Semi-Tough

Michael Ritchie

Director Michael Ritchie, takes on American professional football and instant-revelation movements (such as "est"). Burt Reynolds portrays Billy Clyde Puckett of the Miami Bucks football team who lives in a platonic threesome with teammate Shake Tiller (Kris Kristofferson) and Barbara Jane Bookman (Jill Clayburgh). Billy, on the surface a highly "macho" guy, wants to settle down, write a book and marry Barbara Jane. He tells the romantically very aloof Barbara Jane, who has an eye for Shake, that this is all due to the teachings of "Pyramid Power," under the direction of Friedrich Bismark (Bert Convy). Billy and the other players on the team were instructed to take the motivational course by the team's owner, Big Ed Bookman. There is also the "big" game and the moment at the wedding when Shake and Barbara Jane are almost wed.


Downhill Racer

Michael Ritchie

In this acclaimed, tense look at the world of Olympic skiing, Robert Redford is a ruthlessly ambitious skier going for the gold with an underdog American team in Europe. Gene Hackman provides tough support as the coach who tries to temper the upstart’s narcissistic drive for glory. It’s a vivid character portrait that brings the viewer directly into the mind of the competitor.


Divine Madness: A National Treasure Chest

Michael Ritchie

She makes a grand musical entrance on stage atop a silver salver, carried by three virile attendants. For the next two hours of her live concert, outrageous superstar Bette Midler sings ... struts ... weeps ... laughs ... minces ... and woos the audience. She plays with her pals, the Harlettes ... throws out one-liners like bridal bouquets ... refuses to tell tacky Sophie Tucker stories, then tells them ... becomes Delores DeLago the Toast of Chicago, America's most willing--if tasteless--lounge entertainer ... bares her soul in mid-song ... and shares with absolutely everyone her absolutely Divine Madness.


The Couch Trip

Michael Ritchie

The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. But then Dr. Maitlin meets the real Dr. Lawrence Baird at a congress in London...


The Candidate

Michael Ritchie

Superstar Robert Redford ("Up Close and Personal," "Indecent Proposal") stars as a young, aggressive lawyer seduced into a political race against a well-respected incumbent Senator. Trying to do his own thing, he finds it difficult to call his own shots in the face of party efforts to mold him into a winner. Academy Award-winner for Best Screenplay and featuring strong performances by Peter Boyle and Melvyn Douglas.


A Simple Wish

Michael Ritchie

When Anabel (Mara Wilson) wished for a fairy-godmother, she never dreamed his name would be Murray (Martin Short)! Before you can say "SHABOOM," Anabel quickly learns that Murray is short on experience and long on excuses. As they are whisked into a hilarious whirlwind of magical mishaps, Anabel and the blundering Murray have until midnight to rescue her dad, battle a wicked witch (Kathleen Turner) and recover stolen magic wands to restore the world to a place where wishes really can come true.


The Survivors

Michael Ritchie

Two unemployed men find themselves the target of an out-of-work hitman, whom they disarm in a robbery attempt.


Cops & Robbersons

Michael Ritchie

Norman Robberson is a mild-mannered accountant who is addicted to TV cop shows. His dreams of playing "cops and robbers" comes to life when two cops move in to stake out the mobsters next door. When a no-nonsense cop meets the meddlesome Robberson family, his assignment becomes anything but routine!


Wildcats

Michael Ritchie

As the daughter of a legendary grid iron star, a young woman's greatest desire is to coach a team of her own. But when the chauvinistic powers- that-be assign her to an inner-city ghetto school, the spirited female has her work cut out for her.


Fletch

Michael Ritchie

Chevy Chase is at his hilarious best as Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a newspaper reporter who changes his identity more often than his underwear. While working on a drug expose, he stumbles onto a scam that gets him up to his byline in murder, police corruption and forbidden romance. For this ace newsman, it'll be the story of the year, if he can only stay alive till the deadline. Just don't call him "Irwin"!


The Scout

Michael Ritchie

In this hilarious fantasy for baseball lovers, Albert Brooks stars as a desperate Yankee scout who'll do anything to sign a new prospect. Banished to Mexico to search for talent, he discovers the greatest young ball player (Brendan Fraser) he's ever seen. But once he gets him back home, he finds his new recruit has a few unexpected problems that just may jeopardize both their jobs.


The Fantasticks

Michael Ritchie

Step right up and enjoy the universally loved show that has entertained audiences for over 40 years! The Fantasticks is as fresh and dazzling as ever in this screen adaptation from the original creative team of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Director Michael Ritchie (A Simple Wish) orchestrates the musical talents of Oscar® winner Joel Grey (Cabaret), Tony Award winner Barnard Hughes (Da), Jean Louisa Kelly (Mr. Holland's Opus) and Joe McIntyre (New Kids On the Block) in a magical, mystical love story inspired by Romeo and Juliet. Two teenagers on neighboring farms steal glances and hide their romance from their feuding fathers. Little do these lovebirds know, however, that their fathers are actually good friends who've hatched a plan with the help of a mystical roving sideshow and its equally mysterious ringmaster to get these lovers down the aisle! But be careful what you wish for. Because to bring these families together they must first be torn apart!


The Golden Child

Michael Ritchie

As 'The Chosen One', Murphy's on a madcap mission to save The Golden Child, a youth with mystical powers who's been abducted by an evil cult. He battles a band of super-nasties, scrambles through a booby-trapped chamber of horrors and traverses Tibet to obtain a sacred dagger. But it's Murphy's wit that turns out to be his sharpest weapon in this 24-karat comedy adventure.