3 Needles 2005  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Cast: Lucy Liu, Shawn Ashmore, Stockard Channing, Chloe Sevigny, Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh, Tanabadee Chokpikultong, Sook-Yin Lee, Isabelle Cyr, Gary Farmer, Thierry Fargeau, Jessie Gabe
Three stories offer different perspectives on the AIDS crisis. In the first, Lucy Liu takes on the role of black-marketer Jin Ping who jeopardizes a village when she pretends to be a representative of the Provincial Health Office and sanctions an unsanitary drawing of villagers' blood. In the second story, HIV-positive porn star Denys (Shawn Ashmore) uses his own father's blood for required blood tests by his production company. In the final entry, a young nun, Sister Clara (Chloe Sevigny), works with missionaries (Olympia Dukakis and Sandra Oh) and makes personal sacrifices for the good of her village.
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Away from Her 2007   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson, Alberta Watson, Thomas Hauff, Katie Boland
Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie) have been married for more than 40 years when Grant notices that Fiona has trouble remembering things. She is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and decides it is time to move into Meadowlake nursing home. Meadowlake's rules allow new patients no visitors for the first 30 days. Grant honors the rule, returns for a visit after the orientation period, and is devastated when he realizes that Fiona does not remember him. Even more difficult to face is the fact that Fiona's affections have transferred to a fellow patient: mute, wheelchair bound Aubrey (Michael Murphy). Now, Grant must gradually accept that loving is also letting go. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (Christie). 1 User Review
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| | evie 05/08/2007 | | We cried, laughed and cried some more. A wonderful love story. |
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Better Living 1998  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Max Mayer
Cast: Olympia Dukakis, Roy Scheider, Edward Herrmann, Deborah Hedwall, Catherine Corpeny, Wendy Hoopes, James Villemaire, Phyllis Somerville, Scott Cohen, Jamie Gonzalez
When Tom (Roy Scheider) arrives home after a 15 year absence, he finds his nutty wife, Nora (Olympia Dukakis), digging a hole in the back yard. Tom takes the project one step further: this hole will be a family shelter, and their three grown daughters are assigned to help store canned goods for the future.
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The Cemetery Club 1993 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Diane Ladd, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Jeff Howell, Christina Ricci, Bernie Casey, Alan Manson, Robert Costanzo
Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, and Diane Ladd play widows who are facing old age together. Problems develop when Esther (Ellen Burstyn) is courted by a widower (Danny Aiello); however, they learn the importance of their friendship and face the future resolutely.
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 Death Wish 1974  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Jeff Goldblum, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Olympia Dukakis, Christopher Guest, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace
When a liberal architect's (Charles Bronson) wife (Hope Lange) is murdered and his daughter (Kathleen Tolan) is terrorized into a comatose state by muggers, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes an urban vigilante. A fascinating, almost terrifying, statement about gun control laws.
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The Event 2003   R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Cast: Parker Posey, Don McKellar, Olympia Dukakis, Sarah Polley, Jane Leeves, Brent Carver, Joanna Adler, Rejean Cournoyer, Christina Zorich, Dick Latessa, Cynthia Preston, Gianna Marciante
AIDS patient Matt (Don McKellar) is found dead in his Chelsea apartment, and assistant D.A. Nicole "Nick" De Vivo (Parker Posey) is called on to investigate what looks like a suicide. Could it be that Matt participated in an Event: a farewell party that culminates in assisted suicide?
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The Great New Wonderful 2006 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thomas McCarthy, Judy Greer, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Tony Shalhoub, Jim Gaffigan, Olympia Dukakis, Dick Latessa, Edie Falco, Stephen Colbert, Will Arnett, Rosemarie DeWitt
Found in this film are five overlapping stories about New Yorkers from very different backgrounds and their uniquely different problems dealing with life in the city one year after the attacks of 9/11.
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I Love Trouble 1994 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nick Nolte, Saul Rubinek, Robert Loggia, Olympia Dukakis, James Rebhorn, Marsha Mason, Eugene Levy, Charles Martin Smith, Jane Adams
Experienced and famous columnist Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) runs into more than he is ready for when he competes with cub reporter Sabrina (Julia Roberts). Both fight for the story about the real causes of a train wreck and, in the process, fall in love. Entertaining, with a touch of humor, action, suspense, and romance.
