 The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese, Burt Young, Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Ex-con Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) now runs a popular nightclub on the Moon. With gambling about to be banned on Earth, the crime syndicates set their sights on the Moon for their casino operations. Nash's nightclub would be a good starting place. Lots of well-known names, but it's still a terrible, boring film that sat around for a year or more before release.
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979  G, 122 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irwin Allen
Cast: Michael Caine, Sally Field, Telly Savalas, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Shirley Knight, Slim Pickens, Shirley Jones, Karl Malden, Mark Harmon
In this sequel to "The Poseidon Adventure," two salvage teams race to recover the sunken ship's cargo of gold and plutonium.
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The Brink's Job 1978  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, Paul Sorvino, Sheldon Leonard, Kevin O'Connor, Gerard Murphy
Based on the true story of a Brinks heist, Peter Falk plays Tony Pino, leader of a not-very-successful gang that manages to pull off a theft of $30,000.
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The Candidate 1972 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Robert Redford, Don Porter, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Quinn K. Redeker, Michael Lerner, Karen Carlson, Kenneth Tobey, Natalie Wood, Morgan Upton, Chris Prey, Joe Miksak, Jenny Sullivan, Tom Dahlgren
Idealistic, left-wing Bill McKay (Robert Redford) is the son of powerful John McKay (Melvyn Douglas), the ex-governor of California. Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle) convinces Bill to run for the Senate against Republican incumbent Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter). Marvin serves as Bill's campaign manager and meets obstacles head-on. Bill allows himself to be manipulated, gains supporters, and wins the election. By Election Day, Bill has lost his integrity, and he has become everything that he was once against. Faced with the prospect of actually becoming Senator, Bill asks, "What do we do now?"
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Death and the Compass 1996  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Alonso Echanove, Ariane Pellicer, Gabriela Gurrola, Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Eduardo Lopez Rojas
This tale is set in what appears to be a futuristic city where a popular detective, Erik Lonnrot (Peter Boyle), is working on the case of a murdered rabbi. He believes that the murder was occult motivated, but his superior believes it was a simple botched theft by a notorious criminal. Another death further convinces Erik that his theory is correct. The story plays out in a surreal environment as good fights evil.
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Doctor Dolittle 1998 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Dr. Dolittle
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt, Peter Boyle, Chris Rock, Albert Brooks, Raven-Symone, Steven Gilborn, Norm MacDonald, John Leguizamo, Julie Kavner
Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) treats humans and has forgotten that he once talked with the animals. But, when he nearly runs over a dog, Lucky (voice of Norm MacDonald), his past returns, he is hearing animal voices, and everyone thinks that he has lost his mind. The cast of voices for the animals–which includes Norm MacDonald, Julie Kavner, Reni Santoni, Garry Shandling, Paul Reubens, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, and Gilbert Gottfried–is a highlight as the animals communicate with the good doctor (Eddie Murphy) who learned as a child to talk to the animals.
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The Dream Team 1989   PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco, Milo O'Shea, Philip Bosco, James Remar, Jack Gilpin
This is a confusing film about some mental hospital patients who solve a murder case involving their doctor, who has witnessed a murder. Could be better, but good cast gets the job done.
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Exquisite Tenderness 1994 R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Surgeon
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Isabel Glasser, James Remar, Sean Huberle, Peter Boyle, Beverly Todd, Malcolm McDowell, Charles Dance, Walter Olkewicz, Gregory West, Walter Olkewicz
This surgeon, bent on revenge from the killing of his brother when he was a boy, uses his scalpel for things other than surgery.
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F.I.S.T. 1978 PG, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Tony Lo Bianco, Kevin Conway, Peter Donat, Henry Wilcoxon, Brian Dennehy
Organized crime in the Teamsters union is the focus of this story with Sylvester Stallone in the role of union leader.
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The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Steven Keats, Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitch Ryan, Jack Kehoe, Helena Carroll, James Tolkan, Peter MacLean, Kevin O'Morrison, Marvin Lichterman, Carolyn Pickman, Margaret Ladd
Eddie "Fingers" Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is a small-time hood who becomes an informer as the means of escaping a life sentence in prison. When the mob learns that Eddie is informing on his cohorts, they send Eddie's friend Dillon (Peter Boyle) on a mission to kill Eddie. After spending a night on the town together, Dillon plans to take Eddie's life. This is a powerful film, which is realistic in depicting the world of the underworld.
