Adam 1983  TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Daniel J. Travanti, JoBeth Williams, Richard Masur, Martha Scott, Mason Adams, Paul Regina, Tony Frank, John M. Jackson, Alex Harvey
This made-for-TV film resulted in the formation of the Missing Children's Bureau. It is the story of six-year-old Adam and his family's ordeal following his abduction. John Walsh, the boy's father, started the long-time TV program, "America's Most Wanted," dedicated to apprehending criminals. The list of missing children presented at the end of the program resulted in many leads in finding children. Followed by "Adam: His Song Continues."
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The Believers 1987  R, 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Wilson, Harris Yulin, Lee Richardson, Richard Masur, Jimmy Smits, Carla Pinza
Rituals of child sacrifice by members of a voodoo cult are investigated by police psychologist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) who feels the supernatural influences of the weird sect.
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Betrayal 1978  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Rip Torn, Lesley Ann Warren, John Hillerman, Peggy Ann Garner, Bibi Besch, Ron Silver, Richard Masur, Stephen Elliott, Bob Delegall
Based on a real case, this is the story of a young woman (Lesley Ann Warren) who feels the need for therapy. Unfortunately, she picks an unethical doctor (Rip Torn), who convinces her that the therapy she needs is a sexual relationship with him.
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The Burning Bed 1984 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford, Christa Denton, James T. Callahan, Gary Grubbs, David Friedman, David Andrews, James Hampton, Virgil Frye
This controversial made-for TV film stars Farrah Fawcett as abused wife Francine Hughes who sets fire to her husband Mickey (Paul Le Mat) as he sleeps in their bed.
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The Demon Murder Case 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Rhode Island Murders
Director: William Hale
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Liane Langland, Eddie Albert, Andy Griffith, Cloris Leachman, Richard Masur, Ken Kercheval, Joyce Van Patten, Charles Fields
This made-for-TV drama involves the efforts of a dermatologist (Andy Griffith), a psychic (Cloris Leachman), and a priest (Eddie Albert) to exorcise evil spirits from their client.
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Encino Man 1992 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney, Rick Ducommun, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur, Patrick Van Horn
The premise of this film is that two boys dig up a frozen caveman, thaw him out, and introduce him to the world. This movie ends up being better than one would think and is worth watching on a SLOW afternoon.
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 Fire Down Below 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Cast: Steven Seagal, Marg Helgenberger, Harry Dean Stanton, Stephen Lang, Kris Kristofferson, James Mathers, Brad Hunt, Levon Helm, Alex Harvey, Richard Masur
Orin Hanner (Kris Kristofferson) works in the toxic waste business by providing dumping space for industrial polluters. But here comes the E.P.A. Marshal (Steven Seagal) who goes undercover to save the day.
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Flashback 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Franco Amurri
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane, Cliff De Young, Paul Dooley, Richard Masur, Michael McKean, Kathleen York
FBI agent Buckner (Kiefer Sutherland) is given the assignment of escorting a 1960's radical hippie (Dennis Hopper) to an Oregon prison. On the trip, the two swap identities, and Buckner heads for jail while the hippie heads for the hills.
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 Forget Paris 1995  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Crystal
Cast: Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson, Richard Masur, Cathy Moriarty, William Hickey, Robert Costanzo, Tom Wright
NBA referee Mickey (Billy Crystal) heads for Paris to bury his father. Along the way the airline loses the casket, and Ellen (Debra Winger) is given the assignment of helping Mickey find his lost "luggage." Romance follows and comedy continues as the couple tries to live happily ever after.
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake 1990  TV, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost, Alan Autry, Joe Spano, Holly Fields, Stephen Elliott, Robert Ginty, Silvana Gallardo, Michael T. Weiss, Richard Masur, Ed Begley Jr., Charles Siebert
In this TV miniseries, Los Angeles seismologist Dr. Clare Winslow (Joanna Kerns) identifies the time and location for the major quake that will flatten the city. But, her warnings about "The Big One" go mostly unheeded, and disaster inevitably strikes.
