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1. John Wayne played an aging gunfighter who has returned to his hometown after finding out he has cancer. Instead of a painful death, he decides to engage in one last gunfight, so he can go down shooting.
2. A photographer (Roy Scheider), hired at the request of a man on death row to photograph his execution, is joined by a magazine reporter writing a story on the condemned man. They launch their own investigation to prove his innocence after realizing that he had been framed for the murder of a policeman.
3. When Jacques Clouseau investigates a murder at the Ballon mansion, all clues point to the maid, Maria Gambrelli (Elke Sommer). Clouseau decides to release Maria, much to the chagrin of his superior, and then follows her. Clouseau continues to believe in the innocence of Maria, even as the body count goes up and all clues still point to her.
4. During the Great Depression, diverse people, all desperate for the prize money to be won, allow themselves to be exploited as they compete in a grueling dance marathon which goes on for weeks.
5. Naive theater usher and would-be screenwriter, Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick), is ecstatic when he is approached by a producer looking for a property and a director. What he doesn't know, at first, is that the producer, Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin), is an FBI agent who is using the movie production as a sting operation to catch mobsters.
6. Sgt. Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) wasn't looking forward to his mother's visit, he even tried to tell her not to come, but couldn't get in touch with her. As soon as he picks her up at the airport, she begins embarrassing him and interfering in his work and his love life. While buying him an illegal weapon from the back of a van, as a gift, she witnesses a murder and becomes involved in her son's investigation.
7. A senator (James Stewart), returning to Shinbone for his friend Tom's funeral, tells about when he first arrived in the town as a young lawyer. He and Tom both fell for the same woman but ultimately became friends, and he stood up to one of the baddest outlaws in the wild west, becoming a legend himself.
8. With an owner wanting to sell, and attendance dropping off, the player-coach (Paul Newman) of a minor-league hockey club is pressured to encourage the players to be more aggressive on the ice. The rough-housing Hanson brothers are added to the team, which begins winning as a result of their new ruthless style.
9. The U.S. President, Tug Benson (Lloyd Bridges), seeks out Topper Harley to undertake a dangerous mission to overthrow a Middle Eastern dictator and rescue his former commanding officer, Col. Walters. Along to distract is Topper's beloved Ramada, as well as a lovely CIA agent named Michelle.
10. After her 15-year marriage breaks up over her husband's affair with a younger woman, Diane Keaton must deal with her own devastation as well as that of her children. Added to her problems is the fact that her husband (Albert Finney) is continually drawn back to her, especially after she dates a young man.
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