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Hammett 1983 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr., Lydia Lei, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano, Richard Bradford, David Patrick Kelly
Writer/detective Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) becomes involved in a real-life mystery in this recreation of the 1930s' era detective fare.
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Hardcore 1979 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, Dick Sargent, Leonard Gaines, Dave Nichols, Ed Begley Jr., Bibi Besch, Tracey Walter, Reb Brown
When his teenage daughter is missing in the Los Angeles area, Calvinist fundamentalist Jake Van Dorn (George C. Scott) leaves his Midwestern home to find her after his private detective uncovers clues that lead to the seedy pornographic film industry. Van Dorn enlists the aid of prostitute Niki (Season Hubley) and, in the process of his quest, learns more about the alien world of sex and drugs.
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 Honeymoon in Vegas 1992 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pat Morita, Johnny Williams, John Capodice, Robert Costanzo, Anne Bancroft, Peter Boyle, Burton Gilliam, Seymour Cassel, Brent Hinkley, Jerry Tarkanian, Dean Hallo, Keone Young
After promising his dying mother that he will never marry, Jack Singer (Nicholas Cage) is faced with the problem of the possibility of losing his girlfriend Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) and agrees to Betsy's plan to elope to Las Vegas. Once there, Jack puts off the wedding for a few hours while he plays poker in a game arranged by gambler Tommy Korman (James Caan). Jack loses big time in the poker game, and Tommy offers to clear the debt in return for a weekend with Betsy. Jack convinces Betsy to go, and she and Tommy fly to Hawaii. Now, Jack suddenly finds himself incredibly jealous and, despite pitfalls along the way, frantically goes in pursuit of Betsy. This story is fast-paced and VERY funny.
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In the Line of Duty: Street War 1992 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Urban Crossfire
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Ray Sharkey, Peter Boyle, Courtney B. Vance, Michael Boatman, Morris Chestnut, Laurie Morrison, Kenny Leon, Damon Pooser, Trazana Beverley
When a black policeman is killed in a tough part of NYC, "conventional" police tactics may not be effective in this area where the murderous drug boss reigns supreme.
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Joe 1970 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Peter Boyle, Audrey Caire, K Callan, Dennis Patrick, Patrick McDermott, Susan Sarandon, Reid Cruickshanks, Tim Lewis, Estelle Omens, Bob O'Connell, Marlene Warfield, Mary Case, Jenny Paine, Rudy Churney, Robert Emerick
After Melissa (Susan Sarandon, in her film debut) ends up in the hospital from a drug overdose, her business executive father Bill Compton (Dennis Patrick) is enraged and accidentally kills her junkie lover Frank (Patrick McDermott). Shaken by the murder, Bill heads into a bar and meets factory worker Joe (Peter Boyle) who shares Bill's prejudices about minorities and hippies of the 1960s' era. Bill tells Joe that he just killed a drug dealer, but Joe doubts Bill's assertion. Later, after watching news reports of the murder scene, Joe holds Bill in esteem. They form a friendship that will lead to a tragic confrontation with hippies–including Melissa.
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Johnny Dangerously 1984 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Glynnis O'Connor, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Ray Walston
This satire on 1930s gangster flicks features Michael Keaton as Johnny Kelly who turns to crime when faced with needing money for his mother's (Maureen Stapleton) hospital bills. But, our hero manages to hide his gangster associations from his loving family.
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back 1991  R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, Dennis Chan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Michel Qissi, John Diehl, Heather McComb, Matthias Hues, Emmanuel Kervyn, Vince Murdocco, Humberto Ortiz, Vincent Klyn
This sequel to Jean-Claude Van Damme's film involves David Sloan (Sasha Mitchell), the brother of Van Damme's character, as he retires from professional kickboxing after the death of his two brothers. He now runs a martial arts school for underprivileged youths, but the bad guys who caused his brothers' deaths want him back in the ring.
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Kid Blue 1973 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle, Ben Johnson, Janice Rule, Lee Purcell, Ralph Waite, Clifton James, Howard Hesseman, M. Emmet Walsh
Kid Blue (Dennis Hopper) tries to adapt to living an honest life, but he cannot seem to make it. Set in the early 1900s in Texas.
