2010 1984  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea, Madolyn Smith, Dana Elcar, Douglas Rain, Candice Bergen
In this sequel, it is nine years later when a new team of American and Russian astronauts are sent into space to discover the mystery of the errant computer HAL. The question is whether, if recovered, HAL can be trusted.
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 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn 1984 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Director: W.D. Richter
Cast: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Carl Lumbly, Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Robert Ito, Pepe Serna
When he leaves his own eighth dimension to battle aliens on Planet 10, brilliant inter-galactic warrior Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) must use his vast knowledge of the universe to defeat the bad guys.
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All That Jazz 1979  R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen, Michael Tolan, John Lithgow, Max Wright, CCH Pounder, Wallace Shawn, David Margulies
This is Director Bob Fosse's autobiographical rendering of a choreographer's love and obsession with both women and work and provides an insightful glimpse into the world of dance. The film received four Oscars; five other nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Roy Scheider) 2 User Reviews
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| | all that jazz | jako 01/27/2007 | | i loved sandahl bergen when she did her dance number with thong up her booty panties no bra on she was looking hoooooot and sexxxxxxy mmmmp i would love to make love to her bump huuump and griiiindher mmm huuu well bye sandy were ever you are i wish i could kiss you all over |
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The Big Fix 1978 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow, F. Murray Abraham, Fritz Weaver, Ofelia Medina, Nicolas Coster, Ron Rifkin, Mandy Patinkin
Detective Moses Wine (Richard Dreyfuss) tries to solve a crime of attempted sabotage in a campaign for governor and ends up solving a murder among ex-Berkeley radicals.
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Blow Out 1981  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, Peter Boyden, Curt May, Ernest McClure, Dave Roberts, John Aquino, John McMartin, Deborah Everton, J. Patrick McNamara, Missy Cleveland, Roger Wilson, John Hoffmeister
Governor George McRyan (John Hoffmeister), a presidential candidate, is killed in a car accident; however, Jack (John Travolta) rescues Sally (Karen Allen) from drowning in the same accident. Jack believes he has evidence that the "accident" was not simply a tire blow out but was really an assassination and becomes involved in intrigue as he tries to get the facts.
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 A Civil Action 1998  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Zaillian
Cast: John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, Zeljko Ivanek, James Gandolfini, Bruce Norris, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Sydney Pollack
This story details Jan Schlichtmann's (Travolta) legal case against two corporations that leaked toxins into Boston's water supply. The fact that the focus is on the lawyer's efforts to win the case while downplaying the victims and their families seems out of kilter. Robert Duvall received a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
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 Cliffhanger 1993 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Leon, Max Perlich, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Gregory Scott Cummins, Denis Forest, Michelle Joyner, Trey Brownell
Treasury Department officers, along with $100 million, are skyjacked and crash in the mountains. Along come Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) out of retirement and his ex-partner Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) as guides. They are ready to save the day. Unfortunately, they end up captured by a gang, led by Qualen (John Lithgow), whose intention is to find the crash site first and plan to use Gabe as their guide. Good photography, stunts, and action.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic 2009  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fred Armisen, Leslie Bibb, Lynn Redgrave, Julie Hagerty, Wendie Malick, Robert(2) Stanton, Nick Cornish, Clea Lewis
Despite growing up as the daughter of conservative spending parents (Joan Cusack and John Goodman), Rebecca (Isla Fisher) loves shopping for clothes and has incurred over 10,000 dollars in credit card debt. She dreams of working for the elite fashion magazine, "Alette," but lands a job as an advice columnist for a finance company. Rebecca keeps her own financial problems a secret while her column becomes a great success. As her career soars, Rebecca finds it more and more difficult to hide her money troubles from her readers–and even more so from her boss Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy) when romance blooms between them.
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The Day After 1983  TV, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan, Bibi Besch, Lori Lethin, Jeff East, Georgann Johnson, William Allen Young, Calvin Jung
A Soviet-launched nuclear bomb falls on a small Kansas town. This made-for-TV film follows the aftermath, highlighting the effects and actions of the residents. The graphic nature of the film resulted in a massive public reaction.
