“The Missouri Breaks” (1976) Western Running Time: 126 minutes Written by: Thomas McGuane Directed by: Arthur Penn Featuring: Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest and Harry Dean Stanton Tittle Tod: “Damn, I don't know why they had to put Canada all the way up here.” Arthur Penn’s The Missouri Breaks (1976) is a film that resists easy categorization. A revisionist Western featuring two …
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“The Crossing Guard” (1995) Drama Running time: 101 minutes Written and directed: Sean Penn Featuring: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright and Anjelica Huston Joe: “So listen to this. I'm coming out of the bathroom, right, and these two Orientals, they're arguin', they're hollerin', they're screaming at one another. And all in Japanese. So I told 'em, I said "Ay! You're …
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“As Good as It Gets” (1993) Drama/Comedy Running Time: 139 minutes Written by: Mark Andrus and James L. Brooks Directed by: James L. Brooks Featuring: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich and Shirley Knight Melvin Udall: “Now, I got a real great compliment for you, and it's true.” Carol Connelly: “I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful.” Melvin Udall: “Don't be …
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