 78% (3) Rango 107 min PG [Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western] [Gore Verbinski] [04 Mar 2011]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 88%, Metacritic: 75%, External Reviews Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 24 nominations. Actors: Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Johnny Depp, Ned Beatty, Timothy Olyphant Writer: John Logan, John Logan (story), Gore Verbinski (story), James Ward Byrkit (story) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Website Language: English Country: USA, Brazil, UK Plot: Rango is a pet chameleon always on the lookout for action and adventure, except the fake kind, where he directs it and acts in it. After a car accident, he winds up in an old western town called Dirt. What this town needs the most is water, but they also need a hero and a sheriff. The thirsty Rango instantly takes on the role of both and selfishly agrees to take on the case of their missing water. Rotten Tomatoes: Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt - a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures - the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt... -- (C) Paramount 1 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  91% (3) Toy Story 3 103 min G [Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy] [Lee Unkrich] [18 Jun 2010]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 83%, Rotten Tomatoes: 98%, Metacritic: 92%, External Reviews Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 58 wins & 91 nominations. Actors: Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Tim Allen, Tom Hanks Writer: John Lasseter (story by), Andrew Stanton (story by), Lee Unkrich (story by), Michael Arndt (screenplay by) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Website Language: English, Spanish Country: USA Plot: Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape. Rotten Tomatoes: 'Toy Story 3' welcomes Woody, Buzz and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in... daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it's all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. A few new faces-some plastic, some plush-join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear. 2 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 56% (3) The Killer Inside Me 109 min R [Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller] [Michael Winterbottom] [08 Jun 2010]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 61%, Rotten Tomatoes: 54%, Metacritic: 53%, External Reviews Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations. Actors: Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Ned Beatty Writer: John Curran, Jim Thompson (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Website Language: English Country: UK, Sweden, Canada, USA Plot: Sadism and masochism beneath a veneer of revenge. Lou Ford is a mild-mannered sheriff's deputy in a Texas oil town in the mid 1950's. His boss sends him to roust a prostitute living in a rural house. She slaps him; he hits her, then, after daily sex for the next few weeks, he decides it's love. She's devoted to him and becomes his pawn in a revenge plot she thinks is to shakedown the son of Chester Conway, the town's wealthy king of construction. Lou has a different plan, and bodies pile up as murder leads to murder. The district attorney suspects Lou, and Conway may have an inkling, but Lou stays cool. Is love, or at least peace, in the cards? Rotten Tomatoes: Based on the novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson, 'The Killer Inside Me' tells the story of handsome, charming, unassuming small-town deputy sheriff Lou Ford, who has a bunch of problems. Women problems. Law-enforcement problems. And an ever-growing pile of murder victims in his west Texas jurisdiction. All the while Lou manages to remain his stoic self. However, as evidence is discovered over the course of the investigation, suspicion begins to fall on Lou. But in this savage and bleak universe, nothing is ever what it seems. 3 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  54% (3) The Walker 108 min R [Crime, Drama, Mystery] [Paul Schrader] [10 Aug 2007]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 59%, Rotten Tomatoes: 52%, Metacritic: 51%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall, Ned Beatty, Woody Harrelson Writer: Paul Schrader External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA, UK, Isle Of Man Plot: Carter Page III holds a special place in Washington society: the gay son and grandson of powerful men, he has connections, manners, and he's no threat, so he's an available escort when a woman's husband would rather not accompany her to a public event. When the secret lover of one of his women friends is murdered, she asks Carter to cover for her, and his acquiescence gets him into immediate trouble with the police and an ambitious prosecutor. Carter, with the help of his lover Emek, starts his own investigation. They're warned off by someone's hired muscle. Can Carter figure out what happened or will he lose more than he realizes he has? Human behavior is a mystery. Rotten Tomatoes: Carter Page is a well-heeled and popular socialite who serves as confidant, companion, and card partner to some of the capitol's leading ladies. These pampered women are married to the most powerful men in America, and when their husbands are too busy running the country to attend to their wives, they turn to their 'gay best friend,' Carter, for warmth, wit and wisdom. Carter's loyalty is tested when his dearest friend finds herself on the brink of a scandal that could destroy her reputation and her husband's career. Offering to cover for her, Carter suppresses incriminating evidence, only to find himself the chief suspect in a criminal investigation. Suddenly, this well-connected man-about-town is a pariah, hounded by the police and forced to find the true culprit and clear his name. More importantly, he must re-examine whether it is important to be accepted by a society based on betrayal, hypocrisy, and corruption. 