Alice's Restaurant 1969  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Arlo Guthrie, Patricia(2) Quinn, James Broderick, Michael McClanathan, Geoff Outlaw, Tina Chen, M. Emmet Walsh, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Kathleen Dabney, William Obanhein, Seth Allen, Monroe Arnold, Joseph Boley, Sylvia Davis
Based on Arlo Guthrie's satirical song about life in the mid-1960s, this film marks Guthrie's film debut. He plays the hero of the song whose good deed of taking Alice's (Patricia Quinn) trash to the dump comes back to haunt–and save–him when he is about to be inducted into the U.S. Army. Arthur Penn received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
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The Hot Rock 1972 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, Paul Sand, Zero Mostel, William Redfield, Moses Gunn, Charlotte Rae, Graham Jarvis, Harry Bellaver, Topo Swope, Seth Allen, Robert Levine, Lee Walace, Robert Weil
When John Dortmunder (Robert Redford) and Andrew Kelp (George Segal) are hired by Dr. Amusa (Moses Gunn) to perform a jewelry heist, they put together a team including Alan Greenberg (Paul Sand) and Stan Murch (Ron Leibman) to carry off the heist. The heist does NOT go off as planned, and Alan swallows the jewel, which leads to more heist attempts in this entertaining comedy/suspense film.
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 1980  TV, 40 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Rosenblum
Cast: Robert Preston, Tom Aldredge, Fred Gwynne, Frances Sternhagen, Seth Allen, Kent Broadhurst, Brandon Maggart, Ken Costigan, Rex Everhart, Henry Fonda
This short TV film is based on a Mark Twain story A mysterious stranger (Robert Preston) who was insulted by the townsfolk of Hadleyburg, Vermont, returns to teach them a lesson. While the townsfolk pride themselves on their integrity, it soon becomes clear that its most revered citizens are willing to lie when the stranger offers gold to the person who helped him years before.
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| 1. Alice's Restaurant (1969)
2. The Hot Rock (1972)
3. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1980)
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