Movies by James Belushi
As part of the cast:
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Dorothy of Oz (2012)
Cast: Lea Michele, Hugh Dancy, Dan Aykroyd …
Directed by: Dan St. Pierre
A bevy of stars -- including Lea Michele -- provide the voices for this animated film that returns Dorothy to Oz to help find her trio of pals. With the Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow nowhere in…
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Thunderstruck (2012)
Cast: Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Brandon T. Jackson …
Directed by: John Whitesell
After awkward teenager Bryan mysteriously finds he now has the talent of his basketball idol, Kevin Durant, he becomes his team's star player. Meanwhile, Durant becomes a total klutz on…
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Cougars, Inc. (2011)
Cast: Sarah Hyland, Denise Richards, Kyle Gallner …
Directed by: K. Asher Levin
Faced with a tuition bill he can't afford to pay, college-age Sam concocts a lucrative side business that pairs sex-crazed students with sex-starved "cougars," older women who are keen…
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
After his predecessor perishes under mysterious circumstances, a ghostwriter agrees to help a former British prime minister finish his memoirs, but the author but finds himself in danger when…
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The Defenders: Season 1 (2010)
Cast: James Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, Gillian Vigman …
Lawyers Nick Morelli (James Belushi) and Pete Kaczmarek (Jerry O'Connell) will go to almost any lengths to defend their clients, no matter how odd the crime. And in this CBS dramedy…
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The Defenders (2010)
Cast: James Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, Jurnee Smollett …
In Sin City, it takes a little flash to stand out from the crowd. Though defense attorneys Pete Kaczmarek and Nick Morelli couldn't be more different, they aren't above a little…
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Snow Buddies (2008)
Cast: James Belushi, Molly Shannon, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: Robert Vince
Dylan Sprouse, Jim Belushi and Kris Kristofferson lend their voices to this family-friendly tale about a feisty pack of golden retriever puppies that embarks on an Alaskan adventure, braving…
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Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (2008)
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Hayden Panettiere, Frank Welker …
Directed by: Joe Sichta
Everybody's favorite snack-devouring, crime-solving pooch, Scooby-Doo, and his pal Shaggy team with Daphne, Velma and Fred to track down the Amazing Krudsky, a washed-up carny magician…
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Underdog (2007)
Cast: Jason Lee, Amy Adams, Peter Dinklage …
Directed by: Frederik Du Chau
Underdog (voiced by Jason Lee) is really Shoeshine, a mild-mannered pooch who's been imbued with superpowers following a lab accident. But his teenage owner (Alex Neuberger) is the only…
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The Wild (2006)
Cast: Eddie Izzard, Kiefer Sutherland, Dominic Scott Kay …
Directed by: Steve Williams
When a clerical error sends a teenage lion to the wilds of Africa, five zoo animals -- a lion, a giraffe, a koala, a snake and a squirrel -- launch a mission to bring him back home in this…
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Farce of the Penguins (2006)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander …
Directed by: Bob Saget
Funnyman Bob Saget wrote and directed this send-up of the popular documentary, pairing inspiring wildlife videos with a lewd script. Samuel L. Jackson narrates this tale of a penguin and his…
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The Second City: The First Family of Comedy (2006)
Cast: James Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey …
An uproarious behind-the-scenes look at Chicago's famed Second City comedy club and troupe, this retrospective spans from the group's early days to the hit "SCTV" series and beyond…
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Casper's Scare School (2006)
Cast: James Belushi, Bob Saget, Phyllis Diller …
Directed by: Mark Gravas
When friendly ghost Casper decides he needs to toughen up, he goes to school to learn how to scare people. Little does he know he'll wind up in the middle of a school scandal that could…
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Eloise's Rawther Unusual Halloween (2006)
Cast: Mary Matilyn Mouser, Tim Curry, Lynn Redgrave …
Directed by: Wesley Archer
It's Halloween, and all of the residents of the Plaza Hotel are in good spirits. But when the infamous ghost of Diamond Jim Johnson surfaces to wreak havoc, it's up to Eloise…
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Hoodwinked (2005)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Warburton, Glenn Close …
Directed by: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Tony Leech …
In this nod to "Little Red Riding Hood," investigators uncover a tangled web of events when they're called to Granny's cottage to look into a domestic disturbance involving a…
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Celebrity Mix (2005)
Cast: Felicity Huffman, Paul Rudd, David Hyde Pierce …
Directed by: Karl T. Hirsch, Philip Euling, Amy Lippman …
This compilation of short films boasts an eclectic roster of small- and big-screen celebrities. Films include "Laud Weiner," "House Hunting," "Curiosity," "Dysenchanted," "Dependable People,"…
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Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005)
Cast: James Belushi, Carrot Top, Lance LeGault …
Directed by: Jeffrey James Varab
This uplifting animated film tells the story of Tugger (voice of James Belushi), a plucky Jeep who was damaged during World War II. Ever since mechanics replaced his engine fan with an…
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Easy Sex (2003)
Cast: Julian Sands, Katharine Towne, John Savage …
Directed by: Chris Iovenko
Trying to add zing to his humdrum existence, middle-aged college professor Packard Schmidt (Julian Sands) instead puts himself on a path to disaster when he impetuously has an affair with his…
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One Way Out (2002)
Cast: James Belushi, Jason Bateman, Angela Featherstone …
Directed by: Allan A. Goldstein
James Belushi, Jason Bateman and Angela Featherstone star in this thriller about a homicide detective's fall from grace. Det. Harry Woltz (Belushi) has a serious gambling addiction. When…
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Pinocchio (2002)
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Breckin Meyer …
Directed by: Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni wrote, directed and stars in this enchanting retelling of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who comes to life and whose curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.
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K-9: P.I. (2002)
Cast: James Belushi, Gary Basaraba, Kim Huffman …
Directed by: Richard J. Lewis
In the third movie in the K-9 series, unorthodox police detective Dooley (James Belushi) and his independently minded, superbly trained and lovable canine partner, Jerry Lee, are back to…
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Joe Somebody (2001)
Cast: Tim Allen, James Belushi, Wolfgang Bodison …
Directed by: John Pasquin
In director John Pasquin's comedy, Joe Scheffer (Tim Allen) is humiliated when office bully Mark McKinney (Patrick Warburton) punches him out in the company parking lot. Determined to…
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Return to Me (2000)
Cast: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor …
Directed by: Bonnie Hunt
In this engaging tale, a Chicago architect donates his wife's heart after she's tragically killed in an accident. A year later, he falls in love with a plucky waitress -- only to…
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Backlash (2000)
Cast: Charles Durning, JoBeth Williams, Tracey Needham …
Directed by: Jack Ersgard
When federal prosecutor Gina Gallagher (Tracy Needham) brings a drug cartel to its knees, the bad guys decide to get even by hiring a hit man to kill her. After the assassin's bullet…
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Echo of Murder (2000)
Cast: James Belushi, Gregory Hines, Sean McCann …
Directed by: Charles Robert Carner
Two journalists attempt to uncover the truth during the investigation of the infamous "Atlanta child murders," when 31 African American kids died in the early 1980s.
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Made Men (1999)
Cast: James Belushi, Timothy Dalton, Vanessa Angel …
Directed by: Louis Morneau
Former gangster Bill Manucci (James Belushi) is part of the federal Witness Protection Program, hiding in the small, redneck town of Harmony. But his reconstructed life falls apart when he…
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Angel's Dance (1999)
Cast: James Belushi, Sheryl Lee, Kyle Chandler …
Directed by: David L. Corley
Aspiring assassin Tony Greco (Kyle Chandler) heads to Los Angeles to train under hit man Steve Rossellini (James Belushi). The coaching begins with readings of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche…
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Nuttiest Nutcracker (1999)
Cast: James Belushi, Cheech Marin, Phyllis Diller …
Directed by: Harold Harris
A fun-filled adventure for the whole family, The Nuttiest Nutcracker is a star-studded computer-animated movie that lends a madcap twist to the cherished Nutcracker tale - all gone nuts!
