Bess Armstrong’s Typical Vibe
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Bess Armstrong has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s.
Recurring themes

The Last Dragon
1985
Action · Comedy

The Legend of Billie Jean
1985
Action · Comedy

Blind Fury
1989
Action · Thriller

Diggstown
1992
Comedy · Drama

Over the Top
1987
Action · Drama

Footloose
1984
Drama · Romance

Flashdance
1983
Drama · Romance

Gung Ho
1986
Comedy · Drama

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
Dir. Winnie Holzman · With Claire Danes, Bess Armstrong, Tom Irwin

Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Dir. Nicholas Kazan · With James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Fredric Lehne

A Baltimore teenager who picks up a second-hand camera starts snapping his way to stardom, soon turning into a nationwide sensation, with a fateful choice between his life and his art.
Dir. John Waters · With Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong
A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.
Dir. Brian G. Hutton · With Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Wilford Brimley
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
Dir. Joe Alves · With Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale