Absolute Power 1997   R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, E.G. Marshall, Judy Davis, Mark Margolis, Melora Hardin, Kenneth Welsh, Richard Jenkins, Alison Eastwood, Penny Johnson, Elaine Kagan
Master thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses the President of the United States Allen Richmond (Gene Hackman) in the throes of an ugly sex scene that turns to murder. A cover-up ensues, Luther is the designated suspect, and his estranged daughter, Katie (Laura Linney), moves back into his life when she is appointed the prosecutor. 1 User Review
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| | petunia 04/29/2007 | | One of THE best in a long time, I have seen it twice already!!It is VERY suspensful & you're afraid to miss one second of it!! |
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Angels Hard as They Come 1971  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Joe Viola
Cast: Scott Glenn, Charles Dierkop, Gilda Texter, James Inglehart, Gary Littlejohn, Gary Busey, Janet Wood, Don Carerra, Brendan Kelly, Larry Tucker, Cherie Latimer, Marc Seaton, John Taylor, Ron Starr
After their drug deal fails, biker gang The Angels sets up a new meeting place in the desert. On their way into the desert, The Angels meet another biker gang, The Dragons, and are invited to a party in a ghost town. A wild night lies ahead–complete with a murder that results in a fight to the finish between the two gangs.
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 Apocalypse Now 1979  R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Bo Byers, James Keane, Kerry Rossall
Francis Ford Coppola's monumental drama (both on screen and off) about the Vietnam War relates the story of a disenchanted Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent to Cambodia to kill insurgent Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). This is a brutal, intense look at the senseless violence of war. The story is adapted from Joseph Conrad's philosophical novel "Heart of Darkness." Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall).
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 Apocalypse Now Redux 2001 R, 202 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Bo Byers, James Keane, Kerry Rossall
Originally released in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola re-edited "Apocalypse Now" adds depth (and 49 minutes) to the original version. This monumental drama (both on screen and off) about the Vietnam War relates the story of a disenchanted Army Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) who is sent to Cambodia to kill insurgent Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). This is a brutal, intense look at the senseless violence of war. The story is adapted from Joseph Conrad's philosophical novel "Heart of Darkness."
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The Baby Maker 1970  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Collin Wilcox-Horne, Sam Groom, Scott Glenn, Jeannie Berlin, Lili Valenty, Helena Kallianiotes, Madge Kennedy, Phyllis Coates, Paul Linke
The childless Wilcox family–Suzanne (Collin Wilcox-Horne) and Jay (Sam Groom)–convinces a hippie, Tish Gray (Barbara Hershey), to be the surrogate mother for their much-wanted infant. This was filmed BEFORE the idea of surrogate mothers had entered the culture.
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Backdraft 1991  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.
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The Bourne Ultimatum 2007  PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Tom Gallop, Corey Johnson, Daniel Bruhl, Joey Ansah, Colin Stinton
Matt Damon is back as ex-assassin Jason Bourne in this third episode of Robert Ludlum's tale. Suffering from amnesia, trained assassin Bourne leaves Moscow on a quest to put together the puzzle pieces that will lead to his identity and past. A London newspaper article written by Simon Ross (Paddy Considine) offers a ray of light into Bourne's true identity, and Bourne contacts Ross. This begins the trek back during which Bourne connects again with CIA agent Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) who comes to his aid. But, CIA agent Noah Vosen (David Strathairn), who heads the covert Blackbriar wing, wants to cover all tracks and orders Bourne's assassination. And the deadly cat and mouse game continues–culminating in the Big Apple with Vosen directing the bloody action using a surveillance-camera system. The film received three Academy Awards: Best Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing 1 User Review
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Buffalo Soldiers 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Gregor Jordan
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Anna Paquin, Dean Stockwell, Elizabeth McGovern, Gabriel Mann, Leon, Michael Pena, Brian Delate, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Kick Gurry
Set in West Germany during 1989, this is the story of a U.S. Army supply clerk, Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix), who solves his own problems with boredom by running a lucrative black market involving products ranging from Mop 'n' Glo to heroin.
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Carla's Song 1996 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza, Louise Goodall, Richard Loza, Gary Lewis, Subash Singh Pall, Stewart Preston, Anne Marie Timoney
Set in 1987 during the guerilla war between Nicaragua's Contras and Sandinistas, this film teaches the evils behind the war and the passion of politics. In fact, the film's diatribe against U.S. involvement has been blamed for the lack of distribution in this country. The story begins in Glasgow with the meeting of George (Robert Carlyle) and a refugee, Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), and follows the couple during Carla's return to Nicaragua to deal with her past.
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches 1981  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane, Rod Steiger, John Savage, Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleason, William Russ, John Quade, Perry Lang
Annie (Amanda Plummer) and Jenny (Diane Lane) head west in search of adventure and persuade Bill Doolin (Burt Lancaster) and surviving members of the Doolin-Dalton gang to let them in on a bank robbery.
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The Challenge 1982 R, 112 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Sword of the Ninja
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Clyde Kusatsu, Miiko Taka, Calvin Jung, Sab Shimono, Kiyoako Nagai, Kenta Fukasaku
Set in Japan, this martial arts film is about an American, Rick (Scott Glenn), who becomes involved in a Japanese family's feud over rights to family swords.
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Codebreakers 2005 TV, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Code Breakers
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: Scott Glenn, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jake Busey, Jude Ciccolella, Jeff Roop, Corey Sevier, Shane Daly, Robin Dunne, Adam Grimes, Theo Rossi, Richard Zeppieri, Jonathan Walker, Tim Post, Sarah Gadon
This ESPN film examines the academic cheating scandal at West Point in 1951, which involved 83 cadets after Coach Blaik (Scott Glenn) and his Assistant Coach Vince Lombardi (Richard Zeppieri) relentlessly drove their players to excel on the football field at the expense of cheating at academics and violating the honor code.
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 Courage Under Fire 1996 R, 155 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Mystery
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Seth Gilliam, Scott Glenn, Regina Taylor, Bronson Pinchot, Sean Astin, Zeljko Ivanek, Kathleen Widdoes, Tim Guinee, Tim Ransom, Mark Adair-Rios
After overcoming his own scandal involving a night tank battle during the 1991 Gulf War, Colonel Serling (Denzel Washington) is now called upon to investigate the bravery of deceased Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) who has been nominated as the first woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. His investigation results in inconsistencies concerning Walden's leadership of her downed helicopter crew. Ilario (Matt Damon) describes Walden as courageous, but Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) remembers her actions as cowardly–leading Serling to question the wisdom of awarding Walden the Medal of Honor.
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Edie & Pen 1997 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Matthew Irmas
Cast: Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn, Stuart Wilson, Chris Sarandon, Michael O'Keefe, Michael McKean, Randy Travis, Joanna Gleason, Beverly D'Angelo, Martin Mull, Louise Fletcher
Pen and Edie (Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly) are both in Reno for quickie divorces and meet as they leave the courtroom. They hit it off and head to a bar for talk. They meet Harry (Scott Glenn) who is also recently divorced and unhappy mostly because his ex-wife got his dog. Along the way it comes out that Edie plans to marry Pen's ex-husband. Also, Harry does his best to get in bed with Pen.
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Faith of My Fathers 2005 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Scott Glenn, J.D. Evermore, Erin Cottrell, Korbi Dean, Chi Muoi Lo, Shea Whigham, Joseph Chrest, Michael Arata, Ashley Taylor, Troy Ruptash
This made-for-TV production is based on Senator John McCain's memoirs. The story includes his life as a Navy Junior and his years of school and training in the U.S. Navy, but it focuses mainly on his six years as a POW in Vietnam.
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Fighting Mad 1976 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Peter Fonda, Lynn Lowry, John Doucette, Philip Carey, Scott Glenn, Kathleen Miller, Harry Northrup, Ted Markland, Noble Willingham
When a land baron schemes to get their land, the Hunter family is threatened. Tom Hunter (Peter Fonda) takes on the evil land baron to protect his family.
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The Flight of the Dove 1994 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Spy Within
Director: Steve Railsback
Cast: Scott Glenn, Theresa Russell, Lane Smith, Terence Knox, Katherine Helmond, Joe Pantoliano, Alex Rocco, Rudy Ramos, Gary Graham, Angelo Dimascio, Bo Eason, Shashawnee Hall
Alex (Theresa Russell), a former secret agent who sold sex for secrets, is trying to run from her past. But the government, thinking she knows too much, sends agents out to kill her. She meets William (Scott Glenn), a demolition expert who is haunted by a past job that went wrong. They team up–both physically and emotionally–and face her pursuers together.
