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- DirectorChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancIn this very abstract cartoon, a hard-of-hearing old Britisher finds a red horn and uses it as a megaphone, unaware that it is really a lost horn from the Devil's forehead. The Britisher finds that the horn has the effect of amplifying every sound psychedelically and causing him serious bodily harm.
- DirectorHawley PrattStarsMel BlancTom HollandA Mexican retelling of the story of Cinderella.
- DirectorFriz FrelengHawley PrattStarsMel BlancRalph JamesA hot-tempered bandit, Pancho Vanilla, robs a Mexican bank and rushes to his hideout to count the loot. Speedy Gonzales, Mexico's fastest mouse, follows Pancho there, intending to return the money to the bank. He challenges Pancho to a duel and then speeds past him again and again, bringing every cent of the money back to the bank and causing a flustered and enraged Pancho to shoot himself in the feet.
- DirectorFriz FrelengHawley PrattStarsMel BlancSylvester Cat uses a hunting bird, Malcolm Falcon, in another unsuccessful attempt to catch Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in Mexico.
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsN. Paul StookeyDave DixonAfter a multicolored rock group introduces the cartoon, Norman Normal is asked by a boss to wine and dine a client at a nightclub party, something Normal is uncomfortable with. He talks with his dad about it who rambles on and tells Norman, "don't make waves". At the party, Norman talks with his lampshade-clad friend Leo, disapproves of a joke told by one of the guests suspecting it's about a "minority group" and is ridiculed by the bartender for only having a ginger ale. Norman leaves the party and returns us to the multicolored rock group.
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsMel BlancA time machine sends Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales back to Rome in 65 A.D., where they are captured for lion fodder as entertainment for Emperor Nero. Speedy feeds hot chili peppers to a lion, causing the big cat to shoot like a skyrocket. He and Daffy are chased by guards and fall atop Nero, breaking the Emperor's fiddle. Nero angrily pursues Daffy and Speedy as the scientist who invented the time machine sets it in reverse and returns Daffy and Speedy to the present, accompanied by Nero. Nero becomes a fiddler in Speedy's musical band.
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsLarry StorchEnglish Colonel Rimfire reads that a circus offers $1000 for a live tiger. Rimfire decides to deliver Cool Cat, the hip tiger, to the circus and collect the money, but Cool Cat won't cooperate with Rimfire and leads the Colonel on a chase, straight into the circus, where the Colonel is clobbered for not having an admission ticket. After paying for a ticket and gaining legitimate entry into the big top, Rimfire chases Cool Cat through all the circus acts, including the Indian Snake Charmer, the trained seal, the human cannon ball, the fire eater, and the high wire.
- DirectorAlex LovyStarsLarry StorchAce, a World War I aviator hero, duels with Fritz Von Wienerschnitzel, an enemy German army officer who has posed as Ace's superior. The two battle in a series of aerial fight gags. In the windup gag, Wienerschnitzel accidentally lands at an American airbase. "My mother told me there'd be days like this," the villianous Wienerschnitzel curses in German.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancPat WoodellOutlaws Bunny and Claude are chased by the Sheriff. The Sheriff even attempts to disquise himself as a giant carrot to catch the duo.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancPat WoodellBilly StrangeBunny and Claude are still at their carrot caper. This time, they rob a train as the Sheriff is once again called out to stop them. Just when the Sheriff think he has them, his horse eats all the evidence (the carrots) up.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsLarry StorchMerlin the Magic Mouse and his sidekick Second Banana find themselves in a small western town, where they encounter a nasty western bully. Second Banana ends up in the boxing ring with the thug and Merlin cooks up a pair of magic boxing gloves which start punching when a bell rings.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonQuick Brown Fox tries to catch speedy fast Rapid Rabbit (who is silent, except for a bicycle horn which he uses). The duo go about some antics similar to those of the Coyote and Road Runner.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsLarry StorchMerlin the Magic Mouse and his sidekick Second Banana encounter a rascally leprechaun named O'Reilly in Ireland.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsLarry StorchCool Cat is working his way through college at Disco Tech where he becomes a sports star, thanks to a bothersome bee who keeps stinging him on the rear-end.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsLarry StorchCool Cat, a hipster feline, drives in his dune buggy across the U.S. Southwestern desert and encounters a wacky Indian tribe.
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanClyde GeronimiDavid HandStarsRickie SorensenSebastian CabotKarl SwensonA poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
- DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelStarsBradley BolkeNorma MacMillanCasper helps a professor get to the moon, with the help of his horse Nightmare.
- StarsAllan MelvinJohn StephensonHerb VigranThe adventures of Gary Gulliver and his search for his missing father.
