A Christmas Story (1983)
Comedy | Family
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Starring: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb
Director: Bob Clark
No Deposit, No Return / Double Trouble (1976)
Comedy | Family
After finding out that their mother is going to be working through another school holiday, two children are shipped to spend the holiday with their Grandfather. On their way to their Grandfather, the children decide to fly to see their mother in Hong Kong instead but they need money for tickets. They accidentally run into two criminals at the airport and end up in a taxi with them. At the criminal's hideout, the children decide to send a ransom note to their Grandfather to fund their flight to Hong Kong and help the criminals pay a debt. Shenanigans ensue and like O. Henry's novel, of "The Ransom of Red Chief" the ransom decreases as time passes.
Starring: David Niven, Darren McGavin, Don Knotts, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, John Williams
Director: Norman Tokar
The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
Comedy
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Martha Hyer, Darren McGavin
Director: Don McGuire
From the Hip (1987)
Comedy | Drama
Judd Nelson stars in the 1980's dramedy as Robin "Stormy" Weathers, an ambitious young attorney who joins a staid Boston law firm, where he shocks his superiors with his unconventional courtroom tactics. Surprisingly, his exuberant behavior impresses his superiors, and Robin soon finds himself promoted to junior partner. However, when he is assigned to a high-profile rape-murder case, he is forced to reexamine not only his ethics, but also his career decision as he grows to suspect his own client's guilt.
Starring: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan, David Alan Grier, Nancy Marchand
Director: Bob Clark
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By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
Action | Drama | Thriller
The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to _Fail Safe_ and _Dr. Strangelove_. Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor.
Starring: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Darren McGavin
Director: Jack Sholder
Summertime (1955)
Drama | Romance
A lonely American woman unexpectedly finds romance in Venice, Italy.
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Rossano Brazzi, Isa Miranda, Darren McGavin
Director: David Lean
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Drama
Frankie Machine is a skilled card dealer and one-time heroin addict. When he returns home from jail, he struggles to find a new livelihood and to avoid slipping back into addiction.
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Robert Strauss, George E. Stone
Director: Otto Preminger
Billy Madison (1995)
Comedy
He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but the only subjects Billy has studied lately are babes and booze. When Brian Madison informs his goofball son that he plans to turn over his Fortune 500 company to a scheming vice president, Billy makes the bet of his life: He's going back to school–grades 1 through 12–in 24 weeks! Can this bona fide blockhead win his father's respect, the family fortune and the love of his beautiful teacher?
Starring: Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Josh Mostel, Mark Beltzman
Director: Tamra Davis
Dead Heat (1988)
Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi
Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops that are chasing dead crooks perpetrating serious crimes. Seems some nutcase has learned how to bring back the dead and is sending them on crime sprees. Now these indestructable goons are in the way of officers Mortis and Bigelow. To even things up, when Mortis is killed (in the line of duty, of course) he gets a jump start from the Resurrection machine and takes the fight to the zombie bad guys.
Starring: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price
Director: Mark Goldblatt
Blood and Concrete (1991)
Comedy | Crime
Billy Zane stars in this direct-to-video gem as a spectacularly unsuccessful car thief. Hoping to reform by leaving LA, Zane must scare up $400 worth of exit money. He decides to pull off one last job, stealing a TV from William Bastiani. An ill-tempered criminal, Bastiani stabs Zane, who then runs off blindly into a cemetary ("Blood" and "Concrete": get it?) Weaving around the tombstones, Zane makes the acquaintance of would-be suicide Jennifer Beals. Love blooms, but it might be too late for both of them: Bastiani is found murdered, and Zane is suspect number one-forcing him to hide out from both the cops and the mob. Luxuriating in its tawdriness and cheapness, Blood & Concrete: A Love Story actually has an offbeat charm all its own
Starring: Billy Zane, Jennifer Beals, Darren McGavin
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