4 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 43% (2) Radioland Murders 108 min PG [Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance] [Mel Smith] [21 Oct 1994]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 62%, Rotten Tomatoes: 24%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Brian Benben, George Burns, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty Writer: George Lucas (story), Willard Huyck (screenplay), Gloria Katz (screenplay), Jeff Reno (screenplay), Ron Osborn (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and a soon-to-be ex-husband who desperately wants her back. As the broadcast begins, a mysterious voice breaks the broadcast and suddenly members of the cast turn up dead. It's up to her husband Roger, to find out whodunit as the police chase him through the halls of WBN. Rotten Tomatoes: In 1939, the gala opening night of a new radio station takes a turn from chaotic to catastrophic when people start turning up dead. This nostalgic, cameo-laden comedy-mystery focuses on Roger, one of the station's writers who must solve the murders to clear his own name and save the station. 5 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  27% (1) Replikator 97 min R [Sci-Fi] [Philip Jackson] [09 Nov 1994]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 27%, External Reviews Awards: 2 wins. Actors: Brigitte Bako, Ilona Staller, Michael St. Gerard, Ned Beatty Writer: Tony Johnston (screenplay), John Dawson (screenplay), Michelle Bellerose (screenplay) External Links: External Links: IMDb Language: English Country: Canada Plot: Two companies are competing to develop equipment that can replicate any kind of material, including human tissue. However, one of the companies has more plans for this machine, and more resources to block the other company from succeeding. The movie is set in a future earth with no ozone layer and a peculiar justice system. 6 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 75% (3) Rudy 114 min PG [Biography, Drama, Sport] [David Anspaugh] [22 Oct 1993]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 76%, Rotten Tomatoes: 78%, Metacritic: 71%, External Reviews Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination. Actors: Greta Lind, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Sean Astin Writer: Angelo Pizzo External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Spanish Country: USA Plot: Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5 people and has set his sights upon joining the team. Rotten Tomatoes: Since he was a little boy, Rudy Ruttinger (Sean Astin) has idolized the University of Notre Dame and its football team. However, he is a small boy who will inevitably grow up to be a small man. Not only that, but he is not an outstanding student or even a particularly good athlete. His blue-collar family is convinced that he is only asking for heartache by aspiring so far beyond his abilities. For a while Rudy grudgingly accepts this assessment and goes to work in the local steel mill. His dream just won't die, and he eventually wins admission to the college of his dreams, In his junior year he tries out for the football team, but is able only to serve as a live tackle-dummy. Bruised and battered though he is, he is proud to have any connection with his team. By his senior year, the team has grown so fond of the boy that on the day of the final game, every member shows up at the coach's office and offers to give up his place on the squad in order to give Rudy one chance to suit up as a team member. The coach, moved and impressed, allows Rudy to suit up and lead the team to the benches. Then, once victory is assured, he lets Rudy participate in the final scrimmage of the game. Rudy acquits himself well, and his loving friends hoist him onto their shoulders and carry him off the field. This 'men's weepie' is based on the true story of Rudy Ruttinger. 7 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  81% (2) Hear My Song 104 min R [Comedy, Drama, Music] [Peter Chelsom] [01 Feb 1992]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 90%, External Reviews Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations. Actors: Adrian Dunbar, Brian Flanagan, Constance Cowley, Marie Mullen, Ned Beatty, Phil Kelly Writer: Peter Chelsom (screenplay), Peter Chelsom (story), Adrian Dunbar External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: Ireland, UK Plot: Owner of a failing club seeks infamous Irish singer Josef Locke in order to bring business and success to his club Rotten Tomatoes: The owner of a British nightclub attempts to do the impossible by coaxing a legendary Irish tenor out of retirement for a once-in-a-lifetime show in this engagingly quirky comedy. The owner, Mickey O'Neill, is particularly desperate to land a performance by the great Josef Locke, as his already questionable reputation was ruined when he booked an impostor claiming to be Locke. Now only providing a show by the real thing can make up for it. Trouble is, Locke fled England several decades before to avoid charges of tax evasion, and would face immediate arrest upon his return. Naturally, the comedy emerges from O'Neill's desperate attempts to convince Locke to participate in the scheme. Much of the film's charm comes from the presentation of eccentric but believable characters, particularly Locke himself -- a real historical figure given warm life by Ned Beatty, who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for his performance. The film as a whole manages a similar balancing act between realism and comic fantasy, grounding even the less believable aspect of the narrative in strongly observed local color. 8 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 59% (2) Prelude to a Kiss 105 min PG-13 [Comedy, Fantasy, Romance] [Norman René] [10 Jul 1992]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 56%, Rotten Tomatoes: 63%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Alec Baldwin, Kathy Bates, Meg Ryan, Ned Beatty Writer: Craig Lucas (play), Craig Lucas (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Dutch Country: USA Plot: A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it. Rotten Tomatoes: On her wedding day, bride Meg Ryan is kissed by a strange old man (Sydney Walker) who shows at the wedding uninvited. Meg and Walker instantly exchange personalities, much to the discomfort of groom Alec Baldwin. In trying to set things aright, Baldwin discover that the man is dying from cancer. 