Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager (Paul Lynde) of pop singer Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control. Throw in Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falling in love with a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and a kidnapping biker (Harvey Lembeck), and the party's just getting started.

A British singer (Cliff Richard) and his band (Robert Morley) join spies looking for a bomb lost by a U.S. plane over Spain.

Frustrated that he still hasn't lost his virginity, teenage grocery store delivery boy Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) appeals to Spike (Christopher Timothy), an older ladies' man, for advice. After failing to seal the deal with several local girls because of his working class mannerisms and a paralyzing case of teenage self-doubt, Jamie struggles to get the attention of Mary Gloucester (Judy Geeson), a beautiful classmate who doesn't seem to know he even exists.

Dolores (Annette Funicello) and Frankie (Frankie Avalon), attractive young surfers in Southern California, are just out for a good time. Their relaxed lifestyle fascinates Professor Sutwell (Bob Cummings), an anthropologist who decides to study the social lives of teens. A series of beach-themed films would follow the blueprint set by this one, which hinges on romantic rivalries, rugged motorcyclists, an attempted crime and plenty of handsome people.

A jewelry firm hires private eye James Dale (Peter Cookson) and his partner Everett Northrup (Tim Ryan) to find a valuable necklace after a manager steals it.

Youth is in full swing at Oceancrest College, and no place swings harder than the Silver Palms, the choice hot spot for student Sandy (Pamela Tiffin) and her pals. Sandy's uncle, Woody (Woody Woodbury), who performs a comedy act at the club, has his livelihood threatened when wealthy conservative Edgar Cronin (Robert Middleton) attempts to shutter the wild hangout for good. This makes things especially sticky for Cronin's grandson, Ding (James Darren), who's trying to get a date with Sandy.

During World War II, an Italian villager (Gina Lollobrigida) befriends three American soldiers. Later, when unsure which of them fathered the daughter she has, she invents a dead captain named Campbell, declares herself his widow and accepts support checks from all three soldiers. Twenty years later, a reunion unexpectedly brings the three veterans - and their wives and children - back to Italy. Mrs. Campbell panics as she endeavors to keep her lively past from her daughter.

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander (Theodore Bikel) orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov (Alan Arkin), to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief (Brian Keith) and a vacationing television writer (Carl Reiner), while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.

Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party underway, the manager (Paul Lynde) of pop singer Sugar Kane (Linda Evans) decides a skydiving publicity stunt will really do the trick. As Frankie and the others are pulled into the plan, things get out of control. Throw in Bonehead (Jody McCrea) falling in love with a mermaid (Marta Kristen) and a kidnapping biker (Harvey Lembeck), and the party's just getting started.

A British singer (Cliff Richard) and his band (Robert Morley) join spies looking for a bomb lost by a U.S. plane over Spain.

Frustrated that he still hasn't lost his virginity, teenage grocery store delivery boy Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) appeals to Spike (Christopher Timothy), an older ladies' man, for advice. After failing to seal the deal with several local girls because of his working class mannerisms and a paralyzing case of teenage self-doubt, Jamie struggles to get the attention of Mary Gloucester (Judy Geeson), a beautiful classmate who doesn't seem to know he even exists.

When an executive and a night watchman are killed in a San Francisco office building, Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is called in to investigate and discovers the watchman was actually killed elsewhere. Soon Tibbs is contacted by urban revolutionaries who confess to kidnapping - but not killing - the watchman in a botched attempt to expose a heroin ring operating out of the building. Tibbs believes them, but when his superiors learn of his ties to the group, he's suspended from the force.

When Hell's Angels member Loser (Bruce Dern) has his motorcycle swiped, he entreats his gang to help him seek the bike, and revenge. Gang leader Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) and his lady, Mike (Nancy Sinatra), succeed in tracking down the thieves, but when a fracas breaks out between the gangs, the cops shoot Loser, putting him in the hospital. The rest of the Angels try to rescue Loser from his sickbed, wreaking havoc in the ward and doing their buddy more harm than good.

Auto racing hotshot Joe Machin (William Campbell) lives in the fast lane, cultivating a reputation as a wild card and a womanizer. Machin's rowdy ways get him into trouble, however, when Stephen Children (Mark Damon), the rejected fiancé of one of the driver's many lovers, decides to get revenge. A former racer who is now a writer, Children joins Machin's pit crew in order to dig up the dirt on his romantic rival. However, there may be more to Machin than meets the eye.

Banker John Gray (Brian Bosworth) is hit by a car, and he awakens days later having lost his memory. He goes through the motions of his plush Arizona lifestyle but keeps having momentary visions of a violent past and a sinister figure he identifies as Thomas Payne (Brad Dourif). After his wife, whom he barely knows, is killed, Gray travels to Los Angeles and explores the criminal underworld, hoping to discover the truth about his identity - and to confront Payne.

After race car driver Tommy Callahan (Fabian) experiences blackouts that lead to a deadly accident, he is banished from professional competition. Taking a job as a stunt driver, Tommy meets Francie Madsen (Annette Funicello) and her young beau, Eddie Sands (Warren Berlinger). Tommy teaches Eddie the essentials of driving. However, when Eddie steals Tommy's girlfriend, Annie Blaine (Diane McBain), the two begin a tense rivalry. Can Tommy and Eddie reconcile, or are they destined to be enemies?

