Addams Family Reunion 1998  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dave Payne
Cast: Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Kevin McCarthy, Alice Ghostley, Leigh Taylor-Young, Patrick Thomas, Lindsey Haun, Phil Fondacaro
Nothing new in this straight-to-tape rendition of the Addams family misadventures. Yes, it features spooky Gomez, Morticia, and their snobby kids, but it is still one of the worst versions of the events in this strange family's life that has yet been made.
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 The Apartment 1960  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, David Lewis, Jack Kruschen, Joan Shawlee, Edie Adams, Joyce Jameson, Willard Waterman, Hope Holiday, Naomi Stevens, David White
Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture and Director, this film tells the story of a clerk, C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) trying to get ahead by lending his apartment to philandering executives. Matters become complicated when he falls in love with his boss Jeff D. Sheldrake's (Fred MacMurray) current lover Fran (Shirley MacLaine). Hilarious satire by the director of "Some Like It Hot." Academy Award nominations included Best Actor (Jack Lemon), Actress (Shirley MacLaine), and Supporting Actor (Jack Kruschen).
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Caprice 1967  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Doris Day, Richard Harris, Ray Walston, Jack Kruschen, Michael J. Pollard, Edward Mulhare, Lilia Skala, Irene Tsu
Cosmetics executive Patricia Fowler (Doris Day) vies with Christopher White (Richard Harris) for the formula behind a new make-up. Oh, Doris, why would you make such a bad movie?
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Convicts 4 1962  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Convicts Four
Reprieve
Director: Millard Kaufman
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston, Vincent Price, Rod Steiger, Broderick Crawford, Sammy Davis Jr., Jack Kruschen, Jack Albertson, Myron Healey
A convict (Ben Gazzara) turns his efforts to the aesthetic world while serving a lengthy prison sentence and becomes a credible artist.
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Damn Yankees 1958 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Cast: Gwen Verdon, Tab Hunter, Ray Walston, Russ Brown, Shannon Bolin, Nathaniel Frey, James Komack, Jean Stapleton, Albert Linville, Bob Fosse
Frustrated baseball fans will understand the deal made with the Devil to help a hapless team win the pennant. Gwen Verdon is great in her role of Lola, the Devil's (Ray Walston) helper. Her rendition of "Whatever Lola Wants" is worth the price of the rental and more!
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Eric Stoltz, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Scott Thomson, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Blair Tefkin, D.W. Brown
Lifestyles of teenagers–including jobs, sex, and drugs–are wryly depicted in this film. The story is based on Cameron Crowe's book relating his experiences when he returned to high school and pretended to be a student. While stoned student Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) spends much of his time arguing with his history teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), other students–including Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Linda (Phoebe Cates), Mark (Brian Backer), and Mike (Robert Romanus)–visit the shopping mall, surf, eat fast-food, and experiment with sex. When they do attend class, wild havoc is often the order of the day.
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From the Hip 1987   PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan, David Alan Grier, Nancy Marchand, Ray Walston, Allan Arbus, Priscilla Pointer
Not-so conservative young lawyer "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) uses rather unorthodox maneuvers in the courtroom. This results in his defense of an accused murderer (John Hurt). The trial provides amusing insights into both personalities. 1 User Review
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| | Awesome Movie | TraceyJ322 06/03/2007 | | I have seen this move about 30 times and it is still just as good as it use to be. |
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Galaxy of Terror 1981 R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Planet of Horrors
Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
Director: Bruce D. Clark
Cast: Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Erin Moran, Bernard Behrens, Zalman King, Sid Haig, Robert Englund, Grace Zabriskie, Jack Blessing, Mary Ellen O'Neill
While attempting to aid the crew of a marooned spaceship, astronauts are systematically killed by monsters they encounter on their ill-fated mission.
