All in a Night's Work 1961  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Ruggles, Cliff Robertson, Gale Gordon, Jack Weston, Jerome Cowan, Ian Wolfe, Mary Treen, Rex Evans
Tony Ryder (Dean Martin), heir to a publishing fortune, falls in love with Katie (Shirley MacLaine) in this inside look at the lack of scruples in the world of business.
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 The Apartment 1960  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, David Lewis, Jack Kruschen, Joan Shawlee, Edie Adams, Joyce Jameson, Willard Waterman, Hope Holiday, Naomi Stevens, David White
Winner of five Oscars including Best Picture and Director, this film tells the story of a clerk, C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) trying to get ahead by lending his apartment to philandering executives. Matters become complicated when he falls in love with his boss Jeff D. Sheldrake's (Fred MacMurray) current lover Fran (Shirley MacLaine). Hilarious satire by the director of "Some Like It Hot." Academy Award nominations included Best Actor (Jack Lemon), Actress (Shirley MacLaine), and Supporting Actor (Jack Kruschen).
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 Around the World in 80 Days 1956  G, 178 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: David Niven, Shirley MacLaine, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Charles Boyer, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, John Carradine, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud
This Best Picture Oscar winner tells the story of Phineas Fogg (David Niven), the indomitable English gentleman, who bets the members of his club that he can circle the globe in less than 80 days. And the race is on as he and his valet, Passepartout (Cantinflas), meet all sorts of characters and adventures along the way. A real winner. Four other Academy Awards were received as well as three nominations, including Best Director.
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Artists and Models 1955  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg, Jack Elam, Herbert Rudley, Richard Shannon
Romance blooms among cartoonists in this delightful Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film about Rick Todd (Martin) who gets ideas for his cartoons from Eugene Fullstack's (Lewis) dreams.
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Ask Any Girl 1959 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: David Niven, Gig Young, Shirley MacLaine, Rod Taylor, Jim Backus, Elisabeth Fraser, Claire Kelly, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Carmen Phillips, Myrna Hansen
A naive young girl comes to New York and gets help from a motivation researcher in finding a husband.
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 Being There 1979 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart, Ruth Attaway, David Clennon, Richard Venture, Fran Brill, Denise DuBarry, Ernest McClure, Oteil Burbridge, Ravenell Keller III, Donald Jacob
Simple-minded gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) is suddenly placed in the real world instead of the television world through which he has experienced life. When asked for political and financial advice, his naive answers are mistaken for insightful, intelligent answers. Melvyn Douglas won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in his role as a political kingmaker and Peter Sellers was nominated for Best Actor.
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 Bewitched 2005  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Burns, Jim Turner, Stephen Colbert, David Alan Grier, Michael Badalucco, Carole Shelley
In this film version of the popular TV show, Nicole Kidman takes on the role of infamous and funny witch Samantha, while Will Ferrell and Shirley MacLaine play Samantha's husband and mother: Darren and Endora. Not Oscar material, but fun to watch. 1 User Review
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| | great movie,great cast,and very intertaining | jet 11/06/2009 | | I loved Nicole Kidmans acting she is so cute I just loved her in this movie |
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Cannonball Run II 1984  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilu Henner, Sid Caesar, Jack Elam, Jamie Farr, Frank Sinatra
This film features the same humor found in "Cannonball Run" and "Smokey and the Bandit;" however, Burt Reynolds fans will probably enjoy it.
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Career 1959  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones, Robert Middleton, Donna Douglas, Joan Blackman, Jerry Paris, Frank McHugh, Mary Treen
Sam Lawson (Tony Franciosa) suffers trials and tribulations on his way to stardom in a Broadway play.
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 Carolina 2003 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marleen Gorris
Cast: Julia Stiles, Alessandro Nivola, Shirley MacLaine, Mika Boorem, Azura Skye, Edward Atterton, Randy Quaid, Dwight Armstrong, Anna Ortiz, Jennifer Coolidge, Daveigh Chase, John Capodice
Carolina (Julia Stiles) leaves her meddling Grandma Mirabeau (Shirley MacLaine) and moves to California in search of a peaceful life. But "peaceful" turns out to be just a dream when two men (Alessandro Nivola and Edward Atterton) vie for Carolina's affection.
