Harvey Christiansen

Johnny Be Good (1988)

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud S. Smith
CAST:  Anthony Michael Hall  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Uma Thurman  •  Paul Gleason

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bud S. Smith
CAST:  Anthony Michael Hall  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Uma Thurman  •  Paul Gleason

Texasville (1990)

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Annie Potts  •  Randy Quaid

Summer, 1984: 30 years after Duane captained the high school football team and Jacy was homecoming queen, this Texas town near Wichita Falls prepares for its centennial. Oil prices are down, banks are failing, and Duane's $12 million in debt. His wife Karla drinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Cybill Shepherd  •  Annie Potts  •  Randy Quaid

The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Bo Svenson

A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Bo Svenson

The Sugarland Express (1974)

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Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  William Atherton  •  Ben Johnson  •  Louise Latham

Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Spielberg
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  William Atherton  •  Ben Johnson  •  Louise Latham

Resurrection (1980)

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Sam Shepard  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Roberts Blossom

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Sam Shepard  •  Richard Farnsworth  •  Roberts Blossom

Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life (1992)

A haggard cowboy reflects upon his life while awaiting his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Werner
CAST:  Daniel Baldwin  •  Luis Ávalos  •  Chris Cooper  •  Sean Baca

A haggard cowboy reflects upon his life while awaiting his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Werner
CAST:  Daniel Baldwin  •  Luis Ávalos  •  Chris Cooper  •  Sean Baca

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)

A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Bixby
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Joan Severance  •  Danny Kamin

A gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Bixby
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Kris Kristofferson  •  Joan Severance  •  Danny Kamin

The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)

When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hoite C. Caston
CAST:  Peter Billingsley  •  Stuart Pankin  •  Anne Bloom  •  Patrick Collins

When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hoite C. Caston
CAST:  Peter Billingsley  •  Stuart Pankin  •  Anne Bloom  •  Patrick Collins

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Schatzberg
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Amy Irving  •  Slim Pickens

Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Schatzberg
CAST:  Willie Nelson  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Amy Irving  •  Slim Pickens

Poison Ivy (1985)

Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Nancy McKeon  •  Caren Kaye  •  Adam Baldwin

Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Elikann
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Nancy McKeon  •  Caren Kaye  •  Adam Baldwin

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

The Chicken Ranch, a famed brothel, has been a staple of Texas history for nearly a millennium, but media watchdog Melvin P. Thorpe has set his sights on shutting it down. It's up to the madam, Mona Stangley, and the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, to stop him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Higgins
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Charles Durning  •  Dolly Parton  •  Dom DeLuise

The Chicken Ranch, a famed brothel, has been a staple of Texas history for nearly a millennium, but media watchdog Melvin P. Thorpe has set his sights on shutting it down. It's up to the madam, Mona Stangley, and the local sheriff, Ed Earl Dodd, to stop him!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Higgins
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Charles Durning  •  Dolly Parton  •  Dom DeLuise

My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987)

After an encounter with a beautiful client, a teenage delivery boy finds himself being turned into a vampire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Huston
CAST:  Robert Sean Leonard  •  Cecilia Peck  •  Leeanne Locken Emberlin  •  Cheryl Pollak

After an encounter with a beautiful client, a teenage delivery boy finds himself being turned into a vampire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jimmy Huston
CAST:  Robert Sean Leonard  •  Cecilia Peck  •  Leeanne Locken Emberlin  •  Cheryl Pollak

The Adventures of Jody Shanan (1978)

Twelve-year-old Jody is on a wagon train trip with his father when they are attacked by renegade Comancheros led by the villain cut-throat. Jody sets out across country for home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Tucker
CAST:  Joey Keeper  •  Ron McPherson  •  Bart Huffman  •  Tex Hill

Twelve-year-old Jody is on a wagon train trip with his father when they are attacked by renegade Comancheros led by the villain cut-throat. Jody sets out across country for home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Tucker
CAST:  Joey Keeper  •  Ron McPherson  •  Bart Huffman  •  Tex Hill