- 1967–197015mTV-Y77.0 (94)TV EpisodeStarsBernard CowanPaul KligmanPaul SolesTrying to foil a mystery keeping the demolition of a playhouse, Spider-Man meets Blackwell the Magician who, behind his mischievous tricks, has a message to say to him...
- StarsMarvin MillerTed KnightJane WebbThe government employs a team of experts who are shrunken to microscopic size to infiltrate and combat otherwise impenetrable threats.
- StarsTed KnightPat Harrington Jr.Jane WebbBased on the Jules Verne classic novel and the 1959 film by 20th Century Fox. This Saturday morning animated series followed the adventures of Professor Lindenbrook and his party trying to get to the center of the Earth before the evil Count Saknussem They follow a trail left centuries earlier by Arne Saknussem, an ancestor of the Count's.
- StarsJack DeLeonPaul FreesGerald MohrThe Mole Man is creating earthquakes and causing buildings to sink deep into the Earth. In addition, he and his Moloids kidnap Susan. The Mole Man as usual has been expecting the other three and sends them back to the surface to tell the Army not to get involved. They manage to halt them and seek an alternate entrance in the underworld. Johnny rescues Susan, then they penetrate the laboratory. They all return the buildings to the surface and escape the exploding caves.
- CreatorAllan BurnsStarsBill ScottJune ForayPaul FreesAn anthology of Jay Ward cartoon creations, featuring a dumb ape man and his friends.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJohn StephensonThe Dopey Dakota Derby: A wanted poster inspires Dastardly to disguise himself as a bandit. Dash to Delaware: Dastardly plots to cover the roadway with icing and send Peter and Penelope spinning into a cake-making machine.
- Veronica's dad offers up the old Smithe house as a clubhouse, and an annoyed Hot Dog runs off to enlist in the Army!
- 1968–19696.1 (35)TV EpisodeStarsBud CollyerBob HastingsJackson BeckValentine's Day presents for Batman and Robin from their foes, but are they all trapped? / Catwoman sets up a trap for Batman and Robin in an abandoned movie studio which has many dangerous toys.
- 1967–1969TV-Y7-FV7.1 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsTed EcclesVirginia GreggDon MessickNeron captures the Herculoids to fight gladiatorial battles in his arena./The Temple of Trax seems to be abandoned. In reality, the high priest has a plan to kidnap Tara and sacrifice her for the return of Trax after 2000 years.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsMike RoadTim MathesonDon MessickIn the jungles of Brazil, Hadji, Jonny, Race and Bandit get on the bad side of a tribe of angry and relentless pygmies after saving their human sacrifice from death.
- StarsDon MessickRobert ResnickBarry BalkinA two-part Saturday morning cartoon from Hanna-Barbera. In the first part, Moby Dick is now a friendly whale, and a pet of young orphans Tom and Tub. Moby saves the two boys from the threats of sea-going villains. The second half follows the adventures of the titular Mighty Mightor. Tor is a teen-age caveman who, after helping an old hermit, received a magic club that transformed him into the super-powered Mightor. Along with his flying dinosaur pet Tog and his younger brother Li'l Rock, Mightor fought a never-ending battle against villainous stone-age baddies.
- StarsMichael RyeShepard MenkenAgnes MooreheadAn ex-Texas Ranger fights injustice in the Old West.
- DirectorPeter TewksburyStarsElvis PresleyBurgess MeredithJoan BlondellA mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyNancy SinatraBill BixbyPoor bookkeeping saddles stock-car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyMichele CareyDon PorterPhotographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.
- DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsElvis PresleyIna BalinVictor FrenchVince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory cannon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-gang member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight.
- DirectorPeter TewksburyStarsElvis PresleyMarlyn MasonNicole JaffeChautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small-town America.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsElvis PresleyMary Tyler MooreBarbara McNairAs an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.
- DirectorJim RowleyStarsJohn David BennettRickey CarterJenny DempseyIt's Barney's birthday and he wants you to celebrate with him.
- DirectorJim RowleyStarsDavid JoynerBob WestJeff AyersWhile waiting for Tosha's mother to arrive with a special surprise, Barney and the kids learn about what makes everyone special. Singer Ella Jenkins visits and shares some songs with the group.
- DirectorJim RowleyStarsDavid JoynerBob WestJeff AyersIn this full length movie, Barney & his friends learn the importance of sharing to help get them off the island!
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsMary BartramMichael BennettChristian BuenaventuraExperience the magical and musical season of Christmas! Join the tree lighting in the town square, sing and dance with Frosty the Snowman, and climb aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a song-filled ride to the North Pole to visit Santa, Mrs. Claus, their adorable elves, and the most important reindeer of all, Rudolph!
