 1941 1979  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen, Robert Stack, Christopher Lee, Slim Pickens, Elisha Cook Jr., Warren Oates, Lorraine Gary, Bobby DiCicco, Murray Hamilton, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune
This film takes the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and then goes on to a make-believe story of the Japanese attack on Los Angeles. General Joseph Stilwell (Robert Stack) is in command of the military protecting California's coast, and Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd) is assigned the job of installing a 40mm anti-aircraft gun in homeowner Ward Douglas' (Ned Beatty) backyard. When California is attacked, Hollywood Boulevard lies in ruins, and craziness is experienced by the military and civilians as well. Special effects really help this film.
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The Affair 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Seed
Cast: Courtney B. Vance, Kerry Fox, Leland Gantt, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn, Ciaran Hinds, Beatie Edney, Fraser James, Adrian Lester, Rory Jennings, Nicholas Selby, Anna Cropper, Michael Shannon, Todd Boyce
Travis Holloway (Courtney B. Vance) is a Black soldier stationed in England during World War II. Travis begins an affair with a White married woman, Maggie Leyland (Kerry Fox). When her husband Edward (Ciaran Hinds) returns from the warfront, the affair is discovered. Edward accuses Travis of rape–a crime punishable by hanging–and Travis finds himself on trial for his life because of racial bigotry.
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All the President's Men 1976  PG, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Meredith Baxter, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Collins, Penny Fuller, John McMartin, Robert Walden, Frank Wills
Based on the bestseller by Washington journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, this award-winning film tells the story of the Watergate break-in and the investigation that led to President Nixon's resignation. The screenplay adaptation by William Goldman won an Academy Award, as did Jason Robards for Best Supporting Actor. Nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jane Alexander).
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The American Success Company 1980 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: American Success
Success
Good as Gold
Director: William Richert
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Belinda Bauer, Ned Beatty, Steven Keats, Bianca Jagger, John Glover, Mascha Gonska, Michael Durrell, Eva Maria Meineke, Gunter Meisner
In this offbeat satire on big business, Harry (Jeff Bridges) is a low-level corporate loser who decides to get even with the "system," including his rich corporate in-laws. The film was re-edited and rereleased twice under the titles of "American Success" and "Success."
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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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Big Bad John 1990  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Ned Beatty, Doug English, Romy Windsor, Bo Hopkins, Jeff Osterhage, Ned Vaughn, Buck Taylor, Jerry Potter, Amzie Strickland, Red Steagall, Anne Lockhart
Based on the story told in Jimmy Dean's 1950's song, Dean plays retired Sheriff Cletus Morgan who travels across country to rescue his daughter who some think is in the car with Big Bad John Tyler (Doug English). Unknown to Cletus is that his nemesis, Charlie (Ned Beatty), has contracted for hired-guns to follow Cletus and then kill Big Bad John and Cletus' daughter.
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The Big Bus 1976 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Joseph Bologna, Stockard Channing, John Beck, Ned Beatty, Jose Ferrer, Larry Hagman, Sally Kellerman, Richard Mulligan, Lynn Redgrave, Rene Auberjonois
In this satire on disaster movies, a bus powered by nuclear energy and its riders encounter zany adventures on the inaugural journey.
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 The Big Easy 1987  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, Ebbe Roe Smith, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Marc Lawrence, Grace Zabriskie, Gailard Sartain, Charles Ludlam
A police homicide detective and an assistant D.A. (Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin) become involved with each other while he is investigating a drug war and she is probing allegations of corruption on the New Orleans police force. An excellent thriller.
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Cancel My Reservations 1972  G, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Forrest Tucker, Anne Archer, Keenan Wynn, Chief Dan George, Ned Beatty, John Wayne, Bing Crosby
A TV talk show host, Dan Bartlett (Bob Hope), gets involved with the murder of a millionaire Arizona rancher. This is really bad despite the big-name guest stars.
