Big Business
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
Director: Jim Abrahams
Stars: Barry Primus Bette Midler Daniel Gerroll Deborah Rush Edward Herrmann Fred Ward Lily Tomlin Michael Gross Michele Placido Nicolas Coster
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Stars: Cloris Leachman Dabney Coleman Diedrich Bader Dolly Parton Erika Eleniak Jim Varney Lea Thompson Lily Tomlin Linda Carlson Rob Schneider
Bernard and Doris
Sympathetic look loosely based on the relationship between tobacco heiress, Doris Duke (1912-1993) - think Duke University - and her shy butler, Bernard Lafferty. The icy and mercurial Duke fires her butler for serving a chilled cantaloupe; the agency sends Lafferty, formerly household staff to Liz Taylor and to Peggy Lee. He's an alcoholic, fresh out of rehab. He gradually becomes Duke's gay alter ego as she romps through life sleeping with young men, making shrewd decisions quickly, managing her fortune and orchids as Lafferty manages her New Jersey estate. With a wine cellar to die for, Bernard falls off the wagon. Can he pull himself together when Doris needs him?
Director: Bob Balaban
Stars: April Yvette Thompson Chris Bauer Dominick Dunne Don Harvey James Rebhorn Marilyn Torres Monique Gabriela Curnen Peter Asher Ralph Fiennes Susan Sarandon
Being Julia
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.
Director: István Szabó
Stars: Annette Bening Bruce Greenwood Jeremy Irons Juliet Stevenson Leigh Lawson Max Irons Michael Culkin Michael Gambon Miriam Margolyes Shaun Evans
Beerfest
During a trip to Germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes, German-American brothers Todd and Jan discover Beerfest, the secret Olympics of downing stout, and want to enter the contest to defend their family's beer-guzzling honor. Their Old Country cousins sneer at the Yanks' chances, prompting the siblings to return to America to prepare for a showdown the following year.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Stars: Allan Graf Cloris Leachman Erik Stolhanske Jay Chandrasekhar Jürgen Prochnow Kevin Heffernan M.C. Gainey Paul Soter Steve Lemme Will Forte
Beaches
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Director: Garry Marshall
Stars: Barbara Hershey Bette Midler Carol Williard Grace Johnston James Read John Heard Lainie Kazan Marcie Leeds Mayim Bialik Spalding Gray