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Distant Thunder 1988  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Kean, Reb Brown, Janet Margolin, Denis Arndt, Jamey Sheridan, Tom Bower, Michael Currie, Hilary Strang, Robyn Stevan, Gordon Currie
Emotionally troubled Vietnam veteran Mark (John Lithgow) abandons his family and lives in the Washington wilderness with other similarly troubled buddies. After years of wandering, he is ready to reunite with his now-grown son, Jack (Ralph Macchio). Heavy drama.
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 Dreamgirls 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Jordan Belfi, John Krasinski, John Lithgow
Based on the hit Broadway musical, this story involves the rise to fame of "The Dreams" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose) after they are discovered by Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) who finds work for them as a backup band for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But, it doesn't take long for "The Dreams" to gain popularity and outshine "Thunder." The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson); six other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy). 1 User Review
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| | Zhane 02/26/2007 | | i love the movie so much. and i just want to wacht it over and over again. |
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 Footloose 1984 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Lori Singer, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Frances Lee McCain, Timothy Scott, Elizabeth Gorcey, Jim Youngs, Douglas Dirkson, Lynne Marta, Arthur Rosenberg, Alan Haufrect
This teenage musical is about Ren (Kevin Bacon) whose parents move from Chicago to a town where music and dancing are barred. His love interest is Lori (Dianne Wiest) who is the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow) who supports the ban, and that results in a confrontation between Ren and The Reverend. The town council also becomes involved when Ren leads the town's teenagers in a revolt against laws abolishing rock & roll and dancing.
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Harry and the Hendersons 1987 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Dear
Cast: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, David Suchet, Lainie Kazan, M. Emmet Walsh, Bill Ontiveros, Kevin Peter Hall
This film gives us a look at what happens to a family when they first encounter, take home, and care for a bigfoot-like creature. Sound silly? It is. However, the film is watchable, and kids will love it.
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Homegrown 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, Ryan Phillippe, Kelly Lynch, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Lithgow, Ted Danson, Jon Bon Jovi, Judge Reinhold, Matt Clark
Following the murder of the owner of a marijuana plantation, three workers–Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria), and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe) decide to take over the business. But they find that getting buyers is not as simple a job as they had believed it to be.
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can 1982 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Hofsiss
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Page, James Sutorius, Ellen Greene, Richard Masur, Dan Hedaya, John Lithgow
Based on Barbara Gordon's autobiography of her successful career as a TV journalist and her fight to overcome a Valium addiction, this film features Jill Clayburgh as Gordon.
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Johnny Skidmarks 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Raffo
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, John Kapelos, Jack Black, Geoffrey Lower, Charlie Spradling, Lee Arenberg, David Doty, Michael Beach
Johnny Scardino (Peter Gallagher) is a police crime photographer by day; at night he gets pictures of illicit lovers in a motel room for later blackmailing. Then the bodies of his cohorts in the blackmail scheme start turning up–and it's not a pretty sight. Johnny is soon the only one left, and nobody can be trusted.
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 Kinsey 2004 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, Veronica Cartwright
The man behind the landmark study on human sexual behavior, 1968's "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," Alfred Kinsey (Liam Neeson) is the subject of this film, which reveals the rigid social mores of that era. Laura Linney received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow, Miriam Margolyes, Peter Vaughan, Sonia Aquino, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Fry, Henry Goodman, Alison Steadman, David Robb
This complex biography of movie great Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) shows how his troubled personal life was often hidden when he took over a role and immersed himself in the character he portrayed.
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The Manhattan Project 1986 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marshall Brickman
Cast: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Eikenberry, Gregg Edelman, Robert Sean Leonard, Sully Boyar, John Mahoney, Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan
In order to take a stand on their concerns about a neighboring nuclear plant, two teenagers (Christopher Collet and Cynthia Nixon) steal plutonium and set out to produce their own atomic bomb.
