An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn 1997  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D., Richard Jeni, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Leslie Stefanson, Harvey Weinstein
The title of this film reflects the custom in Hollywood of replacing a director's name with "Alan Smithee" if the director wants his name removed from a film's credits. In this story, the director's real name IS Alan Smithee, which presents more than a few problems.
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 Barry Lyndon 1975  PG, 183 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Kruger, Steven Berkoff, Gay Hamilton, Leonard Rossiter, Godfrey Quigley, Andre Morell, Michael Hordern
What develops when young Irishman Barry Lyndon (Ryan O'Neal) is tricked into leaving home and goes off to seek his fortune at the hands of a number of unsavory characters is the theme of this film. John Alcott's photography makes this movie worth watching. The film received four Oscars as well as receiving nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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 The Big Bounce 1969  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex March
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Van Heflin, Lee Grant, James Daly, Robert Webber, Cindy Eilbacher, Noam Pitlik, Victor Paul, Kevin O'Neal, Charles Cooper, Paul Sorenson
Don't be fooled by the well-known cast–this film is rotten. Farmhand Jack (Ryan O'Neal in his feature film debut) starts a torrid romance with the wild, teen mistress of a plantation owner. Murder and suicide add to the trashy goings-on in this sex-filled soaper.
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A Bridge Too Far 1977  PG, 175 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Laurence Olivier, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Edward Fox, Hardy Kruger, Ryan O'Neal, Liv Ullmann, Denholm Elliott
This is a detailed examination of the logistical complications behind World War II's failed "Operation Market-Garden" that dropped Allied troops behind enemy lines in preparation for battle. The plan involves British Major General Robert Urquhart (Sean Connery) and American Brigadier General James Gavin (Ryan O'Neal) leading paratroopers on a mission to take over a road and five bridges through Holland to Germany. Meanwhile, Lt. Col. John Frost (Anthony Hopkins) will hold the critical bridge at Amhem so that British Gen. Brian Horrocks (Edward Fox) and Lt. Col. Joe Vandeleur (Michael Caine) will be able to lead troops across the bridge. However, plans go awry, and the mission turns into a disaster.
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Chances Are 1989  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Emile Ardolino
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher McDonald, Josef Sommer, Joe Grifasi, Henderson Forsythe, Susan Ruttan, Fran Ryan, Lester Lanin, Richard DeAngelis, Franchelle Stewart Dorn, Jacquelyn Drake, Don Richards
Corinne (Cybill Shepherd) and Louie (Christopher McDonald) are married and live happily in Washington, D.C., until Louie is killed in a car accident leaving Corinne with a baby on the way. For the next 20 years, Louie's best friend Philip (Ryan O'Neal) serves as the surrogate father for Corinne's daughter Miranda (Mary Stuart Masterson). Meanwhile, Louie's soul is reincarnated in the body of Alex Finch (Robert Downey Jr.). Now, Alex and Miranda become involved romantically, and Alex's memory of his life as Louie comes back to him. Alex/Louie realizes that Miranda is the daughter he never met, and complications ensue after Alex sees Corinne for the first time and tries to woo her. 1 User Review
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| | Love anything Robert Downey, Jr. is in | Carole Ann 01/28/2007 | | But this one in particular. Everyone in it performs in a stellar style. Very enjoyable! Good message. Fun in every way! |
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Epoch 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Matt Codd
Cast: David Keith, Stephanie Niznik, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Thompson, Steve Bond, Craig Wasson, Michael Cavanaugh, Shannon Lee, James Avery, James Hong
Damage is extensive around the world as seismic activity increases. Two scientists are assigned to investigate and they encounter a powerful monolith in the Himalayas. Can the world be saved?
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Faithful 1996 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Cher, Chazz Palminteri, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Mazursky, Amber Smith, Elisa Leonetti, Mark Nassar
Based on the theme of infidelity, this thriller/romantic comedy begins on Margaret's (Cher) 20th wedding anniversary when she is being held captive in her mansion by a hit man, Tony (Chazz Palminteri), who is working for Margaret's husband, Jack (Ryan O'Neal). Hired to kill Margaret, Tony and his intended victim strike up a conversation, and the battle of the sexes ensues.
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 Fever Pitch 1985 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Bridgette Andersen, Chad Everett, John Saxon, Hank Greenspun, William Smith, Keith Hefner, Rafael Campos
Sports columnist Taggart (Ryan O'Neal) writes an expose on the gambling world and, in the process of his investigation, develops gambling fever himself.
