4 Movies Starring Clifton James

The Last Detail

The Last Detail

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-02-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (14961 Reviews)

Director:

Hal Ashby

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Towne (screenplay)

Darryl Ponicsan (novel)

Fullplot:

Two bawdy, tough looking navy lifers - "Bad-Ass" Buddusky, and "Mule" Mulhall - are commissioned to escort a young pilferer named Meadows to the brig in Portsmouth. Meadows is not much of a thief. Indeed, in his late teens, he is not much of a man at all. His great crime was to try to steal forty dollars from the admiral's wife's pet charity. For this, he's been sentenced to eight years behind bars. At first, Buddusky and Mulhall view the journey as a paid vacation, but their holiday spirits are quickly depressed by the prisoner, who looks prepared to break into tears at any moment. And he has the lowest self-image imaginable. Buddusky gets it into his head to give Meadows a good time and teach him a bit about getting on in the world. Lesson one: Don't take every card life deals you. Next, he teaches Meadows to drink, and, as a coup de grace, finds a nice young whore to instruct him in lovemaking. Mule, who worries aloud about his own position with military authority, seems pleased with Meadows's progress. However, when the trio reach Portsmouth, the game comes abruptly to an end as reality sets in.

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-06-27

Languages:

English, Hungarian

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (67496 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Hamilton

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Mankiewicz (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Several British agents have been murdered and James Bond is sent to New Orleans, to investigate these mysterious deaths. Mr. Big comes to his knowledge, who is self-producing heroin. Along his journeys he meets Tee Hee who has a claw for a hand, Baron Samedi the voodoo master and Solitaire and her tarot cards. Bond must travel deep inside New Orleans, through marshy grass and on water as he completes his mission.

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-09-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (14340 Reviews)

Director:

John Sayles

Cast:

Writer:

Eliot Asinof (book)

John Sayles (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Sunshine State

Sunshine State

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-07-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

141 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (3389 Reviews)

Director:

John Sayles

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Real estate developers descend upon a sleepy coastal Florida community with the promise of big money and bigger changes. Torn between honoring family obligations and the lure of quick cash, the locals greet the outsiders with a wildly mixed reception. Marly Temple is eager to give in and sell the family business to start over. As caretaker of her father's motel and restaurant, she's grown resentful of missed opportunities. However, she finds a glimmer of hope in a tentative romance with a visiting landscape architect. Desiree Perry left town years ago to escape a scandal and make a name for herself as an actress. Reluctantly returning home, she finds her strong-willed mother unwilling to let go of the past.

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