Brewster's Millions 1985  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, K.C. Martel, Sean Frye, C. Thomas Howell, Erika Eleniak, David M. O'Dell, Richard Swingler, Frank Toth, Michael Patrick Bilon, Milt Kogan
One of the great films of all time, the story is about a lost alien on Earth who befriends a family that is also a little lost. The film garnered four Academy Awards (Best Music, Sound, Sound Effects, and Visual Effects) and was nominated for five others, including Best Picture and Director.
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations 1993  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Dangerous Relations
On the Streets of L.A.
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Blair Underwood, Rae Dawn Chong, David Harris, Christopher M. Brown, Eddie De Harp, Luke Askew, Clarence Williams III, Tony Plana, Milt Kogan
A prisoner (Louis Gossett Jr.) is a prison "boss" until a new prisoner (Blair Underwood) challenges him for the leadership role. The new prisoner turns out to be the boss' son and their lives continue to intersect after parole. Made for TV.
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| 1. Brewster's Millions (1985)
2. E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
3. Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993)
aka: Dangerous Relations
aka: On the Streets of L.A.
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