- DirectorBruce GowersStarsRebecca AndreassenTyler AndreassenVicki AndreassenCome and play along with the Kidsongs Kids and their wacky music teacher, Professor Majorchord. This video's made to get kids up and moving so jump right in! Songs: Fooba Wooba John, Three Little Fishes, Down by the Station and more!
- DirectorMichael McNamaraStarsArthur AbadBernard BehrensPaul Belini"An original musical fantasy that combines familiar warmth, wit, and vocal magic of stars Sharon, Lois & Bram with the hijinks of their adorable pal, Elephant. Candles, Snow & Mistletoe is chock-full of unforgettable new songs and familiar Christmas classics produced by Emmy Award-Winning composer, Glen Roven. By turns heartwarming and hilarious, the story unfolds as Sharon, Lois & Bram take a most unusual train trip home for the holidays. Joined by an eccentric assortment of fellow passengers, the trio take the ride of their lives and rediscover the true meaning of the holiday season." - back of CSN video cover.
- DirectorDavid PoulshockStarsVana O'BrienSteve SmithAriel AverIt's a musical, magical adventure when Alex, Benji, and Kelly go on a trip to Uncle Rubato's mansion. At least, until things start disappearing. Can the kids solve the mystery?
- DirectorClaudia SloanStarsDebra Ann LundCraig CarothersHank CartwrightAfter setting up their train, Casey and Carter find themselves in the land they created. Join them and their curious elephant friend, Tusky, as they explore the land, and learn about safety.
- CreatorMerv GriffinStarsPat SajakVanna WhiteCharlie O'DonnellHosted by Pat Sajak, this game show features 3 contestants who try to solve a puzzle by spinning the wheel and guessing letters in a word or phrase.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsFran BrillNorthern CallowayEmilio DelgadoA fun week of sketches and songs: lessons on subtraction, the wind and acorns; Big Bird learns how to wash his face; and a concert by Jerry and the Monotones, the Muppet rock group. Also: stories show that "big and rich" doesn't necessarily mean "better or smarter."
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsChristian BuenaventuraTiffany BurtonToby GangerSing along with Mickey and the Gang as they rough it out in the wild.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda LarkinA kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
- DirectorToby SheltonTad StonesAlan ZasloveStarsJonathan FreemanScott WeingerDan CastellanetaJafar comes for revenge on Aladdin, using a foolish thief and Iago's treachery to find a way back into power.
- StarsScott WeingerLinda LarkinDan CastellanetaAladdin, the clever hero of Agrabah, continues his adventures with the help of his fiancee Princess Jasmine, his pet monkey Abu, Magic Carpet, Iago the greedy parrot, and of course his best friend the semi-cosmic Genie.
- DirectorTad StonesStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsJohn Rhys-DaviesThe King of Thieves disrupts Aladdin and Jasmine's long-anticipated wedding, looking for an oracle that will lead him to an even bigger treasure. His true identity causes trouble for Aladdin.
- CreatorSimon FullerStarsAnthony McPartlinDeclan DonnellySimon CowellIn this follow-up to the hit factual TV show "Popstars", the search is on for a new solo singer. Finalists are selected from auditions held in locations across the UK, and there are plenty of tears from wannabe stars whose hopes are dashed by the frank comments of the judging panel. The final winner, however, will be decided by the British public in a series of telephone polls.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsJackie Earle HaleyPatrick WilsonCarla GuginoIn a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsAngelina JolieLiev SchreiberChiwetel EjioforA CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
- DirectorVolker SchlöndorffStarsBibiana BeglauRichard KropfMartin WuttkeThe riveting true story of Rita Vogt, a 1970s West German terrorist who escapes to the East with the help of the Stasi. She lives in constant fear of having her cover blown, until it unavoidably happens after the German re-unification.
- DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsTimothy HuttonSean PennPat HingleThe true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
- DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsEmmanuel SalingerThibault de MontalembertJean-Louis RichardA medical student returning to France finds himself mixed up in a dark affair of espionage between the Eastern and Western blocs, involving agents of the DGSE (French foreign intelligence service).
- DirectorUli EdelStarsMartina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna WokalekA look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.
- DirectorSu-chang KongStarsKam Woo-seongSon Byung-hoLee Sun-kyunDuring the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.
- DirectorJohn MiliusStarsDanny GloverWillem DafoeBrad JohnsonDuring the air war over Vietnam, a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder bomber pilot schemes with a hardened veteran to make an unauthorized air strike on Hanoi.
- DirectorBill BerryStarsRoy JeffersonLe TariHaskell V. Anderson IIIA group of black Vietnam vets go up against the Ku Klux Klan.
