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Pennies from Heaven
Illinois The 1930sThere's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains... — A musical set in the great Busby Berkeley style. In Chicago during the depression, sheet music salesman, Arthur Parker, is trying to sell his products, but it's not easy to convince unwilling music store owners to buy them. Although he's already married to the somewhat drab Joan, when he meets school teacher Eileen in a music store, he falls in love with her.
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Endless Love
IllinoisShe is 15. He is 17. The Love Every Parent Fears. — Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work, David burns down the house and is sent away. This doesn't stop him from seeing her. When he gets out he goes to look for her. But the passion for his first love is too strong and she has to leave.
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Continental Divide
IllinoisWhen they met they heard bells. And that was just round one. — A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
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American Pop
Kansas The 1970s The 1980s The 1960s The 1950s The 1940s The 1930s The 1920s The 1910s The 1900s The 1890sAll those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star. — The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
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...All the Marbles
OhioThe California Dolls and their best friend Harry...Together they're going for...All The Marbles — A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
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Strange Behavior
IllinoisTown population is down... about six feet — A scientist is experimenting with teenagers and turning them into murderers.
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Bill
MinnesotaBill, a retarded man, ventures out into the world for the first time, having spent most of his life in a dreary inner city Institution. He is taken in by a kind family and learns what it means to love for the first time in his life.
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Honky Tonk Freeway
IllinoisPROMISES ARE MADE IN HEAVEN - But carried out on Earth — Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, leaded by it's Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.
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Four Friends
Indiana Illinois The 1960sAll the boys love Georgia... and Georgia loves all the boys! — A young immigrant comes to America in the 60s and is caught up in the counterculture movement which tests his bonds of friendship and love.
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On the Right Track
IllinoisMeet the Worlds Richest Orphan! — Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.
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When all he has left is determination and courage, a man must fight to save his family. — Jesse Hallum sells the family farm to see that his daughter receives the medical care she needs at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The big city challenges him, though, especially when his illiteracy is exposed.
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Americana
Kansas The 1970sThere's a dark horse in the American Dream. — In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
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The Marva Collins Story
Illinois The 20th CenturyCicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.
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The Blues Brothers
Illinois The 1980sThey're on a mission from God. — Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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Airplane!
Illinois The 1980sWhat's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit two tall buildings at a single bound? — The persons and events in this film are fictitious - fortunately! A masterpiece of off-the-wall comedy, Airplane! features Robert Hays as an ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning; Julie Hagerty as his girlfriend/stewardess/co-pilot; and a cast of all-stars including Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar... and more. Their hilarious high jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love... the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.
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Raging Bull
Michigan Ohio The 1960s The 1950s The 1940sThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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The Hunter
IllinoisHe's not as fast as he used to be... That's what makes him human. He's a bounty hunter... And that's what makes him dangerous. — During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
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Caddyshack
Illinois Nebraska The 1980sThe snobs against the slobs! — At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
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The Long Riders
Minnesota Missouri The 1870s"All the world likes an outlaw. For some damn reason they remember 'em." - Jesse James — The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
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Ordinary People
IllinoisEverything is in its proper place...except the past. — Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
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Somewhere in Time
Michigan Illinois The 1970s The 1980s The 1910sBeyond fantasy. Beyond obsession. Beyond time itself... he will find her. — Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early 1900s. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
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The Big Brawl
IllinoisWhere the only rule is to stay alive. — A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
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My Bodyguard
IllinoisTerrorized in the Toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for lunch money? GET A BODYGUARD — Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.
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Alligator
IllinoisIt lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out! — A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.
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Up the Academy
KansasThe education they got wasn't in books. — Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year.
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One Trick Pony
OhioRock 'n' roll will give you some laughs...but it won't do you any favors. — Jonah (Paul Simon) is an aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
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Coach of the Year
IllinoisOne determined man can make a difference — An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.
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Those Lips, Those Eyes
Ohio The 1950sOn stage, Harry Crystal is sheer magic. In the wings, Artie Shoemaker is learning his tricks! — A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
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The Psychotronic Man
IllinoisA man discovers that he has psychotronic powers--the ability to will people to die. He begins exercising that power.
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Foolin' Around
MinnesotaA working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.
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Friendly Fire
Iowa The 1970sIn war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth. — In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.
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Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
Ohio The 1950sThis is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. Stars Sean McCann, Dixie Seatle. (
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Illinois The 1980sCapt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate, where his closest colleagues are Dr. Huer (Tim O'Connor), squadron leader Col. Wilma Deering (former model Erin Gray), the wisecracking robot Twiki (voiced by cartoon legend Mel Blanc), and a portable computer-brain named Dr. Theopolis.
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The Jerk
Missouri The 1970sA rags to riches to rags story. — After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags 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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Breaking Away
IndianaThe movie that tells you exactly what you can do with your high school diploma! — Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.
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Hardcore
MichiganOh my God, that's my daughter. — A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films in the porno pits of Los Angeles.
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Winter Kills
OhioSomething funny is happening in WINTER KILLS. Take it seriously! — 19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father's attempts to control his actions, Nick follows the clues that have been handed to him. As he progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the real trails from the dead ends, and increasingly dangerous as unknown parties try to stop Nick from uncovering the truth.
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The Runner Stumbles
Michigan The 1910sDick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Beau Bridges and Tammy Grimes.
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Kansas The 1950sThe emotional explosion is hers. The emotional experience is yours. — An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
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Dreamer
IllinoisA man dreams of winning. A woman dreams of loving. A dreamer dreams of both. — The dream began 20 years ago, when a young pinsetter watched a star bowler win a championship. Now, Harold (Dreamer) Nuttingham has a chance to attain his dream — to win the Tournament of Champions and buy his own lanes. But what price will he pay? The woman he loves sees only that his dream re-locates her to second place in his life; Harry White, his friend and mentor pushes him to become the champion Harry wanted to be — and never was. Torn between ambition and love, Dreamer fights to have both.
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Dummy
Illinois The 20th CenturyA deaf and dumb young man is accused of murdering a prostitute and defended by a deaf lawyer.
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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Kansas The 1890s The 1880s The 1870sThey could save their brother. Or themselves. — A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a gang of horse thieves, train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.
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The Cracker Factory
OhioThe only way to stop feeling trapped was to stop feeling at all. — Suicidal suburban housewife drifts in and out of asylums.
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Halloween
Illinois The 1970s The 1960sThe night he came home! — Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
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Superman
Kansas The 1970sYou'll Believe a Man Can Fly! — Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Damien: Omen II
IllinoisThe first time was only a warning. — Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire—and the world. Anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.
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The Fury
IllinoisAn experience in terror and suspense. — A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harness his extremely powerful psychic abilities.
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Blue Collar
MichiganWhatever became of the American Dream? — Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
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F.I.S.T.
Ohio The 1950s The 1930sJohnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
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