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    Jackson County Jail 1976 POSTER

    Jackson County Jail

    1976

    English

    6.1

    8

    39%

    39%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    escape

    hitchhiker

    murder

    prison

    prison escape

    rape

    Thriller

    Michael Miller Michael Miller Director Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Coley Blake Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as David Jack O'Leary Jack O'Leary as Officer Blake Mary Woronov Mary Woronov as Pearl
    A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.
    Cisco Pike 1971 POSTER

    Cisco Pike

    1971

    English

    6.5

    7

    100%

    61%

    Action

    cannabis

    corruption

    Crime

    Drama

    overdose

    pension

    pimp

    police

    Thriller

    Bill Norton Bill Norton Director Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Commercial Director Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton as Jesse Dupre Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Recording Engineer Wavy Gravy Wavy Gravy as Reed
    A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
    The Blue Knight 1973 POSTER

    The Blue Knight

    1973

    English

    7.1

    13

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    lapd

    los angeles, california

    police officer

    Thriller

    Robert Butler Robert Butler Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Sam Elliott Sam Elliott as Detective Charlie Bronski Raymond Guth Raymond Guth as Lieutenant Hilliard Jamie Farr Jamie Farr as Yasser Hafiz
    Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.
    Doctor Detroit 1983 POSTER

    Doctor Detroit

    1983

    English

    5.3

    18

    29%

    40%

    Action

    college professor

    Comedy

    pimp

    Michael Pressman Michael Pressman Director Blackie Dammett Blackie Dammett as Eddie Four Eyes Robert Swan Robert Swan as Seedy Biker Oliver Clark Oliver Clark as Shaky Alcoholic Lawyer Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Smooth Walker
    A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.
    Billy Jack 1971 POSTER

    Billy Jack

    1971

    English

    6.2

    8

    65%

    63%

    Action

    Drama

    rape

    school

    Western

    Tom Laughlin Tom Laughlin Director Tom Laughlin Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Council Chairman Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Drama Teacher Beans Morocco Beans Morocco as Student
    Ex-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaways.
    Wild Oats 2016 POSTER

    Wild Oats

    2016

    English

    5.7

    3

    37%

    37%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    Andy Tennant Andy Tennant Director Demi Moore Demi Moore as Crystal Jessica Lange Jessica Lange as Maddie Eileen Grubba Eileen Grubba as Mrs. Krims Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Vespucci
    Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
    Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story 1991 POSTER

    Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story

    1991

    English

    5.7

    4

    31%

    31%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    fatal attraction

    murder

    teacher

    teacher student relationship

    teacher student sex

    Thriller

    woman director

    Joyce Chopra Joyce Chopra Director David Dwyer David Dwyer as Banquet Speaker Larry Drake Larry Drake as Mark Sisti Helen Hunt Helen Hunt as Pamela Smart Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Paul Maggioto
    Pamela Smart knows exactly what she wants and is willing to do anything to get it. She is fed up with teaching, and her marriage offers little excitement. Looking for a way out she applies for a job at a local TV station. When her dreams of fame are dashed by rejection, she seduces 15-year-old Billy, one of her students. Pam challenges Billy to prove his love for her by getting rid of her husband. The stakes heat up with a huge insurance policy on her husband's life.
    Bigfoot 2012 POSTER

    Bigfoot

    2012

    English

    2.5

    1

    11%

    11%

    Action

    Adventure

    bigfoot

    Comedy

    helicopter

    Horror

    mount rushmore national memorial

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Bruce Davison Bruce Davison Director Andre Royo Andre Royo as Al Hunter Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Mayor Tommy Gillis Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn as Sheriff Becky Alvarez Barry Williams Barry Williams as Simon Quint
    A rock concert awakens the legendary monster, who goes on a rampage. The event's organizer plans to kill the beast and create a tourist attraction around its stuffed body, but an environmentalist realizes the creature is the last of its species, and is determined to make sure it does not become extinct.
    The Diamond Trap 1988 POSTER

    The Diamond Trap

    1988

    English

    5.3

    5

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Don Taylor Don Taylor Director Darren McGavin Darren McGavin as Chief Walter Vadney Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Det. Rollings William Utay William Utay as Raji Brooke Shields Brooke Shields as Tara Holden
    When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marinaro) discover a major diamond heist is about to go down at a renowned gallery, they enlist one of their suspects, gallery employee Tara Holden (Brooke Shields). But an attempt to foil the robbery explodes with deadly consequences for Tara. Committed to break the case, Rawlings relentlessly pursues the clues through a twisted maze of deceit and danger that takes him to England, where he and Scotland Yard detecive Charlie Lawson expose the ultimate con and solve the crime.
    Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo 1977 POSTER

    Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

    1977

    English

    4.6

    3

    12%

    12%

    Action

    airplane crash

    horror

    Horror

    nature run amok

    spider

    spider bite

    tarantula

    Thriller

    Stuart Hagmann Stuart Hagmann Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Fred Bert Remsen Bert Remsen as Mayor Douglas Bill Erwin Bill Erwin as Mr. Schneider John Harkins John Harkins as Sylvan
    An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarantulas which overcome the pilots as the airplane is flying over an orange-producing town in California. The airplane crashes, and the unlucky inhabitants of the town release the poisonous spiders into their midst. Once the town's officials discover that the tarantulas are responsible for several deaths, the tarantulas have already descended upon the town's only orange-processing factory. The town's citizens risk their lives to remove the tarantulas from the factory while the poisonous pests are rendered motionless by the transmitted sound of buzzing bees
    Petulia 1968 POSTER

