Movies by Ed Begley Jr.
As part of the cast:
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What's Your Number? (2011)
Cast: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor …
Directed by: Mark Mylod
Ally is a twentysomething who begins to suspect that her one true soul mate may be among the many lovers she has left in the dust. Turning to her neighbor for help, Ally begins a quest to…
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A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Isabelle Fuhrman, Yuri Lowenthal …
Directed by: Ben Stassen
This family-friendly animated film follows the journey of Sammy, a sea turtle who leaves the beach where he was born and spends the next 50 years exploring the world's oceans -- all…
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The Big Energy Gamble: Nova (2009)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Nye, Ed Begley Jr. …
Looking ahead toward the challenges associated with global warming, this "Nova" special examines California's strategies for dealing with emerging energy crises and asks whether they can…
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Whatever Works (2009)
Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Larry David …
Directed by: Woody Allen
While falling for a young Southern belle (Evan Rachel Wood), an aging New York City eccentric (Larry David) finds himself caught in a series of bizarre situations involving the girl's…
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The Penthouse (2009)
Cast: Rider Strong, Corey Large, April Scott …
Directed by: Chris Levitus
When Tyler walks away with the top prize in a reality TV show, he recruits his best friends Heath and Kieran to move into his swanky new bachelor pad provided by the network, where it's…
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He's Such a Girl (2009)
Cast: Bryan Fisher, Tiffany Dupont, Will Stiles …
Directed by: Sean Carr
Flailing after the sudden death of his father, Whitney clings even tighter to his girlfriend of four years, who is less invested in their relationship and also happens to be exploring her sexuality.
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Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
Cast: Joan Allen, Ed Begley Jr., Henry Simmons …
Directed by: Bob Balaban
Joan Allen stars as 20th-century painter Georgia O'Keeffe in this Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated biopic that follows the artist's tempestuous relationship with her lover and…
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Tripping Forward (2009)
Cast: Chris Fogleman, Amber Benson, William Gregory Lee …
Directed by: Marcus Nash
Flat broke and facing eviction, aspiring movie actor Ford (Chris Fogleman) reluctantly agrees to help his freeloading roommate Tripp (William Gregory Lee) deal cocaine to supermodels, which…
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Fatal Secrets (2009)
Cast: Dina Meyer, Vincent Spano, Lea Thompson …
Directed by: Meir Sharony
Beautiful, self-employed Julia (Dina Meyer) leads a fulfilling life, but since her divorce, she's struggled to meet a new man. At the urging of best pals Rebecca (Lea Thompson) and…
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Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan …
Directed by: Ben Stassen
Three ordinary flies have the adventure of their lives when they stow away on Apollo 11 for its trip to the moon. As friends and family anxiously watch the lunar landing on television, the…
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Recount (2008)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Jay Roach
This Emmy-winning made-for-TV movie chronicles the extraordinary behind-the-scenes drama that unfolded in the weeks following the highly controversial 2000 election -- a presidential race…
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Glick Doesn't Do Red Carpet: Jiminy Glick at the Independent Spirit Awards (2008)
Cast: Martin Short, Rainn Wilson, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: Chris Bradley
Martin Short reprises his role as Jiminy Glick -- the overweight celebrity interviewer who asks only irreverent and irrelevant questions -- at the Netflix Home Suite Home stop on the red…
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Hard Four (2007)
Cast: Willie Garson, Dabney Coleman, Samuel Gould …
Directed by: Charles Dennis
When legendary gambler Golden Hands Segal (Edward Asner) kicks the bucket during a Vegas craps game, grandson Freddy (Samuel Gould) agrees to transport the body back to New Jersey within 24…
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One Long Night (2007)
Cast: Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Ed Begley Jr., Karen Black …
Directed by: David Siqueiros
Traveling to Mexico City for the first time, half-Latino American businessman Richard Macedo (Jon Seda) finds himself the next target of a merciless gang leader (Héctor Suárez…
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For Your Consideration (2006)
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
A director (Christopher Guest) who's never had a hit film pins his hopes on the independent drama Home for Purim, a movie about a Jewish family living in the 1940s South that's…
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Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Peter Horton, Mel Gibson …
Directed by: Chris Paine
Amid a volatile climate of ever-changing gas prices, this documentary delves into the short life of the GM EV1 electric car -- a fuel-efficient auto that was once all the rage in the…
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Relative Strangers (2006)
Cast: Kathy Bates, Danny DeVito, Ron Livingston …
Directed by: Greg Glienna
Best-selling author and successful psychiatrist Dr. Richard Clayton has an enviable life, including devoted parents. But when his conniving brother reveals that Richard is adopted, Richard…
