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American Graffiti   1973     4 stars    PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Lucas  
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Mackenzie Phillips, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Spano, Candy Clark, Wolfman Jack, Charles Martin Smith, Bo Hopkins, Beau Gentry, Manuel Padilla Jr.

  "Cruising" in the early 1960s on a hot summer night is the setting for this story of an end-of-summer good-bye as one of the group is leaving for college in the morning. It is an insightful glimpse of high-school seniors in a more innocent era before the Vietnam controversies when "Wolfman Jack" introduced their songs and represented their cultures. The five Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Candy Clark).



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Richard Dreyfuss Curt Henderson
Ron Howard Steve Bolander
Cindy Williams Laurie Henderson
Paul Le Mat John Milner
Harrison Ford Bob Falfa
Mackenzie Phillips Carol
Kathleen Quinlan Peg
Joe Spano Vic
Candy Clark Debbie Dunham
Wolfman Jack XERB Disc Jockey
Charles Martin Smith Terry "The Toad" Fields
Bo Hopkins Joe Young
Beau Gentry Ants
Manuel Padilla Jr. Carlos

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Angels & Demons   2009     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Thure Lindhardt, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco, Victor Alfieri, Franklin Amobi, Curt Lowens, Bob Yerkes, Marc Fionini

  Based on Dan Brown's bestselling book, events transpire after those of "The Da Vinci Code." The Pope has died, and, after being summoned by the Vatican, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) travels to Rome where he decodes a symbol found on a murder victim's skin. Clues lead to a resurrected sect, the Illuminatis, that has kidnapped four high-ranking Cardinals who are in line to succeed the Pope. The plan is to kill them one-by-one and then bomb Vatican City to show the power of science over faith. Along the way, Langdon joins forces with Italian scientist Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer), and they search through catacombs and crypts for answers to the villains' identities.



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Tom Hanks Robert Langdon
Ayelet Zurer Vittoria Vetra
Ewan McGregor Camerlengo Patrick McKenna
Stellan Skarsgard Commander Richter
Pierfrancesco Favino Inspector Olivetti
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Assassin
Armin Mueller-Stahl Cardinal Strauss
Thure Lindhardt Chartrand
David Pasquesi Claudio Vincenzi
Cosimo Fusco Father Simeon
Victor Alfieri Lt. Valenti
Franklin Amobi Cardinal Lamasse
Curt Lowens Cardinal Ebner
Bob Yerkes Cardinal Guidera
Marc Fionini Cardinal Baggia
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Apollo 13   1995     3 and a half stars    PG, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Emily Ann Lloyd, Joe Spano, Xander Berkeley, Miko Hughes, Max Elliott Slade, Jean Speegle Howard, Tracy Reiner, Chris Ellis

  Often, real life is better than fiction. This true story of the ill-fated, 1970's Apollo 13 space mission that suffered an explosion in the command module, is gripping from beginning to end. "Houston, we have a problem" is the message sent from the astronauts–mission leader Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon), and Fred Haise (Bill Paxton)–while on their lunar landing mission. At Mission Control, leader Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and the original mission commander Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) work together with technicians and scientists to bring the crew home alive. The film won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Sound and had several nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Ed Harris).



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Tom Hanks Jim Lovell
Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert
Bill Paxton Fred Haise
Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly
Ed Harris Gene Kranz
Kathleen Quinlan Marilyn Lovell
Mary Kate Schellhardt Barbara Lovell
Emily Ann Lloyd Susan Lovell
Joe Spano NASA Director
Xander Berkeley Henry Hurt
Miko Hughes Jeffrey Lovell
Max Elliott Slade Jay Lovell
Jean Speegle Howard Blanch Lovell
Tracy Reiner Mary Haise
Chris Ellis Deke Slayton

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Backdraft   1991     2 and a half stars    R, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, Jason Gedrick, J.T. Walsh, Clint Howard, Anthony Mockus Sr., Cedrick Young, Juan Ramirez, Kevin Casey, Jack McGee

  Sibling rivals Stephen and Brian McCaffrey (Kurt Russell and William Baldwin) are employed by the same Chicago Fire Department that their now-deceased father once worked for. Suspicious fires are being set, and Arson Inspector Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (Robert De Niro) steps in to investigate. The investigation leads to corrupt Alderman Marty Swayzak's (J.T. Walsh) connection to jailed pyromaniac Ronald Bartel (Donald Sutherland). Meanwhile, Brian suspects that his brother Stephen might be playing an important role in the arsons. All forces come together in phenomenal fire-fighting scenes.



