 Against All Odds 1984  R, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, Swoosie Kurtz, Dorian Harewood, Saul Rubinek, Pat Corley, Bill McKinney, Allen Williams, Tamara Stafford, Jon St. Elwood, Sam Scarber
Based on the 1947 film "Out of the Past," a love triangle develops when a gambling man, Jake Wise (James Woods), hires injured football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) to track down his missing girlfriend, Jessie (Rachel Ward), in Mexico. Once Terry finds Jessie in Cozumel, he falls in love with her. But, there is more to Jessie than meets the eye, and there's also a lot of plot out there besides the obvious.
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Baja Oklahoma 1988  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Julia Roberts, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Alice Krige, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Carole Davis, Linda Dona
Based on Dan Jenkins' novel, this is a delightful musical/comedy about a Texas barmaid who dreams of making a name for herself in the music business.
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Bright Lights, Big City 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Dianne Wiest, Frances Sternhagen, John Houseman, Jason Robards, Tracy Pollan, William Hickey, Charlie Schlatter, David Warrilow, Alec Mapa, Sam Robards, Gina Belafonte
Based on Jay McInerney's insightful novel, this is the story of Midwesterner Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox) who heads for New York City to become an author. James has suffered tragedies when his mother (Dianne Wiest) died, and his wife Amanda (Phoebe Cates) left him. He starts working for a major magazine and becomes deeply involved in drugs and alcohol with his friend Tad (Kiefer Sutherland). Jamie is fired from his job, and now has only Tad's cousin Vicky (Tracy Pollan) to come to his much-needed aid.
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Bubble Boy 2001  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blair Hayes
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Swoosie Kurtz, Marley Shelton, Danny Trejo, Dave Sheridan, Verne Troyer, John Carroll Lynch, Patrick Cranshaw, Stephen Spinella, Brian George
Lacking an immune system, Jimmy Livingston (Jake Gyllenhaal) has lived his life inside a bubble. Now he meets a crisis head on. When the woman he loves, (Marley Shelton), is ready to marry another man, Jimmy designs a portable bubble suit and sets off from California to Niagara in search of her love.
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Category 7: The End of the World 2005  TV, 169 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Gina Gershon, Cameron Daddo, Shannen Doherty, Randy Quaid, Robert Wagner, Adam Rodriguez, Sebastian Spence, Nicholas Lea, John Kapelos, Lindy Booth, James Brolin, Tom Skerritt, Swoosie Kurtz, Kenneth Welsh, Suki Kaiser
After Paris, Egypt, and some U.S. cities are devastated by a giant storm that now appears headed to Washington, D.C., discredited scientist Faith Clavell (Shannen Doherty), storm chaser Tommy Tornado (Randy Quaid), and FEMA director Judith Carr (Gina Gershon) venture into the eye of the storm to collect important data. Meanwhile, a pair of televangelists (James Brolin and Swoosie Kurtz) uses the storm as a Biblical curse to make a point of their own. Will this storm mark the end of the world?
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Citizen Ruth 1996 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston, M.C. Gainey, Marilyn Tipp, Tippi Hedren, Burt Reynolds, Diane Ladd
When pregnant Ruth (Laura Dern), a glue-sniffer, is ordered by the court to either abort her fetus or be charged with fetus endangerment, abortion rights activists step into the fray.
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 Cruel Intentions 1999  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joshua Jackson, Eric Mabius, Sean Patrick Thomas, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski
Rather shallow characters–Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillippe)–attending an affluent prep school appear to control the social life in their small world. The plot for this film revolves around a bet that Sebastian will be able to bed the new headmaster's virgin daughter, Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon).
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Dangerous Liaisons 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Peter Capaldi, Joe Sheridan, Valerie Gogan, Laura Benson, Joanna Pavlis
Upper-class 18th-century France with its social caste system and its attendant autocratic snobbery is depicted in this film. The Marquis de Mertereil (Glenn Close) and the Vicomte de Valmont (John Malkovich) are ex-lovers who plot and scheme against their victims. The film won three Oscars (Best Writing, Art Direction, and Costume Design) and was nominated for Best Picture, Actress (Close), and Supporting Actress (Michelle Pfeiffer).
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 Duplex 2003 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein, Justin Theroux, James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Swoosie Kurtz, Wallace Shawn, Maya Rudolph, Amber Valletta, Cheryl Klein
Alex and Nancy (Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore) move into the "perfect" duplex in the "perfect" neighborhood. But, they have one problem: Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel), a rent-controlled tenant who lives upstairs and carries her own set of problems. Troubles abound, and even more enter the picture when Alex and Nancy try to get rid of Mrs. Connelly.
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Fifth of July 1982 TV, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kirk Browning, Marshall W. Mason
Cast: Richard Thomas, Jeff Daniels, Swoosie Kurtz, Cynthia Nixon, Jonathan Hogan, Joyce Reehling, Helen Stenborg, Danton Stone
Lanford Wilson's play, directed by Marshall W. Mason, was brought to TV and now to video/DVD with satisfactory results. Kenneth (Richard Thomas), who lost both legs in the Vietnam War, shares a farm with his lover, Jed (Jeff Daniels). A death brings family and friends to their Missouri home on Independence Day where they reflect on their lives.
