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Cat's Eye (1985)

Actors: Mike Starr (actor), Milton Subotsky (producer), Dino De Laurentiis (producer), Drew Barrymore (actress), Candy Clark (actress), Drew Barrymore (actress), Robert Hays (actor), Frank Welker (actor), James Woods (actor), James Naughton (actor), Charles S. Dutton (actor), James Rebhorn (actor), Alan King (actor), Alan Silvestri (composer), Stephen King (writer),

Plot: Three horror-thriller tales revolve around a mysterious stray cat which is attempting to find a little girl in trouble. In "Quitters, Inc.": the cat is picked up by a shady New York "doctor" who uses experimental techniques to get people to quit smoking. His latest client is a man named Morrison, who learns he'll suffer some terrible consequences if he tries to cheat. In "The Ledge": the cat is picked up by Cressner, a shady Atlantic City millionaire who forces tennis pro Norris (his wife's lover), to walk a narrow ledge around his high-rise penthouse apartment. In "The General": the cat arrives in Wilmington, North Carolina, where it is found by Amanda, the young girl it has been sent to protect. What she needs protection from is a tiny, evil troll who lives behind the skirting board in her bedroom.

Keywords: 3-stories, actress-playing-multiple-roles, adulterer, adulteress, anthology, atlantic-city-new-jersey, bare-chested-male, based-on-the-works-of-stephen-king, bet, cabbage-patch-doll
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller,
Taglines: Through the eye of the cat, a twisted tail of macabre suspense from the author of CARRIE, The SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE. Follow the newest cat-and-creature game as played through

Quotes:

Sally Ann: Polly got in one good peck before that cat killed her. Good for Polly!::Hugh: I certainly never realized that Polly had such a big pecker.

Johnny Norris: [to the pigeon pecking at his ankle] You flying shit house!

Richard 'Dick' Morrison: [after being offered a cigarette at a party] Why don't you shove them up your ass, Hal?::Drunk businessman: What? Lit?

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Actors: Buck Taylor (actor), Bonita Granville (actress), Jason Robards (actor), Robert F. Hoy (actor), James Keach (actor), Henry Wills (actor), Merle Haggard (actor), Matt Clark (actor), John Hart (actor), Ted Gehring (actor), Chuck Hayward (actor), Richard Farnsworth (actor), James Keach (actor), John Barry (composer), Christopher Lloyd (actor),

Plot: When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue the President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.

Keywords: 1860s, 1870s, 19th-century, action-hero, ambush, american-indian, based-on-comic, based-on-radio-show, battle, battlefield
Genres: Action, Adventure, Western,
Taglines: The untold story of the man behind the mask, and the legend behind the man. The loyal friend that he trusted. The woman that fate denied him. The great silver stallion he rode. And his consuming love of justice.

Quotes:

President Ulysses S. Grant: Who was that masked man?

Second chief: [Tonto has brought a wounded John Reid to the Indian camp, where he can hide from Butch Cavendish]... The Palefaces make many promises to us, yet they keep only one: they promise to take our land, and they take it. And now you bring one of them here, to be nursed back to health? Tonto, why?::Tonto: No one has greater cause than I to fill his heart with hatred for the White Man. He has taken my wife and my child from me. But the Paleface I have brought here today is my brother, and I will guard his life with my own if it comes to such. If I am wrong about him - if he proves to be an enemy - then I, Tonto, will decorate my lance with this White Man's hair. But until that day comes - UNLESS it comes - let him be judged not by his skin, but by his heart.

[Grant, on a train with Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok and Col. George Armstrong Custer, is commenting on the decimation of the buffalo]::President Ulysses S. Grant: What happened to all the buffalo?::Buffalo Bill Cody: I shot 'em.

[Having just thanked the Lone Ranger for saving his life, Grant now turns to Tonto]::President Ulysses S. Grant: And how can I thank you?::Tonto: You can thank me by honoring your treaties with my people.::President Ulysses S. Grant: We will try.

Ranger Little: [During a gunfight in a canyon] It ain't the bullet that kills you...::[shoots a bad guy on a cliff]::Ranger Little: ...It's the fall.::[bad guy falls from cliff]