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 Memphis Belle 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Jane Horrocks
This story is based on the true experiences of the 10 men who made up the crew of the "Memphis Belle," a giant World War II B-17 bomber. These airmen had been promised that they would be sent home following the dangerous mission of bombing Bremen, Germany.
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Mesmerized 1986 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Shocked
Director: Michael Laughlin
Cast: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor, Harry Andrews, Philip Holder, Beryl Te Wiata, Reg Evans, Jonathan Hardy, Don Selwyn, Derek Hardwick, George Spoors
Set in late-1800s' New Zealand, this film is supposedly based on a true story. An 18-year-old, orphaned girl (Jodie Foster) marries a much older man (John Lithgow) who turns out to be cruel and sexually deviant. Finally, she must deal with the situation. Adapted from a Jerzy Skolimowski book.
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Obsession 1976 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow, Sylvia Kuumba Williams, Wanda Blackman, Don Hood, Pat McNamara, Stanley Reyes, Nick Kreiger, Stocker Fontelieu
New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland (Cliff Robertson) is haunted by the kidnapping and murder of his wife and daughter. Then, on a visit to Italy, he meets Sandra Portinari (Genevieve Bujold) who eerily resembles his dead wife Elizabeth (also played by Bujold).
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Orange County 2002 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, Harold Ramis, Chevy Chase, Kevin Kline, R.J. Knoll
Shaun's (Colin Hanks–son of Tom Hanks) transcripts get fouled up by his guidance counselor (Lily Tomlin), and the result is that he fails to get accepted into Stanford. Undaunted, girlfriend Ashley (Schuyler Fisk–daughter of Sissy Spacek) and his brother, Lance (Jack Black), join Shaun on an ill-fated trek to Palo Alto where he hopes to talk his way into the university.
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Out Cold 1989 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Cast: John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, Bruce McGill, Lisa Blount, Morgan Paull, Barbara Rhoades, Fran Ryan
When a husband runs around with other women, he better watch out! At least, this is the case in this film where Teri Garr has stowed her unfaithful mate in a meat locker.
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The Pelican Brief 1993 PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard, Tony Goldwyn, James Sikking, William Atherton, Robert Culp, Stanley Tucci, Hume Cronyn, John Lithgow, Nicholas Woodeson, Anthony Heald, Stanley Anderson, John Finn
When young, law school student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) theorizes about details concerning the death of two Supreme Court justices, she guesses right! Ensuing events–including the death of her fiance Thomas Callahan (Sam Shepard)–lead her to escape with help from Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington), a reporter for the "Washington Herald." This good film is based on John Grisham's novel.
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Princess Caraboo 1994 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Austin
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Stephen Rea, Peter Eyre, Jacqueline Pearce, Roger Lloyd-Pack, John Sessions, John Wells, John Lynch, Kate Ashfield, Arkie Whiteley, Ewan Bailey
Supposedly based on a true story, this is the tale of a young woman (Phoebe Cates) who shows up in an English village during the early 1800s speaking a strange language. She is taken in by the Worralls (Jim Broadbent and Wendy Hughes) whose butler, Frexos (Kevin Kline) convinces them to have her tried for vagrancy. During the trial, she uses pantomime to convince the magistrate that her name is "Caraboo" and that she is a princess who was kidnapped by pirates but managed to escape by swimming ashore. The Worralls take her back to their home, but a reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), still thinks she is a fraud and investigates to find out whether or not Caraboo is telling the truth. Fun, with a good cast and story.
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Raising Cain 1992 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, Gabrielle Carteris, Barton Heyman, Amanda Pombo, Kathleen Callan
John Lithgow takes on multiple roles in this psycho thriller about child psychologist Dr. Carter Nix (Lithgow) who is obsessed with bringing up his daughter Amy (Amanda Pombo). His wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) is too busy with her extramarital affair to pay attention–until children begin to disappear. Now Jenny begins to suspect that Carter is behind the mystery and is delivering the missing children to his father (also played by Lithgow) and his brother (also played by Lithgow) so that they can use them for psychological experiments.
