The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 1977  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Pressman
Cast: William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley, Jimmy Baio, Chris Barnes, Fred Stuthman, Lane Smith, Pat Corley, Alfred Lutter III, Erin Blunt, George Gonzales, Jaime Escobedo, Brett Marx, David Pollock, David Stambaugh
This sequel to "The Bad News Bears" just does not have the gusto of the original film. Kelly Leak (Jackie Earle Haley) is back on the team, and his father, Mike (William Devane), is coerced into becoming the coach.
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The Badge 2002  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Behind the Badge
Director: Robby Henson
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Patricia Arquette, Sela Ward, William Devane, Jena Malone, Tom Bower, Ray McKinnon, Julie Hagerty, Deana Carter, Hill Harper, John McConnell
Darl (Billy Bob Thorton) is sheriff in a small Louisiana town in this made-for-TV film. When a transsexual is murdered and the local judge attempts to keep the murder quiet, Darl, whose prejudices against transsexuals is apparent, decides to dig deeper to find out what's going on.
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The Dark 1979  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Mutilator
Director: John "Bud" Cardos
Cast: William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, Warren J. Kemmerling, Biff Elliot, Jacquelyn Hyde, Casey Kasem, Vivian Blaine, John Bloom, Russ Marin, Vernon Washington
A seven-foot alien either decapitates or shoots laser beams into the eyes of victims as it stalks the streets of L.A. Reporter Roy Warner (William Devane), writer Zoe Owens (Cathy Lee Crosby), and police detective Dave Mooney (Richard Jaeckel) try to unravel the mystery.
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Exception to the Rule 1997  R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Winning
Cast: Sean Young, Kim Cattrall, Eric McCormack, William Devane, Diego Wallraff, Stephen Mendel, Bob Lujan, Mark Acheson, Rob Daprocida, Michael Cram
Things are looking up for Tim (Eric McCormack)–he has a good job working in his wife's father's diamond business, and his wife is pregnant with their first child. But–after an evening of sex with a seductress while on a business trip, he receives a video that documents his "performance." He is to turn over a diamond shipment to the woman. Things get even worse after a private investigator working for Tim is murdered.
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Family Plot 1976  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Ed Lauter, John Lehne, Warren J. Kemmerling, Edith Atwater
In Alfred Hitchcock's last film, the plot involves the search for a lost heir by a phony medium (Barbara Harris) and her cab driver boyfriend (Bruce Dern). Meanwhile, a jeweler and his girl friend (William Devane and Karen Black) are planning a kidnapping in which they will be paid in diamonds. When the couples cross paths, chaos ensues.
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Hollow Man 2000 R, 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Greg Grunberg, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, William Devane, Rhona Mitra, Pablo Espinosa
A scientist, Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon), discovers a formula to make people disappear and uses himself as the guinea pig for his experiment. He, in fact, does become invisible but in the process uncovers a side effect: he is becoming abnormally aggressive and proves a threat to his cohorts.
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Honky Tonk Freeway 1981  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: William Devane, Beverly D'Angelo, Beau Bridges, Geraldine Page, Teri Garr, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Howard Hesseman, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi
This enjoyable story is about residents of a small Florida town who are upset because there are no plans for an exit from the new super highway that will bypass their town.
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Jane Doe 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy
Cast: Karen Valentine, William Devane, David Huffman, Stephen E. Miller, Eva Marie Saint, Terry David Mulligan, Don MacKay, Jackson Davies, Anthony Holland, Julie Brown, Tom Heaton, Jason Michas
Jane Doe (Karen Valentine) was left for dead after being beaten, but she survived and now suffers from amnesia. To make matters worse, a serial killer is on her trail as Jane begins to have flashbacks of past events. Made for TV.
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Marathon Man 1976 R, 125 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Marc Lawrence, Richard Bright, Allen Joseph, Lou Gilbert
An ex-Nazi war criminal (Laurence Olivier) disguises himself to go to New York where a young student (Dustin Hoffman) inadvertently becomes involved in his pursuit. Olivier was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy, Antony Holland, Corey Fischer, Hugh Millais, Wayne Robson, Wayne Grace, Jackie Crossland
Set in the Old West, this is the story of John Q. McCabe (Warren Beatty), a not-very-bright hustler who sets out to make a success out of a whorehouse in the Pacific Northwest. The much brighter Constance Miller (Julie Christie), a professional madam, lends her expertise to the project and assures its success. When a buy-out is offered, John and Constance experience differences of opinion. Christie was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Murder C.O.D. 1990 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan Metzger
Cast: Patrick Duffy, William Devane, Chelsea Field, Alex Hyde-White, Harris Laskaway, Janet Margolin, Allan Miller, Charles Robinson, Mariette Hartley, Bert Kramer, Rick Jones
Portland, Oregon, hit-man Alex Brandt (William Devane) kills his victims and then blackmails their enemies threatening to frame them for the crimes if they do not pay him $100,000. But, police detective Steve Murtaugh (Patrick Duffy) is hot on Brandt's trail, and the pace accelerates when Murtaugh fears that his own wife, Ellie (Chelsea Field), may be the next victim.
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 Night Watch 1995 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Alistair MacLean's Night Watch
Detonator 2: Night Watch
Director: David Jackson
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Alexandra Paul, William Devane, Michael Shannon, Kay Siu Lim, Irene Ng, Hidde Maas, Tom Jansen, Tomaslav Ralis, Harold Bone, Natalie Roles, Rolf Saxon, Kate Harper, Mark King, Terry Diab
While investigating the theft of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch," an espionage team (Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul) uncovers a North Korean plot to launch a satellite that will destroy Earth's communications systems.
