The Burning Bed 1984  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford, Christa Denton, James T. Callahan, Gary Grubbs, David Friedman, David Andrews, James Hampton, Virgil Frye
This controversial made-for TV film stars Farrah Fawcett as abused wife Francine Hughes who sets fire to her husband Mickey (Paul Le Mat) as he sleeps in their bed.
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Coming Home 1978  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Jon Voight, Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, Robert Ginty, Mary Gregory, Kathleen Miller, Beeson Carroll, Charles Cyphers, Willie Tyler, Louis Carello, Olivia Cole, Bruce French, Tresa Hughes
This film does a good, though biased, job of relating people's emotions over the Vietnam War. It tells the story of U.S. Marine Corps Captain Bob Hyde (Bruce Dern) and his wife Sally's (Jane Fonda) affair with paraplegic war veteran Luke Martin (John Voight). Jane Fonda and Jon Voight won Academy Awards for Best Actress and Actor. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Screenplay, and five nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Dern) and Actress (Penelope Milford as Sally's troubled friend Vi).
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Endless Love 1981  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Tom Cruise, Robert Moore, Richard Kiley, Beatrice Straight, James Spader, Penelope Milford, Jami Gertz, Jan Miner, Salem Ludwig, Jeff Marcus
Seventeen-year-old David (Martin Hewitt) and 15-year-old Jade (Brooke Shields) fall in love, but Jade's father has had enough of David and bans him from their house. David's solution to his problem: burn down their house, rescue the family, and become a hero. David does carry out the arson but is caught and sent to a reformatory where he remains obsessed with reuniting with Jade. "Endless Love" marks the film debut of Tom Cruise, and the title song was nominated for an Oscar for Best song.
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 Heathers 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Penelope Milford, Glenn Shadix, Renee Estevez, Jeremy Applegate, Lance Fenton, Patrick Labyorteaux, John Zarchen, Jon Matthews, Phill Lewis, Carrie Lynn
This black comedy involves teenagers and status symbols in high school. Three of the four most popular girls in high school are named Heather (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, and Kim Walker). The fourth most popular is Veronica (Winona Ryder) who, when she falls for Jason "J.D." Dean (Christian Slater), learns how to deal with the others–through murder!
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 1998  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2–Mask of Sanity
Director: Chuck Parello
Cast: Neil Giuntoli, Rich Komenich, Carri Levinson, Kate Walsh, Daniel Allar, Penelope Milford, Mike Houlihan
This time around, the still unrepentant serial killer, Henry Lucas (Neil Giuntoli), joins forces with Kai (Rich Komenich) and Cricket (Kate Walsh). Kai introduces Henry to arson, and Henry returns the favor by teaching Kai the "art" of killing. Gruesome!
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Normal Life 1996 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost, Edmund Wyson, Michael Skewes, Scott Cummins, Tom Towles, Kate Walsh, Kevin Mukherji, Penelope Milford, Dawn Maxey
Chicago policeman Chris Anderson (Luke Perry) and his wife, Pam (Ashley Judd), enter into a dysfunctional marriage that leads to a crime spree in the Chicago suburbs.
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Take This Job and Shove It 1981 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gus Trikonis
Cast: Robert Hays, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey, David Keith, Tim Thomerson, Martin Mull, Eddie Albert, Penelope Milford, George Lindsey, Johnny Paycheck, David Allan Coe, James Karen, Mike Genovese, Len Lesser, Charlie Rich
After being away for 10 years, business executive Frank Maclin (Robert Hays) returns to his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, to modernize the Pickett Brewery for Charlie Pickett (Art Carney). Maclin organizes the brewery's blue-collar workers who include his old buddies Harry Meade and Ray Binkowski (David Keith and Tim Thomerson). He also finds his ex-girlfriend "J.M." (Barbara Hershey), and their relationship picks up where it once left off. When Frank learns that Pickett is going to resell the brewery, he must consider his position with the company vs. the interests of his worker friends and, in the process, make some very serious choices.
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| 1. The Burning Bed (1984)
2. Coming Home (1978)
3. Endless Love (1981)
4. The Golden Seal (1983)
5. Heathers (1989)
6. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 (1998)
aka: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2--Mask of Sanity
7. Normal Life (1996)
8. Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
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