A moon capsule containing important information accidentally lands in the possession of a remote African tribe, and the American government sends Matt Merriwether (Bob Hope), an expert on Africa, to retrieve it. But Washington is unaware that Matt, the "expert," is only a writer reaping the benefits of his uncle's reputation. When he arrives in Africa, Matt realizes that he's in too deep when he meets two secret agents (Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams) who are also searching for the capsule.

In this fact-based film, star prizefighter Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) puts his career on hold to fight in World War II. He soon distinguishes himself through his courageous service, but later becomes infected with malaria. He is sent home and treated with morphine, to which he soon becomes addicted. As he descends further into the throes of his deadly habit, his courageous wife, Cathy (Dianne Foster), vows to help her husband kick his addiction before it kills him.

When the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick suffers a plumbing malfunction, Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy (Ron Moody) decides to use the competitive nature of the space race to his advantage. He requests financial aid for space research from the United States, and then uses the capital to heat Grand Fenwick's collective bathwater. Meanwhile, the nation's lone scientist, Professor Kokintz (David Kossoff), toils to prepare a fake rocket for launch, fueled by the country's most famous export: wine.

A figure skater's (Sonja Henie) boozing husband (Michael O'Shea) joins an ice show after being barred from hockey for life.

When an executive and a night watchman are killed in a San Francisco office building, Lt. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is called in to investigate and discovers the watchman was actually killed elsewhere. Soon Tibbs is contacted by urban revolutionaries who confess to kidnapping - but not killing - the watchman in a botched attempt to expose a heroin ring operating out of the building. Tibbs believes them, but when his superiors learn of his ties to the group, he's suspended from the force.

When Hell's Angels member Loser (Bruce Dern) has his motorcycle swiped, he entreats his gang to help him seek the bike, and revenge. Gang leader Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) and his lady, Mike (Nancy Sinatra), succeed in tracking down the thieves, but when a fracas breaks out between the gangs, the cops shoot Loser, putting him in the hospital. The rest of the Angels try to rescue Loser from his sickbed, wreaking havoc in the ward and doing their buddy more harm than good.

Auto racing hotshot Joe Machin (William Campbell) lives in the fast lane, cultivating a reputation as a wild card and a womanizer. Machin's rowdy ways get him into trouble, however, when Stephen Children (Mark Damon), the rejected fiancé of one of the driver's many lovers, decides to get revenge. A former racer who is now a writer, Children joins Machin's pit crew in order to dig up the dirt on his romantic rival. However, there may be more to Machin than meets the eye.

Banker John Gray (Brian Bosworth) is hit by a car, and he awakens days later having lost his memory. He goes through the motions of his plush Arizona lifestyle but keeps having momentary visions of a violent past and a sinister figure he identifies as Thomas Payne (Brad Dourif). After his wife, whom he barely knows, is killed, Gray travels to Los Angeles and explores the criminal underworld, hoping to discover the truth about his identity - and to confront Payne.

After race car driver Tommy Callahan (Fabian) experiences blackouts that lead to a deadly accident, he is banished from professional competition. Taking a job as a stunt driver, Tommy meets Francie Madsen (Annette Funicello) and her young beau, Eddie Sands (Warren Berlinger). Tommy teaches Eddie the essentials of driving. However, when Eddie steals Tommy's girlfriend, Annie Blaine (Diane McBain), the two begin a tense rivalry. Can Tommy and Eddie reconcile, or are they destined to be enemies?

A moon capsule containing important information accidentally lands in the possession of a remote African tribe, and the American government sends Matt Merriwether (Bob Hope), an expert on Africa, to retrieve it. But Washington is unaware that Matt, the "expert," is only a writer reaping the benefits of his uncle's reputation. When he arrives in Africa, Matt realizes that he's in too deep when he meets two secret agents (Anita Ekberg, Edie Adams) who are also searching for the capsule.

While taping a football game, cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) ends up slightly injured after a collision with star player "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich). When Hinkle's scheming brother-in-law, lawyer Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau), catches wind of the incident, he wants Hinkle to feign paralysis to scam the insurance company. Hinkle agrees to the plan, if only to win back his ex (Judi West). But Hinkle's growing friendship with a guilt-ridden Jackson has him questioning the ploy.

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge. When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R Johnson).

Slain by Chicago gangsters, country boy Frank (Jon Voight) comes back as a caped superhero with a bad clone, False Frank.

The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a race of bikini-wearing beauties who are designed to win the hearts and fortunes of the most influential men of the world. Before long, the manufactured women begin to succeed, and Robot 11 (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) tracks down Robot 11, but even he isn't immune to her charms.

In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think. So when they arrive at the ski lodge, Todd and Craig dress up as young women and pal around with female classmates. Though this provides a bit of insight, the plan goes awry when a male classmate falls for the female version of Craig and pursues him all over the resort.

A very smart monkey who is studying to be a magician overestimates himself and comes to learn humility.

