The Babe 1992  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Donat, James Cromwell, J.C. Quinn, Joe Ragno, Richard Tyson, Michael McGrady, Ralph Marrero, Robert Swan, Bernard Kates, Stephen Caffrey, Gene Ross
John Goodman plays the role of home-run hitter George Herman "Babe" Ruth in this biographical drama. The story begins in Baltimore where George's brother Mathias (James Cromwell) teaches him the game of baseball. George is later signed with the Boston Red Sox, and he begins his career of hitting homers. Ruth is sold to the Yankees and brings his wife Helen (Trini Alvarado) to the city, but their marriage breaks up soon after. Ruth's second wife is Ziegfeld showgirl Claire Hodgeson (Kelly McGillis), and life becomes fun–for awhile. This script also objectively relates the ups and downs of Ruth's career. The on-field play is enhanced by use of good old Danville (Illinois) Stadium.
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The Bay Boy 1984 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Donat, Alan Scarfe, Mathieu Carriere, Chris Wiggins, Thomas Peacocke, Isabelle Mejias, Stephane Audran, Leah Pinsent
In 1937, a hardworking Nova Scotia mother (Liv Ullmann) wants her son, Donald (Kiefer Sutherland), to become a priest. But after witnessing a murder and then being involved in a sexual encounter with his girlfriend, Donald questions the wisdom of choosing the priesthood for his future.
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington 1977  N/R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Laughlin
Cast: Tom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Sam Wanamaker, Lucie Arnaz, E.G. Marshall, Pat O'Brien, Suzanne Somers, John Lawlor, Teresa Kelly, Michael Irving, Richard Gautier, Peter Donat, Harry Holcombe, Don Keefer, Kent Smith
In this sequel to the "Billy Jack" films, Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) is in prison. A U.S. Senator has died after promoting an investigation into the nuclear power industry, and the remaining Senator and the U.S. Government name Billy Jack to take the Senator's place in Congress. Billy Jack receives a pardon from prison and reports to the U.S. Senate where he uncovers corruption and, in his usual manner, sets out to bring honesty back to the Senate.
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The China Syndrome 1979  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, James Karen
A television news crew is doing a piece on the local nuclear power plant when an emergency occurs. Later, power plant personnel and newsmen disagree about what had occurred.
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The Deep End 2001 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Peter Donat, Josh Lucas, Raymond J. Barry, Tamara Hope, Jordon Dorrance, Margo Krindel, Georgann Johnson
One problem leads to another as Navy wife Margaret Hall (Tilda Swinton) tries to keep her son, Beau (Jonathan Tucker), out of big trouble while her admiral husband is away serving his country. Originally enjoyed as the 1947 novel, "The Blank Wall," and, later, the 1949 film, "The Reckless Moment," details are changed, but "The Deep End" retains the original myriad of plot twists and turns.
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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 Game 1997  R, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire, John Aprea, Daniel Shorr, Elizabeth Dennehy, Florentine Mocanu, Caroline Barclay
Accepting an unusual birthday gift–for the "man who has everything"–from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn), wealthy recluse Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) enters the live-action "Game," a real-life game designed by Consumer Recreation Services. Nicholas' ordered lifestyle is turned upside down when he becomes deeply involved in the game and begins to suspect that his particular game is an attempt to steal his fortune, drive him insane, and even kill him.
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The Hindenburg 1975 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore
In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed.
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Mazes and Monsters 1982 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wallace, Lloyd Bochner, Peter Donat, Anne Francis, Vera Miles, Susan Strasberg, Chris Makepeace, Murray Hamilton
Four college students, playing a "Dungeons and Dragons" type game, find the level of intensity accelerates as they become more and more involved in the medieval world of sorcery.
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Red Corner 1997   R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Peter Donat, Robert(2) Stanton, Richard Venture, Tsai Chin, James Hong, Tzi Ma
An American lawyer, Jack Moore (Richard Gere), on a business trip to Bejing, China, enjoys a one-night stand with a model and wakes up to find her dead. A young Chinese attorney Shen Yuelin (Bai Ling) defends Moore and finds his own life changing as the case evolves.
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The Return of Charlie Chan 1973 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Ross Martin, Leslie Nielsen, Louise Sorel, Richard Haydn, Don Gordon, Peter Donat, Virginia Lee, Soon-Tek Oh, Joseph Hindy, Kathleen Widdoes
This attempt to revive "Charlie Chan" films represents a failed attempt to give new life to the famous Chinese detective. In this story, Chan solves a series of murders on an expensive yacht.
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School Ties 1992 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Ben Affleck, Anthony Rapp, Amy Locane, Peter Donat, Kevin Tighe, Zeljko Ivanek, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser, Ed Lauter, Michael Higgins, Peter McRobbie
David Greene (Brendan Fraser) is a 1950s' high-school student who wants to attend an Ivy League university. After he wins a football scholarship to a snooty New England prep school that will ensure his entrance into an Ivy League school, David keeps the fact that he is Jewish a secret in an effort to fit in with his schoolmates and avoid anti-Semitism. David does become a star player, but when classmate Charlie Dillon (Matt Damon)–who has lost both his football position and girlfriend Sally (Amy Locane) to David–learns David's secret, he tells others. Now David must deal with the religious intolerance at his WASP prep school if he wants to keep his dream alive.
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Skin Deep 1989 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field, Peter Donat, Don Gordon, Nina Foch, Denise Crosby, Michael Kidd
An alcoholic writer (John Ritter), constantly on the make, finds a new target in his wife's hairdresser (Julianne Phillips). His wife (Alyson Reed) finds out, and husband is out.
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 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Joan Allen, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Christian Slater, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Donat, Don Novello, Elias Koteas, Nina Siemaszko, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders
Following World War II, Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) dreams of competing with Detroit in the manufacture of cars. With support from his wife Vera (Joan Allen), son Junior (Christian Slater), and business manager Abe (Martin Landau), Tucker does manage to produce his "car of the future." This true story shows how Tucker was able to get 50 of his cars out of production only to be hauled into court by Detroit's Big Three. Martin Landau received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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 The War of the Roses 1989 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sagebrecht, Sean Astin, G.D. Spradlin, Peter Donat, Dan Castellaneta, Gloria Cromwell, David Wohl
A married couple (Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner) finds that a simple, civilized divorce is not in the cards for them as they systematically fight over every material possession.
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| 1. The Babe (1992)
2. The Bay Boy (1984)
3. Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
4. The China Syndrome (1979)
5. The Deep End (2001)
6. F.I.S.T. (1978)
7. The Game (1997)
8. The Hindenburg (1975)
9. Mazes and Monsters (1982)
10. Red Corner (1997)
11. The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
aka: Happiness Is a Warm Clue
12. School Ties (1992)
13. Skin Deep (1989)
14. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
15. The War of the Roses (1989)
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