The Americanization of Emily 1964  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell, Edward Binns, Keenan Wynn, William Windom, Liz Fraser, Gary Cockrell, John Crawford, Douglas Henderson, Edmon Ryan, Steve Franken, Paul Newlan
Nominated for Academy Awards for Best Art and Set Decoration and Best Cinematography, this film is a comedy/drama about war widow Emily Barham (Julie Andrews) who falls in love with Lieutenant Charles E. Madison (James Garner). Madison doesn't realize that he will become a participant in the Normandy invasion.
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 Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman 1993  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, William Windom, Cristi Conaway, Paul Benedict, O'Neal Compton, Victoria Haas, Frances Fisher, Lewis Arquette, Kye Benson, Edmund L. Shaff, Linda Bisesti, Hamilton Camp, Ben Cleaveland, Richard Edson
This remake of the 1958's cult film was made for cable TV. The original film provides much more enjoyable (so bad it becomes a comedy) fare. The storyline remains the same: woman grows to enormous size after encounter with alien and then gets back at her unfaithful husband.
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Brewster McCloud 1970  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Bud Cort, Sally Kellerman, Michael Murphy, William Windom, Shelley Duvall, Rene Auberjonois, Stacy Keach, John Schuck, Margaret Hamilton, Bert Remsen
This is a very offbeat story about a young boy, Brewster, who dreams of constructing bird's wings and flying through the Houston Astrodome.
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Children of the Corn: The Gathering 1996  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Children of the Corn IV
Director: Greg Spence
Cast: Naomi Watts, Karen Black, Brent Jennings, Samaria Graham, Jamie Renee Smith, Brandon Kleyla, William Windom, Mark Salling, Toni Marsh, Lewis Flamagan III, Salle Ellis, Marietta Marich, Jonathan Patterson, Joshua Patterson, Kay Bower
This sequel is not directly related to the others but is more of a restart. Grace (Naomi Watts) returns to Nebraska to help her mother (Karen Black) who has been experiencing nightmares. Then, the town's children become "weird," and the gore begins as adults die in horrific ways.
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The Detective 1968 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Al Freeman Jr., Jacqueline Bisset, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Horace McMahon, Lloyd Bochner, William Windom
A homosexual is killed, and apparently there are only two honest policemen in the NYPD. As this film unfolds, it presents an assortment of cops with various degrees of psychological problems. Frank Sinatra is excellent as one of the honest cops who ends up losing his job and his wife while pursuing the homosexual's killer.
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Dopamine 2003  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Mark Decena
Cast: John Livingston, Sabrina Lloyd, Bruno Campos, Rueben Grundy, William Windom, Kathleen Antonia, Nicole Wilder, Ivan Kraljavic, Dennis Yen, Wanda McCaddon, Timothy Breitbach, Christa Bella
Is it head or heart that makes people fall in love? This film explores that question when a cynical, San Francisco computer animator (John Livingston), who believes love is based on chemical causes, is attracted to a teacher (Sabrina Lloyd) who has a very different opinion on the age-old question.
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Eric Braeden, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, William Windom, Sal Mineo, Albert Salmi, Harry Lauter, M. Emmet Walsh
After a nuclear disaster, two apes (Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter) have escaped their lost planet and arrive on Earth. Unfortunately, humans greet them warily–afraid that apes will gain control of Earthlings.
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For Love or Money 1963  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, Alvy Moore, Ina Victor, Elizabeth MacRae, Willard Sage, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Billy Halop
Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter) owns a successful hotel chain and wants to see her daughters married. To accomplish her goal, Chloe hires lawyer Deke Gentry (Kirk Douglas) to find the right husbands for her girls. Deke finds husbands for beatnik Jan (Leslie Parrish) and health food fanatic Bonnie (Julie Newmar), and then he ends up with sensible Kate (Mitzi Gaynor). A triple wedding is the final scene in the film.
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Funland 1986 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Cast: William Windom, David L. Lander, Bruce Mahler, Clark Brandon, Robert Sacchi, Michael McManus, Jill Carroll, Mary Beth McDonough, Terry Beaver, Lane Davies, Jan Hooks, Randal Patrick
A mob family buys an amusement park, lowers salaries, and fires the clown, Bruce Burger (David L. Lander)–a step in the wrong direction because Bruce seeks revenge.
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The Gypsy Moths 1969 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Bedelia, William Windom, Sheree North, Ford Rainey, John Napier, Carl Reindel
Three skydivers (Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman, and Scott Wilson) are set to perform in the Fourth-of-July celebration in a small Midwestern town. Romantic entanglements with local women take place, but the saving grace of this film is the spectacular aerial show.
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fielder Cook
Cast: Patricia Neal, Richard Thomas, Edgar Bergen, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Stickney, Josephine Hutchinson, William Windom, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duggan, David Huddleston, Woodrow Parfrey, Jon Walmsley
In this made-for-TV film based on the popular "The Waltons" TV series, the Waltons are preparing for Christmas in 1933. But Father is late to arrive as the snowstorm hits, and John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is sent out to locate him. Patricia Neal won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress and an Emmy nomination for her role as the mother. A Golden Globe nomination was also received for best TV movie.
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Hour of the Gun 1967 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Sturges
Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Albert Salmi, Charles Aidman, Steve Ihnat, Michael Tolan, Larry Gates, William Windom, Frank Converse, Lonny Chapman, William Schallert
After Wyatt Earp (James Garner) kills members of the Clampton gang, remaining members retaliate by killing his brother, and Wyatt gets help from Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) to track down the killers.
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The Man 1972  G, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, Barbara Rush, Janet MacLachlan, Jack Benny, Patric Knowles, Anne Seymour
Based on Irving Wallace's novel, this is Rod Serling's film adaptation of the story of a presidential assassination and the vice president's (James Earl Jones) ascent to power as America's first black president.
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Marriage: Year One 1971 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Sally Field, Robert Pratt, Cicely Tyson, William Windom, Agnes Moorehead, Neville Brand, Bob Balaban, Lonny Chapman, Michael Lerner, Mantan Moreland
Sally Field is the only bright spot in this comedy/love story as a poor medical student (Robert Pratt) and a rich, strong heiress (Field) marry and try to live on his meager salary.
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The Mephisto Waltz 1971 R, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Curd Jurgens, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Pamelyn Ferdin, Curt Lowens, Gregory Morton, Janee Michelle, Lilyan Chauvin, Alberto Morin, Berry Kroeger
Terminally ill pianist Duncan Ely (Curd Jurgens), who is also a Satanist, grants an interview with up-and-coming pianist Myles Clarkson (Alan Alda). Duncan is impressed with Clarkson, and at the moment of his death, he transfers his soul to Clarkson. It isn't long before Clarkson's wife Paula (Jacqueline Bisset) notes the change in her husband. But that's not all. Paula eventually takes over the soul of Ely's daughter Roxanne (Barbara Parkins). The musical score provides an eerie background.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1994 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh, Joss Ackland, James Remar, Mara Wilson, William Windom, Robert Prosky, Simon Jones, Jane Leeves, Katherine Narducci, Mary McCormack, Alvin Greenman, Allison Janney
A Manhattan department store manager, Dorey Walker (Elizabeth Perkins), hires Kris Kringle (Richard Attenborough) to play Santa Claus for the Christmas season. He does a great job and soon claims that he is, in fact, the real Santa. When Kris is framed for an assault and threatened with being placed in an insane asylum, a lawyer Bryan Bedford (Dylan McDermott) comes to his defense. Meanwhile, Dorey's young daughter Susan (Mara Wilson) has her own doubts about Santa, but Kris changes her mind, and she convinces the judge that he also should believe that legally, at least, Santa Claus is real. After winning the case, Bryan asks Dorey to marry him, and Susan gets her Christmas wish and something to believe in.
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't 1972 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus, William Windom, Michael McGreevey, Richard Bakalyan, Alan Hewitt, Ed Begley Jr., Joyce Menges, Kelly Thordsen, Bing Russell, George O'Hanlon, John Myhers, Pat Delaney
In this sequel to "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes," Kurt Russell returns in the role of college student Dexter Riley who invents a fluid that makes things invisible, and mobster A. J. Arno (Caesar Romero) is again after him for his own illegal gains. There is another sequel: "The Strongest Man in the World."
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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 1987 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hal Sutherland
Cast: Edward Asner, Tom Bosley, James Earl Jones, Don Knotts, William Windom, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Lana Beeson, Linda Gary, Scott Grimes, Liza Minnelli, Frank Welker
This animated continuation of the Pinocchio story has our hero (voice of Scott Grimes), now a real-life boy, out on adventures with his bug friend "Gee Whillikers" (voice of Don Knotts). After much pestering, Geppetto (voice of Tom Bosley allows Pinocchio to deliver a precious jewelry box to the Mayor's (voice of Frank Welker) home. Along the way, Pinocchio stops at a carnival, loses the box, and big trouble ensues–until Gee Whillikers convinces Pinocchio to do the right thing.
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 Planes, Trains & Automobiles 1987 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, William Windom, Edie McClurg, Kevin Bacon, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Dylan Baker, Diana Douglas, Martin Ferrero, Carol Bruce, Olivia Burnette, Larry Hankin, Richard Herd, Susan Kellermann
Marketing executive Neal Page (Steve Martin) and shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith (John Candy) join forces in an agonizingly difficult trip from New York to Chicago for the Thanksgiving holiday. They appear to have nothing in common, and Neal is easily irritated by the obnoxious Del. But, after experiencing a trip where everything goes wrong, the two appear to be friends by the time they finally reach Chicago.
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Prescription: Murder 1967 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Columbo: Prescription Murder
Director: Richard Irving
Cast: Peter Falk, Gene Barry, Katherine Justice, William Windom, Nina Foch, Virginia Gregg, Anthony James
Dr. Flemming (Gene Barry) commits the "perfect" murder when he does in his wife. Thus sets the scene for the first in a long line of "Columbo" films. Our slow-moving, unkempt hero (Peter Falk) is always underestimated when he seeks the murderer and this film is no exception. A good start to the series with a great cast and several sub-plots. The series was taken from a Broadway play starring Thomas Mitchell.