A wayard teenager (Madeline Hinde) escapes from reform school where she is serving time for stabbing the boyfriend of her mother (Renee Asherson).

Habitual gambler and musician Johnny (Elvis Presley) performs at a riverboat casino on the Mississippi River, along with his girlfriend, Frankie (Donna Douglas). A rash of bad luck leads Johnny to a fortuneteller, who informs him of a redheaded good luck charm. Enter Nellie Bly (Nancy Kovack), the lover of Johnny's boss, whose presence coincides with a change in Johnny's luck. But Frankie grows jealous of Johnny's new acquaintance, and the conflict comes to a head during a masquerade ball.

In the most well-known adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, Sydney Carton (Dirk Bogarde) is an underachieving English barrister who hopes to redeem himself from the litany of poor choices he's made in his life - such as his unreturned love for Lucie (Dorothy Tutin), the wife of a virtuous former French aristocrat (Paul Guers). When peasants in post-revolution France take over and systematically dispatch the old guard, Carton's feelings prompt him to risk his life for Lucie's husband.

While taping a football game, cameraman Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) ends up slightly injured after a collision with star player "Boom Boom" Jackson (Ron Rich). When Hinkle's scheming brother-in-law, lawyer Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau), catches wind of the incident, he wants Hinkle to feign paralysis to scam the insurance company. Hinkle agrees to the plan, if only to win back his ex (Judi West). But Hinkle's growing friendship with a guilt-ridden Jackson has him questioning the ploy.

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge. When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R Johnson).

Slain by Chicago gangsters, country boy Frank (Jon Voight) comes back as a caped superhero with a bad clone, False Frank.

The dastardly Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) and his sidekick, Igor (Jack Mullaney), build a race of bikini-wearing beauties who are designed to win the hearts and fortunes of the most influential men of the world. Before long, the manufactured women begin to succeed, and Robot 11 (Susan Hart) is sent to coax multimillionaire Todd Armstrong (Dwayne Hickman) into handing over his wealth. Government spy Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) tracks down Robot 11, but even he isn't immune to her charms.

In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think. So when they arrive at the ski lodge, Todd and Craig dress up as young women and pal around with female classmates. Though this provides a bit of insight, the plan goes awry when a male classmate falls for the female version of Craig and pursues him all over the resort.

A very smart monkey who is studying to be a magician overestimates himself and comes to learn humility.

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon (Yul Brynner), should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah (George Sanders). Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh (David Farrar) to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution instead of creationism. Drawing intense national attention in the media with writer E. K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly) reporting, two of the nation's leading lawyers go head to head: Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) for the prosecution, and Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) for the defense.

Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.

In 1902, Soll (Robert Duvall), a Texas plantation owner who depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace (Lukas Haas), a young boy who works the fields to raise money for his deceased father's headstone. Soll, however, is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. Meanwhile, Soll's relationships with the African-American cons working the farm are complex and informed by both racism and compassion.

Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack), an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution. However, head nurse Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford) resists these changes, feeling that the only effective ways of dealing with patients are force and punishment. Even though MacLeod is rebuffed by many of the hospital staff, his methods show promise on some patients, including the frenzied Lorna Medford (Polly Bergen).

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan (Robert Mitchum) moves from Omaha, Neb., to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca (Shirley MacLaine), and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon (Yul Brynner), should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah (George Sanders). Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh (David Farrar) to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution instead of creationism. Drawing intense national attention in the media with writer E. K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly) reporting, two of the nation's leading lawyers go head to head: Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) for the prosecution, and Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) for the defense.

Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.

In 1902, Soll (Robert Duvall), a Texas plantation owner who depends on convict labor to keep his farm running, takes a liking to Horace (Lukas Haas), a young boy who works the fields to raise money for his deceased father's headstone. Soll, however, is aging and sinking into senility, making the possibility of Horace ever getting his pay increasingly unlikely. Meanwhile, Soll's relationships with the African-American cons working the farm are complex and informed by both racism and compassion.

Dr. MacLeod (Robert Stack), an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution. However, head nurse Lucretia Terry (Joan Crawford) resists these changes, feeling that the only effective ways of dealing with patients are force and punishment. Even though MacLeod is rebuffed by many of the hospital staff, his methods show promise on some patients, including the frenzied Lorna Medford (Polly Bergen).

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan (Robert Mitchum) moves from Omaha, Neb., to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca (Shirley MacLaine), and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

Cmdr. Richard Bolton (James Caan) was in charge of a submarine that was sunk by a German ship, and he has been blamed for the loss of 50 sailors. Now exonerated of misconduct, he is heading a mission to use minisubs to reach a German battleship commanded by Capt. Erlich (George Pravda). During training, Bolton encounters some of his previous crew members, all of whom harbor grudges against him, which further complicates the already dangerous mission.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake, a former U.S. marshal (Jimmy Smits) fights thugs terrorizing an isolated Los Angeles community.

An anti-terrorist (Gregory Hines) hunts a walking bomb made by a scientist (Renée Soutendijk) in her own image, with all of her hang-ups.

