1969 1988  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Wynne, Keller Kuhn, Steve Foster, Mert Hatfield, Welton Tootle, Don Devendorf, Jason Summers, Scott N. Stevens, John Garber
The lives of college students Scott (Kiefer Sutherland) and Ralph (Robert Downey, Jr.) are affected by the Vietnam War. Scott's Marine Corps brother is killed in the war. Ralph is arrested for breaking into his draft office to steal his file in order to avoid being drafted. Meanwhile, Ralph's sister Beth (Winona Ryder) uses her valedictory speech to protest the war and then joins Scott to protest the war in this shallow look at the effects of war in 1969.
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Bank Shot 1974  PG, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gower Champion
Cast: George C. Scott, Joanna Cassidy, Sorrell Booke, Clifton James, Bob Balaban, Frank McRae, Harvey Adams, G. Wood, Don Calfa, Jack Riley, Bibi Osterwald, Harvey Evans, Hank Stohl, Pat Zurica, Harvey J. Goldenberg
Irving (Harvey Adams) plots a bank robbery with a twist–he plans to rob the entire mobile home in which the bank funds are temporarily housed. This is one nutty comedy.
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Barbarians at the Gate 1993 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy, Fred Dalton Thompson, Leilani Sarelle, Matt Clark, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Rasche, Tom Aldredge
Based on a true story and book by Bryan Burrough with the same name, this made-for-TV film is a lighthearted account of the takeover of RJR Nabisco in the takeover-active 1980s. Good film.
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 Blade Runner 1982 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Joanna Cassidy
This dark, well-made hi-tech thriller is set in early-21st-century Los Angeles. A sardonic cop (Harrison Ford) is hot on the trail of a group of murdering renegade "replicates" (artificially made human slaves) who are terrorizing the city. In the course of his work, he falls in love with one of them.
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Club Paradise 1986  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy, Adolph Caesar, Eugene Levy, Joanna Cassidy, Andrea Martin, Mary Gross
The dream of turning a beachfront in the West Indies into a thriving "Club Med" type business features an ex-fireman (Robin Williams) from the windy city forming a partnership with a local (Jimmy Cliff). Highlight: Jimmy Cliff's music is great.
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Dangerous Beauty 1998 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marshall Herskovitz
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Jacqueline Bisset, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly, Fred Ward, Naomi Watts, Jeroen Krabbe, Joanna Cassidy, Jake Weber
Set in 16th-century Venice, amidst the turmoil of the Inquisition, this is the story of a courtesan, Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack), who works her way into the aristocratic world by bedding members of the ruling class–even to the point of influencing King Henry's (Jake Weber) decision to supply ships to fend off the Turkish fleet.
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, Jeff Bollow, Chris Claridge
A single mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off for a new job in Australia and leaves her five children in the care of a tyrannical old woman (Eda Reiss Merin). But, the woman dies of a heart attack on the first day, and now the kids (Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, and Christopher Pettiet) must fend for themselves–after dropping the babysitter off at a mortuary.
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Executive Power 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: David L. Corley
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Andrea Roth, John Heard, Joanna Cassidy, William Atherton, Denise Crosby, John Capodice, Wanda De Jesus, Michael Horton, Doug Steindorff, Jerry Trimble, Landon Hall
Secret Service agent Nick Seger (Craig Sheffer) helps U.S. President John Fields (William Atherton) hide a body that would point to a sex scandal in the White House. The deed is done, but now the plan is to silence those who know too much, and Nick is a prime target.
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A Father's Revenge 1988 R, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver, Joanna Cassidy, Anthony Valentine, Christoph M. Ohrt, Claudia Matschulla, Alexander Radszun, Angus MacInnes, Arnfried Lerche, Matthew Burton
German terrorists kidnap the crew of a U.S. airplane and demand release of colleagues being held by authorities. Frustrated with the slowness of diplomacy, the father (Brian Dennehy) of one of the flight attendants flies to Germany to take matters into his own hands. He hires a mercenary (Ron Silver) to help in the rescue effort. Made for TV.
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The Fourth Protocol 1987 R, 119 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Joanna Cassidy, Ned Beatty, Betsy Brantley, Peter Cartwright, Matt Frewer, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Sean Chapman
British agent John Preston (Michael Caine) thinks something is not quite right, and he is correct. It seems the KGB plans to smuggle in a nuclear bomb and then set it off near a British air base.
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 Ghosts of Mars 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, Jason Statham, Liam Waite, Joanna Cassidy, Wanda De Jesus, Duane Davis, Lobo Sebastian, Richard Centrone, Rosemary Forsyth, Rodney A. Grant, Peter Jason, Doug McGrath
A Martian, intergalactic policewoman Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge), leads a team transporting a killer (Ice Cube) from a mining outpost jail to the capital city for trial. But plans go awry when the team discovers that colonists at the outpost are now possessed by evil Martian ghosts.
