Based on Rebecca Miller's recently published book of short stories, "Personal Velocity" tells three tales of women as they escape their current situations. Segmented into three parts, Greta (Parker Posey), Delia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Paula (Fairuza Balk) have one thing in common, each struggle to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.

Paris, 1969. A director's obsession with the actress who plays the sexy secret agent Dragonfly (Angela Lindvall) has clouded his judgment and the film has no ending. A young American (Jeremy Davies), in Paris to document his life on film with total honesty, is brought in to finish the movie with a bang. This proves to be difficult when the line between his fantasy life and reality becomes blurred, and he too finds himself seduced by the charms of Dragonfly.

As World War II winds down, supply pilots at a stateside military base are left with few duties. Cocky Pvt. Archie Hall (Robert Mitchum) shirks even the most menial tasks by slyly leading everyone to believe he's a high-ranking officer working undercover. Alongside his buddy, Pvt. Bill Bowers (Jack Webb), Archie gets entangled with a pair of local women, Peggy (Martha Hyer) and Cindy (France Nuyen) - one of whom might be passing secrets to the Japanese.

Two physically impaired children form a close connection to each other.

When his owner, police officer John Gray (Thomas Lockyer), is killed in the line of duty, Bobby, a particularly faithful West Highland terrier, takes up residence in the graveyard where Gray was interred. Bobby charms everyone he meets, and the canine's continued exploits make him a legend among the local working poor. When oppressive factory owner Smithie (Sean Pertwee) plots to kill Bobby, Gray's impoverished young ward, Ewan (Oliver Golding), must protect him from a ruthless dog catcher.

Professional surfer Kelly Slater and his friends search for the best waves at the surf site Teahupo'o.

Carolyn's (Christina Ricci) sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin (Hank Harris), a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

A young American in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may be a killer.

A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.

Based on Rebecca Miller's recently published book of short stories, "Personal Velocity" tells three tales of women as they escape their current situations. Segmented into three parts, Greta (Parker Posey), Delia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Paula (Fairuza Balk) have one thing in common, each struggle to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.

Paris, 1969. A director's obsession with the actress who plays the sexy secret agent Dragonfly (Angela Lindvall) has clouded his judgment and the film has no ending. A young American (Jeremy Davies), in Paris to document his life on film with total honesty, is brought in to finish the movie with a bang. This proves to be difficult when the line between his fantasy life and reality becomes blurred, and he too finds himself seduced by the charms of Dragonfly.

As World War II winds down, supply pilots at a stateside military base are left with few duties. Cocky Pvt. Archie Hall (Robert Mitchum) shirks even the most menial tasks by slyly leading everyone to believe he's a high-ranking officer working undercover. Alongside his buddy, Pvt. Bill Bowers (Jack Webb), Archie gets entangled with a pair of local women, Peggy (Martha Hyer) and Cindy (France Nuyen) - one of whom might be passing secrets to the Japanese.

An American paratrooper (Jack Palance), aided by group of Italian guerrillas, starts a delaying action against the Germans.

A British prisoner of war is assigned to take care of an elephant in a zoo. Along with an American and an Austrian he escapes with the elephant and heads for the Swiss border. They use the elephant to gain access across the border. A Polish girl betrays them and aligns herself with the Nazis.

A girl wakes up in a magic world and joins a toy-master and storybook figures to fight against an evildoer.

A fierce pirate, Barbarossa (John Payne) captures a Spanish ship with bravado. Discovering the beautiful Contessa Alida (Donna Reed) on board, Barbarossa falls for the elegant aristocrat, but she is to wed the sailor Jose Salcedo (Gerald Mohr). Although Alida is resistant to Barbarossa's charms, she slowly warms up to him, particularly after she discovers that Salcedo isn't the man that she thought he was. Naturally, Barbarossa proceeds to sort things out with a series of sword battles.

A Norwegian prince fights evil with a rock man's sword of the sun.

The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack. They are unaware that it has gone off by mistake, and separate the children into groups - one of which is headed by the anxious Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand) - to take them home. Harriet (Alice Playten) invites her classmates into her family's bomb shelter, but tragedy strikes when she won't allow one of her classmates to enter.

Free spirit and prostitute Ilya (Melina Mercouri) lives in a Greek port city. Open and amiable, she makes friends often and easily. She encounters Homer Thrace (Jules Dassin), a vacationing American who is obsessed with ancient Greek culture. Homer feels that modern Greece is a shadow of its former self, and he believes that Ilya is a prime example of contemporary decadence. He makes it his goal to amend Ilya's easygoing ways, but she has stronger principles than Homer expected.

Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) is a hard-drinking tent pitcher. His career as a famous trapeze artist ended years ago after attempting a triple somersault gave him a permanent limp. Young acrobat Tino (Tony Curtis) tracks Mike down and asks him to teach him the dangerous stunt. Mike first refuses but is convinced by his ex-lover, Rosa (Katy Jurado). Mike and Tino have a shot at the big time, but the two men are driven apart by the scheming of Lola (Gina Lollobrigida), an Italian trampolinist.

As an elaborate joke, the wealthy Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison) hires actor William McFly (Cliff Robertson) to play his personal assistant and invites three of his old flames, including Texan socialite Mrs. Lone-Star Crockett Sheridan (Susan Hayward), to visit him. Claiming to be on his deathbed, Fox has motives that remain unclear, and things take a surprising turn when one of the guests is found dead. As Inspector Rizzi (Adolfo Celi) investigates the crime, the plot of the mystery thickens.

An American paratrooper (Jack Palance), aided by group of Italian guerrillas, starts a delaying action against the Germans.

A British prisoner of war is assigned to take care of an elephant in a zoo. Along with an American and an Austrian he escapes with the elephant and heads for the Swiss border. They use the elephant to gain access across the border. A Polish girl betrays them and aligns herself with the Nazis.

A girl wakes up in a magic world and joins a toy-master and storybook figures to fight against an evildoer.

A fierce pirate, Barbarossa (John Payne) captures a Spanish ship with bravado. Discovering the beautiful Contessa Alida (Donna Reed) on board, Barbarossa falls for the elegant aristocrat, but she is to wed the sailor Jose Salcedo (Gerald Mohr). Although Alida is resistant to Barbarossa's charms, she slowly warms up to him, particularly after she discovers that Salcedo isn't the man that she thought he was. Naturally, Barbarossa proceeds to sort things out with a series of sword battles.

A Norwegian prince fights evil with a rock man's sword of the sun.

The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack. They are unaware that it has gone off by mistake, and separate the children into groups - one of which is headed by the anxious Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand) - to take them home. Harriet (Alice Playten) invites her classmates into her family's bomb shelter, but tragedy strikes when she won't allow one of her classmates to enter.

A disc jockey and a therapist help callers on a radio program sort through their relationship issues.

After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston) joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.

Renowned for his flamboyant and witty persona, Irish writer Oscar Wilde (Peter Finch) clashes in court with the powerful Marquess of Queensberry (Lionel Jeffries), the father of his young lover, Lord Alfred Douglas (John Fraser). While Wilde instigates a libel case, the hearing results in the playwright's own trial and prosecution for gross indecency and sodomy. Wilde's subsequent prison stint leads to a tragic decline for the revered literary figure.

Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) manages to fight off a rapist and flee to safety. Because her attacker got away and Marjorie has no proof of the crime, police officers tell her there is little they can do. Because Marjorie's attacker also stole her purse, she fears that he will use its contents to track her down. When Joe (James Russo) does show up at Marjorie's house to finish what he started, he discovers that Marjorie is not the fragile victim he imagined.

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna and Child is being shipped to London's Tate Gallery for a special exhibition, and Paul Mitchell (Dennis O'Keefe) is assigned to protect it. Upon the painting's arrival, Paul realizes it has been switched. Eager to collect the museum's $50,000 reward, he teams up with Mary Mason (Coleen Gray), a Tate employee, to recover the original.

Desperate to improve his luck with women, London schoolteacher Colin (Michael Crawford) enlists his artist roommate, Tom (Donal Donnelly), to help drag a brass bed back to their flat. Along the way they meet Nancy (Rita Tushingham), a new girl in town, who follows them home. There they encounter Tolen (Ray Brooks), the third roommate and a consummate lady-killer. He tries to help Colin seduce Nancy, but ends up whisking her away on his motorcycle instead, and Colin is determined to get her back.

An unscrupulous rock star brings decadence and debauchery to a naive young woman's wealthy household.

In the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, young Justin Coulter (Jeremy Shamos) gets caught in the middle of a chase between two groups of spies. They kidnap him and eventually leave him for dead in the forest. But Justin's father, Bill (Jim Stafford), trained his boy to survive in the wild. Using the skills taught to him by his father, Justin fights against the harsh elements and wild animals of the mountains to make his way back home and reunite with his worried family.

Jewelry store assistant Norman Hackett (Norman Wisdom) is attracted to Anne (Jill Dixon), who works across the street, but he doesn't earn enough to feel comfortable courting her. After he learns about an unusual bet that pays a thousand to one if a jockey wins six races in a row, Norman invests a pound with small-time bookie Lumb (Leslie Phillips). As his chosen racer, Eddie (Vic Wise), racks up victories, Lumb and his partner worry they may have to pay Norman 16,000 pounds they don't have.

A disc jockey and a therapist help callers on a radio program sort through their relationship issues.

After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston) joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.