9 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  44% (1) Illusions 100 min R [Drama, Thriller] [Victor Kulle] [14 Oct 1992]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 44%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Emma Samms, Heather Locklear, Ned Beatty, Robert Carradine Writer: Peter Colley (play) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: After she has a nervous breakdown, a wife and her husband move into a new house. However, she begins to suspect that that her husband and his sister, who is visiting, are up to something and may have had something to do with her breakdown. Rotten Tomatoes: In this convoluted melodrama, a young wife has a mental breakdown and spends time in a hospital. Eventually, she wants to go home, but her doctor is hesitant to release her. Still the woman, wanting to save her disintegrating marriage, insists. Upon her return, she and her hubby are visited by his seductive 'sister.' The poor wife is appalled by the chemistry between the two and shares her discomfort with her landlord and he has a peculiar reaction. Meanwhile, the hapless wife seems to becoming increasingly paranoid and strange. She has no idea that drugs are behind her odd behavior. Eventually, she goes over the edge and shoots her sister-in-law, and still the madness continues until the story's violent climax. 10 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 55% (1) A Cry in the Wild 82 min PG [Action, Adventure, Thriller] [Mark Griffiths] [01 Jun 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 55%, External Reviews Awards: 1 nomination. Actors: Jared Rushton, Ned Beatty, Pamela Sue Martin, Stephen Meadows Writer: Gary Paulsen (screenplay), Catherine Cyran (screenplay), Gary Paulsen (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: 13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found. Rotten Tomatoes: A teenage boy takes major steps toward manhood after he is stranded in a dense wilderness forest following a plane crash and is forced to use his wits to survive and make it safely back to civilization. He eventually finds some company in a pair of orphaned grizzly bear cubs. 11 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  31% (1) Shadows in the Storm 85 min R [Crime, Drama, Mystery] [Terrell Tannen] [16 Feb 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 31%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Donna Mitchell, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Ned Beatty Writer: Terrell Tannen External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: A daydreaming businessman named Thelonius Pitt takes a vacation in the Redwood Forests of California. The morning after he arrives, he meets a beautiful, mysterious woman named Melanie. She happens to look just like the woman he keeps seeing in his dreams. Thelonius and Melanie meet each other on the shore of a nearby river late at night. Melanie's husband finds them, and attacks Thelonius. Melanie pulls out a pistol and fires 3 shots, knocking her husband's body into the icy river below. The nightmare has begun... Rotten Tomatoes: When librarian Thelo (Ned Beatty) falls in love with the young, beautiful Melanie (Mia Sara), the relationship that follows lures him into trouble. 12 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 24% (2) Repossessed 80 min PG-13 [Comedy, Fantasy, Horror] [Bob Logan] [14 Sep 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 48%, Rotten Tomatoes: 0%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Anthony Starke, Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, Ned Beatty Writer: Bob Logan External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the devil from little Nancy Aglet, but now Nancy has grown up and has a family, the demon returns and repossesses Nancy. With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV. Rotten Tomatoes: This is almost a follow-up to its relative The Exorcist, since it stars Linda Blair, also the leading lady in the '70s head-spinner tale. In Repossessed, a grown-up Blair plays a housewife who becomes possessed by the Devil while watching TV. Leslie Nielsen plays Father Mayii, who gets called to exorcise the intrusive being. 13 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  20% (2) Captain America 97 min PG-13 [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War] [Albert Pyun] [14 Dec 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 33%, Rotten Tomatoes: 7%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Darren McGavin, Matt Salinger, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox Writer: Joe Simon (characters), Jack Kirby (characters), Stephen Tolkin (story), Lawrence J. Block (story), Stephen Tolkin (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA, Yugoslavia Plot: During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, 'Captain America.' Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie 'Red Skull', Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States. Rotten Tomatoes: Transformed into a superhero during a secret World War II military experiment, Captain America (Matt Salinger) awakens from suspended animation forty years later to face his old enemy, the Nazi warrior Red Skull (Scott Paulin). This low-budget adaptation of the Marvel comic book series received very little attention upon its delayed release. 