A slick Los Angeles callboy finds love and redemption in Paul Schrader's ultra-stylish drama. High-living prostitute Julian Kay (Richard Gere, stepping in for John Travolta) has it all: the Mercedes, the clothes, access to Beverly Hills' swankiest establishments, and a stable of rich, older female clients. But it all falls apart after he does a ...
Disney not only recycled the French farce Mon Pere, Ce Heros but brought back the lead actor of the original, Gerard Depardieu, for the Americanized remake My Father, the Hero. Depardieu plays Andre, the loving but neglectful French father of fourteen-year old Nicole (Katherine Heigl), who now wants to be called Nicky. To make up for lost time, ...
In this suspense thriller, Rachel (Natasha Henstridge) is a young woman who works in a museum by day and indulges her passion for birds in her spare time. She finds herself drawn into a new world of danger when she falls in love with a handsome man (Jonathan Schaech) who is involved in a plot to assassinate South African president Nelson Mandela. ...
Paper Lion is taken from the actual experiences of journalist George Plimpton. George (Alan Alda) dons helmet and pads to play quarterback against the Detroit Lions. His experience is less-than-successful as he is mercilessly tackled by the Lion's defense, including Alex Karras. Roger Aaron Brown tackles George and carries the ball and the player ...
This feature-length story about the heist of $10 million in Nazi diamonds primarily rides on star Tom Selleck's popularity as TV's Magnum, P.I., (a 1980s show), since the plot turnarounds, slighted character development, and stock situations are not that engaging on their own. The setting is 1934 and Nick Lassiter (Selleck) has been strong-armed ...
One of four miniseries comprising NBC's Best Sellers anthology, The Rhinemann Exchange was adapted from the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name. Stephen Collins stars as American intelligence officer David Spaulding, who under cover of his musician father's concert tours embarks upon a number of fact-finding missions in Europe just before WW2. ...
One of the heirs to a family fortune is willing to do anything to possess it, but finds his beautiful sister-in-law and cousin in the way. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
Best remembered for containing the film debut of phenomenally popular comedian of the early '90s, Jim Carrey, Once Bitten is a horror comedy that chronicles the attempts of a bloodthirsty female vampire living in modern day Los Angeles to find the three male virgins she needs every year to stay alive and young-looking. If she cannot do it by ...
Having created the character of Gator McKlusky in 1973's White Lightning, Burt Reynolds reprises the role in the appropriately titled Gator. Once again, ex-convict McKluskey is strong-armed into helping the feds nab a dangerous criminal, who turns out to be an old high-school chum (Jerry Reed). He is aided and abetted by TV reporter Aggie Maybank ...
Sam Irvin's black comedy stars Rod Steiger as a self-styled vigilante who builds his very own electric chair in order to execute paroled murderers. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Gordon M. Douglas' kitsch masterpiece starts as Evel Knievel (as himself) sneaks into an orphanage at midnight to distribute Evel Knievel action figures. Miraculously, one little boy casts aside his crutches and begins to walk. The plot kicks in as Evel, heading to a performance in Mexico, finds himself waylaid by nefarious drug dealers, headed by ...
Burt Lancaster is eminently hissable as a tabloid publisher in the made-for-TV Scandal Sheet. The current target of Lancaster's smears is alcoholic actor Robert Urich, who is on the verge of making a comeback through the auspices of his movie-star wife Lauren Hutton. Ruthlessly going after Urich merely for the purpose of selling newspapers, ...
This German-made children's fantasy (with English dialogue) employs marionettes from Germany's acclaimed Augsburger Puppet Theatre to tell a tale of lovers in the rodent community beneath the streets of Manhattan. The screenplay was adapted from the children's book by Tor Seidler (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986), illustrated by Fred Marcellino, and ...
Hosted by Lauren Hutton, Three Perfect Days: Buenos Aires is a travel documentary that features the "Paris of the Pampas." The 30-minute journey takes you to Buenos Aires' trendy cafés, outdoor markets, and museums that boast local history and culture. Highlights of the program include a discussion of the city's French architecture and a sampling ...
In this comedy thriller two dopey pals try to solve a puzzling riddle. If they succeed, one of them will inherit a valuable artifact, an object desired by a number of suspicious characters willing to do just about anything to obtain it. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake (Lauren Hutton) and her 12 students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration. Likewise repressed is training-school janitor Ulysses (Svestislav Goncic), a notorious peeping tom. When one of the ...
With this travel video, part of the Three Perfect Days series, viewers will explore some of the best sights Sydney, Australia, has to offer. In addition to some historical facts about this large Australian city, viewers see Sydney's most famed sights, including the Sydney Opera House, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the Harbor Bridge. ...
Three Perfect Days: New York transports viewers to one of the world's most exciting cities for a virtual three-day dream vacation. Actress Lauren Hutton and a New York native travel adviser take in as much sight-seeing, photo-snapping, and food-tasting as three days will afford. Based on the award-winning Hemispheres magazine articles, this ...
The "history is inviolate" theory so chillingly elucidated in Ray Bradbury's The Sound of Thunder is recycled for the made-for-TV Timestalkers. William Devane plays a genially eccentric professor who teams with time traveller Lauren Hutton to prevent the course of history from being disastrously altered. In a manner slightly reminiscent of the ...
Love, sex, fidelity, and the nearly endless variety of complications they can bring are played for laughs in this sophisticated comedy. Alan (Robert Mailhouse) is driving home on a dark and rainy night when he sees an attractive woman standing by the side of the road. He stops and offers her a ride; she accepts and immediately offers him fellatio ...
Travel through the cities of Hong Kong with this travel video, part of the Three Perfect Days series. Hosted by Lauren Hutton and travel expert Mary Dilts, viewers will head around Hong Kong on foot, by helicopter, and by subway. Since the purpose for this entire video series is to complete all of the sightseeing in three days, it includes all of ...
Walk down Rodeo Drive while doing some celebrity watching with this Los Angeles travel video, part of the Three Perfect Days series. Hosted by Lauren Hutton, this look at L.A. offers insight into the culture, sights, movie business, trends, diversity, and surrounding communities, including Santa Monica and Malibu. Since the purpose for this entire ...
Viewers will walk through the city by the bay in this travel video, part of the Three Perfect Days series. Since the purpose for this entire video series is to complete all of the sightseeing in three days, it includes all of the top tourist activities. Hosted by Lauren Hutton and travel expert Mary Dilts, viewers ride a historical cable car, walk ...
This documentary presents a travelog of Hawaii, hosted by actress/model Lauren Hutton. Based on a series of articles from "Hemisphere", the in-flight magazine of United Airlines, the film follows correspondent Mary Dilts, who takes the viewer on a sightseeing tour for three days. On the first day, there is a tour of some of Hawaii's historic ...
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