Cast
Kurt Russell Stephen and Dennis McCaffrey
William Baldwin Brian McCaffrey
Robert De Niro Donald "Shadow" Rimgale
Donald Sutherland Ronald Bartel
Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Vaitkus
Scott Glenn John "Axe" Adcox
Rebecca De Mornay Helen McCaffrey
Jason Gedrick Tim Krizminski
J.T. Walsh Alderman Marty Swayzak
Clint Howard Ricco the Pathologist
Anthony Mockus Sr. Chief John Fitzgerald
Cedrick Young Grindle
Juan Ramirez Ray Santos
Kevin Casey Nightingle
Jack McGee Schmidt

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A Beautiful Mind   2001     3 stars    PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch, Vivien Cardone, Anthony Rapp, Jason Gray-Stanford, Austin Pendelton, Jillie Simon, Victor Steinbach, Tanya Clarke

  This biography traces the life of paranoid-schizophrenic, math genius John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) who overcame the odds to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. His life changes while he is working in cryptology at MIT where he meets Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They fall in love and marry, but problems follow when Nash's paranoid schizophrenia sets in leading to years of illness with loyal Alicia standing by him in good times and bad. The film's four Academy Awards included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly). Four additional nominations were received, including Crowe for Best Actor.



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Russell Crowe John Nash
Ed Harris Parcher
Jennifer Connelly Alicia Nash
Paul Bettany Charles
Adam Goldberg Sol
Christopher Plummer Dr. Rosen
Josh Lucas Hansen
Judd Hirsch Helinger
Vivien Cardone Marcee
Anthony Rapp Bender
Jason Gray-Stanford Ainsley
Austin Pendelton Thomas King
Jillie Simon Bar Co-Ed
Victor Steinbach Professor Horner
Tanya Clarke Becky

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Poster Art From art.comCinderella Man   2005     3 stars    PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Chuck Shamata, Gene Pyrz

  This is the story of Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) who, as an underdog, defeated Max Baer in the Madison Square Garden Bowl in 1930. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti).



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Russell Crowe Jim Braddock
Renee Zellweger Mae Braddock
Paul Giamatti Joe Gould
Craig Bierko Max Baer
Paddy Considine Mike Wilson
Bruce McGill Jimmy Johnston
David Huband Ford Bond
Connor Price Jay Braddock
Ariel Waller Rosemarie Braddock
Patrick Louis Howard Braddock
Rosemarie DeWitt Sara Wilson
Linda Kash Lucille Gould
Nicholas Campbell Sporty Lewis
Chuck Shamata Father Rorick
Gene Pyrz Jake

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Cocoon   1985     3 and a half stars    PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon

  Ron Howard's fun and well-made film concerns aliens retrieving "friends" stored undersea for 10,000 years and then placing them in an abandoned pool. They encounter old folks from a retirement home who have discovered that the cocoons have incredible restorative powers. The "old folks" are terrific, especially Don Ameche who won an Oscar for his performance.


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The Courtship of Eddie's Father   1963     3 stars    N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Vincente Minnelli  
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Dina Merrill, Ron Howard, Jerry Van Dyke, Roberta Sherwood

  A very young Ron Howard shows early talent as the adorable six-year-old Eddie who helps his widowed father find a new wife.


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Movie PictureThe Da Vinci Code   2006     3 stars    PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jurgen Prochnow, Paul Bettany, Jean Reno, Etienne Chicot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Seth Gabel, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Clive Carter

  Dan Brown's best-selling–and controversial to many Christians– novel is brought to the screen by Ron Howard. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a Harvard professor/symbologist, is visiting Paris when he is called to the Louvre after the curator is found murdered in the museum. A cipher found near the body begins Langdon's and cryptologist Sophie Neveu's (Audrey Tautou) thrilling race for the secrets of the cipher, which includes Leonardo Da Vinci's hidden meanings in his paintings and encounters with secret societies. This film version tiptoes around the more controversial parts of the novel.



