Jon Avnet Movies

Set against the landscape of 80s teen culture and the dawn of yuppiedom, this documentary relishes 'Risky Business' for having the brains to break...

An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a...

When shy school teacher Val and Harry, the son of an aged opera singer, get married, Val quickly discovers that Harry's mother, Barbara, is not very...

With D-Day less than 72 hours off, top US intelligence officer Jefferson Pike (Corbin Bernsen), is captured by the enemy. Pike, one of handful of...

Joey lives with his mother. His father isn't around, he doesn't like school, he is bored and doesn't take orders from anyone. In other words he is a...

A drifter comes between an aging Southern beauty and her teenaged daughter.

The story is a legal thriller about Mack Malloy, a middle-aged lawyer basically waiting to retire, who is assigned by his firm to track down another...

Three men who have just been forced to retire convince their bank to finance their dream: To produce a line of clothing for senior citizens.

The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for...

Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and...

This is a lovely documentary that pays tribute to the career of star Jessica Tandy, as the filmmakers recall what it was like to work with this...

A short film that deals with the forbidden love of a woman for her pastor, which she reveals to him while confessing.

A doctor is forced into an uncomfortable decision when her patient turns out to be the daughter of an old friend.

Madie is a neurotic, wealthy woman who escapes from a New York state mental hospital where her unwholesome husband had her committed to avoid the...

What happens when you go 90% of the way?

A robot's life story emerges during a casting session.

Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden, nicknamed so for his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla...