10 Movies Starring Teri Garr

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-12-25

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Hindi

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (128508 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaSci-Fi

Fullplot:

Roy Neary sets out to investigate a power outage when his truck stalls and he is bathed in light from above. After this, strange visions and five musical notes keep running through his mind. Will he find the meaning of the visions, and who - or what - placed them in his mind?

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (6700 Reviews)

Director:

Carl Reiner

Cast:

Writer:

Larry Gelbart (screenplay)

Avery Corman (based on the novel by)

Fullplot:

Jerry Landers, a supermarket assistant manager and a good yet non-religious person, suddenly finds a note in the mail one day that grants him an "interveiw" with God. Thinking it to be a hoax he tosses it away, but when it keeps reappearing he finally gives in. Skeptical at first, he ends up carrying His personal message - that the world can work with what God's given us.

The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-10-17

Languages:

English, Arabic, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (8195 Reviews)

Director:

Carroll Ballard

Cast:

Writer:

Melissa Mathison (screenplay)

Jeanne Rosenberg (screenplay)

William D. Wittliff (screenplay)

Walter Farley (novel)

Fullplot:

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion who is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a desert island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued, both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once-successful trainer. Together they begin training the stallion to race against the fastest horses in the world.

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-11-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(696 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Fullplot:

Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs a freeway that passes near Ticlaw, but decides not to put an exit into the town. The people of Ticlaw, led by its Mayor, will do anything in order to convince the governor to alter the project.

Tootsie

Tootsie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (72519 Reviews)

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Cast:

Writer:

Larry Gelbart (screenplay)

Murray Schisgal (screenplay)

Don McGuire (story)

Larry Gelbart (story)

Fullplot:

Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection.

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-08-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (14994 Reviews)

Director:

Stan Dragoti

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue.

Firstborn

Firstborn

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-10-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1428 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Apted

Fullplot:

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, and declares he's the man of the house now, Jake puts up with it. Until he discovers Sam's illegal activities.

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-11-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (524 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Masterson

Fullplot:

Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappeared in a swimming accident. He lives with his senile father-in-law "The General" and is helped by Jimmy, a former asylum inmate, and the good-natured Louise. The bar is rapidly losing money and Charlie wants to buy it cheaply before it becomes publicly known that a nearby bridge is to be built. Louise offers her savings to go into partnership with Floyd, but Floyd decides to sell when he is forced to pay his back taxes.

Mom and Dad Save the World

Mom and Dad Save the World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.2 (3326 Reviews)

Director:

Greg Beeman

Cast:

Writer:

Chris Matheson

Ed Solomon

Fullplot:

Emperor Tod Spengo sees Marge Nelson and using a giant magnet, kidnaps her and her husband Dick, hoping to make her his bride before blowing up the Earth. He and other inhabitants of his planet are somewhat less than bright, and Dick begins reliving episodes of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers in order to rescue Marge, save the Earth, and restore the rightful king to the throne.

Casper Meets Wendy

Casper Meets Wendy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (4376 Reviews)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Cast:

Writer:

Jymn Magon (screenplay)

Jymn Magon (story)

Rob Kerchner (story)

Fullplot:

Living under the care of his uncles: The Ghostly Trio, Casper has been letting them push him around and making his afterlife miserable by having him do choirs for them while they are scaring "fleshes" for their amusement. Whenever Casper would try to stand up to them, he gets to timid to do so. While they are on vacation in a place called Sunnybrite Resorts, Casper meets with a good little witch girl name Wendy, whom she and her bewitching aunts are on the run from an evil warlock: Desmond Spellman who attempts on destroying her after discovering that she will be a greater witch than him. Like Casper, Wendy is a kind witch who also have her relatives mistreating her. Casper and Wendy have become good friends as they discover that ghosts and witches are each others worst enemies, so they come up with a plan to make their elders pair up to one another. Once Desmond comes into town, he determines to destroy Wendy at once. It is now up to Casper to do what he can to save his friend from the villainous warlock.

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