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 Freedom Writers 2007 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Hunter Parrish
In Freshman English teacher Erin Gruwell's (Hilary Swank) classroom, 75% of the students are Latinos, Blacks, and Asians who have been bussed in to school and are members of gangs at the gang-infested California high school. Most of these kids have been written off, but when Erin assigns "The Diary of Anne Frank," the kids read it, and learning tolerance and applying themselves in lessons learned about unity and self-expression, they open doors leading to bright futures.
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Gargoyles 1972 PG, 74 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bill L. Norton
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall, Bernie Casey, Scott Glenn, William Stevens, John Gruber, Woody Chambliss, Jim Connell, Timothy Burns
Anthropologist Mercer Yoley (Cornel Wilde) and daughter Diana (Jennifer Salt) visit an Arizona curio shop to learn about a giant skeleton found nearby. When Mercer takes the skeleton for study, attacks by winged gargoyle-like creatures begin. Entertaining, with Emmy-award-winning monster suits.
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 The Hunt for Red October 1990  PG, 137 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Richard Jordan, Tim Curry, Joss Ackland, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Firth, Timothy Carhart, Larry Ferguson, Fred Dalton Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard
Something strange is happening in the U.S.S.R. submarine force: the CIA suspects that one of its submarine captains, Commander Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), is leading his submarine, Red October, on a mission that will start World War III. The U.S. Navy knows the submarine is headed their way, but they can only surmise why. Only one person, CIA operative Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), comes up with another reason for the mission of Red October. He believes that Ramius is planning to defect and is assigned the job of going out there to find out what is really going on.
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 Man on Fire 1987  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Cast: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, Joe Pesci, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Shenar, Lorenzo Piani, Inigo Lezzi
In this comedy/action film, an ex-CIA agent (Scott Glenn) works as a bodyguard for the daughter (Jade Malle) of a wealthy family. When she is kidnapped, he goes after the terrorists who hold her captive.
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Miss Firecracker 1989 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Cast: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Christine Lahti, Trey Wilson, Bert Remsen
Based on Beth Henley's play, this is the story of Carnelle Scott (Holly Hunter) who is bored with her life in Yazoo City, Mississippi, so she enters a beauty contest and sets in motion a series of events that affect her cousin Elaine (Mary Steenburgen) and Elaine's brother Delmount (Tim Robbins).
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More American Graffiti 1979  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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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Scott Glenn, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper, Balthazar Getty, Mickey Rooney, Gary Busey, Clarence Williams III, Dub Taylor, Clu Gulager
This is a contemporary Western in which an aging rodeo bull rider goes home to recover from a serious rodeo injury. In the process, he saves his father from a nursing home, falls in love, and decides to try one last ride on the bull that almost killed him.
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 Nashville 1975 R, 159 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Murphy, Henry Gibson, Shelley Duvall, Barbara Harris, Scott Glenn, Keenan Wynn, Robert DoQui, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Baxley
On the surface, this film is about the country music business; however, the characters in this story weave together people from all walks of life who represent something much deeper than just the music industry of Nashville. Keith Carradine wrote the Oscar-winning song, "I'm Easy." The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (both Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin), and Director.
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Nights in Rodanthe 2008 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George C. Wolfe
Cast: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Christopher Meloni, Viola Davis, Becky Ann Baker, Scott Glenn, Linda Molloy, Pablo Schreiber, Mae Whitman, Charlie Tahan, Carolyn McCormick, Ted Manson, Terri Denise Johnson, Jessica Lucas, Ato Essandoh
Unhappily married Adrienne (Diane Lane) is spending time alone at a friend's Rodanthe, North Carolina, beachfront inn while her husband Jack (Christopher Meloni) and children (Mae Whitman and Charlie Tahan) go off on vacation. Jack and Adrienne have been apart for months, and Jack has just told her that he wants to come back, but Adrienne isn't sure she wants to go along with that plan. The only other guest at the inn is divorced surgeon Paul (Richard Gere), and, as Adrienne and Paul talk, they become very interested in each other. Romance blooms just as a hurricane approaches, and by the end of the storm, their lives are changed. But, are they really ready to make a fresh start? 1 User Review
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| | one of the most captivating movies I have ever seen | al boater 04/30/2009 | | I loved the story, characters, settings, scenery, wild horses and I plan to tell others and to see it again. |
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Off Limits 1988 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Crowe
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays, Scott Glenn, Kay Tong Lim, Richard(2) Brooks, David Alan Grier, Keith David
The military, prostitutes, and even a nun combine in this violent movie. Two military investigators (Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines) are on the trail of a psychotic killer of prostitutes.
