The Boynton Beach Club 2006  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Joseph Bologna, Dyan Cannon, Len Cariou, Sally Kellerman, Michael Nouri, Brenda Vaccaro, Renee Taylor, Mal Z. Lawrence
Harry (Joseph Bologna), Lois (Dyan Cannon), Jack (Len Cariou), Sandy (Sally Kellerman), Donald (Michael Nouri), and Marilyn (Brenda Vaccaro) have moved into an "Active Adult" community in Boynton Beach, Florida. They attend a support group for bereaved senior citizens and find themselves replaying the dating game.
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 Cookie 1989  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Emily Lloyd, Michael V. Gazzo, Brenda Vaccaro, Lionel Stander, Jerry Lewis, Adrian Pasdar, Bob Gunton, Ricki Lake
Peter Falk stars as a mobster just getting out of prison after 13 years who has a misfit teenage daughter, Cookie (Emily Lloyd), from his mistress. Of course, he also has a wife who doesn't know anything about either one of them. To complicate matters, in trying to form some sort of father-daughter bond, he hires Cookie to act as his chauffeur.
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A Cooler Climate 1999  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Sally Field, Judy Davis, Winston Rekert, Jerry Wasserman, Carly Pope, Jessalyn Gilsig, Gerard Plunkett, Alec Willows, Denalda Williams, Peter Yunker
Iris (Sally Field) is recently divorced and must seek work. She takes a job as housekeeper for bitter, wealthy Paula (Judy Davis), who takes her frustrations out on Iris. After Paula's marriage falls apart, a friendship with Iris develops. And now a word from our soapsuds sponsor.
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Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum, Robert Joy, Laurie Metcalf, John Turturro, Anna Levine, Will Patton, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Maloney, Anne Carlisle, Steven Wright, Jose Angel Santana, Richard Hell
Those three words of the title are from a classified ad that fascinates bored housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) who is overwhelmed by curiosity about Susan (Madonna). She goes to the rendezvous, sees Susan, and becomes so involved with her that she actually takes on the identity of Susan, a punk drifter. A screwball comedy with great characters.
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Gaudi Afternoon 2001 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor, Juliette Lewis, Christopher Bowen, Maria Barranco, Courtney Jines, Pep Molina, Victor Alvaro
Cassandra (Judy Davis) is stuck in Barcelona, Spain, and takes on a job of translating a novel into English. But, she needs to find additional work to get by, so when Frankie (Marcia Gay Hardin) offers her a job to find Frankie's missing husband, Cassandra takes it. But things aren't as they seem as Cassandra gets involved with a strange group of characters and their escapades.
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Making Mr. Right 1987 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: John Malkovich, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly, Ben Masters, Laurie Metcalf, Polly Bergen, Hart Bochner, Polly Draper, Harsh Nayyar, Susan Berman
A woman is promoting an android when she becomes romantically interested in him. Although the plot is rather weak, the acting makes up for the lack of depth.
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She-Devil 1989 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt, Sylvia Miles, A Martinez, Bryan Larkin, Mary Louise Wilson, Maria Pitillo, Jack Gilpin
Taken from Fay Weldon's novel, "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil," this movie is about a frumpy housewife (Roseanne) who plots to upset her husband's (Ed Begley Jr.) affair with a self-centered romance novelist (Meryl Streep).
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Smithereens 1982 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell, Nada Despotovich, Roger Jett, Kitty Summerall, Chris Noth, Robynne White, D.J. O'Neill, Edie Schecter, Pamela Speed, Tom Cherwin, Amos Poe
Wren (Susan Berman) is a New Jersey 19 year old who moves to NYC and enters the world of punk rock in her quest for fame and fortune. Lacking musical talent but determined to become a star, Wren latches onto rock musician Eric (Richard Hell) and nice-guy Paul (Brad Rijn) who lives in a van. Her relationships with them prove meaningless, and despite her desperate attempts to gain stardom, Wren's efforts prove ill-fated.
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| 1. The Boynton Beach Club (2006)
2. Cookie (1989)
3. A Cooler Climate (1999)
4. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
5. Gaudi Afternoon (2001)
6. Making Mr. Right (1987)
7. She-Devil (1989)
8. Smithereens (1982)
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