2010 1984  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea, Madolyn Smith, Dana Elcar, Douglas Rain, Candice Bergen
In this sequel, it is nine years later when a new team of American and Russian astronauts are sent into space to discover the mystery of the errant computer HAL. The question is whether, if recovered, HAL can be trusted.
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All That Jazz 1979  R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen, Michael Tolan, John Lithgow, Max Wright, CCH Pounder, Wallace Shawn, David Margulies
This is Director Bob Fosse's autobiographical rendering of a choreographer's love and obsession with both women and work and provides an insightful glimpse into the world of dance. The film received four Oscars; five other nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Roy Scheider) 2 User Reviews
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| | all that jazz | jako 01/27/2007 | | i loved sandahl bergen when she did her dance number with thong up her booty panties no bra on she was looking hoooooot and sexxxxxxy mmmmp i would love to make love to her bump huuump and griiiindher mmm huuu well bye sandy were ever you are i wish i could kiss you all over |
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Better Living 1998  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Max Mayer
Cast: Olympia Dukakis, Roy Scheider, Edward Herrmann, Deborah Hedwall, Catherine Corpeny, Wendy Hoopes, James Villemaire, Phyllis Somerville, Scott Cohen, Jamie Gonzalez
When Tom (Roy Scheider) arrives home after a 15 year absence, he finds his nutty wife, Nora (Olympia Dukakis), digging a hole in the back yard. Tom takes the project one step further: this hole will be a family shelter, and their three grown daughters are assigned to help store canned goods for the future.
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Blue Thunder 1983 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark, Warren Oates, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling, Joe Santos, David Sheiner, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard, James Murtaugh, Pat McNamara, James Murtaugh, Jack Murdock, Clifford A. Pellow
The Los Angeles Police Department wants to use the specially modified Blue Thunder helicopter to prevent terrorism during the 1984 Olympics and assigns Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider) to train as the pilot. Meanwhile, the project pilot, Col. F.E. Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell), is conspiring to take over the United States. Murphy uncovers the plot and takes to the skies in a battle for justice. This movie inspired the "Airwolf" TV series about a super helicopter that can do just about anything.
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Chain of Command 2000  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Terlesky
Cast: Roy Scheider, Michael Biehn, Patrick Muldoon, Maria Conchita Alonso, Ric Young, Sung Hi Lee, William R. Moses, Tom Wright, Philip Tan, Michael Mantell
The briefcase that allows the President to release nuclear weapons has been taken by terrorists, and now it's up to the Secret Service to act before things get way out of hand.
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Dracula III: Legacy 2005  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Patrick Lassier
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Jason London, Roy Scheider, Diane Neal, Alexandra Westcourt, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Billington, Tom Kane, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Serban Celea
Father Uffizi and Luke (Jason Scott Lee and Jason London) journey to Romania in search of Elizabeth (Diane Neal) with plans to rescue her from Dracula's clutches and rid the world of that vampire forever.
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Executive Target 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Merhi
Cast: Michael Madsen, Roy Scheider, Keith David, Angie Everhart, Dayton Callie, Kathy Christopherson, Gareth Williams, Robert Miano, Matthias Hues, Mike Genovese, Jana Robbins, Sal Landi
Stunt driver Nick (Michael Madsen) is on his way to prison when he is "rescued" by gunmen. The reason for the rescue soon becomes apparent to him: he is to drive the getaway car in a plot to capture the U.S. President (Roy Scheider). Lots of action–especially in the early part of the film that features crashes and car chases. Another film where ex-military men decide to take over when they're not happy with current policies–in this case, the cancellation of the "Star Wars" program.
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 The French Connection 1971  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frederic de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, Patrick McDermott, Andre Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Alan Weeks
If for no other reason than the spine-tingling car chase, this movie deserves viewing. Fortunately, it also has much more going for it. NYPD detective Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) visits Paris to uncover the source of a drug supply coming into the United States. Doyle ends up back in the Big Apple for the elevated train car chase. This film won the Best Picture Academy Award, and Gene Hackman and William Friedkin were also honored for Best Actor and Director. Awards were also given for Best Writing and Editing, and nominations were received for Best Supporting Actor (Roy Scheider) and Sound.
