MGM
LIONPOWER 1980-1994
MGM
LIONPOWER 1980-1994
...All
the Marbles (aka THE CALIFORNIA DOLLS) Harry Sears manages
The California Dolls, a female wrestling tag team endlessly touring America
until a big mud wrestling match beckons. Starring Peter Falk, Vicki
Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Richard Jaeckel. Written by
Rich Eustis, Mel Frohman; Directed by Robert Aldrich. 1981.
Blueberry
Hill Ellie Dane, a 50s small town girl, loses her musician
father and must turn to a lady jazz singer for comfort and advice.
Starring Carrie Snodgress, Margaret Avery, Jennifer Rubin, Matt Lattanzi.
Written by Lonon F. Smith; Directed by Strathford Hamilton. 1988.
Born
to Race Andrea Lombardo invents a revolutionary new car
engine and goes to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she meets driver Al
Pagura, and the two fall in and out of love. Starring Joseph Bottoms,
Marla Heasley, Robert Logan, George Kennedy, Marc Singer, Dirk Blocker.
Written by Mary Janeway Bullians, Dennis McGee; Directed by James Fargo.
1988.
Buddy
Buddy A mob hit man finds his latest job complicated by a
meddling, suicidal divorcee. Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau,
Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Ed Begley Jr. Based on the
play by Francis Veber. Written by Veber, Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond;
Directed by Wilder. 1981.
Cannery
Row A depressed section of Monterey California, known as
Cannery Row from its string of now-empty canning plants, is the backdrop for
an offbeat romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched lovers. Starring
Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae, M. Emmet Walsh, John
Huston, Rosanna DeSoto, Anne Lockhart. Based on the novel by John
Steinbeck. Written & Directed by David S. Ward. 1982.
Captive
Hearts December 1944. After their bomber is shot down over
Japan, Lieutenant Robert and Sergeant McManus are captured by local
villagers and saved from execution by Fukushima, the village elder.
Robert soon takes an interest in Japanese customs and falls in love with
pretty Miyoko, Fukushima's widowed daughter-in-law. Starring Pat
Morita, Chris Makepeace, Mari Sato, Michael Sarrazin. Based on the
screenplay "The Hawk" by Sargon Tamimi. Written by John A. Kuri, Pat
Morita; Directed by Paul Almond. 1987.
Code
Name: Emerald In April 1944, an allied agent is sent to
France to rescue an overlord--one who knows the date and place of
D-Day--captured by the Germans. Starring Ed Harris, Max von Sydow,
Horst Buchholz, Helmut Berger, Eric Stoltz, Patrick Stewart. Based on
the novel "The Emerald Illusion" by Ronald Bass. Written by Bass;
Directed by Jonathan Sanger. 1985.
Dream
Lover After she's been attacked in her apartment, Kathy
Gardner starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep
disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected
results. Starring Kristy McNichol, Ben Masters, Paul Shenar, Justin
Deas, Gayle Hunnicutt. Written by Jon Boorstin; Directed by Alan J.
Pakula. 1986.
Electric
Dreams An artificially intelligent PC named Edgar and his
human owner find themselves rivals for a woman's affections. Starring
Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort, Miriam
Margolyes, Koo Stark. Written by Rusty Lemorande; Directed by Steve
Barron. 1984.
Endangered
Species A retired New York cop on a western vacation is
drawn into a female sheriff's investigation of mysterious cattle killings.
Starring Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley, Hoyt Axton, Peter
Coyote, Dan Hedaya, Harry Carey Jr., Heather Menzies. Written by
Judson Klinger, Richard Clayton Woods, Alan Rudolph, John Binder; Directed
by Rudolph. 1982.
Exposed
Elizabeth Carlson, a restless young woman from Wisconsin,
moves to New York, gets mugged, becomes a waitress, and is discovered by a
high-fashion photographer who turns her into a world-renowned glamour girl.
Unfortunately, a Parisian terrorist is among her admirers--and a mysterious
agent wants to use her as bait. Starring Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf
Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane, Bibi Andersson, James Russo, Iman.
Written & Directed by James Toback. 1983.
Fever
Pitch Steve Taggart, a Los Angeles sportswriter doing a
piece on the elusive world of underground gambling, finds himself becoming
an addict. Starring Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini,
Bridgette Andersen, Chad Everett, John Saxon, William Smith, Chad McQueen,
Lonny Chin. Written & Directed by Richard Brooks. 1985.
