J.P. Bumstead

Changeling (2008)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Jeffrey Donovan  •  John Malkovich  •  Geoff Pierson

Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Angelina Jolie  •  Jeffrey Donovan  •  John Malkovich  •  Geoff Pierson

Private Benjamin (1980)

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Armand Assante  •  Robert Webber

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Armand Assante  •  Robert Webber

Ruthless People (1986)

BoringWhimsical

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Zucker  •  Jim Abrahams  •  Jerry Zucker
CAST:  Danny DeVito  •  Bette Midler  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Helen Slater

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Zucker  •  Jim Abrahams  •  Jerry Zucker
CAST:  Danny DeVito  •  Bette Midler  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Helen Slater

The Best of Times (1986)

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Kurt Russell  •  Pamela Reed  •  Holly Palance

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Kurt Russell  •  Pamela Reed  •  Holly Palance

Pacific Heights (1990)

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Melanie Griffith  •  Matthew Modine  •  Michael Keaton  •  Mako

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Schlesinger
CAST:  Melanie Griffith  •  Matthew Modine  •  Michael Keaton  •  Mako

When She Was Bad... (1979)

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter H. Hunt
CAST:  Cheryl Ladd  •  Robert Urich  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Dabney Coleman

Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter H. Hunt
CAST:  Cheryl Ladd  •  Robert Urich  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Dabney Coleman

Hollywood Hot Tubs 2: Educating Crystal (1990)

A rich sheik tries to steal hot tub business by marrying the owner. Her daughter and others foil the plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Raich
CAST:  Jewel Shepard  •  Remy O'Neill  •  David Tiefen  •  Bart Braverman

A rich sheik tries to steal hot tub business by marrying the owner. Her daughter and others foil the plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Raich
CAST:  Jewel Shepard  •  Remy O'Neill  •  David Tiefen  •  Bart Braverman

Six Against the Rock (1987)

In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Richard Dysart  •  Dennis Farina  •  Charles Haid

In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Richard Dysart  •  Dennis Farina  •  Charles Haid

Into Thin Air (1985)

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Sam Robards  •  Nicholas Pryor

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Sam Robards  •  Nicholas Pryor

Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)

The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold  •  John Flynn  •  Lawrence Schiller
CAST:  Catherine Hicks  •  Richard Basehart  •  Frank Converse  •  John Ireland

The story of the life and times of the legendary Hollywood blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe, from her meteoric rise to stardom to her marriages and untimely death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Arnold  •  John Flynn  •  Lawrence Schiller
CAST:  Catherine Hicks  •  Richard Basehart  •  Frank Converse  •  John Ireland

Mae West (1982)

Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Ann Jillian  •  James Brolin  •  Piper Laurie  •  Roddy McDowall

Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Ann Jillian  •  James Brolin  •  Piper Laurie  •  Roddy McDowall

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)

This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Stephanie Zimbalist  •  David Keith  •  Richard Lawson  •  Victor French

This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard C. Sarafian
CAST:  Stephanie Zimbalist  •  David Keith  •  Richard Lawson  •  Victor French

Joyride (1997)

The teenage son of a motel owner steals a black convertible to impress a mysterious beauty he has a crush on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quinton Peeples
CAST:  Tobey Maguire  •  Amy Hathaway  •  Wilson Cruz  •  Christina Zilber

The teenage son of a motel owner steals a black convertible to impress a mysterious beauty he has a crush on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Quinton Peeples
CAST:  Tobey Maguire  •  Amy Hathaway  •  Wilson Cruz  •  Christina Zilber

The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980)

The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Loni Anderson  •  G. D. Spradlin  •  Ray Buktenica

The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Loni Anderson  •  G. D. Spradlin  •  Ray Buktenica

Sins of the Mother (1991)

A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlements and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Dale Midkiff  •  Heather Fairfield  •  Talia Balsam

A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlements and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patterson
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Dale Midkiff  •  Heather Fairfield  •  Talia Balsam

Moonlight (1982)

A fast-food delivery man for a New York Chinese restaurant gets involved with international terrorists and is recruited by undercover agents to help track down the leader in this prospective pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Smithee  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  William Bassett  •  Robert Desiderio  •  Hank Brandt  •  Michelle Phillips

A fast-food delivery man for a New York Chinese restaurant gets involved with international terrorists and is recruited by undercover agents to help track down the leader in this prospective pilot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Smithee  •  Jackie Cooper  •  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  William Bassett  •  Robert Desiderio  •  Hank Brandt  •  Michelle Phillips

Fantasies (1982)

A crazed killer stalks the cast of a television soap-opera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wiard
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Barry Newman  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Patrick O'Neal

A crazed killer stalks the cast of a television soap-opera.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Wiard
CAST:  Suzanne Pleshette  •  Barry Newman  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Patrick O'Neal

On Fire (1987)

Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has two just as loving and devoted sons. Things couldn't be better for him until he learns that the department wants to retire him. He does so reluctantly. He then falls into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  John Forsythe  •  Carroll Baker  •  Michael Bowen  •  Alan Feinstein

Joe is an arson investigator for the fire department. He has a loving and devoted wife and has two just as loving and devoted sons. Things couldn't be better for him until he learns that the department wants to retire him. He does so reluctantly. He then falls into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Greenwald
CAST:  John Forsythe  •  Carroll Baker  •  Michael Bowen  •  Alan Feinstein

The Casting Workshop

A spoof of an actual casting director workshop, written by the people who take them daily, and influenced by dozens of CD's who helped us with the production, and by telling us their craziest situations that they have seen at these workshops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Landon Ashworth
CAST:  David Heavener  •  Landon Ashworth  •  Sunday Boling  •  Jaclyn Carmichael

A spoof of an actual casting director workshop, written by the people who take them daily, and influenced by dozens of CD's who helped us with the production, and by telling us their craziest situations that they have seen at these workshops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Landon Ashworth
CAST:  David Heavener  •  Landon Ashworth  •  Sunday Boling  •  Jaclyn Carmichael