Advice from a Caterpillar 1999  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Don Scardino
Cast: Cynthia Nixon, Andy Dick, Timothy Olyphant, Jon Tenney, Ally Sheedy, Robert Joy, Sarah Hyland, Patrick Breen, William Duell, Oni Faida Lampley, Alice Drummond, Albert Macklin, Deborah Rush, Dina Waters
When best friends Spaz (Andy Dick) and Missy (Cynthia Nixon) are both attracted to Brat (Timothy Olyphant) at the same time, the result is chaos when jealousy threatens to destroy their friendship.
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 1988   PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Signorelli
Cast: Cassandra Peterson, Susan Kellerman, Jeff Conaway, William Morgan Sheppard, Edie McClurg, William Duell, Daniel Greene
The queen of TV B-film horror stars in her first feature film. The result is a movie that is a lot of fun, even though it's a B-minus film. Elvira travels to a small town to sell an estate she has just inherited. The townspeople are shocked by Elvira and her appearance and the stage is set for much of the film's humor. 1 User Review
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| | Too much Elvira... | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | and not enough of stud Daniel Greene who inexplicably never takes his shirt off during the entire film. Greene plays his usual goodnatured, super strong self and the thought that his character would be interested in old hag Elvira is ludicrous. |
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 The Hustler 1961   N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta, Vincent Gardenia, Myron McCormick, Clifford A. Pellow, Gordon B. Clarke, Alexander Rose, William Duell, Charles Dierkop
Paul Newman plays pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson who yearns to beat Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) for the thrill of hitting the big time instead of hustling in sleazy pool halls. Minnesota Fats: "No bar, no pinball machine. Just pool. This here is Ames, son." The story involves Eddie's match with Minnesota Fats and also covers his romance with alcoholic Sarah (Piper Laurie), his teaming up with backer Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), and the tragic trip to Louisville for a big match with Findlay (Murray Hamilton). The film received Oscar nominations in all of the top six categories (nine total), but won only two: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Don Nunn 08/20/2007 | | terrific pool movie |
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Michael Berryman, Scatman Crothers, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Brocco, William Duell, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Nathan George, Sydney Lassick, Ted Markland
Jack Nicholson's performance is great as Randle Patrick McMurphy, a convict who feigns mental problems to get himself out of prison. He is admitted to a psychiatric ward, realizes that jail was not so bad, and fights the system of drugging patients to keep them "quiet." In the process, he helps the other patients to gain a sense of self-worth. All this is done under the disapproving eye of insensitive Nurse Ratched (Louise Fledcher). The picture won five Academy awards: Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman), and Writing and was nominated for four others, including Best Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif).
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The Out-Of-Towners 1999  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Weisman
Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Mark McKinney, John Cleese, Oliver Hudson, Valerie Perri, Gregory Jbara, Tom Riis Farrell, Steve Mittleman, Randall Arney, Carlease Burke, William Duell, J.P. Bumstead, Peggy Mannix, Jordan Baker
This remake of the Jack Lemmon/Sandy Dennis 1970's comedy relates the trials of Midwesterners, Henry and Nancy Clark (Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn), who suffer one misfortune after another while visiting New York City on a job interview.
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Seize the Day 1986  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Robin Williams, Jerry Stiller, Joseph Wiseman, Glenne Headly, Tony Roberts, Richard B. Shull, Katherine Borowitz, John Fiedler, William Duell, Louis Guss
Saul Bellow's novel is brought to the screen, exploring the relative unimportance of a single human being when confronted with the forces of a capitalist society. Robin Williams, as usual, does a fine job.
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Without a Trace 1983   PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley R. Jaffe
Cast: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing, Jacqueline Brookes, Keith McDermott, Kathleen Widdoes, William Duell, William H. Macy, Danny Corkill
Based on a true story (with a different ending) this is the tale of Susan Selky's (Kate Nelligan) ordeal when her six-year-old son (Danny Corkill) disappears after leaving home to walk to school. 1 User Review
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| | lmckrc 08/04/2009 | | Really good movie, stayed with me even though I saw it over 20 years ago. |
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| 1. Advice from a Caterpillar (1999)
2. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
3. Grace Quigley (1985)
4. The Hustler (1961)
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
6. The Out-Of-Towners (1999)
7. Seize the Day (1986)
8. Without a Trace (1983)
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