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First Love 1977 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Darling
Cast: William Katt, Susan Dey, John Heard, Beverly D'Angelo, Robert Loggia, Swoosie Kurtz, Tom Lacy, June Barrett, Virginia Leith, Billy Beck
Two college students, Elgin (William Katt) and Caroline (Susan Dey), confront problems in their relationship after Caroline has an affair with an older man.
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 Get Over It 2001 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller, Sisqo, Shane West, Colin Hanks, Zoe Saldana, Swoosie Kurtz, Martin Short, Ed Begley Jr.
After Allison (Melissa Sagemiller) breaks up with Berke (Ben Foster), Berke thinks he can get Allison back if he is in a school play with her. But, it doesn't take long for him to notice another castmember: his best friend's young sister, Kelly (Kirsten Dunst). Of note in this film is Martin Short as the off-beat drama coach who has dreamed up the school's production, "A Midsummer Rockin' Night's Dream."
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 Harvey 1998 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Harry Anderson, Swoosie Kurtz, Leslie Nielsen, William Schallert, Robert Wisden, Alf Humphreys, Ingrid Tesch, Jonathan Banks, Brendan Beiser, Jessica Hecht, Lynda Boyd, Lisa Akey, Dolores Drake, Alex Ferguson
In this made-for-TV version of "Harvey," Harry Anderson takes on the role of Elwood P. Dowd whose relationship with invisible rabbit Harvey may get him committed to an insane asylum.
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The Image 1990 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner
Cast: Albert Finney, John Mahoney, Kathy Baker, Swoosie Kurtz, Marsha Mason, Spalding Gray, Brett Cullen, Robert Schenkkan, Brad Pitt, Wendie Jo Sperber
TV news anchorman Jason Cromwell (Albert Finney) who, like his counterparts on other stations, is after the high ratings. When he accuses a friend, who happens to be innocent, in a Savings & Loan scandal, the consequences cause him to reevaluate his ethical standards.
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Liar Liar 1997 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes, Anne Haney, Jennifer Tilly, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Donohoe, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Muellerleile, Christopher Mayer, Eric Pierpoint, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cheri Oteri
A yuppie lawyer, Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey), has a great career but is newly divorced from his wife, Audrey Reede (Maura Tierney). When their five-year-old son, Max (Justin Cooper), makes a birthday wish that his father will not tell another lie, Fletcher must go 24 hours without telling any falsehoods. Will he survive the ordeal?
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Oliver's Story 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett, Ed Binns, Ray Milland, Swoosie Kurtz, Charles Haid, Kenneth McMillan, Josef Sommer, Benson Fong, Sully Boyar, Meg Mundy
This sequel to "Love Story" again stars Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV, but now he is looking for a new love following the death of his "Love means never having to say you are sorry" wife.
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One Christmas 1994 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz, T.J. Lowther, Tonea Stewart, Pat Hingle, Julie Harris, Troy Simmons, Marilyn Allen, Mary Lucy Bivins, Joe Inscoe, Joe Maggard, Henderson Gilliland, David Lenthall, Thomas Myers Jr.
Eight-year-old Buddy (T.J. Lowther) leaves his Aunt Sook (Julie Harris) in Alabama and meets his con-artist father (Henry Winkler) in New Orleans. Dad is in the midst of charming Emily (Swoosie Kurtz) whose aunt is wealthy New Orleans socialite Cornelia Beaumont (Katharine Hepburn) and seems more interested in working his scams than enjoying Buddy's visit. But, just before Christmas, Dad realizes that what really matters is Buddy, and they enjoy their Christmas present of each other's love and affection. This made-for-TV film is adapted from a Truman Capote short story.
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Outside Ozona 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J.S. Cardone
Cast: Taj Mahal, Robert Forster, Sherilyn Fenn, Swoosie Kurtz, Meat Loaf, Penelope Ann Miller, David Paymer, Kevin Pollak, Kateri Walker, Lois Red Elk
A series of coincidences, involving a group of strangers traveling the lonely highways outside Ozona, Oklahoma, bring them together through the local radio station KWOK's DJ Dix (Taj Mahal).
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Reality Bites 1994 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ben Stiller
Cast: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Swoosie Kurtz, Joe Don Baker, John Mahoney, Keith David, Anne Meara, Renee Zellweger, Barry Del Sherman, Andy Dick, Harry O'Reilly, Susan Norfleet
Lelaina (Winona Ryder) was valedictorian of her college class and is working at a Houston television station–a glamorous job, but the pay is low. She and her friends represent the 1990s generation of graduates who really thought that hard work and good grades were all they needed to find good jobs. They do not pound pavement nor do they sit and wait for anyone else to open doors to their futures.
