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...All the Marbles   1981     3 stars    R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The California Dolls

Director: Robert Aldrich  
Cast: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, Richard Jaeckel, John Hancock, Claudette Nevins

  The California Dolls (Vicki Frederick and Laurene Landon) are two female wrestlers who obtain matches at Reno's MGM Grand Hotel–thanks to the hustling of their manager, Harry (Peter Falk).

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Anzio   1968     2 stars    PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Battle for Anzio

Director: Edward Dmytryk  
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Earl Holliman, Mark Damon, Arthur Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Patrick Magee, Reni Santoni

  War correspondent Dick Ennis (Robert Mitchum) covers the Allied assault on Italy's beaches during World War II that soon results in the surrender of Mussolini.


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The Balcony   1963     3 stars    N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Strick  
Cast: Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee Grant, Peter Brocco, Ruby Dee, Kent Smith, Jeff Corey, Leonard Nimoy, Joyce Jameson, Arnette Jens

  This satire on politics and religion takes place in a house of prostitution during a revolution. The police chief (Peter Falk) uses the customers to try to suppress the revolution.


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Big Trouble   1986     2 stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning, Robert Stack, Paul Dooley, Valerie Curtin, Richard Libertini, Steve Alterman, John Finnegan

  "The In-Laws" duo (Peter Falk and Alan Arkin) are back with some funny moments, but not as many as in the original film. An insurance agent (Arkin) needs more money if he wants to get his boys through college. One way is to help the flighty Blanche (Beverly D'Angelo) in her plot to kill her husband (Falk).


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The Bloody Brood   1959     bomb    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Roffman  
Cast: Jack Betts, Barbara Lord, Peter Falk, Robert Christie, Ron Hartmann, Anne Collins, Bill Bryden, George Sperdakos, Ron Taylor, Michael Zenon, Bill Kowalchuk, Sammy Sales

  Psychopath Nico (Peter Falk) and his band of misfits murder a boy by feeding him a hamburger laced with glass. The boy's brother, Cliff (Jack Betts), with help from Ellie (Barbara Lord), sets out to find the killers. Bad, really bad.


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The Brink's Job   1978     3 stars    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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Castle Keep   1969     1 and a half stars    R, 119 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sydney Pollack  
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk, Tony Bill, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Al Freeman Jr., Michael Conrad

  During World War II, both German and American soldiers vie for a 10th-century castle in the Ardennes forest.


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The Cheap Detective   1978     3 stars    PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Moore  
Cast: Peter Falk, Ann - Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing, James Coco, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn

  In this Neil Simon story, which is a parody of Humphrey Bogart films, Peter Falk stars as Lou Peckinpaugh, the "Cheap Detective."


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Checking Out   2005     2 stars    PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jeff Hare  
Cast: Peter Falk, Laura San Giacomo, Judge Reinhold, David Paymer, Jeffrey D. Sams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dan Byrd, Shera Danese, Bob Bancroft, Joey Gray, Tony Todd, Galen Yuen, Philippe Bergeron, David Bowe

  Retired Broadway actor Morris Applebaum (Peter Falk) hosts his estranged middle-aged children (Laura San Giacomo, David Paymer, and Judge Reinhold) on the eve of his 90th birthday party to inform them that it is time for his final curtain. After Morris announces that he plans to kill himself after the party, will the grown "kids" put aside personal problems and help their father?



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Peter Falk Morris Applebaum
Laura San Giacomo Flo Applebaum
Judge Reinhold Barry Apple
David Paymer Ted Applebaum
Jeffrey D. Sams Sheldon
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Lisa Apple
Dan Byrd Jason Apple
Shera Danese Rhonda Apple
Bob Bancroft Foyt
Joey Gray Dan
Tony Todd Manuel
Galen Yuen Foreman
Philippe Bergeron The "Driver"
David Bowe Allen
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Columbo: Murder by the Book   1971     3 stars    TV, 79 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Steven Spielberg  
Cast: Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, Martin Milner, Rosemary Forsyth, Barbara Colby, Lynette Mettey, Bernie Kuby, Hoke Howell, Marcia Wallace, Haven Earl Haley

  Written by Steven Bochco, this is an entertaining movie about TV cop Columbo and his solution to the murder of a mystery writer.

