Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Severn Darden, John Huston, Natalie Trundy, Paul Williams, Claude Akins, Lew Ayres, France Nuyen, Austin Stoker, Noah Keen, Richard Eastham, Paul Stevens, Heather Lowe, Bobby Porter, Cal Wilson
The year is 2670 A.D., and human civilization has collapsed following a nuclear war. The new world features intelligent apes–led by Caesar (Roddy McDowall) who encourages coexisting with the mutant humans. But, when gorilla leader General Aldo (Claude Akins) wants to overthrow Caesar and attack the mutant humans, war is inevitable. This is the final episode in the "Planet of the Apes" series, and shots from earlier "episodes" highlight the film.
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The Revolutionary 1970  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Williams
Cast: Jon Voight, Jennifer Salt, Seymour Cassel, Robert Duvall, Collin Wilcox-Horne, Lionel Murton, Mary Barclay, Julie Garfield, Bill Nagy, Kenneth J. Warren
This psychological drama is about a drafted philosophy student, "A" (Jon Voight) who goes AWOL from the Army and then gets involved in an assassination.
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Smokey and the Bandit 1977 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Mike Henry, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Alfie Wise, Macon McCalman, George Reynolds
This movie is fun! Bandit (Burt Reynolds) and Cledus (Jerry Reed) are illegally delivering a truckload of Coors beer from Texas to Atlanta. It does not take long for the police to be hot on their trail. Along the way, Bandit picks up Carrie (Sally Field) who is escaping from her own wedding, and she joins in the thrill of the race. Jackie Gleason plays the frustrated sheriff in pursuit. The stunts are fast and furious.
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Smokey and the Bandit II 1980 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, David Huddleston, Mike Henry, Mel Tillis
This sequel to "Smokey and the Bandit" again features Burt Reynolds as Bandit and Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice. In this story, Bandit is hired to transport an expectant elephant to the Republican Convention. Not a great follow-on to the original hit.
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Smokey and the Bandit III 1983  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick, Mike Henry, Colleen Camp, Burt Reynolds, Faith Minton, Sharon Anderson, Silvia Arana
Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) thinks he has finally cornered Bandit, but it is really Cletus (Jerry Reed) who he is trailing. This tired sequel cannot compare to the fast-paced "Smokey and the Bandit."
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Watermelon Man 1970  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melvin Van Peebles
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin, Mantan Moreland, Erin Moran, Emil Sitka, Ray Ballard, Charles Lampkin, Paul Williams
Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) is an extremely bigoted White man who wakes up one day to discover that his skin has turned black.
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| 1. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
2. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
3. Nunzio (1978)
4. The Revolutionary (1970)
5. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
6. Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
7. Smokey and the Bandit III (1983)
8. Watermelon Man (1970)
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