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Having Babies 1976 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Day
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Ronny Cox, Harry Guardino, Tom Kennedy, Linda Purl, Richard Masur, Jan Sterling, Karen Valentine, Jessica Walter
This drama tells the story of four couples as they decide to have babies by natural (Lamaze) methods. It was probably more timely then than now and spawned two sequels and a TV series.
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Heartburn 1986 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, Maureen Stapleton, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Spacey, Richard Masur, Catherine O'Hara, Steven Hill, Milos Forman, Mamie Gummer, Anna Maria Horsford, Kenneth Welsh, Mercedes Ruehl, Joanna Gleason
This film is based on Nora Ephron's autobiographical novel about her marriage and divorce from Washington Post columnist Carl Bernstein. Rachel (Meryl Streep) is a New York food editor, and Mark (Jack Nicholson) is a Washington, D.C. political columnist who she meets at a wedding. They marry, and Rachel quits her job in New York to move to Washington. Soon, they have a baby, and then another is on the way. Life is good–until pregnant Rachel learns that Mark is having an affair, and the marriage ends in divorce.
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Heaven's Gate 1980 R, 219 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
aka: Johnson County Wars
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Cotten, Richard Masur, Terry O'Quinn
In the 1890s, immigrant farmers were moving westward into Wyoming and other territories searching for land to call their own. They were met with resistance from cattlemen who were already there letting their herds roam free on the vast land. This film is about the ensuing problems between the two groups.
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Hiroshima 1995 PG, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Kenneth Welsh, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Masur, Wesley Addy, Sheena Larkin, Leni Parker, Timothy West, Mark Camacho, Tatsuo Matsumura, Naohiko Umewaka, David Hemblen, David Gow
Events leading up to Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are presented blending archival footage and interviews with those involved.
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 1982 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Hofsiss
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Page, James Sutorius, Ellen Greene, Richard Masur, Dan Hedaya, John Lithgow
Based on Barbara Gordon's autobiography of her successful career as a TV journalist and her fight to overcome a Valium addiction, this film features Jill Clayburgh as Gordon.
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The Man Without a Face 1993 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mel Gibson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur, Jean De Baer, Viva, Michael DeLuise
Twelve-year-old Chuck (Nick Stahl) dreams of being a military academy cadet. To help him achieve his goal, a former teacher (Mel Gibson), whose face has been badly scarred, helps the young boy achieve the knowledge he needs.
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The Mean Season 1985 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Borsos
Cast: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Bradford, Andy Garcia, Rose Portillo, William Smith, John Palmer
A serial killer (Richard Jordan) is on the loose in Miami, and he is communicating with one person, a newspaper reporter (Kurt Russell). Russell gets caught up in all the publicity he is receiving for his involvement with the killer–which is giving him more credibility as a valued journalist.
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Money on the Side 1982  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert E. Collins
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Purl, Karen Valentine, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Masur, Susan Flannery, Gary Graham, John Bennett Perry, Arthur Rosenberg, Lee de Broux
To help the family finances, three suburban housewives turn to prostitution.
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Multiplicity 1996 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Richard Masur, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg, Eugene Levy, Ann Cusack, John de Lancie, Brian Doyle-Murray
When Doug Kinney (Michael Keaton) finds it is impossible to provide time for both work and family, he has himself cloned so he can be in many places at the same time.
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My Girl 1991 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, Anna Chlumsky, Richard Masur, Griffin Dunne, Ann Nelson, Peter Michael Goetz, Jane Hallaren, Anthony R. Jones, Tom Villard, Lara Steinick, Kristian Truelsen, David Caprita, Jody Wilson
Eleven-year-old Vada (Anna Chlumsky) worries about her own responsibility for her mother's death during childbirth and reaches out for attention from her estranged father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) who runs a funeral parlor. When Harry starts dating Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), a cosmetologist who works in the funeral parlor, Vada tries to stop the romance. Meanwhile, her only friend Thomas (Macaulay Culkin) gives her comfort, but that ends when frail Thomas suffers a fatal injury after being attacked by bees. Now, Vada's preoccupation with death is accelerated. A sequel follows.