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The Idolmaker 1980 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, John Aprea, Richard Bright, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Pantoliano
Loosely based on promoter Bob Marucci's life (he discovered Fabian and Frankie Avalon), the "Idolmaker" turns singers into rock stars in this entertaining film. 1 User Review
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| | Guy with marketing savvy brings 2 young men to the limelight | Sylver 03/02/2009 | | I own this movie and watch it a couple times each year for good acting, good music, and a lot of fun. Ray Sharkey is at his best, and all the cast is great. |
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 In the Land of Women 2007 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Jon Kasdan
Cast: Adam Brody, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart, Olympia Dukakis, Elena Anaya, Dustin Milligan, Makenzie Vega, Clark Gregg, JoBeth Williams, Robert Reinis, Graham Wardle, Elise Gatien, Karin Konoval, Ginnifer Goodwin
After his girlfriend (Elena Anaya) breaks up with him, Carter Webb (Adam Brody) flies to Michigan to spend time with his grandmother Phyllis (Olympia Dukakis) who is convinced that she is dying. Soon after he arrives, Carter becomes involved with the Hardwicke family–mother Sarah (Meg Ryan) who has discovered a lump in her breast, and her two daughters, teenager Lucy (Kristen Stewart) and younger sister Paige (Makenzie Vega). The Hardwickes live just across the street from Phyllis, and Carter makes himself available listening to their problems, giving good advice, and even learning something about himself in the process.
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The Intended 2002  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kristian Levring
Cast: Janet McTeer, Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Tony Maudsley, JJ Feild, David Bradley, Philip Jackson, Robert Pugh, John Matthew Lau, Thomas Goh, Michael J. Langgi
Set in the Malaysian jungle in 1924, this tale involves British surveyor Hamish Winslow (JJ Feild) and fiancee Sarah (Janet McTeer) who arrive at a trading post where they encounter the head of the post, the very strong-willed Mrs. Jones (Brenda Fricker) who opposes their lifestyle. She tries bullying Hamish, but that doesn't work, and life settles down–until Mrs. Jones' high-strung son, William (Tony Maudsley) becomes interested in Sarah.
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Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Mafia!
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke, Christina Applegate, Pamela Gidley, Olympia Dukakis, Jason Fuchs, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo Bianco, Seth Adkins, Blake Hammond, Philip Suriano, Vincent Pastore, Gregory Sierra, Marisol Nichols
Vincenzo Cortino (Lloyd Bridges) rose from a poor Sicilian background to the top of the U.S. Mafia. After an attempt on his life, his son Anthony (Jay Mohr) heads for Las Vegas and runs a casino where things get complicated.
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Jeffrey 1995 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Ashley
Cast: Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Batt, Christine Baranski, Nathan Lane, Kathy Najimy, Olympia Dukakis, Sigourney Weaver, Robert Klein
This film is adapted from Paul Rudnick's play about a gay couple who have the threat of AIDS hovering over their sex lives.
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 Joan of Arc 1999 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Neil Patrick Harris, Maury Chaykin, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Hyde, Robert Loggia, Shirley MacLaine, Peter O'Toole
This made-for-TV miniseries stays true to basic historical facts but does have a tendency to meander as it relates the story of young Joan D'Arc's (Leelee Sobieski) inspired attempt to save France.
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John and Mary 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Mia Farrow, Michael Tolan, Sunny Griffin, Tyne Daly, Olympia Dukakis, Marian Mercer, Cleavon Little, Julie Garfield, Stanley Beck
This comedy, centered around the 1960s' lifestyle, features New Yorkers John (Dustin Hoffman) and Mary (Mia Farrow) meeting and jumping into a sexually intimate relationship before they really know anything about each other.
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 2000 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis, Cleo Laine, Joan Sims, Billie Whitelaw, June Whitfield, Thelma Ruby, Valentine Pelka
A seasoned cast brings energy and fun to this lighthearted film. Elizabeth (Judi Dench) played the sax in the all-girl (except for friend Patrick (Ian Holm) who played in drag) swing band–the Blonde Bombshells–during WWII. Fifty years later, after her husband dies, she pulls out the sax and before you know it, she and Patrick are searching for the rest of the band to once again tour.
