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Paul Williams has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Phantom of the Paradise.
My Lucky Stars
1985
Action · Comedy
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper
Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.
Dir. Sam Liu · With Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
Dir. Hal Needham · With Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed
Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12 million albums sold worldwide and seven Grammy Awards. Throughout their career Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have always resisted compromise and the established codes of show business. They have remained determined to maintain control of every link in the chain of their creative process. In the era of globalisation and social networks, they rarely speak in public and neither do they show their faces on TV. This documentary explores this unprecedented cultural revolution revealing a duo of artists on a permanent quest for creativity, independence and freedom.
Dir. Hervé Martin-Delpierre · With Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Ye
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Dir. J. Lee Thompson · With Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Austin Stoker
as Little Enos Burdette
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Dir. Hal Needham · With Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed
The Enos duo convince Cletus, aka The Bandit, to come out of hiding and help them promote their new restaurant. With a little coaxing, he agrees, producing an almost-creaky Trigger as his mode of transport. But his nemesis, Sheriff Buford T. Justice, is on the hunt, forcing Cletus and Trigger to hit the road. Can they steer clear of the vengeful sheriff?
Dir. Dick Lowry · With Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick
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