 Arthur 1981  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Gordon
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Stephen Elliott, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Ted Ross, Barney Martin, Paul Gleason, Anne DeSalvo
A billionaire alcoholic (Dudley Moore) falls in love with a poor waitress (Liza Minnelli) with a heart of gold and stands to lose a fortune for not marrying the girl his family has planned for him. The best part of this film, however, is John Gielgud's Oscar-winning performance as Arthur's long-suffering valet. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Song: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)." Dudley Moore was nominated for Best Actor.
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 Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1988  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Kathy Bates, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Paul Benedict, Jack Gilford, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross
In this sequel to "Arthur," Arthur is now married. When the father of the girl he jilted sets out for revenge, he discovers that Arthur is now broke and boozeless.
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Betrayal 1978  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Rip Torn, Lesley Ann Warren, John Hillerman, Peggy Ann Garner, Bibi Besch, Ron Silver, Richard Masur, Stephen Elliott, Bob Delegall
Based on a real case, this is the story of a young woman (Lesley Ann Warren) who feels the need for therapy. Unfortunately, she picks an unethical doctor (Rip Torn), who convinces her that the therapy she needs is a sexual relationship with him.
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 Beverly Hills Cop 1984  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Paul Reiser, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Joel Bailey, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Champion
This is Eddie Murphy's first portrayal of Axel Foley, the Detroit "cop from Hell." When Foley tracks a friend's killer back to Southern California, he finds that the ultra-snooty citizens of Beverly Hills are not quite ready for him. Neither are the cops who find themselves involved with a big time cocaine smuggler. Murphy steals the show.
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Cutter's Way 1981 R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Cutter and Bone
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Rosenberg, Nina Van Pallandt, Tony Epper
Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges), who is falsely accused of murder, joins forces with Vietnam veteran Alex Cutter (John Heard) in a scheme to identify the real killer.
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 Death Wish 1974 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Jeff Goldblum, Steven Keats, William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Olympia Dukakis, Christopher Guest, Kathleen Tolan, Jack Wallace
When a liberal architect's (Charles Bronson) wife (Hope Lange) is murdered and his daughter (Kathleen Tolan) is terrorized into a comatose state by muggers, he takes the law into his own hands and becomes an urban vigilante. A fascinating, almost terrifying, statement about gun control laws.
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake 1990 TV, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost, Alan Autry, Joe Spano, Holly Fields, Stephen Elliott, Robert Ginty, Silvana Gallardo, Michael T. Weiss, Richard Masur, Ed Begley Jr., Charles Siebert
In this TV miniseries, Los Angeles seismologist Dr. Clare Winslow (Joanna Kerns) identifies the time and location for the major quake that will flatten the city. But, her warnings about "The Big One" go mostly unheeded, and disaster inevitably strikes.
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The Hindenburg 1975 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore
In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed.
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The Hospital 1971 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Roberts Blossom, Robert Walden, Frances Sternhagen
Incompetence in a major teaching hospital results in deaths of patients in this film, which won the Academy Award for "Best Script." Scott received an Oscar nomination for his acting.
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Prototype 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Greene
Cast: Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Frances Sternhagen, Alley Mills, Arthur Hill, James Sutorius, Stephen Elliott, Doran Clark, Ed Call, Jonathan Estrin, Richard Kuss, Pat McNamara
Under contract to the government, scientist Carl Forrester (Christopher Plummer) builds an Android, Michael (David Morse), that successfully passes as human. When Carl finds out that Michael will be the first of an army of soldiers, he kidnaps Michael, and the chase is on. Made for TV.
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Report to the Commissioner 1975  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milton Katselas
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely, Hector Elizondo, Tony King, William Devane, Stephen Elliott, Richard Gere, Vic Tayback, Michael McGuire
An innocent rookie cop, Bo Lockley (Michael Moriarty), does not understand the politics at the NYPD and is caught in the middle when his supervisors hide evidence in a murder case. Richard Gere has a small role in his film debut as a pimp, Billy.
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Roadhouse 66 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: John Mark Robinson
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee, Kate Vernon, Stephen Elliott, Alan Autry, Kevyn Major Howard, Peter Van Norden, Erica Yohn, James Intveld
When Beckman's (Judge Reinhold) T-bird is damaged by locals in a small Arizona town, he and Johnny (Willem Dafoe), a hitchhiker that Beckman had picked up, check out the town while the car is being repaired. They even get a chance for revenge against the youngsters that shot the car's radiator. The only thing saving this dull tale is the soundtrack that is packed with popular rock songs of the day.
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Taking Care of Business 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Filofax
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne DeSalvo, Loryn Locklin, Stephen Elliott, Hector Elizondo, Veronica Hamel, Mako, Gates McFadden, John de Lancie
Die-hard Cubs' fan/car thief Jimmy (James Belushi) is serving his last two days in prison and wins a pair of World Series tickets to the final game–which includes the Cubs. When the warden refuses to let Jimmy out early, the prison-mates spring Jimmy. Meanwhile, rich businessman Spencer (Charles Grodin) leaves his filofax (holding his personal information, money, and mansion keys) at an airport. Yes, Jimmy finds the filofax and starts the search for Spencer to claim the reward that is offered for the return of the filofax. In the process, he ends up assuming Spencer's identity. Low-level fun, but the Cubs in the World Series? Get real.
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| 1. Arthur (1981)
2. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
3. Assassination (1987)
4. Betrayal (1978)
5. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
6. Cutter's Way (1981)
aka: Cutter and Bone
7. Death Wish (1974)
8. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
9. The Hindenburg (1975)
10. The Hospital (1971)
11. Prototype (1983)
12. Report to the Commissioner (1975)
13. Roadhouse 66 (1984)
14. Taking Care of Business (1990)
aka: Filofax
15. Walk Like a Man (1987)
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