Released in October of 1982 in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania , California and Canada.
The story: Corinne Burns is a pretty serious young woman and tends to take matters into her own hands.
She is interviewed by the local news after making a scene and getting fired at her place of employment.
The day she decides to look for another job to pay the rent - she, her sister and their cousin all go to a local rock show.
At the show, Corrine approaches a roadie asking if maybe there is a place on the bus for her band to tag along.
What starts out just traveling with the two headlining bands, ends in Corrine's band being the headliners.
Until everything falls apart on Corrine's band due to her rough-edged attitude towards one person who helped her out and how the media reports on them.
Stars Diane Lane , Marin Kanter , Christine Lahti , Janet Wright , Laura Dern , Ray Winstone , Paul Cook , Steve Jones , Paul Simonon , Diana Wygod , David Clennon , Fee Waybill , Vince Welnick , Vern Willis , Douglas Mackinnon , Barry Ford , Mia Bendixsen , Elizabeth Daily , John Lehne , The Metro Squad
Directed by Lou Adler
Rated R
DRAMA
Made for ABC, airing November 14th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story: Although the US Army is trying to keep them from entering the earth, some Martians from another planet make their way to earth to look for Santa Claus.
They first meet a brother and sister and take them along to find Santa.
When the Martians do find Santa, they kidnap him and the siblings, bringing them back to their planet.
The Martian's mission...by bringing Santa to their planet they believe everyone will be happy once again.
Stars Donna Conforti , Victor Stiles , Leonard Hicks , Vincent Beck , Bill McCutcheon , Chris Month , John Call , Doris Rich , Pia Zadora , Leila Martin , Charles Renn , James Cahill , Ned Wertimer , Carl Don , Ivor Bodin
Directed by Nicholas Webster
Not Rated
SCIFI/COMEDY/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS
Released December 4th in the US.
Filmed in California and Arizona.
The story: When secretary for a real estate agent, Marion is in charge of putting 400,000.00 in the bank for a house one of her bosses clients is buying, she gets a bad idea.
Marion decides that she will take the money for her own greedy benefit instead of deposit it into the bank for her trusting boss.
But on Marion's way out of the state, she is troubled by her conscience and worries that she will get caught before she gets a clean getaway.
Unfortunately for Marion , she has a change of heart after its a little too late.
Stars Anne Heche , Viggo Mortensen , Anne Haney , Rita Wilson ,Chad Everett , Rance Howard , James Remar , James LeGros , O.B. Babbs , Vince Vaughn , Philip Baker Hall , Robert Forster , Julianne Moore
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Rated R
REMAKE/HORROR/MYSTERY
Released October 15th in the US.
Filmed in Massachusetts and California.
The story: Three guys who used to play together as kids find themselves close together again when one of their daughters is mysteriously murdered in the neighborhood they are from.
Stars Cameron Bowen , Jason Kelly , Connor Paolo , John Doman , T. Bruce Page , Miles Herter , Tim Robbins , Marcia Gay Harden , Sean Penn , Emmy Rossum , Tom Guiry , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , Laura Linney , Shawn Fogarty , Kevin Chapman , Spencer Treat Clark , Andrew Mackin , Adam Nelson , Robert Wahlberg , Jenny O'Hara , Cayden Boyd , Tori Davis , Will Lyman
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY
Released May 8th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Sylvie is a lonely young girl without any friends.
She lives with her busy father and bedridden mother.
Sylvie meets a girl her age whom she refers to as Ivy at school and quickly befriends her.
She brings her friend home with her, her parents take to her almost immediately and she is soon living in their home with them.
But Ivy has some issues and she becomes pretty darn manipulative and dangerous in order to get what she wants.
Stars Sara Gilbert , Drew Barrymore , E.J. Moore , J.B. Quon , Leonardo DiCaprio , Charley Hayward , Time Winters , Billy Kane , Tom Skerritt , Cheryl Ladd , Alan Stock , Jeanne Sakata
Directed by Katt Shea
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released October 7th in the US.
Filmed in New York, California, and Vermont.
The story: J.C. Wiatt believes she is living a fulfilled life as a businesswoman with her only responsibility being work.
She is suddenly thrown into motherhood when she inherits a baby that she must learn to care for.
Now her whole life is turned upside down.
At first she doesn't handle the changes well, but eventually, she comes around and appreciates her new life.
Stars Diane Keaton , James Spader , Pat Hingle , Britt Leach , Sam Wanamaker , Kim Sebastian , Mary Gross , Patricia Estrin , Kristina Kennedy , Michelle Kennedy , Harold Ramis , Sam Shepard , Elizabeth Bennett
Directed by (and story partly written) Charles Shyer
Rated PG
COMEDY/DRAMA
Made for ABC, airing December 17th in the US.
Filmed entirely in the UK.
The story: Ebenezer Scrooge is a businessman who only cares about his money.
On the eve of Christmas, he is visited by the spirit of his late work partner trying to warn him that if he doesn't change his ways now, he will walk in chains for all eternity for all the uncaring and hopelessness he has tried to cause.