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear 2004 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Peter Winther
Cast: Noah Wyle, Sonya Walger, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Kyle MacLachlan, Kelly Hu, David Dayan Fisher, Lisa Brenner, Mario Ivan Martinez, Clyde Kusatsu
Thirty-something student living with his mother (Olympia Dukakis), Flynn (Noah Wyle) is forced out of school and takes a job at a library where Judson (Bob Newhart) and Charlene (Jane Curtin) give him the job of overseeing the library's mythical artifacts. When one of the artifacts is stolen, Flynn, with reluctant help from martial-arts-skilled Nicole (Sonya Walger), searches for the artifact to retrieve it from the villains.
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines 2006 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin, Olympia Dukakis, Erick Avari, Robert Foxworth, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Zahn McClarnon, Lisa Brenner
In this sequel to "The Librarian: Quest for the Spear," former librarian Flynn Carson (Noah Wyle) searches for a map that will lead him to the fabled King Solomon's Mines where the Book of Solomon is stored. Sharing his travels with Professor Emily Davenport (Gabrielle Anwar), Flynn ends up uncovering family secrets in his adventure of a lifetime.
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Lilith 1964 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter, Gene Hackman, Anne Meacham, James Patterson, Jessica Walter, Rene Auberjonois, Olympia Dukakis, Robert Reilly, Harvey Jason, Harry Northup, Alice Spivak, Charles Tyner
Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is an occupational therapist in a mental hospital whose life is ruined when he becomes involved with a patient, Lilith (Jean Seberg). They begin a passionate affair, and then Vincent learns that Lilith is also having an affair with a woman (Anne Meacham). Meanwhile, another patient, Stephen (Peter Fonda), commits suicide because Lilith will not pay attention to him. When Vincent realizes that he is in danger of losing his own sanity, he seeks help from psychiatrists. But, will it be too late? This is Gene Hackman's film debut.
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Look Who's Talking 1989 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal, Bruce Willis, Abe Vigoda, Blu Mankuma, Twink Caplan, Jason Schaller, Jaryd Waterhouse, Jacob Haines, Christopher Aydon, Joy Boushel, Don S. Davis, Louis Heckerling
While his unwed mother Mollie (Kirstie Alley) searches for a husband who will be the perfect father for baby Mikey (voice of Bruce Willis), Mikey sarcastically expresses his opinions. Will her new husband be the cab driver James (John Travolta) who drove Mollie to the hospital for Mikey's delivery, or will Mikey's father Albert (George Segal) win back her affections? Followed by two sequels and a TV series.
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Look Who's Talking Now 1993 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom Ropelewski
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, Danny DeVito, Diane Keaton, George Segal, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien, Charles Barkley, John Stocker, Elizabeth Leslie, Sandra P. Grant, Frank C. Turner, Serge Houde
In this second sequel to "Look Who's Talking," there is a new twist to the Ubriacco family: instead of the children, the dogs–Rocks (voice of Danny DeVito) and Daphne (voice of Diane Keaton)–do the talking. These dogs not only talk, they argue with each other all the time. Meanwhile, the children Mikey (David Gallagher) and Julie (Tabitha Lupien) are still living in a strained world with their parents Mollie (Kristie Alley) and James (John Travolta). More troubles fill their lives when James gets a job flying a private plane for business woman Samantha (Lysette Anthony) who has more planned for James than simply flying her airplane.
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Look Who's Talking Too 1990 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis, Roseanne, Mel Brooks, Olympia Dukakis, Elias Koteas, Gilbert Gottfried, Damon Wayans, Twink Caplan, Lorne Sussman, Danny Pringle, Don S. Davis, Louis Heckerling, Neal Israel
In this sequel to "Look Who's Talking," Mikey (Lorne Sussman / voice of Bruce Willis) is a toddler just starting potty training. He now has a baby sister, Julie (voice of Roseanne), and confusion reigns in the household as Mikey and Julie add to the strains already being experienced by their parents James and Mollie Ubriacco (John Travolta and Kirstie Alley).
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Made for Each Other 1971 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert B. Bean
Cast: Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna, Paul Sorvino, Olympia Dukakis, Helen Verbit, Louis Zorich, Norman Shelley, Adam Arkin, Ron Carey, Peggy Pope
Two dysfunctional people (Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna) meet at their encounter session that begins an offbeat relationship that leads to marriage. Very funny.
