Breaking Away 1979  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, Hart Bochner, Amy Wright, John Ashton, P.J. Soles, Robyn Douglass, Peter Maloney, Lisa Shure, Jennifer K. Mickel
Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony" sets the tone for this film about a high-school boy (Dennis Christopher) who dreams of being a world class cyclist. His heroes are the members of the Italian cycling team. More than that, it is the story of four friends who are on the brink of growing up and moving away from each other. An Academy Award was won for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie).
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Curtain Call 1999   PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Buck Henry, Sam Shepard, Frank Whaley, Marcia Gay Harden, Frances Sternhagen, Peter Maloney
In this made-for-TV film, James Spader plays successful publisher Stevenson Lowe who upsets his long-time girlfriend Julia (Polly Walker) when he buys a townhouse to move into alone. After moving in, Stevenson finds his new residence haunted by a pair of bickering actor ghosts (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) who had once lived there. Despite the plot and actors, this movie deserves its "bomb" rating. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/07/2007 | | Really enjoyed seeing James Spader's comedic talents. Michael Caine and Maggie Smith were priceless. I can't figure out why this went to TV when it was filmed for the Theater? It's really not the bomb some people think it is. |
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Desperately Seeking Susan 1985  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, John Turturro, Anna Levine, Will Patton, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Maloney, Anne Carlisle, Steven Wright, Jose Angel Santana, Richard Hell
Those three words of the title are from a classified ad that fascinates bored housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) who is overwhelmed by curiosity about Susan (Madonna). She goes to the rendezvous, sees Susan, and becomes so involved with her that she actually takes on the identity of Susan, a punk drifter. A screwball comedy with great characters.
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Hi, Mom! 1970 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Confessions of a Peeping John
Blue Manhattan
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield, Abraham Goren, Gerrit Graham, Lara Parker, Jennifer Salt, Peter Maloney
In this sequel to "Greetings," John Rubin (Robert De Niro) is back–and busy. This time around he is learning how to make pornographic films while his spare time is taken up in the bombing of buildings. A fun flick.
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My Old Man 1979  TV, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Erman
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Warren Oates, Eileen Brennan, Joseph Maher, Jess Osuna, David Margulies, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joseph Leon, Mark Arnold, Michael Jeter, Peter Maloney, Kenneth Kimmins
After 14 years of separation, teenager Jo (Kristy McNichol) and her horse-trainer dad, Frank (Warren Oates), reunite, select a horse, and enter it in a race. Things look good for father and daughter, but problems lie just around the corner.
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Queen 1993  TV, 283 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Alex Haley's Queen
Director: John Erman
Cast: Halle Berry, Jasmine Guy, Tim Daly, Martin Sheen, Ann - Margret, Patricia Clarkson, Paul Winfield, Raven-Symone, Charlotte Moore, Ossie Davis, Jane Krakowski, Jasmine Guy, Samuel E. Wright, Peter Maloney, Tim Guinee
Alex Haley's saga continues. His first story, "Roots," involved seven generations of his mother's family. The miniseries "Queen" is based on Haley's father's family. Haley passed away in 1992 before completing his story, which was then completed by David Stevens. The plot revolves around Queen (Halle Berry) who was the daughter of a slave, Easter (Jasmine Guy), and plantation owner James Jackson Jr. (Tim Daly). Queen is light skinned and tries to pass for a White person, but in the aftermath of the Civil War, she faces many obstacles along the way.
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The Thing 1982 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Mazur, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, Keith David, Peter Maloney, Thomas G. Waites, Joel Polis, Norbert Weisser, Larry J. Franco, Nate Irwin
In this remake of the 1951 film, an American scientific expedition, whose 12 members include MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Copper (Richard Dysart) goes to Antarctica and finds a spaceship embedded in the ice. Strange occurrences begin, and it is soon evident that the expedition is in deep trouble when The Thing appears, and it becomes evident that The Thing can mutate into anyone that it kills. Lots of gory special effects.
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| 1. Breaking Away (1979)
2. Curtain Call (1999)
3. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
4. Hi, Mom! (1970)
aka: Confessions of a Peeping John
aka: Blue Manhattan
5. My Old Man (1979)
6. Queen (1993)
aka: Alex Haley's Queen
7. The Thing (1982)
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