Stationed in Ashiya, Japan, U.S. Air Force Rescue Service members Master Sgt. Mike Takashima (Yul Brynner), Lt. Col. Glenn Stevenson (Richard Widmark) and Lt. John Gregg (George Chakiris) all carry personal demons stemming from a past event. When the orders come down to rescue stranded Japanese survivors of a shipwreck caused by a storm, the three men jump into action. On their way through the still violent storm, each shares the tale from his past that has affected him to this day.

A campus swinger (Christopher Jones) keeps three girlfriends in the dark; they catch on and try to exhaust him.

Maj. Cargill (Richard Basehart) is accused of aiding his captors while held in a North Korean prison during the war and brought up on charges of treason. Col. William Edwards (Richard Widmark) has been assigned to defend the major in his court martial, but it's not an easy case for the colonel. More than a dozen witnesses are prepared to testify against Cargill, and the major himself admits his guilt. But Edwards begins to suspect that the major is innocent and covering up for someone else.

Beggar Apple Annie (Bette Davis) learns that her daughter, escorted by an aristocratic suitor, plans to visit. It's great news - except that she has tricked her daughter into believing she is a wealthy socialite. Fearing her true identity will disappoint, Annie petitions a superstitious mobster (Glenn Ford), who thinks the apples she sells are lucky, for help. Hesitant at first, the mafioso is persuaded by his girlfriend (Hope Lange) to disguise Annie, if only long enough to fool her daughter.

A biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers single-handedly. He rescues young Vicky Barrington (Elizabeth James) from their clutches, but then has to contend with not only the thugs, but also the ineffectual and racist local lawmen, who have it out for the half-Native American Billy.

Cmdr. Richard Bolton (James Caan) was in charge of a submarine that was sunk by a German ship, and he has been blamed for the loss of 50 sailors. Now exonerated of misconduct, he is heading a mission to use minisubs to reach a German battleship commanded by Capt. Erlich (George Pravda). During training, Bolton encounters some of his previous crew members, all of whom harbor grudges against him, which further complicates the already dangerous mission.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake, a former U.S. marshal (Jimmy Smits) fights thugs terrorizing an isolated Los Angeles community.

An anti-terrorist (Gregory Hines) hunts a walking bomb made by a scientist (Renée Soutendijk) in her own image, with all of her hang-ups.

Stationed in Ashiya, Japan, U.S. Air Force Rescue Service members Master Sgt. Mike Takashima (Yul Brynner), Lt. Col. Glenn Stevenson (Richard Widmark) and Lt. John Gregg (George Chakiris) all carry personal demons stemming from a past event. When the orders come down to rescue stranded Japanese survivors of a shipwreck caused by a storm, the three men jump into action. On their way through the still violent storm, each shares the tale from his past that has affected him to this day.

A campus swinger (Christopher Jones) keeps three girlfriends in the dark; they catch on and try to exhaust him.

Hollywood hippies and a police officer (Aldo Ray) lose their cool.

Charles Richmond (Ralph Richardson), a ruthless millionaire on his deathbed, has decided to leave his entire fortune to charity. His nephew Tony (Sean Connery), who wants to get his hands on his uncle's millions, enlists a beautiful nurse named Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) to seduce and wed Charles, then inherit his wealth. Tony, who is to split the money with Maria after the old man dies, is dismayed when the young woman actually falls for Charles, and has second thoughts about the scheme.

During World War II, a U.S. submarine under the command of Capt. Emmett Carey (Scott Brady) takes on the underwater demolition team of Lt. Morgan Hayes (Tab Hunter) - which includes Seaman Joseph Malzone (Frankie Avalon) - when the radar equipment of a sunken ship needs to be destroyed. Reaching their target at Bikini Atoll, they find the area full of hostile enemies and helpful guerrillas, including the stunning Reiko (Eva Six), with whom Hayes develops a relationship during the mission.

A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.

A puppy and a tramp (Don Beddoe) lead the police to a boy (Roger Mobley) and a briefcase and a crook on the run.

Laura (Susan Hayward), an American heiress in London, is a party girl living it up, in denial of her serious illness. She rebuffs the concerns of her ex-lover (Edward Judd) and keeps her health a secret from her sister (Diane Baker). Eventually, John (Michael Craig), a handsome doctor, demands she get treatment, and Laura finally listens. Doctor and patient fall in love and move to a house on the Cornish coast. In her dying days, the restless heiress searches for humility, happiness and peace.

Widower Bob Holcomb (Bob Hope) has strong opinions when it comes to what is best for his beautiful teenage daughter, JoJo (Tuesday Weld). When JoJo and her slacker boyfriend (Frankie Avalon) start talking marriage, Bob whisks her away on a trip to Sweden to make her forget the relationship. There, Bob discovers that Sweden is a much more sexually liberated country than the U.S., and he reconsiders his plan as he fights to protect his daughter from a charming playboy (Jeremy Slate).

Picked up for murder, a working girl (June Havoc) recalls the man (Cesar Romero) behind her downfall.

After his wife, Clarissa (Barbara Bel Geddes), accuses him of being incapable of love, prominent Massachusetts lawyer Arthur Winner (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) begins a torrid affair with the alcoholic spouse (Lana Turner) of his sexually disabled business partner Julius Penrose (Jason Robards Jr.). Arthur also struggles in his attempts to persuade his wayward son Warren (George Hamilton) to become a lawyer like him - even though his own career brought him neither fulfillment nor emotional stability.