Renowned for his flamboyant and witty persona, Irish writer Oscar Wilde (Peter Finch) clashes in court with the powerful Marquess of Queensberry (Lionel Jeffries), the father of his young lover, Lord Alfred Douglas (John Fraser). While Wilde instigates a libel case, the hearing results in the playwright's own trial and prosecution for gross indecency and sodomy. Wilde's subsequent prison stint leads to a tragic decline for the revered literary figure.

Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) manages to fight off a rapist and flee to safety. Because her attacker got away and Marjorie has no proof of the crime, police officers tell her there is little they can do. Because Marjorie's attacker also stole her purse, she fears that he will use its contents to track her down. When Joe (James Russo) does show up at Marjorie's house to finish what he started, he discovers that Marjorie is not the fragile victim he imagined.

Someone is stealing priceless paintings from the great museums of the world and replacing them with nearly flawless forgeries. Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna and Child is being shipped to London's Tate Gallery for a special exhibition, and Paul Mitchell (Dennis O'Keefe) is assigned to protect it. Upon the painting's arrival, Paul realizes it has been switched. Eager to collect the museum's $50,000 reward, he teams up with Mary Mason (Coleen Gray), a Tate employee, to recover the original.

Desperate to improve his luck with women, London schoolteacher Colin (Michael Crawford) enlists his artist roommate, Tom (Donal Donnelly), to help drag a brass bed back to their flat. Along the way they meet Nancy (Rita Tushingham), a new girl in town, who follows them home. There they encounter Tolen (Ray Brooks), the third roommate and a consummate lady-killer. He tries to help Colin seduce Nancy, but ends up whisking her away on his motorcycle instead, and Colin is determined to get her back.

In a seedy corner of London, Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani, is given a run-down laundromat by his uncle (Saeed Jaffrey), who hopes to turn it into a successful business. Soon after, Omar is attacked by a group of racist punks, but defuses the situation when he realizes their leader is his former lover, Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). The men resume their relationship and rehabilitate the laundromat together, but various social forces threaten to compromise their success.

Penny's love for her partner, cabdriver Phil, has run dry. He is a philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive. The joy has gone out of Phil's and Penny's life, but when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they are brought together to rediscover their love.

Young South African cameraman Anton van Heerden (Sean Bean) and aging British journalist Charles Rutherford (John Hurt) team up to gather information about an apparent Namibian serial killer. In a country ruled by a minority white government, Nhadiep (Lesley Fong) seems only to murder other blacks. His proximity to the strange and horrifying crimes causes Anton to contemplate his role as a privileged white man in a continent where millions of blacks are oppressed.

A young woman (Patricia Healey) is removed from her suicidal London life and taken home to North England.

Dan Merrick (Tom Berenger) and his wife, Judith (Greta Scacchi), have a car accident. Judith is thrown free, but Dan is injured, his face disfigured. He comes out of a coma with amnesia, full of general knowledge but completely ignorant of his own family life. Slowly, he begins to put the pieces back together, but there are troubling memories that don't mesh with the stories he's being told, and he hires private detective Gus Klein (Bob Hoskins) to help unravel the mystery of his past.

A pair of soldiers find romance an antidote for the unusual passions of two beautiful aliens bent on conquering Earth.

A Belfast laborer (John Gregson) loses his job and drinks, but his daughter (Jacqueline Ryan) saves the day.

Fingers (George Cole) and his gang of incompetent crooks try to rob the rich Bill Gordon (Terry-Thomas), but they come up empty-handed. Undeterred by the failure, Fingers plots to kidnap Gordon's daughter and hold her for ransom. But they can't even get that right, and instead they abduct Gordon's wife, Lucy (Brenda De Banzie), by mistake. Shockingly enough, Gordon is happy to be rid of his spouse, and ignores the ransom demands, so Lucy works with the gang to plot revenge.

A district attorney (Dick Purcell) quits to prove the guilt of an acquitted killer (John Hamilton) who cannot hear or speak.

An island beauty (Roberta Haynes) and her people follow a beach bum (Gary Cooper) instead of a fire-and-brimstone preacher (Barry Jones).

In a seedy corner of London, Omar (Gordon Warnecke), a young Pakistani, is given a run-down laundromat by his uncle (Saeed Jaffrey), who hopes to turn it into a successful business. Soon after, Omar is attacked by a group of racist punks, but defuses the situation when he realizes their leader is his former lover, Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). The men resume their relationship and rehabilitate the laundromat together, but various social forces threaten to compromise their success.

Penny's love for her partner, cabdriver Phil, has run dry. He is a philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive. The joy has gone out of Phil's and Penny's life, but when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they are brought together to rediscover their love.

Young South African cameraman Anton van Heerden (Sean Bean) and aging British journalist Charles Rutherford (John Hurt) team up to gather information about an apparent Namibian serial killer. In a country ruled by a minority white government, Nhadiep (Lesley Fong) seems only to murder other blacks. His proximity to the strange and horrifying crimes causes Anton to contemplate his role as a privileged white man in a continent where millions of blacks are oppressed.

