The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 1977  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley, Jimmy Baio, Chris Barnes, Fred Stuthman, Lane Smith, Pat Corley, Alfred Lutter III, Erin Blunt, George Gonzales, Jaime Escobedo, Brett Marx, David Pollock, David Stambaugh
This sequel to "The Bad News Bears" just does not have the gusto of the original film. Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley) is back on the team, and his father, Mike (William Devane), is coerced into becoming the coach.
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Doctor Detroit 1983  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon, Lydia Lei, T.K. Carter, Lynn Whitfield, Fran Drescher, Kate Murtagh, Andrew Duggan, George Furth
A college professor (Dan Aykroyd) is transformed into a crime lord defending a group of prostitutes.
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Some Kind of Hero 1982 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox, Lynne Moody, Olivia Cole, Paul Benjamin, David Adams, Martin Azarow, Shelly Batt, Susan Berlin, Mary Betten, Herbie Braha, Anthony Charnota, Matt Clark
A Vietnam vet, Cpl. Eddie Keller (Richard Pryor), returns home to find surprises and personal problems after his six years imprisonment as a POW. His wife has left him, his mother is in an asylum, and his business is bankrupt. Eddie's life hits an all-time low–until he meets prostitute Toni (Margot Kidder), and she changes his life around.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze 1991 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Paige Turco, David Warner, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Scott, Mark Caso, Ernie Reyes Jr., Francois Chau, Raymond Serra, Frank Welker, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Mark Ginther, Kurt Bryant, Kevin Nash
The teenage mutant ninja turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (Mark Caso), and Raphael (Ken Scott)–are living with television reporter April O"Neil (Paige Turco). April interviews Professor Jordan Perry (David Warner) who has information on the ooze that transformed the mutated turtles into teenagers. The evil Shredder (Francois Chau) is still the leader of the Foot gang, and they kidnap Perry along with the last canister of the ooze as part of their plot to create dangerous mutants. Armed with Perry's anti-mutant antidote, the turtles set out, once again, to stop Shredder from performing his dastardly deeds.
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Those Lips, Those Eyes 1980  R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce, Jerry Stiller, Herbert Berghof, Joseph Maher, George Morfogen, Kevin McCarthy, Marshall Colt, Rose Arrick
While interning in Cleveland summer stock in the 1950s, Harry Crystal (Frank Langella) dreams of starring on Broadway in this insightful story about the perils of the thespian world.
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To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 1996 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Wendy Crewson, Bruce Altman, Kathy Baker, Freddie Prinze Jr., Laurie Fortier, Rachel Seidman-Lockamy, Loriele New
Based on Michael Brady's play, this story takes place during one weekend on Nantucket–exactly two years after Gillian (Michelle Pfeiffer) was killed in a boating accident. Relatives come to visit Gillian's widower, David (Peter Gallagher), and daughter Rachel (Claire Danes) in an attempt to pull David out of the grief that he has experienced since the trauma.
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| 1. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
2. Doctor Detroit (1983)
3. Some Kind of Hero (1982)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
5. Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)
6. To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)
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