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Poster Art From art.comCookie   1989     2 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman  
Cast: Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Emily Lloyd, Michael V. Gazzo, Brenda Vaccaro, Lionel Stander, Jerry Lewis, Adrian Pasdar, Bob Gunton, Ricki Lake

  Peter Falk stars as a mobster just getting out of prison after 13 years who has a misfit teenage daughter, Cookie (Emily Lloyd), from his mistress. Of course, he also has a wife who doesn't know anything about either one of them. To complicate matters, in trying to form some sort of father-daughter bond, he hires Cookie to act as his chauffeur.

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Corky Romano   2001     1 star    PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rob Pritts  
Cast: Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Vinessa Shaw, Peter Berg, Chris Penn, Fred Ward, Richard Roundtree, Matthew Glave, Roger Fan, Dave Sheridan

  Corky Romano (Chris Kattan), the black sheep son of a Mafia boss (Peter Falk), goes undercover at the FBI where he is to steal the incriminating file on his father. His cover is so good that the FBI believes Corky is one of its super agents.


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Enemies of Laughter   2000     2 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joey Travolta  
Cast: David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Beatrice Arthur, Peter Falk, Vanessa Angel, Daphne Zuniga, Kathy Griffin, Marilu Henner, Kristina Fulton, Paul Sampson, Leila Kenzle

  Frustrated TV writer Paul Halpern (David Paymer) wrote a play that bombed in L.A. years ago. Now, he is attracted to Carla (Rosalind Chao) who wants Paul's play brought to Broadway, but Paul just wants to forget everything about that ill-fated play.


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Faraway, So Close!   1993     3 stars    N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders  
Cast: Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin, Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Roberto Benigni, Horst Buchholz

  In this remake/sequel to Wenders' classic "Wings of Desire," the angels still hover over Berlin and bring their kind of magic to the people in a now-unified Germany. Mikhail Gorbachev, the ex-Soviet head, makes a cameo appearance with philosophical comments. A pretty good follow-up to the original.

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The Great Muppet Caper   1981     2 stars    G, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim Henson  
Cast: Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter Ustinov, Jack Warden, Frank Oz, Peter Falk, Dave Goelz

  Clever gags highlight Jim Henson's "Muppet" movie as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy foil a group of jewel thieves. One would have expected more.

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The Great Race   1965     3 stars    N/R, 157 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards  
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn, Larry Storch, Dorothy Provine, Vivien Vance, Arthur O'Connell, Ross Martin

  A car race from New York City to Paris in the early 1900s is the subject for this film. Plenty of laughs, especially the slapstick comedy provided by villainous Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) as he tries to foil the white-clad hero, Leslie the Great (Tony Curtis). Highlight: the Academy Award-nominated song, "The Sweetheart Tree" sung by Maggie (Natalie Wood).


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Husbands   1970     2 and a half stars    PG, 138 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright, Noelle Kao, John Kullers, Reta Shaw, Leola Harlow, Dolores Delmar

  After their friend dies of a heart attack, three men–Harry (Ben Gazzara), Archie (Peter Falk), and Gus (John Cassavetes)–take off from their families to reflect on their lives while bar-hopping, playing cards and basketball, and other activities. When Harry returns home, his wife tells him she wants a divorce. Harry then talks the other two into a London trip to help him sort out his life. By design, the actors improvise, which often detracts but usually enhances the story. Originally even longer (154 minutes), but most prints are 138 minutes in length.

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In the Spirit   1990     2 stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sandra Seacat  
Cast: Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Peter Falk, Olympia Dukakis, Melanie Griffith, Jeannie Berlin, Christopher Durang, Michael Emil

  When free-spirited Reva Prosky (Marlo Thomas) is hired by Marianne and Roger Flan (Elaine May and Peter Falk) to decorate their apartment, one catastrophe follows another.

