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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas(1982)
50%TomatometerIn a small Texas town, the Chicken Ranch brothel has been operating for years, gaining a reputation for cleanliness and a quiet, efficient manner. However, a crusading television reporter, with the help of a conservative watchdog group, wants to expose the brothel and close it down. The Governor of Texas is not one to be messed with and decides to make things difficult for the TV reporter by threatening to close down the college football program at the nearby university as well, and by demanding that her report be censored. The conflict escalates as the reporter digs deeper into the secrets of the brothel, leading to a clash of cultures and a secret relationship between the television reporter and the Madame of the brothel.
In Night Game, a former baseball player turned detective is drawn into a deadly game as he investigates a series of murders targeting young women in Houston. With the help of his police colleagues, he navigates the dark underworld of the city and its connection to the baseball scene, uncovering a psychotic killer seeking revenge. As the body count rises, he must race against time to catch the murderer before he becomes the next victim.
Arctic Blue is an action thriller film set in the Alaskan wilderness. A man wanted for murder is trapped in the harsh winter environment and must struggle to survive while being pursued by authorities. He forms an unexpected bond with an ecologist who is trying to protect the wilderness. The film explores themes of survival, friendship, and the conflict between man and nature.
Carrie Watts is an elderly woman who longs to escape the control of her daughter-in-law and return to her childhood home in Bountiful, Texas. With the help of a kind stranger, she sets out on a bus trip to Bountiful, reliving memories of her past along the way. As she arrives at her childhood home, she finds it abandoned and in ruins. Despite this, she finds solace in the journey and the memories it brings back.
In 1890s California, a small-town winegrower seeks revenge against a powerful railroad magnate who is planning to expand his empire. As violence erupts and alliances are formed, the protagonist must navigate a world filled with mercenaries, gangs, and corrupt officials. This gritty drama explores themes of family, loyalty, and the pursuit of justice.
The Only Thrill is a melodramatic movie about a seamstress and widow who navigates through an unfaithful husband, illness, and a coma, while trying to pursue her dreams as an actress. Set in a small town in Canada during the 1960s, the story explores themes of love, loyalty, and the complexities of relationships.
In 1910, 19-year-old Horace Robedaux, still bitter toward his stepfather, goes to Houston to be reunited with his mother, Corella, and his sister, Lily Dale, following a long estrangement. He has not seen either since he was 12 because his wicked stepfather, Pete Davenport (whom his mother married after his father drank himself to death) believes a boy ought to be self-reliant.
In a small coastal town, a barkeeper named Floyd's life takes unexpected turns as he deals with love, loss, and a mysterious disappearance. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and struggles to find his place in the world.
Convicts is a heartfelt film set in rural Texas, where a group of convicts find hope and redemption through their experiences on a sugarcane plantation. The story follows the journey of a 13-year-old boy, who forms a bond with a civil war veteran and learns valuable life lessons while working on the farm. With themes of race relations, family, and friendship, Convicts explores the power of second chances and the pursuit of redemption.
In 'Mermaid', a young girl named Lily is coping with the loss of her father when she discovers a letter from him that leads her on a magical adventure. With the help of a farmer and a small plane pilot, Lily navigates through grief and discovers the power of compassion and love.
Lost Junction is a dramatic thriller that follows the story of a woman whose life is turned upside down after she becomes entangled with a mysterious stranger.
A psycho-on-the-loose story, about a burned-out newspaper columnist and his circulation-hungry publisher who wants him to turn the killer into Page One news.
Leopold De Angeli is a talented playwright, but like many scribes he fancies the drink a little too much. In the hopes of saving Leopold's life, his theater friends come together to stage an intervention for him.
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Peter Masterson
Carlos Bee Masterson Jr. was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Masterson often worked with his cousin, writer Horton Foote. Acting from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, including 1975's The Stepford Wives as Walter Eberhart, since then he concentrated mostly on directing and producing. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is his daughter; she appeared with her father in The Stepford Wives, playing one of his daughters. His other acting credits include roles in Ambush Bay (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Counterpoint (1968), Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), Tomorrow (1972), The Exorcist (1973), Man on a Swing (1974), and Gardens of Stone (1987). Masterson co-wrote (with Larry L. King) the books for the hit musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and its short-lived sequel The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (1994). In 1980, he produced the ABC television movie, "City in Fear" based on an idea by screenwriter William Goldman—an idea that became the well-reviewed 1979 novel "Panic on Page One" by Linda Stewart, and the television script by Albert Ruben. The cast was led by Robert Vaughn and David Janssen in the final role before his death that year. In 1985, he directed The Trip to Bountiful, for which Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film also featured his wife, Carlin Glynn who had previously won a Tony Award for her role in 'Whorehouse.' His directing credits additionally include Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Night Game (1989), Blood Red (1989), Convicts (1991), Arctic Blue (1993), The Only Thrill (1997), Lost Junction (2003), and Whiskey School (2005). Masterson died at the age of 84 on December 18, 2018, after suffering a fall at his home. He had received a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease 14 years earlier.
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