The spirit also warns him that during the course of the night, Ebenezer will be visited by a few different spirits. For what... he is not told.
After being visited by the spirits, Ebenezer finds himself sorry for all the uncaring and misconceptions he has put into the hearts of people he loves and cares about. He finally makes an effort to make things right once again.
Stars George C. Scott , Nigel Davenport , David Warner , Anthony Walters , Frank Finlay , Susannah York , Angela Pleasence , Mark Strickson , Lucy Gutteridge , Edward Woodward , Caroline Langrishe , Joanne Whalley , Timothy Bateson , Michael Carter
Directed by Clive Donner
Not Rated
FANTASY/DRAMA
Released November 5th in the US.
Filmed in New York and Canada.
The story: When a cop fighting some personal demons does a fantastic job recovering evidence from a strange and brutal homicide, a retired and paralyzed criminalist/ex-cop, Lincoln Rhimes, calls on her for help.
Rhimes puts the pieces of the crime puzzle together and helps the police force solve many murders all done by the same killer but there is one part of the mystery he hasnt figured out.
Stars Gary Swanson , Olivia Birkelund , Angelina Jolie , James Bulleit ,Ed O'Neill , Michael Rooker , John Benjamin Hickey Denzel Washington , Queen Latifah , Bobby Cannavale , Mike McGlone , Luis Guzmán , Leland Orser , Richard Zeman
Directed by Phillip Noyce
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released June 1st in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Marvin Mainge works as an evidence file clerk at the local police department.
His late beloved father was a decorated policeman and Marvin would really like to follow in his footsteps and become a policeman. But he is having a hard time passing the police training obstacle course.
One day while Marvin is the only one working at the police station, an urgent call for help comes in. Marvin runs to the rescue but on his way there, he is involved in a bad accident.
Little does Marvin know, a mad doctor of sorts has saved his life and now Marvin has some true animal strengths and senses that change how he does everything.
Stars Rob Schneider , Pilar Schneider , Philip Bolden , Deker Daily , Timmy Deters , Hannah K. Flood , Megan Taylor Harvey , Mitch Holleman , Mollie Rea Dodson , Charlie Stewart , Elizabeth Branson , Sandra Lee Gimpel , Tim Herzog , Berglind Icey , Arthur Bernard , Colleen Haskell , John C. McGinley , Louis Lombardi , Guy Torry , Edward Asner , Michael Caton , Bob Rubin , Scott Wilson , Raymond Ma , Michael Papajohn , Norm MacDonald , Adam Sandler
Directed by Luke Greenfield
Rated PG13
COMEDY/SCIFI/MYSTERY
Made for TV, airing December 10th in the US.
The story: When the baby New Year, Happy decides to run away from the castle he lives in with Father Time and the rest of the New Years' babies, Rudolph is asked to search for him.
Father Time explains to Rudolph that Happy wasn't exactly Happy due to the fact that the other babies made fun of him because of a pair of very large ears he sports...and this sort of situation is something Rudolph can relate to.
Now Rudolph must find Happy before midnight on New Year's eve before an evil vulture named Eon finds him first to carry out plans to stop time.
Stars (voices by) Red Skelton , Iris Rainer , Billie Mae Richards , Paul Frees , Don Messick , Harold Peary , Morey Amsterdam , Frank Gorshin
Directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
Not Rated
ANIMATED/MUSICAL/FAMILY/NEW YEARS
Released June of 1978 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Spain.
The story: Married couple Tom and Evelyn have a couple young children at home and are awaiting the arrival of a third.
While they have some time before the new addition to their family arrives, they decide for just the two of them to take a trip to an island in Spain.
When they arrive, they find that there is no one to be found... well, no adults anyways.
But plenty of children.
Not long after arriving, Tom and Evelyn find themselves terrorized by the children on the island and fighting for their lives.
Stars Lewis Fiander , Prunella Ransome , Fabián Conde , Luis Ciges , Andrès Gomez , Luis Ciges , Miguel Narros , Antonio Iranzo , María Luisa Arias , Marisa Porcel , Juan Cazalilla , Antonio Canal , Aparicio Rivero , Lourdes De La Camara , Maria Druille , Roberto Nauta
Directed by Narciso Ibanez Serrador
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR
Released July 2nd in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: Hancock is a seemingly invincible superhero living in L.A.
But instead of the general public and protectors of the community adoring him like they should, they all kind of despise him due to the destruction he causes while he fights crime.
Because Hancock saves the life of a man that happens to work in the P.R. business, the man is determined to return the favor.
He convinces and helps Hancock change his image and shows him how to be adored and loved like he really deserves.
Stars Will Smith , Dorothy Cecchi , Hayley Marie Norman , Jason Bateman , Jae Head , Charlize Theron , Eddie Marsan , David Mattey , Maetrix Fitten , Thomas Lennon , Johnny Galecki , Martin Klebba
Directed by Peter Berg
Rated PG13
SCIFI/ACTION/COMEDY
Released October 28th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Donnie is a young man, attending high school and seeing a psychiatrist because of some random emotional issues he is said to have.