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Celluloid Closet 1996 R, 102 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Cast: Stewart Stern, Tony Curtis, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal, Paul Rudnick, Shirley MacLaine, Quentin Crisp, Tom Hanks
This excellent documentary shows how images of homosexuality have appeared in the medium of film–in spite of cultural disapproval. Many guest stars.
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The Children's Hour 1961 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Loudest Whisper
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter, Karen Balkin, Veronica Cartwright, Hope Summers, Mimi Gibson, William Mims
This film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play is the story of two teachers (Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine) who are accused of being lesbians. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Fay Bainter).
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Coco Chanel 2008 PG, 180 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Barbora Bobulova, Malcolm McDowell, Olivier Sitruk, Sagamore Stevenin, Valentina Lodovini, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Cosimo Fusco, Sagamore Stevenin, Brigitte Boucher, Valentina Carnelutti, Carla Cassola, Valentina Mezzacappa
Through flashbacks, this story shows high-fashion designer Coco Chanel persevering to succeed in life. The story begins in 1950s' Paris where 70-year-old Coco (Shirley MacLaine) is preparing to release a new collection. Through flashbacks, the story shows young Coco (Barbora Bobulova) experiencing a humble youth working long hours as a seamstress. Then, Coco moves in with wealthy Etienne (Sagamore Stevenin) and becomes a kept woman. That relationship does not last long, and Coco leaves Etienne and opens her own shop. She later falls in love with Boy Capel (Olivier Sitruk), and happiness is hers–for awhile. But, through it all, Coco finds huge success as a fashion icon.
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Defending Your Life 1991 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Shirley MacLaine, Buck Henry, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach, Julie Cobb, Peter Schuck, Sharlie Stuart, Ethan Embry
Writer, director, and star Albert Brooks presents this movie about Daniel Miller (Brooks)–a man caught in Limbo. His predicament can be solved by defending his past actions so that he will not be sent back to Earth. As usual, Brooks is inventive, too much so for some, but this one is fun.
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Desperate Characters 1971 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Kenneth Mars, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Sada Thompson, Jack Somack, Chris Gampel, Mary Alan Hokanson, Carol Kane, Patrick McVey, Michael Higgins, Robert Bauer, Michael McAloney, Rose Gregorio, Elena Karam
This plot involves 48 hours in the life of a childless couple Sophie and Otto Brentwood (Shirley Maclaine and Kenneth Mars), during 1971, as they realize they and their neighbors no longer feel safe in their Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. During a party given by their friends Mike and Flo (Chris Gampel and Mary Alan Hokanson), a rock crashes through the window. And, this is only one of the disturbing dangers intruding on their lives in the city.
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 The Evening Star 1996  PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Harling
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Richardson, Ben Johnson, Marion Ross, Mackenzie Astin, Jack Nicholson, Scott Wolf, George Newbern
This sequel to "Terms of Endearment" focuses on Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) 15 years after the death of her daughter, Emma. The story deals with her "care" for her three grandchildren, her love life, and relationships with those who surround her.
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Get Bruce 1999 R, 82 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Andrew J. Kuehn
Cast: Bruce Vilanch, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Nathan Lane, Carol Burnett, Shirley MacLaine, Elizabeth Taylor
Bruce Vilanch writes comedy material for stars and has provided material for the Oscar, Tony, and Emmy telecasts. In this documentary the stars pay tribute and roast this especially funny guru.
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Guarding Tess 1994 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage, Austin Pendleton, Edward Albert, James Rebhorn, Richard Griffiths, Dale Dye, David Graf, John Roselius, James Handy, Don Yesso, James Lally, Brant von Hoffman, Harry Lennix, Susan Blommaert
One of the worst assignments for a Secret Service agent is the unglamorous role of guarding U.S. ex-Presidents' family members. A former First Lady, Tess (Shirley MacLaine), puts her staff through their paces as she lives out her years secluded in her home following her husband's death. Doug Chesnic (Nicholas Cage) is her choice for "protector," and their interactions provide a comedic relief to a dramatic story.
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Hot Spell 1958 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: Shirley Booth, Anthony Quinn, Shirley MacLaine, Earl Holliman, Eileen Heckart, Warren Stevens, Clint Kimbrough, Jody Lawrance, Harlan Warde, Irene Tedrow
Alma Duval (Shirley Booth) longs to return to her marriage with her estranged husband (Anthony Quinn) who has become enamored with a younger woman.
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In Her Shoes 2005 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Feuerstein, Ken Howard, Candice Azzara, Francine Beers, Norman Lloyd, Jerry Adler, Brooke Smith, Richard Burgi, Anson Mount
Sisters Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and Rose (Toni Collette) are direct opposites but best friends. Responsible Rose has rescued flighty Maggie on more than one occasion. But, when a drunken Maggie seduces Rose's boyfriend, Rose finally throws her out of the house. Maggie's solution is to track down their long-lost grandmother, Ella (Shirley MacLaine), who lives in a Florida seniors' complex. Rose finds Ella, and by story's end, both sisters take charge of their own lives and come to grips with life.
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Irma la Douce 1963 N/R, 147 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Bruce Yarnell, Lou Jacobi, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Holiday, Joan Shawlee, Howard McNear, Cliff Osmond, James Brown
Nestor Patou (Jack Lemmon) becomes involved in protecting prostitute Irma la Douce (Shirley MacLaine) from her pimp Hippolyte (Bruce Yarnell) by posing as the impotent Lord X. Andre Previn won an Oscar for his Music; two nominations were also received, including MacLaine for Best Actress.
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 Joan of Arc 1999 TV, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Jacqueline Bisset, Powers Boothe, Neil Patrick Harris, Maury Chaykin, Olympia Dukakis, Jonathan Hyde, Robert Loggia, Shirley MacLaine, Peter O'Toole
This made-for-TV miniseries stays true to basic historical facts but does have a tendency to meander as it relates the story of young Joan D'Arc's (Leelee Sobieski) inspired attempt to save France.
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home 1965  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna, Jim Backus, Scott Brady, Harry Morgan, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jackie Coogan, Charles(2) Lane, Jerome Cowan
When a U-2 pilot is downed in the Middle East, he coaches the kingdom's football team into a winning entity who is ready to play Notre Dame.
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Madame Sousatzka 1988 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi, Peggy Ashcroft, Leigh Lawson, Lee Montague, Robert Rietty, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sam Howard
A London piano teacher (Shirley MacLaine), who is rather eccentric, teaches gifted and talented students. This story is built around her relationship with a young Indian student (Navin Chowdhry).
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The Matchmaker 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley MacLaine, Paul Ford, Robert Morse, Wallace Ford, Perry Wilson, Russell Collins, Rex Evans, Gavin Gordon, Torben Meyer, Bess Flowers
This forerunner of the musical "Hello, Dolly" stars Shirley Booth as matchmaker Dolly Levi who falls in love with Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford). Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine play the young couple, Cornelius Hackl and Irene Malloy, who Dolly has matched.
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Mrs. Winterbourne 1996 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval, Loren Dean, Paula Prentiss, Susan Haskill, Peter Gerety, Jane Krakowski, Debra Monk
Connie Doyle (Ricki Lake) arrives in New York and is quickly seduced, made pregnant, and dumped by Steve DeCunzo (Loren Dean). She is rescued by Hugh Winterbourne (Brendan Fraser) and his wife, Patricia (Susan Haskell), whom Connie meets on a train. The train crashes, the couple is killed, and Connie is mistaken for Patricia. Hugh's mother, Grace (Shirley MacLaine), sends for the new "widow," and Connie heads to the family's Boston home where she meets Hugh's twin brother, Bill (Brendan Fraser). All goes well until sleazy Steve re-enters the scene.
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My Geisha 1962 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Cardiff
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Cummings, Yoko Tani, Tatsuo Saito, Alex Gerry, Tamae Kyokawa, Ichiro Hayakawa, Tsugundo Maki
Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine) covets a role in her theater producer husband's (Yves Montand) play. To that end she even poses as a geisha to obtain her goal.
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Out on a Limb 1987 TV, 235 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Charles Dance, John Heard, Anne Jackson, Jerry Orbach, Fabia Drake, Kathryn Skatula, Jenny Gago, Anki Liden
This TV miniseries is based on Shirley MacLaine's best-selling autobiography, and she plays herself in this production. Her "new" beliefs, formed when she was about 40, are described, with how they affected her life. Included are an affair with a member of the British Parliament and the influence of her advisors.
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Postcards from the Edge 1990 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, CCH Pounder, Simon Callow, Gary Morton, Sidney Armus, Robin Bartlett, Barbara Garrick
Based on Carrie Fisher's book, this comedy/drama takes a look at Hollywood and the pressures put on its stars. Meryl Streep plays the daughter/actress of an aging star (Shirley MacLaine). Both mother and daughter suffer from alcohol and drug addiction and make separate attempts to reconcile themselves with their fates. Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Rumor Has It... 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine, Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Steve Sandvoss, Mena Suvari, Mike Vogel, Lynn Wanlass
Sarah (Jennifer Aniston) believes that her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) is the real Mrs. Robinson from the movie, "The Graduate," and now she wants to find out just how she fits into the picture. So, she drops her fiance (Mark Ruffalo), quits her job, and sets out to uncover what really happened 30 years ago. At the end of her trail is Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), the man who slept with both her mother and grandmother, and surprises await.
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Sheepman 1958 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Slim Pickens, Willis Bouchey, Pernell Roberts, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
This Comedy/Western is about the conflicts between Jason Sweet (Glenn Ford), Johnny Bledsoe (Leslie Nielsen), and Jumbo McCall (Mickey Shaughnessy) as they extend their competition into the area of love–for the same woman.
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Some Came Running 1958 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, Martha Hyer, Arthur Kennedy, Nancy Gates, Leora Dana, Larry Gates, Betty Lou Keim, Connie Gilchrist, Steve Peck, Ned Wever, Roy Engel, Don Haggerty, Joe Gray
This film is based on James Jones' novel about writer Dave Hirsh's (Frank Sinatra) conflicts when he returns to his hometown of Parktown, Indiana, following World War II and must decide between respectable and decadent lifestyles. His businessman brother Frank (Arthur Kennedy) introduces Dave to schoolteacher Gwen French (Martha Hyer), but, when Dave won't break his ties to local gambler Bama Dillert (Dean Martin) and floozy Ginny Moorehead (Shirley MacLaine), tragedy lies ahead. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Kennedy), and Supporting Actress (Hyer).
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 Steel Magnolias 1989  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner
Strong women take care of their weak men in this film about the Southern way of life. Taken from Robert Harling's play, this is a warm-hearted, humorous, and sympathetic look at high and low points of women who see each other regularly at Truvy Jones' (Dolly Parton) beauty salon in a Louisiana town. The story involves M'Lynn (Sally Field), how she deals with her daughter Shelby's (Julia Roberts) failing health, and the relationships among the women–among them are nasty gossip Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and recently widowed Clairee (Olympia Dukakis)–she sees regularly at the beauty shop. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Sweet Charity 1969 G, 157 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis Jr., Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Stubby Kaye, Barbara Bouchet, Alan Hewitt, Dee Carroll
Recreated from the Broadway hit, this film is good entertainment. It is the story of dance-hall hostess Charity (Shirley MacLaine), a woman with a "past," who Oscar (John McMartin) loves but has trouble reconciling with her lifestyle.
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Terms of Endearment 1983 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito, Betty King, Huckleberry Fox, David Wohl, Lisa Hart Carroll, Troy Bishop, Norman Bennett, F. William Parker
This excellent comedy/drama covers three decades in the relationship of Aurora Greenaway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Aurora has overly protected Emma during her childhood until Emma finally escapes to marry college professor Flap (Jeff Daniels). But that marriage is doomed when Flap begins an affair with a college student, and Emma turns to a married man (John Lithgow) for solace. Meanwhile, Aurora deals with being a grandmother while finding her own consolation in her next-door neighbor, astronaut Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson). Academy Awards were received for Best Picture, Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Director, and Writing. There were also six nominations, including Best Actress (Winger) and Supporting Actor (Lithgow).