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In Our Hands 1984  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Richer, Stanley Warnow
Cast: Carly Simon, Peter,Paul&Mary, Roy Scheider, Ellen Burstyn, Orson Welles, Meryl Streep, Jill Clayburgh, Pete Seeger, Benjamin Spock, Helen Caldicott
This is a filmed documentary of the 1982 anti-nuke rally in New York City.
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 Jaws 1975 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Thriller / Adventure / Horror
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley, Chris Rebello, Ted Grossman, Jay Mello
Based on Peter Benchley's novel, this blockbuster movie is about a shark that terrorizes the resort community of Amity Island. While Mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) is determined to keep the beaches open, the shark dines on its victims. Now the safety of those on Amity Island lies in the hands of Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), and fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw). They board Quint's boat "The Orca" and hunt down the deadly creature. The filmmakers do a superior job of building suspense with music, camera angles, and a shark that doesn't appear until 82 minutes into the film. All performances add to the success of this classic film. The film won Oscars for Best Film Editing, Original Musical Score, and Sound–and was nominated for Best Picture.
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Jaws 2 1978 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Dusenberry, Barry Coe, Keith Gordon
Roy Scheider once again is the vigilant protector of the public from the great white shark in this sequel that doesn't quite match up to Spielberg's original. There is some pretty good excitement, however.
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King of Texas 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Marcia Gay Harden, Lauren Holly, Roy Scheider, David Alan Grier, Colm Meaney, Patrick Bergin, Matt Letscher, Liam Waite, Steven Bauer, Richard Lineback
This made-for-cable TV film is another adaptation of a Shakespeare play, King Lear in this case. John Lear (Patrick Stewart), a powerful rancher in the 19th century, decides to divide his vast empire among his three daughters. The bulk of the land will go to the one who is most convincing at expressing her love and devotion.
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Klute 1971  R, 114 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Jean Stapleton, Rita Gam, Dorothy Tristan, Richard B. Shull, Vivian Nathan, Nathan George
Jane Fonda won an Oscar for her insightful depiction of a prostitute, Bree, whose life is in danger. John Klute (Donald Sutherland) meets her when the trail of his missing friend leads to Bree.
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Last Embrace 1979 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin, Christopher Walken, Sam Levene, John Glover, Charles Napier, Jacqueline Brookes, David Margulies, Lou Gilbert, Andrew Duncan
Roy Scheider plays a paranoid government agent who believes that someone is trying to kill him. He meets a graduate student (Janet Margolin) and the suspense begins.
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Marathon Man 1976 R, 125 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Marc Lawrence, Richard Bright, Allen Joseph, Lou Gilbert
An ex-Nazi war criminal (Laurence Olivier) disguises himself to go to New York where a young student (Dustin Hoffman) inadvertently becomes involved in his pursuit. Olivier was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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The Men's Club 1986 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Roy Scheider, Treat Williams, Richard Jordan, Frank Langella, David Dukes, Craig Wasson, Stockard Channing, Cindy Pickett, Jennifer Jason Leigh
This story about a group of nearly 40-year-olds who get together for a stag party depicts all that is macho about some men and their destructive attitudes toward women.
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The Myth of Fingerprints 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bart Freundlich
Cast: Roy Scheider, Blythe Danner, Noah Wyle, Hope Davis, James LeGros, Julianne Moore, Brian Kerwin, Laurel Holloman, Michael Vartan, Christopher Duva
At a Thanksgiving family reunion, four siblings–Leigh (Laurel Holloman), Mia (Julianne Moore), Jake (Michael Vartan), and Warren (Noah Wyle)–gather at their parents' (Blythe Danner and Roy Scheider) home where they face up to their problems and reevaluate their conflicts.
