Rod Gist

Cutter's Way (1981)

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Passer
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  John Heard  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Ann Dusenberry

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Passer
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  John Heard  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Ann Dusenberry

The Jazz Singer (1980)

Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it, insisting Jess live as a traditional Jew and inherit his position at the synagogue. With the help of friend and professional musician Bubba, Jess gets a chance to go to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Neil Diamond  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Lucie Arnaz  •  Catlin Adams

Jess Robin dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch, forbids it, insisting Jess live as a traditional Jew and inherit his position at the synagogue. With the help of friend and professional musician Bubba, Jess gets a chance to go to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Neil Diamond  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Lucie Arnaz  •  Catlin Adams

Tunnel Vision (1976)

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neal Israel  •  Bradley R. Swirnoff
CAST:  Phil Proctor  •  Howard Hesseman  •  Dan Barrows  •  Stephen Feinberg

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neal Israel  •  Bradley R. Swirnoff
CAST:  Phil Proctor  •  Howard Hesseman  •  Dan Barrows  •  Stephen Feinberg

The Dreamer of Oz (1990)

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bender
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Courtney Barilla  •  Rue McClanahan

The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Bender
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Courtney Barilla  •  Rue McClanahan

Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

A supernatural maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Z'Dar  •  Claudia Christian  •  Michael Lerner  •  Bruce Campbell

A supernatural maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Z'Dar  •  Claudia Christian  •  Michael Lerner  •  Bruce Campbell

Shout (1991)

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

The Gift of Life (1982)

A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry London
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Cassie Yates  •  Caroline McWilliams

A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry London
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Paul Le Mat  •  Cassie Yates  •  Caroline McWilliams

The Comeback Kid (1980)

A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Susan Dey  •  Doug McKeon  •  James Gregory

A down-on his-luck baseball pitcher finds a new set of rewards coaching a gang of underprivileged youngsters and romancing a career-oriented playground supervisor who, against her better judgment, put the kids in his charge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Susan Dey  •  Doug McKeon  •  James Gregory

J-Men Forever (1979)

The Lightning Bug has a multi-prong scheme to enslave the earth. First, rock and roll, which the JMen counter with Muzac, then marijuana. Finally, the JMen build a bomb to blow up the moon with, but the Bug beats them to it by self destructing the moon by playing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Patterson
CAST:  Peter Bergman  •  Phil Proctor  •  M.G. Kelly  •  Jack Angel

The Lightning Bug has a multi-prong scheme to enslave the earth. First, rock and roll, which the JMen counter with Muzac, then marijuana. Finally, the JMen build a bomb to blow up the moon with, but the Bug beats them to it by self destructing the moon by playing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Patterson
CAST:  Peter Bergman  •  Phil Proctor  •  M.G. Kelly  •  Jack Angel

Buddy Buddy (1981)

During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Walter Matthau  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Klaus Kinski

During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Walter Matthau  •  Paula Prentiss  •  Klaus Kinski

Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)

The life of a stressed-out air controller falls apart as he battles a court case involving a mid-air collision for which an investigator is trying to hold him responsible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Grauman
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Michael Constantine  •  Greg Morris

The life of a stressed-out air controller falls apart as he battles a court case involving a mid-air collision for which an investigator is trying to hold him responsible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Grauman
CAST:  George Peppard  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Michael Constantine  •  Greg Morris

The Lady in Red (1979)

A farm girl's life turns upside down after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She moves to Chicago and becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Pamela Sue Martin  •  Robert Conrad  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Robert Hogan

A farm girl's life turns upside down after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She moves to Chicago and becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Teague
CAST:  Pamela Sue Martin  •  Robert Conrad  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Robert Hogan