Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture – the first big screen reuniting the cast of the Enterprise, sadly a hodgepodge of old scripts …
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979), starring Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowall, Anthony Perkins, Yvette Mimieux, Ernest Borgnine, Joseph Bottoms
In The Black Hole, a ship of space explorers make an amazing discovery. They find a ship presumed lost, 20 years ago. It’s safely hovering on the edge of a black hole – somehow. And the scientist in charge plans to go through it. But what happened to the crew?
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Being There [Peter Sellers]
Being There (1979) starring Peter Sellers, Melvyn Douglas, Shirley MacLaine
Synopsis
In Being There, Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple gardening-related utterances are mistaken for profundity by media and politicians alike.
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The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979), starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Charles Durning
Synopsis
The Muppet Movie is the story of how Kermit the Frog leaves the swamp in search of fame and fortune. Along the way, he meets up with the various Muppet characters that we know and love. Fozzie the (failed) comedian, Rowlf who plays piano, Miss Piggy the beauty contest winner, Gonzo, and more.
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Time After Time [Malcolm McDowell]
Time After Time (1979), starring Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen
Synopsis of Time After Time
In Time After Time, H. G. Wells travels from 1893 London to 1979 San Francisco in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. The Ripper has stolen his time machine and continued his murders in the future.
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The Prize Fighter
The Prize Fighter (1979), co-starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts
The Prize Fighter is a very funny, very sweet comedy. Set in depression-era America, Tim Conway stars as Bags Collins who has a perfect record as a boxer – twenty fights, twenty knockouts—and twenty losses. His manager, Shakes, is the ‘brains’ of the team, played by Don Knotts. However, his luck starts to change, and Bags starts to win against other ‘loser’ boxers and eventually gets a shot at the title in his weight category. Unfortunately, this is when they find out that the fight has been rigged …