One evening his life is completely altered when an engine from an airplane crashes into the house he lives in with his family.
His family believes he is suffering from hallucinations.
But Donnie is experiencing some strange things that involve time travel.
Stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Holmes Osborne , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Mary McDonnell , Daveigh Chase , Drew Barrymore , Noah Wyle , Patrick Swayze , Katharine Ross , Jena Malone , Mark Hoffman , James Duval , Arthur Taxier , David St. James , Tom Tangen , Jolene Purdy , Gary Lundy , Stuart Stone , Jazzie Mahannah
Directed by (and story written)Richard Kelly
Rated R
SCIFI/MYSTERY/DRAMA/COMEDY
Made for TV, airing November 18th in the US.
Filmed in Canada, Illinois, and New York.
The story: In the 60s, a young boy named Georgie is suddenly taken from his family while playing just outside of his home, without any explanation.
Fast forward to the present.
The brother of young Georgie and some other kids who lived in the same neighborhood get together as adults.
Together they put the pieces together about Georgies' disappearance after realizing that they are all terrorized by their dreams staring a vicious demon clown named Pennywise.
Stars Tony Dakota , Olivia Hussey , Tim Curry , Jonathan Brandis , Steven Hilton , Brandon Crane , Adam Faraizl , Seth Green , Ben Heller , Emily Perkins , Jarred Blancard , Marlon Taylor , Harry Anderson , Dennis Christopher , Richard Masur , Annette O'Toole , Tim Reid , John Ritter , Richard Thomas
Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
Not Rated
MYSTERY/HORROR
This is a made-for-tv Christmas special that originally aired on ABC, December 18th in the US.
The story: Mr. Magoo finds himself the star of a Broadway production of 'A Christmas Carol'.
He plays the greedy, money-hungry, selfish, Christmas-hating Ebenezer Scrooge.
On Christmas Eve, he is visited by his late co-worker as well as ghosts of Christmas present, past, and future.
By the end of the night, Ebenezer has a change of heart about Christmas and the people in his life.
He is a new man now that he appreciates what he has and everyone in his life.
Stars (voices by)Jim Backus , John Hart , Jack Cassidy , Morey Amsterdam , Royal Dano , Laura Olsher , Joan Gardner , Les Tremayne , Jane Kean , Marie Matthews
Rated G
ANIMATION/MUSICAL/FAMILY/CHRISTMAS
Released August 25th in the US.
Filmed in Philadelphia and Texas.
This film is based on true events.
The story: In 1976, Vince Papale is a 30-year-old married man who is barely making ends meet.
He and his friends have one thing going for them, their love of playing and kicking ass at football. Vince's love of football takes him into the role of a high school coach and playing on the World Football League for a season.
When their favorite NFL football team the Philadelphia Eagles recruit a new coach - Dick Vermeil, he wants to make a big change...striving for a chance at least a better season.
The coach decides to hold open tryouts for new players.
A new member is picked...Vince.
He, along with the new coach and the rest of the team eventually take themselves all the way to the SuperBowl.
Stars Mark Wahlberg , Michael Rispoli , Kirk Acevedo , Dov Davidoff , Lola Glaudini , James Murtaugh , Lynn Cohen , Greg Kinnear , Elizabeth Banks , Kevin Conway , Stink Fisher , Michael Kelly , Dov Davidoff , Sal Darigo , Nicoye Banks , Michael Brainard , Anthony R. Duncan , Paige Turco , Jack Kehler , Michael Nouri
Directed by Dick Vermeil
Rated PG
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY
Released August 3rd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Rod Kimble is a young man who only thinks about one thing, being a stuntman.
He is inspired by the thought of his late father being a stuntman and he believes he is following in his footsteps.
Even if he isn't that good at what he does, he only tries again.
Considering his relationship with his stepfather who doesn't take him seriously and pays no attention to him, Rod believes that if he can make his stepfather proud of him he will earn his respect and attention.
Stars Andy Samberg , Jorma Taccone , Ian McShane , Sissy Spacek , Danny R McBride , Bill Hader , Chris Parnell , Isla Fisher , Chester Tam , Will Arnett
Directed by Akiva Schaffer
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA
Released September 23rd in the US.
Filmed in Massachusetts and Spain.
The story: 40 years ago, a young boy murders his mother after she loses her cool with him.
He hides the fact that he has committed this horrific crime and gets away with it.
Fast forward to the present day, the same man is killing young women on a college campus.
He continues to get away with his crimes until he chooses the wrong women to mess with.
Stars Edmund Purdom , Ian Sera , Christopher George , Lynda Day George , Frank Braña , Paul L. Smith , Jack Taylor , Gérard Tichy , May Heatherly , Hilda Fuchs , Isabel Luque , Roxana Nieto , Cristina Cottrelli , Leticia Marfil , Silvia Gambino , Carmen Aguado , Paco Alvez , Alejandro de Enciso , Carlos H. Aztarán , Alejandro Hernández
Directed by Juan Piquer Simón
Not Rated
HORROR/MYSTERY
