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Rain man

by:Levinson, Barry

A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he considers is his 3 million dollar inheritance, he is in for an even bigger surprise-the autistic brother he never knew he had!

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Good morning, Vietnam

by:Levinson, Barry

Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms.

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Wag the Dog

by:Levinson, Barry

When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than two weeks before the election, his Washington spinmaster decides they need a war to distract the public's attention so he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it.

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The Natural

by:Malamud, Bernard

Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball stardom. In this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree, Hobbs soon impresses major league scouts with his ability. When he strikes out a legendary slugger at a county fair, he fixes his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy who eventually becomes instrumental in Hobb's career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years pass and Hobbs reappears as an older rookie for the New York Knights. Roy proves himself when his extraordinary hitting saves an important game. Finally, overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose, Hobbs--with his boyhood bat--has his chance to lead the Knights to the pennant and to fullfil his dream.

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Sleepers

by:Levinson, Barry

Sentenced to the Wilkinson School for boys, four pals are mistreated at will by a cadre of sadistic guards. 15 years later, they have an unexpected opportunity for revenge.

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... And justice for all

by:Jewison, Norman, 1926-

A young lawyer battles not only one-on-one injustice in the courts, but the whole system as well.

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Diner

by:Levinson, Barry

Set in 1959, a band of young men, buddies since high school, gather at a local diner to share their escapades and make sense of their lives. As one by one they drift off to join the mainstream of life they still cling to their shared boyhood dreams.

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Bandits

by:Levinson, Barry, 1942- ..

After busting out of jail and on the run, 2 bank robbers devise the perfect crime with imperfect partners. Not wanting to hurt anyone during their robberies, they go to the homes of bank personnel and end up staying the night with the families so that they can all go to the bank in the morning, hence becoming the "sleepover bandits."

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Disclosure

by:Disclosure (Musical group)

When an executive in a large company resists the advances of his new boss who is also a former love, she charges him with sexual harassment. Suddenly his marriage and his career are at risk, and his struggle to extricate himself leads to the exposure of an executive conspiracy.

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Rock the Kasbah

by:Levinson, Barry

A music manager is on tour in Afghanistan when he discovers a talented teenager. He convinces the young girl to compete on the television show, Afghan Star.

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