The Anderson Tapes 1971  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Alan King, Christopher Walken, Stan Gottlieb, Margaret Hamilton, Scott Jacoby, Richard B. Shull, Ralph Meeker, Val Avery, Dick Anthony Williams, Garrett Morris, Paul Benjamin, Conrad Bain
Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) develops a scheme to rob a New York apartment building. He needs money, and the mob funds his robberies. What Anderson does not know is that government agencies, aware that he is linked to the mob, are taping his every move. Now, the apartment building is filled with video cameras ready to tape Anderson's every move. The good supporting cast includes Christopher Walken in his film debut, and Alan King does a very good job playing Mafia don Pat Angelo.
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Cafe Society 1995  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raymond DeFelitta
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Frank Whaley, Lara Flynn Boyle, John Spencer, Anna Levine, Christopher Murney, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Richard B. Shull, David Patrick Kelly
Mickey Jelke (Frank Whaley) is heir to the oleo fortune. When his parents cut him off financially, he talks his girlfriend into performing acts of prostitution so they can collect enough cash to marry. Justice prevails, and Mickey Jelke gets his due when she testifies against him, and he pays the consequences.
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Cockfighter 1974  R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Born to Kill
Gamblin' Man
Wild Drifter
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: Warren Oates, Richard B. Shull, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Donahue, Millie Perkins, Laurie Bird, Ed Begley Jr., Warren Finnerty, Robert Earl Jones, Steve Railsback, Patricia Pearcy, Tom Spratley
This violent thriller is about a Georgia man, Frank Mansfield (Warren Oates), who trains roosters to become fighting cocks. Frank's thoughts serve as narration–an interesting experiment in filmmaking.
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Dreamer 1979  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Tim Matheson, Susan Blakely, Jack Warden, Richard B. Shull, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Barbara Stuart, Mews Small, Matt Clark, John Crawford, Chris Schenkel, Morgan Farley, Speedy Zapataa, JoBe Cerny, Rita Ascot Boyd, Pat Mullins Brown
Dreamer (Tim Matheson) is a bowler, coached by crusty Harry (Jack Warden), who sets out to win the national championship. His girlfriend Karen (Susan Blakely) loves Dreamer but thinks he spends too much time bowling and not enough time with her.
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The Fortune 1975 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Stockard Channing, Florence Stanley, Richard B. Shull, Thomas Newman, John Fiedler, Scatman Crothers, Dub Taylor, Ian Wolfe
Oscar (Jack Nicholson) and Nicky (Warren Beatty) are con men who hatch a plot to get their hands on the fortune of heiress Freddie (Stockard Channing). No matter what they do, their plans always seem to fail in this pretty good funny film. Nicholson as usual, is great and makes this film worth watching.
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Garbo Talks 1984  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Steven Hill, Howard Da Silva, Dorothy Loudon, Hermione Gingold, Harvey Fierstein, Richard B. Shull
Estelle Rolphe (Anne Bancroft) is dying, and her last wish is to meet Greta Garbo. Her son Gilbert (Ron Silver) is determined to grant his mother's request.
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Heartbeeps 1981 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Richard B. Shull, Dick Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Woronov
Val (Andy Kaufman) and Aqua (Bernadette Peters) are robots that fall in love and run away from their repair facility. They start out on their own by assembling their family–including a child and an uncle–from spare parts.
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Hearts of the West 1975 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Alan Arkin, Blythe Danner, Andy Griffith, Donald Pleasence, Richard B. Shull, Herb Edelman, Alex Rocco, Frank Cady, Matt Clark
Jeff Bridges aspires to be a writer of Western lore and takes a correspondence course; the course turns out to be a fraud. Through a series of twists and turns, he ends up with stolen cash and, as an escape route, becomes a cowboy on a movie set.
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HouseSitter 1992 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Dana Delany, Julie Harris, Donald Moffat, Peter MacNicol, Richard B. Shull, Laurel Cronin, Ray Cooper, Christopher Durang, Cherry Jones, Suzanne Whang, Heywood Hale Broun, Vasek Simek, Mary Klug
Boston architect Newton Davis (Steve Martin) builds a dream home for Becky (Dana Delany), but she turns him down when he proposes marriage to her. Newton meets Gwen (Goldie Hawn) who suggests that they move into the house together and pretend to be married. The idea sounds good to Newton who goes along with the idea as the means to make Becky jealous. The lies begin to multiply until even the neighbors are brought into the scheme.
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Klute 1971  R, 114 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Jean Stapleton, Rita Gam, Dorothy Tristan, Richard B. Shull, Vivian Nathan, Nathan George
Jane Fonda won an Oscar for her insightful depiction of a prostitute, Bree, whose life is in danger. John Klute (Donald Sutherland) meets her when the trail of his missing friend leads to Bree.
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Seize the Day 1986 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, Joseph Wiseman, Glenne Headly, Tony Roberts, Richard B. Shull, Katherine Borowitz, John Fiedler, William Duell, Louis Guss
Saul Bellow's novel is brought to the screen, exploring the relative unimportance of a single human being when confronted with the forces of a capitalist society. Robin Williams, as usual, does a fine job.
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 Slither 1973 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, Alex Rocco, Garry Goodrow, Len Lesser, Virginia Sale
An assorted group of offbeat characters search for lost treasure in California. Fun viewing.
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Splash 1984 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dody Goodman, Richard B. Shull, Joe Grifasi, Bobby DiCicco, Shecky Greene, Howard Morris
Tom Hanks plays a New York bachelor who falls in love with a beautiful young woman (Daryl Hannah) who just happens to turn into a mermaid whenever even a splash of water comes in contact with her body.
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Trapped in Paradise 1994 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Donald Moffat, Madchen Amick, Richard Jenkins, Richard B. Shull, Sean McCann, John Ashton, Angela Paton
The three unsavory Firpo brothers (Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey, and Jon Lovitz) rob the bank in the town of Paradise that happens to have citizens so good that the brothers wish they had never stolen from them.
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Unfaithfully Yours 1984 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinski, Armand Assante, Albert Brooks, Cassie Yates, Richard Libertini, Richard B. Shull, Art LaFleur, Jane Hallaren, Bernard Behrens, Jan Triska, Benjamin Rayson, Leonard Mann, Estelle Omens, Penny Peyser
This remake of 1948's "Unfaithfully Yours" stars Dudley Moore in the role of symphony conductor Claude Eastman who plots revenge for the affair he believes his wife Daniella (Nastassja Kinski) is enjoying with violinist Max Stein (Armand Assante). While conducting a symphony, Claude plots the method he will use to get revenge by murdering Daniella. But, the plan he dreams up turns out to be difficult to carry out, and the humor of his bungling becomes the name of the game.
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| 1. The Anderson Tapes (1971)
2. Cafe Society (1995)
3. Cockfighter (1974)
aka: Born to Kill
aka: Gamblin' Man
aka: Wild Drifter
4. Dreamer (1979)
5. The Fortune (1975)
6. Garbo Talks (1984)
7. Heartbeeps (1981)
8. Hearts of the West (1975)
9. HouseSitter (1992)
10. Klute (1971)
11. Seize the Day (1986)
12. Slither (1973)
13. Splash (1984)
14. Trapped in Paradise (1994)
15. Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
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