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The In-Laws   1979     3 and a half stars    PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Arthur Hiller  
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini, Nancy Dussault, Penny Peyser, Arlene Golonka, Michael Lembeck, Ed Begley Jr., Eduardo Noriega, James Hong, Paul L. Smith, Carmine Caridi

  International adventures greet two future fathers-in-law–CIA agent Vince Ricardo (Peter Falk) and dentist Sheldon Kornpett (Alan Arkin)–who are brought together when their children announce their engagement in this very funny story.


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Lakeboat   2001     2 and a half stars    R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Mantegna  
Cast: Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary, Robert Forster, J.J. Johnston, Tony Mamet, Jack Wallace, George Wendt, Andy Garcia, Roberta Angelica

  Graduate student Dale Katzman (Tony Mamet) signs on for a summer job on a Great Lakes freighter where he listens to the tales of hardened, veteran sailors and learns there is more to them than first meets the eye.

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Luv   1967     1 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clive Donner  
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Elaine May, Nina Wayne, Eddie Mayehoff, Paul Hartman, Severn Darden, Harrison Ford

  Based on Murray Schesgal's great play, this film centers on neurotic personalities. Harry (Jack Lemmon) is saved from a suicide attempt by his friend, Milt (Peter Falk), who then tries to get Harry as his aid in divorcing his wife.

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Made   2001     2 and a half stars    R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Favreau  
Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Famke Janssen, Peter Falk, Faizon Love, David O'Hara, Vincent Pastore, Makenzie Vega, Jonathan Silverman

  Bobby (Jon Favreau) and Ricky (Vince Vaughn) aspire to be professional boxers. Needing cash, they accept a money-laundering job from the local mob boss, Max (Peter Falk), who sends them to NYC where Ricky's antics threaten the operation.


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Mikey and Nicky   1976     2 and a half stars    R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elaine May  
Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Joyce Van Patten, M. Emmet Walsh, Rose Arrick, Sanford Meisner, William Hickey, Sy Travers

  Mikey (Peter Falk) and Nicky (John Cassavetes) have been friends since childhood. Now, as adults, they are involved in small-time crimes and are evading the eye of a hit man who has Nicky lined up as his next target.


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Murder by Death   1976     3 stars    PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Moore  
Cast: Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote, James Coco, Elsa Lanchester, Alec Guinness, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker

  This Neil Simon story is about five fictional detective heroes who receive and accept dinner invitations to an old mansion. Their host is Sheridan Whiteside (Truman Capote) who is fed up with the usual plots in mystery stories and wants his guests to solve a mystery.


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Murder, Inc.   1960     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt Balaban  
Cast: Stuart Whitman, May Britt, Henry Morgan, Peter Falk, David J. Stewart, Simon Oakland, Sarah Vaughan, Morey Amsterdam, Warren Finnerty, Vincent Gardenia

  Peter Falk earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in this true-life story. Falk plays the notorious Abe "Kid Twist" Reles who enjoyed the dubious honor of being named his crime syndicate's #1 killer.

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Operation Snafu   1970     1 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

Director: Nanni Loy  
Cast: Peter Falk, Martin Landau, Nino Manfredi, Jason Robards, Scott Hylands, Slim Pickens, Frank Latimore, Antonio Margheriti, Milena Vukotic, Corrado Sonni

  Peter Falk leads an inept group of men on a special World War II mission.

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Pocketful of Miracles   1961     2 and a half stars    N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Edward Everett Horton, Mickey Shaughnessy, Ann - Margret, John Litel, Thomas Mitchell

  Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) is a gambler who turns Apple Annie (Bette Davis) into a socialite–for one day–when her daughter, Louise (Ann-Margret), comes to visit. Peter Falk was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. This Damon Runyon story was previously filmed in 1933 as "Lady for a Day."


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Prescription: Murder   1967     3 stars    TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Columbo: Prescription Murder

Director: Richard Irving  
Cast: Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice, William Windom, Nina Foch, Virginia Gregg, Anthony James

  Dr. Flemming (Gene Barry) commits the "perfect" murder when he does in his wife. Thus sets the scene for the first in a long line of "Columbo" films. Our slow-moving, unkempt hero (Peter Falk) is always underestimated when he seeks the murderer and this film is no exception. A good start to the series with a great cast and several sub-plots. The series was taken from a Broadway play starring Thomas Mitchell.

