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 Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Elyssa Davalos, Jack Elam, Robert Pine, Harry Morgan, Ruth Buzzi, Audrey Totter, John Crawford, Cliff Osmond, Ted Gehring, Morgan Paull, Richard X. Slattery
In this slapstick sequel by Disney Studios, inept outlaws Theodore and Amos Tucker (Don Knotts and Tim Conway) get mixed up with goings-on at an Army fort out West. They help Pvt. Jeff Reed (Tim Matheson) whose commander Maj. T.P. Gaskill (Harry Morgan) is being undermined by a villainous lieutenant.
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Bay Coven 1987 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Eye of the Demon
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Tim Matheson, Pamela Sue Martin, Woody Harrelson, Barbara Billingsley, Jeff Conaway, Susan Ruttan, James Sikking, Inga Swenson, Nigel Bennett, Patrick Brymer, Cree Summer, Tom Harvey, Michael Caruana, John Dee, David Harvey
Newlyweds Jerry and Linda (Tim Matheson and Pamela Sue Martin) move to Bay Coven, a small, remote village and become interested in the town's history, which involves witch trials. But soon their interest turns to fear as the witches arrive at their home and want the couple to join them–or else. Made for TV.
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The Best Legs in the 8th Grade 1984 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Patchett
Cast: Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, James Belushi, Kathryn Harrold, Vincent Bufano
Attorney Mark Fisher (Tim Matheson) runs across Leslie (Kathryn Harrold) who was in his eighth-grade class and also had been voted "Best Legs." The beautiful woman causes Mark to reflect on his life to date, including his current girlfriend (Annette O'Toole). Made for TV.
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Black Sheep 1996 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Chris Farley, David Spade, Tim Matheson, Christine Ebersole, Gary Busey, Timothy Carhart, Bruce McGill, Grant Heslov, Chris Owen, Michael Patrick Carter, Boyd Banks, David St. James, Skip O'Brien, Kathleen O'Malley, Patrick Pankhurst
Al Donnelly (Tim Matheson) is a candidate for the office of Governor of Washington; however, he has a younger brother, Mike (Chris Farley), who can't seem to do anything right. Enter Steve Dodds (David Spade) as the campaign worker hired to accomplish the task of keeping Mike's name out of the tabloids.
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Buried Alive 1990  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank Darabont
Cast: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton, Hoyt Axton, Jay Gerber, Wayne Grace, Donald Hotton, Brian Libby, Peg Shirley, David Youse, Jan Merlin, Dale Swann, James Scally, Milt Hamerman, Michael Keep
Joanna (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is running around on her husband Clint (Tim Matheson). She decides to kill him for the insurance. The deed is done, but the poison didn't work, and Clint wakes up in, luckily, a cheap coffin. After freeing himself, he, of course, seeks revenge. Made for cable TV.
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Buried Alive 2 1997 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tim Matheson
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Stephen Caffrey, Tracey Needham, Tim Matheson, Brian Libby, Tommy Hinkley, J.C. Quinn, Clifton Daniel, Keith Flippen, Lonnie Horsey, Elaine Nalee, Mike Pniewski, Eric Paisley, Ruth Reid, Nina Repeta
Laura Riskin (Ally Sheedy) inherits a fortune, which sets off a chain of events. Her husband Randy (Stephen Caffrey) and his mistress Roxanne (Tracey Needham) poison her; the poison only puts Laura into a coma; they bury her alive, BUT she claws her way out. Now, Laura seeks revenge.
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Chump Change 2001 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Burrows
Cast: Stephen Burrows, Tim Matheson, Traci Lords, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Fred Willard, Abe Vigoda, A.J. Benza, Clancy Brown, Miriam Flynn, Jon Chardiet, McNally Sagal
Loosely based on director/writer/actor Stephen Burrows' actual experiences, this story involves Stephen's return to Milwaukee after years spent in Hollywood. He meets the beautiful Sam (Traci Lords) and entertains her with humorous stories about characters he has known in show business.
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Dreamer 1979 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Tim Matheson, Susan Blakely, Jack Warden, Richard B. Shull, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Barbara Stuart, Mews Small, Matt Clark, John Crawford, Chris Schenkel, Morgan Farley, Speedy Zapataa, JoBe Cerny, Rita Ascot Boyd, Pat Mullins Brown
Dreamer (Tim Matheson) is a bowler, coached by crusty Harry (Jack Warden), who sets out to win the national championship. His girlfriend Karen (Susan Blakely) loves Dreamer but thinks he spends too much time bowling and not enough time with her.