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Charlie Wilson's War 2007  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor, Christopher Denham, Brian Markinson, Peter Gerety
Based on George Crile's popular book, this story, based on fact, involves funding for a covert war operation, which provided money and weapons to Afghan rebels. Liberal living and thinking Texas playboy congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) joins forces with CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and wealthy, anti-communist Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts). Charlie manages to squeeze money out of a House subcommittee giving the Afghan resistance the means to fight off the Soviet invaders. Throughout the 1980s, money was provided, and, by the end of the decade, the Soviets were on the run–thanks to Charlie. Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Chattahoochee 1990  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mick Jackson
Cast: Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand, Ned Beatty, William DeAcutis, Dennis Hopper, Pamela Reed, M. Emmet Walsh, Lee Wilkof, Gary Howard Klar, Matt Craven
Based on a true story, this film is about the inhumane treatment patients in mental hospitals endured in the 1950s.
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Cookie's Fortune 1999 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle Lovett
This gothic mystery, set in a small town in Mississippi, is a Robert Altman production. This time he hits his mark in a plot that revolves around the efforts of Camille Orcutt (Glenn Close) to make her aunt's suicide look like murder in order to save her family from the "social disgrace" of suicide.
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Deliverance 1972 R, 109 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, James Dickey, Bill McKinney, Herbert "Cowboy" Coward, Ed Ramey, Billy Redden, Seamon Glass, Randall Deal, Lewis Crone, Ken Keener
Survival of the fittest is the agenda of this film when four friends (Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox), from the city take a treacherous trip down a river. All four are tested by the events that occur during the adventure. Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Director were received. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 02/25/2007 | | doesnt get much better than this movie.writing and direction and acting are dead on all the time.One of the best movies ever.Unforgettable. |
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Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, James Earl Jones, Kitty Winn, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Paul Henreid, Rose Portillo, Shane Butterworth, Belinda Beatty, Fiseha Dimetros, Joey Green, Barbara Cason, Joely Adams
Regan (Linda Blair) is back, and it seems that there are still problems remaining from her demon possession. An investigation is in order as to just how her exorcist priest, Father Merrin (Max von Sydow), died. Dr. Gene Tuskin (Louise Fletcher) has invented a device that hypnotizes and then links the minds of two people together. She hypnotizes Regan and witnesses Regan's memories of the exorcism. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) is investigating the death of Father Merrin and heads to Africa seeking help from Kokumo (James Earl Jones) who Father Merrin exorcised when he was a young boy (Joey Green).
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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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Go Toward the Light 1988 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Go to the Light
Director: Mike Robe
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Richard Thomas, Piper Laurie, Ned Beatty, Joshua Harris, Brian Bonsall, Rosemary Dunsmore, Steven Eckholdt, Robert Sampson, Madison Mason, Jack Tate, John Wesley
Based on Chris Oyler's autobiography, this made-for-TV film concerns a mother and father (Linda Hamilton and Richard Thomas) who discover that their nine-year-old, hemophiliac son, Ben (Joshua Harris), has contracted AIDS through a transfusion. They are determined to make each remaining day of his life a good one.
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Gray Lady Down 1978 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: David Greene
Cast: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Rosemary Forsyth, Michael O'Keefe, Stephen McHattie, Dorian Harewood, William Jordan, Hilly Hicks, Charles Cioffi, Antony Ponzini, Charles Robinson, Jack Rader
A U.S. nuclear submarine sinks to the ocean's bottom after being run into by a Norwegian freighter. The submarine's Captain Paul Blanchard (Charlton Heston) radios for help, and Captain Bennett (Stacy Keach) coordinates the rescue effort. The rescue begins, and retired Navy Captain Gates (David Carradine) and Mickey (Ned Beatty) descend to the submarine in a two-man, deep-submergence rescue vehicle in a daring attempt to save the crew.
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The Great Bank Hoax 1978 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
Shenanigans
Director: Joseph Jacoby
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Richard Basehart, Ned Beatty, Charlene Dallas, Paul Sand, Michael Murphy, Arthur Godfrey, Connie Forslund, Sara Newman, John C. Becher, Guy Le Bow, Roy Tatum, John Lefkowitz, Alek Primrose, Bibi Osterwald
The bank examiner is scheduled to arrive at the Pewter Bank when the bank comptroller Julius Taggart (Ned Beatty) informs bank officers Jack Stutz and Manny Benchley (Burgess Meredith and Richard Basehart) that someone has embezzled $100,000. The embezzler turns out to be the chief clerk Richard Smedley (Paul Sand), and he claims that he did it to point out a flaw in the bank's bookkeeping. When the bank officials come up with a scheme to rob the bank in order to cover up the embezzlement, more than a few complications ensue involving not only the bank officers but pillars of the community as well.