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Tom Hanks Robert Landgod
Audrey Tautou Sophie Neveu
Ian McKellen Sir Leigh Teabing
Alfred Molina Bishop Aringarosa
Jurgen Prochnow Andre Vernet
Paul Bettany Silas
Jean Reno Captain Fache
Etienne Chicot Lt. Collet
Jean-Pierre Marielle Jacques Sauniere
Seth Gabel Michael
Jean-Yves Berteloot Remy Jean
Clive Carter Biggin Hill Police Captain

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Door-to-Door Maniac   1961     1 star  User Rating      N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Five Minutes to Live

Director: Bill Karn  
Cast: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forrester, Pamela Mason, Vic Tayback, Ron Howard, Merle Travis, Midge Ware, Norma Varden, Howard Wright, Hanna Landy, Byrd Holland

  Events don't go as planned when Johnny Cabot (Johnny Cash) holds Nancy Wilson (Cay Forrester)–the wife of bank president Ken Wilson (Donald Woods)–hostage and demands a $70,000 ransom. The problem: Ken is seeing another woman and is planning to get rid of his wife anyway.    1 User Review




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It's awesome!samantha 02/04/2007 
  


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Eat My Dust!   1976     1 star    PG, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Charles B. Griffith  
Cast: Ron Howard, Christopher Norris, Warren J. Kemmerling, Dave Madden, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Corbin Bernsen

  A sheriff's son (Ron Howard) and his girlfriend (Christopher Norris), seemingly unable to satisfy their compulsions for speed, race around the countryside in this inane film.

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Edtv   1999     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Ellen DeGeneres, Woody Harrelson, Martin Landau, Sally Kirkland, Rob Reiner, Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard

  An up-and-coming producer, Cynthia (Ellen De Generes), develops an idea to increase the ratings of her San Francisco cable station, True TV. The plan is to follow and film one person for 24 hours every day of every week. An underachieving video store clerk, Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey), is chosen as the new star of this unique virtual-reality show. As we meet his not-so-average family, it becomes increasingly clear how the media is able to distort the truth and how people get trapped in the celebrity thing.


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Far and Away   1992     2 and a half stars    PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Cyril Cusack, Michelle Johnson, Eileen Pollock, Douglas Gillison, Wayne Grace, Niall Toibin, Jared Harris

  Spectacular scenery of Ireland forms the early backdrop of this film about Irish immigrants who come to America in the late 1800s in search of land. Tenant farmer Joseph Donnelly (Tom Cruise) is working in western Ireland when his father is killed during a protest against ruthless landowner Daniel Christie (Robert Prosky). Joseph seeks vengeance, but Daniel's daughter Shannon (Nicole Kidman) stabs Joseph. While he is recovering, Shannon convinces Joseph to join her on a trip to America to acquire land during the Oklahoma land rush. Shannon and Joseph set out on the voyage but encounter obstacles along the way. They finally arrive in Oklahoma and have fallen in love, but Shannon's father is now following them with plans to take Shannon back home to Ireland.



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Tom Cruise Joseph Donnelly
Nicole Kidman Shannon Christie
Thomas Gibson Stephen Chase
Robert Prosky Daniel Christie
Barbara Babcock Nora Christie
Colm Meaney Kelly
Rance Howard Tomlin
Clint Howard Flynn
Cyril Cusack Danty Duff
Michelle Johnson Grace
Eileen Pollock Molly Kay
Douglas Gillison Dermody
Wayne Grace Bourke
Niall Toibin Joe
Jared Harris Paddy

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Frank Capra's American Dream   1997     2 and a half stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Kenneth Bowser  
Cast: Ron Howard

  This documentary tribute in celebration of director Frank Capra's birth–100 years ago–provides a one-sided view of the famed director but is enjoyable for what it is.

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Frost/Nixon   2008     3 stars    R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Geoffrey Blake, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen, Clint Howard

  This film analyzes events before, during, and after the 1977 television interview of Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) by David Frost (Michael Sheen) during which they dealt with questions about the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon's presidency. Nixon chose Frost as the man to interview him, and the result, as is demonstrated in this film, was a battle of wits. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Langella), and Director



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Frank Langella Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen David Frost
Kevin Bacon Jack Brennan
Rebecca Hall Caroline Cushing
Toby Jones Swifty Lazar
Matthew Macfadyen John Birt
Oliver Platt Bob Zelnick
Sam Rockwell James Reston Jr.
Patty McCormack Pat Nixon
Andy Milder Frank Gannon
Kate Jennings Grant Diane Sawyer
Geoffrey Blake Interview Director
Gabriel Jarret Ken Khachigian
Jim Meskimen Raymond Price
Clint Howard Lloyd Davis
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Grand Theft Auto   1977     2 stars    PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Ron Howard, Nancy Morgan, Peter Isacksen, Marion Ross, Barry Cahill, Elizabeth Rogers, Rance Howard, Paul Linke, Clint Howard, Don Steele, James Ritz, Hoke Howell

  In this film, Ron Howard's directorial debut, Sam (Ron Howard) elopes with an heiress (Nancy Morgan) in her father's (Barry Cahill) Rolls Royce. Before long, her family and others are in hot pursuit.

