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Tag Archives: Matthew Modine
Go Go Tales (2007) Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Comedy, Drama

A screwball comedy centered on a Manhattan go-go dancing club, where a financial struggle between the owner, his accountant and his silent partner brother threatens the business’s future. Read More »
Birdy (1984) Alan Parker, Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Drama, War

Philly boys Al and Birdy became friends in high school despite the extreme difference in their personalities, Al being the popular and athletic extrovert, Birdy the antisocial “weird” introvert. Al gave Birdy his nickname because of his fascination – obsession really – with birds, especially with flight. Al and Birdy have just completed their service of duty in the Vietnam War and have returned to the States. Al sustained some serious physical injuries, which required major reconstructive surgery to his face.
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Private School (1983) Noel Black, Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Comedy, Romance, Erotic

Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine’s arch rival Jordan also has her eye on Jim, and she is willing to do whatever she can to steal him away. Jim’s uber-slob buddy Bubba is going with Betsy, Christine’s cynical friend, though he would probably be unfaithful if any other woman were willing to get near him. Bubba and his pals sneak into the girls’ school dressed in drag in hopes of reaching the Promised Land (better known as the women’s shower room), while Christine and Jim run away together for the weekend, though their escapade isn’t as romantic as they had hoped.
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Streamers (1983) Robert Altman, Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Crime, Drama, War

Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it’s learned one of them is homosexual.
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