The Odd Couple: Together Again 1993  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Klane
Cast: Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Barbara Barrie, Jim Haynie, Toni Kalem, Jerry Adler, Penny Marshall, Dick Van Patten, Garry Walberg, Bruce Kirby, Debra Jo Rupp, Gloria Cromwell, Harvey Miller, Ben Lemon, William Newman
Felix Unger (Tony Randall) and his wife Gloria (Barbara Barrie) are planning their daughter Edna's (Toni Kalem) wedding but are having difficulties working together. So, Gloria tells Felix to leave for a few days, and he heads to Oscar Madison's (Jack Klugman) apartment where he discovers that Oscar is recuperating after having a vocal cord removed. More problems enter the picture–especially when it is learned that Edna's fiance has been married and divorced twice before–but when it comes time for the wedding, everything is settled.
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Reckless 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: James Foley
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young, Lois Smith, Adam Baldwin, Dan Hedaya, Jennifer Grey, Billy Jane, Toni Kalem, Haviland Morris, Pamela Springsteen, Susan Kingsley, Adam LeFevre, Ellen Mirojnick
Johnny Rourke (Aidan Quinn) is a high-school senior who, besides being a motorcyclist, is also a football star. He falls for cheerleader Tracy Prescott (Daryl Hannah), the pampered daughter of middle-class parents, and problems ensue.
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Silent Rage 1982  R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Steven Keats, Toni Kalem, William Finley, Brian Libby, Stephen Furst, Stephanie Dunnam, Joyce Ingle, Jay De Plano, Lillette Zoe Raley, Mike Johnson, Linda Tatum, Kathleen Lee, Desmond Dhooge
John Kirby (Brian Libby) is a killer is captured by Sheriff Dan Stevens (Chuck Norris), but Kirby tries to flee and is shot and killed. He is taken to a medical institute where Dr. Philip Spires (Steven Keats) operates on him and brings him back to life. His invincibility is possible because of a formula developed by three doctors including Spires, and now Kirby murders them. Next on Kirby's agenda is Alison, and Sheriff Stevens is determined to stop him.
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A Slipping-Down Life 1999 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Toni Kalem
Cast: Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, Irma P. Hall, John Hawkes, Sara Rue, Veronica Cartwright, Marshall Bell, Shawnee Smith, Bruno Kirby, Tom Bower, Clea DuVall, Lew Temple, Harv Morgan, Jason Russell Waller, Jo Ann Farabee
Evie Decker (Lili Taylor) is a young woman whose life seems to be going nowhere. She obsesses over North Carolina rock singer Drumstrings Casey (Guy Pearce) and carves his name on her forehead. While this act makes her a celebrity, it also clears the way for her own liberation.
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Splendor in the Grass 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Youngs, Nicholas Pryor, Ally Sheedy, K Callan, Graham Jarvis, Todd Elliot, Macon McCalman, Richard McKenzie, Doran Clark, Toni Kalem
In Kansas during the 1920s, teenagers Deanie (Melissa Gilbert) and Bud (Cyril O'Reilly) are in love. Deanie comes from a middle-class family, and her mother (Eva Marie Saint) preaches to her about keeping her virginity to the point that Deanie is headed for a nervous breakdown. Bud's wealthy father Ace (Ned Beatty) wants him to go to Yale, but Bud wants to get married and settle down as a rancher. While the story is about class consciousness and the strict rules of sexuality during an earlier era, it provides enjoyable fare.
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Two of a Kind 1983  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Romance
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Beatrice Straight, Oliver Reed, Jack Kehoe, Kathy Bates, Ernie Hudson, Scatman Crothers, Gene Hackman, Richard Bright, Vincent Bufano, Toni Kalem, Robert Costanzo, Castulo Guerra
God (voice of Gene Hackman) has given up on humanity and orders that the people be destroyed. Angels (Charles Durning, Scatman Crothers, Castulo Guerra, and Beatrice Straight) convince God that he should give humanity another chance. The angels randomly select Zack (John Travolta) and Debbie (Olivia Newton-John) and set out to make them better people. This will not be easy because what the angels do not know is that Zack is a bank robber.
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The Wanderers 1979  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen, Toni Kalem, Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz, Samm-Art Williams, Val Avery, Olympia Dukakis, William Andrews
Based on Richard Price's novel, this parody on 1960s movies focuses on ethnic gangs at a Bronx high school. The gangs–the Irish Ducky Boys, the Baddies, the Wongs, and the Fordham Baddies–come to terms with themselves and each other in this film, which has become a cult favorite.
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| 1. The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993)
2. Reckless (1984)
3. Silent Rage (1982)
4. A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
5. Splendor in the Grass (1981)
6. Two of a Kind (1983)
7. The Wanderers (1979)
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