7 Movies Starring Lane Smith

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-10-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (3150 Reviews)

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

J.D. Feigelson (teleplay)

J.D. Feigelson (story)

Butler Handcock (story)

Fullplot:

An intellectually disabled man is unjustly accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot. Later, after it is revealed he saved the girl from a vicious dog attack, members of the search posse are killed by a mysterious scarecrow.

Prison

Prison

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-12-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2384 Reviews)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Cast:

Writer:

Irwin Yablans (story)

C. Courtney Joyner (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After Charles Forsyth was sent to the electric chair for a crime he didn't commit, he forever haunts the prison where he was executed. Flash forward several years when the prison is reopened, under the control of its new warden Eaton Sharpe, a former security guard who framed Charlie. When prisoners are ordered to break down the wall to the execution room, they unknowingly release the angry spirit of Charles Forsyth, a powerful being distributing his murderous rage to all, leading up to the Warden himself.

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-12-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (11367 Reviews)

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Cast:

Writer:

Marty Kaplan (story)

Jonathan Reynolds (story)

Marty Kaplan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how, with a con.

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-10-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (40926 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Herek

Fullplot:

Gordon Bombay, a hotshot lawyer, is haunted by memories of his childhood, when, as the star player in his champion hockey team, he lost the winning goal in a shootout, thereby losing the game, and the approval of his coach. After being charged for drunk driving, the court orders him to coach a peewee hockey team, the worst in the league, Gordon is at first very reluctant. However, he eventually gains the respect of the kids and teaches them how to win, gaining a sponsor on the way and giving the team the name of The Ducks. In the finals, they face Gordon's old team, coached by Gordon's old coach, giving Gordon a chance to face old ghosts.

Son in Law

Son in Law

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-07-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (12137 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Rash

Cast:

Writer:

Patrick J. Clifton (story)

Susan McMartin (story)

Peter M. Lenkov (story)

Fax Bahr (screenplay)

Adam Small (screenplay)

Shawn Schepps (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Country girl Rebecca begins college in Los Angeles. There she meets Crawl, a student who is crazy, unpredictable and wild. During the holidays she brings him with her home. Her parents have never seen anything like him and are shocked when Rebecca tells them that they are engaged to be married. Two different worlds collide...

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

60 min

IMDB Ratings:

8.9 (6929 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Through dramatization, this series relates the story of the conquest of the moon by the Americans, from the Mercury and Gemini projects to the legendary Apollo missions.

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-05-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1189 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Petrie

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jerome Lawrence (play)

Robert E. Lee (play)

Nedrick Young (teleplay)

Harold Jacob Smith (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This is another re-enactment of the play about the trial in 1925 of a school teacher who dared to teach Darwinian theory in his classroom. He did this as a consequence of one of his student's request to know... The student was a lad named 'Stebbins', and the trial (dubbed the 'Monkey Trial') pitted the great attorney of the day, Clarence Darrow, against the often running presidential candidate, and famous orator, William Jennings Bryan.

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