Back to School 1986  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Metter
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Robert Downey Jr., Paxton Whitehead, M. Emmet Walsh, Adrienne Barbeau, Ned Beatty, Severn Darden, Terry Farrell, William Zabka, Sam Kinison, Robert Picado, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The inhibited son of an offensive millionaire is humiliated when his father enrolls in his university in order to help him achieve popularity. Eventually, they gain understanding of each other as their celebrity grows. Rodney Dangerfield, as the father, actually gets respect.
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The Chocolate War 1988 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Adam Baldwin, Brent David Fraser, Bud Cort, Corey Gunnestad, Robert Davenport, Jenny Wright, Ethan Sandler, Wayne Young
A new student, Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), has entered St. Trinity School for Boys where he submits to rituals that include selling chocolates for the annual fundraising. The headmaster, Brother Leon (John Glover), and a group of bullies–"The Vigils"–make Jerry's life miserable until he refuses to listen to them and stops selling chocolates to prove he is through being pushed around.
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 Christine 1983  R, 116 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Christine Belford, Kelly Preston, Roberts Blossom
John Carpenter directed this film based on Stephen King's novel about a teenage dweebe who buys a 1958 Plymouth Fury, "Christine," in hopes of impressing the girls. Christine, however, has a mind of her own and has a very nasty way of showing it, especially when her owner starts dating the prettiest girl in school. Scary stuff.
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Combat High 1986  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Combat Academy
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Keith Gordon, Wallace Langham, George Clooney, Dana Hill, Tina Caspary, Danny Nucci, Elya Baskin, Jamie Farr, Sherman Hemsley, Robert Culp, Kevin Haley, Richard Moll, Marc Price
After they are suspended from their high school because of their pranks, teenagers Max (Keith Gordon) and Perry (Wallace Langham) are sent to Kirkland Military Academy where the pranks continue–even bigger than before.
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 Dressed to Kill 1980  R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, Ken Baker, Brandon Maggart, Susanna Clemm, Mary Davenport, Amalie Collier, Anneka Di Lorenzo, Norman Evans, Robbie L. McDermott, Bill Randolph
Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) tells her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) that her sexual life with her husband is pathetic, and that afternoon she has sex with a stranger that results in her being slashed to death by a blonde woman. A prostitute, Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), witnesses the murder, but the police suspect that she is guilty of the act. Now, Liz is the next intended victim of the murderess, and she joins forces with Kate's son, Peter (Keith Gordon), to catch the killer.
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Home Movies 1979  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Maestro
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Gerrit Graham, Vincent Gardenia, Mary Davenport, Loretta Tupper, Captain Haggerty, Theresa Saldana, Kari Borg
Egomaniacal Dr. Tuttle (Kirk Douglas) leads the Star Therapy Cult. A film student (Keith Gordon) gets advice from Dr. Tuttle on how to live his mixed-up life.
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Jaws 2 1978 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Joseph Mascolo, Jeffrey Kramer, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Ann Dusenberry, Barry Coe, Keith Gordon
Roy Scheider once again is the vigilant protector of the public from the great white shark in this sequel that doesn't quite match up to Spielberg's original. There is some pretty good excitement, however.
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The Legend of Billie Jean 1985 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Robbins
Cast: Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Richard Bradford, Peter Coyote, Martha Gehman, Yeardley Smith, Dean Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Mona Lee Fultz
Billie Jean Davy (Helen Slater) and her friends become cult heroes when they confront thugs who trashed her brother Binx's (Christian Slater) motor scooter, and events soon accelerate to ludicrous proportions.
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A Midnight Clear 1991 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Arye Gross, Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Frank Whaley, John C. McGinley, Larry Joshua, Curt Lowens, Rachel Griffin, David Jensen
An American intelligence group is on reconnaissance in the Ardennes Forest during World War II. They come upon a group of German soldiers who would rather have snowball fights and exchange Christmas gifts than wage war. But tragedy strikes in this good film that demonstrates the futility of war.
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Mother Night 1996 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kirsten Dunst, Arye Gross, Frankie Faison, David Strathairn, Henry Gibson, Bernard Behrens
Based on Kurt Vonnegut's novel, this is the story of Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte) who is recruited as a spy for the US during World War II. Following the war, he comes to NYC where 15 years later a neo-Nazi newspaper airs his address, and Campbell must come to terms with his true feelings about Nazism.
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 The Singing Detective 2003 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Mystery
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek, Alfre Woodard, Amy Aquino, David Dorfman, Eddie Jones, Lily Knight, Clyde Kusatsu
During his hospitalization, novelist Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) hallucinates and believes he is the detective in his book who investigated a 1950s' homicide. After discussing this with his psychiatrist (Mel Gibson), Dan begins to turn his old novel into a new musical–complete with song and dance.
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Waking the Dead 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly, Molly Parker, Janet McTeer, Paul Hipp, Sandra Oh, Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Leah Pinsent
Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup), a congressional candidate, begins to question his own sanity as he senses the presence of his ex-lover, Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly). The problem: Sarah died nine years ago.
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| 1. Back to School (1986)
2. The Chocolate War (1988)
3. Christine (1983)
4. Combat High (1986)
aka: Combat Academy
5. Dressed to Kill (1980)
6. Home Movies (1979)
aka: The Maestro
7. Jaws 2 (1978)
8. The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
9. A Midnight Clear (1991)
10. Mother Night (1996)
11. The Singing Detective (2003)
12. Waking the Dead (2000)
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