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Gulliver's Travels 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Edward Fox, Robert Hardy, John Standing, Alfre Woodard, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter O'Toole, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Phoebe Nicholls, Karyn Parsons, Edward Petherbridge, John Wells
An all-star cast, Jim Henson's special effects, and good performances make this made-for-TV miniseries a joy to watch and is probably the most faithful retelling of the Jonathan Swift social satire. Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) returns home to Mary (Mary Steenburgen) after a long absence and acts out his wild adventures that include the tiny Lilliputians, the huge Brobdingnags, the Laputas (the no-common-sense scientists), and the intelligent horses surrounded by wild humans.
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980 TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones, Meg Foster
This excellent TV drama recreates the tragedy where nearly 1000 cult followers of Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana. An excellent cast is headed by Powers Boothe who won an Emmy for his role as Jones.
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He Got Game 1998 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, Lonette McKee, Zelda Harris, John Turturro, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Nunn
Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) is a talented high-school basketball player who is being courted by many colleges. The governor wants Jesus to play for his alma mater and, as part of the enticement, arranges for Jesus' father to be released from prison for one week.
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Homicide: The Movie 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Cast: Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Reed Diamond, Max Perlich
The 1990s' TV show is brought to closure with this movie that brings "everyone" back for a bow. "Gee" (Yaphet Kotto), the former head of the Homicide Division, is running for mayor and a would-be killer sends him to the emergency room. As he balances between life and death, his old crew gets together to track down the gunman. Those who watched the series will get more out of the dialogue than the others who do not know much about the series' episodes.
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Hopscotch 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Herbert Lom, David Matthau, George Baker, Severn Darden, Allan Cuthbertson, Lucy Saroyan
An ex-CIA agent, Miles Kendig (Walter Matthau), writes an expose revealing espionage tactics and then tries to prevent its publication.
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, Pamela Bellwood, Mark Blankfield, Mike Douglas, Elizabeth Wilson, John Glover, Rick Baker
Pat Kramer (Lily Tomlin) is a housewife who has an intolerance to brand name foods, soaps, etc. To her husband's (Charles Grodin) dismay, she shrinks in physical size until she is only a fraction of her former self.
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Just Cause 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Arne Glimcher
Cast: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood, Ruby Dee, Ed Harris, Hope Lange, Daniel J. Travanti, Kevin McCarthy, Ned Beatty, Christopher Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Victor Slezak, Kevin McCarthy, Lynne Thigpen
In this adaptation of John Katzenbach's novel, Sean Connery plays Harvard law professor Paul Armstrong who is opposed to the death penalty. Bobby Earl Ferguson (Blair Underwood) has been in a Florida prison for eight years awaiting the death penalty for the crimes of rape and murder. After Bobby's grandmother Evangeline (Ruby Dee) delivers Bobby's letter asking Paul for help, he agrees to investigate. Despite the fact that he has not practiced law for 25 years, Paul heads to Florida with his wife Laurie (Kate Capshaw) and young daughter Katie (Scarlett Johansson). As he uncovers clues during the investigation, Paul finds that his own life has become endangered.
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The Last American Hero 1973 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hard Driver
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Art Lund, Ed Lauter, William Smith, Gregory Walcott, Tom Ligon, Lane Smith, Ernie F. Orsatti
Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges) gained his driving skills as a moonshiner's son who learned to evade the law while running whiskey. Now, Junior decides to put his past behind him but to use the skills he learned to become a race car driver. As he begins his rise in the world of stock cars, Junior is confronted by corporate sponsorship realities that threaten to infringe on his independence.
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 Life 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Nick Cassavetes, Clarence Williams III, Bokeem Woodbine, Brent Jennings
Two Mississippi convicts, Rayford Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence), discover life during their seven-decade relationship that began after each had been wrongfully sentenced to life in prison.
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean 1972 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Huston
Cast: Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Roddy McDowall, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins, John Huston, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter
This comedy Western stars Paul Newman as the hanging judge Roy Bean who avenges his own near-death experience by killing his enemies.
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Midnight Crossing 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Holzberg
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Daniel J. Travanti, John Laughlin, Kim Cattrall, Ned Beatty, Pedro DePool, Doug Weiser, Vincent Fall, Michael Thompson, Chick Bernhardt
When Castro took over the government of Cuba, $1 million was hidden to keep it from the hands of the Communists. Now, a group of four men make plans to retrieve the money. Bombs away.
