Children of a Lesser God 1986  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco, Allison Gompf, John F. Cleary, Philip Holmes, Georgia Ann Cline, William D. Byrd, E. Katherine Kerr, Frank Carter Jr., John Limnidis, Bob Hiltermann, John Basinger, Barry Magnani
James Leeds (William Hurt) is a new teacher at a school for the hearing impaired, and Sarah Norman (Marlee Matlin) is a deaf woman who has graduated from the school but has opted to stay and work as a custodian rather than face the world outside. James almost immediately falls in love with Sarah, but she resists his advances. When James meets Sarah's mother (Piper Laurie) she tells him that Sarah was sexually molested as a teenager, and that contributes to her wariness of his attentions. Now, James understands and finds new ways to communicate with Sarah–which leads to the love affair that develops between them. Matlin won the Oscar for Best Actress, and nominations were also received for Best Actor (Hurt), Picture, Supporting Actress (Laurie), and Writing.
|  | |
Dance with Me 1998  PG, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, Beth Grant, William Marquez, J.E. Freeman, Rick Valenzuela, Scott Paetty
Ruby Sinclair (Vanessa Williams) and Rafael Infante (Chayanne) team up and represent Houston, Texas, to compete as a dance team in the World Open Dance Championship in Las Vegas.
| | |
The Doctor 1991 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Charlie Korsmo, Wendy Crewson, Bill Macy, J.E. Freeman, Kyle Secor
A successful doctor (William Hurt) is diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and learns how dehumanizing hospitalization can be.
| | |
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 1993 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock, Piper Laurie, Micole Mercurio, Marty Belafsky, Harold Bergman, Ed Amatrudo, Jag Davies
Robert Duvall and Richard Harris star as an aging Cuban Barber and a retired Irish sea captain who face their advanced years together as friends in a small Florida town.
| | |
| 1. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
2. Dance with Me (1998)
3. The Doctor (1991)
4. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
In The News
|
