5 Movies Starring Paula Prentiss

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-01-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3338 Reviews)

Director:

Howard Hawks

Cast:

Writer:

Pat Frank (story)

John Fenton Murray

Steve McNeil

Fullplot:

Roger Willoughby is considered to be a leading expert on sports fishing. He's written books on the subject and is loved by his customers in the sporting goods department at Abercrombie and Fitch, where he works. There's only one problem however: he's never been fishing in his life. When the store owner enters him in a fishing contest, mayhem ensues.

The World of Henry Orient

The World of Henry Orient

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-06-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2354 Reviews)

Director:

George Roy Hill

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Nora Johnson (screenplay)

Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

Nora Johnson (novel)

Fullplot:

Henry Orient is a madly egocentric and overly amorous avant-garde concert pianist who is hilariously pursued all around New York City by two 14-year-old fans. The girls, Val and Gil chase a harassed Henry all over the city, thwarting his afternoon liaisons with a married woman and leaving utter chaos behind them - until Val's sexually promiscuous mother appears on the scene to put a stop to the girls' shenanigans.

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1974-06-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (10196 Reviews)

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

David Giler

Lorenzo Semple Jr.

Loren Singer (novel)

Fullplot:

Joe Frady is a determined reporter who often needs to defend his work from colleagues. After the assassination of a prominent U.S. senator, Frady begins to notice that reporters present during the assassination are dying mysteriously. After getting more involved in the case, Frady begins to realize that the assassination was part of a conspiracy somehow involving the Parallax Corporation, an enigmatic training institute. He then decides to enroll for the Parallax training himself to discover the truth.

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-02-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (11591 Reviews)

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Cast:

Writer:

Ira Levin (novel)

William Goldman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The Stepford Wives is about a small suburb where the women happily go about their housework - cleaning, doing laundry, and cooking gourmet meals - to please their husbands. Unfortunately, Bobbie and Joanna discover that the village's wives have been replaced with robots, and Joanna's husband wants in on the action.

The Black Marble

The Black Marble

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-03-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (394 Reviews)

Director:

Harold Becker

Cast:

Writer:

Joseph Wambaugh (novel)

Joseph Wambaugh (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmermann is paired with Valnikov, a romantic detective of Russian origin who is going through a midlife crisis. They fall in love while solving the case of the kidnapping of a socialite's pet dog.

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