A young woman (Patricia Healey) is removed from her suicidal London life and taken home to North England.

Dan Merrick (Tom Berenger) and his wife, Judith (Greta Scacchi), have a car accident. Judith is thrown free, but Dan is injured, his face disfigured. He comes out of a coma with amnesia, full of general knowledge but completely ignorant of his own family life. Slowly, he begins to put the pieces back together, but there are troubling memories that don't mesh with the stories he's being told, and he hires private detective Gus Klein (Bob Hoskins) to help unravel the mystery of his past.

A pair of soldiers find romance an antidote for the unusual passions of two beautiful aliens bent on conquering Earth.

Youth is in full swing at Oceancrest College, and no place swings harder than the Silver Palms, the choice hot spot for student Sandy (Pamela Tiffin) and her pals. Sandy's uncle, Woody (Woody Woodbury), who performs a comedy act at the club, has his livelihood threatened when wealthy conservative Edgar Cronin (Robert Middleton) attempts to shutter the wild hangout for good. This makes things especially sticky for Cronin's grandson, Ding (James Darren), who's trying to get a date with Sandy.

During World War II, an Italian villager (Gina Lollobrigida) befriends three American soldiers. Later, when unsure which of them fathered the daughter she has, she invents a dead captain named Campbell, declares herself his widow and accepts support checks from all three soldiers. Twenty years later, a reunion unexpectedly brings the three veterans - and their wives and children - back to Italy. Mrs. Campbell panics as she endeavors to keep her lively past from her daughter.

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander (Theodore Bikel) orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov (Alan Arkin), to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief (Brian Keith) and a vacationing television writer (Carl Reiner), while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.

Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager (Paul Lynde) of pop singer Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control. Throw in Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falling in love with a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and a kidnapping biker (Harvey Lembeck), and the party's just getting started.

A British singer (Cliff Richard) and his band (Robert Morley) join spies looking for a bomb lost by a U.S. plane over Spain.

Frustrated that he still hasn't lost his virginity, teenage grocery store delivery boy Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) appeals to Spike (Christopher Timothy), an older ladies' man, for advice. After failing to seal the deal with several local girls because of his working class mannerisms and a paralyzing case of teenage self-doubt, Jamie struggles to get the attention of Mary Gloucester (Judy Geeson), a beautiful classmate who doesn't seem to know he even exists.

Dolores (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon), attractive young surfers in Southern California, are just out for a good time. Their relaxed lifestyle fascinates Professor Sutwell (Bob Cummings), an anthropologist who decides to study the social lives of teens. A series of beach-themed films would follow the blueprint set by this one, which hinges on romantic rivalries, rugged motorcyclists, an attempted crime and plenty of handsome people.

A jewelry firm hires private eye James Dale (Peter Cookson) and his partner Everett Northrup (Tim Ryan) to find a valuable necklace after a manager steals it.

Youth is in full swing at Oceancrest College, and no place swings harder than the Silver Palms, the choice hot spot for student Sandy (Pamela Tiffin) and her pals. Sandy's uncle, Woody (Woody Woodbury), who performs a comedy act at the club, has his livelihood threatened when wealthy conservative Edgar Cronin (Robert Middleton) attempts to shutter the wild hangout for good. This makes things especially sticky for Cronin's grandson, Ding (James Darren), who's trying to get a date with Sandy.

During World War II, an Italian villager (Gina Lollobrigida) befriends three American soldiers. Later, when unsure which of them fathered the daughter she has, she invents a dead captain named Campbell, declares herself his widow and accepts support checks from all three soldiers. Twenty years later, a reunion unexpectedly brings the three veterans - and their wives and children - back to Italy. Mrs. Campbell panics as she endeavors to keep her lively past from her daughter.

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander (Theodore Bikel) orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov (Alan Arkin), to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief (Brian Keith) and a vacationing television writer (Carl Reiner), while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.

Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager (Paul Lynde) of pop singer Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control. Throw in Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falling in love with a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and a kidnapping biker (Harvey Lembeck), and the party's just getting started.

A British singer (Cliff Richard) and his band (Robert Morley) join spies looking for a bomb lost by a U.S. plane over Spain.

Frustrated that he still hasn't lost his virginity, teenage grocery store delivery boy Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) appeals to Spike (Christopher Timothy), an older ladies' man, for advice. After failing to seal the deal with several local girls because of his working class mannerisms and a paralyzing case of teenage self-doubt, Jamie struggles to get the attention of Mary Gloucester (Judy Geeson), a beautiful classmate who doesn't seem to know he even exists.

When an executive and a night watchman are killed in a San Francisco office building, Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is called in to investigate and discovers the watchman was actually killed elsewhere. Soon Tibbs is contacted by urban revolutionaries who confess to kidnapping - but not killing - the watchman in a botched attempt to expose a heroin ring operating out of the building. Tibbs believes them, but when his superiors learn of his ties to the group, he's suspended from the force.

When Hell's Angels member Loser (Bruce Dern) has his motorcycle swiped, he entreats his gang to help him seek the bike, and revenge. Gang leader Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) and his lady, Mike (Nancy Sinatra), succeed in tracking down the thieves, but when a fracas breaks out between the gangs, the cops shoot Loser, putting him in the hospital. The rest of the Angels try to rescue Loser from his sickbed, wreaking havoc in the ward and doing their buddy more harm than good.

Auto racing hotshot Joe Machin (William Campbell) lives in the fast lane, cultivating a reputation as a wild card and a womanizer. Machin's rowdy ways get him into trouble, however, when Stephen Children (Mark Damon), the rejected fiancé of one of the driver's many lovers, decides to get revenge. A former racer who is now a writer, Children joins Machin's pit crew in order to dig up the dirt on his romantic rival. However, there may be more to Machin than meets the eye.

Banker John Gray (Brian Bosworth) is hit by a car, and he awakens days later having lost his memory. He goes through the motions of his plush Arizona lifestyle but keeps having momentary visions of a violent past and a sinister figure he identifies as Thomas Payne (Brad Dourif). After his wife, whom he barely knows, is killed, Gray travels to Los Angeles and explores the criminal underworld, hoping to discover the truth about his identity - and to confront Payne.

After race car driver Tommy Callahan (Fabian) experiences blackouts that lead to a deadly accident, he is banished from professional competition. Taking a job as a stunt driver, Tommy meets Francie Madsen (Annette Funicello) and her young beau, Eddie Sands (Warren Berlinger). Tommy teaches Eddie the essentials of driving. However, when Eddie steals Tommy's girlfriend, Annie Blaine (Diane McBain), the two begin a tense rivalry. Can Tommy and Eddie reconcile, or are they destined to be enemies?

A moon capsule containing important information accidentally lands in the possession of a remote African tribe, and the American government sends Matt Merriwether (Bob Hope), an expert on Africa, to retrieve it. But Washington is unaware that Matt, the "expert," is only a writer reaping the benefits of his uncle's reputation. When he arrives in Africa, Matt realizes that he's in too deep when he meets two secret agents (Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams) who are also searching for the capsule.

In this fact-based film, star prizefighter Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) puts his career on hold to fight in World War II. He soon distinguishes himself through his courageous service, but later becomes infected with malaria. He is sent home and treated with morphine, to which he soon becomes addicted. As he descends further into the throes of his deadly habit, his courageous wife, Cathy (Dianne Foster), vows to help her husband kick his addiction before it kills him.

When the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick suffers a plumbing malfunction, Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy (Ron Moody) decides to use the competitive nature of the space race to his advantage. He requests financial aid for space research from the United States, and then uses the capital to heat Grand Fenwick's collective bathwater. Meanwhile, the nation's lone scientist, Professor Kokintz (David Kossoff), toils to prepare a fake rocket for launch, fueled by the country's most famous export: wine.

A figure skater's (Sonja Henie) boozing husband (Michael O'Shea) joins an ice show after being barred from hockey for life.

When an executive and a night watchman are killed in a San Francisco office building, Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is called in to investigate and discovers the watchman was actually killed elsewhere. Soon Tibbs is contacted by urban revolutionaries who confess to kidnapping - but not killing - the watchman in a botched attempt to expose a heroin ring operating out of the building. Tibbs believes them, but when his superiors learn of his ties to the group, he's suspended from the force.

When Hell's Angels member Loser (Bruce Dern) has his motorcycle swiped, he entreats his gang to help him seek the bike, and revenge. Gang leader Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) and his lady, Mike (Nancy Sinatra), succeed in tracking down the thieves, but when a fracas breaks out between the gangs, the cops shoot Loser, putting him in the hospital. The rest of the Angels try to rescue Loser from his sickbed, wreaking havoc in the ward and doing their buddy more harm than good.

Auto racing hotshot Joe Machin (William Campbell) lives in the fast lane, cultivating a reputation as a wild card and a womanizer. Machin's rowdy ways get him into trouble, however, when Stephen Children (Mark Damon), the rejected fiancé of one of the driver's many lovers, decides to get revenge. A former racer who is now a writer, Children joins Machin's pit crew in order to dig up the dirt on his romantic rival. However, there may be more to Machin than meets the eye.

Banker John Gray (Brian Bosworth) is hit by a car, and he awakens days later having lost his memory. He goes through the motions of his plush Arizona lifestyle but keeps having momentary visions of a violent past and a sinister figure he identifies as Thomas Payne (Brad Dourif). After his wife, whom he barely knows, is killed, Gray travels to Los Angeles and explores the criminal underworld, hoping to discover the truth about his identity - and to confront Payne.