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K-911 (1999)
Cast: James Belushi, Christine Tucci, James Handy …
Directed by: Charles T. Kanganis
When his superiors hint that his canine partner, Jerry Lee, may be ready for retirement, Det. Thomas Dooley (James Belushi) bristles at the idea. After all, the pair has been fighting crime…
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The Florentine (1999)
Cast: Michael Madsen, James Belushi, Luke Perry …
Directed by: Nick Stagliano
Director Nick Stagliano's drama examines the troubled lives that intersect at a Pennsylvania dive. Whitey (Michael Madsen), the barkeep and owner, finds himself in deep with bookie Joe…
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Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire and the Legend of the Lost Tribe (1999)
Cast: Ben Stiller, James Woods, Britney Spears …
Directed by: Richard Goleszowski, Peter Peake
Follow the claymation adventures of Robbie the Reindeer, Rudolph's son, in this double-dip of irreverent holiday cheer. In "Hooves of Fire," Robbie races his father's rival,…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero (1999)
Cast: James Belushi, Michael Biehn, Arnold Schwarzenegger …
Get an inside look at the story behind the life of one of Hollywood's biggest superstars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, from his early years as a hardscrabble youth in Austria, to his…
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My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Cast: Yukiji Asaoka, Toru Masuoka, Masako Araki …
Directed by: Isao Takahata
This animated film follows the adventures of the quirky Yamada family, drawn to resemble the watercolor look of the popular "Nono-chan" comic strips. Jim Belushi and Molly Shannon voice the…
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Retroactive (1997)
Cast: James Belushi, Kylie Travis, Shannon Whirry …
Directed by: Louis Morneau
Louis Morneau's inventive sci-fi thriller stars Kylie Travis as Karen, a psychiatrist who witnesses a deranged psychopath (James Belushi) commit a brutal murder. But all may not be lost…
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Gang Related (1997)
Cast: James Belushi, Dennis Quaid, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Jim Kouf
Not averse to stepping over the line, New York cops Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) do what it takes to clean the hood of drug dealers. But when they accidentally kill an…
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Babes in Toyland (1997)
Cast: Charles Nelson Reilly, Lacey Chabert, Joseph Ashton …
Directed by: Paul Sabella, Toby Bluth, Charles Grosvenor …
In the make-believe realm of Toyland, lovely Mary Contrary must be saved from marrying the evil Barnaby instead of her true love, Jack Be Nimble, in this animated rendition of composer Victor…
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman …
Directed by: Brian Levant
A desperate dad must match wits with a sleazy Santa, a stressed-out mailman and a horde of parents to procure a hot new toy on Christmas Eve. And since disappointing his son isn't an…
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Race the Sun (1996)
Cast: Halle Berry, James Belushi, Casey Affleck …
Directed by: Charles T. Kanganis
Ready, set, go! In this fact-based film, a spunky high school teacher (Halle Berry) in Hawaii spurs a group of underachieving working-class kids to enter a statewide race of solar-powered…
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Living in Peril (1996)
Cast: James Belushi, Rob Lowe, Dean Stockwell …
Directed by: Jack Ersgard
After moving to Los Angeles to design a mansion for a cantankerous millionaire (James Belushi), young architect Walter Woods (Rob Lowe) instead ends up framed for murder in director Jack…
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The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
Cast: Tim Curry, Martin Short, James Belushi …
Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
A National Geographic documentary inspired this animated fable about a bashful bachelor penguin named Hubie, who's partial to a pretty female named Marina. Ancient penguin ritual…
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Canadian Bacon (1995)
Cast: John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman …
Directed by: Michael Moore
A U.S. president (Alan Alda) tries to bolster his sagging approval rating by picking a fight with the unlikeliest of foes: Canada. After slick propaganda campaigns convince the American…
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Separate Lives (1995)
Cast: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Vera Miles …
Directed by: David Madden
When psychology professor Lauren Porter (Linda Hamilton) reveals to her student, Tom Beckwith (James Belushi), her suspicion that a separate personality has caused her to murder someone, she…
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Traces of Red (1992)
Cast: James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Goldwyn …
Directed by: Andy Wolk
A serial killer in Florida is murdering prostitutes, and it's up to James Belushi and Tony Goldwyn to track him down in this whodunit that has more twists and turns than a scenic…
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Once Upon a Crime (1992)
Cast: John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd …
Directed by: Eugene Levy
A woman (Cybill Shepherd) and an unemployed actor (John Candy) travel to Monte Carlo to deliver a lost dachshund to its owner and collect a $5,000 reward. But the dog's owner is…
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Taking Care of Business (1991)
Cast: James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Anne De Salvo …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Well-meaning big galoot (and prison escapee) Jim Belushi tries to return a lost date book to its owner (Charles Grodin) in Malibu. Finding no one at home, Belushi co-opts Grodin's…
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Curly Sue (1991)
Cast: James Belushi, Kelly Lynch, Alisan Porter …
Directed by: John Hughes
This John Hughes film features the unlikeliest of pairings between street-smart youngster Curly Sue (Alisan Porter) and her guardian, Bill Dancer (Jim Belushi), a sometime con man with the…
