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Entries from November 2007

Rancho Deluxe (1975)

November 17th, 2007 · 6 Comments

  Synopsis Jack (Jeff Bridges) and his Indian buddy Cecil (Sam Waterston) pass the time in Montana shooting cattle and sawing them up on the spot with a chainsaw. Rancher John Brown (Clifton James) and his wife (Elizabeth Ashley) – who sold a chain of beauty parlors to buy the “B-Bar Lazy” – decide to [...]

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Tags: Black comedy · Cult favorite · Western

Stay Hungry (1976)

November 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges) – a trust fund brat who’s spent his life climbing mountains and hunting – finds himself forced into adulthood following the death of his wealthy parents. He’s joined some of his country club buddies in a real estate scheme, buying up property in downtown Birmingham to develop a highrise. Craig [...]

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Tags: Based on novel · Unconventional romance

Kicking and Screaming (1995)

November 12th, 2007 · 6 Comments

  Synopsis In the college town of “Munton,” graduation night is filled with angst. Grover (Josh Hamilton) is a writer whose girlfriend Jane (Olivia d’Abo) is leaving to attend grad school in Prague. Max (Chris Eigeman) was an English major, but now that he’s graduated, realizes he “does nothing.” Otis (Carlos Jacott) is an oaf [...]

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Tags: Ambiguous ending · Cult favorite · Father/son relationship · Unconventional romance