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Mikey and Nicky 1976 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elaine May
Cast: Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Joyce Van Patten, M. Emmet Walsh, Rose Arrick, Sanford Meisner, William Hickey, Sy Travers
Mikey (Peter Falk) and Nicky (John Cassavetes) have been friends since childhood. Now, as adults, they are involved in small-time crimes and are evading the eye of a hit man who has Nicky lined up as his next target.
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 Nashville 1975 R, 159 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Ronee Blakely, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Murphy, Henry Gibson, Shelley Duvall, Barbara Harris, Scott Glenn, Keenan Wynn, Robert DoQui, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Baxley
On the surface, this film is about the country music business; however, the characters in this story weave together people from all walks of life who represent something much deeper than just the music industry of Nashville. Keith Carradine wrote the Oscar-winning song, "I'm Easy." The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (both Ronee Blakley and Lily Tomlin), and Director.
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Network 1976 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Beatrice Straight, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Arthur Burghardt, Darryl Hickman, Lane Smith, Bill Burrows, John Carpenter, Jordan Charney, Kathy Cronkite, Ed Crowley
The United Broadcasting System decides to fire its dean of newscasters, Howard Beale (Peter Finch). His friend, network executive Max Schumacher (William Holden), announces that Beale is being fired, and Beale responds by telling the audience that he will be committing suicide on the next show. The head of the network, Frank Hackett (Robert Duvall), wants to get rid of Beale immediately–until he realizes that the network will have the highest ratings ever when Beale commits suicide on the air–and programming exec Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) talks him into airing the show. The show goes on, but Hackett does not commit suicide and, instead, announces, "I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" He is suffering a nervous breakdown, but the ratings of his television news show skyrocket, and Hackett becomes a TV icon. This film provides great satire on the greed inherent in television networks as they fight for top ratings. Oscars were won by Faye Dunaway (Best Actress), Peter Finch (Best Actor), and Beatrice Straight (Best Supporting Actress). Six nominations were also received, including Best Picture, Actor (William Holden), Supporting Actor (Ned Beatty) and Director.
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Our Town 1977 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Schaefer
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Sada Thompson, Robby Benson, Glynnis O'Connor, Ronny Cox, Barbara Bel Geddes, John Houseman, Charlotte Rae, Don Beddoe, Charles Cyphers, Ford Rainey
This TV version of Thornton Wilder's play is a winner with Hal Holbrook starring as the Stage Manager who narrates and plays several roles depicting life in the town of Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, in the early years of the 20th century. Several Emmy nominations were received, including Outstanding Actor (Holbrook), Actress (Sada Thompson), Director (George Schaefer), and Special Drama or Comedy.
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Physical Evidence 1989 R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Kenneth Welsh, Ray Baker, Ken James, Michael P. Moran, Peter MacNeill
A Public Defender (Theresa Russell) is assigned the case of a cop (Burt Reynolds) accused of murder. Because her client was drunk at the time, he cannot remember any of the events that transpired.
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Prelude to a Kiss 1992 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Rene
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, Ned Beatty, Sydney Walker, Patty Duke, Richard Riehle, Stanley Tucci, Rocky Carroll, Debra Monk
What should be a "and they lived happily ever after" wedding runs afoul when the bride (Meg Ryan) is kissed by an old man (Sydney Walker). At that moment their souls swap places and present problems for the bridegroom. Filmed version of the Broadway play.
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Purple People Eater 1988 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Linda Shayne
Cast: Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Neil Patrick Harris, Peggy Lipton, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Thora Birch, Molly Cheek, Kimberly McCullough, Lindsay Price, Linda Shayne, Sheb Wooley
Based on Sheb Wooley's popular novelty song from 1959, this story revolves around that alien who comes to Earth and becomes a member of the neighborhood band.
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Radioland Murders 1994 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Smith
Cast: Brian Benben, Ned Beatty, Mary Stuart Masterson, Michael Lerner, George Burns, Peter MacNicol, Brion James, Michael McKean, Robert Klein, Corbin Bernsen, Christopher Lloyd, Jim McKeny
The year is 1939, and station WBN is about to make its debut in Chicago. Opening night a series of murders begins, and it is up to police Lieutenant Cross (Michael Lerner) to solve the crimes.