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 Payback 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger, William Devane, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn, Jack Conley, John Glover, William Devane, Lucy Liu, Kwame Amoaku, Mark Alfa
Porter (Mel Gibson) is a professional thief who–after being shot and robbed of $140,000 by his wife, Lynn (Deborah Kara Unger), and his best friend, Val Resnick (Gregg Henry)–vows to take revenge and retrieve his share of the missing money. He sets out after Resnick and his money but, along the way, becomes involved with the syndicate, an Asian gang, and even crooked police officers. Seven years later, a "Director's Cut" by Helgeland was released as "Payback: Straight Up."
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Race to Space 2001 104 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: James Woods, Alex D. Linz, Annabeth Gish, William Devane, William Atherton, Barry Corbin, Mark Moses, Patrick Richwood, Wesley Mann, John O'Hurley
Based loosely on the U.S. efforts to put a man in space, this is the story of a boy (Alex D. Linz) and his trials and victories as he grows up in his new environment with a famous father (James Woods), a former German scientist who now leads the NASA space efforts.
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Report to the Commissioner 1975 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milton Katselas
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely, Hector Elizondo, Tony King, William Devane, Stephen Elliott, Richard Gere, Vic Tayback, Michael McGuire
An innocent rookie cop, Bo Lockley (Michael Moriarty), does not understand the politics at the NYPD and is caught in the middle when his supervisors hide evidence in a murder case. Richard Gere has a small role in his film debut as a pimp, Billy.
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Rolling Thunder 1977 R, 99 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Flynn
Cast: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes, Lisa Blake Richards, Dabney Coleman, Luke Askew, James Best, Lawrason Driscoll, James Victor, Cassie Yates
Returning Vietnam POW Major Charles Rayne (William Devane) endures even more violence in America when his wife and son are murdered. He vows to get revenge.
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 Space Cowboys 2000  PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, James Cromwell, William Devane, Marcia Gay Harden, Loren Dean, Courtney B. Vance, Rade Serbedzija, Blair Brown, Barbara Babcock, Jay Leno, Nils Allen Stewart, Deborah Jolly
Back in the 1950s, four young flying aces–Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood), Hawk Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones), Tank Sullivan (James Garner), and Jerry O'Neil (Donald Sutherland)–lost their chance to explore outer space due to politics associated with the creation of NASA. Now, 42 years later, they get a second chance: an emergency mission to steer a falling satellite back into orbit and, in the process, save the world. 1 User Review
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| | BRAD79 07/02/2009 | | THIS IS DEFINATELY ONE OF HIS TOP TEN MOVIES. WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE MORE WITH TOMMY LEE JONES. |
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Stargate: Continuum 2008 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
aka: Continuum
Director: Martin Wood
Cast: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Michael Shanks, Don S. Davis, Richard Dean Anderson, Beau Bridges, Cliff Simon, William Devane, Steve Bacic, Gary Jones, Peter Williams, Jacqueline Samuda, Darcy Cadman
In this direct to DVD continuation of the "Stargate SG-1" TV series, Earth's timeline has been altered by the alien Ba'al (Cliff Simon) in a plot to take over Earth. The SG-1 team–Col. Cameron Mitchell (Ben Browder), Col. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping), and Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks)–lands in the alternate timeline created by Ba'al and must convince U.S. authorities of Ba'al's attempt to attack Earth and stop Ba'al from performing his evil deed.
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Testament 1983 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Lynne Littman
Cast: Jane Alexander, William Devane, Rossie Harris, Roxana Zal, Lukas Haas, Lilia Skala, Leon Ames, Rebecca De Mornay, Lurene Tuttle, Kevin Costner, Philip Anglim, Mako, Mico Olmos, Gerry Murillo, J. Brennan Smith
This excellent film examines the consequences of nuclear war and its inherent tragedy through the Wetherly family's–mother Carol (Jane Alexander), daughter Mary Liz (Roxana Zal), and sons Brad and Scottie (Rossie Harris and Lukas Haas)–attempts to survive their remaining days. After the attack, their small town of Hamlin outside of San Francisco is cut off from the rest of the world as radiation takes its toll, and Carol tries to help her children cope with the tragedy. Jane Alexander received an Oscar nomination.
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Yanks 1979 R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Rachel Roberts, John Ratzenberger, Joan Hickson, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross
American soldiers go to England during World War II and are met with varied reactions from British citizens. This film highlights stories of three American GIs as they meet and fall in love with local women.
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| 1. The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
2. The Badge (2002)
aka: Behind the Badge
3. The Dark (1979)
aka: The Mutilator
4. Exception to the Rule (1997)
5. Family Plot (1976)
6. Hollow Man (2000)
7. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
8. Jane Doe (1983)
9. Marathon Man (1976)
10. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
11. Murder C.O.D. (1990)
12. Night Watch (1995)
aka: Alistair MacLean's Night Watch
aka: Detonator 2: Night Watch
13. Payback (1999)
14. Race to Space (2001)
15. Report to the Commissioner (1975)
16. Rolling Thunder (1977)
17. Space Cowboys (2000)
18. Stargate: Continuum (2008)
aka: Continuum
19. Testament (1983)
20. With Intent to Kill (1984)
21. Yanks (1979)
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