- DirectorTerry CunninghamStarsAntonio Sabato Jr.Fred WardKelly RutherfordAn American army intelligence officer discovers corruption and murder by American soldiers in Vietnam.
- DirectorPeter WatkinsStarsPatrick BolandKent ForemanCarmen Argenziano"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels' progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew's coverage is meant to insure that the military's intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60's counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior. A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the "acting" got overaggressive. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics. The cinéma vérité style, hand-held camera, and ambiguous demands of the director - would the actors be able to maintain their roles given the hazing they were taking - pushed some to the brink. The cast's emotions are clearly on the surface. Unfortunately this film has gone completely underground and is next to impossible to find. It would offer a captivating document of the distrust that existed between soldiers willfully serving in the military and those persons who opposed the war peacefully.
- DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsLarenz TateKeith DavidChris TuckerA Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
- DirectorKeith GordonStarsBilly CrudupBill HauglandNelson LandrieuA congressional candidate questions his sanity after seeing the love of his life, presumed dead, suddenly emerge.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsTim RobbinsElizabeth PeñaDanny AielloMourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsJohn MarleyLynn CarlinRichard BackusA young soldier killed in the Vietnam War inexplicably shows up at his family home on the night of his death.
- DirectorMcGStarsReese WitherspoonChris PineTom HardyC.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsAnna FarisChris EvansAri GraynorA woman looks back at the past nineteen men she's had relationships with in her life and wonders if one of them might be her one true love.
- DirectorWill GluckStarsMila KunisJustin TimberlakePatricia ClarksonA young man and woman decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.
- DirectorThomas BezuchaStarsSelena GomezLeighton MeesterKatie CassidyThree young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJennifer AnistonBrooklyn DeckerOn a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsNatalie PortmanAshton KutcherKevin KlineA guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsKatherine HeiglJosh DuhamelJosh LucasTwo single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
- DirectorAlan PoulStarsJennifer LopezAlex O'LoughlinMichaela WatkinsA woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsJennifer AnistonGerard ButlerGio PerezA bounty hunter learns that his next target is his ex-wife, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.
- DirectorJim Field SmithStarsJay BaruchelAlice EveT.J. MillerAn average Joe meets the perfect woman, but his lack of confidence and the influence of his friends and family begin to pick away at the relationship.
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsJulia RobertsJamie FoxxAnne HathawayIntertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
- DirectorMark Steven JohnsonStarsKristen BellJosh DuhamelAnjelica HustonBeth is an ambitious young New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. On a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.
- DirectorAnand TuckerStarsAmy AdamsMatthew GoodeAdam ScottAnna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
- DirectorMarc LawrenceStarsHugh GrantSarah Jessica ParkerSam ElliottIn New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small town Wyoming as part of the Witness Protection Program.
- DirectorPhil TraillStarsSandra BullockBradley CooperThomas Haden ChurchConvinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
- DirectorRobert LuketicStarsKatherine HeiglGerard ButlerBree TurnerAn uptight television producer takes control of a morning show segment on modern relationships hosted by a misogynistic man.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey ArendAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsSandra BullockRyan ReynoldsMary SteenburgenA pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
- DirectorBrian HerzlingerStarsHeather GrahamJerry O'ConnellJohn CorbettLife for a successful power couple get thrown for a loop when the wife finds out she's pregnant.
- DirectorP.J. HoganStarsIsla FisherHugh DancyKrysten RitterA college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsGinnifer GoodwinJennifer AnistonJennifer ConnellyThis Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsSelena GomezDrew SeeleyJane LynchMary lives with her evil stepmom/sisters and slaves for them. At the high school masquerade ball, she gets to dance with her pop idol, Joey. Running home before midnight, she drops her Zune. Joey tries to find the girl who fits the Zune.
- DirectorTom VaughanStarsCameron DiazAshton KutcherRob CorddryA man and a woman are compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.
- DirectorVanessa PariseStarsFreddie Prinze Jr.Taryn ManningPeter StebbingsJack is a N.Y.C. advertising executive with a life as glossy as the commercials he spins. Jill is new to the city, with nothing to stand on but her fiery personality and romantic ideals. Opposites attract, and together they author their own manifesto of "rules to live by." But Jill betrays Jack by violating rule one - Be Honest.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsKatherine HeiglJames MarsdenMalin AkermanAfter serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
- DirectorLance RiveraStarsGabrielle UnionMorris ChestnutQueen LatifahA young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
- DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
- DirectorPeter HedgesStarsSteve CarellJuliette BinocheDane CookA widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryJanet JacksonSharon LealThe big-screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.