Donald Moffat
2) Popeye
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Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar, POPEYE follows the sailor with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall), but Olive's hand has already been promised to the hulking Bluto. Eventually, Popeye and Olive are brought together by Swee'...
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Tales of the City volume 4
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After a tragedy at the suicide hotline, Mary Ann turns to Brian for comfort and a joint. DeDe receives news that threatens her reconciliation with Beauchamp, while Mona's reunion with D'orothea takes off. Edgar romances Anna, and Mouse's parents come to visit.
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Tales of the City volume 1
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English
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When Clevelander Mary Ann Singleton visits San Francisco, she decides to move to the city permanently. Her apartment search ends at 28 Barbary Lane, home to bohemian landlady Anna Madrigal and new friend Mona Ramsey.
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Tales of the City volume 5
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DeDe broaches the idea of having a baby with Beauchamp. Brian and Mouse hang out together, while Jon defends Mouse to his friends and later gets a surprise at the bathhouse. Mary Ann celebrates Norman's birthday with him, and Anna reveals her secret to Edgar.
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Tales of the City volume 2
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Mary Ann's affair with Beauchamp heats up as DeDe's relationship with her husband cools. While Brian sleeps around, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver searches for Mr. Right and bumps into dreamy gynecologist Jon Fielding at the roller rink.
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Tales of the City volume 6
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Anna throws a Christmas party for her Barbary Lane family, and Mona invites D'orothea's parents to dinner. Mary Ann uncovers the truth about Norman, and Edgar says goodbye to Anna and DeDe.
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Tales of the City volume 3
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Mary Ann volunteers at a suicide hotline and meets her odd upstairs neighbor, Norman. DeDe confronts Mary Ann and then checks in to a fat farm. Mouse enters the Mr. EndUp contest but jeopardizes his chances with Jon.
12) The Terminal Man
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From best-selling novelist Michael Crichton (ER, Disclosure) comes the chilling thriller of a risky experiment gone awry as a brilliant scientist becomes The Terminal Man. After an automobile accident causes irreversible brain damage, Harry Benson (George Segal) elects to have a microcomputer implanted in his brain to control the fierce outbursts he later cannot recall. But when Harry escapes police custody, his violent seizures turn murderous, and...
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Cross of Fire volume 2
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English
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Close to death, Madge is dumped at her home after being abducted and brutally raped by D.C. Stephenson. Convinced his power and social standing will protect him, Steve must stand trial for her death.
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Cross of Fire volume 1
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English
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In 1920s Indiana, the Ku Klux Klan gains sociopolitical influence behind the charismatic David 'Steve' Stephenson, who preaches patriotism and morality over prejudice.
16) Popeye
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English
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Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the...