2 Movies Starring Tim McIntire

The Sterile Cuckoo

The Sterile Cuckoo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-10-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

M

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (1397 Reviews)

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

John Nichols (novel)

Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams - a kooky, lonely misfit with no family and no place to go, insists on calling all those who won't participate in her world, "weirdos," clings to a quiet studious Jerry, who has the ability to make a choice of living in Pookie's private little world or be accepted by the society that Pookie rejects. Unwittingly, it is through their awkward relationship that Pookie actually prepares Jerry for the world of "weirdos" that she doesn't fit into or wish to be apart of.

A Boy and His Dog

A Boy and His Dog

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-11-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (11717 Reviews)

Director:

L.Q. Jones

Cast:

Writer:

L.Q. Jones (screenplay)

Harlan Ellison (novel)

Fullplot:

A post-apocalyptic tale based on a novella by Harlan Ellison. A boy communicates telepathically with his dog as they scavenge for food and sex, and they stumble into an underground society where the old society is preserved. The daughter of one of the leaders of the community seduces and lures him below, where the citizens have become unable to reproduce because of being underground so long. They use him for impregnation purposes, and then plan to be rid of him.

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