American Graffiti 1973  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Paul Le Mat, Harrison Ford, Mackenzie Phillips, Kathleen Quinlan, Joe Spano, Candy Clark, Wolfman Jack, Charles Martin Smith, Bo Hopkins, Beau Gentry, Manuel Padilla Jr.
"Cruising" in the early 1960s on a hot summer night is the setting for this story of an end-of-summer good-bye as one of the group is leaving for college in the morning. It is an insightful glimpse of high-school seniors in a more innocent era before the Vietnam controversies when "Wolfman Jack" introduced their songs and represented their cultures. The five Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Candy Clark).
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Big Bad Love 2001  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arliss Howard
Cast: Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat, Rosanna Arquette, Angie Dickinson, Michael Parks, Alex Van, Zachary Moody, Olivia Kersey, Sue Peavey
Taken from Larry Brown's short story collection, this is the story of alcoholic, Vietnam vet Leon Barlow (Arliss Howard). He yearns to be a writer, but everyday his mailbox is filled with rejection slips. Add to this a disapproving mother (Angie Dickinson), a restraining order placed against him by his ex-wife (Debra Winger), and children he is not allowed to see. The result is a troubled man living on alcohol and hallucinations.
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Blind Witness 1989  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard A. Colla
Cast: Victoria Principal, Paul Le Mat, Stephen Macht, Matt Clark, Tim Choate, Marcia Reider, Jeff Olson, Jesse Bennett, Dennis Saylor, Russ McGinn
Intruders murder sightless Maggie Kemlich's (Victoria Principal) husband Gordon (Stephen Macht) while she stands by. Maggie aids in the investigation, which, of course, results in the intruders going after her. Why didn't they take care of her to begin with?
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The Burning Bed 1984  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie, Penelope Milford, Christa Denton, James T. Callahan, Gary Grubbs, David Friedman, David Andrews, James Hampton, Virgil Frye
This controversial made-for TV film stars Farrah Fawcett as abused wife Francine Hughes who sets fire to her husband Mickey (Paul Le Mat) as he sleeps in their bed.
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The Long Shot: Believe in Courage 2004 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
aka: The Long Shot
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: Julie Benz, Paul Le Mat, Marsha Mason, Gage Golightly, David Alexander, Christopher Cousins, Laura Johnson, Juliette Goglia, John Livingston, Cliff Bemis, Robert Pine, Patrick Day
After her husband abandons her, Annie Garrett (Julie Benz), with seven-year-old daughter Taylor (Gage Golightly) in tow, relocates from Colorado to California in an attempt to rebuild her life. She moves onto Mary Lou's (Marsha Mason) ranch where she cares for and rides the horses. Courage to really turn her life around occurs when she sets out to earn a prize at the horse show–even though her horse is struck blind the day before the show.
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Melvin and Howard 1980  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Jack Kehoe, Pamela Reed, Dabney Coleman, Michael J. Pollard, Gloria Grahame, Charles Napier, John Glover, Denise Galik, Elizabeth Cheshire
Did he or didn't he? Melvin (Paul Le Mat) says he met Howard Hughes (Jason Robards), but he is the only witness to his bizarre tale. Melvin's wife (Mary Steenburgen) wins $10,000 in a talent contest and leaves him to his life as beneficiary of a disputed $156 million in Howard Hughes' will. Mary Steenburgen won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Robards was nominated for Supporting Actor.
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More American Graffiti 1979  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill L. Norton
Cast: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Scott Glenn, Mary Kay Place, Harrison Ford
The characters from "American Graffiti" are back in this sequel. Now, they work their ways through the turbulent 1960s–including the Vietnam War and its accompanying protest movement. It just doesn't click this time around. That motorcycle cop is Harrison Ford.
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Strange Invaders 1983 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Laughlin
Cast: Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn, Fiona Lewis, Kenneth Tobey, June Lockhart, Charles(2) Lane
This film represents good satire on the 1950s science fiction genre. The plot involves Charles Bigelow's (Paul Le Mat) plight when he searches for his ex-wife and daughter. He ends up in Illinois where he runs into aliens who seem caught in the 1950's styles and customs. When Bigelow relates his story to a tabloid, the aliens head for him, and the chase is on.
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| 1. American Graffiti (1973)
2. Big Bad Love (2001)
3. Blind Witness (1989)
4. The Burning Bed (1984)
5. The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
6. The Long Shot: Believe in Courage (2004)
aka: The Long Shot
7. Melvin and Howard (1980)
8. More American Graffiti (1979)
9. Strange Invaders (1983)
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