Hollywood hippies and a police officer (Aldo Ray) lose their cool.

Charles Richmond (Ralph Richardson), a ruthless millionaire on his deathbed, has decided to leave his entire fortune to charity. His nephew Tony (Sean Connery), who wants to get his hands on his uncle's millions, enlists a beautiful nurse named Maria (Gina Lollobrigida) to seduce and wed Charles, then inherit his wealth. Tony, who is to split the money with Maria after the old man dies, is dismayed when the young woman actually falls for Charles, and has second thoughts about the scheme.

During World War II, a U.S. submarine under the command of Capt. Emmett Carey (Scott Brady) takes on the underwater demolition team of Lt. Morgan Hayes (Tab Hunter) - which includes Seaman Joseph Malzone (Frankie Avalon) - when the radar equipment of a sunken ship needs to be destroyed. Reaching their target at Bikini Atoll, they find the area full of hostile enemies and helpful guerrillas, including the stunning Reiko (Eva Six), with whom Hayes develops a relationship during the mission.

A veteran hit man, Dekker (Forest Whitaker) is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck (Lewis Smith) recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain (Sherilyn Fenn), along with the couple's baby. While Dekker has a change of heart and resolves not to shoot Jain and her child, his decision places all their lives in danger, since Zidzyck has dispatched another killer to perform the task.

A puppy and a tramp (Don Beddoe) lead the police to a boy (Roger Mobley) and a briefcase and a crook on the run.

Laura (Susan Hayward), an American heiress in London, is a party girl living it up, in denial of her serious illness. She rebuffs the concerns of her ex-lover (Edward Judd) and keeps her health a secret from her sister (Diane Baker). Eventually, John (Michael Craig), a handsome doctor, demands she get treatment, and Laura finally listens. Doctor and patient fall in love and move to a house on the Cornish coast. In her dying days, the restless heiress searches for humility, happiness and peace.

Ron Catlan (Charlton Heston) isn't the same football player he used to be. When the aging Saints quarterback injures his knee, the situation quickly gets worse. On the field, he contends with his injury and a talented rookie (Richard Elkins) who further threatens his career. Off the field, he alienates his wife (Jessica Walter) as he turns to drink and pursues an affair with a young woman (Diana Muldaur). The former champion struggles to hold on before he plummets to the bottom.

In 1944, Sgt. Steve Corey (Hugh O'Brian) leads a group of U.S. Marines on a covert mission to an island in the Philippines that is occupied by Japanese forces. There, the soldiers learn that the enemy has planted a series of mines to destroy General MacArthur's incoming troops, who are preparing to storm the island. Before the Marines get a chance to relay the information, they suffer a deadly attack, leaving only the valiant Corey and Pfc. James Grenier (James Mitchum) to save the day.

Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), a new student at an elite Roman Catholic prep school, must face the freshman hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon (John Glover) pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie (Wally Ward), gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.

Carolyn's (Christina Ricci) sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin (Hank Harris), a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

The love lives of several people of various ages intersect when a young woman named Chloe (Alexa Davalos) comes to town. Immediately, barista Oscar (Toby Hemingway) is enamored with her and thrilled when his boss, Bradley (Greg Kinnear), hires her. Then Bradley's wife, Kathryn (Selma Blair), leaves him for someone else. Afterward Bradley marries realtor Diana (Radha Mitchell), who helps the first couple move in together. Harry (Morgan Freeman) watches it all quietly and muses on love and loss.

After a series of buildings catch fire, the residents of a small country town are quick to accuse Italian lumberjack Manou (Ettore Manni), who's already guilty of seducing most of the town's women. No one suspects the real culprit, seemingly frigid schoolmarm Mademoiselle (Jeanne Moreau), who, beneath her quiet exterior, hides a torrential sadism. She continues to commit countless random and anonymous crimes, all in a misguided attempt to draw Manou's attention to herself.

Two men kidnap a Hollywood actress, who refuses to let them back out of it.

A young woman (Patricia Healey) is removed from her suicidal London life and taken home to North England.

Ron Catlan (Charlton Heston) isn't the same football player he used to be. When the aging Saints quarterback injures his knee, the situation quickly gets worse. On the field, he contends with his injury and a talented rookie (Richard Elkins) who further threatens his career. Off the field, he alienates his wife (Jessica Walter) as he turns to drink and pursues an affair with a young woman (Diana Muldaur). The former champion struggles to hold on before he plummets to the bottom.

In 1944, Sgt. Steve Corey (Hugh O'Brian) leads a group of U.S. Marines on a covert mission to an island in the Philippines that is occupied by Japanese forces. There, the soldiers learn that the enemy has planted a series of mines to destroy General MacArthur's incoming troops, who are preparing to storm the island. Before the Marines get a chance to relay the information, they suffer a deadly attack, leaving only the valiant Corey and Pfc. James Grenier (James Mitchum) to save the day.

Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), a new student at an elite Roman Catholic prep school, must face the freshman hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon (John Glover) pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie (Wally Ward), gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.

Carolyn's (Christina Ricci) sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin (Hank Harris), a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

The love lives of several people of various ages intersect when a young woman named Chloe (Alexa Davalos) comes to town. Immediately, barista Oscar (Toby Hemingway) is enamored with her and thrilled when his boss, Bradley (Greg Kinnear), hires her. Then Bradley's wife, Kathryn (Selma Blair), leaves him for someone else. Afterward Bradley marries realtor Diana (Radha Mitchell), who helps the first couple move in together. Harry (Morgan Freeman) watches it all quietly and muses on love and loss.

After a series of buildings catch fire, the residents of a small country town are quick to accuse Italian lumberjack Manou (Ettore Manni), who's already guilty of seducing most of the town's women. No one suspects the real culprit, seemingly frigid schoolmarm Mademoiselle (Jeanne Moreau), who, beneath her quiet exterior, hides a torrential sadism. She continues to commit countless random and anonymous crimes, all in a misguided attempt to draw Manou's attention to herself.

Verden Fell (Vincent Price) is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion (Elizabeth Shepherd), Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery - learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

After a funeral, several college friends reunite in a cemetery and reminisce about the former life of the deceased. The celebration starts to go too far after they get drunk and begin dancing on graves, and as a result, each of them becomes haunted by malevolent spirits.

Elizabeth Barnard Medina (Barbara Steele) has died in the prime of life, and her brother, Francis (John Kerr), wants to know why. Elizabeth's husband, Nicholas (Vincent Price), and her doctor offer differing explanations, but when Francis learns that Nicholas' mother may have been buried alive, he begins to wonder if his sister met the same fate. And when he comes to believe that Elizabeth's spirit wanders about Nicholas' castle, Francis investigates - and is stunned by what he finds.

In the wake of a brutal assault suffered at the hands of a red-bearded stranger, Angie Anderson (Sharon Stone) is grappling with her own sanity. To heal her scarred psyche, her therapist (Ronny Cox) urges hypnotherapy, which causes her to face gruesome truths from her past. Not long after getting entangled in a sordid love triangle with twin brothers, Alex (Steve Railsback) and Cole (also Railsback), Angie is lured into a twisted trap that threatens to unravel what little sanity she has left.

After learning of a condemned man's innocence, a psychiatrist tries to convince the guilty party to confess.

When popular singer Dino (Dean Martin) stops for gas in a small town near Las Vegas, mechanic Barney (Cliff Osmond) disables his car. Barney, who writes songs with local teacher Orville (Ray Walston), wants Dino to sing some of their compositions. Orville invites Dino over, but sends his wife, Zelda (Felicia Farr), away so Dino can't hit on her. He then hires prostitute Polly (Kim Novak) to play his wife. Meanwhile, Zelda goes to a bar, where she gets drunk and eventually meets a lonely Dino.

This screen adaptation of the stage musical of the same name finds the Roman slave Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) scheming his way to freedom by playing matchmaker for his master's son, Hero, who is smitten with the blonde and beautiful Philia. However, things don't go at all according to plan. The complications that ensue involve blackmail, funny disguises and long-lost children, while Pseudolus desperately tries to keep up with his end of the bargain.

Sgt. Truman (Stanley Baker), a policeman who deals with juvenile delinquents, visits the Murphy household after a theft by the young twins, Mary and Patrick. There he meets their older sister, Cathie (Anne Heywood), and soon begins a romantic involvement with her. However, Cathie's brother, Johnnie (David McCallum), is the leader of an infamous local gang, and doesn't like to see his sister with a cop. Gradually, Truman starts to see a link between Johnnie and a string of local arsons.

Verden Fell (Vincent Price) is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion (Elizabeth Shepherd), Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery - learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

After a funeral, several college friends reunite in a cemetery and reminisce about the former life of the deceased. The celebration starts to go too far after they get drunk and begin dancing on graves, and as a result, each of them becomes haunted by malevolent spirits.

Elizabeth Barnard Medina (Barbara Steele) has died in the prime of life, and her brother, Francis (John Kerr), wants to know why. Elizabeth's husband, Nicholas (Vincent Price), and her doctor offer differing explanations, but when Francis learns that Nicholas' mother may have been buried alive, he begins to wonder if his sister met the same fate. And when he comes to believe that Elizabeth's spirit wanders about Nicholas' castle, Francis investigates - and is stunned by what he finds.

In the wake of a brutal assault suffered at the hands of a red-bearded stranger, Angie Anderson (Sharon Stone) is grappling with her own sanity. To heal her scarred psyche, her therapist (Ronny Cox) urges hypnotherapy, which causes her to face gruesome truths from her past. Not long after getting entangled in a sordid love triangle with twin brothers, Alex (Steve Railsback) and Cole (also Railsback), Angie is lured into a twisted trap that threatens to unravel what little sanity she has left.

After learning of a condemned man's innocence, a psychiatrist tries to convince the guilty party to confess.