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Pittsburgh (2006)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Rachelle Carson …
Directed by: Chris Bradley, Kyle LaBrache
In this hybrid comedy documentary, Hollywood actor Jeff Goldblum (playing himself) tries his hand at regional theater by staging a production of "The Music Man" starring Ed Begley Jr.,…
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The Elder Son (2006)
Cast: Shane West, Leelee Sobieski, Eric Balfour …
Directed by: Marius Balchunas
After being fired from the symphony, Russian clarinetist Max (Rade Serbedzija) receives a visit from a young man (Shane West) claiming to be his long-lost son. In reality a wanted car thief,…
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Spirit Bear (2005)
Cast: Graham Greene, Mark Rendall, Katie Stuart …
Directed by: Stefan Scaini
After being attacked in the woods, teenager Simon is rescued by a white Kermode bear. Learning of the Kermode's endangered status, the shy teen comes out of his shell and wages a…
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Desolation Sound (2005)
Cast: Helene Joy, Jennifer Beals, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Scott Weber
After finding out that an old friend (Jennifer Beals) has been having an affair with her husband, Laurel (Helene Joy) reacts emotionally and, in a heated scuffle, inadvertently causes the…
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Stateside (2004)
Cast: Jonathan Tucker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Joe Mantegna …
Directed by: Reverge Anselmo
Troubled, affluent teenager Mark Deloach (Jonathan Tucker) winds up in the Marine Corps with a tough-as-nails drill sergeant (Val Kilmer). During a break from duty, Mark meets and begins to…
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Life on Liberty Street (2004)
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Ethan Embry, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: David S. Cass Sr.
After divorced nurse Denise Di Fiori (Annabeth Gish) loses her job, she tries to reclaim her life by accepting a post caring for head trauma patients at a rehab facility, where she meets…
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Raising Genius (2004)
Cast: Justin Long, Ed Begley Jr., Wendie Malick …
Directed by: Linda Voorhees, Bess Wiley
To the dismay of his mother, Nancy (Wendie Malick), whiz kid Hal Nestor (Justin Long) locks himself in the bathroom to complete math equations and secretly ogle his cheerleader neighbor, Lacy…
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Hair High (2004)
Cast: Eric Gilliland, Sarah Silverman, Dermot Mulroney …
Directed by: Bill Plympton
Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton revives a 1950s legend about a teenage couple murdered on prom night -- who then return from a watery grave to exact their revenge at the following…
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A Mighty Wind (2003)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Satirist in extremis Christopher Guest aims his mockumentary lens at 1960s folk musicians -- specifically, the earnest Folksmen (portrayed by erstwhile Spinal Tappers Guest, Michael McKean…
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Net Games (2003)
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Lala Sloatman, Sam Ball …
Directed by: Andrew Van Slee
With his marriage, social life and career flourishing, Adam (C. Thomas Howell) couldn't ask for more -- except a spicier sex life. Seeking a new way to serve his needs, Adam visits a Web…
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Going Down (2003)
Cast: Renée Estevez, Jay Michael Ferguson, Josh Blake …
Directed by: Joseph A. Pineda
It's a race against time as two buddies try to clean up evidence of a wild party before the folks get home in this teen comedy. Jack and Travis's bash was raging, but on the morning…
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Auto Focus (2002)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Greg Kinnear stars in this absorbing glimpse into the colorful life and mysterious death of actor Bob Crane, who's best known as the star of TV's "Hogan's Heroes." But as his…
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Bug (2002)
Cast: John Carroll Lynch, Brian Cox, Jamie Kennedy …
Directed by: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
Screenwriters Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay co-directed this deeply imaginative film, which begins when a boy squashes the eponymous bug. The child is told that he's performed a horrendous…
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Back by Midnight (2002)
Cast: Jsu Garcia, Rodney Dangerfield, Kirstie Alley …
Directed by: Harry Basil
Prison warden Jake Puloski (Rodney Dangerfield) feels dejected when the budget he's created for a grand prison renovation project is declined by his manager, Eli Rockwood (Randy Quaid).…
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Get Over It (2001)
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller …
Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
To win back his girlfriend, Berke auditions for a Shakespearean musical and catches the eye of his friend's sister, who's coaching him. But how can she turn his head when it's…
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Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
Cast: Michael Des Barres, Rosanna Arquette, Nastassja Kinski …
Directed by: Joseph Brutsman
This erotic thriller from co-writer and director Joseph Brutsman centers on the troubled life of a successful restaurateur (Michael Des Barres) whose picture-perfect life belies the sordid…
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Best in Show (2000)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara …
Directed by: Christopher Guest