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Gung Ho   1986     3 stars    PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers, John Turturro, Clint Howard, Rance Howard, Sab Shimono, Rick Overton, So Yamamura

  This likable comedy highlights the differences in Japanese and American cultures. Hunt Stevenson (Michael Keaton) attempts to save his hometown by pleading with the Japanese to open an automobile plant. The Japanese finally do, and the plant workers must now adapt to the Japanese style of management.


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How the Grinch Stole Christmas   2000     2 and a half stars    PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Jeremy Howard, T.J. Thyne, Lacey Kohl, Clint Howard, Josh Ryan Evans, Rance Howard, Mindy Sterling, Rachel Winfree

  Anthony Hopkins narrates this remake of the Dr. Seuss classic cartoon story based on the 1957 book. Jim Carrey stars as that despicable villain, the Grinch, who observes the residents of Whoville preparing to celebrate Christmas and plots to steal all the holiday celebration from them. But, young Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) sees goodness in the Grinch, tries to make friends with him, and melts his heart with kindness.



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Jim Carrey Grinch
Taylor Momsen Cindy Lou Who
Anthony Hopkins Narrator (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor Mayor Augustus Maywho
Christine Baranski Martha May Whovier
Bill Irwin Lou Lou Who
Molly Shannon Betty Lou Who
Jeremy Howard Drew Lou Who
T.J. Thyne Stu Lou Who
Lacey Kohl Christina Whoterberry
Clint Howard Whobris
Josh Ryan Evans 8-Year-Old Grinch
Rance Howard Elderly Timekeeper
Mindy Sterling Clamella
Rachel Winfree Rose

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Huckleberry Finn   1975     3 stars    TV, 78 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Totten  
Cast: Ron Howard, Antonio Fargas, Jack Elam, Merle Haggard, Donny Most, Royal Dano, Dee Carroll, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Jean Howard

  This is a pretty good version of the Mark Twain classic tale. The Howard family plays many of the parts as Ron is Huck in this TV production. Fargas is the runaway slave Jim, as Huck and Jim raft down the Mississippi River. Most of the social bite of Twain's story is missing.


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The Independent   2000     2 stars    R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Kessler  
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich, Anne Meara, Ben Stiller, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Ted Demme, Fred Williamson, Nick Cassavetes, Paul Logan, Julie Strain, Andy Dick

  This mockumentary centers on filmmaker Morty Fineman (Jerry Stiller) whose work has involved low-budget exploitation films. Now, on the verge of bankruptcy, Fineman coerces daughter Paloma (Janeane Garofalo) into helping gain recognition by filming the story of a convicted murderer.



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Jerry Stiller Morty Fineman
Janeane Garofalo Paloma Fineman
Max Perlich Ivan
Anne Meara Rita
Ben Stiller Cop
Roger Corman Himself
Ron Howard Himself
Karen Black Herself
Peter Bogdanovich Himself
Ted Demme Himself
Fred Williamson Himself
Nick Cassavetes Himself
Paul Logan Son
Julie Strain Mrs. Kevorkian
Andy Dick Maitre'd
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The Journey   1959     3 stars    N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Robert Morley, E.G. Marshall, Jason Robards, Kurt Kasznar, Anne Jackson, Anouk Aimee, Ron Howard, David Kossoff

  Ron Howard and Jason Robards made their film debuts in this story about a busload of neutrals who are stopped at the border during Hungary's 1956 uprising.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Missing   2003     2 and a half stars    R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller / Western
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Eric Schweig, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, Sergio Calderon, Jay Tavare, Steve Reevis, Rance Howard, Simon Baker

  In 1885, Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones) returns to his home in New Mexico after a 20-year absence and finds that his daughter, Maggie (Cate Blanchett), needs him to track down Army deserters–led by an Aztec mystic, Chidin (Eric Schweig)–who have kidnapped Maggie's daughter. Father and daughter unite as they pursue Chidin in hopes of finding the young girl before she is sold to a prostitution ring across the border in Mexico.