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The Peacekeeper 1997 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Frederic Forestier
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sarrazin, Roy Scheider, Montel Williams, Christopher Heyerdahl, Monika Schnarre, Allen Altman, Tim Post, Chip Chuipka, Roc LaFortune
A mercenary, Lt. Col. Douglas Murphy (Michael Sarrazin), takes over a U.S. missile site and aims one of its missiles at Washington, D.C. in an act of revenge against U.S. President Robert Baker (Roy Scheider). But wait, could it be that we have a hero inside the facility and ready to fight the odds? Yes, Lt. Col. Northrop (Montel Williams) fits that description.
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Plato's Run 1997 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: James Becket
Cast: Gary Busey, Roy Scheider, Steven Bauer, Jeff Speakman, Tiani Warden, Maggie Myatt, Horacio Le Don, Doug DeLuca, Melanie Chartoff, Marc Macaulay, Mario Ernesto Sanchez, Salvador Levy
Ex-Navy Seal/ex-CIA agent Plato Smith (Gary Busey) is hired by Cuban American Gomez (Salvador Levy) to rescue his son from a Cuban prison. The mission works, but there is more to Gomez's son than meets the eye, and now Plato is on the run.
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 The Punisher 2004 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, James Carpinello, Laura Harring, Will Patton, Ben Foster, John Pinette, Rebecca Romijn, Eddie Jemison, Samantha Mathis, Roy Scheider, Mark Collie
Former FBI agent Frank Castle (Thomas Jane) seeks revenge against wealthy criminal Howard Saint (James Carpinello) and his troop of assassins after they mercilessly massacred Castle's whole family–including his wife, child, father, and cousins.
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The Rage 1997 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Gary Busey, Kristen Cloke, Roy Scheider, Brandon Smith, David Carradine, Mark G. Allen, Russ McGinn, Jeff Doucette, David Jensen, Jenny McShane, Terra Allen
FBI agent Nick Travis (Lorenzo Lamas) teams up with up-and-comer Kelly (Kristen Cloke) to investigate a series of gruesome murders in which the victims are mutilated. The search leads them to a group of Vietnam veterans, led by Art Dacy (Gary Busey), who were recently released from psychiatric care. Nick must also deal with his boss (Roy Scheider) who blames Nick for lack of promotions. Brutal, gory.
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 The Rainmaker 1997 PG-13, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Virginia Madsen, Mary Kay Place, Mickey Rourke, Roy Scheider, Jon Voight, Teresa Wright, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Shue, Red West, Johnny Whitworth, Wayne Emmons
Young Memphis attorney Rudy Baylor (Matt Damon) teams up with loser Deck Shiffler (Danny DeVito) who has failed six times to pass the bar exam. Together, they take on powerful company lawyers, led by Leo Drummond (John Voight), at Great Benefit Insurance Company. The company denied potentially life-saving treatment of a bone marrow transplant to Donnie Ray (Johnny Whitworth), and now Rudy and Deck win the case of a lifetime when they prove that the company always denies its claims.
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RKO 281 1999 R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Benjamin Ross
Cast: Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider, Liam Cunningham, David Suchet, Fiona Shaw, Anastasia Hille
Project 281 was RKO's name for the production of "Citizen Kane," which would become largely regarded as the greatest film ever made. Liev Schreiber plays Orson Welles, director of the film, and James Cromwell is William Randolph Hearst, upon whom the film is based. This is the story of that production and the attempts of Hearst to stop the release of the film, which shows him in a poor light. Some good performances in this HBO-produced film.
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Romeo Is Bleeding 1993 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra, Juliette Lewis, Michael Wincott, Roy Scheider, Ron Perlman, Dennis Farina, Will Patton, David Proval
Jack (Gary Oldman), a New York cop who is on the take, has a good life–nice home, wife, and a dumb mistress. His job for the mob is to supply information on mob-related witnesses. When Jack is hired to guard a tough, sexy, Russian hit woman (Lena Olin), his life starts to unravel. Lots of brutality in this modern film noir.