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Repossessed 1990 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Logan
Cast: Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Starke, Lana Schwab, Thom Sharp, Jesse Ventura, Karen Person, Melissa Moore, Bryan O'Byrne, Benj Thall, Dove Dellos, Jacquelyn Masche, Kathy Topia, Willie Garson
Nancy Aglet (Linda Blair) has been taken over by evil spirits when a retired priest, Father Mayii (Leslie Nielsen), agrees to perform a televised exorcism.
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Rudy 1993 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Anspaugh
Cast: Sean Astin, Ned Beatty, Charles S. Dutton, Lili Taylor, Jon Favreau, Greta Lind, Scott Benjaminson, Mary Ann Thebus, Chelcie Ross, Robert Prosky, Christopher Reed, Deborah Wittenberg, Christopher Erwin, Kevin Duda, Vince Vaughn
This film is based on the true story of young Daniel E. "Rudy" Ruettiger (Sean Astin) in the 1960s who dreamed of playing football for Notre Dame. It is an inspiring story and is a definite "YES" for viewing.
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Shooter 2007 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Danny Glover, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Jonathan Walker, Justin Louis, Tate Donovan, Rade Serbedzija, Alan C. Peterson, Ned Beatty
Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) sets up ex-Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) to take the fall in a job that Swagger thinks is to help prevent the assassination of the President. As he starts to unravel the conspiracy, Swagger goes on the run while being tracked down by numerous law enforcement agencies trying to destroy him before the secrets can be revealed.
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Silver Streak 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Clifton James, Stefan Gierasch, Valerie Curtin
Gene Wilder plays a book executive, and Jill Clayburgh is a student of art who is in the next compartment on the Silver Streak, a train going from New York to Los Angeles. An art thief (Patrick McGoohan) is also aboard. That combination should cause some excitement; however, it is not until Richard Pryor comes onto the scene that the thrills and laughter are fast and furious. Fun.
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 Splendor in the Grass 1981 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Cyril O'Reilly, Ned Beatty, Eva Marie Saint, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Youngs, Nicholas Pryor, Ally Sheedy, K Callan, Graham Jarvis, Todd Elliot, Macon McCalman, Richard McKenzie, Doran Clark, Toni Kalem
In Kansas during the 1920s, teenagers Deanie (Melissa Gilbert) and Bud (Cyril O'Reilly) are in love. Deanie comes from a middle-class family, and her mother (Eva Marie Saint) preaches to her about keeping her virginity to the point that Deanie is headed for a nervous breakdown. Bud's wealthy father Ace (Ned Beatty) wants him to go to Yale, but Bud wants to get married and settle down as a rancher. While the story is about class consciousness and the strict rules of sexuality during an earlier era, it provides enjoyable fare.
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Spring Forward 1999 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gilroy
Cast: Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber, Campbell Scott, Ian Hart, Peri Gilpin, Bill Raymond, Catherine Kellner, Hallee Hirsh, Justin Laboy, Kristin Laboy
Murphy (Ned Beatty), who works for the Connecticut Parks and Recreation Department, becomes the mentor of a young man (Liev Schreiber) just recently released from the penitentiary. This compelling story takes place during one year as the two men, from very different backgrounds, bond through one-on-one conversations.
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Stroker Ace 1983 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson, Loni Anderson, John Byner, Bubba Smith, Cassandra Peterson, Frank O. Hill, Warren Stevens
Burt Reynolds is back behind the wheel–this time as "Stroker Ace," a NASCAR driver, who has a major dispute with the fast-food chicken king who sponsors his racing team. Lonnie Anderson provides the love interest. All this and Jim Nabors also sings–wow!
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Superman II 1980 PG, 127 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Romance
aka: Superman 2
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Sarah Douglas, Susannah York, Jack O'Halloran, Terence Stamp, Clifton James, E.G. Marshall, Marc McClure, Leueen Willoughby, Robin Pappas
Superman (Christopher Reeve) is back, and he is still fighting for law and order. Terrorists are threatening to blow up the Eiffel Tower and destroy Paris with a nuclear warhead. When reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) tries to interview the terrorists, she finds herself held hostage. Superman rescues Lois and tosses the bomb into space where its blast awakens Kryptonian villains–Zod (Terence Stamp), Non (Jack O'Halloran), and Ursa (Sarah Douglas) who had been exiled to outer space. Now, the Kryptonians arrive on Earth and attempt to take over the planet. Meanwhile, Lois has learned that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person, and Superman must decide whether to become a normal man and share his life with Lois or retain his super powers and save Earth from the villains.