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More American Graffiti   1979     1 star    PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill L. Norton  
Cast: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Scott Glenn, Mary Kay Place, Harrison Ford

  The characters from "American Graffiti" are back in this sequel. Now, they work their ways through the turbulent 1960s–including the Vietnam War and its accompanying protest movement. It just doesn't click this time around. That motorcycle cop is Harrison Ford.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Music Man   1962     4 stars    N/R, 151 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Morton DaCosta  
Cast: Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, Ron Howard, Charles(2) Lane, Mary Wickes, Rance Howard, Timmy Everett, Susan Luckey, Harry Hickox, William Fawcett, Percy Helton

  Professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston) arrives in River City, Iowa, around 1900. He plans to work a scam on the citizens by forming a boys' marching band, but he falls in love with Marion (Shirley Jones) the librarian and changes his tune. Great Meredith Willson songs include "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Ya Got Trouble," "Gary, Indiana," "Till There Was You," "Marian the Librarian," and "Wells Fargo Wagon." An Oscar was awarded for Best Musical Score, and there were five nominations, including Best Picture.



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Robert Preston Harold Hill
Shirley Jones Marian Paroo
Buddy Hackett Marcellus Washburn
Hermione Gingold Eulalie MacKechnie Shinn
Paul Ford Mayor Shinn
Pert Kelton Mrs. Paroo
Ron Howard Winthrop Paroo
Charles(2) Lane Constable Locke
Mary Wickes Mrs. Squires
Rance Howard Oscar Jackson
Timmy Everett Tommy Djilas
Susan Luckey Zaneeta Shinn
Harry Hickox Charlie Cowell
William Fawcett Lester Lonnergan
Percy Helton Conductor

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Night Shift   1982     2 and a half stars    R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Kevin Costner, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley, Bobby DiCicco, Nita Talbot, Basil Hoffman, Clint Howard

  Two men on the night shift at the city morgue (Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton) decide to add life to their evenings and wallets by becoming pimps for a prostitute-in-need (Shelley Long).


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The Paper   1994     3 stars    R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Jason Alexander, Spalding Gray, Catherine O'Hara, Clint Howard

  An inside look at life in production of news is seen when Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton) attempts to confront managing editor, Alicia Clark (Glenn Close), as she tries to interfere in his investigation. Big city newspaper stories and how they get published provide the focus for this drama, co-written by "New York Times" senior editor Stephen Koep.


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Parenthood   1989     3 and a half stars    PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Mary Steenburgen, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Harley Jane Kozak, Joaquin Phoenix, Dennis Dugan, Paul Linke, Eileen Ryan, Jasen Fisher, Helen Shaw

  This funny, in-depth movie tells the story of parents' Gil and Karen (Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen) joys and triumphs as they experience the fate of parenthood. From lost soul, to rebellious teenagers, to emotionally warped–the film covers all aspects of the relationships between parent and child in a warm, humorous way. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest as Gil's sister, Helen).



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Steve Martin Gil Buckman
Tom Hulce Larry Buckman
Rick Moranis Nathan Huffner
Mary Steenburgen Karen Buckman
Martha Plimpton Julie Buckman
Keanu Reeves Tod Higgins
Jason Robards Frank Buckman
Dianne Wiest Helen Buckman
Harley Jane Kozak Susan Buckman
Joaquin Phoenix Garry Buckman-Lampkin
Dennis Dugan David Brodsky
Paul Linke George Bowman
Eileen Ryan Marilyn Buckman
Jasen Fisher Kevin Buckman
Helen Shaw Grandma

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Poster Art From art.comRansom   1996     3 stars    R, 121 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Lili Taylor, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Jose Zuniga

  This loose remake of the 1956 Glenn Ford vehicle is about Tom Mullen's (Mel Gibson) dilemma when his son, Sean (Brawley Nolte), is kidnapped. Going against the wishes of his wife, Kate (Rene Russo), and the FBI, Mullen hatches his own plot to get the boy out of the clutches of kidnapper Jimmy Shaker (Gary Sinise).


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The Shootist   1976     3 and a half stars    PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Don Siegel  
Cast: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, Ron Howard, Richard Boone, Hugh O'Brian, Harry Morgan, John Carradine, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney

  A gunfighter dying of cancer (John Wayne) is haunted by his own reputation in the search for a way to die. This is Wayne's final film, and it is one of his best.


