Ned Beatty
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Filmography
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Spring Forward
(2000)As the seasons change in a Connecticut town, SPRING FORWARD chronicles the burgeoning relationship between a young ex-con, Paul (Liev Schreiber) and his new work partner, Murph (Ned Beatty), a veteran municipal employee facing his upcoming retirement. The film begins the day the recently paroled Paul, jailed for holding up a Dunkin' Donuts in a moment of financial desperation, gets a fresh start with a Parks and Recreation job. Unfolding through seven real-time episodes set against the backdrop of the changing season -- and shot in sequence over the course of a year -- the film explores the profound way each man changes the other's perspective on life. The film is the feature directing debut of New York actor/playwright Tom Gilroy.

Hear My Song
(1991)Peter Chelsom's unashamedly romantic comedy about a 1950s singer with a voice that made women weep. Co-starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar in an early film role.

The Haunting of Barney Palmer
(1987)When a nine-year-old kid is plagued by bizarre, ghostly visitations from his great uncle, he fears that he has inherited a mysterious family curse.

Sex and Buttered Popcorn
(1989)Uncut! Uncensored! Unashamed! The history of 1920s-50s exploitation films with vintage footage and interviews with filmmakers, hosted by Ned Beatty.

Shadows in the Storm
(1988)The woman from his dreams appears in the life of a married librarian and part-time poet but their May–December affair comes with blackmail and murder.

Homicide: The Movie
(2000)When Al Giardello is shot, the detectives of the Baltimore Homicide Unit return to work to solve the case. Movie spin-off of the Emmy-winning police series.

Friendly Fire
(1980)The true story of grieving parents, whose son perished in Vietnam, traces their battle against the US government to unmask the truth about his death.

Ed and His Dead Mother
(1993)A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.

1941
(1979)Steven Spielberg directs this riotous farce depicting the hysteria of a cross section of Los Angeles citizens following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The film is loosely based on a true event in which a Japanese submarine surfaced off the California coast, setting off a brief wave of panic.

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
The film is the real-life story of Reverend Jim Jones, a self-proclaimed prophet who founded a cult and created a massive following.

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
(1982)The true story of a literate, skilled carpenter and ex-slave, follows his fight for justice and the slave rebellion he planned in 1822 Charleston, SC.
The Great Bank Hoax
(1978)God Bless America... but grab what you can just in case. When, on the eve of an inspection by a bank examiner, the executives of a small-town bank discover that a trusted employee has been embezzling, they concoct a plan to cover the loss--which will net them a tidy sum in the process. Now, as word spreads of the embezzlement and cover-up among the upstanding citizens of the town, everyone decides that, rather than report the crime to the authorities, it's time to cash in for him or herself in this hilarious comedy of corruption.

Stroker Ace
(1983)When Ace's behavior finally alienates his sponsor, he is forced to accept an onerous and embarrassing contract from a fried chicken magnate.

Deliverance
(1972)In the Appalachian backwoods, a weekend of male bonding for four inexperienced campers turns into a fight for survival against the merciless forces of nature and the brutality of man. The only escape is a through a terrifying canoe ride down a raging river. Starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight.

Rudy
(1993)An undersized and modestly talented boy from a working-class family refuses to give up his dream of playing football for Notre Dame.

Mikey and Nicky
(1976)Nicky is on the run from the mob and he turns to old pal Mikey for help.

Rango
(2011)Rango is a kooky pet chameleon who accidentally gets tossed into the wild and raucous town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff. Get ready to tango with Rango!

Nashville
(1975)Robert Altman's Nashville is an explosive drama and a human comedy that delineates and interweaves the lives of 24 major characters during five days in the country music capital of the world. Although its setting is Tennessee, Nashville is a much broader vision of our culture, a penetrating and multi-level portrait of America at a particular time and place.
The Deadly Tower
(1975)In this true story, on a hot August morning in 1966, Charles Whitman (Kurt Russell) carries a load of weapons to the top of the University of Texas administration building and begins shooting people 300 feet below. Whitman has already murdered his wife and his mother, and his rampage continues as he kills 12 more people and wounds 31. The killing continues until police officer Ramiro Martinez (Richard Yñiguez), in an act of heroism, climbs the tower and overcomes Whitman. But many questions remain from this shocking act of violence that rocks a quiet college campus--questions that are explored in The Deadly Tower.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)An outlaw appoints himself ruler of a small Texas town.