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 Superman: The Movie 1978 PG, 143 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
aka: Superman
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Valerie Perrine, Ned Beatty, Glenn Ford, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, Phyllis Thaxter, Jackie Cooper, Trevor Howard, Jack O'Halloran, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Susannah York
Off the pages of comic books and onto the large screen comes "It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!" This film has everything going for it with Christopher Reeve doing a good job as Superman and Margot Kidder playing girl reporter Lois Lane to a tee. The film won an Oscar for Best Special Achievement and received three other nominations.
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Sweet Land 2005 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ali Selim
Cast: Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, John Heard, Alex Kingston, Ned Beatty, Lois Smith, Tom Gilroy, Patrick Heusinger, Paul Sand, Jodie Markell, Sage Kermes
"Sweet Land" begins with elderly Inge (Lois Smith) burying her husband, Olaf (Tim Guinee), in Minnesota's farm country. She relates the story of her past when, as a young German, Inge (Elizabeth Reaser) arrived in Minnesota during 1920 as a mail-order bride for Olaf. There were major problems with the planned marriage: Inge was German and a socialist, and Norwegian/American Olaf and his Norwegian farming neighbors had problems accepting a woman from the country with which America had just fought a war. Even the Lutheran Minister Sorrensen (John Heard) refused to marry them. These and other trials and tribulations of immigration rise to the fore, but as time passes the love story of Inge and Olaf ends happily.
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Switching Channels 1988 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Joe Silver, Ken James, Anthony Sherwood
This story originated as a Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur Broadway play "The Front Page"; later three movie versions (one titled "His Girl Friday") were made. The story revolves around television news director John L. Sullivan IV (Burt Reynolds) who tries to keep his ex-wife, Christy Colleran (Kathleen Turner), from marrying again.
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T Bone N Weasel 1992 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Gregory Hines, Christopher Lloyd, Ned Beatty, Larry Hankin, Graham Jarvis, Wayne Knight, Rip Torn, Rusty Schwimmer, Sam Whipple, Denise S. Bass
Ex-cons ineptly try to run a scam on some not-so-dumb local residents in this made-for-TV film based on Jon Klein's play.
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Thunderpants 2002  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Paul Giamatti, Ned Beatty, Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint, Bronagh Gallagher, Victor McGuire, Adam Godley, Leslie Phillips, Robert Hardy, John Higgins
Ten-year-old Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) emits powerful farts that cause others, including his own family, to steer clear of him. His one friend Alan (Rupert Grint) happens to be a scientific genius with no sense of smell. Alan supports him and helps Patrick learn to control his "special" powers and work toward his dream of becoming an astronaut.
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The Toy 1982 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Ned Beatty, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Annazette Chase, Virginia Capers, Don Hood, Tony King
When Eric Bates (Scott Schwartz) visits his father U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason), the millionaire takes his lonely son to a department store and offers the precocious boy anything he wants. Eric chooses a store janitor, Jack Brown (Richard Pryor), and takes the man home as his new "toy." But roles reverse as Jack gradually teaches Eric empathy for others and becomes his devoted friend.
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The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story 1990 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Woodhead
Cast: Vincent Gardenia, Ned Beatty, Peter Boyle, Michael Wincott, Timothy West, Harry Ditson, Aharon Ipale, Sean Pertwee, Sasson Gabai
Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. This is the story of the events that led up to the bombing by terrorists. A good made-for-Cable TV effort.
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W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Jerry Reed, Ned Beatty, James Hampton, Mel Tillis, Art Carney, Fred Stuthman, Bill McCutcheon, Hal Needham
Con artist W.W. Bright (Burt Reynolds) takes on a struggling Country-Western band and is determined to make it a force in 1950s Nashville. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 04/14/2009 | | Excellent movie if your into older movies |
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The Walker 2007 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt, Willem Dafoe, William Hope, Geff Francis, Steven Hartley, Garrick Hagon, Michael J. Reynolds
Carter Page III (Woody Harrelson) is gay and serves as an escort to middle-aged wives–Natalie (Lauren Bacall), Abigail (Lily Tomlin), and Lynn (Kristin Scott Thomas)–of powerful men in Washington, D.C. When he escorts Lynn to a tryst with lobbyist Robbie Kononsberg (Steven Hartley), she discovers Robbie's murdered body. Now Carter tries to protect Lynn and her husband Larry (Willem Dafoe) from the media and, with his photographer lover Ernek (Moritz Bleibtreu), begins an investigation of the murder.