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My Girl 2 1994 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky, Austin O'Brien, Richard Masur, Christine Ebersole, Gerrit Graham, Richard Beymer, Ben Stein, Aubrey Morris, J.D. Souther, Angela Ball, Keone Young, Anthony R. Jones, Jodie Markell
In this sequel, Vada (Anna Chlumsky) is now13 years old. Her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) has married Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and they are expecting a baby. Vada decides to write a paper about the mother she never knew because she died while giving birth to Vada. Harry reluctantly gives her permission to go to L.A. and arranges for her to stay with Uncle Phil (Richard Masur) who lives with his girlfriend Rose (Christine Ebersole) and her son Nick (Austin O'Brien). Nick and Vada are close in age and, together, travel around L.A. finding information about Vada's mother. When Vada learns that Shelly is about to give birth, she returns home and, while saying goodbye, receives her first kiss–from Nick.
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My Science Project 1985 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Betuel
Cast: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, Dennis Hopper, Barry Corbin, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Masur, Candace Silvers, Beau Dremann
The fourth dimension, time, is involved in this story about a group of friends who discover that an alien object throws them into the past with dinosaurs and into the future with an army equipped with weapons unknown to them. Bad, but Dennis Hopper keeps it from being a bomb.
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Nightmares 1983 R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Cristina Raines, Anthony James, Emilio Estevez, Moon Unit Zappa, William Sanderson, Veronica Cartwright, Lance Henriksen, Robin Gammell, Richard Masur, Bridgette Andersen
Four horror stories are related in this bland made-for-TV film that did not make the grade.
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Palindromes 2005 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Richard Masur, Matthew Faber, Angela Pietropinto, Bill Buell, Valerie Shusterov, Hannah Freiman, Will Denton, Rachel Corr, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Debra Monk, Sharon Wilkins
Eight actresses take on the role of troubled 12-year-old Aviva in a mirage of scenarios that support the theory that people's true natures don't change even when they alter their outward appearances.
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Play It to the Bone 1999 R, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich, Tom Sizemore, Lucy Liu, Robert Wagner, Richard Masur, Willie Garson, Cylk Cozart, Kevin Costner
Boxing promoters Hank Goody (Robert Wagner) and Joe Domino (Tom Sizemore) offer boxers Caesar (Antonio Banderas) and Vince (Woody Harrelson) the chance of a lifetime. If they can get from L.A. to Las Vegas, they will not only fight the undercard match for Mike Tyson's "Fight of the Century," they will be paid $100,000 and a title shot for the winner as well. They have no funds for the trip, but Caesar's girlfriend, Grace (Lolita Davidovich), comes to their rescue and offers to drive them in her well-worn 1972 Olds.
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 Rent-a-Cop 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, James Remar, Dionne Warwick, Robby Benson, Richard Masur, Bernie Casey, Michael Rooker
After a Chicago cop (Burt Reynolds) is kicked off the force for dishonesty (a bum charge), he goes to work as a department store security man (dressed as Santa Claus). Liza Minnelli plays a hooker who Reynolds saves from the bad guy (James Remar). She knows a good thing when she sees it and latches on to Reynolds as her hero and protector. etc., etc., etc.
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 Risky Business 1983 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Brickman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Bronson Pinchot, Nicholas Pryor, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bruce A. Young, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge, Janet Carroll, Scott Harlan, Kevin Anderson, Sarah Partridge, Nathan Davis
When his parents leave on vacation, a teenager Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) goes off the deep end, and his troubles begin to multiply. After letting hooker Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) move into the family home, he goes one step further and turns the house into a bordello for one night.