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Pressure Point   1962     3 stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hubert Cornfield  
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin, Peter Falk, Carl Benton Reid, Mary Munday, Barry Gordon, Howard Caine, James Anderson, Richard Bakalyan, Gilbert Green

  A Nazi convict (Bobby Darin) is the object of interest for a prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) who tries to figure out where his patient's racial hatred originated.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Princess Bride   1987     3 stars    PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Rob Reiner  
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Andre The Giant, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Peter Cook, Carol Kane

  To cheer up his sick grandson (Fred Savage), Grandpa (Peter Falk) reads him a story, and, as he reads, the action comes to life. The tale is one of love and adventure in which the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) captures the fair damsel Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn). Now the gallant, but poor, stable boy Westley (Cary Elwes) rides to the rescue. Will Grandpa be able to finish the story without including all of the kissing scenes that his grandson does not want to hear?


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Pronto   1997     1 and a half stars    R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim McBride  
Cast: Peter Falk, Glenne Headly, James LeGros, Sergio Castellitto, Walter Olkewicz, Luis Guzman, Bradford Tatum, Laird Stuart, Glenn Plummer, Therese Kablan

  This story begins in Miami's South Beach and ends up on the Italian Riviera as a bookie, Harry Arno (Peter Falk), and his ex-stripper girlfriend, Doris Patton (Glenne Headly), strive to keep one step ahead of the Mafia AND U.S. government agents.


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Robin and the Seven Hoods   1964     2 and a half stars    N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Gordon Douglas  
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Falk, Bing Crosby, Barbara Rush, Victor Buono, Allen Jenkins, Edward G. Robinson, Hans Conried, Hank Henry, Robert Foulk, Jack La Rue, Sig Ruman, Richard Bakalyan

  Robbo (Frank Sinatra), who leads Chicago gangsters during Prohibition, is given $50,000 by Marian (Barbara Rush) to hunt down the man who killed her gangster father Big Jim (Edward G. Robinson). Robbo gives the money to his henchman Will (Sammy Davis Jr.) who, in turn, gives the money to Allen A. Dale (Bing Crosby) who runs the Blessed Shelter Orphans Home. Dale informs the press about the gift, and Robbo becomes a celebrity, known as Chicago's Robin Hood. Now, Robbo and his gang open up their own mission and, of course, use it as a cover for back-room gambling. "My Kind of Town" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.



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Frank Sinatra Robbo
Dean Martin Little John
Sammy Davis Jr. Will
Peter Falk Guy Gisborne
Bing Crosby Allen A. Dale
Barbara Rush Marian
Victor Buono Sheriff Potts
Allen Jenkins Vermin
Edward G. Robinson Big Jim
Hans Conried Mr. Ricks
Hank Henry Six Seconds
Robert Foulk Sheriff Glick
Jack La Rue Tomatoes
Sig Ruman Hammacher
Richard Bakalyan Robbo's Hood
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Roommates   1995     2 and a half stars    PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates  
Cast: Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Jan Rubes, Ellen Burstyn, Frankie Faison, Ernie Sabella, John Cunningham

  Although in his 70s, a grandfather (Peter Falk) refuses to allow his grandson to go to an orphanage and makes a commitment to raise him. The story follows their relationship through the following 30 years, including sharing a college fraternity house.


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Scared Straight!   1978     3 stars    N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Arnold Shapiro  
Cast: Peter Falk

  Peter Falk narrates this winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary about young delinquents who get a look at what awaits them in a maximum-security prison if they continue their lives of crime.

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Poster Art From art.comShark Tale   2004     2 stars    PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman  
Cast: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renee Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Martin Scorsese, Ziggy Marley, Doug E. Doug, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Peter Falk, Katie Couric

  In this animated, underwater story, Oscar (Will Smith) is a small fish that takes credit for the killing when a shark is found dead. But it turns out that the shark was the son of a shark mob boss (Robert De Niro), and there are consequences to pay. Parents beware. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.