After race car driver Tommy Callahan (Fabian) experiences blackouts that lead to a deadly accident, he is banished from professional competition. Taking a job as a stunt driver, Tommy meets Francie Madsen (Annette Funicello) and her young beau, Eddie Sands (Warren Berlinger). Tommy teaches Eddie the essentials of driving. However, when Eddie steals Tommy's girlfriend, Annie Blaine (Diane McBain), the two begin a tense rivalry. Can Tommy and Eddie reconcile, or are they destined to be enemies?

A moon capsule containing important information accidentally lands in the possession of a remote African tribe, and the American government sends Matt Merriwether (Bob Hope), an expert on Africa, to retrieve it. But Washington is unaware that Matt, the "expert," is only a writer reaping the benefits of his uncle's reputation. When he arrives in Africa, Matt realizes that he's in too deep when he meets two secret agents (Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams) who are also searching for the capsule.

While taping a football game, cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) ends up slightly injured after a collision with star player "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich). When Hinkle's scheming brother-in-law, lawyer Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau), catches wind of the incident, he wants Hinkle to feign paralysis to scam the insurance company. Hinkle agrees to the plan, if only to win back his ex (Judi West). But Hinkle's growing friendship with a guilt-ridden Jackson has him questioning the ploy.

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge. When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R Johnson).

Slain by Chicago gangsters, country boy Frank (Jon Voight) comes back as a caped superhero with a bad clone, False Frank.

The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a race of bikini-wearing beauties who are designed to win the hearts and fortunes of the most influential men of the world. Before long, the manufactured women begin to succeed, and Robot 11 (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) tracks down Robot 11, but even he isn't immune to her charms.

In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think. So when they arrive at the ski lodge, Todd and Craig dress up as young women and pal around with female classmates. Though this provides a bit of insight, the plan goes awry when a male classmate falls for the female version of Craig and pursues him all over the resort.

A very smart monkey who is studying to be a magician overestimates himself and comes to learn humility.

A wayard teenager (Madeline Hinde) escapes from reform school where she is serving time for stabbing the boyfriend of her mother (Renee Asherson).

Habitual gambler and musician Johnny (Elvis Presley) performs at a riverboat casino on the Mississippi River, along with his girlfriend, Frankie (Donna Douglas). A rash of bad luck leads Johnny to a fortuneteller, who informs him of a redheaded good luck charm. Enter Nellie Bly (Nancy Kovack), the lover of Johnny's boss, whose presence coincides with a change in Johnny's luck. But Frankie grows jealous of Johnny's new acquaintance, and the conflict comes to a head during a masquerade ball.

In the most well-known adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, Sydney Carton (Dirk Bogarde) is an underachieving English barrister who hopes to redeem himself from the litany of poor choices he's made in his life - such as his unreturned love for Lucie (Dorothy Tutin), the wife of a virtuous former French aristocrat (Paul Guers). When peasants in post-revolution France take over and systematically dispatch the old guard, Carton's feelings prompt him to risk his life for Lucie's husband.

While taping a football game, cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) ends up slightly injured after a collision with star player "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich). When Hinkle's scheming brother-in-law, lawyer Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau), catches wind of the incident, he wants Hinkle to feign paralysis to scam the insurance company. Hinkle agrees to the plan, if only to win back his ex (Judi West). But Hinkle's growing friendship with a guilt-ridden Jackson has him questioning the ploy.

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge. When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R Johnson).

Slain by Chicago gangsters, country boy Frank (Jon Voight) comes back as a caped superhero with a bad clone, False Frank.

The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a race of bikini-wearing beauties who are designed to win the hearts and fortunes of the most influential men of the world. Before long, the manufactured women begin to succeed, and Robot 11 (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) tracks down Robot 11, but even he isn't immune to her charms.

In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think. So when they arrive at the ski lodge, Todd and Craig dress up as young women and pal around with female classmates. Though this provides a bit of insight, the plan goes awry when a male classmate falls for the female version of Craig and pursues him all over the resort.

A very smart monkey who is studying to be a magician overestimates himself and comes to learn humility.

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon (Yul Brynner), should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah (George Sanders). Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh (David Farrar) to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution instead of creationism. Drawing intense national attention in the media with writer E. K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly) reporting, two of the nation's leading lawyers go head to head: Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) for the prosecution, and Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) for the defense.

Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.

In 1902, Soll (Robert Duvall), a Texas plantation owner who depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace (Lukas Haas), a young boy who works the fields to raise money for his deceased father's headstone. Soll, however, is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. Meanwhile, Soll's relationships with the African-American cons working the farm are complex and informed by both racism and compassion.

Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack), an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution. However, head nurse Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford) resists these changes, feeling that the only effective ways of dealing with patients are force and punishment. Even though MacLeod is rebuffed by many of the hospital staff, his methods show promise on some patients, including the frenzied Lorna Medford (Polly Bergen).

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan (Robert Mitchum) moves from Omaha, Neb., to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca (Shirley MacLaine), and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon (Yul Brynner), should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah (George Sanders). Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh (David Farrar) to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution instead of creationism. Drawing intense national attention in the media with writer E. K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly) reporting, two of the nation's leading lawyers go head to head: Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) for the prosecution, and Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) for the defense.

Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.

In 1902, Soll (Robert Duvall), a Texas plantation owner who depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace (Lukas Haas), a young boy who works the fields to raise money for his deceased father's headstone. Soll, however, is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. Meanwhile, Soll's relationships with the African-American cons working the farm are complex and informed by both racism and compassion.

Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack), an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution. However, head nurse Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford) resists these changes, feeling that the only effective ways of dealing with patients are force and punishment. Even though MacLeod is rebuffed by many of the hospital staff, his methods show promise on some patients, including the frenzied Lorna Medford (Polly Bergen).

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan (Robert Mitchum) moves from Omaha, Neb., to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca (Shirley MacLaine), and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

Cmdr. Richard Bolton (James Caan) was in charge of a submarine that was sunk by a German ship, and he has been blamed for the loss of 50 sailors. Now exonerated of misconduct, he is heading a mission to use minisubs to reach a German battleship commanded by Capt. Erlich (George Pravda). During training, Bolton encounters some of his previous crew members, all of whom harbor grudges against him, which further complicates the already dangerous mission.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake, a former U.S. marshal (Jimmy Smits) fights thugs terrorizing an isolated Los Angeles community.

An anti-terrorist (Gregory Hines) hunts a walking bomb made by a scientist (Renée Soutendijk) in her own image, with all of her hang-ups.

Stationed in Ashiya, Japan, U.S. Air Force Rescue Service members Master Sgt. Mike Takashima (Yul Brynner), Lt. Col. Glenn Stevenson (Richard Widmark) and Lt. John Gregg (George Chakiris) all carry personal demons stemming from a past event. When the orders come down to rescue stranded Japanese survivors of a shipwreck caused by a storm, the three men jump into action. On their way through the still violent storm, each shares the tale from his past that has affected him to this day.

A campus swinger (Christopher Jones) keeps three girlfriends in the dark; they catch on and try to exhaust him.

Maj. Cargill (Richard Basehart) is accused of aiding his captors while held in a North Korean prison during the war and brought up on charges of treason. Col. William Edwards (Richard Widmark) has been assigned to defend the major in his court martial, but it's not an easy case for the colonel. More than a dozen witnesses are prepared to testify against Cargill, and the major himself admits his guilt. But Edwards begins to suspect that the major is innocent and covering up for someone else.

Beggar Apple Annie (Bette Davis) learns that her daughter, escorted by an aristocratic suitor, plans to visit. It's great news - except that she has tricked her daughter into believing she is a wealthy socialite. Fearing her true identity will disappoint, Annie petitions a superstitious mobster (Glenn Ford), who thinks the apples she sells are lucky, for help. Hesitant at first, the mafioso is persuaded by his girlfriend (Hope Lange) to disguise Annie, if only long enough to fool her daughter.

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

Cmdr. Richard Bolton (James Caan) was in charge of a submarine that was sunk by a German ship, and he has been blamed for the loss of 50 sailors. Now exonerated of misconduct, he is heading a mission to use minisubs to reach a German battleship commanded by Capt. Erlich (George Pravda). During training, Bolton encounters some of his previous crew members, all of whom harbor grudges against him, which further complicates the already dangerous mission.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake, a former U.S. marshal (Jimmy Smits) fights thugs terrorizing an isolated Los Angeles community.

An anti-terrorist (Gregory Hines) hunts a walking bomb made by a scientist (Renée Soutendijk) in her own image, with all of her hang-ups.

Stationed in Ashiya, Japan, U.S. Air Force Rescue Service members Master Sgt. Mike Takashima (Yul Brynner), Lt. Col. Glenn Stevenson (Richard Widmark) and Lt. John Gregg (George Chakiris) all carry personal demons stemming from a past event. When the orders come down to rescue stranded Japanese survivors of a shipwreck caused by a storm, the three men jump into action. On their way through the still violent storm, each shares the tale from his past that has affected him to this day.

A campus swinger (Christopher Jones) keeps three girlfriends in the dark; they catch on and try to exhaust him.

Hollywood hippies and a police officer (Aldo Ray) lose their cool.

