Actor Richard Masur (1948)

Play It to the Bone (1999) is an American sports comedy-drama directed and written by Ron Shelton. Close friends Vince Boudreau and Cesar Dominguez, both aging prizefighters, often regretted not having one last chance in the ring. That opportunity unexpectedly presents itself when boxing promoter Joe Domino faces a predicament. The fighters scheduled for his Las Vegas undercard, leading up to heavyweight Mike Tyson’s main event, suddenly pull out. In desperate need of replacements, Vince and Cesar are contacted from Los Angeles. With both willing to step into the ring, Domino decides to pit them against each ...

Multiplicity (1996) is a sci-fi comedy featuring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. The film is based on Chris Miller’s short story published in National Lampoon magazine in Spring 1993. It follows the story of Doug Kinney, a hard-working construction worker in Los Angeles who struggles to balance work and family life. While working on a new project, he meets Dr. Leeds, a scientist who has developed a technique for cloning humans. Sympathetic to Doug’s situation, Dr. Leeds offers to clone him so that his duplicate can handle work responsibilities while Doug ...

The American drama film, My Brother’s Keeper (1995), was helmed by director Glenn Jordan. It follows the story of twin brothers, Bo and Tom Bradley, who are both beloved teachers in the Long Island school district. When Tom is diagnosed with HIV, they are presented with an opportunity for a life-saving bone marrow transplant. However, just before the surgery, their insurance company denies coverage, prompting them to take legal action in hopes of saving Tom’s life.

The film Six Degrees of Separation (1993) was directed by Fred Schepisi for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is an adaptation of John Guare’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play from 1990 with the same title. Ouisa Kittredge and her husband Flan, well-known socialites on Fifth Avenue, have two children attending Harvard and one at Groton. Their exclusive circle and reputation as art enthusiasts make them easy targets for Paul, a clever scammer who shows up at their door one night claiming to be a good friend of their college-aged kids and the son of Sidney Poitier.

The American drama film, The Man Without a Face (1993), marks both the directorial debut and starring role of Mel Gibson. Based on the 1972 novel by Isabelle Holland with the same title, the story follows Justin McLeod, a reclusive painter who has been living in solitude for the past seven years due to a car accident that left him disfigured on one side of his face and with chest burns from the ensuing fire. Meanwhile, Chuck Norstadt struggles in his relationship with his gifted sisters and overbearing mother. When Chuck’s frustration leads to an act of vandalism, ...

The miniseries, It (1990), is a two-part psychological horror drama based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. It was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen. Set in Derry, Maine in 1960 during a heavy rainstorm, young George Denbrough is playing with his paper sailboat in the streets. His older brother Bill, who stutters, made the boat for him. Unfortunately, it ends up going down a storm drain. There, Georgie meets Pennywise the Dancing Clown who entices him to retrieve his boat. ...

Risky Business (1983), an American coming-of-age comedy film by Paul Brickman, revolves around Joel Goodsen, a high-achieving high school student living in the wealthy area of Glencoe, Chicago North Shore with his parents. While his father hopes for him to attend Princeton University, Joel is involved in Future Enterprisers, an extracurricular activity where students collaborate to develop small businesses. When his parents are away on a trip, Joel’s friend Miles encourages him to take advantage of his newfound freedom. One night, Joel indulges by rummaging through the liquor cabinet, blasting music on the stereo ...

Heaven’s Gate (1980), an epic Western film directed and written by Michael Cimino, follows the story of two recent Harvard graduates, Jim Averill and Billy Irvine. During their graduation ceremony, the Reverend Doctor delivers a speech on the value of education and its connection to different social classes. However, Irvine, as the class orator, has opposing and irreverent views. The festivities continue with a celebration and male students serenading the female attendees, including Averill’s girlfriend. Twenty years later, Averill is now a marshal traveling through Casper, Wyoming on his way to Johnson ...