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Semi-Tough 1978 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, Lotte Lenya, Richard Masur, Carl Weathers, Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver
Two football stars (Kris Kristofferson and Burt Reynolds) vie for the exclusive attention of the beautiful Barbara Jane Bookman (Jill Clayburgh).
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 Shoot to Kill 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur, Andrew Robinson, Kevin Scannell, Frederick Coffin, Robert Lesser, Michael Chapman
An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) heads for the Pacific Northwest where he enlists the aid of a rugged woodsman (Tom Berenger) in pursuit of a vicious killer.
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Six Degrees of Separation 1993 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison, Anthony Michael Hall, Heather Graham, Eric Thal, Richard Masur
This drama has comedic highlights. It is the story of a New York couple (Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing) who are duped into believing that a young man is Sidney Poitier's son. Discovering their roles as gullible victims, they decide to look into the scam. Channing received an Oscar nomination.
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann 1982 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Timerider
Director: William Dear
Cast: Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Tracey Walter, Ed Lauter, L.Q. Jones, Chris Mulkey, Macon McCalman, Jonathan Banks
Through the magic of a time machine, Lyle Swann (Fred Ward) is transported to 1875 where he rides his motorcycle in the Mexican desert and meets an assortment of bandits, murderers, and rapists.
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Under Fire 1983 R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ed Harris, Alma Martinez, Holly Palance, Hamilton Camp, Richard Masur, Enrique Lucero
Journalists (Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy) cover the revolution in Nicaragua and end up coming to the aid of the guerilla cause. Good stars do a good job in a better than good film.
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Walker 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Alex Cox
Cast: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois, Keith Szarabajka, Sy Richardson, Xander Berkeley, John Diehl, Peter Boyle, Marlee Matlin, Alfonso Arau, Rene Assa, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gerrit Graham, Blanca Guerra, Miguel Sandoval
Backed by multi-millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt (Peter Boyle), mid-19th century American doctor, lawyer, journalist William Walker (Ed Harris) gathers together a group of mercenaries, invades Nicaragua, and takes over the government. His purpose is to bring stability to the country and, in the process, ensure the safety of Vanderbilt's steamships traveling in the area. Walker proclaims himself President, but government corruption continues, Walker loses all support, and the Nicaraguans drive him out after just a couple of years.
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Whiffs 1975 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Elliott Gould, Eddie Albert, Harry Guardino, Godfrey Cambridge, Jennifer O'Neill, Alan Manson, Don "Red" Barry, Richard Masur, Howard Hesseman, Matt Greene
Following in the footsteps of "M*A*S*H," this is the story of more lunacy in the Army–this time the effect of chemical warfare is the subject examined through comedy.
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| 1. Adam (1983)
2. Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
3. The Believers (1987)
4. Betrayal (1978)
5. The Burning Bed (1984)
6. The Demon Murder Case (1983)
aka: The Rhode Island Murders
7. Encino Man (1992)
8. Fallen Angel (1981)
9. Far from Home (1989)
10. Fire Down Below (1997)
11. Flashback (1990)
12. Forget Paris (1995)
13. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
14. Hanover Street (1979)
15. Having Babies (1976)
16. Heartburn (1986)
17. Heaven's Gate (1980)
aka: Johnson County Wars
18. Hiroshima (1995)
19. It (1990)
aka: Stephen King's It
20. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
21. License to Drive (1988)
22. The Man Without a Face (1993)
23. The Mean Season (1985)
24. Money on the Side (1982)
25. Multiplicity (1996)
26. My Girl (1991)
27. My Girl 2 (1994)
28. My Science Project (1985)
29. Nightmares (1983)
30. Palindromes (2005)
31. Play It to the Bone (1999)
32. Rent-a-Cop (1988)
33. Risky Business (1983)
34. Semi-Tough (1978)
35. Shoot to Kill (1988)
36. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
37. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
aka: Timerider
38. Under Fire (1983)
39. Walker (1987)
40. Whiffs (1975)
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