11 Uncommonly Great Films For Your Amusement Fun
Doug’s First Movie – The megastar of TV’s Doug is characterized in this insipid, mechanical story, made exclusively for children. Calm preteen Doug attempts to spare an animal in need clash with his aspiration to take his lady friend to the school dance. This movie was made as a direct-to-video production. Voices of Thomas McHugh, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Constance Shulman, Doug Preis, and Alice Playten. (97 minutes, 1999)
Lilies of the Field – A “little” film that made great, triumphing Poitier an Oscar as handyman who helps to put up a chapel for Skala and German-talking nuns. Cast includes Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann, Isa Crino, and Stanley Adams. (93 minutes, 1963)
Seize the Day – Williams is momentous as Tommy Wilhelm, turning 40 and a failure by any standard, he is broke, damaged and despondent for love. Wiseman and Stiller offer fine assistance as his cold hearted dad and a con man he naively believes in. Lots of familiar faces in tiny roles – Tony Roberts, Richard Shull, John Fiedler, Jo Van Fleet, William Hickey, Eileen Heckart, and numerous others. Cast includes Robin Williams, Joseph Wiseman, Jerry Stiller, and Glenne Headly. (93 minutes, 1986)
Casino – Sam Rothstein has worked his way through the mob ranks and now runs the casino that his Chicago company owns. When mafia strong arm Nicky Santoro arrives in town, Sam pleads with him to keep a low profile. Business is good, and his services aren’t really needed. Nicky just can’t help himself, and he starts banging heads. Now Sam’s peace world gets turned completely upside down.
South Sea Women – Dark island storyline of love and deception with Cadet Lancaster kindling the fire with Mayo. Cast includes Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Chuck Connors, Arthur Guards, and Paul Burke. (99 minutes, 1953)
Young Dr. Benjamin Stone is on his way to L.A. where his fantasy profession as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills waits for him. Trying to avoid a traffic jam he winds up off the beaten path in the small town of Grady, where he winds up wrecking his vehicle. To make things worse, it was into the town judge’s fence that he crashed. Ben’s sentence is 32 hours of community service at the town hospital. Serving his time, he starts to enjoy the work, and finds himself falling in love.
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave – Dracula runs afoul of small-town monsignor while he chases the churchman’s beautiful blonde niece. Cast includes Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing, Barry Andrews, and Michael Ripper. (92 minutes, 1968)
Encino Man – When Stoney and Dave are digging a hole in Dave’s backyard for a swimming pool., they come across, a primitive man, frozen in a block of ice. When the ice thaws, the prehistoric man, they name Link, comes to life. Can Link be trained to live in the contemporary world?
Leaving Las Vegas – Ben plays a complete alcoholic. He has ruined his life, so he takes what cash he has left, and goes to Las Vegas for one final celebration. His first step is to hire a street hooker, an equally distraught soul. The tie between these two will lead to destruction or salvation for them both.
Casino Royale – This is an old-fashioned James Bond adventure. The humor is gone, and a tough and gritty 007 is trying to take down Le Chiffre, the investor for terrorists. Bond must defeat Le Chiffre in a huge money poker tournament to help the C.I.A. detain him.
Inglorious Bastards – 5 cadets getting ready to be court-martialed in WW2 take off and try to make their way through France, wanting to get to the Swiss border. Cast includes Ian Bannen, Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, and Michael Pergolani. (100 minutes, 1978)
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