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These Old Broads 2001 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Matthew Diamond
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Jonathan Silverman, Nestor Carbonell, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, Pat Harrington Jr., Carlos Jacott, Pat Crawford Brown, Suzanne Carney, Heath Hyche, Hinton Battle, Betty Carvalho
After a re-release of a 1960s film gains cult status, a TV executive, needing a hit show, decides to bring the three stars Kate Westbourne, Addie Holden, and Piper Grayson (Shirley MacLaine, Joan Collins, and Debbie Reynolds) together for a reunion special on TV. But the three stars dislike each other and always have. They all have the same agent, Beryl Mason (Elizabeth Taylor). Will she be able to convince them to make the special? Some funny lines here and there.
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The Trouble with Harry 1955 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, Edmund Gwenn, Mildred Natwick, Mildred Dunnock, Jerry Mathers, Royal Dano, Barry Macollum, Parker Fennelly
Young Arnie (Jerry Mathers) discovers the corpse of Harry in a Vermont woods. He goes home and tells his mother (Shirley MacLaine) who recognizes Harry as her ex-husband and thinks she is responsible because she hit him with a bottle. Meanwhile, a hunter (Edmund Gwenn), also spots Harry and thinks he shot him while hunting. Others also believe they are the ones who are responsible for his death. To ensure that the authorities do not discover the body, the villagers get together and bury Harry. The trouble with Harry is that he is a corpse that just does not stay buried, and his body keeps popping up around town. Alfred Hitchcock, in a change for him, shows comic genius in directing this comedy. The film marks Shirley MacLaine's film debut.
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The Turning Point 1977 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Tom Skerritt, Alexandra Danilova, Anthony Zerbe, James Crittenden, Marshall Thompson
This very good story is about two mature women, Emma (Anne Bancroft) and Deedee (Shirley MacLaine), who have chosen different paths at turning points in their lives. One took career over family, while the other woman sacrificed fame for love and a family. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but won none. The nominations included: Best Picture, Actress (two nominations), Director, Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne).
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Two for the Seesaw 1962  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine, Edmon Ryan, Elisabeth Fraser, Billy Gray, Eddie Firestone, Colin(2) Campbell, Victor Lundin, Shirley Cytron, Cia Dave
This film rendition of the Broadway play stars Shirley MacLaine and Robert Mitchum as Gittel Mosca and Jerry Ryan who become involved in an entertaining, offbeat romance. 1 User Review
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| | interesting | moviebuff 06/17/2009 | | Slow action, not a block buster but it says more about Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine and their abilities to both build and then sustain a character in this movie. When I stumbled on this movie I already knew about the lead character's so I did not expect much from this black and white. They seem to rescue what may have been a dull and almost boring movie. It took me away for about two hours, and no I wouldn't suggest that anyone must see this movie. It is what it is and the presence of Mitchum and MacLaine make this an experience that adds to my life. |
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Two Mules for Sister Sara 1970 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Shirley MacLaine, Manuel Fabregas, Alberto Morin, Armando Silvestre, John(2) Kelly, Enrique Lucero, Jose Torvay, Ada Carrasco, Pedro Galvan
Clint Eastwood plays "the man with no name" in this comedy/Western that pits him against the comedic talents of Shirley MacLaine who portrays a Catholic nun.
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Used People 1992 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Sylvia Sidney, Bob Dishy, Asia Vieira, Louis Guss, Irving Metzman, David Gow
Pearl (Shirley MacLaine) is a Jewish woman grieving for her newly deceased husband. An Italian rogue (Marcello Mastroianni) invites her for a cup of coffee, moves into her life, and brings happiness to her entire family.
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 Waiting for the Light 1990 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Monger
Cast: Teri Garr, Shirley MacLaine, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, Jack McGee, John Bedford Lloyd, Hillary Wolf, Colin Baumgartner, Jeff McCracken, Bob Henry
This offbeat story is about Kay (Teri Garr) who inherits a small-town cafe and begins a new life with her children and strange Aunt Zena (Shirley MacLaine). When Zena and the kids play a practical joke on a neighbor, the event sets off a chain of events that results in people thinking a miracle has been performed. Soon, would-be believers flock into the town.
