Tempest (
1982) | IMDb:
6.4
A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the successful architect trades his marriage and career in for a spiritual exile on a remote Greek island where he hopes to conjure meaning into his life - trying the patience of his new girlfriend and angst-ridden teenage daughter.
Starring:
John Cassavetes
,
Gena Rowlands
,
Susan Sarandon
,
Vittorio Gassman
,
Raúl Juliá
,
Molly Ringwald
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (
1981) | IMDb:
7.3
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss
,
John Cassavetes
,
Christine Lahti
,
Bob Balaban
,
Kenneth McMillan
,
Kaki Hunter
Directed by:
John Badham
Produced by:
The Fury (
1978) | IMDb:
6.3
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes of developing their talents as weapons. Soon Peter pairs up with Gillian, a teen who has telekinesis, to find and rescue Robin.
Starring:
Kirk Douglas
,
John Cassavetes
,
Amy Irving
,
Carrie Snodgress
,
Charles Durning
,
Fiona Lewis
Directed by:
Brian De Palma
Heroes (
1977) | IMDb:
6
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
Mikey and Nicky (
1976) | IMDb:
7.4
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Desperate and terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Two-Minute Warning (
1976) | IMDb:
6.2
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
,
John Cassavetes
,
Martin Balsam
,
Beau Bridges
,
Marilyn Hassett
,
David Janssen
Rosemary's Baby (
1968) | IMDb:
8
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Starring:
Mia Farrow
,
John Cassavetes
,
Ruth Gordon
,
Sidney Blackmer
,
Maurice Evans
,
Ralph Bellamy
The Dirty Dozen (
1967) | IMDb:
7.7
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
Starring:
Lee Marvin
,
Ernest Borgnine
,
Charles Bronson
,
Jim Brown
,
John Cassavetes
,
Richard Jaeckel