The Boy from Oklahoma 1954  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Will Rogers Jr., Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Caruso, Wallace Ford, Merv Griffin, Sheb Wooley, Slim Pickens, Clem Bevans, Louis Jean Heydt
Tom Brewster (Will Rogers Jr.) becomes sheriff of a small town and keeps law and order in his own unique way.
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Hello Down There 1969  G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
Director: Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning
Cast: Tony Randall, Janet Leigh, Roddy McDowall, Jim Backus, Ken Berry, Charlotte Rae, Richard Dreyfuss, Arnold Stang, Merv Griffin, Lee Meredith, Kay Cole, Gary Tigerman, Lou Wagner, Bruce Gordon, Harvey Lembeck
This story is about Fred and Vivian Miller (Tony Randall and Janet Leigh) and their family moving into an underwater home where they plan to live for 30 days. TV host Merv Griffin (playing himself) arranges an underwater interview. Meanwhile, two of the Miller kids–Lorrie (Kay Cole) and Tommy (Gary Tigerman)–are members of a rock band that includes Harold, Nate, and Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss, Roddy McDowall, and Lou Wagner), and they are trying to cut a record. The film is silly, but it is fun to watch.
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Inside Daisy Clover 1965  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Christopher Plummer, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, John Hale, Harold Gould, Katharine Bard, Peter Helm, Betty Harford, Ottola Nesmith, Edna Holland, Dee Carroll, Gertrude Flynn, Merv Griffin
Daisy (Natalie Wood) becomes a 15-year-old, 1930s' movie star after her mentally unstable mother (Ruth Gordon) enters her in a talent-search contest, but by age 17, her time in the limelight has passed. In her quest to regain popularity, Daisy goes to the extreme of marrying popular film idol Wade Lewis (Robert Redford) who she sees only as a means to an end. The marriage lasts only one day, and a short time later Daisy suffers a nervous breakdown. Now, Daisy must decide if she really wants the fame associated with stardom or if she should leave Hollywood. 1 User Review
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| | Inside Daisy Clover-Must come out on DVD | BigDinTampa 08/03/2007 | | I have seen this movie several times on television and saw it in theaters when it first came out. This is a very touching and moving story of a young neglected girls rag to riches story. She lives in a small trailer with her mother played by Ruth Gordon who gives a wonderful performance. Daisy, played by Natalie Wood, makes a demo record at a carny area on the beach. She is soon discovered and made into a star by a ruthless movie mogul played by Christopher Plummer. He demands that she plays a sweet innocent little girl, but she is soon corrupted by a good looking actor played by Robert Redford, who leads her down the wrong path. He is out for one thing and the naive girl falls for his act. The sexual twist is worth waiting for and the performances were stellar. This movie should be rated 3 and 1/2 stars. |
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The Lonely Guy 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Steve Lawrence, Robyn Douglass, Merv Griffin, Joyce Brothers, Julie Payne, Rance Howard, Erik Holland
Larry Hubbard is a writer who comes home one day to find his lover in bed with another man. He becomes the "Lonely Guy" and begins to write a book to help others as lonely as he is.
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind) 1982  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Paul
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, John Abbott, Jim Backus, Merv Griffin, Pat Morita, Orson Welles, Samuel Fuller, Steven Paul
Wealthy and famous parents, Wilbur (Jerry Lewis) and Eliza (Madeline Kahn) Swain, have very ugly twins (also played by Lewis and Kahn) who are actually aliens from another planet.
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| 1. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
2. Hello Down There (1969)
aka: Sub-A-Dub-Dub
3. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
4. The Lonely Guy (1984)
5. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
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