Master mockumentarian Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman) is at it again with this snarky send-up of canine culture that traverses the galloping neuroses surrounding one highly…
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Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Cast: Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer …
Directed by: Jean de Segonzac
Former Homicide Shift Commander Al "G" Giardello (Yaphet Kotto), now the leading candidate for mayor of Baltimore, is gunned down while presenting a speech. Baltimore Police Department's…
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Directors: Garry Marshall (1999)
Cast: Penny Marshall, Tom Hanks, Michael McKean …
Garry Marshall's work ("Happy Days," "Laverne and Shirley," Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride) straddles the worlds of television, theater and film, establishing him as one of…
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Alone (1998)
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Shelley Duvall, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Elderly Texas farmer John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is still mourning the loss of his wife when an oil company offers to buy the rights to his land. Conflict soon ignites between a flock of greedy…
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Tall Tales & Legends: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1998)
Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning …
Directed by: David Steinberg
Rediscover the myth of the Headless Horseman with the help of this irreverent but entertaining series hosted by Shelley Duvall. The quaint hamlet of Sleepy Hollow is supposedly haunted by the…
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Joey (1997)
Cast: Jamie Croft, Alex McKenna, Rebecca Gibney …
Directed by: Ian Barry
Ed Begley Jr. and Jamie Croft star in this heartwarming family adventure about a young boy who fights for the return of a captured kangaroo to the Outback and is so committed to his cause…
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The Late Shift (1996)
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
Kathy Bates won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Jay Leno's hard-nosed manager, Helen Kushnick, in this dramatization of the war between David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) and…
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Hourglass (1996)
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Sofia Shinas, Anthony Clark …
Directed by: C. Thomas Howell
While under investigation for his wife's mysterious drowning, high-powered fashion designer Michael (C. Thomas Howell) enters into an unpredictable relationship with Dara (Sofia Shinas),…
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The Crazysitter (1995)
Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, Carol Kane, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Michael McDonald, Michael McDonald
In an effort to lay low and avoid the law, an ex-convict (Beverly D'Angelo) takes a job as a governess for two seemingly angelic children. Before long, she decides to sell the little…
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Greedy (1994)
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis …
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Meet the McTeagues -- a hilariously funny, highly dysfunctional clan who all want a piece of their wealthy uncle's will. The only trouble is that he's not dead yet! Things quickly…
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The Pagemaster (1994)
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Maurice Hunt, Joe Johnston
Director Joe Johnston's special effects wizardry brings shy and easily frightened Richard Tyler's (Macaulay Culkin) story to life. The young boy ventures into a library in a storm…
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Renaissance Man (1994)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar …
Directed by: Penny Marshall
In this feel-good comedy, Bill Rago (Danny DeVito), an unemployed advertising executive, accepts a job teaching English to a group of idiotic Army privates. Rago eventually converts them and…
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Lorraine Bracco, Pat Morita …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Uma Thurman stars as Sissy Hankshaw, whose large thumbs give her a talent for hitchhiking, in this road movie that follows Sissy as she visits a lesbian dude ranch (where she's scheduled…
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Exclusive (1992)
Cast: Suzanne Somers, Michael Nouri, Joe Cortese …
Directed by: Alan Metzger
After receiving a tip from an anonymous source promising a scoop, TV reporter Marcy Singer exploits a gruesome murder scene to improve her show's ratings. But before long, she becomes…
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Dark Horse (1992)
Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Mimi Rogers, Ari Meyers …
Directed by: David Hemmings
Following a scrape with the law, teenager Allison is sentenced to perform community service on a horse farm. Once there, she finds herself bonding gradually with Jet, a horse that's been…
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Chance of a Lifetime (1991)
Cast: Betty White, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Jonathan Sanger
When her doctor delivers the bad news that she has only six months to live, hard-working widow Evelyn (Betty White) throws caution to the wind and journeys to Mexico, where she sparks a…
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She-Devil (1989)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Susan Seidelman
When her two-timing husband deserts her for a toffee-nosed romance novelist, dowdy housewife Ruth Patchett goes berserk and -- aided by her mother -- sets out to methodically ruin his life in…