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The West Side Waltz 1995 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Grey, Kathy Bates, Ernest Thompson, Robert Pastorelli, Richard Gilliland, August Schellenberg, Hal Williams, Estelle Harris
Based on Ernest Thompson's 1981 Broadway play, Thompson now directs this film with Shirley MacLaine and Liza Minnelli in the Katharine Hepburn and Dorothy Loudon roles of aging Manhattan neighbors.
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What a Way to Go! 1964 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Robert Mitchum, Gene Kelly, Paul Newman, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Cummings, Margaret Dumont, Dean Martin, Reginald Gardiner, Roy Gordon, Fifi D'Orsay, Lou Nova, Maurice Marsac, Wally Vernon, Jane Wald
Poor Louisa (Shirley MacLaine)–every time she marries, her new husband dies. Eventually, she has a whole lot of money that she is trying to give to the IRS, but officials suspect that she is insane and send her to a psychiatrist, Dr. Victor Stephanson (Robert Cummings), Louisa's story unfolds as she tells Stephanson about her marriages. The first one involves her choice of poor shopkeeper Edgar (Dick Van Dyke) over wealthy Leonard (Dean Martin), but Edgar works himself to death. Next, Louisa marries inventor Larry (Paul Newman) who becomes wealthy and dies. Then, she marries business tycoon Rod (Robert Mitchum) who retires, becomes a farmer, and is killed by a bull. Finally, Louisa marries entertainer Jerry (Gene Kelly), and he becomes a star and is crushed to death by a mob of his fans. All died trying to make Louisa happy, and now she believes that the money they made is cursed.
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Woman Times Seven 1967 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Elspeth March, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Morley, Elsa Martinelli, Alan Arkin, Michael Caine, Lex Barker, Laurence Badie, Judith Magre, Catherine Samie, Zanie Campan, Robert Duranton
Shirley MacLaine takes on the diverse roles of Paulette, Maria Teresa, Linda, Edith, Eve Minou, Marie, and Jeanne in this series of seven short stories about adultery. In "Funeral Possession," a widow finds a romantic interest (Peter Sellers) at her husband's funeral. "Amateur Night" tells about an unhappy wife turning to streetwalking for revenge against her husband (Rossano Brazzi). "Two Against One" features a prudish wife who turns out to be anything but. In "Super Simone" a wife uses unique methods to get the attention of her husband (Lex Barker). "At the Opera" features a Parisian woman who will stop at nothing to own a particular designer gown. In "Suicide Pacts," a woman and her lover (Alan Arkin) make a suicide pact. Finally, in "Snow," a woman's husband hires a private detective (Michael Caine) to spy on her.
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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 1993 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randa Haines
Cast: Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock, Piper Laurie, Micole Mercurio, Marty Belafsky, Harold Bergman, Ed Amatrudo, Jag Davies
Robert Duvall and Richard Harris star as an aging Cuban Barber and a retired Irish sea captain who face their advanced years together as friends in a small Florida town.
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1965 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Rex Harrison, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom, George C. Scott, Omar Sharif, Art Carney, Alain Delon, Wally Cox, Joyce Grenfell, Michael Hordern, Lance Percival, Roland Culver, Moira Lister
This is a clever film made up of a trio of stories linking together subsequent owners of a particular yellow Rolls-Royce Phantom II. Lord Frenton (Rex Harrison) buys the Rolls as an anniversary gift for his wife (Jeanne Moreau) who is later caught in the back seat with John Fane (Edmund Purdom). Later, in the 1930s, gangster Paolo Maltese (George C. Scott) buys the Rolls and tours Italy with hat-check girl Mae Jenkins (Shirley MacLaine). Like her predecessor, Mae also tries out the back seat–she finds "love" with a photographer (Alain Delon) while Paolo is in the U.S. on business. By World War II, socialite Gerda Millett (Ingrid Bergman) owns the car and fights the Nazis by smuggling Davich (Omar Sharif) across the border. In the process, this couple also finds pleasures in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom II.
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24. In Her Shoes (2005)
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49. Waiting for the Light (1990)
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