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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Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Severn Darden, John Huston, Natalie Trundy, Paul Williams, Claude Akins, Lew Ayres, France Nuyen, Austin Stoker, Noah Keen, Richard Eastham, Paul Stevens, Heather Lowe, Bobby Porter, Cal Wilson
The year is 2670 A.D., and human civilization has collapsed following a nuclear war. The new world features intelligent apes–led by Caesar (Roddy McDowall) who encourages coexisting with the mutant humans. But, when gorilla leader General Aldo (Claude Akins) wants to overthrow Caesar and attack the mutant humans, war is inevitable. This is the final episode in the "Planet of the Apes" series, and shots from earlier "episodes" highlight the film.
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Cisco Pike 1972 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill L. Norton
Cast: Gene Hackman, Karen Black, Kris Kristofferson, Viva, Harry Dean Stanton, Roscoe Lee Browne, Severn Darden, Antonio Fargas, Joy Bang, Allan Arbus
Cisco Pike (Kris Kristofferson) is a rock star-fallen-on-bad-times who gets blackmailed and is forced by a corrupt cop (Gene Hackman) into selling marijuana.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalban, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, John Randolph, John Dennis, H.M. Wynant, Gordon Jump, Lou Wagner, Asa Maynor, David Chow, Buck Kartalian, Paul Comi
In this sequel to "Planet of the Apes," Roddy McDowall plays his own son as he moves among his fellow apes that are now servants. He manages to lead them into an organized revolt in their quest for freedom. This is the fourth in the series of five "episodes."
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round 1966  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Rose Marie, Severn Darden, Robert Webber, Harrison Ford, Nina Wayne, James Westerfield, Ben Astar
Harrison Ford makes his unheralded screen debut in this film involving a bizarre plan to rob an airport bank.
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The Hired Hand 1971 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Peter Fonda
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Verna Bloom, Robert Pratt, Severn Darden, Ted Markland, Ann Doran, Owen Orr, Rita Rogers, Al Hopson, Megan Denver, Gray Johnson, Michael McClure, Larry Hagman
Harry Collings (Peter Fonda) has been wandering from town to town with his friends Arch Harris (Warren Oates) and Dan (Robert Pratt). Dan is killed by McVey (Severn Darden), and Arch and Harry avenge his death. Now, Harry returns to his wife Hannah's (Verna Bloom) good graces after a seven-year absence. She will not reconcile right away, but she will take him back on a trial run as her hired hand. This works for awhile–until Arch is taken hostage, and Harry must decide where his loyalties really lie.
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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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Jackson County Jail 1976 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Miller
Cast: Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Carradine, Fredric Cook, Severn Darden, Nan Martin, Mary Woronov, Howard Hesseman, Betty Thomas, Edward Marshall
Dinah Hunter (Yvette Mimieux) heads for a better life in New York, but on the way east she is arrested, beaten, and raped by the police. This film has become sort of a cult movie and was remade for TV, also starring Mimieux.
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Luv 1967  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Elaine May, Nina Wayne, Eddie Mayehoff, Paul Hartman, Severn Darden, Harrison Ford
Based on Murray Schesgal's great play, this film centers on neurotic personalities. Harry (Jack Lemmon) is saved from a suicide attempt by his friend, Milt (Peter Falk), who then tries to get Harry as his aid in divorcing his wife.
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The Mad Room 1969 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Girard
Cast: Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Skip Ward, Carol Cole, Beverly Garland, Michael Burns, Barbara Sammeth, Severn Darden, Lloyd Haynes, Jennifer Bishop
This remake of "Ladies in Retirement" is the bloody tale of Mrs. Armstrong's (Shelley Winters) demise when psychotic ex-patients from a mental hospital (Michael Burns and Barbara Sammeth) move into her home.
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Mother, Jugs & Speed 1976 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, Larry Hagman, L.Q. Jones, Bruce Davison, Dick Butkus, Milt Kamen, Severn Darden
Los Angeles ambulance drivers compete for accident victims in this very funny black comedy.
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The President's Analyst 1967  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden, Joan Delaney, Pat Harrington Jr., Eduard Franz, Walter Burke, Will Geer, William Daniels, Arte Johnson
Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) has been selected as personal psychiatrist to the President of the United States. Because of all the state secrets he learns, he becomes paranoid. Suspecting both American and foreign government agents, he is wary of everyone. James Coburn: "Killing is an excellent way of dealing with a hostility problem."
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, Gig Young, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Dern, Michael Conrad, Al Lewis, Severn Darden, Robert Fields, Allyn Ann McLerie, Jacquelyn Hyde, Felice Orlandi, Art Metrano
A six-day marathon dance during the Great Depression brings out several desperate characters–including Gloria and Robert (Jane Fonda and Michael Sarrazin)–who want to win. Gig Young is excellent as the Master of Ceremonies and was awarded an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. There were also eight nominations, including Best Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actress (Susannah York), and Director.
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 Vanishing Point 1971 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger, Paul Koslo, Robert Donner, Severn Darden, Victoria Medlin, Timothy Scott, Karl Swenson, Lee Weaver, Tom Reese, Owen Bush, John Amos, Val Avery, Rita Coolidge
While driving a supercharged Dodge Challenger from Colorado to California, Kowalski (Barry Newman) leads the police on a merry chase and is aided by a blind jockey, Super Soul (Cleavon Little), who monitors police radios and clues Kowalski in as to their whereabouts.
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Wanda Nevada 1979  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Fonda
Cast: Peter Fonda, Brooke Shields, Fiona Lewis, Luke Askew, Henry Fonda, Paul Fix, Ted Markland, Severn Darden
A gambler, Beaudray Demerille (Peter Fonda), wins Wanda Nevada (Brooke Shields) in a poker game. The duo obtains a map indicating a gold strike, and they head for the Grand Canyon in search of the fortune.
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The War Between Men and Women 1972 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Barbara Harris, Jason Robards, Herb Edelman, Lisa Gerritsen, Severn Darden, Lisa Eilbacher, Moosie Drier, Ruth McDevitt, Joey Faye
Based on James Thurber's stories, this is the story of Peter Wilson (Jack Lemmon) and his new wife, Terry (Barbara Harris), who find rough going along the marital road.
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Why Would I Lie? 1980 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn, Gabriel Swann, Susan Heldfond, Anne Byrne, Valerie Curtin, Jocelyn Brando, Nicolas Coster, Severn Darden
Cletus (Treat Williams) is a compulsive liar who cannot resist interfering in the lives of Jorge (Gabriel Swann) and his ex-con mother, Kay (Lisa Eichhorn).
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| 1. Back to School (1986)
2. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
3. Cisco Pike (1972)
4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
5. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
6. The Hired Hand (1971)
7. Hopscotch (1980)
8. In God We Tru$t (1980)
9. Jackson County Jail (1976)
10. Luv (1967)
11. The Mad Room (1969)
12. Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
13. Outside Chance (1978)
14. The President's Analyst (1967)
15. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
16. Vanishing Point (1971)
17. Wanda Nevada (1979)
18. The War Between Men and Women (1972)
19. Why Would I Lie? (1980)
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