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Where the Red Fern Grows 2003 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Lyman Dayton, Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Joseph Ashton, Dave Matthews, Renee Faia, Mac Davis, Ned Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, Dabney Coleman, Gary Anson, Andrew Dickison, Stuart Dickison
In this second film adaptation of Wilson Rahl's 1961 novel, Joseph Ashton takes on the role of the young Oklahoma boy, Billy Coleman, who learns about responsibility through bonding with his hunting dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
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White Lightning 1973 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Action
aka: McKlusky
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark, Louise Latham, Diane Ladd, R.G. Armstrong, Conlan Carter, Dabbs Greer, John Steadman, Iris Korn
Offered release from prison if he would help catch a moonshine operation gang, moonshiner Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) agrees in order to avenge his brother's death and bring the crooked sheriff (Ned Beatty) to justice. And the rip-roarin' action begins. There is a sequel: "Gator."
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Wise Blood 1979 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, John Huston, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, Dan Albright, Jerry Rushing, Joe Dorsey
This is the film adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's philosophical novel. The story traces the life of World War II veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) as he returns to his home in the Deep South and finds his parents' home boarded up. Searching for spiritual meaning, Hazel forms his own Church of Truth and, despite being the grandson of a religious zealot (John Huston), Hazel becomes the preacher in his Christ-less church. Excellent Huston fare.
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The Wool Cap 2004 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Schachter
Cast: William H. Macy, Keke Palmer, Don Rickles, Ned Beatty, Catherine O'Hara, Cherice Boothe, Marcia Bennett, Mark Camacho, Tyrone Benskin, Tony Calabretta, Edward Yankie, Hugh Dillon
In this made-for-TV film, apartment superintendent Charles Gigot (William H. Macy) is a mute who befriends Black orphan, Lou (Keke Palmer). Although Charles cannot talk and Lou cannot read, the unlikely duo form a lasting bond.
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| 1. 1941 (1979)
2. The Affair (1995)
3. All the President's Men (1976)
4. The American Success Company (1980)
aka: American Success
aka: Success
aka: Good as Gold
5. Back to School (1986)
6. Big Bad John (1990)
7. The Big Bus (1976)
8. The Big Easy (1987)
9. Cancel My Reservations (1972)
10. Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
11. Chattahoochee (1990)
12. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
13. Deliverance (1972)
14. Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
15. The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
16. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
17. The Fourth Protocol (1987)
18. Go Toward the Light (1988)
aka: Go to the Light
19. Gray Lady Down (1978)
20. The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
aka: The Great Georgia Bank Hoax
aka: Shenanigans
21. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
22. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
23. He Got Game (1998)
24. Homicide: The Movie (2000)
25. Hopscotch (1980)
26. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
27. Just Cause (1995)
28. The Last American Hero (1973)
aka: Hard Driver
29. Life (1999)
30. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
31. Midnight Crossing (1988)
32. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
33. Nashville (1975)
34. Network (1976)
35. Our Town (1977)
36. Physical Evidence (1989)
37. Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
38. Promises in the Dark (1979)
39. Purple People Eater (1988)
40. Radioland Murders (1994)
41. Repossessed (1990)
42. Rudy (1993)
43. Shooter (2007)
44. Silver Streak (1976)
45. Splendor in the Grass (1981)
46. Spring Forward (1999)
47. Stroker Ace (1983)
48. Superman II (1980)
aka: Superman 2
49. Superman: The Movie (1978)
aka: Superman
50. Sweet Land (2005)
51. Switching Channels (1988)
52. T Bone N Weasel (1992)
53. Thunderpants (2002)
54. The Toy (1982)
55. The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990)
56. W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
57. The Walker (2007)
58. Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
59. White Lightning (1973)
aka: McKlusky
60. Wise Blood (1979)
61. The Wool Cap (2004)
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