Alex & the Gypsy 1976  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Love and Other Crimes
Alex and the Gypsy
Director: John Korty
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Genevieve Bujold, James Woods, Gino Ardito, Robert Emhardt, Titos Vandis, Joe Flaherty, Todd Martin, Frank Doubleday, Clyde Kusatsu
Alexander Main (Jack Lemmon) is a bail bondsman who is obsessed with gypsy Maritza (Genevieve Bujold). Even though she dumped him, he comes to her aid when she is accused of murder.
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 The Exorcist 1973  R, 122 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Jack MacGowran, Titos Vandis, Mercedes McCambridge, Vasiliki Maliaros, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson, Rudolf Schundler, Gina Petrushka, Robert Symonds
When Megan (Linda Blair) exhibits bizarre behavior that includes violence and foul language, her mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), calls in a young priest, Father Karras (Jason Miller), to help her. Father Karras is sure that Megan is possessed by the devil and asks exorcist Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) to come to her aid by staging an exorcism. Many horrors ensue as Father Merrin confronts the supernatural spirit. This film caused quite a stir at the time of its release. Academy Awards were received for Best Writing and Sound as well as eight other nominations including Best Picture, Actress (Burstyn), Supporting Actor (Miller) and Actress (Blair), and Director. Two sequels follow
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Fletch Lives 1989  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cleavon Little, Richard Belzer, Geoffrey Lewis, George Wyner, Phil Hartman, Patricia Kalember, Titos Vandis, Don Hood, Dennis Burkley
When L.A. investigative reporter "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) inherits his aunt's crumbling Southern plantation, he heads to Louisiana where he hooks up with probate lawyer Amanda (Patricia Kalember) who then is found dead in Fletch's bed. Fletch is the prime suspect and now must use his investigative skills to find out what really happened.
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Get Christie Love! 1974  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Teresa Graves, Harry Guardino, Louise Sorel, Paul Stevens, Ron Rifkin, Lynne Holmes, Lee Paul, Titos Vandis, Tracey Roberts, Debbie Dozier, William Hansen, Andy Romano, Bill Henderson, Davis Roberts, Darlene Conley
In this pilot for the TV series, LAPD policewoman Christie Love (Teresa Graves) goes undercover to break up a vicious drug ring.
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Harrad Summer 1974 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Student Union
Love All Summer
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Robert Reiser, Laurie Walters, Richard Doran, Victoria Thompson, Emmaline Henry, Bill Dana, Jodean Russo, Angela Clarke, Titos Vandis, Walter Brooke
In this sequel to "The Harrad Experiment," where sexual freedom is promoted at Harrad College, students are sent home for summer vacation to practice what they have been taught.
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Island of Love 1963 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morton DaCosta
Cast: Robert Preston, Tony Randall, Giorgia Moll, Walter Matthau, Betty Bruce, Michael Constantine, Norma Varden, Titos Vandis, Lewis Charles, Peter Mamakos
Two con men, Steve Blair (Robert Preston) and Paul Ferris (Tony Randall), trying to escape from gangster Tony Dallas (Walter Matthau), turn a Greek island's faltering tourist trade around by promoting the island as "The Island of Love."
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The Last Angry Man 1974 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Pat Hingle, Lynn Carlin, Paul Jabara, Tracy Bogart, Sorrell Booke, Penny Santon, Titos Vandis, Pepe Serna, Andrew Duggan, Ann Doran
Set in Brooklyn in the 1930s, this made-for-TV remake of the 1959 film tells the story of a Jewish doctor (Pat Hingle) who has spent a lifetime helping others.
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The Miracle Worker 1979  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Aaron
Cast: Patty Duke, Melissa Gilbert, Hilda Haynes, Diana Muldaur, Charles Siebert, Anne Seymour, Stanley Wells, Titos Vandis, Byron Green, Noniece Williams, Jonathan Gilbert, James Lee Canady
This is an excellent remake of the powerful story of the interactions between blind, deaf, and mute Helen Keller (Melissa Gilbert) following a bout with scarlet fever and her teacher Annie Sullivan (Patty Duke) who enables Helen to communicate in the real world. Duke, who won an Oscar for her performance as Helen in the 1962 version, plays Annie Sullivan in this made-for-TV film.
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National Lampoon Goes to the Movies 1981 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom
Cast: Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Culp, Dick Miller, Ann Dusenberry, Teresa Ganzel, Olympia Dukakis, Titos Vandis, Joe Spinell, Fred Willard
Three short stories that spoof personal growth, soap operas, and police stories are provided in this extremely weak offering. It's not clear how some of the stars were talked into participating; some are shown in the above credits.
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Never on Sunday 1960 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, George Foundas, Titos Vandis, Mitsos Liguisos, Despo Diamantidou, Dimos Starenios, Dimitris Papamichael, Alexis Solomos, Nikos Fermas, Faidon Georgitsis
American tourist Homer (Jules Dassin) visits Athens and falls in love with fun loving, popular prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri). He tries to change her, but is unsuccessful as Ilya is too much of a free spirit. The title song won an Academy Award, and there were four other nominations, including Best Actress (Mercouri) and Director.
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A Piece of the Action 1977  PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clark, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis, Marc Lawrence, Frances Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph
This sequel to "Uptown Saturday Night" has Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby again teamed, but this time around they are determined to help ghetto kids improve their lot in life.
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Smile 1975 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis, Nicholas Pryor, Colleen Camp, Joan Prather, Annette O'Toole, Melanie Griffith, Titos Vandis
Behind-the-scenes action of beauty pageants is the subject of this satire on middle-class lives in California. Lots of laughs.
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Topkapi 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell, Robert Morley, Akim Tamiroff, Jess Hahn, Titos Vandis, Amy Dalby, Despo Diamantidou, Gilles Segal, Ege Emart, Senih Orkan, Ahmet Danyal Topatan, Joseph Dassin, Jules Dassin
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and Walter Harper (Maximilian Schell), with help from inventor Cedric Page (Robert Morley) and tourist guide Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov), plot to relieve the Topkapi Museum of its priceless dagger. When Arthur crosses the Greek-Turkish border, the Turkish police find arms in his car and suspect him of arms smuggling for terrorists and arrest him. Arthur is released after he agrees to act as a spy for them. Now, Arthur has the dilemma of saving himself or remaining loyal to Elizabeth and the plans for the robbery. Ustinov received his second Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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| 1. Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
aka: Love and Other Crimes
aka: Alex and the Gypsy
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. Fletch Lives (1989)
4. Get Christie Love! (1974)
5. Harrad Summer (1974)
aka: Student Union
aka: Love All Summer
6. Island of Love (1963)
7. The Last Angry Man (1974)
8. The Miracle Worker (1979)
9. National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
10. Never on Sunday (1960)
11. A Perfect Couple (1979)
12. A Piece of the Action (1977)
13. Smile (1975)
14. Topkapi (1964)
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