 Being There 1979  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry, Ernest McClure, Oteil Burbridge, Ravenell Keller III, Donald Jacob
Simple-minded gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) is suddenly placed in the real world instead of the television world through which he has experienced life. When asked for political and financial advice, his naive answers are mistaken for insightful, intelligent answers. Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as a political kingmaker and Peter Sellers was nominated for Best Actor.
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Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Newman
Cast: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, Richard Venture, Will Hare, David Spielberg, John Lehne
An unhappy alcoholic mother, Beatrice (Joanne Woodward), constantly criticizes her daughters, Matilda (Nell Potts) and Ruth (Roberta Wallach). Relief comes in the form of a high-school science experiment with man-in-the-moon marigolds that points the way away from Beatrice's clutches.
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The Executioner's Song 1982 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Christine Lahti, Eli Wallach, Jordan Clarke, Steven Keats, Richard Venture, Walter Olkewicz, Jenny Wright, Michael LeClair, Pat Corley, Mary Ethel Gregory, John Dennis Johnston, Norris Mailer, Kenneth O'Brien
Tommy Lee Jones takes on the role of convicted killer Gary Gilmore who was the first man executed in the USA after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The last nine months of Gilmore's life are the basis for this story. Gilmore is 35 years old when he is released from prison for armed robbery. He tries to go straight and fails. After killing two men during separate robberies, Gilmore is sentenced to death in Utah. Jones won the Emmy for his very believable performance as the villainous Gilmore.
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 The Hunter 1980  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Buzz Kulik
Cast: Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Richard Venture, Tracey Walter, Thomas Rosales Jr., Teddy Wilson, Ray Bickel, Bobby Bass, Karl Schueneman, Margaret Mary O'Hara, Lillian Adams, Jodi Moon
This so-so story is based on the life of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Steve McQueen's last film.
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 Missing 1982 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Janice Rule, Charles Cioffi, Jerry Hardin, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Richard Bradford, Joe Regalbuto, Keith Szarabajka, John Doolittle, Ward Costello, Hansford Rowe
This fine drama concerns a family's frantic search for journalist Charles Horman (John Shea) who disappeared during a coup in Chile. Jack Lemmon plays the father who teams up with his daughter-in-law (Sissy Spacek) in an attempt to uncover the truth in a very tense situation. The film received an Oscar for Best Screenplay and was nominated for three others: Best Picture, Actor, and Actress.
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Navy SEALS 1990 R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley, Rick Rossovich, Cyril O'Reilly, Bill Paxton, Dennis Haysbert, Paul Sanchez, Nicholas Kadi, Ronald G. Joseph, Richard Venture, Rob Moran, S. Epatha Merderson, Gregory McKinney, Mark Carlton
Navy SEALS, led by Lt. Dale Hawkins (Charlie Sheen) and Lt. James Curran (Michael Biehn), come to the rescue when Mid-East terrorists get their hands on U.S. missiles. Hawkins and Curran are rivals, and each uses his own unique methods to locate the stolen missiles. With help from journalist Claire Varrens (Joanne Whalley), they do finally find the weapons.
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The Onion Field 1979 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: John Savage, Ted Danson, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Dianne Hull, David Huffman, Christopher Lloyd, Priscilla Pointer, Richard Venture, Ned Wilson
Based on Joseph Wambaugh's book about cop killers using the California legal system to their advantage, this psychological drama is riveting.
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Red Corner 1997   R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Peter Donat, Robert(2) Stanton, Richard Venture, Tsai Chin, James Hong, Tzi Ma
An American lawyer, Jack Moore (Richard Gere), on a business trip to Bejing, China, enjoys a one-night stand with a model and wakes up to find her dead. A young Chinese attorney Shen Yuelin (Bai Ling) defends Moore and finds his own life changing as the case evolves.
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 Scent of a Woman 1992  R, 157 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Venture, Bradley Whitford, Rochelle Oliver, Todd Louiso, Gene Canfield, Margaret Eginton, Tom Riis Farrell, Nicholas Sadler, Matt Smith, Frances Conroy
High-school student Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) is hired to take care of blind, depressed, and foul-mouthed, retired Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) during Thanksgiving break. Slade plans to commit suicide AFTER one last fling in which Charlie is his companion. Al Pacino won an Oscar for his portrayal of the Colonel. Nominations were also received for Best Picture and Director. Based on the 1974 Italian film.
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Series 7: The Contenders 2001  R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Minahan
Cast: Brooke Smith, Glenn Fitzgerald, Marylouise Burke, Michael Kaycheck, Richard Venture, Merritt Wever, Angelina Phillips, Nada Despotovich, Donna Hanover, Danton Stone
This parody on reality-based TV shows centers on the TV program "The Contenders" on which contestants, selected at random by the lottery, find they must kill or be killed–all for the glory of winning the game.
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| 1. Being There (1979)
2. Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
3. The Executioner's Song (1982)
4. The Hunter (1980)
5. Missing (1982)
6. Navy SEALS (1990)
7. The Onion Field (1979)
8. A Private Matter (1992)
9. Red Corner (1997)
10. Scent of a Woman (1992)
11. Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
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