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    My Favorite Year 1982 POSTER

    My Favorite Year

    1982

    English

    7.3

    15

    97%

    84%

    acting

    Action

    actor

    alcoholism

    Comedy

    Drama

    live television

    new york city

    television

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Anne De Salvo Anne De Salvo as Alice Miller Lainie Kazan Lainie Kazan as Belle Carroca Mark Linn-Baker Mark Linn-Baker as Benjy Stone Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell as Karl Rojeck
    Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
    City Heat 1984 POSTER

    City Heat

    1984

    English

    5.5

    22

    22%

    25%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    photographer

    private eye

    whorehouse

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Art LaFleur Art LaFleur as Bruiser Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood as Lieutenant Speer William Sanderson William Sanderson as Lonnie Ash Beau Starr Beau Starr as Pitt Lookout
    Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.
    Mermaids 1990 POSTER

    Mermaids

    1990

    English

    6.7

    35

    71%

    70%

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    dress

    kennedy assassination

    new year's eve

    roman catholic church

    Romance

    swimming

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Winona Ryder Winona Ryder as Charlotte Flax Christina Ricci Christina Ricci as Kate Flax Cher Cher as Mrs. Flax John Kennedy Jr. John Kennedy Jr. as Self
    Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
    Made in America 1993 POSTER

    Made in America

    1993

    English

    5.1

    29

    32%

    29%

    Action

    anonymity

    car dealer

    Comedy

    high school

    sperm donor

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Peggy Rea Peggy Rea as Alberta Paul Rodriguez Paul Rodriguez as Jose Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Sarah Mathews Will Smith Will Smith as Tea Cake Walters
    A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.
    Mrs. Winterbourne 1996 POSTER

    Mrs. Winterbourne

    1996

    English

    6.3

    20

    15%

    63%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    mistaken identity

    role reversal

    Romance

    train wreck

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Peter Gerety Peter Gerety as Father Brian Kilraine Debra Monk Debra Monk as Lieutenant Ambrose Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss as Nurse Allmeyer Bobcat Goldthwait Bobcat Goldthwait as TV Comedian
    Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up.
    The Goodbye Girl 2004 POSTER

    The Goodbye Girl

    2004

    English

    6.0

    5

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Kevin Durand Kevin Durand as Earl Woody Jeffreys Woody Jeffreys as Eddie, Ronnie's Assistant Emily Holmes Emily Holmes as Rhonda Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell as Salesman- Liquor Store
    Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but instead of taking her to Hollywood he gets a European movie part. He even sublets their (his) New York apartment to Elliot Garfield, who generously lets her stay, even keeping the master bedroom. Pragmatic pre-teen daughter Lucy soon takes to his charm, but Paula remains determined to hate all actors. Despite the stress of a Broadway Shakespeare lead he must play too queer for Frisco, he's determined to snatch romance from ingratitude.
    Downtown 1990 POSTER

    Downtown

    1990

    English

    5.7

    7

    32%

    32%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Roger Aaron Brown Roger Aaron Brown as Lt. Sam Parral Mike Pniewski Mike Pniewski as Man with Gun Óscar Ladoire Óscar Ladoire as (uncredited) Wren T. Brown Wren T. Brown as Uniformed Cop
    Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.
    Milk Money 1994 POSTER

    Milk Money

    1994

    English

    5.7

    13

    12%

    37%

    Action

    Comedy

    make a match

    mob boss

    prostitute

    red-light district

    Romance

    stripper

    tree house

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director John Alvin John Alvin as Rich Old Guy Ed Harris Ed Harris as Tom Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as V Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell as Waltzer
    Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then her car breaks down. It's just as well, though, because a mobster named Waltzer is after her, and V realizes the suburbs are the perfect place to hide. But things get a lot more complicated when V falls in love with Tom, a single father who is unaware of her real profession.
    My Stepmother Is an Alien 1988 POSTER

    My Stepmother Is an Alien

    1988

    English

    5.4

    35

    20%

    31%

    Action

    alien

    Comedy

    levitation

    message

    Sci-Fi

    spoof

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Harry Shearer Harry Shearer as Carl Sagan Kim Basinger Kim Basinger as Celeste Martin Seth Green Seth Green as Fred Glass Joseph Maher Joseph Maher as Lucas Budlong
    Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.
    Marci X 2003 POSTER

    Marci X

    2003

    English

    3.0

    6

    8%

    29%

    Comedy

    Music

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Charles Kimbrough Charles Kimbrough as Lane Strayfield Lisa Kudrow Lisa Kudrow as Marci Feld Christine Baranski Christine Baranski as Mary Ellen Spinkle Myk Watford Myk Watford as Police Officer
    A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries to rein the one of the label's most controversial rappers.
    The Pentagon Wars 1998 POSTER

    The Pentagon Wars

    1998

    English

    7.1

    17

    84%

    84%

    Action

    army

    based on a true story

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    gulf war

    pentagon

    vietnam war

    War

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Cary Elwes Cary Elwes as Colonel James Burton Bruce French Bruce French as General De Grasso James DuMont James DuMont as Lt. Griffin Randy Oglesby Randy Oglesby as Test Range General
    From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)
    The Money Pit 1986 POSTER

    The Money Pit

    1986

    English

    6.4

    45

    50%

    58%

    Action

    chaos

    Comedy

    home ownership

    house

    old house

    price

    rock star

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Michael Jeter Michael Jeter as Arnie Joe Mantegna Joe Mantegna as Art Shirk Carmine Caridi Carmine Caridi as Brad Shirk Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Walter Fielding, Jr.
    After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
    Little Nikita 1988 POSTER

    Little Nikita

    1988

    English

    5.9

    13

    53%

    44%

    Action

    adult child friendship

    Drama

    fbi

    pursuit in traffic

    soviet spy

    spy

    teenage boy

    Thriller

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Lucy Deakins Lucy Deakins as Barbara Kerry Jerry Hardin Jerry Hardin as Brewer Richard Lynch Richard Lynch as Scuba Julio Medina Julio Medina as Soccer Announcer
    An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.
    Racing with the Moon 1984 POSTER

    Racing with the Moon

    1984

    English

    6.6

    7

    67%

    61%

    Comedy

    Drama

    military draft

    Romance

    Richard Benjamin Richard Benjamin Director Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern as Caddie Winger Sean Penn Sean Penn as Henry 'Hopper' Nash Eve Brent Eve Brent as Mrs. Kaiser Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Nicky / Bud
    In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievous and irresponsible, Nicky gets into trouble which forces the other two to become involved, testing their relationship, as well as the friendship between the boys.
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