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The Pelican Brief (1993)
Producer-director-screenwriter Alan J. Pakula created an exciting and fast-moving film adapted from the complex political novel "The Pelican Brief" by John Grisham, published in 1992. Julia Roberts plays a law student who goes on the run when a legal brief she writes becomes a political hot potato. [..]
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Billy Crystal hit a few bumps in the road in his directorial debut, which he also starred in. "Mr. Saturday Night" is the uneven story of the life and career of fictional stand-up comedian Buddy Young Jr. Producer-director-writer-star Crystal could not decide whether to make Young loveable or [..]
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997)
"The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!" follows Bo and Luke Duke as they try to save Uncle Jesse's farm and the Hazzard Swamp from Mama Josephine Maxx, a shady developer who plans to turn it all into a theme park. Producer-writer Gy Waldron (who created the [..]
How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
The comedic abilities of Joan Rivers are the star of the show in the 1990 made-for-tv movie "How to Marry a Millionaire." She plays a wealthy woman who becomes convinced that her husband is planning to murder her. Her performing skills have [..]
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
"The Blue and the Gray" is the story of a family and their divided loyalties during the American Civil War. This professional production was well directed by Andrew V. McLaglen ("McLintock!" 1963) and well written by Ian McLellan Hunter. The three-part miniseries benefited [..]
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Producer David L. Wolper, who gave the world the popular miniseries "Roots" in 1977, came up with another big hit in the same genre in 1983 called "The Thorn Birds." Adequate direction by Daryl Duke ("The President's Plane is Missing" 1973) and teleplay writing by Carmen Culver [..]
Field of Dreams (1989)
"Field of Dreams" is a sports fantasy film that in time has taken on something of a legendary baseball status. It inspired construction of a baseball diamond at the film's location shoot in Dyersville, Iowa, where a major league game between the Chicago White Sox and the [..]
Coming to America (1988)
Eddie Murphy thought up the story of an African prince "Coming to America" to look for a bride in this romantic comedy from Paramount Pictures and Eddie Murphy Productions. It was the third highest grossing film of 1988, having more comedy than romance, and was filmed in New [..]
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald star in "The Pick-up Artist," a romantic comedy about a womanizer who falls for a girl whose indifference towards him only make him want her more. Director-screenwriter James Toback ("Bugsy" 1991) put together this smooth motion picture [..]
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Chevy Chase delivers some of the biggest laughs of his movie career in "Memoirs of an Invisible Man." His patented physical comedy is on display throughout the film, alternating with dramatic and romantic subplots. Good direction by John Carpenter ("The Thing" 1982), and well-penned writing by [..]