Aftermath: A Test of Love 1991  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Michael Learned, Zeljko Ivanek, Doug Savant, Lisanne Falk, Raye Birk, Darryl Hickman, Scott Jaeck, J.A. Preston, Adam Biesk, Marcus Giamatti, Cyndi James Gossett
After his wife is killed and one of his four sons injured during a robbery, Dr. Ross Colburn (Richard Chamberlain) is determined to keep his grieving family together.
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Doc Hollywood 1991  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes, Woody Harrelson, David Ogden Stiers, Frances Sternhagen, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Mel Winkler, Helen Martin, Roberts Blossom, Macon McCalman, Tom Lacy, Raye Birk, Edye Byrde
Dr. Benjamin Stone (Michael J. Fox) is on his way to a lucrative practice in plastic surgery in Hollywood. Fate steps in on his journey when a car accident in South Carolina brings him to a local hospital in need of a doctor. During his stay in the small town, he falls in love with Lou (Julie Warner) and finds a better purpose in life.
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Mister Roberts 1984 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Melvin Bernhardt
Cast: Robert Hays, Charles Durning, Kevin Bacon, Marilu Henner, Howard Hesseman, Charley Lang, Raye Birk, Peter Jason, Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Murray, Tyler Tyhurst, John Walcutt, Bruce Wright
Kevin Bacon took on the role of Ens. Pulver in this live production on TV in 1984, while Robert Hays played Lt(jg). Doug Roberts. Both men serve under their calculating captain (Charles Durning), and each deals differently with their unique situations.
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad 1988  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
aka: The Naked Gun
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand, John Houseman, Jeannette Charles, Joe Grifasi, Susan Beaubian, Raye Birk, Ed Williams, Weird Al Yankovic, Leslie Maier, Winifred Freedman
Leslie Nielsen plays inept police Detective Frank Drebin in this slapstick movie that is filled with gags and innuendoes. Drebin's partner Det. Norberg (O.J. Simpson) is killed by drug dealers, and Drebin suspects that shipping magnate Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo montalban) is behind the murder. After being bumped from the police force, Drebin gets help from Ludwig's ex-girlfriend Jane (Priscilla Presley) in his search for answers. The trail leads to a baseball game where Reggie Jackson has been programmed with a mind control device that will make him kill Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to America. The finale at the baseball game is a near classic.
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The Stepford Children 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Horror
Director: Alan J. Levi
Cast: Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Tammy Lauren, Ken Swofford, Pat Corley, Richard Anderson, Dick Butkus, James Coco, Sharon Spelman, James Staley, Raye Birk, Debbie Barker, Randall Batinkoff, John Cameron Mitchell, Judith Baldwin
Once more the town of Stepford, Connecticut, with its peculiar women, is brought to the screen. This time around, not only the wives but the children as well are being turned into robots by the Men's Club members. Laura and Steven Harding (Barbara Eden and Don Murray) have just moved to Stepford with their children David and Mary (Randall Batinkoff and Tammy Lauren). Steven's first wife had mysteriously died in Stepford years before. What problems will Steven's family encounter, and will Laura be able to save her family from being turned into robots?
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Throw Momma from the Train 1987 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Kate Mulgrew, Bruce Kirby, Oprah Winfrey, Annie Ross, Branford Marsalis, Joey DePinto, Raye Birk, Stu Silver, Olivia Brown, Philip Perlman
A college professor, Larry (Billy Crystal), and his student Owen(Danny DeVito) get mixed up in a scheme to rid each other of one ex-wife and one mother, respectively. Larry thinks the whole thing is a joke–until Owen tells Larry that he has killed Larry's ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew) and expects Larry to kill his Momma (Anne Ramsey). Now, the questions are: Did Owen really kill Margaret, and will Larry kill Momma? Anne Ramsey received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991)
2. Doc Hollywood (1991)
3. Mister Roberts (1984)
4. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
aka: The Naked Gun
5. The Stepford Children (1987)
6. Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
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