Anita Gillette
Also Known As: Anita Luebben
Biography: Anita Gillette was born as Anita Luebben. She is an actress
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Birthday: August 16, 1936
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Gender: Female
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Moonstruck
Overview: 37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-16
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Shall We Dance?
Overview: Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-15
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The Great New Wonderful
Overview: The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-22
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A Christmas Memory
Overview: A new version of Truman Capote's 1956 tale based on his own bittersweet upbringing in Alabama. The story deals with a seven-year-old who forms a special friendship with his simple, older cousin whose two sisters and bachelor brother feel he needs better influences and role models and decide to send him to military school after the Christmas holidays.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-21
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Hiding Victoria
Overview: Hard as nails 22 year old convicted felon VICTORIA WALKER is given a tough choice by a judge: stay clean and get a job or go to jail.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-10
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Early Bird Special
Overview: A black comedy that was produced but immediately went into arbitration and was seemingly not released.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-31
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It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Overview: A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.
Genres: Drama Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-02
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Undertow
Overview: In exchange for his release, an imprisoned con man coerces his son, a former cop kicked off the force for corruption, into entrapping a corrupt gay congressman on behalf of the FBI.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-18
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George M!
Overview: Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 and starring original stage star Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways. The premise here is that a small group of modern-day performers have gotten together in a rehearsal studio to celebrate George M. Cohan's life and work. Bernadette Peters also returns from the original cast, along with a cohort of movie, television and stage stars as the other cast members.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-12
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Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Overview: Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Overview: The siblings of the Fitzgerald family must decide if the dad who abandoned them 20 years ago can come home for Christmas. Can the big Irish clan get past their grievances to be a family again?
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-09
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Karen Black Like Me
Overview: David Briggs' Karen Black Like Me is a weirdly funny homage to the 70s cult classic Trilogy of Terror.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-18
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Irene & Marie
Overview: Olympia Dukakis and Rose Gregorio play Greek-American women in their 70s who create stories to avoid the realities of growing older.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-17
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Marathon
Overview: A bemused, mild-mannered accountant takes up jogging and a lithesome, young woman sprints into his life, inspiring him to enter a marathon, to the annoyance of his non-running wife.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-30
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Madame in Manhattan
Overview: Waylon 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. Madame, dressed in a lavishly decadent gown and sequined headdress, sings, cackles and hoots her way through and is surpirsed by a number of guest stars, including the master of one liners, Henny Youngman. A talented puppeteer and comedian from Georgia, Waylon Flowers and his Madame have won an Emmy Award, a Jimmy Award (the best of Las Vegas) and a Georgia Award for Best Specialty Act from Acva.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-11
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Bum Rap
Overview: Paul Colson is a New York cabdriver and struggling actor. When he learns that he has about three days left to live due to a rare blood disorder, he goes through all five stages of loss and grief in a darkly comedic way.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-26
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The Summer of Ben Tyler
Overview: Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts the family faces as a result of their decision.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-15
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She's the One
Overview: Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a result of their father's influence. Though they disagree about everything, they have one thing in common: Mickey's ex-fiance Heather is Francis's secret love. Though both brothers have beautiful wives, Heather triggers their longtime sibling rivalry
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-26
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The Last Adam
Overview: When middle-aged Bobby Jackson returns home to Lake City, Alabama, he wonders about the lives of 'the Bama Rascals,' a band of misfits he led in the seventies. Have the last 20 years been difficult for them as well? Thankfully, when they were growing up as the most diverse bunch in a military, mostly white town, Coach Billy Adams and his wife Betty rescued them with the all-American pastime of baseball. But its been years since they've been together and now that Coach Billy has died from a massive heart attack, the Rascals must face their past serving as pallbearers for his funeral. Tormented by their current life situations and haunted by troubled pasts, will their homecoming be more bitter than sweet?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-11
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Bob Roberts
Overview: Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-04
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Bleecker
Overview: Full of heart, humor, and a phenomenal ensemble, this dark comedy is about people who create little distractions for themselves in order to avoid dealing with what's really gnawing at their souls: big questions without answers. BLEECKER tells the intertwining stories of a motley of characters in NYC's Village. The straight face here is Maya, who has come to The Big Apple to find her place in this world. As Maya settles in, she starts to care about these folks, which leads her through twists and turns to her own self-purpose.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-09
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Boys on the Side
Overview: After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-03
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Brass
Overview: The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Pinocchio
Overview: Pinocchio is a musical version of the story that aired in the United States on NBC, with pop star Peter Noone playing the puppet.
Genres: Music Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-08
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Larger Than Life
Overview: Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-26
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A Matter of Wife... and Death
Overview: A private investigator is confronted by the police AND the mob about the killing of a former private-eye associate.
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-03
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