Charles Durning – IDLIX

Amazing Stories (1985)

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 09:36:07 +0000

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

A Bunch of Amateurs

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:15:37 +0000

Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believes is a high-profile Royal Shakespeare Company production of King Lear at Stratford upon Avon, Steel thinks he has finally landed the plum role he has been waiting for. However, he soon discovers that he has been tricked into joining an amateur dramatics group for a charity production.

Good Dick

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:16:19 +0000

A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store’s database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.

The Golden Boys

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:35:35 +0000

Three retired sea captains living together in genteel squalor. They scheme to improve their fortunes by having one of them solicit a bride through an ad in a Boston newspaper. The loser of a coin toss must get married and take in the other two as boarders. But upon the arrival of the Nantucket woman selected from the applicants, the captains get cold feet.

Local Color

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:11:20 +0000

A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented but troubled 18-year-old aspiring artist befriends a brilliant elderly alcoholic painter who has turned his back on not only art but life. The two form what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master’s eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.

Deal

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:46:09 +0000

As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.

Dirty Deeds

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:16:22 +0000

According to a high school’s lore, the “Dirty Deeds” are a daunting list of dares almost no student has ever completed. To win the student body’s respect and get noticed by his crush, senior Zach is determined to finish the list in the allotted 24-hour time period. As the school’s bullying jocks try to thwart him at every turn, Zach embarks on a wild journey, highlighted by beer swilling, grand theft auto and the snagging of an ex-homecoming queen’s bra.

A Boyfriend for Christmas

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:20:20 +0000

Holly Grant has learned a long time ago not to rely on Santa Claus leaving Mr. Right in her Christmas stocking. But Holly is in for a surprise when a handsome man arrives on her doorstep with a twinkle in his eye and Yuletide tree in tow.

Death and Texas

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:30:51 +0000

Barefoot Bobby Briggs, the legendary running back for the Austin Steers was today sentenced to die for his role in the armed robbery/murder at a downtown Stop ‘n Go convenience store… It’s five years later, and Bobby’s appeals have all but run out, and the Austin Steers are – once again – on the march to the Superbowl, with a lock on the playoffs, when their wide receiver has a season ending injury. With their playoff hopes in shambles, the Governor of Texas controversially offers Bobby a furlough — from death row — to help rescue the Steers’ post-season hopes, and even play in the Superbowl.

Mr. St. Nick

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:15:57 +0000

King Nicholas XX is ready to retire and pass the throne to his son, Nick St. Nicholas. But he is a no-show, preferring his lavish seaside lifestyle and sexy girlfriend.