THE
FINAL OPTION (aka Who Dares Wins)
A commando with the British Special Air Service infiltrates a radical
political group planning a terrorist operation against American dignitaries.
Starring Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Robert
Webber, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Allen. Based on the book "The Tiptoe
Boys" by James Follett. Written by George Markstein, Reginald Rose;
Directed by Ian Sharp. 1982.
Gabriela
In 1925, Gabriela becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of
Nacib, a bar owner in a small Brazilian coastal town. Starring Sonia
Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart. Based
on the novel "Gabriela, Cravo e Canela" by Jorge Amado. Written by
Bruno Barreto, Leopoldo Serran, Flávio R. Tambellini; Directed by Barreto.
1983.
Garbo
Talks The son of a woman dying of a brain tumor tries to
fulfill his mother's last wish - to meet Greta Garbo. Starring Anne
Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Catherine Hicks, Howard Da Silva,
Harvey Fierstein, Hermione Gingold, Mary McDonnell. Written by Larry
Grusin; Directed by Sidney Lumet. 1984.
Heavenly
Bodies A small "Dance-ercize" studio fights for its
existence against the unscrupulous owner of a rival club. Starring
Cynthia Dale, Richard Rebiere, Walter George Alton, Laura Henry.
Written by Ron Base, Lawrence Dane; Directed by Dane. 1984.
Hide
in Plain Sight Thomas Hacklin comes to visit his children, only
to discover that they've disappeared. Apparently his ex-wife's present
husband is a witness against the mob, and Hacklin's children have been put in
the witness relocation program. Denied information concerning their whereabouts,
Hacklin desperately attempts to find them himself. Starring James Caan,
Jill Eikenberry, Robert Viharo, Joe Grifasi, Kenneth McMillan, Danny Aiello.
Based on the book by Leslie Waller. Written by Spencer Eastman; Directed
by James Caan. 1980.
Inchon
A re-telling of the 1950 amphibious landing at Inchon during the Korean War
which was masterminded by General Douglas MacArthur. Starring Laurence
Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, Ben Gazzara, Toshirô Mifune, Richard Roundtree,
Gordon Mitchell, Omar Sharif. Written by Laird Koenig, Robin Moore,
Paul Savage; Directed by Terence Young. 1981.
Instant
Karma The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his
life when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful actress.
Starring Craig Sheffer, Annette Sinclair, Orson Bean, Alan Blumenfeld, David
Cassidy, William Smith, Chelsea Noble, Rebekka Armstrong, Sarah Buxton, Tia
Carrere. Written by Bruce A. Taylor, Dale Rosenbloom; Directed by
Roderick Taylor. 1990.
Just
the Way You Are Susan Berlanger is a young, beautiful and
successful flute player, but because of a lame leg, she is having
difficulties finding Mr. Right. While on tour in France, she decides to
spend a few days at a ski resort wearing a fake cast to see who takes the
bait. Starring Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean, Kaki Hunter, André
Dussollier, Robert Carradine, Alexandra Paul, Lance Guest, Timothy Daly.
Written by Allan Burns; Directed by Edouard Molinaro. 1984.
Killer
Party A killer in a diver's suit murders college students during
a hazing on April Fool's Day. Starring Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine
Wilkes, Paul Bartel. Written by Barney Cohen; Directed by William Fruet.
1986.
KING
COBRA (aka Jaws of Satan) A
preacher whose ancestors were Druids battles Satan, who has taken the form of a
huge snake. Starring Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Gretchen Corbett, John
McCurry, Christina Applegate. Written by James Callaway, Gerry Holland;
Directed by Bob Claver. 1981.
Lisa
Fourteen year-old Lisa is raised by her unmarried, overprotective
mother who forbids her to date until she's sixteen. In despair, Lisa seeks
thrills by anonymous calls to guys. Her latest conversant is Richard, with whom
she begins a passionate phone relationship, unaware that he's a psychotic
killer. Starring Staci Keanan, Cheryl Ladd, D.W. Moffett, Tanya Fenmore,
Jeffrey Tambor. Written by Gary Sherman, Karen Clark; Directed by Sherman.
1989.
Marie
A woman risks her safety, career and reputation to reveal the
truth about political corruption. Starring Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels,
Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman, Fred Dalton Thompson. Based on the book
by Peter Maas. Written by John Briley; Directed by Roger Donaldson.
1985.
Martin's
Day Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin
Steckert grabs a 12-year-old--also named Martin--as a hostage. The young boy
suffers from a lonely life and begins to admire Steckert for his cheeky pranks
against society and his desperate mission to make dreams come true. Via hijacks
and hijinx, they flee to the idyllic peace of the older Martin's childhood home,
a cabin on a lake. Starring Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn,
Justin Henry, Karen Black, John Ireland, Saul Rubinek. Written by Chris
Bryant, Allan Scott; Directed by Alan Gibson. 1984.
Misunderstood
Ned Rawley is a shipping magnate living with his family in a
Tunisian villa while he suffers through the death of his wife. It was agony for
him to tell his two sons that their mother had died, and from that moment on, he
became so overcome by his own grief -- drowning it in work -- that he has
unwittingly heaped more pain on the boys. Starring Gene Hackman, Henry
Thomas, Rip Torn, Huckleberry Fox, Susan Anspach. Based on the novel by
Florence Montgomery. Written by Barra Grant; Directed by Jerry Schatzberg.
1984.
Movers
& Shakers Joe Mulholland, head of production at a Hollywood
studio, promises a dying friend to make a movie using the title - if not the
content - of the best-selling "Love in Sex". Starring Walter Matthau,
Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Tyne Daly, Gilda Radner, Michael Lerner, Steve
Martin, Penny Marshall. Written by Charles Grodin; Directed by William
Asher. 1985.
Over
the Brooklyn Bridge A put-upon Jewish
deli owner in Brooklyn dreams of getting out from underneath the thumb of
his domineering father and his haughty fashion-model girlfriend by buying
his own restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Starring Elliott Gould, Margaux
Hemingway, Sid Caesar, Carol Kane, Burt Young, Shelley Winters, Victoria
Barrett, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Written by Arnold Somkin; Directed by
Menahem Golan. 1984.
Oxford
Blues A young American hustler pursues the girl of his dreams
to Oxford, where he must enroll to impress her. Starring Rob Lowe, Ally
Sheedy, Amanda Pays, Julian Sands, Julian Firth, Michael Gough, Aubrey Morris,
Cary Elwes, Bruce Payne, Chad Lowe. Written & Directed by Robert Boris.
1984.
Pandemonium
(aka THURSDAY THE 12th) Brave mountie Sgt. Reginald Cooper, joined by
his trusty horse and bitter deputy, must track down a killer who is stalking
coeds at a nearby cheerleader camp. Starring Carol Kane, Tom Smothers,
Debralee Scott, Candy Azzara, Eileen Brennan, Phil Hartman, Judge Reinhold, Marc
McClure, Paul Reubens, Tab Hunter, Sydney Lassick, Edie McClurg, Donald
O'Connor. Written by Jaime Barton Klein, Richard Whitley; Directed by
Alfred Sole. 1982.
RECKLESS
Rebellious football player Johnny Rourke, from a poor family, falls for
cheerleader Tracey Prescott, from a rich family. Starring Aidan Quinn,
Daryl Hannah, Kenneth McMillan, Cliff De Young, Adam Baldwin, Dan Hedaya,
Jennifer Grey, Pamela Springsteen. Written by Chris Columbus; Directed by
James Foley. 1984.
Rich
and Famous Over the years, two college roommates both become
successful writers--one of serious fiction and the other of trashy novels--and
they face mutual competition in their professional and love lives.
Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner, Meg Ryan,
Matt Lattanzi, Nicole Eggert, Dack Rambo. Based on the play by John Van
Druten. Written by Gerald Ayres; Directed by George Cukor. 1981.
Rich
in Love The life of a teenager in her last year of high school
in Charleston, South Carolina is upended when her mother leaves and cuts all
contact with the family. Starring Albert Finney, Jill Clayburgh, Kathryn
Erbe, Kyle MacLachlan, Piper Laurie, Ethan Hawke, Suzy Amis, Alfre Woodard.
Based on the novel by Josephine Humphreys. Written by Alfred Uhry;
Directed by Bruce Beresford. 1993.
The
Runnin' Kind An Ohio teen moves to L.A. to find fame as a rock
musician. Starring David Packer, Pleasant Gehman, Brie Howard, Susan
Strasberg, James Cromwell, Juliette Lewis. Written by Max Tash, Pleasant
Gehman; Directed by Tash. 1989.
Safari
3000 Reporter J.J. Dalton wants to write a story about the
Africa 3000 desert rally but her driver and car get lost only days before the
start. She hires ex-stuntman Eddie Mills and buys a wreck of a car for
them to drive. Soon they find themselves in the heat of competition with
the ruthless Count Borgia, the most feared driver in the race. Starring
David Carradine, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lee, Hamilton Camp.
