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The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., the son of the famous Hollywood mogul, Samuel Goldwyn, in 1979.
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(1993)Filmography of The Samuel Goldwyn Company (144 films)
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, 1h37Directed by Bruce Pittman, Ron Oliver
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Serial killer films
Actors Michael Ironside, Justin Louis, Richard Monette, Lisa Schrage, Terri Hawkes
In 1957, seventeen-year-old Mary Lou Maloney (Lisa Schrage) enters a church, where she confesses her sins to the priest (Jay Smith), claiming to have disobeyed her parents, used the Lord's name in vain and had sinful relations with various boys. The pastor tells her that "these are great sins and she should prepare herself for the consequences." Before leaving, Mary Lou tells the priest that she loved every minute of it and leaves her phone number in the confession booth along with a written message: "For a good time call Mary Lou."
Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
, 1h18Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors Anne-Marie Johnson, Robert Townsend, Helen Martin, John Witherspoon, Grand L. Bush, Starletta DuPois
Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) is a middle class black male aspiring to become an actor. He practices his lines in the bathroom, with his younger brother Stevie (Craigus R. Johnson) watching as he plays a stereotypical “jive” character for the audition for "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge", a movie about street gangs. Bobby's grandmother (Helen Martin) overhears the “jive talk” and shows her disapproval. His mother (Starletta DuPois), is more supportive, telling Bobby that he is going to be late for the audition. Bobby assures his mother that if he lands the part, everything will change. As Bobby is about to leave the house, he finds his grandmother on the couch.
A Prayer for the Dying (1987)
, 1h47Directed by Mike Hodges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford
The film begins with a small IRA team, including Martin Fallon (Mickey Rourke) and Liam Docherty (Liam Neeson), watching as two British Army Land Rovers approach the roadside bomb they have set for them. At the last minute, a school bus overtakes the army vehicles and detonates the bomb as it passes, killing the children. After most of the team escape the scene pursued by the soldiers, Fallon travels to London in a bid to escape the past. In London, he is approached by a contact who asks him to take on one last job on behalf of local gangster Jack Meehan (Alan Bates) and his brother Billy Meehan (Christopher Fulford). They offer Fallon money, a passport and passage to the US if he kills a rival gangster. Initially reluctant, he nonetheless takes on the job. However, as he is carrying out the hit in a graveyard, he is seen and confronted by the local Catholic priest, Father Michael Da Costa (Bob Hoskins). The confrontation is watched from a distance by Billy Meehan, who tells his brother there is a witness to the killing.
Sid and Nancy (1986)
, 1h52Directed by Alex Cox
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Andrew Schofield, Xander Berkeley, Courtney Love
The film opens in 12 October 1978, with several police officers dragging Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) out of the Hotel Chelsea following the death of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb). Vicious is soon driven to a police station and upon arrival is asked to describe what happened.
Getting Even (1986)
, 1h30Directed by Dwight H. Little
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Edward Albert, Audrey Landers, Joe Don Baker, Caroline Williams, Paul Napier
A soldier-of-fortune, Tag Taggert, played by Edward Albert, steals some Russian nerve gas from Afghanistan, and brings it to the U.S. to be analyzed. A greedy millionaire rancher, played by Joe Don Baker, finds out about it, steals it and uses it in an extortion scheme. Audrey Landers plays the lead FBI agent-in-charge tasked with thwarting the extortion scheme.
Desert Hearts (1986)
, 1h36Directed by Donna Deitch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Denise Crosby, Dean Butler, Gwen Welles
Set in 1959, Vivian Bell (Shaver), a 35-year-old English professor at Columbia University in New York City, travels to the Reno, Nevada area to establish residency in Nevada (a process that takes six weeks), in order to obtain a quickie divorce (which Nevada was especially well known for in the 1950s/60s/70s). She stays at a guest house ranch for women who are waiting for their divorces to be finalized. The guest ranch is owned by Frances Parker (Lindley).