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The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington 1977 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Levey
Cast: Joey Heatherton, George Hamilton, Ray Walston, Jack Carter, Phil Foster, Billy Barty, Adam West, David White, Will Hutchins, Joe E. Ross, Louisa Moritz, Larry Storch, Rip Taylor, Harold Sakata, Edy Williams
The happy hooker, Xaviera Hollander (Joey Heatherton), heads for Washington, D.C. where she testifies before Congress to defend her lifestyle and, in the process, becomes involved in CIA intrigue.
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Johnny Dangerously 1984 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle, Griffin Dunne, Glynnis O'Connor, Dom DeLuise, Danny DeVito, Ray Walston
This satire on 1930s gangster flicks features Michael Keaton as Johnny Kelly who turns to crime when faced with needing money for his mother's (Maureen Stapleton) hospital bills. But, our hero manages to hide his gangster associations from his loving family.
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Kiss Me, Stupid 1964 PG, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr, Cliff Osmond, Barbara Pepper, Doro Merande, Howard McNear, John Fiedler, Mel Blanc, Skip Ward, Alice Pearce
Pop singer and womanizer Dino (Dean Martin) stops at a small town for gas. But, the weird gas station attendant, Barney (Cliff Osmond), sabotages Dino's car so that Barney and his partner Orville (Ray Walston) can pitch their songs to Dino. They even fix Dino up with Polly the Pistol (Kim Novak)–and the fun begins. This film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency upon its release but is tame by today's standards.
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Kiss Them for Me 1957  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Suzy Parker, Leif Erickson, Ray Walston, Jack Mullaney, Ben Wright, Harry Carey Jr., Larry Blyden, Werner Klemperer
Three navy pilots are on R & R in San Francisco where they spend a very enjoyable four days before returning to duty.
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My Favorite Martian 1999 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Hurley, Daryl Hannah, Wallace Shawn, Christine Ebersole, Michael Lerner, Ray Walston, T.K. Carter, Dawn Maxey
Our favorite Martian (Christopher Lloyd) is resplendent in his silver space suit. This slapstick comedy begins when a space ship crashes and the pilot takes on human form. Next, he persuades Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels) to take him home and introduce him to Earthlings as "Uncle Martin." This is a great movie–for kids.
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O.C. & Stiggs 1987 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry, Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Ray Walston, Louis Nye, Tina Louise, Martin Mull, Dennis Hopper, Melvin Van Peebles
Two teenagers have nothing better to do than make life unbearable for an insurance man and his family.
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 Of Mice and Men 1992  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sinise
Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham, Alexis Arquette, Joe D'Angerio, Tuck Milligan, Mark Boone Junior, David Steen, Moira Harris
This remake of John Steinbeck's novel about California migrant workers during the Great Depression is well worth watching. John Malkovich plays feeble-minded Lennie who is in need of support and protection by his friend George (Gary Sinise). They find work at a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley, but the foreman, Curley (Casey Siemaszko), torments Lennie, and Curley's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) flirts with Lennie–all of which leads to a tragic end.
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O'Hara's Wife 1982 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Bartman
Cast: Edward Asner, Mariette Hartley, Jodie Foster, Perry Lang, Tom Bosley, Ray Walston, Allen Williams, Mary Jo Catlett, Nelson Welch, Richard Schaal, Nehemiah Persoff, Kelly Bishop
Bob (Edward Asner) is devastated when his wife (Mariette Hartley) dies suddenly, but all is not lost. She comes back as a ghost encouraging Bob to quit his law practice, enjoy some leisure time, and revive relationships with their grown children.
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Paint Your Wagon 1969 PG, 166 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance / Western
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin, Jean Seberg, John Mitchum, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Alan Dexter, William O'Connell, Benny Baker, Alan Baxter, Tom Ligon, Paula Trueman, Robert Eastman, Geoffrey Norman, Terry Jenkins
The loneliness of gold mining in the Sierras abates for prospector Pardner (Clint Eastwood) when his cohort, Ben Rumson (Lee Marvin), agrees to share his wife Elizabeth (Jean Seberg). They live in the town of No Name where Elizabeth is the only woman, and now Ben worries about the other men being interested in her. His solution: kidnap a stagecoach filled with prostitutes. He opens a brothel, and business booms. Ben later gets involved with Mad Jack Duncan (Ray Walston) in creative mining under the town's buildings looking for golddust falling through the floorboards. Not a good idea–the town collapses, and everyone moves on. But, Pardner and Elizabeth remain and try to work out their problems. Lerner and Lowe songs intertwine with the action and include "I Talk to the Trees," "They Call the Wind Mariah," and "Wand'rin Star."