14 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 34% (2) Physical Evidence 99 min R [Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller] [Michael Crichton] [27 Jan 1989]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 51%, Rotten Tomatoes: 18%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Burt Reynolds, Kay Lenz, Ned Beatty, Theresa Russell Writer: Steve Ransohoff (story), Bill Phillips (story), Bill Phillips (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: Extortionist Jake Farley is found strangled, and the clues lead directly to former detective Joe Paris, who insists on his innocence but can't provide an alibi. Public defendant Jenny Hudson gets the case, but has problems unravelling the case, complicated by the fact that virtually everyone hated Farley, and Paris has a few enemies as well. She rejects the prosecution's offers to plea bargain, but meanwhile the witnesses she finds are discredited or silenced, and an unidentified patrol car shadows Paris and Hudson wherever they go. Rotten Tomatoes: In this police drama, a cop gets suspended after using excessive force. When a murder occurs, he finds himself the prime suspect. He is defended by a court-appointed lawyer who helps him prove his innocence. 15 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  57% (2) Switching Channels 105 min PG [Comedy, Crime] [Ted Kotcheff] [04 Mar 1988]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 59%, Rotten Tomatoes: 55%, External Reviews Awards: 2 nominations. Actors: Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Kathleen Turner, Ned Beatty Writer: Ben Hecht (play), Charles MacArthur (play), Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: Sully is the producer of a cable news network program. Christy is his ex-wife and best reporter. Her desire to quit the news business and marry Blaine, a sporting goods manufacturer comes as an innocent man is about to be executed. Sully's attempts to keep her in town and break up her upcoming marriage happen against the backdrop of a botched execution, a prison break and a possible pardon. Rotten Tomatoes: Set in the hectic and cutthroat world of television news, this remake of The Front Page, tells the story of a beautiful and ambitious anchorwoman whose plan to marry a millionaire is thwarted by the machinations of her nasty ex-husband who is also her employer. 16 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 46% (1) Purple People Eater 90 min PG [Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi] [Linda Shayne] [16 Dec 1988]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 46%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Bobby Porter, Linda Talcott, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters Writer: Linda Shayne External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: A kid plays the old novelty song 'Purple People Eater' and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord. Rotten Tomatoes: Linda Shayne wrote and directed this children's story based on the 1958 novelty song 'Purple People Eater' by Sheb Wooley. Billy Johnson (Neal Patrick Harris) is joined by a friendly alien from outer space who wants to play in a rock & roll band. Peggy Lipton plays Billy's mom, with James Houghton as the father and Ned Beatty as Grandpa. The band lends a hand to some senior citizens in their fight to keep their beloved retirement complex. Add Little Richard and Chubby Checker to the fun as the heroes try and stop the greedy landlord Mr. Noodle (John Brumfield) from kicking out the elderly residents. Only one word in the film gives the movie a PG rating instead of G. Watch for Sheb Wolley in a cameo role as the trapeze instructor in this low-budget family feature. 17 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  68% (2) The Fourth Protocol 119 min R [Thriller] [John Mackenzie] [28 Aug 1987]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 65%, Rotten Tomatoes: 72%, External Reviews Awards: 1 nomination. Actors: Joanna Cassidy, Michael Caine, Ned Beatty, Pierce Brosnan Writer: George Axelrod (screen story), Richard Burridge (additional material), Frederick Forsyth (screenplay), Frederick Forsyth (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK Plot: KGB agent Major Valeri Petrofsky has been reassigned at the request of the KGB Chairman for a secret mission wherein he is sent to England to establish a residence near an American military base and receive various items from couriers from the USSR. John Preston is the top British spy catcher, currently at odds with his superior because he doesn't lick his boots. After he conducts an operation without his superior's permission caused his superior some embarrassment, he is reassigned to the menial task of overseeing airports and ports. One day one the couriers Petrofsky was expecting comes off a freighter has an accident which leaves him dead. Preston is informed by the pathologist that the man is not a seaman so Preston goes through his things and finds that he was carrying something which he is told is an atomic bomb component. Preston now suspects that someone is bringing in parts for an atomic bomb, his superior doesn't want to let Preston be proven right so he doesn't authorize further action and suspends Preston. But a man who works with intelligence approaches Preston saying he might be right because a sleeper transmitter went active twice once probably to alert Moscow that he is in place and the second sent after the man's death probably to inform that the component he was delivering wasn't received. So the man offers to let Preston find the man who is bringing in the bomb. And back in the USSR, Petrofsky's boss is so disgruntled that Petrofsky and so much of his department's resources are being taken by the Chairman for his op, that he calls his old friend, the Vice-Chairman of the KGB, to find out what's going on because he believes that the Chairman wouldn't be able to do any of these things without his friend's input. But his friend is just as incredulous as he is. So he tries to find out what the Chairman is up to. Rotten Tomatoes: Scripted by Frederick Forsyth from his own novel, The Fourth Protocol is a fact-based spy thriller. The titular protocol is a secret agreement between America, Britain and Russia to cease smuggling nuclear weapons into their respective countries. This figures into the schemes of several rogue spies, who hope to destroy NATO by embarking on just such a smuggling endeavor. Russian agent Valeri Petrofsky (Pierce Brosnan) is ordered to stage a nuclear accident in England, then arrange the evidence to point to the Americans. British intelligence agent John Preston (Michael Caine) begins wondering why such nuclear-weapon components like lithium are showing up in the unlikeliest places. Ignored by his superiors, who figure that Preston is merely an old-line anti-Commie paranoic, Preston gathers the clues that will enable him to find out who's behind the potential breaking of The Fourth Protocol. 