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Gentleman B. 2000  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Gentleman Bandit
Director: Jordan Alan
Cast: Ed Lauter, Peter Greene, Justine Miceli, Charlie Mattera, Kristina Malota, Ryan O'Neal, Todd Newman, Phil Fondacaro, Patric Stillman, Zack Rau
Nick (Charlie Mattera) is sent to prison after a setup by his crime partner, Manny (Peter Greene). Eight years later, Nick is released, intends to go straight, and heads to L.A. to reunite with his old girlfriend (Justine Miceli). She had married Manny, had a child, but divorced him after he became violent. Nick meets up with Harry (Ed Lauter), an ex-con, and the two enter a life of crime. But Manny wants a piece of the action, and the stage is set for a confrontation.
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Hacks 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Sink or Swim
Director: Gary Rosen
Cast: Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Dusty Kay, Tom Arnold, Robert Patrick, Ryan O'Neal, Ricky Jay
TV script-writer Brian (Stephen Rea) is given the task of coming up with a new TV series–but he's out of ideas. Then, while at his routine poker game with his buds, Brian sees a couple on a balcony and gets an idea for the series. He meets the balcony-girl, offers to buy her life story, and then disappears with her. Well-known cast, but the film didn't hit it big.
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Irreconcilable Differences 1984 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Shyer
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Sam Wanamaker, Allen Garfield, Sharon Stone, David Paymer, David Graf, Stuart Pankin, Luana Anders, Larry Marko, Lorinne Vozoff, Jenny Gago, Rex Reed, Eloise Hardt
Albert and Lucy (Ryan O'Neal and Shelley Long) are happily married–until Albert's Hollywood career soars upward, and Lucy publishes a popular book. Now, with their marriage falling apart, their nine-year-old daughter Casey (Drew Barrymore) talks to a lawyer about suing Albert and Lucy for divorce because they are so busy with their own lives that they are neglecting her.
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The List 2000  R, 93 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Sylvain Guy
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Madchen Amick, Roc LaFortune, Catherine Blythe, Ben Gazzara, Romano Orzari, Terence La Brosse Ross, Daniel Pilon, Michel Perron, Ian(2) MacDonald, Mark Walker, Karyn Dwyer
High-class call girl Gabrielle (Madchen Amick) arranges her own arrest as part of a blackmail plot against her wealthy, influential clients. When she presents incriminating pictures in court, the judge, Richard Miller (Ryan O'Neal), has difficult legal and moral decisions to make about revealing information concerning his friends and colleagues.
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 Love Story 1970 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland, Tommy Lee Jones, Katharine Balfour, Andrew Duncan, Sudie Bond, Sydney Walker, Julie Garfield
Jenny (Ali MacGraw) and Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) are college students who marry and then discover that Jenny is dying. It is Jenny who says, "Love means never having to say you are sorry." Have plenty of handkerchiefs ready when you watch this one. The film won an Academy Award for Original Musical Score and received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor (John Marley) and Director.
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The Main Event 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Rory Calhoun, Ernie Hudson, Chu Chu Malave
Because of an embezzlement scheme, perfume magnate Hillary Kramer (Barbara Streisand) loses everything–except her tax-shelter contract with a prizefighter, Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal). The Kid, however, is not sure he wants to suffer physical harm in the boxing ring. Hillary has other plans for her ticket back to financial stability.
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Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Whitesell
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, Bo Derek, Snoop Dogg, Jeffrey Tambor, Kal Penn, Nick Swardson, Keili Lefkovitz, Greg Grunberg, J.P. Manoux
Bill Gluckman (Ryan O'Neal) plans to run for governor of California and is afraid that his son Brad (Jamie Kennedy) will embarrass him by acting like and believing that he is from the "hood." Even his psychiatrist can't convince Brad that he is not Black. Bill's solution: have Brad kidnapped and dropped off in a Black neighborhood to "scare the White into him."
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Nickelodeon 1976 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith, Stella Stevens, John Ritter, Harry Carey Jr., James Best, George Gaynes, M. Emmet Walsh, Jane Hitchcock, Jack Perkins, Brion James, Sidney Armus, Joe Warfield
The story begins in 1910 when Leo Harrigan (Ryan O'Neal) is invited to be a Hollywood screen writer. His career spirals, he becomes a director, and he falls for leading lady Kathleen Cooke (Jane Hitchcock). But, Kathleen decides to marry Harrigan's leading man, cowboy actor Buck Greenway (Burt Reynolds). Harrigan and Greenway go their separate ways but are reunited by story's end.
