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Linda Harrison Movies
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Don Ameche,
Wilford Brimley,
Courteney Cox,
Hume Cronyn,
Jack Gilford,
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The original Cocoon was touching, sweet, optimistic, and heartfelt.
Most of the wonderful ensemble cast reunited for this sequel, but
sadly, something went awry.You learn nothing about what they've seen during five years spent with
the aliens . Further, it seems like everything the characters
accomplished the first time around was repealed in this story. Their
desire to joi...
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Genres:
Adventure
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
Starring:
Don Ameche,
Wilford Brimley,
Hume Cronyn,
Brian Dennehy,
Jack Gilford,
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"Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at
close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan
ThomasThe senior characters of this modern day fable took this poem to heart.When we first meet the motley group, they are as many of us dread one
day becoming. Kept in a nursing home, days filled with vapid activities
like shuffleboard or mah-jo...
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Genres:
Action
Sci-Fi
Starring:
James Franciscus,
Kim Hunter,
Maurice Evans,
Linda Harrison,
Paul Richards,
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Beneath was the best Planet of the Apes film bar none. Everything was bigger
and better this time around: bigger sets, more gorillas, the whole of New
York instead of a mere Statue of Liberty, and, best of all, faceless,
telepathic mutants than can kill with the mind. Yes, I was once ten years
old.Watched again with many years of hindsight, it's clear that, while
entertaining, ...
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Genres:
Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Starring:
Charlton Heston,
Roddy McDowall,
Kim Hunter,
Maurice Evans,
James Whitmore,
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No one I know under 40 had seen this film, though we all joked about it as
being a stereotypical "bad" film based on rumors. the title, and clips seen
here and there. Finally one weekend when I was working until 2:00 a.m. I
went home and there was a sequel on late night TV, during the 30 year Planet
of the Apes marathon. It made me curious about the original and I tracked
it ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Walter Matthau,
Inger Stevens,
Sue Ane Langdon,
Jackie Russell,
Robert Morse,
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Gene Kelly, who directed this film, was a man that understood clearly
timing and movement, as his distinguished career demonstrates. Being
behind the camera gives him the opportunity to have his players to put
into practice some of his ideas and the result is a film that is a lot
of fun and doesn't appear too dated.What Mr. Kelly accomplished with this film was bringing together tw...
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