D.A.R.Y.L 1985  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Kathryn Walker, Josef Sommer, Ron Frazier, Steve Ryan, David Wohl, Barret Oliver, Danny Corkill, Ed Grady, Blain Fairman, Amy Linker, Tucker McGuire, Hardy Rawls
Daryl (Barret Oliver) is a boy with amnesia who is found by the side of the road. Because he doesn't know who his real parents are, he is placed with foster parents, Joyce and Andy Richardson (Mary Beth Hurt and Michael McKean), and gradually grows to like them. His name is an acronym, and he represents a secret government experiment (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform), a clone combined with a computer. The G-men want him back, and Daryl wants to stay with his new family. A touching story, especially for kids.
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Day One 1989  TV, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker, Hume Cronyn, Richard Dysart, Hal Holbrook, Barnard Hughes, John McMartin, David Ogden Stiers, Anne Twomey, Lawrence Dane, Ron Frazier, Olek Krupa, Gary Reineke
In this strong made-for-TV film, the story about the men who made the Atomic Bomb is told, as well as the political and morality struggles concerning its use. General Groves (Brian Dennehy) heads up the Manhattan Project and works diligently toward the single goal of building the ultimate weapon. He appoints Robert Oppenheimer (David Strathairn) to head up the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. Oppenheimer questions the consequences of their efforts but continues on to the final goal. Now it is time to drop the bomb, and the scientists witness the gruesome consequences of their efforts.
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Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roland Joffe
Cast: Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack, Laura Dern, Natasha Richardson, John C. McGinley, Ron Frazier, Del Close, John Considine
This is the story of the building of the atomic bomb and the interplay between military and science to achieve success.
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For Richer, for Poorer 1992  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Father, Son and the Mistress
Director: Jay Sandrich
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Talia Shire, Jonathan Silverman, Joanna Gleason, Madeline Kahn, George Wyner, Dakin Matthews, Ron Frazier, Stephen Caffrey, Paul Collins
Self-made millionaire Aram Katourian (Jack Lemmon) tries to teach his lazy son, Michael (Jonathan Silverman), a lesson in how to succeed in business. To accomplish his goal, Aram claims bankruptcy and wants Michael to help regain the family's wealth. Plans go awry but lead to very surprising results.
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Rollover 1981 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn, Josef Sommer, Bob Gunton, Martha Plimpton, Macon McCalman, Jodi Long, Ron Frazier, Howard Erskine
When ex-film star Lee Winters (Jane Fonda) inherits her murdered husband's business, she finds that she is in financial trouble. Coming to the rescue is Hub Smith (Kris Kristofferson) who has the know-how to guide Winters' financial AND romantic decisions.
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| 1. D.A.R.Y.L (1985)
2. Day One (1989)
3. Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
4. For Richer, for Poorer (1992)
aka: Father, Son and the Mistress
5. Rollover (1981)
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