The Air Up There 1994  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona, Sean McCann, Mabutho "Kid" Sithole, Dennis Patrick, Ilo Mutombo, Nigel Miguel, Eric Menyuk
In an attempt to recruit a new player for his basketball team, Jimmy Dolan (Kevin Bacon) travels to an African village and becomes involved in the local community.
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Butterflies Are Free 1972   PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milton Katselas
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Edward Albert, Eileen Heckart, Paul Michael Glaser, Mike Warren
Young, blind Don (Edward Albert) is trying to become self-sufficient in spite of his domineering mother (Eileen Heckart). He falls in love with the flighty neighbor (Goldie Hawn) and gains his independence. Eileen Heckart won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as the mother.
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 The Cutting Edge 1992 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown, Chris Benson, Kevin Peeks, Barry Flatman, Rachelle Ottley, Steve Sears
Spoiled, rich Kate (Moira Kelly) has just failed to win in pairs skating at the Olympics–due largely to her poor attitude. Now it's time to find another partner; but this proves difficult until her coach brings in an ex-Olympic hockey player (D.B. Sweeney). As they prepare for another Olympics, love blooms in this "old-fashioned" romantic comedy.
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Fiddler on the Roof 1971 G, 180 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Musical
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Paul Michael Glaser, Zvee Scooler, Ray Lovelock, Elaine Edwards, Candy Bonstein, Louis Zorich, Shimen Ruskin
Jewish milkman Tevye (Topol) and his wife Golde (Norma Crane) find their world in Russia changing in 1905. Not only is Russia modernizing, but their daughters Hodel (Michele Marsh), Tzeitel (Rosalind Harris), and Chava (Neva Small) are also going against tradition and choosing their own husbands. Tzeitel is in love with poor tailor Motel Kamzoil (Leonard Frey), but Tevye has arranged for her to marry wealthy Lazar Wolf (Paul Mann). Meanwhile, Chava wants to marry Fyedka (Ray Lovelock) who is a not Jewish. While Tevye disapproves of their choices and has tried to arrange more "proper" marriages, he is forced finally to change his way of thinking when the anti-Semitic Czar forces his family and their Jewish neighbors out of their village. The film won three Academy Awards (Best Cinematography, Music, and Sound) and was nominated for five others–including Best Picture, Actor (Topol), Director, and Supporting Actor (Frey).
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Kazaam 1996  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, Marshall Manesh, James Acheson, John Costelloe, Fawn Reed
Shaquille O'Neal is the genie, Kazaam, who grants wishes to Max (Francis Capra). One of the best moments in this film is provided by special effects–when Max wishes for candy, candy bars fall from the sky.
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The Running Man 1987 R, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland Van Lindth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Dweezil Zappa, Dey Young, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka, Mick Fleetwood, Karen Leigh Hopkins, Sven-Ole Thorsen
This story takes place in 2017; Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is an innocent convict who is selected to compete in a game show, "The Running Man." His objective: get through the obstacles to safety. As can be imagined, there is plenty of action in this $27 million thriller. The story is from the Stephen King novel.
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 Something's Gotta Give 2003 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, Paul Michael Glaser, Rachel Ticotin, Marjie Gum, KaDee Strickland, Jennifer Siebel, John H. Tobin
Aging playboy Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicholson) actively pursues younger women. But, that changes when he suffers a heart attack while visiting his young girlfriend (Amanda Peet) at her mother Erica's (Diane Keaton) home. Chemistry develops between Harry and Erica, and the young doctor (Keanu Reeves) treating him also takes a romantic interest in Erica. Good moments in this one. Diane Keaton was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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| 1. The Air Up There (1994)
2. Band of the Hand (1986)
3. Butterflies Are Free (1972)
4. The Cutting Edge (1992)
5. Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
6. Kazaam (1996)
7. Phobia (1980)
8. The Running Man (1987)
9. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
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