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A Storm in Summer   2000     2 and a half stars    TV, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Wise  
Cast: Peter Falk, Aaron Meeks, Nastassja Kinski, Andrew McCarthy, Ruby Dee, Ingrid Torrance, Keith Gordey, Lillian Carlson, Gillian Barber, Alvin Sanders

  This made-for-TV remake of a Rod Serling TV story is the tale of a stubborn, old owner of a deli, Abel (Peter Falk), in upstate New York in 1969. When his nephew sponsors a needy African American boy for the summer, Abel is upset about it, but they develop a strong bond.


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The Sunshine Boys   1995     2 and a half stars    TV, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Erman  
Cast: Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael McKean, Liev Schreiber, Edie Falco, Tyler Noyes, Olga Merediz, Andy Taylor, Jose Soto

  Neil Simon updated his 1972 play for this made-for-TV offering about the proposed reunion of two comedians–Al Lewis (Woody Allen) and Willie Clark (Peter Falk)–after they had gone their separate ways. The film suffers in comparison to the original starring Walter Matthau and George Burns.

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The Thing About My Folks   2005     2 stars    PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raymond De Felitta  
Cast: Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie Connolly, Lydia Jordan, Ann Dowd, Claire Beckman, Mimi Lieber, Marshall Efron

  Sam's (Peter Falk) wife (Olympia Dukakis) has left him, and Sam needs help. Although his son, Ben (Paul Reiser), has not had the best relationship with him in the past, Sam joins Ben on a road trip through upstate New York. The time alone on the road works miracles as father and son realize how much alike they are and, more important, that they really do love each other.

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Three Days of Rain   2005     2 and a half stars    R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 3 Days of Rain

Director: Michael Meredith  
Cast: Peter Falk, Michael Santoro, Don Meredith, Joey Bilow, Merle Kennedy, Erick Avari, Lyle Lovett, Penelope Allen, Bruce Bohne, Blythe Danner, Robert Carradine, Heather Kafka, Bill Stockton

  Loosely based on six short stories by 19th-century Russian author Anton Chekhov, this film changes the locale to Cleveland, Ohio, and interweaves a number of tales involving ordinary residents. Among the characters are an alcoholic father (Peter Falk) who manipulates his son (Bill Stockton), a cab driver (football great Don Meredith who in real-life is the director's father), and a disabled janitor (Joey Bilow) being forced out of his job. All have their unique sets of problems and now must endure a three day rain storm.



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Peter Falk Waldo
Michael Santoro Thunder
Don Meredith John
Joey Bilow Denis
Merle Kennedy Tess
Erick Avari Alex
Lyle Lovett Disc Jockey
Penelope Allen Helen
Bruce Bohne Jenkins
Blythe Danner Beverly
Robert Carradine Bus Driver
Heather Kafka Lisa
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Tune in Tomorrow...   1990     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

Director: Jon Amiel  
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk, Bill McCutcheon, Patricia Clarkson, Jerome Dempsey, Dan Hedaya, Buck Henry, Hope Lange, Richard Portnow

  Martin (Keanu Reeves) is a young scriptwriter at a radio station in the early 1950s. To improve ratings, a well-known writer, Pedro (Peter Falk), is hired and takes Martin under his wing. Meanwhile, Julia (Barbara Hershey)–Martin's aunt (by marriage)–returns home in search of a new husband. With prompting from Pedro, Julia and Martin begin an affair, which becomes the storyline of Pedro's radio script. Falk is great!

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Undisputed   2002     2 stars    96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill  
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker, Jon Seda, Wes Studi, Fisher Stevens, Dayton Callie, Amy Aquino, Johnny Williams, Joe D'Angerio

  Top-ranked heavyweight boxer James "Iceman" Chambers (Ving Rhames) begins serving a prison sentence when he learns he is infringing on the world of another inmate, prison boxing champ Monroe Hutchen (Wesley Snipes). It isn't long before a fight is arranged. by fellow convict Emmanuel "Mendy" Ripstein (Peter Falk).