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Pink Lightning 1991 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carol Monpere
Cast: Sarah Buxton, Martha Byrne, Jennifer Blanc, Jennifer Guthrie, Anthony Palermo, Rainbow Harvest, Peter Spears, JD Cullum, Jaime Gomez, Ray Walston
Five young women come of age in a male-dominated society as the wedding of one of them approaches.
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 The Player 1992 R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, Rod Steiger, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Ray Walston, Bruce Willis
Film studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) accidentally kills a screenwriter, and a police detective (Whoopi Goldberg) investigates while stars–playing themselves–react in this satire on the Hollywood scene. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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Popeye 1980 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt, Richard Libertini, Linda Hunt, Donald Moffat, MacIntyre Dixon, Roberta Maxwell, Donovan Scott, Allan F. Nicholls, Bill Irwin, Robert Fortier
This financially less-than-successful rendition of the cartoon character who is "strong to the finish because he eats his spinach" is still OK, but slow, fare as Robin Williams plays the "human" version of Popeye the sailorman, and Shelley Duvall plays the light of his life, Olive Oyl. Popeye and Olive Oyl get together, and Popeye adopts Swee'pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt), but problems lie ahead with Bluto (Paul L. Smith).
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Portrait in Black 1960  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Richard Basehart, Lloyd Nolan, Ray Walston, Virginia Grey, Anna May Wong, Paul Birch, Dennis Kohler, John Wengraf
The perfect crime is planned by Sheila Cabot (Lana Turner) and Doctor David Rivera (Anthony Quinn) to kill Sheila's husband (Lloyd Nolan), but an unexpected letter foils their plot.
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Private School 1983 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Private School...For Girls
Director: Noel Black
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Kathleen Wilhoite, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran Ryan, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel, Jonathan Prince, Kari Lizer, Richard Stahl, Julie Payne, Frances Bay, Frank Aletter
This teen-sexploitation film features plenty of nudity as the boys from a boys academy mix in their own unique ways with the girls attending a private girls' school.
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Project: ALF 1996 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Martin Sheen, Scott Michael Campbell, William O'Leary, Miguel Ferrer, Ed Begley Jr., Jensen Daggett, Ray Walston, Charles Robinson, Beverly Archer, John Schuck, Erick Avari, Markus Redmond
This made-for-TV film picks up where the TV series ended. Our alien buddy, ALF, is in the hands of the Alien Task Force. Now it's time to destroy him, keep him hidden and continue experimentation, or let the world know about him. Sympathetic task force members free him, and the adventures continue on the road to freedom.
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Say One for Me 1959 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston, Les Tremayne, Connie Gilchrist, Stella Stevens, Frank McHugh, Sebastian Cabot, Joe Besser
Chorus girl, Holly (Debbie Reynolds), and Father Conroy (Bing Crosby) team up for a great charity event in a not-so-great movie.
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Silver Streak 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Clifton James, Stefan Gierasch, Valerie Curtin
Gene Wilder plays a book executive, and Jill Clayburgh is a student of art who is in the next compartment on the Silver Streak, a train going from New York to Los Angeles. An art thief (Patrick McGoohan) is also aboard. That combination should cause some excitement; however, it is not until Richard Pryor comes onto the scene that the thrills and laughter are fast and furious. Fun.
