Foxes 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Jodie Foster, Cherie Currie, Marilyn Kagan, Kandice Stroh, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman, Randy Quaid, Lois Smith, Laura Dern, Roger Bowen, Adam Faith, Sloan Roberts, Jill Barrie Bogart, Wayne Storm, Mary Margaret Lewis
Four girls–Jeanie (Jodie Foster), Annie (Cherie Currie), Madge (Marilyn Kagan), and Deirdre (Kandice Stroh)–grow up in the San Fernando Valley and have more than their share of problems with sex, drugs, and alcohol. When they throw a party, matters get out of hand, and Annie is hospitalized. She escapes from the hospital, and, now, Jeanie is determined to find her.
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M*A*S*H 1970  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: MASH
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Jo Ann Pflug, Gary Burghoff, Bud Cort, Rene Auberjonois, Fred Williamson, Roger Bowen, David Arkin, Michael Murphy, Kim Atwood, Tim Brown
This is the irreverent movie about one Mobile Army Surgical Hospital staff serving in the Korean War and was the basis for the popular television series. Battlefield surgeons Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland), Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), and Duke Forrest (Tom Skerritt) relieve the horrors of war through numerous pranks aimed at chief nurse Hot Lips Houlihan (Sally Kellerman) and Maj. Frank Burns (Richard Duvall). Ring Lardner Jr. won the Oscar for his screenplay, and four nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Actress in a Supporting Role (Kellerman).
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Petulia 1968  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Pippa Scott, Kathleen Widdoes, Roger Bowen, Richard Dysart, Ellen Geer
Set in San Francisco during the 1960s, Richard Lester's comedy revolves around a divorced doctor, Archie Bollen (George C. Scott), and his relationship with an unhappily married kook, Petulia Danner (Julie Christie).
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 What About Bob? 1991 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Bill Murray, Julie Hagerty, Richard Dreyfuss, Charlie Korsmo, Tom Aldredge, Kathryn Erbe, Roger Bowen, Doris Belack, Susan Willis, Fran Brill
Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) is off his rocker–but lovable. He becomes compulsively attracted to Dr. Leo Martin (Richard Dreyfuss) who has no desire to befriend Bob. When Martin leaves for vacation at Lake Winnipesaukee, the neurotic Bob follows and drives Martin crazy with his constant attention.
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Zapped! 1982   R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert J. Rosenthal
Cast: Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Robert Mandan, Felice Schachter, Scatman Crothers, Roger Bowen, Mews Small, Greg Bradford, Sue Ane Langdon, Heather Thomas, Hilary Beane, Hardy Keith, Merritt Butrick
A high-school student, Barney Springboro (Scott Baio), accidentally discovers the formula that gives him telekinetic powers. He uses those powers to win games, control bullies, and attract the girls. All goes well until his parents (Roger Bowen and Mews Small) catch on and decide that Barney's evil spirits must be exorcised.
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| 1. Foxes (1980)
2. M*A*S*H (1970)
aka: MASH
3. Petulia (1968)
4. What About Bob? (1991)
5. Zapped! (1982)
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