California Suite 1978  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Maggie Smith, Elaine May, Richard Pryor, Herb Edelman, Denise Galik, Gloria Gifford, Sheila Frazier, Kelly Harmon, David Sheehan, Michael Boyle
Based on Neil Simon's Broadway play, there are four stories about couples visiting a Beverly Hills Hotel. In this film version of the play, the stories are interwoven. First, divorced couple Bill and Hannah Warren (Alan Alda and Jane Fonda) rent a suite to talk to each other about the custody of their child. Then, Hollywood stars Sidney Cochran and Diana Barrie (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith) use the suite while waiting for the Academy Awards and use sex to fill their time. In the next episode, Willis Panama and Chauncy Gump (Bill Cosby and Richard Prior) bring their families to the hotel for a great vacation that turns out to be anything but. Finally, Marvin Michaels' (Walter Matthau) wife Millie (Elaine May) catches him in the suite with a hooker, and he is placed in the impossible position of explaining his behavior. The cast is great, and the film is worth watching. Maggie Smith won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Super Cops 1974  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Parks
Cast: Ron Leibman, David Selby, Sheila Frazier, Pat Hingle, Dan Frazer, Joseph Sirola, Amy Freeman, Bernard Kates, Alex Colon, Charles Turner, Ralph Wilcox, Al Fann
This action film is based on the true story of two NYC policemen (Ron Leibman and David Selby)–known as "Batman & Robin"–who patrolled the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant on the trail of dope dealers.
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Superfly 1972 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Parks Jr.
Cast: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier, Julius Harris, Charles McGregor, Nate Adams, Polly Niles, Yvonne Delaine, Henry Shapiro, Mike Richards, Fred Rolaf, James G. Richardson
Harlem cocaine dealer Youngblood Priest (Ron O'Neal) wants to get out of the business but first must make one last drug deal.
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| 1. California Suite (1978)
2. The Super Cops (1974)
3. Superfly (1972)
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