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The Glove 1979 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Blood Mad
The Glove: Lethal Terminator
Lethal Terminator
Director: Ross Hagen
Cast: John Saxon, Roosevelt Grier, Joanna Cassidy, Joan Blondell, Jack Carter, Keenan Wynn, Aldo Ray, Michael Pataki, Howard Honig, Hoke Howell, Misty Bruce, Nicholas Worth
Los Angeles bounty hunter Sam Kellough (John Saxon) needs money and to enhance his financial situation takes on the assignment of tracking down psychotic killer Victor Hale (Roosevelt Grier) who has a $20,000 bounty on his head.
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 The Grudge 2 2006  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals, Teresa Palmer, Misako Uno, Sarah Roemer, Matthew Knight, Takako Fuji, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Cousins, Jenna Dewan
In this sequel to "The Grudge," that same mysterious curse that affected Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) in the first film is back, and now Karen's sister, Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn), is a victim and is under investigation in Tokyo for the murder of her boyfriend. Will Karen and her friends be able to unlock necessary secrets to save their lives?
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Invitation to Hell 1984 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, Susan Lucci, Joe Regalbuto, Kevin McCarthy, Patty McCormack, Bill Erwin, Soleil Moon Frye, Barret Oliver, Nicholas Worth, Virginia Vincent, Greg Monaghan
Matt (Robert Urich) starts a new life in California working on a top secret space suit project. He and his wife and children are continuously being urged to join an exclusive country club, but he thinks the people in the club act strangely. His wife and children join the club, the demonic influences take hold, and Matt must resort to his space suit to overcome evil.
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 2006 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Trent Cooper
Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Iris Bahr, Bruce Bruce, Joanna Cassidy, Brooke Dillman, Tony Hale, David Koechner, Lisa Lampanelli, Megyn Price, Tom(2) Wilson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Papajohn, Phyllis Alexion, Eric Esteban, Arian Ash
When an inspector for the Health Department, Larry (Larry the Cable Guy), and partner Amy (Iris Bahr) investigate a series of food poisonings at their town's best restaurants, "bathroom humor" abounds.
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The Late Show 1977 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Art Carney, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Ruth Nelson, Howard Duff, John Davey, Beate Hasenau, Lothar Lambert, Erika Wilde, Dorothea Moritz, Cihan Anasai, Dagmar Beiersdorf
When an eccentric woman, Margo (Lily Tomlin), hires retired detective Ira Wells (Art Carney) to find her missing cat, the pair become involved in murder and mayhem. The murder involves Ira's partner Harry Regan (Howard Duff) who is killed while working on a case, and now it appears that the fence, Ron Birdwell (Eugene Roche), who stole Margo's cat, may have been involved in the killing of Harry. And throughout the investigation, Margo and Harry's developing, offbeat relationship is fun to watch.
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The Laughing Policeman 1974 R, 111 min.
Genre: Action
aka: An Investigation of Murder
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Anthony Zerbe, Anthony Costello, Cathy Lee Crosby, Joanna Cassidy, Albert Paulsen, William Hansen, Paul Koslo
Policemen Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) and Leo Larson (Bruce Dern) track down a psychopath who killed all the passengers on a San Francisco bus, and it is feared that he will strike again.
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Loved 1997 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Erin Dignam
Cast: Robin Wright Penn, William Hurt, Amy Madigan, Lucinda Jenney, Joanna Cassidy, Paul Dooley, Anthony Lucero, Jennifer Rubin, Sean Penn, Richard Schiff
Long and boring, this is the story of a woman abuser who has left his ex-girlfriend in a wheelchair after he caused her to fall out a window. Now, his most recent girlfriend is dead. He is on trial, but wheelchair-bound Hedda (Robin Wright Penn) still loves him and finds it hard to testify against him. Will he be set free and able to abuse again?
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Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Ensler
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella, Mauralea Austin, Dorie Barton, Sean Gallagher, Michelle Nolden, Terri Govang, Nigel Bennett, Richard Donat, Toni Grossett
Cybill Shepherd takes on the role of the queen of households in this story showing the contrast between Martha Stewart's sweet TV personality versus her nasty performances off-screen as she steps on toes to ensure her rise to fame.
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The Package 1989 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Ike Pappas, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Reni Santoni, Thalmus Rasulala, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Marco St. John
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting his prisoner, Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), from Germany to Washington, D.C. when Gallagher is mugged in a washroom at the airport. Boyette escapes, and Gallagher tries to track him down. In the process, Gallagher learns that Boyette is a pawn being used by senior military officers to prevent an arms control treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and Soviet Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) wants to stop Gallagher before he ruins the plot. The ensuing twists and turns of events are thrilling.
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Pleasures 1986 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sharron Miller
Cast: Linda Purl, Joanna Cassidy, Pamela Adlon, Barry Bostwick, Elizabeth Kerr, Sasha Mitchell, Tracy Nelson, David Paymer, Jorge Russek, Perla Walter
Love is found by a trio of women.
