Beware! The Blob 1972 PG, 87 min. Genre: Sci-Fi aka: Son of Blob
Director: Larry Hagman Cast: Robert Walker Jr., Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl, Richard Webb, Godfrey Cambridge, Carol Lynley, Shelley Berman, Burgess Meredith, Marlene Clark, Dick Van Patten
Well, Mr. Hagman how could you? It sure couldn't have helped you get the "Dallas" role. Anyway, in this sequel a frozen specimen of the Blob is brought back from the North. After it is thawed, the "fun" begins.
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Five Easy Pieces 1970 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bob Rafelson Cast: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Lois Smith, Susan Anspach, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg, Ralph Waite, Sally Struthers, John P. Ryan, Marlena MacGuire, Richard Stahl, Helena Kallianiotes, Lorna Thayer, William Challee
After an extended separation from his wealthy family, California oil rigger Bobby Eroica Dupea (Jack Nicholson) returns to Puget Sound to visit his ailing father Nicholas (William Challee) with his pregnant girlfriend Rayette (Karen Black) in tow. Bobby cannot stand the atmosphere in his family's upper-class mansion and seduces his uptight brother Carl's (Ralph Waite) fiancee Catherine (Susan Anspach). Now pulled between Rayette and Catherine and his family, Bobby cannot decide which way to go and simply runs away from it all. Several Oscar nominations were received including Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), and Supporting Actress (Black).
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Nine to Five 1980 PG, 110 min. Genre: Comedy aka: 9 to 5
Director: Colin Higgins Cast: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Sterling Hayden, Henry Jones, Lawrence Pressman, Elizabeth Wilson, Edward Marshall, Marian Mercer, Ren Woods, Norma Donaldson, Roxanna Bonilla-Giannini, Peggy Pope, Richard Stahl
The popular title song is not the only good thing about this movie. Comedy reigns in this story about the lack of fairness in the workplace when secretaries–Judy Bernly (Jane Fonda), Violet Newstead (Lily Tomlin), and Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton)–kidnap their lecherous boss Franklin Hart, Jr. (Dabney Coleman). They keep Franklin prisoner in his own home, run the department without him, and make changes that lead to greater production. But, how long can they keep Hart captive?
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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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Savage 1973 TV, 90 min. Genre: Drama aka: Watch Dog
Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Will Geer, Paul Richards, Michele Carey, Barry Sullivan, Dabney Coleman, Pat Harrington Jr., Jack Bender, Louise Latham, Susan Howard, Victor Millan, Warren J. Kemmerling, Richard Stahl
Steven Spielberg moved away from TV after this entry that concerns TV investigative reporter Paul Savage (Martin Landau). He obtains a photo of a Supreme Court nominee that could destroy the nominee's career, but the photo is too hot to handle.
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| 1. Beware! The Blob (1972) aka: Son of Blob
2. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
3. Nine to Five (1980) aka: 9 to 5
4. Private School (1983) aka: Private School...For Girls
5. Savage (1973) aka: Watch Dog
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