Balladeer: LYRICS TO "THE MAN IN THE MASK/BALLAD OF THE LONE RANGER" [FIRST VERSE] The legend started simply, just a boy without a home; taken in by Indians, but still pretty much alone. He had to struggle with strange customs, and his own fears from within. He learned the wisdom of the forest; he learned the ways of the wind. [FIRST CHORUS, opening credits] The legends tell of men who died to open up the West. They rode through Hell to find their Promised Land. The legends tell of One who tried to fight for all the rest; his name unknown, a stranger alone, The Man In The Mask... The legends tell of One Brave Man who rode to meet the test; his name unknown, a stranger alone, The Man In The Mask. [SECOND VERSE] Del Rio was a town in trouble, a town with a gun in its back; plagued by crime that just wouldn't stop, and cursed with a Sheriff that wore Black. So you'd think they'd be suspicious, but certain folks rarely are. They're willing to trust their law to just about any man who wears a star. [THIRD VERSE] Butch Cavendish lived undisturbed, waging his private war. And men who made mistakes were simply men he could not afford. Some say he was a monster, and others called him mad. Let's just say Butch Cavendish was everything that's bad. [FOURTH VERSE, following the ambush] One thing about that Cavendish, he knew how to set a trap. And he finished off the Rangers that day in Bryant's Gap. And Collins had to check them all 'till Butch was satisfied. Dead men lying everywhere, and bloody brothers side by side. [FIFTH VERSE] And Tonto recognized John Reid by the amulet he wore. But John had once saved Tonto's life, so this evened up the score. Tonto had to hide his friend and keep him out of town; 'cause if Butch had known that one Ranger lived, he was sure to hunt John down. [SIXTH VERSE] What is it that brings two friends together, or sends the waves to the sand? And what is it that drives a creature of nature to reach out to the world of Man? Just such a creature was this Great White Horse, as wise and as wild as a runaway. And the moment John first laid eyes on it, he swore he'd ride it someday. [SEVENTH VERSE] Now John Reid was just a memory; the Masked Man had taken his place. But that didn't mean his heart wasn't touched when he saw Amy Striker's face. Amy had stayed to do her uncle's work and to keep his dreams alive. But unless the Masked Man could find Cavendish, true justice would never survive. [EIGHTH VERSE, after Tonto is arrested for Collins' murder] I don't guess anyone stopped to ask what Tonto was guilty of. That didn't stop 'em from wanting to see him swinging high above. But Tonto showed no sign of fear, and he held on to a fervent hope... that the Masked Man wouldn't let his blood brother hang from the end of a rope. [NINTH VERSE] Those Cavendish Boys had been working real hard, going over each step of their plan. Meanwhile, ol' Butch was mighty disturbed by reports of a strange Masked Man. But he wouldn't let rumors mess up his scheme, so he set out on his final campaign. He and his Boys rode to their rendezvous with President Grant's private train. [TENTH VERSE] So Cavendish had pulled it off, vanished without firing a shot. The Masked Man and Tonto had to move fast, and ride while his trail was still hot. They didn't know what he intended to do, but the life at stake was President Grant's. Perhaps Butch would hold him; perhaps Butch would kill him; they just couldn't take that chance. [SECOND CHORUS, closing credits] A fiery horse across the plains and he was gone from sight. He changed the course of history as he rode. And folks would tell of one Lone Ranger turning wrong to right. They wondered who, but they never knew... The Man In The Mask

Tonto: Repay me by honoring your treaties with my people.::President Ulysses S. Grant: Yes, we will TRY, you have my word.

Hopscotch (1980)

Actors: Anne Haney (actress), Sam Waterston (actor), Osman Ragheb (actor), Walter Matthau (actor), Walter Matthau (actor), Walter Matthau (actor), Allan Cuthbertson (actor), Severn Darden (actor), Ned Beatty (actor), George Pravda (actor), George Baker (actor), Herbert Lom (actor), Walter Matthau (actor), Bryan Forbes (writer), Glenda Jackson (actress),

Plot: CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of 'the game' and to ensure he's left alone he threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA doesn't believe him, he calls their bluff and starts writing and sending out chapters one by one. Realizing that their operations would be compromised, the CIA (led by Myerson and Cutter) set out to put an end to Kendig's plan by whatever means necessary. The heart of the movie follows a game of cat and mouse between a fumbling CIA and an artful Kendig.

Keywords: airplane-accident, american-abroad, bahamas, based-on-novel, bestseller, book-publishing, border-crossing, car-damage, cia, cold-war
Genres: Adventure, Comedy,
Taglines: The most dangerous man in the world. He's about to expose the CIA, the FBI, the KGB...and himself.

Quotes:

[first lines]::Kendig: Hey Yaskov, how are ya?::Yaskov: Kendig. What as unexpected pleasure.::Kendig: May I have it please?::Yaskov: Have what?::Kendig: I got it all on film, Yaskov. You don't want to deal with the West Germans, they don't like Russian Intelligence, you know that. Just give it to me, and we'll forget all about it.::Yaskov: I could make a run for it, you know.::Kendig: Come on, Yaskov. You running, me chasing? We'd look like Laurel and Hardy.

Myerson: Now I know what the FBI stands for. "Fucking, Ball-busting Imbeciles"!

Myerson: The son of a bitch is dead, finally.::Cutter: The son of a bitch better stay dead.

Yaskov: We're having our picture taken.::Kendig: That's Follett. He's an idiot. Probably no film in the camera.

Kendig: Yours was gin and ginger ale, right?::Isobel von Schonenberg: Mine was NEVER gin and ginger ale. Montrochet '69, right next to the beer.

Carla: You seem like a nice man. You remind me of my father.::Kendig: That's always been my problem.

[Myerson, Cutter and Ross arrive at the heliport, about to make the strike on Kendig. Yaskov is waiting for them there]::Myerson: [growls] Now, I wanna know...::Cutter: I owe him one. [to Yaskov] This is the quid-pro-quo, right?::[Yaskov nods to Cutter, then smiles antagonistically at Myerson]

[On the phone, tracing Kendig's location]::Myerson: ...You're kidding!::[hangs up]::Myerson: I don't believe this... I DON'T FUCKING BELIEVE THIS!... Sorry, Beverly. He actually had the balls to hide out in MY HOUSE!

Kendig: The cleaning lady will untie you in the morning.::Cutter: I hope she's pretty...

Kendig: Hey, Myerson. Say, I thought you were taller. I don't remember you being this short - how'd you get so short?::Myerson: Up yours, Kendig.

Smashing Through (1929)

Actors: John Stuart (actor), Alf Goddard (actor), Hayford Hobbs (actor), Mike Johnson (actor), W.P. Kellino (director), Maurice Elvey (producer), Eve Gray (actress), Julie Suedo (actress), Gladys Hamer (actress), Gareth Gundrey (producer), H. Saxon-Snell (actor), Charles Ashton (actor), L'Estrange Fawcett (writer), John Hunter (writer), William Lees (writer),

Genres: Adventure, Mystery,