When popular singer Dino (Dean Martin) stops for gas in a small town near Las Vegas, mechanic Barney (Cliff Osmond) disables his car. Barney, who writes songs with local teacher Orville (Ray Walston), wants Dino to sing some of their compositions. Orville invites Dino over, but sends his wife, Zelda (Felicia Farr), away so Dino can't hit on her. He then hires prostitute Polly (Kim Novak) to play his wife. Meanwhile, Zelda goes to a bar, where she gets drunk and eventually meets a lonely Dino.

Frustrated by his inability to help an African-American patient who hates whites, a psychiatrist (Peter Falk) asks his superior (Sidney Poitier) to release him from the case. The superior relates a case from his own past during World War II when he treated a young Nazi (Bobby Darin) who despised blacks. Explaining the tragic results of the case, the older psychiatrist encourages his younger colleague not to be swayed by the patient's attitude, to remain objective and to stick with his treatment.

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers (Shirley Jones) decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.

Secretary of State William Russell (Henry Fonda) lives by his principles, but is haunted by a recent sexual indiscretion that threatens both his marriage and his career. Senator Joe Cantwell (Cliff Robertson) presents himself as the people's candidate, yet his determination to win at all costs is also his great flaw. These two frontrunners for their party's presidential nomination vie for the support of the outgoing president (Lee Tracy), and resort to mudslinging in a very public contest.

After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart (Ving Rhames) meets 12-year-old Niki (Jessika Quynn Reynolds) and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda (Alfre Woodard). Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.

During the off-season at the Beauregard Hotel, the secrets of some guests are exposed. Lovely but vulnerable Ann Shankland (Rita Hayworth) travels to the hotel in hopes of starting over with her ex-husband, John (Burt Lancaster), but she does not know that he is already engaged to Pat Cooper (Wendy Hiller), the manager of the hotel. Meanwhile, Mrs. Railton-Bell (Gladys Cooper) and her daughter Sibyl (Deborah Kerr) discover the hidden truth about war veteran Major Pollack (David Niven).

Trisa (Ivan Palúch) takes time from tending his pigs to defend Goca (Eva Ras), a disabled girl, from ridicule. His actions inspire his nemesis, a barkeep, to wait until Trisa is drunk and then have a priest marry him to Goca. Later, the sultry Reza (Annie Girardot) takes a job teaching at the local school, and Trisa falls for her, but she is unwilling to date a married man. As Trisa's lustful desperation grows, he debates murdering Goca in order to get closer to Reza.

Herself a victim of an abusive and poverty-stricken childhood, Maggie (Crissy Rock) has proved to be an unfit mother, her four children having all been taken from her by governmental social workers and placed into foster homes. Her new relationship with the patient and kindhearted Jorge (Vladimir Vega) brings a newfound stability to Maggie's life despite her self-defeating behaviors, and when she learns that she is pregnant again, the couple decide to fight to keep their baby.

A Manhattan drug addict (Kathy Carlyle) leads her policeman fiance and father (Douglas F. Rodgers) to a killer pusher (Felice Orlandi).

Frustrated by his inability to help an African-American patient who hates whites, a psychiatrist (Peter Falk) asks his superior (Sidney Poitier) to release him from the case. The superior relates a case from his own past during World War II when he treated a young Nazi (Bobby Darin) who despised blacks. Explaining the tragic results of the case, the older psychiatrist encourages his younger colleague not to be swayed by the patient's attitude, to remain objective and to stick with his treatment.

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers (Shirley Jones) decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.

Secretary of State William Russell (Henry Fonda) lives by his principles, but is haunted by a recent sexual indiscretion that threatens both his marriage and his career. Senator Joe Cantwell (Cliff Robertson) presents himself as the people's candidate, yet his determination to win at all costs is also his great flaw. These two frontrunners for their party's presidential nomination vie for the support of the outgoing president (Lee Tracy), and resort to mudslinging in a very public contest.

After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart (Ving Rhames) meets 12-year-old Niki (Jessika Quynn Reynolds) and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda (Alfre Woodard). Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.

During the off-season at the Beauregard Hotel, the secrets of some guests are exposed. Lovely but vulnerable Ann Shankland (Rita Hayworth) travels to the hotel in hopes of starting over with her ex-husband, John (Burt Lancaster), but she does not know that he is already engaged to Pat Cooper (Wendy Hiller), the manager of the hotel. Meanwhile, Mrs. Railton-Bell (Gladys Cooper) and her daughter Sibyl (Deborah Kerr) discover the hidden truth about war veteran Major Pollack (David Niven).

Trisa (Ivan Palúch) takes time from tending his pigs to defend Goca (Eva Ras), a disabled girl, from ridicule. His actions inspire his nemesis, a barkeep, to wait until Trisa is drunk and then have a priest marry him to Goca. Later, the sultry Reza (Annie Girardot) takes a job teaching at the local school, and Trisa falls for her, but she is unwilling to date a married man. As Trisa's lustful desperation grows, he debates murdering Goca in order to get closer to Reza.

Suntanned surfer Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and his beach baby, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), are all set for another summer of dancing, music and fun - until their favorite surfing spot is invaded by a slew of buff bodybuilders, led by trainer Jack Fanny (Don Rickles). When spoiled contessa Julie (Luciana Paluzzi) arrives to meet a muscle man, she spots Frankie and sets her sights on winning him instead, infuriating Dee Dee and leading to an all-out rumble between surfers and iron-pumpers.