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Resting Place 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: John Lithgow, M. Emmet Walsh, Brian Tarantina, Morgan Freeman, G.D. Spradlin, Richard(2) Brooks, Richard Bradford, CCH Pounder, Frances Sternhagen, John Philbin, Bob Hannah, Marc Clement, Mert Hatfield, Elliott Street, Tegan West
Major Kendall Laird (John Lithgow) accompanies the body of a Black lieutenant, who was killed in action, to his hometown in Georgia. When Laird arrives in town, he meets the deceased soldier's parents, Luther and Ada Johnson (Morgan Freeman and CCH Pounder) and learns that he must deal with racial tension when it is recognized that the Black lieutenant is slated to be buried in a White cemetery.
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Rich Kids 1979 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Trini Alvarado, Jeremy Levy, Kathryn Walker, John Lithgow, Terry Kiser, David Selby, Olympia Dukakis, Jill Eikenberry, Irene Worth, Paul Dooley
Franny (Trini Alvarado) and Jamie (Jeremy Levy) are two young upper-class New Yorkers who become friends as Franny struggles to understand, and accept, her parents' divorce.
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Ricochet 1991 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay Wagner, Mary Ellen Trainor, John Amos, Victoria Dillard, Josh Evans, Jesse Ventura
After rookie cop Nick Styles (Denzel Washington) captures psychopath Blake (John Lithgow), Styles rises to the position of Assistant District Attorney. What he has not counted on is Blake's revenge.
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 2000 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer
Cast: Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Cheryl Chase, Susan Sarandon, Kath Soucie, John Lithgow, Joe Alaskey, Michael Bell, Tim Curry, Debbie Reynolds, Tara Strong, Tress MacNeille, Casey Kasem, Jack Riley
The Rugrats are back; this time they head to Paris and end up warding off the impending marriage of Chuckie Finster's (voice of Christine Cavanaugh) father (voice of Michael Bell) to the child-hating Coco LaBouche (voice of Susan Sarandon).
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Santa Claus 1985 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Santa Claus: The Movie
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Burgess Meredith, Judy Cornwell, Jeffrey Kramer, Christian Fitzpatrick, Carrie Kei Heim, John Barrard, Anthony O'Donnell, Melvyn Hayes, Peter O'Farrell, Don Estelle, Tim Stern, Christopher Ryan
This tale begins years ago when Santa Claus was chosen to be the hero to children and deliver presents on Christmas Eve. Claus (David Huddleston) and his wife Anya (Judy Cornwell) are caught in a blizzard and are taken to the North Pole with their reindeer. The elves greet them, and Claus takes over the job of Santa Claus. But, one elf, Patch (Dudley Moore), later leaves for New York where he works for evil toy maker B.Z. (John Lithgow) who wants to destroy Santa Claus and take over the distribution of gifts. Will Patch save Santa Claus and the Christmas spirit?
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 Shrek 2001 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis, Jim Cummings, Chris Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Clive Pearse, Bobby Block, Cody Cameron
In this excellent animated adventure, Lord Farquaad (voice of John Lithgow) decrees that all fairy tale characters are to be banned from the land and has relocated them to the swamp of the green-skinned ogre, Shrek (voice of Mike Myers). But Shrek wants his privacy and makes a deal with Lord Farquaad to take Donkey (voice of Eddie Murphy) with him to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) who will then be exchanged for Shrek's sole rights to the swamp. "Shrek" was the first winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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Silent Fall 1994  R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh, Ben Faulkner, Liv Tyler, Zahn McClarnon, John McGee Jr., Ron Tucker, Catherine Shaffner
A double murder has been committed, and the only lead the police have is Tim Warden (Ben Faulkner), an autistic child. Psychiatrist Jake Rainer (Richard Dreyfuss) is summoned to help break the case.