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Drop Dead Fred 1991 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ate de Jong
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie Fisher, Keith Charles, Ashley Peldon, Daniel Gerroll, Ron Eldard, Eleanor Mondale, Bob Reid, Peter Thoemke
Elizabeth's (Phoebe Cates) life is a mess, and to top it off her philandering husband moves out for another woman. Reluctantly, she moves in with her overbearing mother (Marsha Mason). Back in her childhood home, she recalls her imaginary childhood friend, Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall), who helped her through her early life. The thoughts bring Drop Dead Fred back, and he sets out to take care of those who have hurt Elizabeth. A dark, dark comedy.
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Fallen Angels, Volume 1 1993 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Tom Cruise
Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern, Alan Rickman, Diane Lane, James Woods, Tim Matheson, Peter Gallagher, Gary Busey
This is the first part of a two-part anthology series based on 1940s' literature. All three stories are set in Los Angeles during the World War II era of tough, hard-living characters. In this part of the series, Tom Cruise makes his directorial debut in "The Fighting Frammis." Other stories are "Since I Don't Have You" and "Murder Obliquely."
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Fletch 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Tim Matheson, Joe Don Baker, M. Emmet Walsh, Richard Libertini, George Wendt, Kenneth Mars, Geena Davis, Bill Henderson, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, William Traylor, George Wyner, Tony Longo, Ralph Seymour, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I.M. "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) is a big city newspaperman who goes undercover and poses as a bum. He stumbles onto a story when Santa Monica aviation executive Alan Stanwyk (Tim Matheson), who has bone cancer, offers him $50,000 to murder him so that his family can collect on his life insurance. Fletch believes that there is more to the story and, before long, uncovers a drug dealing connection between Stanwyk and police Chief Karlin (Joe Don Baker).
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Forever Love 1998 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Switzer
Cast: Reba McEntire, Tim Matheson, Bess Armstrong, Heather Stephens, Scott Foley, Gary Hershberger, Richard Biggs, Frances Bay, Andy Buckley, Kaitlin Orr, Garett Beck, Kirsten Holly Smith, Frederic Tucker, Antonia Jones, Evan Taylor
Lizzie and Alex (Reba McEntire and Tim Matheson) are happily married with a little girl. Lizzie suffers a stroke and falls into a coma, and Alex cares for her over the years with help from Lizzie's best friend, Gail (Bess Armstrong). When Gail's husband dies, Alex and Gail start an affair. After 20 years, Lizzie awakens in good health and must cope with a world she doesn't know as well as dealing with the family problems. A heavy dose of soap.
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Hitched 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Tim Matheson, Sally Field, Neville Brand, Kathleen Freeman, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle, Don Knight, John Fiedler, John McLiam, Bo Svenson, Bill Zuckert, Charles(2) Lane, John Davis Chandler, Henry Jones, John Anderson
Newlyweds Roselle and Clare Bridgeman (Sally Field and Tim Matheson) head West in search of a better life, but end up having to deal with crooks. To make matters worse, they become separated, and their adventures continue This Comedy/Western is a sequel to "Lock, Stock and Barrel."
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A Little Sex 1982  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Cast: Tim Matheson, Kate Capshaw, Edward Herrmann, John Glover, Joan Copeland, Wallace Shawn, Bill Smitrovich, Susanna Dalton, Wendie Malick, Ronald Maccone
This inane story is about a husband (Tim Matheson) who just cannot seem to understand that marriage vows are serious, and cheating on one's wife is NOT part of the picture.
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Lock, Stock and Barrel 1971 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Cast: Tim Matheson, Belinda Montgomery, Claude Akins, Jack Albertson, Neville Brand, Burgess Meredith, Robert Emhardt, John Beck, Charles Dierkop, Joe Di Reda, Timothy Scott, Mills Watson, Marlene Tracy, Dal Jenkins
During the 1880s, Clarence and Roselle (Tim Matheson and Belinda Montgomery) elope and head West. As they travel through the untamed land, they hook up with escaped convict Punck Logan (Claude Akins) and charlatan preacher Reverend Willie Pursle (Burgess Meredith) and experience many adventures in this comedy/western that spawned a sequel, "Hitched."
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Magnum Force 1973 R, 124 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, David Soul, Robert Urich, Mitch Ryan, Felton Perry, Tim Matheson, Margaret Avery, Kip Niven, Christine White, Maurice Argent, Richard Devon, Tony Giorgio, Jack Kosslyn, Bob McClurg
"Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is back. This time he is investigating some especially brutal murders when he discovers cops are taking the law into their own hands and killing underworld characters. Dirty Harry suspects fellow cop Charlie McCoy (Mitch Ryan), but Charlie ends up murdered by another cop, and now Harry must fight for his own life while hunting the predators, who just might include his own traitorous boss Lt. Neill Briggs (Hal Holbrook).
