 The Best Man 1964  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Margaret Leighton, Lee Tracy, Edie Adams, Shelley Berman, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy, Richard Arlen, Mahalia Jackson, Howard K. Smith, John Henry Faulk, George Kirgo, Tyler McVey
The President of the United States Art Hockstader (Lee Tracy) is dying, and political infighting peaks as two Presidential hopefuls William Russell and Joe Cartwell (Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson) seek the President's blessing. They try so hard to outdo each other that, in the process, they do themselves in. Lee Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for his Supporting Actor's Role.
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Beware! The Blob 1972  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Son of Blob
Director: Larry Hagman
Cast: Robert Walker Jr., Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl, Richard Webb, Godfrey Cambridge, Carol Lynley, Shelley Berman, Burgess Meredith, Marlene Clark, Dick Van Patten
Well, Mr. Hagman how could you? It sure couldn't have helped you get the "Dallas" role. Anyway, in this sequel a frozen specimen of the Blob is brought back from the North. After it is thawed, the "fun" begins.
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Divorce American Style 1967 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson, Joe Flynn, Shelley Berman, Martin Gabel, Lee Grant, Tom Bosley
This is a good satire on the status of marriage and divorce. When a couple contemplates divorce after 15 years of marriage, they meet a divorced couple and are confronted with the reality of alimony.
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 The Holiday 2006  PG-13, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski
While on an online search for a getaway, British wedding correspondent Iris Simkins (Kate Winslet) and Los Angeles movie trailer editor Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) discover each other and trade houses for the holidays. Amanda's life picks up when Iris' brother, Graham (Jude Law), appears on her doorstep. Meanwhile, Iris begins a relationship with sound-track editor Miles (Jack Black) and befriends screenwriter Arthur Abbott (Eli Wallach). These events are destined to change the lives of both Iris and Amanda.
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Meet the Fockers 2004 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Owen Wilson, Bradley & Spencer Pickren, Alanna Ubach, Ray Santiago, Tim Blake Nelson, Shelley Berman, Kali Rocha, Dorie Barton, Jack Plotnick
This sequel to "Meet the Parents" takes place in Florida where hippie parents Bernie and Rozalin Focker (Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand) of the groom-to-be Greg (Ben Stiller) are set to meet the uptight parents Jack and Dina Byrnes (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) of the bride-to-be Pam (Teri Polo). Misunderstandings abound as the very different families meet face-to-face in this fun flick.
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Rented Lips 1988 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Cast: Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, Jennifer Tilly, Robert Downey Jr., Mel Welles, Shelley Berman, Edy Williams, June Lockhart, Kenneth Mars, Eileen Brennan
When two filmmakers (Martin Mull and Dick Shawn) find that their talents are not appreciated in the field of documentaries, they begin work on a porno movie. This film is a sleeper that continues to doze.
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Teen Witch 1989  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Dorian Walker
Cast: Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier, Joshua John Miller, Caren Kaye, Dick Sargent, Lisa Fuller, Amanda Ingber, Zelda Rubinstein, Noah Blake, Tina Caspary, Shelley Berman
Unpopular teenager Louise (Robyn Lively) has a crush on football hero Brad (Dan Gauthier), but Brad has not noticed her. All that changes when Louise learns that she is descended from witches and has inherited magical powers. Louise does not stop with Brad; there are mean teachers and teasing girls to deal with also.
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| 1. The Best Man (1964)
2. Beware! The Blob (1972)
aka: Son of Blob
3. Divorce American Style (1967)
4. The Holiday (2006)
5. Meet the Fockers (2004)
6. Rented Lips (1988)
7. Teen Witch (1989)
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