Penny Marshall

Based on a true story, Stateside follows the adventures of an outlaw rich kid who lands in the Marine Corps and, while on leave, falls in love with a crazy young actress/pop singer. This is a story of love that overcomes precarious trials and earns, for the spirit of youth, a heartfelt victory. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Albert Brooks provides an inspired and comedic view of America's approach to other cultures. (Warner Independent Pictures)

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor. (imdb)

A young professional woman (Simpson) unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate. (imdb)

Christine Adams, at 19, leaves her small town in British Columbia to follow her boy-friend to L.A., where he works for a bank, to live with him and have babies. He's not keen on a baby right away, so she gets bored and heads for Las Vegas where she talks her way into a job as a show girl. Friendships sustain her in this day-by-day life, and one of those friendships, with NFL great Tommy Marcott who's now the glorified greeter at a casino, blossoms into a marriage. (imdb)

Con-artist stalks members of club of rich old women. (imdb)

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, Alice McKinley finds her life seriously disrupted when her father Ben buys a store and moves her and her older brother Lester to a new town. Feeling shy and isolated, Alice frequently escapes into a vivid fantasy life that occasionally gets her into hot water. (imdb)

Richard Michaels, who directed over 30 made-for-TV movies as well as episodes of The Brady Bunch and Love, American Style, gives an overly small-screen feel to this self-described "high-flying comedy caper" which remains hopelessly earthbound. Biker-movie refugees Adam Roarke and Larry Bishop (Joey's son) star as -- not surprisingly -- a pair of actors sick of making biker movies and yearning to add some excitement to their lives. (allmovie.com)

Through unforeseen circumstances, a male chauvinist cop and a dedicated feminist become roommates. (imdb)

Felix and Oscar are an extremely odd couple: Felix is anal-retentive, neurotic, precise, and fastidiously clean. Oscar, on the other hand, is the exact opposite: sloppy and casual. They are sharing an apartment together, and their differing lifestyles inevitably lead to some conflicts and laughs.

Felix's daughter Edna is getting married, and his wife Gloria throws him out of the house for a few days, so that she can plan the wedding herself, without him getting in the way. Felix temporarily moves in with Oscar, who is still living in the same apartment from the TV show. Due to throat cancer, Oscar had to have one of his vocal cords removed, and he can only speak in a raspy whisper.

Reflections from its stars, including classic clips; bloopers and outtakes; and appearances by Laverne and Shirley (Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams).

Eddie Griffin stars as Fumnanya; a man claiming to be an African Prince, on a quest in Los Angeles to find his princess. Fumnanya hasn't had the best of luck, so he enlists his trusted sidekick Andy to help him on his romantic quest to share a kiss with the woman of his dreams. Their unorthodox journeys takes them the most hilarious adventure of their lives, as Fumnanya stops at nothing to find his one true love.

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences. (imdb)

This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists School and was born of an article written by Brooks in Esquire Magazine. (letterboxd)