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- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsPeter O'TooleMark Linn-BakerJessica HarperAn aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.Wildly enjoyable comedy with great O'Toole performance.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsSean PennElizabeth McGovernNicolas CageIn 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.It's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsClint EastwoodBurt ReynoldsJane AlexanderSlick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.How do travesties like this get made?
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsTom HanksShelley LongAlexander GodunovA young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.Silly but engaging.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsSidney PoitierRiver PhoenixRichard JenkinsAn F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.It turns all of the characters into chess pieces, whose relationships depend on the plot, not on human chemistry. Since the plot is absurdly illogical, you're not left with much.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsDan AykroydKim BasingerJon LovitzA creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.Not nearly as bad as advertised.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsAnthony EdwardsForest WhitakerPenelope Ann MillerAn eager rookie cop gets transferred to a tough downtown Philadelphia precinct after stopping a powerful man for traffic violations. When his old cop buddy is murdered, he wants in on catching the killer.About as much fun as having your car stolen.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsCherBob HoskinsWinona RyderAn unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.I found a lot of it preposterous, but I enjoyed that quality. Why do we look at movies? To learn lessons and see life reflected back at us? Sometimes. But sometimes we simply sit there in the dark, stupefied by the spectacle.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsWhoopi GoldbergTed DansonWill SmithA young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that weren't bad enough, he's white.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsMelanie GriffithEd HarrisMichael Patrick CarterA group of young boys befriend a prostitute named V.I don't want to spoil it for you, but let's just say the gangster doesn't get what he wants, and true love saves the day.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsShirley MacLaineRicki LakeBrendan FraserConnie, unwed and pregnant, is heading to Boston by train when she meets wealthy newlyweds Hugh and Patricia. The train crashes, and when Connie comes to in the hospital, she is mistaken for Patricia, who died in the crash with Hugh.This is more of a movie to see on video, on an empty night when you need something to hurl at the gloom.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteDavid James ElliottA young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsLisa KudrowDamon WayansRichard BenjaminA 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 material is too thin for feature-length and the jokes are socially outdated and clueless.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsJune SquibbLainie KazanPeter JasonA comedy-caper set in the trenches of the car business.