duke, Antonio Fargas, Brooke Adams, Clarence Muse, Jack Kehoe, DeWayne Jessie, Pepe Serna, Melanie Mayron, Garrett Morris
A day in the multiracial lives of customers and employees of the Dee-Luxe Car Wash in L.A. is the basis for this 1970s' ensemble piece. Cheapskate Mr. B. (Sully Boyar) owns the car wash, and those who work or hang out there include T.C. (Franklyn Ajaye), Irwin (Richard Brestoff), Marsha (Melanie Mayron), a taxi driver (George Carlin), and a preacher (Richard Pryor)–all of whom provide entertainment about one day in the '70s.
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Drop Zone 1994 R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Badham
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler, Michael Jeter, Claire Stansfield, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Melanie Mayron, Grace Zabriskie, Luca Bercovici, Andy Romano
The Nessip brothers (Wesley Snipes and Malcolm-Jamal Warner) are U.S. marshals whose assignment is to escort a prisoner (Michael Jeter) to a safer prison. En route they are skyjacked, and the chase is on.
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Gable and Lombard 1976  R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: James Brolin, Jill Clayburgh, Allen Garfield, Red Buttons, Melanie Mayron, Carol McGinnis, Joanne Linville, S. John Launer, William Bryant, Noah Keen, Alan Dexter, Alice Backes
The personal and public sides of the romance and marriage of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are brought out in this love story.
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Girlfriends 1978 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Claudia Weill
Cast: Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Eli Wallach, Bob Balaban, Christopher Guest, Amy Wright, Viveca Lindfors, Mike Kellin, Jean De Baer, Kenneth McMillan
Photographer Susan Weinblatt (Melanie Mayron)–young, lonely, confused–tries to cope after her roommate leaves to get married.
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Harry and Tonto 1974  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Arthur Hunnicutt, Josh Mostel, Melanie Mayron, Herbert Berghof, Philip Bruns, Rene Enriquez, Cliff De Young, Mike Nussbaum
Harry (Art Carney) is a New York City retired teacher who is evicted from his apartment. He finds a purpose in his life when he and his cat, Tonto, set off on a cross-country trip. Art Carney won the Oscar for Best Actor.
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Heartbeeps 1981 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Richard B. Shull, Dick Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Woronov
Val (Andy Kaufman) and Aqua (Bernadette Peters) are robots that fall in love and run away from their repair facility. They start out on their own by assembling their family–including a child and an uncle–from spare parts.
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Hustling 1975 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Lee Remick, Jill Clayburgh, Monte Markham, Alex Rocco, Melanie Mayron, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Allan Miller, Dick O'Neill, Burt Young, Paul Benedict, John Sylvester White, Burke Byrnes, Howard Hesseman, James Andronica, Clifford A. Pellow
This made-for-TV drama is based on Gail Sheey's book that follows reporter Fran Morrison (Lee Remick) as she investigates the big business of prostitution in NYC. Morrison works for a New York City magazine, and she uncovers the fact that wealthy and powerful corporations and families benefit directly from prostitution. Morrison gets more than she bargained for when her report causes a storm of controversy.
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The Last of the Cowboys 1976 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Great Smokey Roadblock
Director: John Leone
Cast: Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, Robert Englund, John Byner, Susan Sarandon, Austin Pendleton, Melanie Mayron, Dub Taylor, Leigh French, Valerie Curtin
This is the story of an aging trucker (Henry Fonda) who is deep in debt. To stay one step ahead of his creditors, he steals a truck and heads across country.
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 Missing 1982 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Janice Rule, Charles Cioffi, Jerry Hardin, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Richard Bradford, Joe Regalbuto, Keith Szarabajka, John Doolittle, Ward Costello, Hansford Rowe
This fine drama concerns a family's frantic search for journalist Charles Horman (John Shea) who disappeared during a coup in Chile. Jack Lemmon plays the father who teams up with his daughter-in-law (Sissy Spacek) in an attempt to uncover the truth in a very tense situation. The film received an Oscar for Best Screenplay and was nominated for three others: Best Picture, Actor, and Actress.
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My Blue Heaven 1990 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack, Melanie Mayron, Carol Kane, Bill Irwin, William Hickey, Ed Lauter, Colleen Camp, Daniel Stern
Vinnie (Steve Martin) is part of the Witness Protection Program because of his pending testimony against the mob. FBI agent Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned the job of relocating Vinnie and keeping him out of trouble. This proves easier said than done. Goldie Hawn was the Executive Producer of this film.
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Slap Her...She's French 2002  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: She Gets What She Wants
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Piper Perabo, Jane McGregor, Trent Ford, Julie White, Brandon Smith, Jesse James, Nicki Aycox, Alexandra Adi, Matt Czuchry, Michael McKean, Kirk Sisco, Cristen Coppen
Head cheerleader Starla (Jane McGregor) shares her home with French foreign exchange student Genevieve Le Plouff (Piper Perabo) who is spending the year at a Texas high school. Problems arise when Starla realizes that Genevieve has done more than move in: she has taken over the attentions of Starla's parents, her friends, and even her boyfriend. When Starla decides to make a move against the conniving Genevieve, will she succeed?
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Toothless 1997 TV, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Dale Midkiff, Lynn Redgrave, Ross Malinger, Melanie Mayron, Daryl Mitchell, Kathryn Zaremba, Marcus Toji, Eileen Brennan, Kimberly Scott, Helen Slater, Catlin Adams
A dentist, Katherine Lewis (Kirstie Alley), dies in an accident and is assigned to be the tooth fairy in order to determine her worthiness to enter heaven. Kids can see her, but the adults can't. After a fairly unsuccessful start, she solves one boy's problem. Her fame spreads, and the children begin to lose their teeth at a high rate in order to get her advice. A Disney film made for TV.
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You Light Up My Life 1977 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Joseph(1) Brooks
Cast: Didi Conn, Joe Silver, Michael Zaslow, Stephen Nathan, Melanie Mayron, Jerry Keller, Lisa Reeves, Bernice Nicholson, Ed Morgan, Joseph(1) Brooks, John D. Gowans, Simmy Bow, Amy Letterman, Martin Gish, Marty Zagon
Laurie Robinson (Didi Conn) struggles to become a pop singer despite her father Sy's (Joe Silver) desires for her to follow in his footsteps as a comedian. Meanwhile, Laurie has problems with her romantic life and breaks off her engagement to Ken (Stephen Nathan). Her love life does not improve when she has a one-night stand with Chris (Michael Zaslow) who, she later learns, is the director of a film she auditions for. Will Laurie ever be able to solve her problems and get on with her life? This film won the Academy Award for its title song.
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| 1. Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
2. The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
3. Car Wash (1976)
4. Checking Out (1989)
5. Drop Zone (1994)
6. Gable and Lombard (1976)
7. Girlfriends (1978)
8. Harry and Tonto (1974)
9. Heartbeeps (1981)
10. Hustling (1975)
11. The Last of the Cowboys (1976)
aka: The Great Smokey Roadblock
12. Missing (1982)
13. My Blue Heaven (1990)
14. Slap Her...She's French (2002)
aka: She Gets What She Wants
15. Toothless (1997)
16. You Light Up My Life (1977)
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