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Ray Walston Movies
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Genres:
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Starring:
Gary Sinise,
Molly Ringwald,
Jamey Sheridan,
Ruby Dee,
Miguel Ferrer,
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Prior to the release of It, The Stand was my favourite King novel. It's a
gargantuan effort which weaves a huge cast of disparate characters into an
epic tale of the struggle between good and evil on the eve of Armageddon.
I
used to think about what kind of a movie could be constructed from the
novel, even going so far as to pick a cast, but I always knew in my heart
that ...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
John Malkovich,
Gary Sinise,
Ray Walston,
Casey Siemaszko,
Sherilyn Fenn,
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How often are we forced to endure the uninsightful changes that are made to
American classics in the process of turning them into feature films? The
1939 version of this movie is a prime example. It, very simply, was not
the
story that Steinbeck wrote. The changes that were made were too sweeping
to
be seen as anything other than some ego thinking that Steinbeck could be...
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Genres:
Horror
Starring:
Jill Schoelen,
Tom Villard,
Dee Wallace,
Derek Rydall,
Malcolm Danare,
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Starring:
Roger Rose,
Yvette Nipar,
T.K. Carter,
Leslie Jordan,
Paul Feig,
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Genres:
Comedy
Horror
Starring:
Danny Nelson,
Lori Birdsong,
Christian Hesler,
Ralph Pruitt Vaughn,
John Saxon,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Judd Nelson,
Elizabeth Perkins,
John Hurt,
Darren McGavin,
Dan Monahan,
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A funny, insightful script that is treated a bit too lightly by the
principals. No one looks like they're taking the story seriously except
John
Hurt, whose performance towers above everyone else's (it's too bad he only
occupies the screen for 20 or so minutes). There are the odd moments of
idiocy, and the entire effect is like an above average episode of a
television law d...
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Genres:
Drama
Starring:
Bill Allen,
Lori Loughlin,
Talia Shire,
Ray Walston,
Alfie Wise,
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Starring:
Michael Keaton,
Joe Piscopo,
Marilu Henner,
Maureen Stapleton,
Peter Boyle,
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How can anyone not love this movie ? I think it's a hilarious spoof of all
the old gangster movies; if you've never seen them, watch this instead.
Michael Keaton has a ball in this role as anything goes. One guy mangles
the
English language everytime he talks and Griffin Dunn plays a clueless
D.A.,
but my favorite role has got to be Joe Piscopo. He has all the best lines.
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Genres:
Comedy
Music
Romance
Drama
Starring:
Sean Penn,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Judge Reinhold,
Robert Romanus,
Brian Backer,
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All throughout the decade of pencil-thin neckties and Pat Benatar look-alikes,
various films came along that served to embody the times. "Valley
Girl" (which introduced us to Nicholas Cage) and "Secret Admirer" were just
a drop in the proverbial bucket. Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont
High" was the textbook definition of life as a teenager in the eighties and
r...
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Genres:
Action
Horror
Sci-Fi
Mystery
Starring:
Edward Albert,
Erin Moran,
Ray Walston,
Bernard Behrens,
Zalman King,
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Genres:
Comedy
Family
Musical
Romance
Starring:
Robin Williams,
Shelley Duvall,
Ray Walston,
Paul Dooley,
Paul L. Smith,
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I see that lots of people hate this movie. I guess I can see why. It's so
idiosyncratic, so loose, so out there, so...Altman. But this is truly one of
the sweetest, gentlest, and most tender movies I have ever seen. This movie
can be enjoyed if for no other reason than for its total lack of irony. Like
Popeye, it is what it is. And I believe it to be a masterpiece. This was Robin W...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
Gene Wilder,
Jill Clayburgh,
Richard Pryor,
Patrick McGoohan,
Ned Beatty,
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Genres:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Starring:
Paul Newman,
Robert Redford,
Robert Shaw,
Charles Durning,
Ray Walston,
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This film deserved every Oscar thrown at it. It looks good, it's funny,
it's extremely complex but doesn't dwell on the fact for a moment: if
you can spot the twists, you haven't got time to sit back smugly as
they pop up - everything rushes on. The acting's good as is the story,
one carrying the other. I can't think of a movie where people so
obviously had as much fun - maybe ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Musical
Romance
Western
Starring:
Lee Marvin,
Clint Eastwood,
Jean Seberg,
Harve Presnell,
Ray Walston,
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(No spoilers herein).My friend sent me this movie wanting to know my comments on it, without
telling me even a word of what it was about or what he thought of it. I
went and checked out the entry on IMDB and was a touch confused why he was
sending me a sort of musical half-western flick, being that neither of
those
categories would pop up at the top of either our lists.Needles...
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Genres:
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Jack Lemmon,
Shirley MacLaine,
Fred MacMurray,
Ray Walston,
Jack Kruschen,
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Ohhh - after my 4th or 5th viewing, I think this may be one of the most
remarkable blends of comedy and drama to have ever been filmed - THE
APARTMENT - in subtle ways - rises well above the conventions of any
genre. It was my introduction to the great Billy Wilder, and my
fondness for Jack Lemmon (a remarkable and sorely missed actor) begins
here as well.*SOME SPOILERS* The co...
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Genres:
Musical
Romance
War
Starring:
Rossano Brazzi,
Mitzi Gaynor,
John Kerr,
Ray Walston,
Juanita Hall,
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Though it is only the second longest running of Rodgers&Hammerstein's
musical shows, South Pacific I believe contains the best score with The
King and I running a close second. On Broadway it opened in 1949 and
closed 1925 shows later in 1954. It gave Mary Martin her career role on
Broadway and made a pop star out of Metropolitan Opera basso Ezio
Pinza.Opening on Broadway only ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
War
Starring:
Cary Grant,
Jayne Mansfield,
Leif Erickson,
Suzy Parker,
Ray Walston,
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KISS THEM FOR ME is about three naval officers who are returned to the
states during wartime on furlough. One, Ray Walston, is up for a
Congressional seat in his district, and actually may be able to get out
soon. The other two (Cary Grant and Larry Blyden) have earned the
furlough for their heroism. But there is a slight chance they too can
get excused from further war duty, i...
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