 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee, Cinque Lee, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Joseph Rigano, Vinny Vella, Vinny Vella Jr., Renee French, Cate Blanchett
Over a period of 18 years, Jim Jarmusch put together this series of amusing vignettes, which all revolve around coffee and cigarettes.
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Cold Feet 1989  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits, Bill Pullman, Rip Torn, Kathleen York, Vincent Schiavelli, Jeff Bridges
Monte (Keith Carradine), Maureen (Sally Kirkland), and Kenny (Tom Waits) hatch a scheme to smuggle jewels into the United States –in the stomach of a horse.
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 Down by Law 1986  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane, Joy N. Houck Jr., Carrie Lindsoe, Richard Boes, Dave Petitjean
Zack (Tom Waits) and Jack (John Lurie) are sent to a Louisiana prison on trumped-up charges. Once there, they join forces with their cellmate, Roberto (Roberto Benigni), in an escape attempt that leaves them adrift on the bayou.
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 Dracula 1992 R, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Jay Robinson, Monica Bellucci
This film won Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Dracula (Gary Oldman) is a tragic figure who journeys to find his reincarnated lover (Winona Ryder) while evading Dr. Abraham Van Helsing (Anthony Hopkins) and his group of vampire hunters.
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Ironweed 1987 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Tom Waits, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Jake Dengel, Nathan Lane, Will Zahm, Laura Esterman, Hy Anzell
It is 1938 in Albany, New York, where Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) and Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) have been drinking companions for years lamenting over their misfortunes in life. Francis was once a professional baseball player but after killing his infant son by dropping him, Francis left his wife Annie (Carroll Baker) and children, and his life spiraled downward. Helen has turned to prostitution to support her drinking and other basic needs. When Francis visits Annie and family, there is a chance for reconciliation. Will he take steps to rehabilitate himself, or will he continue his downtrodden life with Helen? Both Nicholson and Steep were nominated for Oscars.
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 Mystery Men 1999 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Kinka Usher
Cast: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens, Lena Olin, Wes Studi, Tom Waits, Claire Forlani, Eddie Izzard, Louise Lasser
This superhero movie, based on a comic strip, provides both action and comedy as Champion City's Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) faces the dilemma of losing sponsors because he has put all the bad guys in prison. He comes up with a publicity ploy: spring the evil Cassanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) from prison so he will have someone to capture. But that proves to be a bad move when the tables are turned, and Captain Amazing is held hostage. Enter a band of wannabe superheroes intent on saving the day.
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 The Outsiders 1983  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Leif Garrett, Gailard Sartain, Glenn Withrow, Darren Dalton, Michelle Meyrink, Tom Waits, William Smith
This story, set in the 1960s, deals with teenage gangs in Oklahoma. The two gangs consist of the Socs who are kids with money and the Greasers who are kids from the wrong side of the tracks. Greasers Ponyboy Curtis (C. Thomas Howell) and his friend Johnny Cade (Ralph Macchio) make friends with rich Cherry (Diane Lane) and Marcia (Michelle Meyrink), and the Socs beat them up. This action leads to murder and sets off a chain of events that goes beyond any control. 2 User Reviews
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| | Amazing movie. Full of drama, action, and rays of hope. | Sahara 03/18/2007 | | The Outsiders is a movie full of everything you would want to see in one. This movie is about Boys that are young and reckless. These boys grew up in the Outside of society. They are rebels classified/labeled under Greasers. They weren't looking for a fight with the Socs. Boys who live on the west-side of town, rich cold kids. They were looking to belong. The main characters are Ponyboy , a boy who dreams another world where he would me normal and happy as well as Johnny his best buddy. Then there is Dally Winston who looks at the world with much hatred, and the rest of the gang, Two-Bit, Steve,Sodapop, and Darry. |
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Paradise Alley 1978  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Tom Waits, Ray Sharkey, Joyce Ingalls
This film marks Sylvester Stallone's first directing effort, and he also sings the title song. The story is about three brothers–Cosmo (Stallone), Lenny (Armand Assante), and Victor (Lee Canalito)– who pin their hopes for a better crack at life on Victor's wrestling skills.
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Queens Logic 1991  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Linda Fiorentino, John Malkovich, Joe Mantegna, Ken Olin, Tony Spiridakis, Tom Waits, Chloe Webb, Jamie Lee Curtis, Helen Hunt
Old friends reunite for a wedding in their hometown, the borough of Queens–an event that provides the impetus for self-discoveries. 1 User Review
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| | Why Queens is Superior | Louie from Astoria 02/03/2007 | | Ya just gotta love us...No where and no one can show just the right mix of one borrough as so complex yet logical as a New Yorker could be. If you're from New York, especially Queens, this is a MUST SEE Thanks Tony...Your old coach, Louis Gallo |
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Rumble Fish 1983 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper, Nicolas Cage, Tom Waits, Diana Scarwid, Vincent Spano, Chris Penn, Laurence Fishburne
Filmed in black and white, this movie explores the problems encountered by young people who have gang leaders as their role models for success. Director Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, Nicolas Cage, makes his screen debut in this film.
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Shakedown 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Tom Waits, John C. McGinley, Paul Bartel, George Loros, Shirley Stoler
A public defender (Peter Weller) and a cop (Sam Elliott) are both convinced that a drug dealer, who is accused of murdering a policeman, is innocent of the charge. They team up to uncover the truth, and the truth is corruption. Top-of-the-line stunts.
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Short Cuts 1993 R, 189 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Jack Lemmon, Frances McDormand, Tim Robbins, Tom Waits, Lily Tomlin, Madeleine Stowe, Zane Cassidy, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn
This is another Robert Altman film, presented in true Altman style, with many story lines played by almost as many stars. It is based on a dozen Raymond Carver stories and involves complex, intersecting tales of middle-class Los Angeles residents during a couple of days. The characters are dysfunctional couples who arrive at crisis points in their lives and do not seem capable of making the right decisions. Altman was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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The Tiger and the Snow 2005 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Roberto Benigni
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, Emilia Fox, Chiara Pirri, Anna Pirri, Gianfranco Varetto, Giuseppe Battiston, Lucia Poli, Francesco Cutolo, Andrea Renzi, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Amid Farid
In Roberto Benigni's slapstick comedy, Attilio (Roberto Benigni) travels into wartime Iraq after hearing that Vittoria (Nicoletta Braschi), who is the woman he loves, is dying after being injured by American bombs falling on Baghdad. Attilio's mission is to find and deliver the only medicine that might save Vittoria's life.
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| 1. At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
2. Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
3. Cold Feet (1989)
4. Down by Law (1986)
5. Dracula (1992)
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
6. Ironweed (1987)
7. Mystery Men (1999)
8. The Outsiders (1983)
9. Paradise Alley (1978)
10. Queens Logic (1991)
11. Rumble Fish (1983)
12. Shakedown (1988)
13. Short Cuts (1993)
14. The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
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