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The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
An author of travel guides (William Hurt) must come to terms with the tragic murder of his young son and his estranged wife. But things begin to look up when he meets a lovely, kooky dog…
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Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988)
Cast: Linda Purl, Harry Anderson, Wendy Crewson …
Directed by: James Frawley
United Nations translator Alan (Ed Begley Jr.) and his kindergarten teacher wife, Beverly (Linda Purl), are drawn into a world of international espionage when an eccentric CIA agent who looks…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…
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Running Mates (1986)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Ed Harris, Russ Tamblyn …
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
In this made-for-television movie, Diane Keaton and Ed Harris star as Aggie Snow and Hugh Hathaway, two former college sweethearts -- one with a past and one with an ambition to be president…
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Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Geena Davis …
Directed by: Rudy De Luca
Two tabloid reporters are sent to Transylvania with two choices: find the Frankenstein monster or find new jobs. Can these two bumbling heroes unravel this monstrous mystery or are they in…
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Protocol (1984)
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
After ditzy D.C. cocktail waitress Sunny Davis (Goldie Hawn) single-handedly saves an Arab dignitary from an assassination attempt, she becomes an overnight media darling in this lighthearted…
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Streets of Fire (1984)
Cast: Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis …
Directed by: Walter Hill
Tough ex-soldier Tom Cody (Michael Paré) springs into action when a depraved motorcycle gang kidnaps his former girlfriend, Ellen (Diane Lane), who's now a famous singer. Besides…
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Cast: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner's cult satire about a fictional heavy metal group named Spinal Tap spoofs nearly every facet of rock 'n' roll -- from vacuous modern songwriting and half-baked album…
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Cat People (1982)
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
When a panther is captured in New Orleans, Irina is drawn to the cat -- and the zoo curator is drawn to her. Soon, the budding romance is complicated by Irina's dark family secret: that…
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Private Lessons (1981)
Cast: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown …
Directed by: Alan Myerson
When wealthy 15-year-old Phillip Filmore (Eric Brown) develops a crush on his French au pair, Nicole (Sylvia Kristel), the household's opportunistic chauffeur (Howard Hesseman) spies a…
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The In-Laws (1979)
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Alan Arkin stars as a dentist who quickly grows skeptical about his daughter's wild claims that her future father-in-law, Vince (Peter Falk), is a CIA agent. But when he's sucked…
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Elvis (1979)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell …
Directed by: John Carpenter
Kurt Russell earned an Emmy nod for his portrayal of hip-swiveling rock god Elvis Presley in this made-for-television biopic that also earned nominations for its cinematography and makeup,…
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Airport '77 / The Concorde: Airport '79 (1977)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, Brenda Vaccaro …
Directed by: Jerry Jameson, David Lowell Rich, Olivia de Havilland …
The third film in the Airport series finds a jet full of people 50 feet below sea level in the Bermuda Triangle. The oxygen supply dwindles for an art collector (Jimmy Stewart), the pilot…
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Dead of Night (1977)
Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Patrick Macnee, Anjanette Comer …
Directed by: Dan Curtis
Ed Begley Jr., Joan Hackett, Anjanette Comer and Patrick Macnee headline this 1977 anthology of chilling horror stories directed by Hollywood veteran Dan Curtis and penned by author Richard…
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Citizen's Band (1977)
Cast: Jonathan Demme, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark …
Director Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) weaves the disarmingly quirky tales of Chrome Angel (Charles Napier), Spider (Paul Le Mat) and Blood (Bruce McGill), among other characters,…
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Cockfighter (1974)
Cast: Warren Oates, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Dean Stanton …
Directed by: Monte Hellman
After an offhand boast costs him his best fighting cock -- and his chances at the Cockfighter of the Year award along with it -- Frank (Warren Oates) swears not to speak again until he has…
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Showdown (1973)
Cast: Dean Martin, Rock Hudson, Susan Clark …
Directed by: George Seaton
Dean Martin and Rock Hudson star in this 1970s Western as childhood friends who live their lives as polar opposites: While one slings a gun to uphold the law, the other carries a weapon with…
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Evil Roy Slade (1972)
Cast: John Astin, Pamela Austin, Dick Shawn …
Directed by: Jerry Paris
Evil Roy Slade (John Astin), the slimiest scoundrel ever to haunt the West, makes sure the good guys always finish last in this satirical romp. But when he falls for a schoolmarm (Pamela…