MOVIES AND TV SPECIALS THAT SHOULD BE ON HBO MAX AND DISNEY PLUS
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- DirectorHarve FosterWilfred JacksonStarsRuth WarrickBobby DriscollJames BaskettThe kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.
- 19661h6.3 (170)TV MovieDirectorAlex LovyStarsSammy Davis Jr.Zsa Zsa GaborBill DanaAlice needs to do her homework but she ends up in televisionland where she meets characters from Alice in Wonderland and some Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsFrank OzJerry NelsonJim HensonFour mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale narrated by Kermit the Frog.
- DirectorJohn MoffittStarsArt CarneyJim HensonFrank OzThe Great Santa Claus Switch was a Muppet television special that first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970. The show, narrated by Ed Sullivan, begins at the North Pole with Santa Claus and his elves getting ready for another Christmas. However, Cosmo Scam has hatched a plan to kidnap Santa and take his place. As part of the plan, Cosmo plans to abduct Santa's elves (one at a time) and replace them with his evil henchmen.
- DirectorDick FeldmanBurt SheveloveStarsArt CarneyThe Baird PuppetsBil BairdA human, played by Art Carney, makes friends with a forest full of talking animals (played by the Bil Baird Marionettes). Together, they must decide what to do about the troublemaking wolf. This leads to a marionette presentation of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".
- DirectorThomas V. GrassoStarsWayland FlowersHenny YoungmanDavid DukesWayland Flowers and his infamous Madame - who describes herself as an "alcoholic sex fiend" - are our escorts on an unforgettable, often risque tour of the Big Apple. Dressed in lavish wardrobe, Madame sings, cackles and hoots her way through Manhattan, and is surprised by a number of guest stars, including the master of one liners, Henny Youngman. With a live show filmed at Manhattan's Grand Finale Club, this 1984 production was released as a home video and is based around Madame's nightclub act with some ancillary studio-filmed scenes before and after the show. Also making cameo appearances are Anita Gillette and Alice Ghostly. We find Madame on the phone taking a fully-robed, luxurious bubble bath. She's assuring her good friend and traveling companion, Maude, that Rona Barrett wasn't ignoring her... she simply didn't see her because she wasn't wearing her contacts. "Of course she wears contacts! It's common knowledge! Hold on honey. I've got another line." It's Wayland calling with big news that they're off to New York City to perform at the Grand Finale Nightclub. Madame brims with excitement and launches into a semi-autobiographical tune that introduces us to her character. The pair arrive at their hotel in Manhattan and are greeted by a heckling Henny Youngman as desk clerk. The dialogue is witty if not a bit dated, and is delivered with hilarious timing and energy. From there we move right into the live cabaret performance. For those who know Madame from her television appearances, the show may be a bit shocking. Madame is quite raunchy, in a truly delightful way. She sings a bit and tells some very funny stories. We meet several of Madame's friends, including Shirley, Madame's Yiddish dresser, and Crazy Mary, who is really indescribable - someone you have to see to believe. Particularly fun is the Harlem harlot known as Jiffy, a sassy, black prostitute puppet with a penchant for cabaret. We run into her as Wayland and Madame are driving away from the nightclub after the show. Madame recognizes her old acquaintance and banter ensues. Jiffy gives us a lesson on minding our own business with a campy song and a pole dance. Wayland and Madame drive away - waving their goodbyes - leaving Jiffy to her corner. She is soon accosted by Henny Youngman who verbally taunts her and eventually runs her from her corner where he proceeds to busk for a buck with his nonsense fiddle playing and corny one-liners. Cut to morning in Battery Park, where the duo take in the sights and pay respects to Lady Liberty. Madame waxes philosophical about her love for her country and her fantasy of someday becoming president of the United States. "I'd love to see a bitch in the White House just once!" Wayland and Madame burst into song - a re-imagining of the National Anthem to a vaudeville-style tune. They dance all the way back to their midtown hotel, exhausted and ready to turn in. The close of the show is a sappy rendition of "Someone To Watch Over Me" sung by Flowers as a lullaby to Madame as she drifts off to sleep. Just as we think the show is over, a cranky, sleepy Madame gets a phone call, and it's truly worth eavesdropping in on. --------------------- A talented puppeteer and comedian from Georgia, Wayland Flowers and his Madame have won two Emmy Awards, a Jimmy Award (the best of Las Vegas) and a Georgia Award for Best Specialty Act from ACVA.