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 The Rules of Attraction 2002 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Avary
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kip Pardue, Kate Bosworth, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Joel Michaely, Eric Stoltz, Fred Savage, Faye Dunaway, Swoosie Kurtz, Jay Michaely, Jay Baruchel, Clare Kramer
Set in the mid-1980s, this story involves over-privileged, drugged-out students attending small, New England Camden College and their sexual promiscuity. The story highlights Sean (James Van Der Beek), Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon), and Paul (Ian Somerhalder) who engage in a sexual triangle.
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A Shock to the System 1990 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jan Egleson
Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton, Jenny Wright, John McMartin, Barbara Baxley, Samuel L. Jackson, Haviland Morris
When business executive Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is passed over for the promotion of a younger man (Peter Riegert), he takes matters into his own hands and employs MURDER for job security in this black comedy.
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 Slap Shot 1977 R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Lindsay Crouse, Jennifer Warren, Strother Martin, Melinda Dillon, Jerry Houser, Andrew Duncan, M. Emmet Walsh, Swoosie Kurtz
The Charleston Chiefs are a losing hockey team. Then coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman) shows his team how violence reaps rewards. Funny stuff.
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Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes 2000 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Irmas
Cast: Steven Weber, Swoosie Kurtz, Gail O'Grady, Gabriel Mann, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gregg Henry, Nina Siemaszko, Jack Johnson, Bonnie Somerville, Larry Cedar
Hutch Rimes (Steven Weber) is in the insurance business, a happily married man who also keeps a motel room for his affairs with other women. Things get dicey when one of these women wants him to help kill her husband. His problems continue after a 10-year jail sentence for that botched job. A sometimes-clever black comedy.
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Stanley & Iris 1990 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Julie Garfield
A newly widowed, bakery worker (Jane Fonda) realizes that the cook (Robert De Niro) is illiterate. She helps him learn to read, and romance blooms as both of their lives are improved.
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Storybook 1995 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Lorenzo Doumani
Cast: Sean Fitzgerald, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Moll, William McNamara, Milton Berle, Gary Morgan, Robert Costanzo, Brenda Epperson Doumani, Jack Scalia, James Doohan, Vinny Argiro, Kathrin Lautner, Heather Lauren Olson, Benjamin Zachary, Ed Begley
Eight-year-old Brandon (Sean Fitzgerald) opens a storybook and, while chasing his dog, magically enters the realm of evil Queen Evilia (Swoosie Kurtz) in the enchanted Storyland. Brandon finds adventure when he helps good Prince Arthur (William McNamara) save the kingdom.
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True Stories 1986 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David(2) Byrne
Cast: David(2) Byrne, Annie McEnroe, Swoosie Kurtz, John Goodman, Spalding Gray, Alix Elias
The imaginary town of Virgil, Texas, is examined by David Byrne in this funny, humanistic, and sometimes depressing view of the "goodness" of America.
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Vice Versa 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer, Swoosie Kurtz, David Proval, Jane Kaczmarek, William Prince, Gloria Gifford, Beverly Archer, Richard Kind, Charles Lucia, Ajay Naidu
Smugglers have hidden a mysterious oriental skull inside Marshall Seymour's (Judge Reinhold) luggage. Now he is home, and he and his son Charlie (Fred Savage) make wishes to trade places with each other. Guess what? The skull is magical, and the wishes are granted. Now Charlie's mind is in Marshall's body, Marshall's mind is in Charlie's body, and both must survive in worlds they know nothing about.
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The White River Kid 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: White River
Director: Arne Glimcher
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas, Wes Bentley, Ellen Barkin, Beau Bridges, Swoosie Kurtz, Chad Lindberg, Roger Clinton, Kim Dickens, Randy Travis
A phony monk (Bob Hoskins) and his sidekick (Antonio Banderas) travel through Arkansas selling socks from their van, meeting all sorts of unusual people on the way. But trouble is brewing just around the bend. Nearly a bomb.
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The World According to Garp 1982 R, 136 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Plummer, Peter Michael Goetz, Warren Berlinger, James McCall, George Ede, Mark Soper, Ian MacGregor
Garp (Robin Williams) is a writer who sees things from his own perspective. He lives with his wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and fends off his unmarried mother Jenny's (Glenn Close) feminist fame with her best-selling autobiographical book. John Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for his role of transsexual Roberta who steals young Garp. Glenn Close was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in her film debut.
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| 1. Against All Odds (1984)
2. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
3. Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
4. Bubble Boy (2001)
5. Category 7: The End of the World (2005)
6. Citizen Ruth (1996)
7. Cruel Intentions (1999)
8. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
9. Duplex (2003)
10. Fifth of July (1982)
11. First Love (1977)
12. Get Over It (2001)
13. Harvey (1998)
14. The Image (1990)
15. Liar Liar (1997)
16. Oliver's Story (1978)
17. One Christmas (1994)
18. Outside Ozona (1998)
19. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged .... (1993)
20. Reality Bites (1994)
21. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
22. A Shock to the System (1990)
23. Slap Shot (1977)
24. Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000)
25. Stanley & Iris (1990)
26. Storybook (1995)
27. True Stories (1986)
28. Vice Versa (1988)
29. The White River Kid (1999)
aka: White River
30. The World According to Garp (1982)
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