Once Bitten (1985)
, 1h34Directed by Howard Storm
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films, Films about virginity
Actors Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little, Karen Kopins, Megan Mullaly, Richard Schaal
Being 400 years old, the Countess has collected a stable of young men and women who accompany her on her centuries-old journey through eternal night-and youth. While she is immortal, she is required to drink the blood of a young male virgin three times by Halloween each year to keep her immortality and youthful appearance - a task she finds increasingly and extremely hard, since attractive young male virgins are almost impossible to find in the 1980s, particularly in hedonistic cities, in this case, Los Angeles.
Sting: Bring on the Night (1985)
, 1h37Directed by Michael Apted
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Sting, Branford Marsalis
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
, 1h15Directed by Arna Selznick
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs, Georgia Engel, Billie Mae Richards, Eva Almos, Hadley Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Cherrywood are a middle-aged couple who run an orphanage. Mr. Cherrywood tells the orphans a story about the Care Bears and Care-a-Lot, their home in the clouds. In the story, Friend Bear and Secret Bear travel looking for people to cheer up. They meet Kim and Jason, two lonely orphaned children. Friend Bear and Secret Bear introduce themselves and remind the children of their ambitions. Neither of them takes interest.
Dance with a Stranger (1985)
, 1h42Directed by Mike Newell
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Stratford Johns, Joanne Whalley, Lesley Manville
Londres, été 1953. La très belle Ruth Ellis, hôtesse dans un night-club fréquenté par la haute société londonnienne, rencontre David Blakely, séduisant pilote de course et fils de bonne famille. Entre eux va naître un amour ardent et violent qui les entrainera vers la mort.
Turtle Diary (1985)
, 1h37Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Romance
Actors Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson, Michael Gambon, Jeroen Krabbé, Rosemary Leach
Two lonely Londoners - Neaera Duncan, a children's author (Glenda Jackson), and William Snow, a bookstore assistant (Ben Kingsley) - find common ground when visiting the sea turtles at London Zoo; independently of each other, both perceive that the turtles are unnaturally confined, and they hatch a plan with the assistance of zookeeper George Fairbairn (Michael Gambon) to smuggle them out and release them into the sea, which they ultimately succeed in accomplishing. Their release of the turtles represents metaphorically their release of themselves from their own inhibitions.
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
, 1h29Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter Bálint, Tom DiCillo, Rockets Redglare, Sara Driver
The film is a three-act story about self-identified "hipster" Willie (John Lurie), who lives in New York City, and his interactions with the two other main characters, Eva (Eszter Balint) and Eddie (Richard Edson).
Not for Publication (1984)
, 1h27Directed by Paul Bartel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Laurence Luckinbill, Bill Engvall
Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid. She gets a chance to upgrade her career when she uncovers a conspiracy reaching into city government at the same time she is being romanced by the city's Mayor. Lois and her quirky sidekicks pit naivete against evil and go undercover. Unfortunately, what they discover is not for publication...
Gwendoline (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Just Jaeckin, Yves Amoureux
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, BDSM in films
Actors Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman, Bernadette Lafont, Roland Amstutz, Jean Rougerie
Captured by a trio of thieves, Gwendoline is sold to a local casino owner, but, rescued by Willard, a mercenary adventurer, she is reunited with her maid, Beth, after the latter's abduction by the same thieves who had earlier kidnapped Gwendoline.
Double Deal (1983)
, 1h30Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Louis Jourdan, Diane Craig, Bruce Spence, Kerry Walker, Harold Baigent
En Australie, Christine, mannequin trentenaire, se morfond auprès de son mari Peter, sexagénaire et richissime homme d'affaires. Tout change pour elle avec l'irruption dans sa vie d'un mystérieux et sensuel jeune homme qui, un jour, l'aborde au volant de la Rolls qu'il vient de voler : Christine tombe dans les bras du bel inconnu. Avant de s'enfuir ensemble, ils mettent à sac la maison de Christine. Puis, déguisés en clowns, ils dévalisent un bureau de poste. Mais Peter n'est peut-être pas étranger à cette échappée de sa femme à la Bonnie and Clyde…