Movies by Peter Masterson
As part of the cast:
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The Stepford Wives (1975)
Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson …
Directed by: Bryan Forbes
Joanna Eberhart (Katherine Ross), a New York photographer, and her husband Walter (Peter Masterson) leave the city for the peace and quiet of the suburbs. Upon moving to Stepford, Conn.,…
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The Exorcist (1973)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb …
Directed by: William Friedkin
When movie actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) begins to suspect that an evil spirit is possessing her young daughter, Regan (Linda Blair), she calls in two priests (Max von Sydow and Jason…
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Tomorrow (1972)
Cast: Robert Duvall, James Franks, Olga Bellin …
Directed by: Joseph Anthony
Jackson Fentry (Robert Duvall) is a lonely Mississippi farmer whose introverted personality matches his solitary lifestyle. His wake-up call comes in the form of the pregnant Sarah Eubanks…
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Black Philadelphia detective Virgil Tibbs helps a redneck Southern sheriff solve a murder in this riveting study in racism that still strikes a chord. Rod Steiger won a Best Actor Oscar for…
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Ambush Bay (1966)
Cast: Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum …
Directed by: Ron Winston
Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney and James Mitchum star in this World War II nail-biter. With time running out, a detachment of Marines plows through the Philippine jungle to find a…
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Whiskey School (2005)
Cast: Olympia Dukakis, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lainie Kazan …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Concerned that notorious New York playwright Leopold De Angeli (Gary Swanson) is losing himself in alcohol, a group of famous friends stage an intervention -- and face an evening of…
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Lost Junction (2003)
Cast: Neve Campbell, Billy Burke, Jake Busey …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Missy (Neve Campbell) is looking ahead even as she keeps having to check over her shoulder to see if her past has caught up to her. When she picks up a hitchhiker, Jimmy (Billy Burke), who…
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West of Here (2002)
Cast: Josh Hamilton, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Stuart Masterson …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
When Gil (Josh Hamilton) loses his cousin and songwriting partner, Josiah (Norbert Leo Butz), to a fatal car crash, the aspiring musician ditches his job and begins a cross-country trek to…
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Mermaid (2000)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Samantha Mathis, Jodelle Ferland …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
A little girl (Jodelle Ferland) comes to terms with the death of her father by sending him a note tied to a heaven-bound balloon. The events that transpire when the balloon's finder…
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The Only Thrill (1997)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Diane Lane …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Timing is everything -- and it's never right for clothing store owner Reece McHenry (Sam Shepard) and widowed seamstress Carol Fitzsimmons (Diane Keaton) as circumstances conspire to…
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Arctic Blue (1993)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Dylan Walsh, Rya Kihlstedt …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Alaskan local Eric is asked to escort a wily murder suspect, Ben, to his trial, but their plane goes down and the two men are stranded in the wild. Meanwhile, Ben's dangerous trapper…
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Convicts (1990)
Cast: Robert Duvall, Lukas Haas, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Texas writer Horton Foote's touching story set in 1902 features Robert Duvall as Sol, the hardened boss of a sugar plantation who unwittingly becomes a mentor to a young boy named Horace…
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Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
Cast: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Floyd (Gene Hackman) is a man drowning emotionally because of the disappearance of his wife. Louise (Terri Garr) not only has her sights set on Floyd but is also committed to restoring…
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The Trip to Bountiful (1985)
Cast: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn …
Directed by: Peter Masterson
Forced to live with her rotten son and his wife, an elderly Houston woman decides she's had enough. Seeking happier times, she boards a bus headed to her hometown, Bountiful, in this…