- DirectorGeorge SchlatterStarsRedd FoxxPearl BaileyDennis DuganA black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.
- DirectorJeff MargolisHoward MorrisStarsBea ArthurWayland FlowersRock HudsonBeatrice Arthur stars in her first variety special showcasing her singing, acting and comedic talents with guests Rock Hudson, Melba Moore and Wayland Flowers.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsTrudy YoungGordon ThomsonFrank OzA frog and a princess, both cursed by a witch, figure out how to break each other's spells.
- DirectorTom TrbovichRod BlackieAlan FergusonStarsRichard DawsonThe Village PeopleChuck MangioneA 1979 ABC-TV prime time special hosted by Richard Dawson at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills. Music by Donna Summer, Anita Ward, The Village People, Sister Sledge, David Naughton and many more.
- DirectorBill DavisLen StecklerFred WolfStarsMarlo ThomasAlan AldaHarry BelafonteBased on the beloved children's album that helped challenge gender stereotypes, this 1974 TV special brings a selection of songs from Marlo Thomas's record and book to the small screen via live-action, puppetry and animation.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsAlex Hyde-WhiteJay UnderwoodRebecca StaabWhen dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid explorers are given incredible powers.
- DirectorSteve BinderDavid AcombaStarsMickey MortonPatty MaloneyPaul GaleChewbacca and Han Solo try to get to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to celebrate Life Day, but are impeded by an Imperial blockade. Chewie's family passes the time with various forms of entertainment.
- DirectorCarl DegenStarsJane HensonJim HensonJerry Juhl
- DirectorPeter HarrisEric TillStarsFrank OzDave GoelzRichard HuntFozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsMatt SalingerRonny CoxNed BeattyFrozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against archcriminal The Red Skull.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsBelinda MontgomeryRobin WardJoyce GordonCinderella with a difference!
- DirectorFrank CapraWilliam T. HurtzStarsRichard CarlsonFrank BaxterBil BairdTraces, in an easy-to-follow way, the discovery of cosmic rays. You don't need rocket science to follow along with the explanations. Saw it while a Junior in HS and it spurred me to study physics in college. A rare example of good tv programming.
- DirectorRobert MooreStarsPeter FalkAnn-MargretEileen BrennanSan Francisco, 1940, detectives, dames, documents, Nazis, and a treasure.
- DirectorGlenn JordanStarsMarsha MasonKristy McNicholEd MooreA boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
- DirectorMarty LangfordStarsCarl CiarfalioRoger CormanJoseph CulpA documentary that tells the history of The Fantastic Four (1994), which was executive produced by Roger Corman.
- DirectorBruce D. ClarkStarsEdward AlbertErin MoranRay WalstonA ragtag spaceship crew sent on a rescue mission encounter a formidable enemy, their worst fears projected by their own imaginations.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiRoger CormanStarsGeorge PeppardRobert VaughnRichard ThomasA farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsMarjoe GortnerCaroline MunroChristopher PlummerAn outlaw smuggler and her alien companion are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy to rescue his son and destroy a secret weapon by the evil Count Zarth Arn.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
- DirectorJonathan MostowStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerNick StahlKristanna LokenA machine from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a man and a woman from an advanced robotic assassin to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsKathryn GrantRichard EyerWhen a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary RaymondThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
- DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsRaquel WelchJohn RichardsonPercy HerbertPrehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.
- DirectorMichael BenvenisteHoward ZiehmStarsJason WilliamsSuzanne FieldsJoseph HudginsEmperor Wang is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty "Sex Ray" towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsLaurence OlivierHarry HamlinClaire BloomPerseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsJohn CandyMacaulay CulkinJean Louisa KellyLaid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.
- DirectorNick CastleStarsLucy DeakinsJay UnderwoodBonnie BedeliaAn autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyDr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school with his daughter Becky to see whether an android could interact with others. But his former employer decides to try and make a profit by stealing the mechanical boy.
- DirectorEric LukeStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyChip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
- DirectorEric LukeStarsAlan ThickeChristopher NeameBetsy PalmerChip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr. Carson is kidnapped and replaced with an android. Can Chip and his newfound friends save Dr. Carson from a dangerous competitor?
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter MatthauRomance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsAudrey HepburnGeorge PeppardPatricia NealA young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsJim HensonFrank OzDave GoelzKermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsJohn Phillip LawCaroline MunroTom BakerSinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge.
- DirectorAl KilgoreChuck McCannStarsChuck McCannHetty GalenRuth BailewDuring his boyhood, young Hans Christian Andersen is exposed to the musical fairy-tale dream world by Uncle Oley.
- DirectorClaudio GuzmánArthur MarksStarsLinda LovelaceFuddle BagleyVal BisoglioFollows Linda Lovelace's fictional grass roots campaign to run for president.
- DirectorHarry HurwitzStarsChuck McCannIna BalinRodney DangerfieldA projectionist bored with his everyday life begins fantasizing about his being one of the superheroes he sees in the movies he shows.
- DirectorHollingsworth MorseStarsJack WildBillie HayesMartha RayeFrom the Land of the Lost producers comes a family comedy filled with mirth, magic and music about a little boy named Jimmy and his fantastic adventures with the dragon H. R. Pufnstuf.
- DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsCharles Nelson ReillyRoddy McDowallJosé FerrerBadger, Rat and Mole are trying to save Toad Hall and its owner, their rich irresponsible airhead playboy friend Toad, from himself, as well as financial ruin, the court and a gang of conspiratorial weasels who have their eye on the place.
- DirectorJoe DanteCarl GottliebPeter HortonStarsRosanna ArquetteMichelle PfeifferArsenio HallA spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEvan C. KimBong Soo HanBill BixbyThe daily programming of a fictional local TV channel presented as a series of highly irreverent skits.
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsDon AdamsAndrea HowardSylvia KristelMaxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanDan KuensterStarsGlen CampbellChristopher PlummerSorrell BookeIn order to defeat the wicked Grand Duke of Owls, a young boy, transformed into a cat, teams up with a group of barnyard animals to find the rooster who can raise the sun.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsJames WhitmoreMichele MarianaGary KrugTom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.
- DirectorBarry BruceStarsKarreemDavid ScullyDavid DowningThis special mockumentary shows the California Raisins' humble beginnings, rise to stardom, fall from stardom, and rise back to stardom again, all told through interviews with the Raisins themselves, manager Rudy Begaman and the various colorful characters the Raisins ran into. Features many great songs from the fifties to the eighties.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsBrian CummingsJim CummingsDorian HarewoodThe California Raisins get a new manager and try to make a comeback.
- DirectorBarry BruceStarsTim ConnerBrian CummingsKrisha FairchildWilshire Pig and Sheldon Snail discover a map to uncover Doctor Frankenswine's monster. All kinds of mishaps ensue in their quest.
- DirectorWill VintonStarsTim ConnerJohnny CounterfitTwo hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Raisins.
- DirectorMark GustafsonStarsTim ConnerJim CummingsKiefer DavisThe Easter Bunny is kidnapped by a pig who wants his job.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanDan KuensterStarsDom DeLuiseBurt ReynoldsLoni AndersonA canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsChristopher GuardWilliam SquireMichael ScholesThe Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsBob HoltJesse WellesRichard RomanusOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wizard and his faire folk comrades fight an evil wizard who's using technology in his bid for conquest.