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Sam Bottoms has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Apocalypse Now.
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2007
Drama
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.
Dir. George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola · With Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich · With Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
Dir. Tom McLoughlin · With Andy Garcia, Vincent Kartheiser, Linda Cardellini
An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.
Dir. Maria Lease · With Denise Crosby, Sam Bottoms, Rip Torn
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Dir. Clint Eastwood · With Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis
Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.
Dir. Anand Tucker · With Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman
At Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam era, veteran sergeant Clell Hazard trains young soldiers while mourning those lost in combat. Unable to return to war himself, he mentors Jackie Willow—the idealistic son of a fallen comrade—hoping to prepare him for the realities of Vietnam and the cost of duty.
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola · With James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones
After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.
Dir. Laurie Collyer · With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad William Henke, Sam Bottoms
In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girlfriend.
Dir. Leon Ichaso · With Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Theresa Randle
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