    Petulia

    1968

    English

    6.8

    4

    85%

    81%

    Action

    divorce

    Drama

    Romance

    socialite

    Richard Lester Richard Lester Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Hippie Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton as Intern Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten as Mr. Danner Richard Stahl Richard Stahl as Self
    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
    Life After the Navigator 2020 POSTER

    Life After the Navigator

    2020

    English

    7.5

    9

    1980s

    Action

    biography

    celebrity

    cinema history

    Documentary

    film history

    interview

    Lisa Downs Lisa Downs Director Chris O'Donnell Chris O'Donnell as Self Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Self Raymond Forchion Raymond Forchion as Self Matt Adler Matt Adler as Self
    A feature that not only celebrates the 1986 classic "Flight of the Navigator", but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer, and his roller-coaster life since that breakthrough role.
    Flight of the Navigator 1986 POSTER

    Flight of the Navigator

    1986

    English

    6.9

    57

    85%

    76%

    Action

    Adventure

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    Comedy

    Family

    farewell

    florida

    flying saucer

    nasa

    Sci-Fi

    Randal Kleiser Randal Kleiser Director Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker as Carolyn McAdams Raymond Forchion Raymond Forchion as Detective Banks Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Dr. Louis Faraday Julio Oscar Mechoso Julio Oscar Mechoso as Hangar Guard #1
    12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.
    Steelyard Blues 1973 POSTER

    Steelyard Blues

    1973

    English

    5.3

    3

    50%

    31%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    flying boat

    release from prison

    Alan Myerson Alan Myerson Director Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as Eagle Thornberry Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Frank Veldin Beans Morocco Beans Morocco as Rocky John Savage John Savage as The Kid
    A group of misfits decide to leave for a place that they can all be free. Their mode of transportation is a PBY flying boat. The only problem is that the PBY needs a lot of work and they will need jobs to pay for the parts. When they find that they have only 10 days before the PBY is sold for scrap, they decide on borrowing the parts for their trip
    Heat 1986 POSTER

    Heat

    1986

    English

    5.7

    22

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    Jerry Jameson Jerry Jameson Director Diana Scarwid Diana Scarwid as Cassie Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds as Mex Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Pinchus Zion Joseph Bernard Joseph Bernard as Pit Boss
    Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.
    Private Lessons 1981 POSTER

    Private Lessons

    1981

    English

    5.1

    45

    32%

    bathroom

    blackmail

    chauffeur

    Comedy

    first time

    Romance

    sexual attraction

    statutory rape

    James Fargo James Fargo Director Beans Morocco Beans Morocco as Green Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. as Jack Travis Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Lester Sylvia Kristel Sylvia Kristel as Mallow
    Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip. But Mr. Filmore's unscrupulous chauffeur, Lester Lewis, takes advantage of Phillip's crush on Nicole to hire her to seduce the youth, then draws her into a plot to fake her own death in a blackmail scheme aimed to drain Phillip's trust fund.
    A Christmas in Vermont 2016 POSTER

    A Christmas in Vermont

    2016

    English

    5.5

    4

    christmas

    Comedy

    holiday

    Romance

    Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray Director Ben Giroux Ben Giroux as Cyril Michael Gaglio Michael Gaglio as Jim Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Nick Harper Chevy Chase Chevy Chase as Preston Bullock
    Riley Thomas is sent by her profit-obsessed boss to shut down one of the company’s holdings, a small outerwear company in Vermont, for missing profit targets. Riley finds that the company is the lifeblood of a town and, instead of closing down the iconic firm, she unexpectedly falls in love and learns valuable lessons beyond the bottom line.
    The Sunshine Boys 1975 POSTER

    The Sunshine Boys

    1975

    English

    7.1

    10

    69%

    72%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    comedian

    Comedy

    new york city

    reunion

    vaudeville

    Herbert Ross Herbert Ross Director F. Murray Abraham F. Murray Abraham as Mechanic Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director Steve Allen Steve Allen as Narrator on Fictional TV Program Walter Matthau Walter Matthau as Willy Clark
    Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.
    Rubin and Ed 1991 POSTER

    Rubin and Ed

    1991

    English

    7.0

    7

    87%

    87%

    Action

    buddy comedy

    Comedy

    Drama

    eccentric

    road movie

    road trip

    salesman

    Trent Harris Trent Harris Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Ed Tuttle Patrick Michael Collins Patrick Michael Collins as Lacky Crispin Glover Crispin Glover as Rubin Farr Karen Black Karen Black as Rula
    Reclusive Rubin Farr teams up with vocal but unsuccessful multi-level salesman Ed Tuttle on a quest to bury Rubin's dead cat in the "perfect spot." Their trip takes them across Utah's desert where they have run-ins with Ed's ex-wife Rula and an elusive Andy Warhol critic.
    The Jerk 1979 POSTER

    The Jerk

    1979

    English

    7.1

    33

    82%

    84%

    Action

    blow

    Comedy

    neominstrelsy

    phone book

    sharecropper

    tennis court

    wild comedy

    Carl Reiner Carl Reiner Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Carnival Worker Gene LeBell Gene LeBell as Con Man Dick O'Neill Dick O'Neill as Frosty Carl Gottlieb Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty
    After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
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