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Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart 2003 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jason Ensler
Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella, Mauralea Austin, Dorie Barton, Sean Gallagher, Michelle Nolden, Terri Govang, Nigel Bennett, Richard Donat, Toni Grossett
Cybill Shepherd takes on the role of the queen of households in this story showing the contrast between Martha Stewart's sweet TV personality versus her nasty performances off-screen as she steps on toes to ensure her rise to fame.
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National Lampoon's Animal House 1978  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Animal House
Director: John Landis
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Mary Louise Weller, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, James Daughton, Mark Metcalf
This movie set a trend for several films to come. Faber College's Dean Wormer (John Vernon) plots with Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) of Omega fraternity to rid the campus of the disreputable Delta House fraternity. The fraternity boys–seniors Otter (Tim Matheson), D-Day (Bruce McGill), Boon (Peter Riegert), and "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi)–at the Delta House provide plenty of laughs as they party, chase coeds, and battle school authorities.
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2002 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
aka: Van Wilder
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Kal Penn, Tim Matheson, Kim Smith, Teck Holmes, Daniel Cosgrove, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Owen, Curtis Armstrong, Deon Richmond, Alex Burns, Emily Rutherfurd, Paul Gleason, Erik Estrada
While thoroughly enjoying his eighth year at Coolidge College, undergrad Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds) is challenged when his father (Tim Matheson) announces, "No more tuition." What to do? Van Wilder relies on his expertise and becomes a party consultant, which should delay college graduation for many years to come.
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Navigating the Heart 2000 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Burton Morris
Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Tim Matheson, David Andrews, Tantoo Cardinal, Lynda Boyd, Kevin McNulty, Stephen Dimopoulos, Luc Corbeil, Rob Freeman, Tom Heaton, Frank C. Turner, Alec Willows
Cosmopolitan journalist Edith Iglauer (Jaclyn Smith) travels to British Columbia to write a satiric story in the local fishing industry. There she meets loner fisherman John Daly (Tim Matheson). Though complete opposites, love blossoms as she changes her attitudes about the local way of life as well as about the fishing industry. This made-for-TV film is based on Edith Iglauer's book "Fishing With John."
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Redline 2007 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Andy Cheng
Cast: Nadia Bjorlin, Eddie Griffin, Angus Macfadyen, Tim Matheson, Nathan Phillips, Jesse Johnson, Denyce Lawton, Neill Skylar, Barbara Niven, Marc Crumpton, Hal Ozsan, Faleolo Alailima
Sexy Natasha "Nat" Martin (Nadia Bjorlin) sings in the band Moving Violation. She had given up car racing after her father was killed on the track, but billionaire Infamous (Eddie Griffin) gets her to drive in a two-car race, and now she finds herself–for awhile–in the world of illegal drag racing competitions run by a club of bored billionaires.
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families 1998 TV, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter, Tony Bill
Cast: Robin Tunney, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Hannah, Tim Matheson, Barrow Davis, Joe Bostick, Brenda Devine, Alyssa Floroff, Trent McMullen, Arnold Pinnock, Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Hugo Haenen, Tom Jansen, Nigel Bennett
In this final episode based on true stories of people who aided the Jews during World War II, two more stories are told, including the family (Daryl Hannah and Tim Matheson) who hide Jews by making them part of the team's traveling circus.
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She's All That 1999 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Iscove
Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kevin Pollak, Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, Usher Raymond, Tim Matheson, Elden Henson, Gabrielle Union, Dule HIll, Tamara Mello, Clea DuVall
After being dumped by his drop-dead-beautiful girlfriend, a high-school hero, Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.), makes a bet that he can turn the gawkiest girl into a prom queen. You can guess the "rest of the story."
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Solar Crisis 1990 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Annabel Schofield, Dorian Harewood, Corin Nemec, Brenda Bakke, Tetsuya Bessho, Paul Koslo, Sandy McPeak, Silvana Gallardo, Dan Shor, Scott Allan Campbell, Frantz Turner
Earth is threatened by a solar flare-up, and scientists on a space station try to explode an anti-matter bomb, named Freddy, on the sun to save the people of Earth. The mission leader, Steve Kelso (Tim Matheson) commands the space vessel, but Arnold Teague (Peter Boyle) is plotting to sabotage the mission and places Alex Noffe (Annabel Schofield) on the space vessel to destroy Freddy. Meanwhile, Steve's father, Admiral "Skeet" Kelso (Charlton Heston), is searching the desert for his grandson Mike (Corin Nemec) who has crashed a plane while going AWOL from his military academy. Mike meets Travis (Jack Palance) in the desert, and they go to Teague's headquarters where Travis is killed and Mike is captured. The Admiral and his commandos raid the headquarters and rescue Mike. Meanwhile, Alex changes her mind, knocks out Kelso, and pilots Freddy into the sun and saves the world.