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Vig   1998     1 and a half stars    R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Money Kings

Director: Graham Theakston  
Cast: Peter Falk, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tyne Daly, Paul Lazar, Tony Sirico, Steve Sweeney, Colm Meaney, Frank Vincent

  Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a bar and is the local bookie in a working-class town–a benevolent man in a peaceful community. But things change when the out-of-town mobster boss sends his nephew (Freddie Prinze Jr.), a violent druggie, to act as Vinnie's collection agent. Now Vinnie must act as things get out of control. Falk makes this otherwise weak film watchable.

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Wilder Days   2003     2 stars    PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David M. Evans  
Cast: Peter Falk, Tim Daly, Josh Hutcherson, Kate Vernon, Conchita Campbell, Colin Cunningham, Daniella Evangelista, Andrew Campbell, Ben Cotton

  To prove that his stories are not made up and that what he talks about really happened, James "Pop Up" Morse (Peter Falk) takes his 11-year-old grandson Chris (Josh Hutcherson) on a road trip to find the boat, "Wilder Days," that he once worked on. He did not tell his son, John (Tim Daly), about the trip, and John is determined to track down his father and son. But he must remember the old stories told by "Pop Up" in order to figure out where his father and son are.


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Poster Art From art.comWings of Desire   1987     3 and a half stars    PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Wim Wenders  
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Rachman, Beatrice Manowski, Lajos Kovacs, Bruno Rosaz, Laurent Petitgand, Chick Ortega

  This West German film provides an insightful perspective of life on Earth as seen through the eyes of an Angel (Bruno Ganz) who comes to Earth, travels through Berlin, falls in love, and tries to comprehend the thinking and values of the contemporary world.



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Bruno Ganz Damiel
Solveig Dommartin Marion
Otto Sander Cassiel
Curt Bois Homer
Peter Falk Film Star
Hans Martin Stier The Sterbende
Elmar Wilms Ein Trauriger Mann
Sigurd Rachman The Selbstmorder
Beatrice Manowski The Strichmadchen
Lajos Kovacs Marion's Trainer
Bruno Rosaz The Clown
Laurent Petitgand The Kapellmeister
Chick Ortega The Schlagzeuger

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A Woman Under the Influence   1974     3 stars    R, 155 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes  
Cast: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Matthew Cassel, Matthew Laborteaux, Angelo Grisanti, Katherine Cassavetes, Lady Rowlands, Fred Draper, O.G. Dunn, John Finnegan

  Gena Rowlands was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Mabel Longhetti, an unstable wife not able to deal sanely with the fact that her marriage is about to end.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. ...All the Marbles (1981)
   aka: The California Dolls
2. Anzio (1968)
   aka: The Battle for Anzio
3. The Balcony (1963)
4. Big Trouble (1986)
5. The Bloody Brood (1959)
6. The Brink's Job (1978)
7. Castle Keep (1969)
8. The Cheap Detective (1978)
9. Checking Out (2005)
10. Columbo: Murder by the Book (1971)
11. Cookie (1989)
12. Corky Romano (2001)
13. Enemies of Laughter (2000)
14. Faraway, So Close! (1993)
15. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
16. The Great Race (1965)
17. Husbands (1970)
18. In the Spirit (1990)
19. The In-Laws (1979)
20. Lakeboat (2001)
21. Luv (1967)
22. Made (2001)
23. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
24. Murder by Death (1976)
25. Murder, Inc. (1960)
26. Operation Snafu (1970)
   aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
27. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
28. Prescription: Murder (1967)
   aka: Columbo: Prescription Murder
29. Pressure Point (1962)
30. The Princess Bride (1987)
31. Pronto (1997)
32. Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964)
33. Roommates (1995)
34. Scared Straight! (1978)
35. Shark Tale (2004)
36. A Storm in Summer (2000)
37. The Sunshine Boys (1995)
38. The Thing About My Folks (2005)
39. Three Days of Rain (2005)
   aka: 3 Days of Rain
40. Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)
   aka: Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter
41. Undisputed (2002)
42. Vig (1998)
   aka: Money Kings
43. Wilder Days (2003)
44. Wings of Desire (1987)
45. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)


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