 Big Wednesday 1978  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Summer of Innocence
Director: John Milius
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell, Barbara Hale, Robert Englund, Joe Spinell, Steve Kanaly, Reb Brown
This surfing film involves three California surfers–Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt), and Leroy (Gary Busey)–whose exploits are covered from 1962 to 1974.
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 Dillinger 1973  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Steve Kanaly, Roy Jenson, John Martino, Read Morgan, Frank McRae, David Dorr, Catherine Tambini
In the early 1930s, John Dillinger was on the FBI's "most wanted" list; his bank robberies had made him famous, but he is captured by "Big Jim" Wollard (Read Morgan) and sent to prison. He escapes from jail and rejoins the gang of hoods that now includes Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) and Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss). They continue the bank robberies while FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) is determined to put an end to their illegal activities. This story is seen through the eyes of Purvis who is behind the gunning down of Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
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Fire on the Mountain 1996 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Beth Gage, George Gage
Cast: Steve Kanaly
The 10th Mountain Division, formed in 1941 as one of the precautions against foreign invasion, was the only military organization specifically trained in mountain and cold weather operations. Using excellent archival footage (shot by one of the soldiers), this documentary salutes the group. They played a key role toward the end of World War II with their fighting in the Italian Alps against the German occupation forces. The latter part of the film drags a little as the post-war success stories of several of the Division are covered. A notable absence from the film: ex-Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole, who lost the use of one arm while in the Division. Steve Kanaly narrates.
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Fleshburn 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Gage
Cast: Sonny Landham, Steve Kanaly, Karen Carlson, Macon McCalman, Robert Chimento, Robert Alan Browne, Duke Stroud, Larry Vigus, Newton John Skinner
American Indian/Vietnam vet Calvin Duggoi (Sonny Landham) deserted, was captured, deemed mentally incompetent, and committed to a hospital. Unhappy with this arrangement, Sonny escapes, captures his psychologists (Karen Carlson, Robert Chimento, Steve Kanaly, and Macon McCalman), and abandons them in a desert. From a safe distance, Sonny keeps an eye on the four victims as they attempt to survive in the unforgiving environment.
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My Name Is Nobody (Il Mio Nome E Nessuno) 1974 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tonino Valerii
Cast: Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin, Piero Lulli, Leo Gordon, R.G. Armstrong, Steve Kanaly, Geoffrey Lewis, Neil Summers, Franco Angrisano
Making fun of spaghetti Westerns is the basis for this film in which Jack Beauregard must contend with one last group of outlaws before he can retire.
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The Sugarland Express 1974 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Michael Sacks, Ben Johnson, Gregory Walcott, Steve Kanaly, Louise Latham, Dean Smith, Bill Thurman, Harrison Zanuck, Jessie Lee Fulton, Ted Grossman
This story is based on the real-life experience of Clovis Poplin (William Atherton) and wife Lou Jean (Goldie Hawn) who escaped from prison and attempted to reclaim their baby from foster parents. Spielberg's first feature film.
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The Wind and the Lion 1975 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Milius
Cast: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston, Geoffrey Lewis, Steve Kanaly, Vladek Sheybal, Roy Jenson, Nadim Sawalha, Aldo Sambrell
In 1904, a Barbary pirate (Sean Connery) kidnaps an American widow (Candice Bergen) and her children. This act prompts Teddy Roosevelt (Brian Keith) to send in the Marines.
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| 1. Big Wednesday (1978)
aka: Summer of Innocence
2. Dillinger (1973)
3. Fire on the Mountain (1996)
4. Fleshburn (1984)
5. My Name Is Nobody (Il Mio Nome E Nessuno) (1974)
6. The Sugarland Express (1974)
7. The Wind and the Lion (1975)
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