Barfly 1987  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Jack Nance, Joe Unger, Sandy Martin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Fritz Feld, Roberta Bassin, Gloria LeRoy, Harry Cohn, Gary Cervantes, Rik Colitti
This is the story of alcoholic writer Henry Chinasky (Mickey Rourke) who hangs around in a neighborhood bar where barfly Willa (Faye Dunaway) works. Willa also drinks too much and is thought to be more than a little bit crazy. Henry and Faye set off on a weird relationship involving irrational behavior, and Henry moves in with her. Later, book publisher Tully Sorenson (Alice Krige) becomes interested in Henry and wants to publish his writings. As she tries to help Henry out of his drinking problems, they end up in bed together. A cat fight at the bar between Wanda and Fay ends with Henry toasting the patrons with a drink. Written by Charles Bukowski and based on his own experiences.
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Marley & Me 2008   PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, Alan Arkin, Nathan Gamble, Haley Bennett, Joyce Van Patten, Clarke Peters, Finley Jacobsen, Lucy Merriam, Bryce Robinson, Benjamin Hyland, Haley Hudson, Sandy Martin
After newlyweds John and Jennifer (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) bring rambunctious, blonde Labrador puppy Marley into their home, Marley destroys just about everything. Marley grows up to be a 100 lb. dog that plays a big role in the growing family as they move into bigger homes, and John's career as a newspaper reporter spirals upward. Based on columnist John Grogan's autobiographical book. 1 User Review
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| | Great family movie. | sue 03/10/2009 | | Some movies are overdone and some are underdone. Marley and Me was just right! |
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 Napoleon Dynamite 2004  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jared Hess
Cast: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader, Haylie Duff, Ellen Dubin, Emily Tyndall, Sandy Martin, Trevor Snarr, Shondrella Avery, Bracken Johnson, Carmen Brady, J.C. Cunningham
Teenage nerd Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives in Preston, Idaho, with Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell). Surrounding Napoleon are a cast of off-beat characters–including Pedro (Efren Ramirez) and weird Uncle Rico (Jon Gries). Pedro is a new kid in school who has become Napoleon's best friend, so when Pedro runs for class president against popular, but nasty, Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon comes to his aid.
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One Shoe Makes It Murder 1982 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Hale
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Angie Dickinson, Mel Ferrer, Jose Perez, John Harkins, Howard Hesseman, Grainger Hines, Bill Henderson, Peter Renaday, Sandy Martin
A detective (Robert Mitchum) is hired by an underworld boss (Mel Ferrer) to track down his missing wife (Angie Dickinson).
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Sparkler 1997 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darren Stein
Cast: Park Overall, Veronica Cartwright, Jamie Kennedy, Steven Petrarca, Freddie Prinze Jr., Don Harvey, Sandy Martin, Grace Zabriskie, Gloria LeRoy, Glenn Shadix
Melba May (Park Overall) "escapes" life in California–her trailer park and husband Flint (Don Harvey)–and heads for Las Vegas where she meets her old high-school friend, Dottie Delgato (Veronica Cartwright). But Flint learns Melba has won a $1,000,000 sweepstakes prize and wants to share in her wealth.
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| 1. Barfly (1987)
2. Extremities (1986)
3. Marley & Me (2008)
4. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
5. One Shoe Makes It Murder (1982)
6. Sparkler (1997)
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