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Pursuit 1972 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Binary
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Ben Gazzara, E.G. Marshall, William Windom, Joseph Wiseman, Martin Sheen, Jim McMullan, Will Kuluva, Hank Brandt, Quinn K. Redeker, Joe(2) Brooks
Based on a novel by the movie's director, Michael Crichton, this thriller concerns a madman (E.G. Marshall) who threatens to wreak havoc on a political convention by using lethal nerve gas. Ben Gazzara plays the federal agent who is out to stop him.
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She's Having a Baby 1988 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Isabel Lorca, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, James Ray, Dennis Dugan, Edie McClurg, John Ashton, Paul Gleason
A young couple–Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs (Kevin Bacon) and his wife Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern)–has their problems as they experience marriage, buying a new home, child birth, and other issues if domestic life. In the end, Jake realizes that he hasn't been committed to his wife and married life in general.
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Sommersby 1993 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, R. Lee Ermey, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Frankie Faison, Richard Hamilton
Is he or isn't he? That is what his wife (Jodie Foster) wonders when Jack Sommersby (Richard Gere) returns home after seven years. There are doubts that this man is really her long-lost husband. Although this story takes place around the Civil War, the original story comes from actual court records in the 1400s and is also the subject of another, and better, movie "The Return of Martin Guerre."
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 18 (Episodes 35&36) 1967 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, William Windom, Elizabeth Rogers, John Copage, John Fiedler, Charles Macaulay
Two episodes of the original series are presented in this DVD. "The Doomsday Machine" (aired 10/20/1967, stardate 4202.9)-A gigantic rocket ship is wreaking havoc throughout the galaxy and has now disabled the Constellation, which was sent to deal with the threat. All on board have been killed except the ship's commander. The Enterprise arrives, and the battle continues–not only with the intruder but also with the Constellation's commander, who decides to take over the Enterprise and destroy the enemy. "Wolf in the Fold" (aired 12/22/1967, stardate 3614.9)-After a head injury, Scotty is accused of being a lady killer, having been caught with a blood-stained knife and a dead woman whom he had gone out with. Things get worse when two more women are killed–now Kirk and company must deal with the sinister being that is really causing all this trouble.
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Street Justice 1989 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Michael Ontkean, Joanna Kerns, Catherine Bach, J.D. Cannon, Jeanette Nolan, Richard Cox, William Windom, Sondra Currie, David B. Nichols, Alan Scarfe
A CIA agent, thought to be dead from a CIA-instigated crash while bringing a Soviet scientist to freedom, turns up after having escaped from a Russian prison. He then escapes from the CIA and heads to his hometown in New Jersey to search for his family. Finding that his wife has remarried, he proceeds to clean up the corrupt city from a ruthless family to protect his own family. Meanwhile, the CIA and corrupt family are after him. Yuk.
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 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Brock Peters, Philip Alford, Robert Duvall, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy, Ruth White, Paul Fix, Estelle Evans, Collin Wilcox Paxton, James Anderson, Alice Ghostley, William Windom
The story takes place during the 1930s in the South where a Black man, Tom Robinson (Brock Peters), has been accused of raping a White woman. Wise lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) defends him. Atticus is a widower with two children, 10-year-old Jem (Philip Alford) and six-year-old Scout (Mary Badham). As the trial progresses, Jem and Scout learn the realities of racial prejudice. They also learn about overcoming fears when their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall) comes to Scout's aid when she is attacked. This film marks Robert Duvall's movie debut. Gregory Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor. In addition to two other Oscars, the film received five nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Mary Badham), and Director.
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Uncle Buck 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Mike Starr, Suzanne Shepherd, William Windom
While his brother (Garrett M. Brown) and sister-in-law (Elaine Bromka) are out of town, Uncle Buck (John Candy) steps in and takes care of their children: six-year-old Maizy (Gaby Hoffman), eight-year-old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), and teenager Tia (Jean Louisa Kelly). Although there are problems at first, the inept Uncle Buck manages to overcome his own faults and wins the respect of the children.
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| 1. The Americanization of Emily (1964)
2. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
3. Brewster McCloud (1970)
4. Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)
aka: Children of the Corn IV
5. The Detective (1968)
6. Dopamine (2003)
7. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
8. Fool's Parade (1971)
9. For Love or Money (1963)
10. Funland (1986)
11. The Gypsy Moths (1969)
12. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
13. Hour of the Gun (1967)
14. The Man (1972)
15. Marriage: Year One (1971)
16. The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
17. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
18. Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
19. Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
20. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
21. Prescription: Murder (1967)
aka: Columbo: Prescription Murder
22. Pursuit (1972)
aka: Binary
23. She's Having a Baby (1988)
24. Sommersby (1993)
25. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 18 (Episodes 35&36) (1967)
26. Street Justice (1989)
27. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
28. Uncle Buck (1989)
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