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Terms of Endearment 1983 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow, Danny DeVito, Betty King, Huckleberry Fox, David Wohl, Lisa Hart Carroll, Troy Bishop, Norman Bennett, F. William Parker
This excellent comedy/drama covers three decades in the relationship of Aurora Greenaway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter Emma (Debra Winger). Aurora has overly protected Emma during her childhood until Emma finally escapes to marry college professor Flap (Jeff Daniels). But that marriage is doomed when Flap begins an affair with a college student, and Emma turns to a married man (John Lithgow) for solace. Meanwhile, Aurora deals with being a grandmother while finding her own consolation in her next-door neighbor, astronaut Garrett Breedlove (Jack Nicholson). Academy Awards were received for Best Picture, Actress (MacLaine), Supporting Actor (Nicholson), Director, and Writing. There were also six nominations, including Best Actress (Winger) and Supporting Actor (Lithgow).
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Traveling Man 1989 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman, Margaret Colin, John Glover, John M. Jackson, Chynna Phillips, Tim Ware, David Dwyer, Marc Clement, Danny Nelson, Jennifer Hale, J. Don Ferguson
Top salesman Ben Cluett (John Lithgow) may be over the hill, and now eager up-and-comer Billy Fox (Jonathan Silverman) is assigned as his assistant. But there may be a new life ahead when Ben meets Joanna (Margaret Colin). Made for TV.
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The Tuskegee Airmen 1995 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Markowitz
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Allen Payne, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Courtney B. Vance, John Lithgow, Andre Braugher, Christopher McDonald, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mekhi Phifer
This made-for-cable TV film tells the story of an air fighter squadron made up entirely of African Americans during World War II. Members had to overcome prejudice and hatred to become a solid fighting team and contribute to victory.
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Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante
Cast: Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin McCarthy, John Lithgow, John Larroquette, Scatman Crothers, Selma Diamond, Abbe Lane, Burgess Meredith, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Bill Quinn, Murray Matheson
This is Vic Morrow's last film as he and two Asian children were killed in a tragic helicopter accident while filming this movie. It is actually a remake of the TV show, and the last segment with George Miller directing is the best story with John Lithgow portraying a terrified passenger on an airplane. Each of the four Directors headed one segment.
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The World According to Garp 1982 R, 136 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Plummer, Peter Michael Goetz, Warren Berlinger, James McCall, George Ede, Mark Soper, Ian MacGregor
Garp (Robin Williams) is a writer who sees things from his own perspective. He lives with his wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and fends off his unmarried mother Jenny's (Glenn Close) feminist fame with her best-selling autobiographical book. John Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for his role of transsexual Roberta who steals young Garp. Glenn Close was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in her film debut.
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| 1. 2010 (1984)
2. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn (1984)
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
aka: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
3. All That Jazz (1979)
4. At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
5. The Big Fix (1978)
6. Blow Out (1981)
7. The Boys (1991)
8. A Civil Action (1998)
9. Cliffhanger (1993)
10. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
11. The Day After (1983)
12. Distant Thunder (1988)
13. Dreamgirls (2006)
14. Footloose (1984)
15. A Good Man in Africa (1994)
16. Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
17. Homegrown (1998)
18. Ivory Hunters (1990)
aka: The Last Elephant
19. I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
20. Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
21. Kinsey (2004)
22. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
23. The Manhattan Project (1986)
24. Memphis Belle (1990)
25. Mesmerized (1986)
aka: Shocked
26. Obsession (1976)
27. Orange County (2002)
28. Out Cold (1989)
29. The Pelican Brief (1993)
30. Princess Caraboo (1994)
31. Raising Cain (1992)
32. Resting Place (1986)
33. Rich Kids (1979)
34. Ricochet (1991)
35. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
36. Santa Claus (1985)
aka: Santa Claus: The Movie
37. Shrek (2001)
38. Silent Fall (1994)
39. Terms of Endearment (1983)
40. Traveling Man (1989)
41. The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
42. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
43. The World According to Garp (1982)
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