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The Russia House 1990 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Sean Connery, Roy Scheider, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Fox, John Mahoney, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ken Russell, J.T. Walsh, David Threlfall, Michael Kitchen, Mac McDonald, Nicholas Woodeson, Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Colin Stinton
When Barley Blair (Sean Connery) is sent a manuscript that reveals Soviet military secrets, he becomes involved in espionage for his government as he leaves on a mission to Russia in search of the author.
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The Seven-Ups 1973 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip D'Antoni
Cast: Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines, Ken Kercheval, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Lou Polan, Joe Spinell, Robert Burr, Rex Everhart
After one of their comrades is killed, New York City police members of an elite group–the Seven-Ups (minimum time to be sentenced in prison)–must find the murderers before their own reputations are ruined.
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Sorcerer 1977 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Joe Spinell, Karl John, Friedrich von Ledebur, Jacques Francois
This remake of "The Wages of Fear" is a suspenseful thriller about four outcasts who are given a second chance by trucking nitroglycerine through the South American jungle.
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Star! 1968  G, 174 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, Jenny Agutter, Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Scheider
This biography of stage star Gertrude Lawrence flopped at the box office but received seven Academy Award nominations. Julie Andrews as Lawrence and Daniel Massey as Noel Coward are superb. Daniel Massey received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | Best I have Ever Seen | Ethel 02/28/2007 | | So underated! Better than the original title of STAR! Excellent songs and excellent performances! |
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Still of the Night 1982 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Sara Botsford, Josef Sommer, Irving Metzman, Larry Joshua, Rikke Borge, Tom Norton
Robert Benton (Roy Scheider) is a psychiatrist in New York whose life may be in danger because one of his patients (Meryl Streep) could be the murderess of one of his former patients.
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Tiger Town 1983 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Alan Shapiro
Cast: Roy Scheider, Justin Henry, Ron McLarty, Bethany Carpenter, Lindsay Barr, Dave Bokas, Chris Bremer, Mary Louise Wilson, Jack Fish, Noah Moazezi
Over-the-hill Detroit Tiger player Billy Young (Roy Scheider) is in a batting slump, and it appears that he may finish his career without being in a World Series. But along comes 12-year-old Alex (Justin Henry) who attends the games and "wills" Billy to get a hit. It works, but will Alex be on hand for the pennant-deciding game? Disney.
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Time Lapse 2001 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Worth
Cast: Roy Scheider, William McNamara, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins, Adoni Maropis, Brian Christensen, Timothy Roberts, Gabriella Bern, Cassandra Hitti, Bob Kirsh
Agent Clayton Pierce (William McNamara) thought he was on a drug case until a nuclear device was the item being passed in the suitcase. He blows his cover, is shot, and makes it back to base. He starts to lose his memory, but with the help of his ex-wife, he sets out to find what's REALLY going on before it's too late. Direct to Video/DVD.
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1. 2010 (1984)
2. 52 Pick-up (1986)
3. All That Jazz (1979)
4. Better Living (1998)
5. Blue Thunder (1983)
6. Chain of Command (2000)
7. Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
8. Executive Target (1997)
9. The French Connection (1971)
10. In Our Hands (1984)
11. Jaws (1975)
12. Jaws 2 (1978)
13. King of Texas (2002)
14. Klute (1971)
15. Last Embrace (1979)
16. Listen to Me (1989)
17. Marathon Man (1976)
18. The Men's Club (1986)
19. The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
20. Naked Lunch (1991)
21. The Peacekeeper (1997)
22. Plato's Run (1997)
23. The Punisher (2004)
24. The Rage (1997)
25. The Rainmaker (1997)
aka: John Grisham's The Rainmaker
26. RKO 281 (1999)
27. Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
28. The Russia House (1990)
29. The Seven-Ups (1973)
30. Sorcerer (1977)
31. Star! (1968)
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
32. Still of the Night (1982)
33. Tiger Town (1983)
34. Time Lapse (2001)
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