Echo Park 1986  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Susan Dey, Tom Hulce, Michael Bowen, Christopher Walker, Shirley Jo Finney, Heinrich Schweiger, Cheech Marin, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson, Timothy Carey
Three offbeat characters–May (Susan Dey), Jonathan (Tom Hulce), and August (Michael Bowen)–live in Echo Park and take menial jobs while awaiting their big breaks in show business.
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The River Niger 1976  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Krishna Shah
Cast: Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Roger E. Mosley, Jonelle Allen, Hilda Haynes, Tony Burton, Ralph Wilcox, Teddy Wilson, Shirley Jo Finney, Zakes Mokae, Ed Crick, Charles Weldon
Based on Joseph Walker's Broadway play, this is the story of an African-American family's–Mattie (Cicely Tyson) and her middle-aged house painter husband Johnny (James Earl Jones)–struggling adjustments and conflicting aims in dealing with the world around them. Mattie has learned that she has incurable cancer, and son Jeff (Glynn Turman) returns home with news that he was kicked out of the Air Force Officer's School. Unable to deal with the problems, Johnny goes on a drinking spree and becomes an alcoholic. Will this family be able to adjust and find their place in the world?
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Wilma 1977 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bud Greenspan
Cast: Shirley Jo Finney, Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Joe Seneca, Charles Blackwell, Denzel Washington, Norman Matlock, Larry Scott, Paulette Pearson, Andrea Frierson
This made-for-TV docudrama is the story of Wilma Rudolph (Shirley Jo Finney) who overcame polio to become a triple gold medal winner in the 1960 Olympics. This is Denzel Washington's film debut.
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| 1. Echo Park (1986)
2. The River Niger (1976)
3. Wilma (1977)
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