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 South Pacific 1958 N/R, 151 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, Ray Walston, France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Tom Laughlin, Jack Mullaney, Ken Clark, Floyd Simmons, Archie Savage, Candace Lee, Warren Hsieh, Francis Kahele
Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical features "Some Enchanted Evening," "Happy Talk," and "Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" as it tells two love stories that are set amidst the perils of World War II. Navy nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) and planter Emile de Becque (Rossano Brazzi) succeed in love while Lt. Joe Cable's (John Kerr) love for Liat (France Nuyen) ends tragically.
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The Stand 1994 TV, 366 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Stand
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer, Rob Lowe
A deadly virus from a government lab decimates most of the world's population, but this end of the world is just the beginning. The few human survivors dream of either the mystical Mother Abigail (Ruby Dee) or of the amiable Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan) whose smile seems a bit diabolical. These two characters represent either good or evil; followers on both sides prepare to take a stand.
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The Sting 1973 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, John Heffernan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland
To avenge the death of a friend, two small-time con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) decide to pull a fantastic scam. They set up a sting operation to cheat the killer, Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), out of half a million dollars. The film won seven Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Robert Redford received a nomination for Best Actor.
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Tall Story 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly, Anne Jackson, Murray Hamilton, Elizabeth Patterson, Bart Burns, Tom Laughlin, Bob Wright
Although Ray Blent is a star college basketball player, he requires the aid of his girlfriend, June (Jane Fonda) to pass an important exam. Fonda's film debut.
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The Westing Game 1997  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Mystery / Horror
aka: Get a Clue
Director: Terence H. Winkless
Cast: Ray Walston, Ashley Peldon, Diane Ladd, Sally Kirkland, Cliff De Young, Sandy Faison, Lewis Arquette, June Christopher, Diane Nadeau, Billy Morrissette, Terence H. Winkless, Jim Lau, Shane West, Ernest Liu, Wilson Davis
A new arrival in town, 13-year-old "Turtle" Wexler (Ashley Peldon), becomes involved in the investigation of the murder of a neighborhood millionaire. She intends to solve the crime–and be awarded the $20 million–using clues in the millionaire's will. Based on a popular children's book, "The Westin Game." 1 User Review
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Who's Minding the Store? 1963 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead, John McGiver, Ray Walston, Francesca Bellini, Nancy Kulp, Mary Treen, Fritz Feld
Raymond Phiffier (Jerry Lewis) is a department store clerk who just cannot seem to get the hang of the retail business, but he does manage a romance with the store's owner.
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Wives and Lovers 1963 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Rich
Cast: Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Martha Hyer, Ray Walston, Jeremy Slate, Lee Patrick, Claire Wilcox, Dick Wessel, Dave Willock
Success as a playwright for Bill Austin (Van Johnson) does NOT lead to success in his marriage to Bertie (Janet Leigh) as Bill is tempted by illicit affairs.
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| 1. Addams Family Reunion (1998)
2. The Apartment (1960)
3. Caprice (1967)
4. Convicts 4 (1962)
aka: Convicts Four
aka: Reprieve
5. Damn Yankees (1958)
6. The Fall of the House of Usher (1982)
7. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
8. For Love or Money (1984)
9. From the Hip (1987)
10. Galaxy of Terror (1981)
aka: Planet of Horrors
aka: Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
11. The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
12. House Arrest (1996)
13. Institute for Revenge (1979)
14. Johnny Dangerously (1984)
15. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
16. Kiss Them for Me (1957)
17. My Favorite Martian (1999)
18. O.C. & Stiggs (1987)
19. Of Mice and Men (1992)
20. O'Hara's Wife (1982)
21. Paint Your Wagon (1969)
22. Pink Lightning (1991)
23. The Player (1992)
24. Popeye (1980)
25. Portrait in Black (1960)
26. Private School (1983)
aka: Private School...For Girls
27. Project: ALF (1996)
28. Say One for Me (1959)
29. Silver Streak (1976)
30. South Pacific (1958)
31. The Stand (1994)
aka: Stephen King's The Stand
32. The Sting (1973)
33. Tall Story (1960)
34. The Westing Game (1997)
aka: Get a Clue
35. Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
36. Wives and Lovers (1963)
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