Charles Richmond (Ralph Richardson), a ruthless millionaire on his deathbed, has decided to leave his entire fortune to charity. His nephew Tony (Sean Connery), who wants to get his hands on his uncle's millions, enlists a beautiful nurse named Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) to seduce and wed Charles, then inherit his wealth. Tony, who is to split the money with Maria after the old man dies, is dismayed when the young woman actually falls for Charles, and has second thoughts about the scheme.

During World War II, a U.S. submarine under the command of Capt. Emmett Carey (Scott Brady) takes on the underwater demolition team of Lt. Morgan Hayes (Tab Hunter) - which includes Seaman Joseph Malzone (Frankie Avalon) - when the radar equipment of a sunken ship needs to be destroyed. Reaching their target at Bikini Atoll, they find the area full of hostile enemies and helpful guerrillas, including the stunning Reiko (Eva Six), with whom Hayes develops a relationship during the mission.

A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.

A puppy and a tramp (Don Beddoe) lead the police to a boy (Roger Mobley) and a briefcase and a crook on the run.

Laura (Susan Hayward), an American heiress in London, is a party girl living it up, in denial of her serious illness. She rebuffs the concerns of her ex-lover (Edward Judd) and keeps her health a secret from her sister (Diane Baker). Eventually, John (Michael Craig), a handsome doctor, demands she get treatment, and Laura finally listens. Doctor and patient fall in love and move to a house on the Cornish coast. In her dying days, the restless heiress searches for humility, happiness and peace.

Widower Bob Holcomb (Bob Hope) has strong opinions when it comes to what is best for his beautiful teenage daughter, JoJo (Tuesday Weld). When JoJo and her slacker boyfriend (Frankie Avalon) start talking marriage, Bob whisks her away on a trip to Sweden to make her forget the relationship. There, Bob discovers that Sweden is a much more sexually liberated country than the U.S., and he reconsiders his plan as he fights to protect his daughter from a charming playboy (Jeremy Slate).

Picked up for murder, a working girl (June Havoc) recalls the man (Cesar Romero) behind her downfall.

After his wife, Clarissa (Barbara Bel Geddes), accuses him of being incapable of love, prominent Massachusetts lawyer Arthur Winner (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) begins a torrid affair with the alcoholic spouse (Lana Turner) of his sexually disabled business partner Julius Penrose (Jason Robards Jr.). Arthur also struggles in his attempts to persuade his wayward son Warren (George Hamilton) to become a lawyer like him - even though his own career brought him neither fulfillment nor emotional stability.

Hollywood hippies and a police officer (Aldo Ray) lose their cool.

Charles Richmond (Ralph Richardson), a ruthless millionaire on his deathbed, has decided to leave his entire fortune to charity. His nephew Tony (Sean Connery), who wants to get his hands on his uncle's millions, enlists a beautiful nurse named Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) to seduce and wed Charles, then inherit his wealth. Tony, who is to split the money with Maria after the old man dies, is dismayed when the young woman actually falls for Charles, and has second thoughts about the scheme.

During World War II, a U.S. submarine under the command of Capt. Emmett Carey (Scott Brady) takes on the underwater demolition team of Lt. Morgan Hayes (Tab Hunter) - which includes Seaman Joseph Malzone (Frankie Avalon) - when the radar equipment of a sunken ship needs to be destroyed. Reaching their target at Bikini Atoll, they find the area full of hostile enemies and helpful guerrillas, including the stunning Reiko (Eva Six), with whom Hayes develops a relationship during the mission.

A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.

A puppy and a tramp (Don Beddoe) lead the police to a boy (Roger Mobley) and a briefcase and a crook on the run.

Laura (Susan Hayward), an American heiress in London, is a party girl living it up, in denial of her serious illness. She rebuffs the concerns of her ex-lover (Edward Judd) and keeps her health a secret from her sister (Diane Baker). Eventually, John (Michael Craig), a handsome doctor, demands she get treatment, and Laura finally listens. Doctor and patient fall in love and move to a house on the Cornish coast. In her dying days, the restless heiress searches for humility, happiness and peace.

Ron Catlan (Charlton Heston) isn't the same football player he used to be. When the aging Saints quarterback injures his knee, the situation quickly gets worse. On the field, he contends with his injury and a talented rookie (Richard Elkins) who further threatens his career. Off the field, he alienates his wife (Jessica Walter) as he turns to drink and pursues an affair with a young woman (Diana Muldaur). The former champion struggles to hold on before he plummets to the bottom.

In 1944, Sgt. Steve Corey (Hugh O'Brian) leads a group of U.S. Marines on a covert mission to an island in the Philippines that is occupied by Japanese forces. There, the soldiers learn that the enemy has planted a series of mines to destroy General MacArthur's incoming troops, who are preparing to storm the island. Before the Marines get a chance to relay the information, they suffer a deadly attack, leaving only the valiant Corey and Pfc. James Grenier (James Mitchum) to save the day.