Biloxi Blues (
1988) | IMDb:
6.6
Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends him to Camp Shelby in Mississippi, where toil, bad food, and antisemitic jibes await. Eugene takes refuge in his sense of humor and in his diary, but they won't protect him in a battle of wills with an unstable drill sergeant.
Starring:
Matthew Broderick
,
Christopher Walken
,
Matt Mulhern
,
Corey Parker
,
Markus Flanagan
,
Casey Siemaszko
The Toy (
1982) | IMDb:
5.8
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Starring:
Richard Pryor
,
Jackie Gleason
,
Ned Beatty
,
Scott Schwartz
,
Teresa Ganzel
,
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Directed by:
Richard Donner
Annie (
1982) | IMDb:
6.6
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Starring:
Aileen Quinn
,
Albert Finney
,
Carol Burnett
,
Ann Reinking
,
Tim Curry
,
Bernadette Peters
Directed by:
John Huston