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Only the Lonely (1991)
Cast: John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Adapted from Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, this film from writer-director Chris Columbus stars John Candy as Danny Muldoon, a Chicago police officer who still lives at home with his…
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Diary of a Hitman (1991)
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Sherilyn Fenn, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Roy London
Dekker (Forest Whitaker) wants to get out of the hit man business. But leaving behind his life as a hired killer is easier said than done when a twisted client (Lewis Smith) asks him to off…
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Mr. Destiny (1990)
Cast: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine …
Directed by: James Orr
Larry Burrows (James Belushi) is unhappy, obsessing over a belief that his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that crucial hit in a high school baseball game. One…
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K-9 (1989)
Cast: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe …
Directed by: Rod Daniel
&NFb;&NFb_;James Belushi stars as maverick vice cop Thomas Dooley, who's been fervently pursuing an elusive drug dealer (Kevin Tighe) for two years. After Dooley's car gets blown to…
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Homer & Eddie (1989)
Cast: James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Mapp …
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
Whoopi Goldberg and James Belushi make an unlikely pair as a psychotic escaped mental patient with an inoperable brain tumor and her mentally impaired companion, respectively, in this…
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Red Heat (1988)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Ed O'Ross …
Directed by: Walter Hill
When Viktor (Ed O'Ross), a narcotics kingpin from the USSR, escapes from prison and heads for Chicago, Russia's brawniest, most fearless and most disciplined police detective…
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The Principal (1987)
Cast: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong …
Directed by: Christopher Cain
Loose-cannon high school teacher Rick Latimer (James Belushi) is "promoted" to principal of Brandel High -- the toughest school in Berkeley, Calif. But no worries: He speaks loudly and…
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Real Men (1987)
Cast: James Belushi, John Ritter, Barbara Barrie …
Directed by: Dennis Feldman
CIA agent Nick Pirandello (James Belushi) is intent on obtaining a formula from aliens that acts as an antidote to a toxin that's destroying the food chain and will soon end life on…
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About Last Night... (1986)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Rob Lowe and Demi Moore star as two veterans of the Chicago singles scene trying their best to get comfortable with the "c" word: commitment. Both consult their well-meaning friends: one a…
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Cast: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia …
Directed by: Frank Oz
Plant yourself in front of the tube and veg out with Frank Oz's horticultural horror flick. Gawky Seymour Krelborn looking for a way to save his job in a ramshackle, skid row flower…
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Salvador (1986)
Cast: James Woods, James Belushi, Michael Murphy …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Washed-up photojournalist Richard Boyle's (James Woods) bad habits keep him from getting jobs, so he heads to El Salvador with his pal Dr. Rock (James Belushi) to find work amidst the…
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Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, John Wood …
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Terry (Whoopi Goldberg), a banker with an international clientele, gets a cryptic message from an unknown source. After decoding the missive, Terry finds herself in the middle of an…
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The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer …
Directed by: Stan Dragoti
Richard (Tom Hanks) is a classical violinist who's picked out of a crowd and accused of being a spy just because he wears one red shoe. Soon, he's mixed up in a dispute between two…
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Best Legs in the 8th Grade (1984)
Cast: Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, James Belushi …
Directed by: Tom Patchett
In this quirky comedy, a high-powered attorney (Tim Matheson) who was a complete dork when he was a teenager bumps into his childhood crush (Annette O'Toole) at the gym and finds…
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Trading Places (1983)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy …
Directed by: John Landis
Eddie Murphy established himself as a comedy superstar playing streetwise hustler Billy Ray Valentine, who trades places with wealthy investment executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) to…
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Thief (1981)
Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson …
Directed by: Michael Mann
A professional safecracker, who specializes in high-profile diamond heists, plans to use his ill-gotten income for a nice retirement. But when he signs on with a top gangster and then tries…
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Saturday Night Live: The 1980s (1980)
Cast: Denny Dillon, Robin Duke, Gilbert Gottfried …
Culled from "SNL" Seasons 6-15, this program revels in one of the enduring show's most remarkable decades, with performers such as Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus…
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Health Quiz: Vol. 4 (1977)
Cast: James Belushi, Philip Bosco, Beverly Garland …
Find out about your environment, home emergencies, fears and phobia's in this interactive and entertaining medical show hosted by respected health reporter Dr. Frank Field of WCBS-TV in…