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Personal Best 1982 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore, Jim Moody, George De La Pena, Larry Pennell, Luana Anders, Robert Patten, Kari G. Peyton, Jodi Anderson, Martha Watson, Maren Seidler, Emily Dole
Female athletes Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) and Tory Skinner (Patrice Donnelly) train for the Olympics and fall in love with each other in the process. Tory qualifies for the team and convinces her coach, Terry Tingloff (Scott Glenn), to help Chris also. But their competitive spirits create problems, and they break up while training for the pentathlon but continue on in their athletic world.
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Puerto Vallarta Squeeze 2004 R, 150 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast: Scott Glenn, Harvey Keitel, Craig Wasson, Giovanna Zacarias, Jonathan Brandis, Miguel Sandoval, Roger Cudney, Patrick David, Gabriel Pingarron, Omar Diaz
American hit-man Clayton Price (Scott Glenn) goes on the lam in Mexico and makes a pact with two tourists, Danny Pastor and Maria de la Luz Santos (Craig Wasson and Giovanna Zacarias), who help him find safety in the jungle.
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The Right Stuff 1983 PG, 193 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Veronica Cartwright, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Kim Stanley, Barbara Hershey, Pamela Reed, John Dehner, Scott Paulin, Charles Frank, Lance Henriksen, Donald Moffat, Mary Jo Deschanel
This movie takes an up-close and personal look at the original seven U.S. astronauts. It also shows the struggles of test pilots who broke the sound barrier. It is an excellent tale of the adventures pilots experience and manages to catch the spirit of one test pilot in particular: Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard). In addition to four Oscars, nominations were received for Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Shepard) as well as two others.
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The River 1984 PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Rydell
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Don Hood, Billy Green Bush, James Tolkan, Jack Starrett, Lisa Sloan
Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. No sooner does the Garver family (Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek) watch the flood waters recede than a land grabber (Scott Glenn) tries to buy their land. The film won a Special Achievement Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing and had four nominations, including Best Actress (Spacek).
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The Shipping News 2001 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Pete Postlethwaite, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans, Gordon Pinsent, Jason Behr, John Dunsworth, Larry Pine, Marc Lawrence, Jeanetta Arnette, Robert Joy, Alyssa/Kaitlyn/Lauren Gainer
Down-on-his-luck Quoyle (Kevin Spacey), with young daughter Bunny (Alyssa, Kaitlyn, and Lauren Gainer) in tow, follows the advice of his Aunt Agnis (Judi Dench) to join her in the ancestral home in Newfoundland. He gets a job writing a shipping news column for the local newspaper and, with the help of widow Wavey (Julianne Moore), finds that new, better life.
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 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Brooke Smith, Kasi Lemmons, Diane Baker, Roger Corman, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Charles Napier, George A. Romero, Tracey Walter, Frankie Faison, Paul Lazar, Dan Butler
FBI recruit Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is given quite an assignment for her first case. In order to get a psychological profile of the killer she is pursuing, she must go to Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) who is himself a homicidal maniac locked in a cell for eight years. The film received five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Foster), and Actor (Hopkins) and was nominated for two other awards.
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 Silverado 1985 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill 1995 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Roger Aaron Brown, Nick Stahl, Catherine O'Hara, Scott Glenn, Stephen Lang, Jared Harris, Joe Grifasi, John P. Ryan
When young Daniel Hackett calls on Pecos Bill to help save his farm, he gets aid from many mythical legends including: Pecos Bill (Patrick Swayze), Paul Bunyan (Oliver Platt), John Henry (Roger Aaron Brown), and Calamity Jane (Catherine O'Hara).
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 Training Day 2001 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Eva Mendes, Charlotte Ayanna, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
Training day holds more than a few tense moments for rookie LAPD cop Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) as he struggles his first day on the job. Heading up Hoyt's training is department head Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) who has his own share of demons with which to contend. Intense. Denzel Washington won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Ethan Hawke received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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 Urban Cowboy 1980 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Barry Corbin, Cooper Huckabee, James Gammon, Brooke Alderson, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Betty Murphy, Taz Di Gregorio, Charlie Haywood
Country boy Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) moves to Houston, Texas, and takes a job as a refinery worker. He spends his evenings at Gilley's Club on the outskirts of town where he acts out his cowboy fantasies. He also meets and marries Sissy (Debra Winger), but problems arise almost immediately when Bud believes that Sissy is seeing a mechanical bull-riding cowboy Wes (Scott Glenn). Sissy tells Bud that she wants him to prove he is a real cowboy, and when Mickey Gilley (himself) announces a bull-riding contest, Bill signs up hoping to win the contest and Sally as well. This is the film that made the mechanical bull so popular in bars.
