Dear God 1996  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Laurie Metcalf, Tim Conway, Hector Elizondo, Rue McClanahan, Maria Pitillo, Jon Seda, Roscoe Lee Browne, Anna Maria Horsford, Kathleen Marshall, Donal Logue, Felix Pire, Isadora O'Boto, Sam McMurray, Nancy Marchand
When it is discovered that postal employee Tom (Greg Kinnear) has taken it upon himself to answer letters written to God, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny, he gets fame and notoriety from the press but is charged by authorities with mail fraud.
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Having Babies III 1978  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jackie Cooper
Cast: Susan Sullivan, Patty Duke, Kathleen Beller, Rue McClanahan, Richard Mulligan, Beverly Todd, Mitch Ryan, Phil Foster, Michael Lembeck, Jamie Smith-Jackson
It's the third time around for the soaper in the delivery room. This was a pilot for the "Julie Farr, M.D." TV series, with Susan Sullivan as the good doctor. Patty Duke received an Emmy nomination for her performance.
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Miracle Dogs 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Craig Clyde
Cast: Kate Jackson, Ted Shackelford, Alana Austin, Stacy Keach, Rue McClanahan, Daniel Roebuck, Wayne Rogers, Josh Hutcherson, K.C. Clyde, Dudley Swetland, Patrice Moncell, Talbot Perry Simons, Todd Holland
Young Charlie (Josh Hutcherson) has just moved to Cleveland with his parents (Kate Jackson and Ted Shackelford) when Charlie finds "Annie," a thee-legged Springer Spaniel that has just had puppies. With help from the janitor (Stacy Keach), Charlie hides Annie and the puppies in the hospital where his parents work. But it doesn't take long for the dogs to start wandering around the hospital, and, miraculously, after encounters with the dogs, patients begin to heal. Of course, hospital rules do not allow dogs in patients' rooms, problems ensue, and the dogs are sent to an animal shelter. Now, a wealthy patient (Rue McClanahan) realizes that the dogs have cured her illness, and she ensures that the dogs are rescued, and new homes are found.
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Out to Sea 1997  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon, Gloria DeHaven, Brent Spiner, Elaine Stritch, Hal Linden, Donald O'Connor, Edward Mulhare, Rue McClanahan
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau work together again–this time as Herb Sullivan and Charlie Gordon who are professional dance partners for women passengers on a cruise ship. This is their seventh film together, and Lemmon/Matthau fans will not be disappointed.
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Rusty: The Great Rescue 1998  G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Director: Shuki Levy
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Rue McClanahan, Laraine Newman, Charles Fleischer, Blake Foster, Danielle Keaton, Beau Billingslea, Michael J. Pagan, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Goldthwait, Matthew Lawrence, Suzanne Somers, Patrick Duffy, Doug E. Doug, Vincent Schiavelli
Rusty the dog (voice of Matthew Lawrence) gets help from his friends at the animal shelter, and they set out to protect Rusty's owners from scheming criminals.
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 Starship Troopers 1997  R, 129 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Seth Gilliam, Patrick Muldoon, Rue McClanahan, Timothy Omundson
Set in the future, this film is about a group of young paratroopers who battle insect aliens from Klendathu in a fight to the finish. Although this story glorifies war, it does provide good sci-fi thrills.
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They Might Be Giants 1971 G, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins, Al Lewis, Rue McClanahan, F. Murray Abraham, M. Emmet Walsh, Kitty Winn, Sudie Bond
Justin Playfair (George C. Scott) is a retired judge who becomes convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes, and his brother (Lester Rawlins)–hoping to have him committed–hires a psychiatrist (Joanne Woodward) to look into the matter. Her name just happens to be "Dr. Watson," and she becomes intrigued with Justin leading to further complications. This film was remade for TV as "The Return of the World's Greatest Detective."
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| 1. Dear God (1996)
2. Having Babies III (1978)
3. Miracle Dogs (2003)
4. Out to Sea (1997)
5. Rusty: The Great Rescue (1998)
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
6. Starship Troopers (1997)
7. They Might Be Giants (1971)
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