Bill Erwin

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Elvis (1979)

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Carpenter
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Shelley Winters  •  Bing Russell  •  Season Hubley

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Carpenter
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Shelley Winters  •  Bing Russell  •  Season Hubley

Forces of Nature (1999)

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bronwen Hughes
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Ben Affleck  •  Maura Tierney  •  Steve Zahn

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bronwen Hughes
CAST:  Sandra Bullock  •  Ben Affleck  •  Maura Tierney  •  Steve Zahn

Home Alone (1990)

FunnyEnjoyableSimpleAdventurous

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  Joe Pesci  •  Daniel Stern  •  John Heard

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Macaulay Culkin  •  Joe Pesci  •  Daniel Stern  •  John Heard

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

LightheartedFunnyCleverEnjoyable

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  John Candy  •  Laila Robins  •  Michael McKean

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  John Candy  •  Laila Robins  •  Michael McKean

She's Having a Baby (1988)

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Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Alec Baldwin  •  William Windom

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Alec Baldwin  •  William Windom

The Land Before Time (1988)

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Gabriel Damon  •  Candace Hutson  •  Judith Barsi  •  Will Ryan

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the way he meets four other young dinosaurs, each one a different species, and they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Gabriel Damon  •  Candace Hutson  •  Judith Barsi  •  Will Ryan

Somewhere in Time (1980)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Christopher Reeve  •  Jane Seymour  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Teresa Wright

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeannot Szwarc
CAST:  Christopher Reeve  •  Jane Seymour  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Teresa Wright

Chairman of the Board (1998)

Surfer Edison isn't able to make ends meet with his inventions or his lifestyle. But then he meets billionaire Armand McMillian, who takes a shine to the young bum — so much so that he leaves his invention company to him upon his death. Unfortunately, Armand's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Zamm
CAST:  Carrot Top  •  Courtney Thorne-Smith  •  Larry Miller  •  Jack Warden

Surfer Edison isn't able to make ends meet with his inventions or his lifestyle. But then he meets billionaire Armand McMillian, who takes a shine to the young bum — so much so that he leaves his invention company to him upon his death. Unfortunately, Armand's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Zamm
CAST:  Carrot Top  •  Courtney Thorne-Smith  •  Larry Miller  •  Jack Warden

A Crack in the Floor (2001)

After witnessing his mother's brutal rape and murder at a young age, Jeremiah Hill turns to a life of seclusion in a small mountain town. Six friends enter the town for a weekend camping trip and stumble upon Jeremiah's lonely cabin in the woods, which shatters his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corbin Timbrook  •  Sean Stanek
CAST:  Mario López  •  Gary Busey  •  Bo Hopkins  •  Rance Howard

After witnessing his mother's brutal rape and murder at a young age, Jeremiah Hill turns to a life of seclusion in a small mountain town. Six friends enter the town for a weekend camping trip and stumble upon Jeremiah's lonely cabin in the woods, which shatters his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corbin Timbrook  •  Sean Stanek
CAST:  Mario López  •  Gary Busey  •  Bo Hopkins  •  Rance Howard

The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)

Christine Jorgensen goes to 1950s Denmark and makes headlines for having the first sex-change operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Rapper
CAST:  John Hansen  •  Joan Tompkins  •  Quinn K. Redeker  •  John Himes

Christine Jorgensen goes to 1950s Denmark and makes headlines for having the first sex-change operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Rapper
CAST:  John Hansen  •  Joan Tompkins  •  Quinn K. Redeker  •  John Himes

Dennis the Menace (1993)

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Castle
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Mason Gamble  •  Joan Plowright  •  Christopher Lloyd

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam comes to town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Castle
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Mason Gamble  •  Joan Plowright  •  Christopher Lloyd

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Andy García  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  William Forsythe  •  Bill Nunn

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Fleder
CAST:  Andy García  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  William Forsythe  •  Bill Nunn

Man from Del Rio (1956)

Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Horner
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Katy Jurado  •  Peter Whitney  •  Douglas Fowley

Mexican gunfighter Dave Robles outdraws the town's outlaw-turned-sheriff and is invited to fill the dead man's shoes. But a tin star doesn't bring automatic respectability and Robles is shunned by the town's leading citizens. His popularity with its less-savory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Horner
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Katy Jurado  •  Peter Whitney  •  Douglas Fowley

Quest (1984)

On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Bass  •  Elaine Bass
CAST:  Noah Hathaway  •  John Abbott  •  David Comfort  •  Damian Cavalieri

On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saul Bass  •  Elaine Bass
CAST:  Noah Hathaway  •  John Abbott  •  David Comfort  •  Damian Cavalieri

The Willies (1990)

Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Peck
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Jason Horst  •  James Karen  •  Joshua John Miller

Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Peck
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Jason Horst  •  James Karen  •  Joshua John Miller

Gun Fever (1958)

Luke Ram seeks revenge against the white renegade who lead a Sioux raiding party against his father's stagecoach way station, killing all the inhabitants except himself. He's joined by his mining partner, young Sam Weller, not realizing that they man they seek is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Stevens
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  John Lupton  •  Larry Storch  •  Maureen Hingert

Luke Ram seeks revenge against the white renegade who lead a Sioux raiding party against his father's stagecoach way station, killing all the inhabitants except himself. He's joined by his mining partner, young Sam Weller, not realizing that they man they seek is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Stevens
CAST:  Mark Stevens  •  John Lupton  •  Larry Storch  •  Maureen Hingert

Invitation to Hell (1984)

Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club whose manager, Jessica Jones, holds sway over the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Urich  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Susan Lucci  •  Anne Marie McEvoy

Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club whose manager, Jessica Jones, holds sway over the community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Craven
CAST:  Robert Urich  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Susan Lucci  •  Anne Marie McEvoy

Night of the Warrior (1991)

A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a nightclub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rafal Zielinski
CAST:  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Anthony Geary  •  Kathleen Kinmont  •  James Lew

A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a nightclub.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rafal Zielinski
CAST:  Lorenzo Lamas  •  Anthony Geary  •  Kathleen Kinmont  •  James Lew

Huckleberry Finn (1975)

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Totten
CAST:  Ron Howard  •  Don Most  •  Royal Dano  •  Antonio Fargas

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Totten
CAST:  Ron Howard  •  Don Most  •  Royal Dano  •  Antonio Fargas

The Shadow on the Window (1957)

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Betty Garrett  •  John Drew Barrymore  •  Corey Allen

Three delinquents murder a prosperous farmer at an isolated farm house. One witness to the crime - the dead man's secretary - is then taken hostage. The other witness - her young son - is thrown into state of shock. Can he recover soon enough to help the police - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Betty Garrett  •  John Drew Barrymore  •  Corey Allen
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