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers
Neurotic sports writer Lenny (Woody Allen) and his wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to search for the birth mother of his adopted son after the boy shows signs of brilliance. Surprises await them upon finding the mother. Mira Sorvino won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Woody Allen was nominated for the screenplay.
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 Moonstruck 1987 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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Mother 1996 R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank LaLoggia
Cast: Olympia Dukakis, Diane Ladd, Morgan Weisser, Ele Keats, Matt Clark, Scott Wilson, Rick Grove, Lucy Lee Flippin, Jana Robbins, Jack Andreozzi
Olympia Dukakis and Diane Ladd play MEAN mothers who go over the edge and enter the world of insanity during which time gross murders become their tools for vindication when they are hurt by significant people in their lives.
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 Mr. Holland's Opus 1995 PG, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, Jay Thomas, Alicia Witt, William H. Macy, Joanna Gleason, Terrence Howard, Damon Whitaker, Jean Louisa Kelly
What starts out as a temporary teaching job turns into a 30-year career for music teacher Mr. Holland (Richard Dreyfuss). Sadly, his son is deaf and will never hear music, but father and son manage to form an inspiring bond that transcends the father's love for music. A Disney change-of-pace. Dreyfuss was nominated for an Academy Award.
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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Fred Ward, Kathleen Freeman, Anna Nicole Smith, Ellen Greene, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Joe Grifasi, Pia Zadora, Julie Strain, Bill Zuckert, Raquel Welch, Olympia Dukakis
Imperturbable Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is back. Never mind that he is now retired from the police force and married to Jane (Priscilla Presley), he is needed to fight off terrorists and is happy to comply. Drebin goes undercover in a state prison in order to obtain information from the terrorists, led by Rocco (Fred Ward), who are planning to set off a bomb at the Oscars. Nielsen fans will enjoy this one. Several cameo appearances.
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National Lampoon Goes to the Movies 1981 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom
Cast: Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Culp, Dick Miller, Ann Dusenberry, Teresa Ganzel, Olympia Dukakis, Titos Vandis, Joe Spinell, Fred Willard
Three short stories that spoof personal growth, soap operas, and police stories are provided in this extremely weak offering. It's not clear how some of the stars were talked into participating; some are shown in the above credits.
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The Pentagon Wars 1998 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Viola Davis, John C. McGinley, Tom Wright, Clifton Powell, Dewey Weber, Richard Schiff, J.C. MacKenzie, Richard Benjamin, Olympia Dukakis, Dwayne Macopson
Produced by HBO-TV and based on a true story, this satire on excessive military spending involves the efforts of Air Force Lt. Col. James Burton (Cary Elwes) to test the vulnerability of the $14 billion Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle that took 14 years in research and development.
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 Picture Perfect 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn, Anne Twomey, Faith Prince, John Rothman, Margaret Gibson
Kate Mosley (Jennifer Aniston) is an ad copywriter who launches a very successful campaign but loses out on a promotion she deserves. The fun begins when she hires Nick (Jay Mohr) to play her boyfriend, and sparks fly.
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Rich Kids 1979 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, Kathryn Walker, John Lithgow, Terry Kiser, David Selby, Olympia Dukakis, Jill Eikenberry, Irene Worth, Paul Dooley
Franny (Trini Alvarado) and Jamie (Jeremy Levy) are two young upper-class New Yorkers who become friends as Franny struggles to understand, and accept, her parents' divorce.
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Ruby Cairo 1993 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Deception
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Jack Thompson, Jeff Corey, Miriam Reed, Luis Cortes, Paco Mauri, Hark Bohm, Lucy Rodriguez, Sylvia Short, Francisco Mauri, Olympia Dukakis
Following the plane crash and death of her pilot husband (Viggo Mortensen), Bessie Faro (Andie MacDowell) discovers his baseball trading cards which, in turn, provide the trail for bank accounts around the world.
