American Dream 1981  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Stephen Macht, Karen Carlson, Michael Hershewe, Hans Conried, John McIntire, Scott Brady, Timothy Owen Waldrip, John Malkovich, Andrea Smith, John Karlen, Donn C. Harper, Neil D'Monte
A Chicago family moves from an affluent suburb to the integrated inner city in this good drama that received several Emmy nominations.
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Legendary 2010  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover, John Cena, Devon Graye, Kareem J. Grimes, J.D. Evermore, Lara Grice, Tyler Posey, John Posey, Deneen Tyler, Courtney J. Clark, Beau Brasso, Yvonne Misiak, Melody Noel, Teo Olivares
Nerdy teenager Cal Chetley (Devon Graye) lives in the blue collar town of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, with his mother Sharon (Patricia Clarkson) following the death of his father in a car accident. The family is suffering, and Cal's older brother Mike (John Cena), feeling guilt about the car accident, ran away from home. Mike had been a high school wrestler, and now Cal, hoping that Mike will train him, joins the high school wrestling team. Unbeknownst to Sharon, Mike does help Cal, and the mysterious Harry "Red" Newman (Danny Glover) shows up in Cal's life and encourages Cal as he tries to reunite the family.
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Mischief 1985  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Chris Nash, D.W. Brown, Jami Gertz, Margaret Blye, Graham Jarvis, Terry O'Quinn, Darren Ewing, Dennis L. O'Connell, Bob McGuire
Shy Jonathan (Doug McKeon) is a nerd in the 1950s who has dreamed of a romance with sexy Marilyn (Kelly Preston). Jonathan gets help from his extroverted, motorcyclist friend Gene (Chris Nash) who has his own girlfriend Bunny (Catherine Mary Stewart). Gene teaches Jonathan how to attract women, and Jonathan steps up his pursuit of Marilyn.
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Murder by the Book 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Robert Hays, Catherine Mary Stewart, Celeste Holm, Fred Gwynne, Christopher Murney, Lewis J. Stadlen, Martin Neufeld, Jacques Sandulescu, Robin Ward, Jonathan Moore
Quiet, unassuming Hank Mercer (Robert Hays) is the author of detective mysteries. He finds that he can't help but play the hard-boiled private eye of his stories is his day-to-day life. In this role, he comes to the rescue of a woman in distress.
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Yellowbeard 1983  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Martin Hewitt, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Michael Hordern, Kenneth Mars, Spike Milligan, Stacey Nelkin
Seventeenth-century pirate Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) sets out–after release from prison–with his son Dan (Martin Hewitt) and wife Betty (Madeline Kahn) to recover a fortune he buried years ago. Gobble, gobble, gobble.
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| 1. American Dream (1981)
2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989)
3. Legendary (2010)
4. Mischief (1985)
5. Murder by the Book (1987)
6. Yellowbeard (1983)
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