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Skyward   1980     2 stars    TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Clu Gulager, Ben Marley, Lisa Whelchel, Suzy Gilstrap, Jana Hall, Mark Wheeler, Rance Howard

  Billie (Bette Davis), a retired barnstormer, is a flight instructor at a small Texas airport. When wheelchair-bound Julie (Suzy Gilstrap), shows up with a desire to fulfill her dreams of flying, Billie, over the objections of Julie's family and friends, agrees to take on the training of the girl. Made for TV.

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The Spikes Gang   1974     2 stars    PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Fleischer  
Cast: Lee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Arthur Hunnicutt, Noah Beery Jr., Marc Smith, Don Fellows, Elliott Sullivan, Robert Beatty, Bert Conway, Ralph Brown, Bill Curran, David Thomson, Ricardo Palacios

  Garry Spikes (Lee Marvin) is a veteran gunman who is wounded, and runaway boys–Les Richter (Ron Howard) and Will Young (Gary Grimes)–nurse him back to health. They love hearing Spikes tell about his past adventures, and Spikes encourages them to form an outlaw gang with him as their leader. Les and Will enter the world of bank robberies with Spikes, but then Spikes double-crosses them and hunts them as a bounty hunter. When Will decides to settle the score and get revenge, mayhem is certain to follow.



Cast
Lee Marvin Harry Spikes
Gary Grimes Will Young
Ron Howard Les Richter
Charles Martin Smith Tod
Arthur Hunnicutt Kid White aka Billy Blanco
Noah Beery Jr. Jack Basset
Marc Smith Abel Young
Don Fellows Cowboy
Elliott Sullivan Billy
Robert Beatty Sheriff
Bert Conway Bank Teller
Ralph Brown Posse Leader
Bill Curran Gillis
David Thomson Sheriff
Ricardo Palacios Doctor
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Splash   1984     2 and a half stars    PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Dody Goodman, Richard B. Shull, Joe Grifasi, Bobby DiCicco, Shecky Greene, Howard Morris

  Tom Hanks plays a New York bachelor who falls in love with a beautiful young woman (Daryl Hannah) who just happens to turn into a mermaid whenever even a splash of water comes in contact with her body.


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Welcome to Hollywood   2000     1 and a half stars    R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin  
Cast: Adam Rifkin, Jane Jenkins, Scott Wolf, David Andriole, Tony Markes, Angie Everhart, Nicolas Cage, Jeff Goldblum, John Tavolta, Will Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sandra Bullock, Glenn Close, Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard

  In this mockumentary, film director Adam Rifkin (Himself) wants to film the rise to fame of young actor Anton Markwell (Tony Markes). To achieve that goal, Rifkin sets up numerous opportunities and convinces Anton to change his name to Nick Decker. Nick even gets a role on "Baywatch" but loses the role when he steps on a stingray. Now, Rifkin comes up with a new idea to set Nick up with supermodel Angie Everhart (Herself) who will play Nick's love interest, and the atmosphere heats up in this satire on Hollywood.



Cast
Adam Rifkin Himself
Jane Jenkins Casting Director
Scott Wolf Himself
David Andriole David Lake
Tony Markes Anton Markwell/Nick Decker
Angie Everhart Herself
Nicolas Cage Himseff
Jeff Goldblum Himself
John Tavolta Himself
Will Smith Himself
Cuba Gooding Jr. Himself
Sandra Bullock Herself
Glenn Close Herself
Dennis Hopper Himself
Ron Howard Himself
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The Wild Country   1971     2 stars    G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
aka: The Newcomers

Director: Robert Totten  
Cast: Steve Forrest, Vera Miles, Jack Elam, Ron Howard, Frank DeKova, Morgan Woodward, Clint Howard, Dub Taylor, Karl Swenson, Rance Howard

  This Disney film involves the Tanner family relocating from Pittsburgh to the Wyoming wilderness where they face tornadoes, fire, a fight for water rights, and other adversities. All ends well.

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Poster Art From art.comWillow   1988     2 and a half stars    PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ron Howard  
Cast: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Warwick Davis, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty, Rick Overton, Pat Roach, Gavan O'Herlihy, David Steinberg

  Willow (Warwick Davis) is a wizard who must keep a special child away from the clutches of the wicked queen (Jean Marsh). This movie is an enchanting fantasy.


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Ron Howard
Oscar: Best Director for A Beautiful Mind (2001)


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