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Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Starring: Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend, Tamsin West, Dempsey Knight
Directed By: Brian Trenchard-Smith

Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies that comes along and seems to change the cultural temperature in a flash. After the movie's release in 1977, disco ruled the dance floors, and a blow-dried member of a TV-sitcom ensemble became the hottest star in the country. For all that, the story is conventional: a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn, Tony Manero (John Travolta), works ...

Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, Paul Pape
Directed By: John Badham

It isn't difficult to imagine why this 1988 retelling of the Crucifixion story was picketed vociferously upon release--this Jesus bears little resemblance to the classical Christ, who was not, upon careful review of the Gospels, ever reported to have had sex with Barbara Hershey. Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather ...

Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco, Steve Shill
Directed By: Martin Scorsese

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. In this masterful, atmospheric adventure, a courageous young girl (Meredith Salenger) confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her extraordinary odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, ...

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Starring: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Jed, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan
Directed By: Jeremy Kagan

Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Hildy Brooks
Directed By: Jeremy Kagan

Manufacturer: U.S. Magna Corp/Wea V
Starring: Jason Beck, Joan Baker, Barry Banner, Matthew Black, Dave Couch
Directed By: Hayato Ikeda, Koichi Ohata

Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine, Barry Sullivan, Keefe Brasselle
Directed By: Sidney Lanfield

Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Nicholas Selby, David Garfield (II), John Blythe, Tilly Tremayne, Eric Dodson
Directed By: Roger Jenkins, Philip Dudley, Christopher Barry (III)

"I'm gonna scare the hell out of you," intones Stephen King in the trailer for his sole directorial effort, the much-maligned Maximum Overdrive. While the end result doesn't live up to that boast, this sci-fi/horror tale isn't as awful as it's been described. King's script (based on his short story "Trucks") focuses on the patrons of a North Carolina truck stop, which comes under attack by ...

Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Starring: Barry Bell, John Brasington, R. Pickett Bugg, Jack Canon, Giancarlo Esposito

A sleeper when released in 1985, The Journey of Natty Gann has since become an enduring family classic. While following a familiar Disney formula (the perilous adventures of a girl and her pet wolf), director Jeremy Paul Kagan adds something fresh at every turn, aided by a first-rate cast and beautifully scenic locations. Then-promising newcomer Meredith Salenger is perfect in the title ...

Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Video
Starring: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Jed, Ray Wise, Lainie Kazan
Directed By: Jeremy Kagan