Cousins (1989)
Actors:
Gary Pembroke Allen (actor),
Gerry Bean (actor),
Lloyd Bridges (actor),
Alex Bruhanski (actor),
Grant Cepuran (actor),
John Civitarese (actor),
George Coe (actor),
Keith Coogan (actor),
Gordon Currie (actor),
Ted Danson (actor),
Frank Dato (actor),
Geraldo Dominelli (actor),
Doug Elliott (actor),
Mark Frank (actor),
Jerry Adolphe (actor),
Plot: Legal secretary Maria is married to car salesman Tom. Dance teacher Larry is married to the striking Tish. Larry's uncle is marrying Maria's mother. Tom and Tish meet at the wedding and waste no time taking more than a test drive in his BMW. So when Maria and Larry become acquainted later in the day they already have a common interest. But more than that, they find they like each other. A lot.
Keywords: affair, affection, black-panties, cousin-cousin-relationship, dysfunctional-family, extramarital-affair, family-gathering, family-relationships, foreign-language-adaptation, friendship
Genres:
Comedy,
Romance,
Taglines: They already have a lot in common. Her husband is sleeping with his wife. Love at first sight. Consequences to follow.
Quotes:
Aunt Sofia: That's a dress you wear to a hooker's wedding.
Vince: I'd rather have a case of the clap than a case of this wine.
Vince: You've got only one life to live. You can either make it chickenshit or chicken salad.
Vince: Can you keep a secret?::Mitch: Yeah.::Vince: So can I.
Tom: Look, I've kept my part of the bargain for Chloe's sake.::Maria Hardy: Well, maybe Chloe deserves more than a bargain, Tom. [strokes his cheek, then turns to Larry] Larry Kozinski, I would love to dance with you.
Larry: Maria, would you dance with me?... Then, how about spending the rest of your life with me?
Aunt Sofia: You still want to kill people?::Mitch: Na, they're too stupid.::Aunt Sofia: You're telling me - your grandfather's marrying the Bermuda Triangle!
Vince: [ater Edie reluctantly accepts his dinner invitation] You've made an old man very happy!::Edie: You're not so old.::Vince: Yeah, I know, and I'm not so happy.
Vince: [a the cemetery, declining to join the funeral group] At my age, you don't want to get too close to an open grave.
Mitch: [at the funeral] So, Grandpa, how come you didn't come to the church?::Vince: God makes me nervous when you get him indoors - besides, I don't like to see people in their coffins. They always look so much smaller without their spirits.
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Actors:
Bill Aylesworth (actor),
Benjie Bancroft (actor),
Matthew Broderick (actor),
Joey Coleman (actor),
Gary Combs (actor),
John Corvello (actor),
Frank D'Annibale (actor),
Robert D'Arcy (actor),
Ty Fredericks (actor),
Tom Fridley (actor),
Ray Girardin (actor),
Panchito Gómez (actor),
Howard Himelstein (actor),
Marc Jefferson (actor),
Billy 'Pop' Atmore (actor),
Plot: Nora is a single mother who lives with her son Michael in a small house. They don't have much money but at least they have each other. Out of the blue comes Nora's father Max Dugan, who left her and her mother when Nora was nine years old. He brings a suitcase with dollar bills and showers her and Michael with gifts, trying to make up for lost time, knowing that he has a fatal heart ailment. The money comes from his shady career in Las Vegas and Nora is dating a police who is very interested in meeting him...
Keywords: absent-father, animated-credits, bank, bare-chested-male, baseball, batting, bedroom, brazil, breakfast, briefcase
Genres:
Comedy,
Drama,
Taglines: Prices are double. Your love life's in trouble. The car won't start. Your boss has no heart. The door squeaks. The roof leaks. Your stereo just went mono. All you need is a little Max Dugan. It's time to feel good again
Quotes:
Nora McPhee: The car was stolen! Didn't they tell you that?::Brian Costello: They tell me when other people's cars get stolen. They don't tell me when it's mine.
Nora McPhee: I have to go. I have to live my life. I have to appear calm and intelligent, I am dating a person. We will discuss this when I get home.
Max Dugan: [Mike points the camcorder at Max] No, Mike, not me.::Michael McPhee: Why not?::Max Dugan: Well, certain primitive tribes believe that pictures steal your soul, and I don't have too much soul.
Max Dugan: You've got enough dirty deals in your life. Don't turn your back on a payoff.
Michael McPhee: Can you make money from philosophy?::Max Dugan: Yeah, if you have the right one.
Michael McPhee: He's gonna go into philosophy.::Nora McPhee: Why?::Michael McPhee: 'Cause that's what he wanted.::Nora McPhee: Who told you that?::Michael McPhee: Mr. Wittgenstein.::Nora McPhee: Who's Mr. Wittgenstein?::Michael McPhee: Mr. Parker.::Nora McPhee: Mr. Parker is Mr. Wittgenstein?::[doorbell rings]::Nora McPhee: Umm... oh... what did he tell you?... Look, don't go into uhh, what's his name's room. I think there's something severely wrong with him!::[doorbell again]::Max Dugan: Uh, do you want me to get that?::Nora McPhee: It's the police!::Max Dugan: Nevermind.
Nora McPhee: How do I know you have six months to live?::Max Dugan: We could sit here and wait.
Nora McPhee: Michael, go do your homework... [to Max] There isn't something in his room that does his homework is there?
Michael McPhee: [looking at the new refrigerator] It has an ice crusher!::Nora McPhee: Don't crush ice! Don't crush anything! It's a mistake! It doesn't belong to us!
Max Dugan: My name isn't Parker.::Michael McPhee: Its not?::Max Dugan: No. Its Wittgenstein.::Michael McPhee: Wittgenstein?::Max Dugan: Gus Wittgenstein.