Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even 1992  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Stepkids
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Hillary Wolf, David Strathairn, Margaret Whitton, Griffin Dunne, Patricia Kalember, Adrienne Shelly, Dan Futterman, Jenny Lewis, Ben Savage, Sean Blackman, Joe D'Angerio, Googy Gress
Thirteen-year-old Laura (Hillary Wolf) gives up on trying to figure out her parents' multiple marriages, divorces, and arguments. Laura runs away from her brother's (Griffin Dunne) home in the woods where new experiences of living on her own teach her how to deal with her feelings about her family. Meanwhile, Laura's worried family members reconcile their differences in the process of searching for her.
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Cat's Eye 1985  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Alan King, Robert Hays, James Naughton, Charles S. Dutton, James Woods, Kenneth McMillan, Candy Clark, Patricia Kalember, Tony Munafo, Russell Horton, James Rebhorn, John Francis Dillon, Sal Richards, Jesse Doran
In this trilogy written by Stephen King, a mysterious cat links the stories together. The first story involves a chain-smoker (James Woods) and his treatment by a sadistic doctor (Alan King). The second story is about a gambler (Kenneth McMillan) and how he deals with the man (Robert Hays) who he is sure has been sleeping with his wife. And, the third story centers around a young girl (Drew Barrymore) who is being terrorized by a troll. Good special effects.
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Fletch Lives 1989 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cleavon Little, Richard Belzer, Geoffrey Lewis, George Wyner, Phil Hartman, Patricia Kalember, Titos Vandis, Don Hood, Dennis Burkley
When L.A. investigative reporter "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) inherits his aunt's crumbling Southern plantation, he heads to Louisiana where he hooks up with probate lawyer Amanda (Patricia Kalember) who then is found dead in Fletch's bed. Fletch is the prime suspect and now must use his investigative skills to find out what really happened.
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Home Before Dark 1997 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maureen Foley
Cast: Stephanie Castellarin, Brian Delate, Katharine Ross, Patricia Kalember, Helen Lloyd Breed, Peter Bubriski, Ellen Stone
Nora James (Stephanie Castellarin) is a 12-year old who lives with her emotionally disturbed mother, Dolores (Patricia Kalember) until Dolores attempts suicide. Nora then goes to stay with Aunt Rose (Katherine Ross)–a solution to the problem that makes Nora even more miserable, and she makes a difficult choice to return home to help her father, Martin (Brian Delate), raise her siblings.
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Jacob's Ladder 1990  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Macaulay Culkin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames, Perry Lang, Patricia Kalember, Eriq La Salle, Brian Tarantino, Anthony Alessandro, Brent Hinkley, S. Epatha Merkerson
Years ago, something happened to a battalion in Vietnam when American soldier Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) went through a traumatic experience that has left him with strange visions. Jacob has divorced his wife Sarah (Patricia Kalember) and feels responsible for a car accident in which his son Gabe (Macaulay Culkin) died. Jacob now has a new girlfriend, his coworker at the Post Office, Jezzie (Elizabeth Pena) but continues to experience the visions along with panic attacks. The truth behind Jacob's problems is searched for as Sarah, Jacob's chiropractor Louis (Danny Aiello), his comrade from Vietnam Paul (Pruitt Taylor Vince), and Michael (Matt Craven) all come to his aid. 1 User Review
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Kaleidoscope 1990  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Kaleidoscope'
Director: Jud Taylor
Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Perry King, Patricia Kalember, Claudia Christian, Donald Moffat, Terry O'Quinn, Bruce Abbott, Colleen Dewhurst, Kim Thomson, Penny Johnson, Richard Fitzpatrick, Madeleine Atkinson
Three sisters–Hilary (Jaclyn Smith), Alexandra (Patricia Kalember), and Meagan (Claudia Christian)–had been placed in foster homes 30 years ago after the death of their parents, and all have done well. Attorney Arthur Patterson (Donald Moffat), who had placed the girls, hires private investigator John Chapman (Perry King) to effect a reunion of the women. And the hunt is on in this made-for-TV film.
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Labor Pains 2000 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tracy Alexson
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Rob Morrow, Lela Rochon, Mary Tyler Moore, Robert Klein, Dann Fink, Patricia Kalember, George F. Miller
Sarah Raymond (Kyra Sedgwick) manages to hide her pregnancy from both the expectant father (Rob Morrow) and her own family–until her best friend, Lulu (Lela Rochon), panics during Sarah's labor and calls everyone. This light-hearted film is also light in the entertainment department.
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 Signs 2002  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, M. Night Shyamalan, Patricia Kalember, Ted Sutton, Merritt Wever, Lanny Flaherty
When a 500-foot crop circle is discovered on a Philadelphia farm where he grows corn, it creates a frenzy in the media and a spiritual crisis for the farm's owner, Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), who is an Episcopalian minister.
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Straight from the Heart 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David S. Cass Sr.
Cast: Teri Polo, Andrew McCarthy, Patricia Kalember, Greg Evigan, Christine Tucci, David Atkinson, J. Kenneth Campbell, David Jean Thomas, Richard Gross
New York photographer Jordan Donovan (Teri Polo) uses her work as a shield against facing life's problems, while her friend Laurie (Patricia Kalember) searches for a mate for Jordan. Laurie even places a personal ad in a national publication. Meanwhile, Wyoming rancher Tyler Ross (Andrew McCarthy) has difficulty getting over his wife's death. His sister talks him into answering Jordan's ad, and the two meet at his ranch. Though not crazy about each other at first, one can guess that things will turn out fine in this made-for-TV film.
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| 1. Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even (1992)
aka: Stepkids
2. Cat's Eye (1985)
3. A Far Off Place (1993)
4. Fletch Lives (1989)
5. Home Before Dark (1997)
6. Jacob's Ladder (1990)
7. Kaleidoscope (1990)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Kaleidoscope'
8. Labor Pains (2000)
9. Signs (2002)
10. Straight from the Heart (2003)
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