American Dreamer 1984   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne, James Staley, Huckleberry Fox, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jean Rougerie, Pierre Santini, Leon Zitrone, Andre Valard, Robin Coleman, Alain Flick, Yassan Khan, Christian de Tilliere
Ohio housewife Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) wins a trip to Paris after writing a chapter for a book in a mystery writing contest. Cathy arrives in Paris and is hit in the head when knocked down by a car in an accident. Upon awakening in the hospital, Cathy has no memory of her past life and believes that she is the James Bond-type heroine, Rebecca Ryan, the spy she wrote about in the contest. She meets Alan McMann (Tom Conti) and does not know that he is the ghost writer of the novel for which she won the prize. Together, they experience adventures involving spies and other villains before Cathy finally regains her memory. 1 User Review
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| | Greatly underrated!!! | Anonymous 03/24/2007 | | This is a fun movie. I loved it when I first saw it, and still enjoy watching it from time to time. I only wish Williams and Conti could have done some sequels! |
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Madea Goes to Jail 2009  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Tyler Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tamela J. Mann, David Mann, RonReaco Lee, Ion Overman, Vanessa Ferlito, Viola Davis, Sofia Vergara, Robin Coleman, Bobbi Baker, Aisha Hinds, Benjamin Benitez, Karan Kendrick
Madea (Tyler Perry) faces a judge after a high-speed chase on the freeway. Her anger management fails her, and she is sent to jail. Meanwhile, prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keshia Knight Pulliam) has been arrested, and Assistant District Attorney Joshua (Derek Luke) has been assigned to try her case. But, Joshua has past ties to Candace and feels too close to her problems. He asks his fiance Linda Holmes (Ion Overman) to handle the case, and Candace heads to jail. Now in prison, Candace and Madea become friends, and Madea "protects" Candace in Madea's own unique way.
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| 1. American Dreamer (1984)
2. Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
aka: Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
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