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The Reading Room 2005  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: James Earl Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Georg Stanford Brown, Tim Reid, Kathryne Dora Brown, Keith Robinson, Douglas Spain, Austin Marques, Gabby Soleil, Monique Coleman, Lynne Moody, Christian Monzon, Jeanne Sakata
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) promised his wife (Lynne Moody) on her deathbed that he would open a reading room in their inner-city neighborhood to help teach illiterate neighbors how to read. He opens the reading room, but almost insurmountable problems arise and threaten his efforts to help the neighborhood. 2 User Reviews
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| | Truely inspirational | Anonymous 11/18/2009 | | Character building storyline steering a "not for profit" work project, James Earl Jones fills the screen with the intelligent emotion of a worthwhile act. |
| | Very Enjoyable | 03/14/2007 | | Useful for leadership training in Education at schools. Very well done and it was clean. |
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The Second Civil War 1997 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones, Dan Hedaya, James Coburn, Elizabeth Pena, Denis Leary, Ron Perlman, Brian Keith
When the Governor of Idaho (Beau Bridges) refuses to allow Pakistani orphans to relocate in his state, the President of United States (Phil Hartman) does not agree with the decision and sends in federal troops.
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Stunts 1977 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy, Bruce Glover, Ray Sharkey, Richard Lynch, Darrell Fetty, James Luisi, Candice Rialson, Malachi Throne, Dave Shelley
After his brother is killed while performing a motion picture stunt, Glen (Robert Forster) takes his place on the set, and soon his stunt friends begin to suffer fatal accidents as well. Glen is determined to uncover the mystery and does–while dangling from a helicopter as part of an intended plot to kill him. Will our hero escape certain death and catch the perpetrator?
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The Tommyknockers 1993 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Power
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, Joanna Cassidy, Traci Lords, John Ashton, Paul McIver, E.G. Marshall, Leon Woods, Cliff De Young, Robert Carradine
A small town in Maine is the setting for this tale based on a Stephen King novel. An ancient spaceship is found during a digging in the woods near the town. A greenish glow from the craft invades the town, and now the villagers display strange behaviors: inventions of all sorts of weird objects, powers of telepathy, acting out their fantasies, etc. Additionally, the townsfolk become obsessed with completing the digging-out the craft. But wait–an alcoholic, Jim (Jimmy Smits), has a plate in his head and is immune to the glow. Can he sober up and save the day?
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Under Fire 1983  R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ed Harris, Alma Martinez, Holly Palance, Hamilton Camp, Richard Masur, Enrique Lucero
Journalists (Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy) cover the revolution in Nicaragua and end up coming to the aid of the guerilla cause. Good stars do a good job in a better than good film.
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Where the Heart Is 1990 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Joanna Cassidy, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis, Christopher Plummer, David Hewlett, Maury Chaykin, Sheila Kelley, Dylan Walsh, Ken Pogue, Michael Kirby
Successful New Yorker Stewart (Dabney Coleman) makes a good living by blowing up old buildings and developing new communities. But when the neighbors near his newest venture make a dilapidated old building a historical landmark, he comes across poorly on TV. His three lazy children, in their twenties but living off Stewart's success, also ridicule him. So, he gives them each $750 and sends them to the old building to make it on their own. The young ones seem to achieve success by bringing in boarders, but, meanwhile, Stewart's business heads downhill.
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 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Animation / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Mel Blanc, Pat Buttram, Tony Anselmo, Joel Silver, Jim Cummings, David L. Lander, June Foray
What would happen if cartoon characters were actually people? That is the premise of this film where "Toons" live real lives when they finish their day's work on cartoons. This film has exceptional technological breakthroughs by the animators, and their work paid off in this movie-making milestone, which received four Oscars: Best Film Editing, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement award for Animation Direction.
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| 1. 1969 (1988)
2. Bank Shot (1974)
3. Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
4. Blade Runner (1982)
5. Chain Reaction (1996)
6. Club Paradise (1986)
7. Dangerous Beauty (1998)
8. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
9. Executive Power (1997)
10. A Father's Revenge (1988)
11. The Fourth Protocol (1987)
12. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
13. The Glove (1979)
aka: Blood Mad
aka: The Glove: Lethal Terminator
aka: Lethal Terminator
14. The Grudge 2 (2006)
15. Invitation to Hell (1984)
16. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
17. The Late Show (1977)
18. The Laughing Policeman (1974)
aka: An Investigation of Murder
19. Loved (1997)
20. Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003)
21. Night Games (1980)
22. The Package (1989)
23. Pleasures (1986)
24. The Reading Room (2005)
25. The Second Civil War (1997)
26. Stunts (1977)
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
27. The Tommyknockers (1993)
28. Under Fire (1983)
29. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
30. Where the Heart Is (1990)
31. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
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