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Louis Zorich
Actor 1924 - 2018

Louis Zorich

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Louis Zorich (February 12, 1924 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor. He played sporting goods salesman Burt Buchman, Paul Buchman's father, on the NBC series Mad About You from 1993 to 1999.

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Tony Kaye 2011 1h 38m 7.4

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students as seen through the eyes of a substitute teacher.

Mad About You

Mad About You

1992 23m 7.0

Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.

City of Hope

City of Hope

John Sayles 1991 2h 9m 9.0

This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Howard Brookner 1989 1h 33m

On New Year's Eve 1928, in the New York underworld, a gambler sells his body to science, a gangster needs a transfusion, and a gambler is on the run

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Frank Oz 1988 1h 50m 7.1

Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two.

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

Harold Ramis 1986 1h 36m

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Frank Oz 1984 1h 34m 7.3

The muppets make the decision to take their show to Broadway but exposure to the harshness of life in the big city strains wallets and their ability to stay together.

Sunday in the Country

Sunday in the Country

John Trent 1974 1h 33m

Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at the home of a reclusive farmer, but he is prepared for their arrival and holds them at gunpoint. Unable to let them simply wait for the law, he decides to take them into into his cellar and torture them a little before the police arrive.

Newman's Law

Newman's Law

Richard T. Heffron 1974 1h 38m 6.0

LAPD Officer Newman has not gotten the reputation of a straight arrow by avoiding conflict when fighting for right. In this police drama, his honesty is put to the test when he and his partner discover a international drug ring involving some of the department's highest ranking officers.

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

Peter Yates 1974 1h 30m 7.0

Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.

The Don Is Dead

The Don Is Dead

Richard Fleischer 1973 1h 46m 6.5

After his mistress is murdered a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants

Anthony Harvey 1971 1h 38m 6.5

Every hero has a weakness, and Sherlock Holmes' weakness was Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve mysteries and search for Moriarty in 1970s New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point.

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Norman Jewison 1971 3h 1m 7.5

This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol), a poor milkman whose love, pride and faith help him face the oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards.

Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff

Don Siegel 1968 1h 34m 6.6

Coogan (Clint Eastwood) an Arizona deputy sheriff goes to New York to pick up a prisoner. While escorting the prisoner to the airport he escapes and Coogan heads into the City to recapture him.

Gammera the Invincible

Gammera the Invincible

Sandy Howard, Noriaki Yuasa 1966 1h 26m 6.0

An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.

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