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Sometimes They Come Back 1991 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Nicholas Sadler, William Sanderson, Robert Hy Gorman, Chris Demetral, Tasia Valenza, Bentley Mitchum, Matt Nolan, Chadd Nyerges, T. Max Graham, William Kuhlke, Duncan McLeod, Nancy McLoughlin
A high-school teacher, Jim Norman (Tim Matheson), accepts a position in his hometown where, 30 years earlier, he had escaped from a high-school gang that killed his brother. The gang members subsequently died in a fiery car accident. Now they return from the dead, one by one, in his classroom and they're out to finish the job on him. His brother also returns to help him. Based on a Stephen King short story.
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The Story of Us 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rita Wilson, Paul Reiser, Julie Hagerty, Tim Matheson, Jayne Meadows, Tom Poston, Betty White, Red Buttons, Colleen Rennison, Jake Sandvig, Rob Reiner, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma
When, after 15 years of marriage, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) appear to be heading for the divorce court, both confide to friends Stan (Rob Reiner), Rachel (Rita Wilson), and Dave (Paul Reiser) and reminisce–through flashbacks–about events that took place throughout their years of marriage.
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To Be or Not to Be 1983 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alan Johnson
Cast: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson, Charles Durning, Jose Ferrer, Christopher Lloyd, James Haake, George Gaynes, George Wyner, Jack Riley, Ronny Graham, Estelle Reiner, Zale Kessler, Lewis J. Stadlen, Earl Boen
In this remake of the 1942 film, members of a Polish acting troupe, Frederick and Anna Bronski (Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft), become involved with the Polish underground during World War II. When the Germans invade Warsaw, the Bronskis hide out with the other actors and encounter Professor Seletzky (Jose Ferrer) who is a Nazi spy on his way to help Col. "Concentration Camp" Ehrhardt (Charles Durning) destroy the underground movement. Deceptions ensue as the Nazis are outwitted. Charles Durning was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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Up the Creek 1984 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Runyon, Stephen Furst, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg, Jeff East, Blaine Novak, James Sikking, John Hillerman, Mark Andrews, Will Bledsoe, Grant Wilson, Julia Montgomery, Jeana Tomasina, Robert Costanzo
A raft race between college students is the basis for this average teen comedy.
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A Very Unlucky Leprechaun 1998 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Brian(2) Kelly
Cast: Warwick Davis, Tim Matheson, Lisa Thornhill, Danielle & Stephanie Lombardi, Una Crawford O'Brien, Philip Sweeney, Mick Nolan, Michael Dwyer, Donal Simmie, Jimmy Keogh
Howard (Tim Matheson) inherits an estate in Ireland where he moves with his daughter, Molly (Danielle and Stephanie Lombardi). Unfortunately, the mansion is noted for being unlucky, and the place proves true to its reputation. But Molly has an idea: a leprechaun is needed to bring some good luck. A good plan, but they end up with a leprechaun (Warwick Davis) who is unlucky.
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Yours, Mine and Ours 1968 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Melville Shavelson
Cast: Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson, Tom Bosley, Louise Troy, Tim Matheson, Ben Murphy, Morgan Brittany, Jennifer Leak, Sidney Miller, Nancy Howard, Walter Brooke, Gil Rogers, Gary Goetzman, Nancy Roth
The widow of a U.S. Navy pilot, Helen North (Lucille Ball), falls in love with Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda), a Navy man whose wife had died. One small complication: they have 18 children between them. This is the story of their new life together in Carmel, California.
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| 1. 1941 (1979)
2. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
3. Bay Coven (1987)
aka: Eye of the Demon
4. The Best Legs in the 8th Grade (1984)
5. Black Sheep (1996)
6. Buried Alive (1990)
7. Buried Alive 2 (1997)
8. Chump Change (2001)
9. Dreamer (1979)
10. Drop Dead Fred (1991)
11. Fallen Angels, Volume 1 (1993)
12. Fletch (1985)
13. Forever Love (1998)
14. Hitched (1971)
15. How to Commit Marriage (1969)
16. Impulse (1984)
17. A Little Sex (1982)
18. Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
19. Magnum Force (1973)
20. Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003)
21. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
aka: Animal House
22. National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
aka: Van Wilder
23. Navigating the Heart (2000)
24. Redline (2007)
25. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998)
26. The Runaway Barge (1975)
27. She's All That (1999)
28. Solar Crisis (1990)
29. Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
30. The Story of Us (1999)
31. To Be or Not to Be (1983)
32. Twilight Man (1996)
33. Up the Creek (1984)
34. A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
35. A Very Unlucky Leprechaun (1998)
36. Yours, Mine and Ours (1968)
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