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Killer 1995 R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Bulletproof Heart
Director: Mark Malone
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Peter Boyle, Mimi Rogers, Matt Craven, Monika Schnarre, Joseph Maler, Mark Acheson, Phil Hayes, Josef Sommer
When Fiona (Mimi Rogers) learns too much about the business of the mob, Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) is sent by George (Peter Boyle) to get rid of her–easier said than done!
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Medium Cool 1969 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Haskell Wexler
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Peter Boyle, Marianna Hill, Christine Bergstrom, Harold Blankenship, Charles Geary, Doug Kimball, Robert McAndrew
This excellent semi-documentary makes a statement about the influence of TV on society. It focuses on a disinterested cameraman who unemotionally films the street riots, which were a facet of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
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Men of Respect 1991 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Reilly
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina, Peter Boyle, Lilia Skala, Rod Steiger, Stanley Tucci, Julie Garfield, Steven Wright, Michael Badalucco, Carl Capotorto, Vincent Pastore
The story of "Macbeth" is updated to the Mafia era with Katherine Borowitz playing the overly ambitious wife and Rod Steiger the victim of her murder plot. What would Shakespeare have thought?
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 Monster's Ball 2001 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Peter Boyle, Heath Ledger, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Mos Def, Coronji Calhoun, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher, Amber Rules, Charles Cowan Jr., Taylor LaGrange, Anthony Bean, Francine Segal, John McConnell
Racism is uncovered when Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) falls for Leticia (Halle Berry) whose husband (Sean "Diddy" Combs) was executed in a "monster ball" (no lawyer or minister was present). Hank has quit his job as a death row prison guard, but he can't deal with the fact that he was part of the team that executed the husband of the woman he now loves. Halle Berry received an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Outland 1981 R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes
There is drug smuggling taking place on the third moon of Jupiter. But, the world should rest easy because the Marshal (Sean Connery) is on the trail of evil and will save the day.
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Red Heat 1988 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Brent Jennings, Gretchen Palmer, J.W. Smith, Mike Hagerty, Brion James, Gloria Delaney, Peter Jason
Russian cop Capt. Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes to Chicago to be met by Chicago policemen Detective Sergeants. Art Ridzik (James Belushi) and Gallagher (Richard Bright). Together, they set out to track down an international drug ring led by Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross). Despite a rough beginning, they begin to respect each other and work together to achieve their goal.
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The Santa Clause 1994 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family
Director: John Pasquin
Cast: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle, Mary Gross, Larry Brandenburg, Paige Tamada, Jayne Eastwood
Santa Claus fell off the roof and Charlie Calvin (Eric Lloyd) talks his father, Scott (Tim Allen), into taking on the chore of delivering gifts. Problems arise when Charlie's mother and new husband (Wendy Crewson and Judge Reinhold) have doubts about Scott's abilities to parent.
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 The Santa Clause 2 2002 G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Lembeck
Cast: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Danielle Woodman, Art LaFleur, Peter Boyle, Kevin Pollak
In this sequel to the 1994 film, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been serving as Santa Claus for the past nine years. But, there is a clause in his contract stating that he must get married before Christmas Eve of this year. That allows him just 28 days to find a Mrs. Claus or he will loose his super-Santa powers.
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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Raja Gosnell
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Seth Green, Alicia Silverstone, Peter Boyle, Tim Blake Nelson, Neil Fanning, Bill Meilen, Zahf Paroo, Pat(2) O'Brien, Chris Gauthier, Peter New, Morgan Brayton
In this second live-action "Scooby-Doo" film, the Mystery, Inc. Gang is honored by their town, Coolsville, with an exhibit of costumes worn by villains they have captured. But, one villain comes to life and also threatens to bring back others in the exhibit.
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The Shadow 1994 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, John Lone, Jonathan Winters, Ian McKellen, Peter Boyle, Tim Curry, James Hong, John Kapelos, Andre Gregory
Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) is the rich playboy "who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men" and becomes the Shadow to weed out undesirable elements from society. To effect his change into the Shadow, Cranston "clouds men's minds" to make himself invisible (except for his shadow). In this film, Shiwan Khan (John Lone) has a bomb with which he threatens all of civilization, and the Shadow must come to the rescue.
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 Slither 1973 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, Alex Rocco, Garry Goodrow, Len Lesser, Virginia Sale
An assorted group of offbeat characters search for lost treasure in California. Fun viewing.