Written by Arthur Gardner, Michael Harreschou, Jules V. Levy; Directed by Harry
Hurwitz. 1982.
SAHARA
After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto
race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik. Starring Brooke Shields,
Lambert Wilson, Horst Buchholz, John Rhys-Davies, John Mills, Steve Forrest.
Written by James R. Silke; Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. 1982.
Season
of Fear A famous inventor marries a beautiful but much
younger woman, only to have his son become romantically involved with her.
Starring Michael Bowen, Ray Wise, Clare Wren, Michael J. Pollard, Clancy
Brown. Written by Scott J. Mulvaney, Doug Campbell; Directed by
Campbell. 1989.
Shoot
the Moon A fifteen year marriage dissolves, leaving both
the husband and wife and their four children devastated. Starring
Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Tracey Gold, Tina
Yothers. Written by Bo Goldman; Directed by Alan Parker. 1982.
Some
Girls Michael, a college student, visits his Canadian
girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas. When he gets there, she
tells him that she doesn't love him anymore. Her two sisters express
interest in him, however, as does her grandmother, who mistakes Michael for
her dead husband. Starring Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila
Kelley, Lance Edwards. Written by Rupert Walters; Directed by Michael
Hoffman. 1988.
Spellbinder
A man rushes to a woman's defense while she's being attacked on the street.
She seems to be a dream come true, but it turns out that she's a fugitive
from a coven--and they want her back. Starring Timothy Daly, Kelly Preston,
Rick Rossovich, Audra Lindley, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Written by Tracy
Tormé; Directed by Janet Greek. 1988.
Still
of the Night A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman
suspected in the murder of one of his patients. Starring Roy Scheider,
Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Sara Botsford. Written by
Robert Benton, David Newman; Directed by Benton. 1982.
Survival
Quest A bunch of city slickers go camping in the mountains
but end up in a battle for survival with a nutso paramilitary group.
Starring Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Steve Antin, Michael Allen Ryder,
Dermot Mulroney. Written & Directed by Don Coscarelli. 1989.
The
Vagrant Businessman Graham Krakowski buys a house, but he
has a hard time trying to get of its devilish previous tenant.
Starring Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mitzi Kapture,
Colleen Camp, Stuart Pankin. Written by Richard Jefferies; Directed by
Chris Walas. 1992.
Where
the River Runs Black An orphaned boy who was raised in the
Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Starring Charles Durning, Alessandro Rabelo, Ajay Naidu, Divana Brandao, Peter
Horton, Castulo Guerra, Dana Delany. Based on the book by David Kendall.
Written by Neal Jimenez, Peter Silverman; Directed by Christopher Cain.
1986.
The
Wicked Lady Lady Barbara Skelton is wealthy but bored and turns
to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets famous
highwayman Jerry Jackson, and they continue as a team, but some people begin
suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious
activities. Starring Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm
Elliott, Oliver Tobias, Glynis Barber, Marina Sirtis. Based on the book by
Magdalen King-Hall. Written by Leslie Arliss, Michael Winner, Gordon
Glennon, Aimée Stuart; Directed by Winner. 1983.
Wicked
Stepmother Miranda and Priscilla Pierpoint, a
mother/daughter pair of witches, descend on a yuppie family's home and cause
havoc. But because they share a single body, one must live in a cat
while the other makes trouble. Starring Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera,
Colleen Camp, Lionel Stander, David Rasche, Tom Bosley, Richard Moll,
Seymour Cassel, Laurene Landon. Written & Directed by Larry Cohen.
1989.
Yes,
Giorgio After losing his voice, famous opera singer Giorgio
Fini sees a female throat specialist and the two fall in love.
Starring Luciano Pavarotti, Kathryn Harrold, Eddie Albert, Paolo Baroni,
James Hong, Joseph Mascolo. Based on the novel by Anne Piper.
Written by Norman Steinberg; Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. 1982.
You
Talkin' to Me? An aspiring young actor moves to Los Angeles
from his New York home, hoping to make it big in show business. Idolizing actor
Robert De Niro, the young man must learn to cope with the rejection and despair
he experiences in his career struggle. Starring Jim Youngs, James Noble,
Mykelti Williamson, Faith Ford, Brian Thompson, Alan King. Written &
Directed by Charles Winkler. 1987.
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