When the record book closed on Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall's career, it showed 17 seasons in the major leagues and an impressive lifetime batting average of .272. But before he racked up those numbers, Piersall faced a foe much tougher that a 90-m.p.h. fastball: mental illness. Anthony Perkins stars as Piersall in this powerful true story. Fear Strikes Out also marks the filmmaking debut of Alan J. Pakula and Robert Mulligan, the team whose credits include To Kill A Mockingbird. From top to bottom, the film fields a stellar lineup of talent. And the result is a drama of unflinching force and effectiveness.

Two of Hollywood's all-time favorite stars heat up the steamy streets of Manhattan in this tough and tender romance. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen star as a charming, footloose musician and the innocent Macy's salesgirl who is carrying his child. Natalie Wood received an Academy Award nomination for her touching and memorable performance.

A veteran U.S. cavalry man retires, then runs across a woman and her catatonic son escaping enslavement. He cares for them, but must still face their captors.

Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.

A young, energetic and idealist teacher starts her first semester in a large metropolitan high school, rudely awakened to the differences between ideals and reality by the students and the school's methods. Her spirit almost broken, she receives assistance from an unexpected source that helps her win a victory. Starring Oscar winner Sandy Dennis ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?").

Academy Award-winner Whoopi Goldberg ("Sister Act," "The Color Purple," "Ghost"), in a role Judith Crist called her "best dramatic performance to date," portrays a wise, warm and independent Jamaican housekeeper who becomes an unforgettable influence in the life of a young boy, (Neil Patrick Harris, TV's "Doogie Howser," who received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in his film debut) providing him with affection, growth and gentle comic comfort to the harsh realities of his parents' divorce. Directed by Robert Mulligan ("Summer of '42") and written by Mark Medoff ("Children of a Lesser God"), the New York Daily News gives this movie ***l/2, and says Whoopi Goldberg"... proves once again that she's a fine actress."

Richard Gere ("Primal Fear," "Sommersby") is a young man torn between following in his father's footsteps or striking out on his own in this Academy Award nominated, emotionally charged drama based on the novel by Richard Price ("Clockers," "Mad Dog and Glory," "Sea of Love"). Co-starring Marilu Henner (TV's "Evening Shade," "Taxi") as the woman who helps him break away, with Paul Sorvino ("Nixon") and Oscar-nominee Danny Aiello ("Do the Right Thing").

Steve McQueen and Lee Remick ignite sparks in this impassioned drama about a rootless drifter and the woman who loves him. Georgette Thomas (Remick) arrives with her small daughter in Columbus, Texas, to join her husband, Henry (McQueen), who has just been paroled from the state penitentiary. He'd been serving time for stabbing a man in a drunken brawl. His hopes pinned to a career as a songwriter, Henry returns to singing and playing guitar in bawdy roadhouses. Slim (Don Murray), a quiet-spoken depot sheriff, grows attached to Georgette and the child and does what he can to keep the volatile Henry in line. But, when Henry's tantrums become increasingly more violent, Slim is forced to stop him, bringing the film to a shattering climax.

Winning an Academy Award for Best Musical Score (Michel Legrand) and nominated for three additional Oscars, this box-office hit is the sensual, heartwarming and sentimental story of three 15-year-old boys who spend a pleasant but sometimes painful summer vacation in New England. While his friends fumble with girls their own age, one boy finds first love in the arms of Jennifer O'Neill ("Bare Essence"), a young war bride. An appealingly nostalgic and touching story rated three stars by Leonard Maltin.

Natalie Wood stars with Academy Award winners Robert Redford and Ruth Gordon in this story of a talented girl's dream of stardom that turns to the nightmare Inside Daisy Clover. Los Angeles, 1938. For 15-year-old Daisy Clover (Wood), singing and dreaming of stardom provide an escape from a drab life. But when Hollywood discovers her amazing talent, the star system quickly sweeps Daisy into a heady realm of fame, celebrity parties and romance with movie star Wade Lewis (Redford). But Daisy learns the dark side of stardom as she discovers Lewis' infidelity ... and as her movie studio insists she sing when tragedy strikes her life.

Gregory Peck won an Oscar® for his brilliant performance as the Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece. The setting is a dusty Southern town during the Depression. A white woman accuses a black man of rape. Though he is obviously innocent, the outcome of his trial is such a foregone conclusion that no lawyer will step forward to defend him – except Peck, the town's most distinguished citizen. His compassionate defense costs him many friendships but earns him the respect and admiration of his two motherless children.

First crush. First kiss. First steps in becoming a woman. At 14, Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde) made her big-screen debut as Dani in The Man In the Moon. Hailed by Roger Ebert as “a wonderful movie” and “a meticulously prepared masterpiece”, this poignant coming of age story about the highs and lows of first love is a must-see for moms and daughters, and for anyone who remembers the one summer – and the one person – who changed your life forever.