Angel on My Shoulder 1980   TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Berry
Cast: Peter Strauss, Richard Kiley, Barbara Hershey, Janis Paige, Seymour Cassel, Scott Colomby, Murray Matheson, Peter MacLean, Billy Jayne, Douglas Dirkson
This remake of the 1946 film stars Peter Strauss as the murdered mobster who makes a deal with the devil for another chance at life. 3 User Reviews
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| | crozz 10/30/2007 | | I watched this movie purely by accident...was surfing throught the channels on a sunday afternoon and saw that Peter Strauss was in the middle of a scene, so i decided to stop and watch....well, within minutes I was caught in the story line of this movie and the performance that Pete was giving , which is in every flik is incredible....this movie is a must see for everyone, definately the most underated actor of our time. |
| | SUCH A GOOD CHICK FLICK | LOVE CHILD 02/20/2007 | | |
| | STUNNING | Maydayxx 02/07/2007 | | ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT FILM |
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Brotherhood of the Rose 1989  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Strauss, Connie Sellecca, David Morse, James Sikking, M. Emmet Walsh, Ken Blackburn, James Hong, Bill Johnson, Rhys McConnochie, Ian Harrop, Peadar Lamb, Robert(3) Taylor
Two good friends were raised as brothers Saul and Amos since they were young boys and adopted by CIA official John Eliot (Robert Mitchum). Eliot trained them to be CIA agents, and now they enter the agency and are given the code names Romulus (Peter Strauss) and Remus (David Morse). What they do not know is that Eliot is building his own private army within the CIA. After Romulus takes a job that results in the death of civilians, he finds himself on the run from the CIA. He learns that Eliot betrayed him and Remus from the time they were taken into his home as children and that he "adopted" 18 other boys as well to form his new army. Now, Romulus and Remus team up in seeking revenge against Eliot for all the years he had deceived them and for all the others he had hurt over the years. 1 User Review
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| | Excellent movie | Anomymous 10/12/2009 | | Excellent movie. |
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Fugitive Among Us 1992 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Cast: Eric Roberts, Peter Strauss, Elizabeth Pena, Guy Boyd, Lauren Holly, Salvator Xuereb, Kiersten Warren, Annette McCarthy, Sean McGraw, Dennis Letts
This made-for-TV film is based on the true story of a rapist (Eric Roberts) who ran from the courtroom after being convicted of the crime. Detective Matt Cole (Peter Strauss) is obsessed with recapturing the rapist in the long pursuit that follows.
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Hail, Hero! 1969  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Michael Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Teresa Wright, John Larch, Louise Latham, Charles Drake, Peter Strauss, Virginia Christine, John Qualen, Deborah Winters
Carl Dixon (Michael Douglas) takes on the task of trying to explain to his parents (Arthur Kennedy and Teresa Wright) his antiwar feelings and telling them that he will NOT fight in Vietnam.
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Keys to Tulsa 1997 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Greif
Cast: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Joanna Going, Michael Rooker, Mary Tyler Moore, James Coburn, Randy Graff, Cameron Diaz, Peter Strauss
Ne'er-do-well Richter Boudreau (Eric Stoltz) returns home to Tulsa as a movie critic for the local newspaper. The son of a wealthy and influential mother (Mary Tyler Moore), he soon gets involved with blackmail, an old girlfriend, a stripper, and other difficult situations.
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License to Wed 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen, Christine Taylor, Josh Flitter, DeRay Davis, Peter Strauss, Grace Zabriskie, Roxanne Hart, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Rachael Harrris, Brian Baumgartner
Ben (John Krasinski) and Sadie (Mandy Moore) are engaged to be married and plan to have the wedding performed at Sadie's family's church. But there is one stipulation: Ben and Sadie must attend a marriage preparation course taught by the Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) and his minister-in-training Choir Boy (Josh Flitter). Will Ben's and Sadie's love survive the rigors of the exhausting pre-nuptial class?
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 Murder on the Orient Express 2001 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Alfred Molina, Adam James, Fritz Wepper, Peter Strauss, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Kai Wiesinger, Amira Casar, Natasha Wightman, Dylan Smith, Tasha de Vasconcelos, David Hunt, Nicolas Chagrin, Jason Croot
This is a made-for-TV movie featuring Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot (Alfred Molina). Poirot is returning home aboard the Orient Express when an American businessman (Peter Strauss) is discovered murdered in his compartment, and Poirot uses his sleuthing powers to solve the case.
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Nick of Time 1995 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Charles S. Dutton, Roma Maffia, Marsha Mason, Peter Strauss, Courtney Chase, Gloria Reuben, Bill Smitrovich, G.D. Spradlin, Yul Vazquez, Edith Diaz, Armando Ortega, C.J. Balu, Cynthena Sanders
Gene Watson (Johnny Depp) is tossed into a van by a couple (Christopher Walken and Roma Maffia) posing as police officers and is told that he has 80 minutes to assassinate the Governor of California (Marsha Mason) or kidnappers will kill his six-year-old daughter, Lynn (Courtney Chase). The plot thickens as Watson races against the clock and discovers numerous other characters conspiring against the Governor.
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The Secret of NIMH 1982  G, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Don Bluth
Cast: Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Peter Strauss, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine, Arthur Malet, Paul Shenar, Aldo Ray, Wil Wheaton, Shannen Doherty, Jodi Hicks, Ian Fried, Lucille Bliss, Tom Hatten
This feature-length animated film tells a delightful story about a mouse, Mrs. Brisby (voice of Elizabeth Hartman), who goes out to look for a way to save her home and children from a farmer who is preparing to plow his field. With help from a crow, Jeremy (voice of Dom DeLuise), Mrs. Brisby discovers the secret society of NIMH. They are lab rats who have escaped from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) laboratory, and they just might have the solution to Mrs. Brisby's dilemma.
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Soldier Blue 1970 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Candice Bergen, Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, John Anderson, Jorge Rivero, Dana Elcar, Martin West, Mort Mills, Jorge Russek, James Hampton, Bob Carraway, Aurora Clavel, Ralph Nelson, Conrad Hool, Lance Hool
A cavalry unit escorting Cresta (Candice Bergen), who just escaped after being taken by the Cheyenne two years ago, and paymaster Captain Battles (Dana Elcar) is headed to Fort Reunion, Colorado, when they are ambushed by a Cheyenne war party. Only Cresta and trooper Honus Grant (Peter Strauss) survive, and, together, they continue their journey on foot. Along the way, Honus falls in love with Cresta but is disgusted by her belief that the Cheyenne village where she stayed is peaceful–until he witnesses the massacre of Cheyenne old men, women, and children–and tries to stop the killing.
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Ironside, Beeson Carroll, Harant Alianak, Deborah Pratt, Aleisa Shirley, Cali Timmins
When three women are captured by the alien dictator Overdog (Michael Ironside), our hero, Wolff (Peter Strauss) blasts off in his spaceship and plans a rescue attempt. Yuck!!!
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Texas Justice 1995 PG-13, 175 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Peter Strauss, Heather Locklear, Dennis Franz, Lewis Smith, Susan Walters, Chris Mulkey, Linda Hart, Ned Vaughn, Bill Smitrovich, Dean Norris, Shannon Whirry, Brandon Smith
This made-for-TV film is based on a true story and involves the trial of Texas millionaire Thomas Cullen Davis (Peter Strauss) whose lawyer, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (Dennis Franz), defends him in the case of attempted murder of his ex-wife (Heather Locklear).
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 XXX: State of the Union 2005 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Strauss, Nona Gaye, Xzibit, Michael Roof, Sunny Mabrey, John G. Connolly, Ramon De Ocampo, Barry Sigismondi
This time around, XXX/Darius Stone (Ice Cube) joins forces with NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) whose mission is to uncover the sinister military group, led by Secretary of Defense Gen. George Octavius Deckert (Willem Dafoe), that is plotting to attack Washington, D.C. during the President's (Peter Strauss) State of the Union address.
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| 1. Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
2. Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
3. Fugitive Among Us (1992)
4. Hail, Hero! (1969)
5. Keys to Tulsa (1997)
6. License to Wed (2007)
7. Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
8. Nick of Time (1995)
9. Peter Gunn (1989)
10. Proud Men (1987)
11. The Secret of NIMH (1982)
12. Soldier Blue (1970)
13. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
14. Texas Justice (1995)
15. XXX: State of the Union (2005)
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