18 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 41% (1) The Trouble with Spies 91 min PG-13 [Action, Adventure, Comedy] [Burt Kennedy] [04 Dec 1987]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 41%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Donald Sutherland, Lucy Gutteridge, Ned Beatty, Ruth Gordon Writer: Burt Kennedy, Mark McShane (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: George Trent, a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter settles into a small hotel with several busybody guests. He probes them for information about Trent, their former neighbor. Meanwhile, the spy survives several attempts on his life as he attempts to solve the mystery. 19 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  71% (1) Restless Natives 90 min PG [Comedy, Crime] [Michael Hoffman] [12 Sep 1986]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 71%, External Reviews Awards: 1 nomination. Actors: Joe Mullaney, Ned Beatty, Teri Lally, Vincent Friell Writer: Ninian Dunnett External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: UK Plot: Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals. Their adventures make for a whimsical and gentle comedy, in the Bill Forsyth vein. Rotten Tomatoes: In this Scottish comedy, two young fellows disguise themselves as a clown and a wolf-man and begin robbing tourist buses. Somehow the two end up considered national heroes. 20 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 73% (1) The Last Days of Pompeii 310 min N/A [Action, Drama, History] [N/A] [06 May 1984]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 73%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Brian Blessed, Ernest Borgnine, Ned Beatty, Nicholas Clay Writer: N/A External Links: External Links: Wikipedia IMDb Language: English Country: Italy, UK, USA Plot: This costume series portrays aspects of life in Pompeii, a coastal luxury resort near Naples catering for the very rich of imperial Rome, mainly before but culminating in the eruption of the Vesuvian volcano, which wipes it from the face of the earth. The main characters include Diomed, a common upstart merchant whose self-made riches from trade allow him to consider running for political office against sitting city magistrate Quintus and an impoverished aristocratic marriage for his daughter Julia; the cultivated Greek Glaucus; the gladiator Lydon; the noble-born Antonius and his sister Ione, the evil Isis-priest Arbaces who is after (their) money and power; the persecution-fearing Christian slaves Petrus, his true love Chloe and their secret leader Olinthus. 21 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  32% (3) Stroker Ace 96 min PG [Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport] [Hal Needham] [01 Jul 1983]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 48%, Rotten Tomatoes: 20%, Metacritic: 30%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations. Actors: Burt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, Ned Beatty, Parker Stevenson Writer: William Neely (novel), Robert K. Ottum (novel), Hugh Wilson (screenplay), Hal Needham (screenplay), David E. Peckinpah External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: Stroker Ace, a champion NASCAR driver, is standing at the top of his career, but is getting fed up with having to do as he's told. In between rebelling against his sponsor (a fried chicken chain)'s promotion gimmicks (like making him dress up in giant chicken suit) he spends the rest of the movie trying to bed the buxom Pembrook. Rotten Tomatoes: Burt Reynolds plays an arrogant, womanizing and mischievous Southern race-car driver in this fast-paced comedy that is rife with good ol' redneck humor. When not driving, he enjoys raising the hackles of his boss, fried chicken magnate Clyde Torkle, and ogling at his biggest and bustiest fan. 22 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 80% (3) Superman II 127 min PG [Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi] [Richard Lester, Richard Donner] [19 Jun 1981]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 68%, Rotten Tomatoes: 85%, Metacritic: 87%, External Reviews Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations. Actors: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty Writer: Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman), Mario Puzo (story by), Mario Puzo (screenplay by), David Newman (screenplay by), Leslie Newman (screenplay by) External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, French, Russian Country: USA, UK, Canada Plot: Picking up where 'Superman: The Movie' left off, three criminals, General Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa, (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran) from the planet Krypton are released from the Phantom Zone by a nuclear explosion in space. They descend upon Earth where they could finally rule. Superman, meanwhile, is in love with Lois Lane (Margot Kidder), who finds out who he really is. Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) escapes from prison and is determined to destroy Superman by joining forces with the three criminals. Rotten Tomatoes: Between giving up his super powers, confronting criminals from outer space, and having problems with his girlfriend, it's a bad time to be the Man of Steel in this sequel to the 1978 blockbuster. When terrorists threaten to destroy Paris with a thermonuclear device as they hold reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) hostage, Superman (Christopher Reeve) comes to the rescue and flings the weapon into space. However, its blast outside the earth's orbit awakens Zod (Terence Stamp), Ursa (Sarah Douglas), and Non (Jack O'Halloran), three villains from Superman's home planet of Krypton who were exiled to outer space for their crimes. Zod and his partners arrive on Earth and use their powers in a bid to take over the U.S., and then the world. However, when Lois realizes that mild mannered Clark Kent and Superman are actually the same person, he brings her to his Fortress of Solitude, where his decision to marry Lois costs him his remarkable strength. Without his super powers, how can Superman vanquish Zod and save the world? Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Susannah York, and Jackie Cooper return from the first film, which was shot at the same time as parts of the sequel. 23 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  34% (2) The Incredible Shrinking Woman 88 min PG [Comedy, Sci-Fi] [Joel Schumacher] [30 Jan 1981]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 54%, Rotten Tomatoes: 14%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations. Actors: Charles Grodin, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, Ned Beatty Writer: Richard Matheson (novel), Jane Wagner External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: After being exposed to a bizarre mixture of household chemicals, Pat Kramer begins to shrink. This baffles scientists, makes parenting difficult, warms the hearts of Americans, and captures the attention of a group of people who want to take over the world. This evil group plots to kidnap Pat and perform experiments on her so that they can eventually shrink everyone. Rotten Tomatoes: Al ser expuesta a una extraña mezcla de sustancias químicas para limpiar la casa, una ama de casa (Lily Tomlin) se encoge físicamente. Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty. 24 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 74% (2) Hopscotch 106 min R [Adventure, Comedy] [Ronald Neame] [10 Oct 1980]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 72%, Rotten Tomatoes: 77%, External Reviews Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations. Actors: Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Walter Matthau Writer: Brian Garfield (novel), Brian Garfield (screenplay), Bryan Forbes (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, German, French, Russian Country: USA Plot: CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of 'the game' and to ensure he's left alone he threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA doesn't believe him, he calls their bluff and starts writing and sending out chapters one by one. Realizing that their operations would be compromised, the CIA (led by Myerson and Cutter) set out to put an end to Kendig's plan by whatever means necessary. The heart of the movie follows a game of cat and mouse between a fumbling CIA and an artful Kendig. Rotten Tomatoes: Walter Matthau plays a CIA agent who's been confined by office politics to a desk job. The disgruntled Matthau quits the service and heads to Europe, where he links up with former lover (an fellow ex-agent) Glenda Jackson. All goes smoothly until Matthau acts on the advice of yet another retired agent, Russian Herbert Lom, who suggests that Matthau write a tell-all autobiography. Spitefully, Matthau sends out copies of his first chapter to the heads of the CIA agencies throughout the world--and from that point on, he and Jackson don't have a moment's peace. This delights Matthau: now that all of his former colleagues are chasing after him, he has a reason to get up in the morning. As written by Brian Garfield, Hopscotch was a conventionally serious espionage novel. As adapted for the big screen by Garfield and Bryan Forbes, Hopscotch is a lively exercise in cloak-and-dagger comedy, even when the pursuit of Matthau turns deadly towards the end. 25 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  43% (3) 1941 118 min PG [Action, Comedy, War] [Steven Spielberg] [14 Dec 1979]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 58%, Rotten Tomatoes: 39%, Metacritic: 34%, External Reviews Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 nominations. Actors: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary, Ned Beatty, Treat Williams Writer: Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Bob Gale (screenplay), Robert Zemeckis (story), Bob Gale (story), John Milius (story) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Japanese, German, Spanish Country: USA Plot: Hysteria grips California in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make the coast defensible against an imagined Japanese invasion, in this big budget, big cast comedy. Members of a Japanese submarine crew scout out the madness, along with a Captain in Germany's Kreigsmarine (Navy). Rotten Tomatoes: It's December of 1941, and the people of California are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Thus begin several story threads that comprise the 'plot' of this strange period comedy, a sort of satirical disaster movie, from Steven Spielberg. The stories and story threads involve lusty young men, officers (Tim Matheson) and civilians (Bobby Di Cicco) alike, eager to bed the young ladies of their dreams; Wild Bill Kelso, a nutty fighter pilot (John Belushi) following what he thinks is a squadron of Japanese fighters along the California coast; a well-meaning but clumsy tank crew (including John Candy) led by straight-arrow, by-the-book Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd), who doesn't recognize the thug (Treat Williams) in his command; and homeowner Ward Douglas (Ned Beatty), who is eager to do his part for the nation's defense and, despite the misgivings of his wife (Lorraine Gary), doesn't mind his front yard overlooking the ocean being chosen to house a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. There is also a pair of grotesquely inept airplane spotters (Murray Hamilton, Eddie Deezen) who are doing their job from atop a ferris wheel at a beachfront amusement park; a paranoid army colonel (Warren Oates) positive that the Japanese are infiltrating from the hills; a big dance being held on behalf