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Sinatra 1992 TV, 250 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Sadwith
Cast: Philip Casnoff, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Santos, Gina Gershon, Rod Steiger, Bob Gunton, Jeff Corey, Nina Siemaszko, Marcia Gay Harden, Jay Robinson, Joe Grifasi, Ralph Seymour, David Raynr, Vincent Guastaferro
Produced by his daughter Nancy Sinatra, this is an accurate rendition of larger-than-life Frank Sinatra's (played by Philip Casnoff) ups and downs in his personal as well as professional life.
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Sisters 1973 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning, William Finley, Lisle Wilson, Barnard Hughes, Olympia Dukakis, Dolph Sweet, Mary Davenport, Burt Richards, Cathy Berry
In this suspense-filled film, newspaper reporter Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) witnesses Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder) murdering her date. While investigating, Grace learns that Danielle was a Siamese twin, and the separated sister may be involved in the murder. Lots of suspense.
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 Steel Magnolias 1989 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner
Strong women take care of their weak men in this film about the Southern way of life. Taken from Robert Harling's play, this is a warm-hearted, humorous, and sympathetic look at high and low points of women who see each other regularly at Truvy Jones' (Dolly Parton) beauty salon in a Louisiana town. The story involves M'Lynn (Sally Field), how she deals with her daughter Shelby's (Julia Roberts) failing health, and the relationships among the women–among them are nasty gossip Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and recently widowed Clairee (Olympia Dukakis)–she sees regularly at the beauty shop. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Thing About My Folks 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Cast: Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie Connolly, Lydia Jordan, Ann Dowd, Claire Beckman, Mimi Lieber, Marshall Efron
Sam's (Peter Falk) wife (Olympia Dukakis) has left him, and Sam needs help. Although his son, Ben (Paul Reiser), has not had the best relationship with him in the past, Sam joins Ben on a road trip through upstate New York. The time alone on the road works miracles as father and son realize how much alike they are and, more important, that they really do love each other.
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Walls of Glass 1985 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Flanagan
Director: Scott Goldstein
Cast: Philip Bosco, Geraldine Page, Linda Thorson, William Hickey, Olympia Dukakis, Brian Bloom, Steven Weber, Louis Zorich
A cab driver, James Flanagan (Philip Bosco), dreams of becoming a Shakespearean actor but sees it all ending when he learns that he has angered the producer of the Shakespeare festival.
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 The Wanderers 1979 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz, Samm-Art Williams, Val Avery, Olympia Dukakis, William Andrews
Based on Richard Price's novel, this parody on 1960s movies focuses on ethnic gangs at a Bronx high school. The gangs–the Irish Ducky Boys, the Baddies, the Wongs, and the Fordham Baddies–come to terms with themselves and each other in this film, which has become a cult favorite.
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Working Girl 1988 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, Olympia Dukakis, James Lally, Robert Easton, Jeffrey Nordling, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Zach Grenier
A New York clerical worker (Melanie Griffith) takes full advantage of her rather unethical boss (Sigourney Weaver). While the boss is away, she performs a meteoric rise to the top of her brokerage firm. Carly Simon's song "Let the River Run" won an Oscar, and nominations included Best Picture, Actress (Griffith), two for Supporting Actress (Weaver and Joan Cusack), and Director.
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1. 3 Needles (2005)
2. Away from Her (2007)
3. Better Living (1998)
4. The Cemetery Club (1993)
5. Dad (1989)
6. Death Wish (1974)
7. The Event (2003)
8. The Great New Wonderful (2006)
9. I Love Trouble (1994)
10. The Idolmaker (1980)
11. In the Land of Women (2007)
12. In the Spirit (1990)
13. The Intended (2002)
14. Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
aka: Mafia!
15. Jeffrey (1995)
16. Joan of Arc (1999)
17. John and Mary (1969)
18. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
19. The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
20. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
21. Lilith (1964)
22. Look Who's Talking (1989)
23. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
24. Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
25. Made for Each Other (1971)
26. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
27. Moonstruck (1987)
28. Mother (1996)
29. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
30. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
31. National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
32. The Pentagon Wars (1998)
33. Picture Perfect (1997)
34. Rich Kids (1979)
35. Ruby Cairo (1993)
aka: Deception
36. Sinatra (1992)
37. Sisters (1973)
38. Steel Magnolias (1989)
39. The Thing About My Folks (2005)
40. Walls of Glass (1985)
aka: Flanagan
41. The Wanderers (1979)
42. Working Girl (1988)
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