When teenager Watts Davies (Will Rothhaar) decides to take up go-kart racing, he finds a new pursuit and begins to reconnect with his father, Vic (Randy Quaid), whom he has been clashing with since the death of his mother. As Vic, a former racer himself, teaches Watts how to compete, the young driver begins to fall for Dahlia (Amanda De Martinis), an attractive and rebellious local girl. Though things are improving for Watts, he still must face formidable opponents on the racetrack.

The scheming Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) is determined to conquer the world yet again, this time by deploying a legion of explosive robots that happen to look like gorgeous women. Fortunately for the citizens of the globe, suave secret agent Bill Dexter (Fabian) is out to foil Goldfoot's plans, which involve kidnapping a prominent American general (also Price) who bears a striking resemblance to Goldfoot. Also getting in on the antics is inept aspiring spy Franco (Franco Franchi).

In the midst of the Mariel boat lift - a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America - an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) and Dorita Evita Perez (Marisa Tomei) are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela (Anjelica Huston), whom he hasn't seen in decades.

Billie (Patty Duke) is a tomboy who loves sports. When the high school track coach (Charles Lane) sees her run, he asks her to join the school team. Her inclusion in the formerly all-male team causes quite a stir, especially with her father (Jim Backus). He is typically supportive of Billie, but now he worries that her shocking behavior will cost him his bid for mayor. Nervously, he starts setting Billie up with dates, unaware that she has a crush on her classmate, Mike (Warren Berlinger).

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark (Don Murray) dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson (Keir Dullea), a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime - and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.

During the 1820s, a domineering young minister, Abner Hale (Max von Sydow), and his compassionate wife, Jerusha (Julie Andrews), embark on a dangerous sea voyage to Hawaii. When they arrive, Jerusha befriends the Hawaiian people and embraces their customs and culture, while Abner, intent on converting them to Christianity, views them as pagan savages. Jerusha grows unhappy with her marriage and begins to fall for Rafer Hoxworth (Richard Harris), a past lover.

After a Puerto Rican teen is murdered by three white adolescents, the case comes to Assistant District Attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster). Realizing that he used to date the mother (Shelley Winters) of one of the suspects, he wonders if the boy is his son. Despite Bell's personal involvement, the district attorney (Edward Andrews) keeps him on the case. However, as Bell discovers street gang involvement in the case, he and his wife (Dina Merrill) begin to face physical threats.

Suntanned surfer Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and his beach baby, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), are all set for another summer of dancing, music and fun - until their favorite surfing spot is invaded by a slew of buff bodybuilders, led by trainer Jack Fanny (Don Rickles). When spoiled contessa Julie (Luciana Paluzzi) arrives to meet a muscle man, she spots Frankie and sets her sights on winning him instead, infuriating Dee Dee and leading to an all-out rumble between surfers and iron-pumpers.

When teenager Watts Davies (Will Rothhaar) decides to take up go-kart racing, he finds a new pursuit and begins to reconnect with his father, Vic (Randy Quaid), whom he has been clashing with since the death of his mother. As Vic, a former racer himself, teaches Watts how to compete, the young driver begins to fall for Dahlia (Amanda De Martinis), an attractive and rebellious local girl. Though things are improving for Watts, he still must face formidable opponents on the racetrack.

The scheming Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) is determined to conquer the world yet again, this time by deploying a legion of explosive robots that happen to look like gorgeous women. Fortunately for the citizens of the globe, suave secret agent Bill Dexter (Fabian) is out to foil Goldfoot's plans, which involve kidnapping a prominent American general (also Price) who bears a striking resemblance to Goldfoot. Also getting in on the antics is inept aspiring spy Franco (Franco Franchi).

In the midst of the Mariel boat lift - a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America - an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez (Alfred Molina) and Dorita Evita Perez (Marisa Tomei) are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela (Anjelica Huston), whom he hasn't seen in decades.

Billie (Patty Duke) is a tomboy who loves sports. When the high school track coach (Charles Lane) sees her run, he asks her to join the school team. Her inclusion in the formerly all-male team causes quite a stir, especially with her father (Jim Backus). He is typically supportive of Billie, but now he worries that her shocking behavior will cost him his bid for mayor. Nervously, he starts setting Billie up with dates, unaware that she has a crush on her classmate, Mike (Warren Berlinger).

Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark (Don Murray) dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson (Keir Dullea), a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime - and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.

In San Francisco in the 1970s, a serial killer calling himself The Scorekeeper sends taunting notes to the police and media after each of his kills. Although the case is long closed, obsessed detective Jon Lucca (Edward James Olmos) still suspects the wrong man was named as the killer. Learning he has only weeks to live, Lucca meets with Lloyd Ward (George Dzundza) - the man he has long been convinced is the murderer, but never had enough evidence to arrest - intending to force a confession.

A Secret Service agent (Charles Bronson) and the president's wife (Jill Ireland) flee from a senator's (Michael Ansara) hit man.