of servicemen, being attended by a lusty young woman of size (Wendie Jo Sperber) eager to land a man in uniform; and General Joseph 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell (Robert Stack), in charge of the defense of the West Coast, who can't seem to get anyone to listen to him when he says to keep calm. And, oh yes, there's also a real Japanese submarine that has gotten all the way to the California coast under the command of its captain (Toshiro Mifune) and a German officer observer (Christopher Lee), only to find itself without a working compass or usable maps. Its captain won't leave until the sub has attacked a militarily significant, honorable target, and the only one that anyone aboard ship knows of in California is Hollywood. By New Year's Eve, all of these characters are going to cross paths, directly or once-removed, in a comedy of errors and destruction strongly reminiscent of the finale to National Lampoon's Animal House (as well as several disaster movies from the same studio), but on a much larger and more impressive scale. 26 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 82% (3) Superman 143 min PG [Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi] [Richard Donner] [15 Dec 1978]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, Metacritic: 80%, External Reviews Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 18 nominations. Actors: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty Writer: Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman), Mario Puzo (story), Mario Puzo (screenplay), David Newman (screenplay), Leslie Newman (screenplay), Robert Benton (screenplay) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Website Language: English Country: USA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Panama Plot: Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, young Clark discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor, while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane Rotten Tomatoes: Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in a big-budget epic with Oscar-winning effects. Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Susannah York, Glenn Ford. Richard Donner directed. 27 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  61% (2) Gray Lady Down 111 min PG [Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller] [David Greene] [01 Apr 1978]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 62%, Rotten Tomatoes: 60%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Ned Beatty, Stacy Keach Writer: David Lavallee (novel), James Whittaker (screenplay), Howard Sackler (screenplay), Frank P. Rosenberg (adaptation) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Norwegian Country: USA Plot: The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew. Rotten Tomatoes: Charlton Heston stars in this riveting drama involving a nuclear submarine and her crew trapped 1,450 feet underwater. When the nuclear sub U.S.S. Neptune collides with a Norwegian freighter, it sinks helplessly onto an unstable ledge above a deep ocean canyon. The one hope for Captain Paul Blanchard (Heston) and his crew lies with an experimental submersible piloted by Stacy Keach and Ned Beatty. Now the race against time is on to rescue the trapped sailors as oxygen runs out and the vessel teeters close to destruction in this gripping thriller co-starring David Carradine. 28 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 78% (2) Mikey and Nicky 119 min R [Crime, Drama] [Elaine May] [21 Dec 1976]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 74%, Rotten Tomatoes: 82%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Peter Falk, Rose Arrick Writer: Elaine May External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English, Hebrew Country: USA Plot: Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mobster wants him killed. He calls Mikey, his friend since childhood, but when Mikey arrives, Nick won't let him in: his moods swing. So begins a long night as Mike tries to take care of Nick, calm him down and get him out of town. Their sojourn - on foot and in a city bus - takes them to a bar, a club, toward a movie theater, to the cemetery where Nick's mom is buried, and to Nick's girlfriend's apartment. Tempers fray and the friendship is tested. Meanwhile, a hit man who's getting information from someone is indeed looking for Nick. Rotten Tomatoes: Nickey (John Cassavetes) is a small-time Jewish gangster in trouble with the mob. He calls on his lifelong friend Mikey (Peter Falk) for help. During the night the two spend together, the power of their friendship is undermined by their mutual nastiness and pressing financial concerns. Elaine May's script was allegedly taken from an episode in the life of her uncle. 29 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  85% (2) Nashville 160 min R [Comedy, Drama, Music] [Robert Altman] [21 Sep 1975]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 78%, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, External Reviews Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 25 nominations. Actors: Barbara Baxley, David Arkin, Karen Black, Keith Carradine, Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley Writer: Joan Tewkesbury External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: This movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in Nashville. Barbara Jean is the reigning queen of Nashville but is near collapse. Linnea and Delbert Reese have a shaky marriage and 2 deaf children. Opal is a British journalist touring the area. These and other stories come together in a dramatic climax. Rotten Tomatoes: Released 30 years ago, when the nation was still reeling from the Vietnam War and Watergate, this prophetic all-American mosaic reveals our national obsession with entertainment and politics. A presidential election is underway, and Replacement Party candidate Hal Philip Walker's election team is rounding up some acts for a fundraiser. 30 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 59% (1) W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 91 min PG [Comedy] [John G. Avildsen] [25 Sep 1975]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 59%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Art Carney, Burt Reynolds, Conny Van Dyke, Jerry Reed, Ned Beatty Writer: Thomas Rickman External Links: External Links: Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: W.W. is a happy-go-lucky crook who makes his living robbing gas stations through the drive-up windows. The Dixie Dancekings are a country music band trying to get their first big break. W.W. crosses paths with the Dixie Dancekings when he hijacks their car (and them) to help him rob a bank. At first, the band resists. However, when they discover how much money they make, they begin helping out voluntarily in order to finance their big break. At the same time, W.W. takes a liking to them and uses his natural charm and smooth-talking ways to help them start down the road to stardom. Rotten Tomatoes: In this fast-paced film, Southern con-man W. W. Bright takes over the Dixie Dancekings, a two-bit country-western act, and works to get them into the Grand Ole Opry. Meanwhile, he robs the gas stations of a company which he feels has cheated him and is pursued by a Bible-thumping lawman. 31 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  72% (3) The Last American Hero 95 min PG [Drama, Sport] [Lamont Johnson] [27 Jul 1973]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 64%, Rotten Tomatoes: 80%, Metacritic: 74%, External Reviews Awards: 1 win. Actors: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeff Bridges, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine Writer: Tom Wolfe (articles), William Roberts External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Rotten Tomatoes: Lamont Johnson's subtle direction graces this true-life success story about racecar driver Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges), based on stock-car champion Junior Johnson. As a child in North Carolina, Jackson stays one step ahead of reform school until his father (Art Lund) is thrown in prison for moonshining. Seeing the error of his ways, Jackson begins to concentrate his driving skills, hoping to become a professional stock car racer to raise money to get his father released from jail. Jackson rises from the ranks into the highest rung of professional stock car racing, but Jackson finds his independent nature is compromised by the corporate realities of the professional sports world. The real Junior Johnson served as technical advisor on the film. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi 32 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |
 69% (3) White Lightning 101 min PG [Action, Drama, Crime] [Joseph Sargent] [22 Oct 1973]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 64%, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%, Metacritic: 60%, External Reviews Awards: N/A Actors: Bo Hopkins, Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty Writer: William W. Norton External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. Rotten Tomatoes: When the police pick up Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) for running moonshine, they agree to let him out of jail if he will help them capture the key figures in his moonshine operation. Since the suspected ring leader is the man who killed Gator's little brother, he agrees to help out the cops to get himself out of prison and get his revenge. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi 33 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |  84% (3) Deliverance 109 min R [Adventure, Drama, Thriller] [John Boorman] [18 Aug 1972]Ratings & Reviews: IMDb Reviews: 77%, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic: 82%, External Reviews Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations. Actors: Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox Writer: James Dickey (screenplay), James Dickey (novel) External Links: External Links: Wikipedia Rotten Tomatoes IMDb Language: English Country: USA Plot: The Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city slickers - alpha male Lewis Medlock, generally even-keeled Ed Gentry, slightly condescending Bobby Trippe, and wide-eyed Drew Ballinger - decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is ethno-culturally homogeneous and isolated, but don't understand the full extent of such until they arrive and see what they believe is the result of generations of inbreeding. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse when half way through they encounter a couple of hillbilly moonshiners. That encounter not only makes the four battle their way out of the valley intact and alive, but threatens the relationships of the four as they do and are asked to do things they never thought possible within themselves. Rotten Tomatoes: Adapted from James Dickey's popular novel, John Boorman's 1972 movie recounts the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river in the backwoods of Georgia. At the behest of Iron John-esque Lewis (Burt Reynolds), the less adventuresome Ed (Jon Voight), Bobby (Ned Beatty), and Drew (Ronny Cox) agree to canoe down an uncharted section of the river before a dam project ruins the region. After warnings from the grimy, impoverished locals, and Drew's tuneful yet ominous 'Dueling Banjos' encounter with a mute inbred boy, the four men embark on their trip, exulting in the beauty of nature and the initial thrill of the rapids. The next day, however, things begin to take a turn for the worse when Bobby and Ed decide to rest on shore after becoming separated from Lewis and Drew. Two rifle-wielding mountain men (Bill McKinney and Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward) emerge from the woods, tying up Ed while one of them rapes Bobby and makes him 'squeal like a pig.' Lewis and Drew rescue them, but the attack irrevocably changes the tenor of the journey. As the river gets rougher and rougher, the men come to nightmarish grips with what it means to survive outside the safety net of 'civilization.' ~ Lucia Bozzola, Rovi 34 / 34 Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Copy URL |