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Solar Crisis 1990 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Annabel Schofield, Dorian Harewood, Corin Nemec, Brenda Bakke, Tetsuya Bessho, Paul Koslo
Earth is threatened by a solar flare-up, and scientists on a space station try to explode an anti-matter bomb on the sun to save the people of Earth.
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Species II 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, James Cromwell, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr, Richard Belzer, Peter Boyle
Astronauts land on Mars and discover there IS life there. Problems develop when one astronaut (Justin Lazard) becomes infected by an alien DNA that is out to "fxxx the human race out of existence."
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Steelyard Blues 1973 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Final Crash
Director: Alan Myerson
Cast: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle, Garry Goodrow, Howard Hesseman, John Savage, Richard Schaal, Mel Stewart, Nancy Fish, Larry Hankin
Iris (Jane Fonda), Veldini (Donald Sutherland), and Eagle (Peter Boyle) are determined to restore an antiquated Navy plane in order to escape to a place of freedom. But, the plane is about to be scrapped, so they must raid the Navy's spare parts locker to find necessary parts.
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Surrender 1987 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Belson
Cast: Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg, Peter Boyle, Iman, Julie Kavner, Louise Lasser, Jackie Cooper, Michael A. Andrews, Jerry Lazarus
No one can blame Sally Field for having problems deciding between Michael Caine and Steve Guttenberg for her romantic partner. Now, throw in a money problem and you have the plot for this average comedy.
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Swashbuckler 1976 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, Anjelica Huston, Tom Clancy, Bernard Behrens, Dorothy Tristan
Two 18th-century pirates, Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones) try to do in Jamaica's corrupt governor (Peter Boyle) so they can continue in the life to which they have become accustomed. Really bad.
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T.R. Baskin 1971 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Candice Bergen, Peter Boyle, James Caan, Marcia Rodd, Erin O'Reilly, Howard Platt, William Wise, Jane Alderman, Fawne Harriman, Hope Hommersand
T.R. Baskin (Candice Bergen) moves to Chicago where she plans a successful career but runs into problems in both her social and professional life.
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 Taxi Driver 1976  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Martin Scorsese, Victor Argo, Joe Spinell, Diahnne Abbott, Leonard Harris, Frank Adu, Gino Ardito, Garth Avery, Harry Cohn
"You talkin' to me?" Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a lonely, psychotic New York City taxi driver who, when turned down by Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), plots to assassinate the President of the United States. Unsuccessful at that, he turns his aggression against a pimp (Harvey Keitel) for 12-year-old Iris (Jody Foster). Academy Award nominations include Best Picture, Actor (De Niro), and Supporting Actress (Foster).
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 That Darn Cat 1997 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Spiers
Cast: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, George Dzundza, Peter Boyle, Bess Armstrong, Michael McKean, Dean Jones, Estelle Parsons, Dyan Cannon, John Ratzenberger, Megan Cavanagh, Rebecca Schull, Thomas F. Wilson, Brian Haley, Mark Christopher Lawrence
In this remake of "That Darn Cat" (1965), Christina Ricci takes the role of Patti whose cat, D.C. (Darn Cat), stumbles upon a kidnap victim who scratches the word "Help" on her wristwatch and attaches it around D.C.'s neck. Patti discovers the watch and joins forces with FBI rookie Zeke (Doug E. Doug), and together they tail D.C.–believing that he will lead them to the kidnap victim and, hopefully, to the abductors (Peter Boyle and Rebecca Schull).
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The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story 1990 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Woodhead
Cast: Vincent Gardenia, Ned Beatty, Peter Boyle, Michael Wincott, Timothy West, Harry Ditson, Aharon Ipale, Sean Pertwee, Sasson Gabai
Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. This is the story of the events that led up to the bombing by terrorists. A good made-for-Cable TV effort.
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Turk 182! 1985 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Robert Culp, Kim Cattrall, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle, Steven Keats, James Tolkan, Paul Sorvino, Dick O'Neill
When Terry (Robert Urich) loses his pension from the fire department because of an off-duty injury, his younger brother, Jimmy (Timothy Hutton), decides to avenge the injustice.
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Walker 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka, Sy Richardson, Xander Berkeley, John Diehl, Peter Boyle, Marlee Matlin, Alfonso Arau, Rene Assa, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gerrit Graham, Blanca Guerra, Miguel Sandoval
Backed by multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle), mid-19th century American doctor, lawyer, journalist William Walker (Ed Harris) gathers together a group of mercenaries, invades Nicaragua, and takes over the government. His purpose is to bring stability to the country and, in the process, ensure the safety of Vanderbilt's steamships traveling in the area. Walker proclaims himself President, but government corruption continues, Walker loses all support, and the Nicaraguans drive him out after just a couple of years.
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Where the Buffalo Roam 1980 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Art Linson
Cast: Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Rafael Campos, Leonard Frey, Mark Metcalf, Craig T. Nelson
Hunter S. Thompson (Bill Murray) is a journalist who enjoys drugs, alcohol, and participating full-force in every story he writes.
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 While You Were Sleeping 1995 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Jack Warden, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Monica Keena, Ally Walker
Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is a shy Chicago Transit Authority token booth clerk who saves her idol Peter (Peter Gallagher) after he is mugged at her station. At the hospital, she is mistaken for his fiancee and decides to go along with the ruse. Problems develop when she becomes involved with the comatose Peter's brother, Jack.
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Yellowbeard 1983 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Martin Hewitt, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, James Mason, John Cleese
Seventeenth-century pirate Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) sets out–after release from prison–with his son (Martin Hewitt) and wife (Madeline Kahn) to recover a fortune he buried years ago. Gobble, gobble, gobble.
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 Young Frankenstein 1974  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam Dunn, Danny Goldman, Oscar Beregi Jr., Arthur Malet, Anne Beesley, Monte Landis
This is a great satirical look at Frankenstein as seen through the eyes of comedy when the Monster (Peter Boyle) comes across as a sympathetic creature who elicits many laughs. Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is the grandson of the infamous Frankenstein and has inherited his Transylvanian estate. He moves in and meets hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman), assistant Inga (Teri Garr), and housekeeper Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman). Frankenstein creates his Monster, but Igor has stolen the wrong brain, and problems–and humor–are a certainty. 1 User Review
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| | The Most Successful Mel Brooks Movie | 1fatts 11/08/2007 | I think the credit goes to Gene Wilder -- not as an actor, although he is very good in this, but as the co-writer. Wilder shares writing credit with Brooks on this film, and that may be where the disciplined structure comes from in the film.
The film is, of course, zany and contains the requisite number of Brooks silliness, bad puns and misfires, but, as a film, we have a tight, controlled structure. And we end up, because of it, with a true spoof and tribute to the original James Whale movies.
Wilder does a fine job. Madeline Kahn was a wonder. Kenneth Mars does another one of his truly gifted dialect roles. Gene Hackman's cameo as the blind hermit is, hands down, the funniest thing he ever did. Still, my own personal favourite here is Cloris Leachman doing a take-off of Judith Anderson's housekeeper in "Rebecca"/
I can't say it's the funniest Mel Brooks stuff on film -- that must forever go to two or three of the best scenes in The Producers (That's the original; we won't talk about the musical), but Young Frankenstein, taken as a a whole, is the best "film" Brooks ever did. |
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| 1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
2. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
3. The Brink's Job (1978)
4. The Candidate (1972)
5. Death and the Compass (1996)
6. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
7. Doctor Dolittle (1998)
aka: Dr. Dolittle
8. The Dream Team (1989)
9. Exquisite Tenderness (1994)
aka: The Surgeon
10. F.I.S.T. (1978)
11. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
12. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
13. Hammett (1983)
14. Hardcore (1979)
15. Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
16. In God We Tru$t (1980)
17. In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
aka: Urban Crossfire
18. Joe (1970)
19. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
20. Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
21. Kid Blue (1973)
22. Killer (1995)
aka: Bulletproof Heart
23. Medium Cool (1969)
24. Men of Respect (1991)
25. Monster's Ball (2001)
26. Outland (1981)
27. Red Heat (1988)
28. The Santa Clause (1994)
29. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
30. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
31. The Shadow (1994)
32. Slither (1973)
33. Solar Crisis (1990)
34. Species II (1998)
35. Steelyard Blues (1973)
aka: The Final Crash
36. Surrender (1987)
37. Swashbuckler (1976)
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
38. T.R. Baskin (1971)
39. Taxi Driver (1976)
40. That Darn Cat (1997)
41. The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990)
42. Turk 182! (1985)
43. Walker (1987)
44. Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)
45. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
46. Yellowbeard (1983)
47. Young Frankenstein (1974)
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