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Vertical Limit 2000 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco, Temuera Morrison, Stuart Wilson, Nicholas Lea, Roshan Seth, Ben Mendelsohn
Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton) stages a publicity stunt on K2 (the second highest mountain in the world). But plans go awry when an avalanche strands Elliot and two fellow climbers–Annie Garrett (Robin Tunney) and Tom McLaren (Nicholas Lea). Annie's brother, Peter (Chris O'Donnell), leads the rescue team and quickly learns that ingenious methods are needed to save the trapped trio.
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W. 2008 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Thandie Newton, Stacy Keach, Ellen Burstyn, Sayed Badreya, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessie Bradford, Jonathan Breck, Wes Chatham
The life of George W. Bush is documented in this film with Josh Brolin playing the title role. The story examines Dubya's somewhat checkered past–from his days as a student at Yale, to his early years involved with alcohol, his courtship of Laura (Elizabeth Banks), and then his new world of sobriety and Christianity. Director Oliver Stone presents his version of Bush's presidency as Dubya having psychological problems following his father George H.W. Bush's (James Cromwell) loss to Bill Clinton, and now, as President, Dubya seeking to regain the family honor.
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The Wild Geese II 1985 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Peter R. Hunt
Cast: Scott Glenn, Edward Fox, Barbara Carrera, Laurence Olivier, Robert Webber, Robert Freitag, Kenneth Haigh, Stratford Johns, Derek Thompson, Paul Antrim, John Terry, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Stewart, David Lumsden, Michael N. Harbour
Brother and sister, Michael and Kathy Lukas (John Terry and Barbara Carrera)–along with his old comrade Alex Faulkner (Edward Fox)–aid John Haddad (Scott Glenn) who is hired by an American TV station to free Nazi war criminal Rudolph Hess (Laurence Olivier) from a Berlin prison and force Hess to reveal hidden Nazi secrets. German Heinrich Stroebling (Robert Freitag), who is working with the Russians and Palestinian terrorists, organizes assassination attempts on Haddad. Meanwhile, Kathy is kidnapped, and Haddad's assignment proves to be more and more dangerous.
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Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules 1991 TV, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Women & Men 2
Women and Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Women and Men 2
Director: Mike Figgis, Walter Bernstein, Kristi Zea
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Matt Dillon, Scott Glenn, Ray Liotta, Andie MacDowell, Kyra Sedgwick, Jerry Stiller, Ariane, Jared Harris, Jane Krakowski
This film is the second of a pair that presents three stories–this time from works by Irwin Shaw, Carson McCullers, and Henry Miller. Mike Figgis, Walter Bernstein, and Kristi Zea each directed a story, and like its predecessor, it is an overall good effort.
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| 1. Absolute Power (1997)
2. Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
3. Apocalypse Now (1979)
4. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
5. The Baby Maker (1970)
6. Backdraft (1991)
7. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
8. Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
9. Carla's Song (1996)
10. Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
11. The Challenge (1982)
aka: Sword of the Ninja
12. Codebreakers (2005)
aka: Code Breakers
13. Courage Under Fire (1996)
14. Edie & Pen (1997)
15. Faith of My Fathers (2005)
16. Fighting Mad (1976)
17. Firestorm (1998)
18. The Flight of the Dove (1994)
aka: The Spy Within
19. Freedom Writers (2007)
20. Gargoyles (1972)
21. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
22. The Keep (1983)
23. Man on Fire (1987)
24. Miss Firecracker (1989)
25. More American Graffiti (1979)
26. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
27. Nashville (1975)
28. Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
29. Off Limits (1988)
30. Personal Best (1982)
31. Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
32. Reckless (1995)
33. The Right Stuff (1983)
34. The River (1984)
35. The Shipping News (2001)
36. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
37. Silverado (1985)
38. Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill (1995)
39. Training Day (2001)
40. Urban Cowboy (1980)
41. Vertical Limit (2000)
42. W. (2008)
43. The Wild Geese II (1985)
44. Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991)
aka: Women & Men 2
aka: Women and Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
aka: Women and Men 2
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