Theresa Merritt
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Biography: Theresa Merritt Hines (September 24, 1922 – June 12, 1998), known professionally as Theresa Merritt, was an American actress and singer. She's known for her role in That's My Mama (1974-1975) and for her film roles in The Wiz (1978) and Billy Madison (1995).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Emporia, Virginia, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: September 24, 1922
Age: 102 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: June 12, 1998
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Billy Madison
Overview: Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-10
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The Great Santini
Overview: As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-26
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The Serpent and the Rainbow
Overview: A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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The Wiz
Overview: Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
Genres: Music Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-24
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The Goodbye Girl
Overview: After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-27
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All That Jazz
Overview: Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-16
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Dangerous Proposition
Overview: A woman, believing that her husband is having an affair, gets a stranger to proposition him so she can record the encounter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-20
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Voodoo Dawn
Overview: Group of immigrant Haitian farm workers tries to fight off an evil Haitian voodoo priest who tries to kill them & use their body parts to make up a zombie army.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-01
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Home Fries
Overview: Dorian and Angus chase down their womanizing stepfather with a helicopter, frightening him to death. In his effort to cover their tracks, Dorian begins investigating his stepfather's mistress, Sally. She works at a fast-food drive-through, she's pregnant and Dorian quickly falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his scheming mother wants Sally dead. And Sally isn't sure she wants Dorian to be her child's father and also his brother.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-25
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They Might Be Giants
Overview: After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character. Out of concern for Justin's money more than his health, his brother Blevins puts him under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Dr. Watson grows fond of Justin, she begins to play along with his theories, eventually becoming an assistant in his investigations.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-09
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Miracle at Beekman's Place
Overview: Following a family tragedy, an idealistic hospital chief of staff dumps his high-paying job to open a storefront inner-city clinic.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-26
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J.T.
Overview: J. T. Gamble, a shy, withdrawn Harlem youngster, shows compassion and responsibility when he takes on the care of an old, one-eyed, badly injured alley cat days before Christmas and secretly nurses it back to health.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-13
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Astonished
Overview: A European woman living in Greenwich Village sees her life starting to come apart. She's broke, seems to be hallucinating and seeing people she dreams about appear in her real life, and on top of that finds herself accused of a pair of murders.
Genres: Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Proof of the Man
Overview: When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1977-10-08
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Overview: When a big TV crusader Melvin P. Thorpe threatens to expose the Chicken Ranch to public scandal and close it down, Miss Mona doesn't go down without a fight.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-23
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Silence Like Glass
Overview: True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1989-07-06
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