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Oliver's Story 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett, Ed Binns, Ray Milland, Swoosie Kurtz, Charles Haid, Kenneth McMillan, Josef Sommer, Benson Fong, Sully Boyar, Meg Mundy
This sequel to "Love Story" again stars Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV, but now he is looking for a new love following the death of his "Love means never having to say you are sorry" wife.
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Paper Moon 1973  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman, P.J. Johnson, Noble Willingham, Randy Quaid, Burton Gilliam, Jessie Lee Fulton, James N. Harrell, Lila Water, Liz Ross, Bob Young, Jack Saunders, Jody Wilber
Orphaned ten-year-old Addie Loggins (Tatum O'Neal) is cared for by Bible salesman, con artist Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal) while he is taking her to relatives in St. Joseph, Missouri. Along the way, Addie becomes adept at selling Bibles, and Moses is thrilled that Addie is turning into a great con artist as well. In fact, Addie likes working as a team with Moses and even breaks up his romance with Trixie Delight (Madeline Kahn) in order to assure herself a place in Moses' life. The question soon becomes, "Who can out-con the other?" Ryan's daughter Tatum is definitely a chip off the old block, and she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Madeline Kahn was also nominated for Supporting Actress.
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Partners 1982 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Burrows
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Bridget Fonda, Denise Galik, Joseph R. Sicari, Michael McGuire, James Remar, Jennifer Ashley, Darrell Larson, Tony March, Seamon Glass
Homosexual cop Kerwin (John Hurt) joins forces with straight cop Benson (Ryan O'Neal) to solve a murder case within San Francisco's gay world.
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People I Know 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Algrant
Cast: Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal, Tea Leoni, Richard Schiff, Bill Nunn, Robert Klein, Mark Webber, Eldon Bullock, Juliet Papa, Ramsey Faragallah, Brian McConnachie
As an almost-over-the-hill press agent (Al Pacino) prepares for a charity benefit, he may have witnessed the murder of a druggie starlet (Tea Leoni). Now he scrambles to learn the truth–not realizing that the key lies in her video recorder, which he now has in his possession.
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So Fine 1981 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, Richard Kiel, Fred Gwynne, Mike Kellin, David Rounds, Joel Stedman, Irving Metzman, Angela Pietropinto
Bobby (Ryan O'Neal) is a college professor whose father Jack (Jack Warden) owns a NYC garment business. Bobby suggests that they introduce see-through jeans after he had split his jeans. While the idea is a success, the movie only gets a so-so.
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Tough Guys Don't Dance 1987 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Mailer
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Debra Sandlund, Wings Hauser, John Bedford Lloyd, Clarence Williams III, Lawrence Tierney, Frances Fisher, Penn Jillette, R. Patrick Sullivan
This movie takes place in a small coastal Massachusetts town where an ex-con wants to be a writer, but too many tough guys get in the way. Among the "toughies" are a porno star, a chief of police, and a neurotic Southern belle.
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What's Up, Doc? 1972 G, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton, Sorrell Booke, Michael Murphy, Mabel Albertson, John Hillerman, M. Emmet Walsh, Madeline Kahn
Four suitcases get mixed up, and their owners' lives are changed forever. During the process of retrieving the correct luggage, Howard Bannister (Ryan O'Neal), a somber musicologist, meets Judy Maxwell (Barbra Streisand), a dizzy student, who keeps popping back into his life.
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Zero Effect 1998 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O'Toole, Michele Mariana, Robert Katims, Tyrone Henry, Aleta Barthell
Jake Kasdan wrote and directed this excellent film about a private investigator extraordinaire, Daryl Zero (Bill Pullman) who is assigned to find the person responsible for the extortion of the Portland, Oregon, tycoon Gregory Stark (Ryan O'Neal). Zero and his assistant Steve Arlo (Ben Stiller) set up a sting operation, and soon Gloria Sullivan (Kim Dickens) becomes involved in the case. This is one very funny movie.
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| 1. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
2. Barry Lyndon (1975)
3. The Big Bounce (1969)
4. A Bridge Too Far (1977)
5. Chances Are (1989)
6. The Driver (1978)
7. Epoch (2000)
8. Faithful (1996)
9. Fever Pitch (1985)
10. Gentleman B. (2000)
aka: The Gentleman Bandit
11. Hacks (1997)
aka: Sink or Swim
12. Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
13. The List (2000)
14. Love Story (1970)
15. The Main Event (1979)
16. Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
17. Nickelodeon (1976)
18. Oliver's Story (1978)
19. Paper Moon (1973)
20. Partners (1982)
21. People I Know (2002)
22. So Fine (1981)
23. Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
24. What's Up, Doc? (1972)
25. Wild Rovers (1971)
26. Zero Effect (1998)
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