Mahoney, John 1940-Overview
Most widely held works by
John Mahoney
Dan in real life
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,348 libraries worldwide Dan Burns is a local newspaper advice columnist. He is a widower with three daughters. He brings the family to his parent's house for a family gathering. When Dan goes to a local bookstore, he meets Marie. When he gets home, he finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother Mitch. Dan's mother Nana announces that she met an old acquaintance of Dan's, Ruthie Draper and that she has set up a date between Dan and Ruthie. Dan refuses to go. Mitch suggests that they could make it a double date and Dan agrees. Ruthie turns out to be very hot, but Dan isn't really interested in her. When Marie indicates that Ruthie is not right for him, Dan feigns interest and starts dancing with Ruthie. Marie gets jealous and joins the floor with Mitch, leading to an upstaging contest between Dan and Marie.
Primal fear
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8 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 1,105 libraries worldwide A Chicago altar boy is accused of murdering the archbishop and a publicity hungry local attorney decides to defend him.
Barton Fink
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12 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in English and held by 1,073 libraries worldwide A trendy playwright is trying to write a simple movie script, but to his misfortune has a bit of writer's block.
Flipped
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4 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 961 libraries worldwide When second-graders Bryce and Juli first meet, Juli knows it's love. Bryce isn't so sure. Beginning that day, and for the next six years, young Bryce does everything he can to keep his outspoken wannabe girlfriend at arm's length, which isn't easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other.
Atlantis. Milo's return
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 957 libraries worldwide Milo, Kida and their team gear up for more action when trouble surfaces above water, threatening the famous and mysterious underwater kingdom of Atlantis. They discover that mystifying powers are at work.
Say anything
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9 editions published between 1989 and 2001 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 914 libraries worldwide A young man, recently graduated from high school, wants only one thing: a date with a fellow graduate. The catch is she's beautiful, brilliant and headed to England to study, and all his friends and her father tell him she's way out of his league. When they fall in love anyway, the result is a funny, poignant and joyous celebration of first love.
Frantic
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14 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 879 libraries worldwide When the wife of an American cardiologist is kidnapped in Paris, he sets out to find her but encounters a web of language, locale, and bureaucracy.
The iron giant
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in English and held by 869 libraries worldwide Hogarth Hughes just rescued an enormous robot that fell from the stars to Earth. Now young Hogarth has one very big friend and an even bigger problem: how do you keep a 50-foot-tall, steel-eating giant a secret?
In the line of fire
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 632 libraries worldwide Frank Horrigan, a veteran Secret Service agent haunted by his failure to protect JFK from assassination gets a chance to redeem himself when a brilliant psychopath threatens to kill the current president and take Horrigan with him.
The Hudsucker proxy
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4 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 629 libraries worldwide When Waring Hudsucker, head of a successful company commits suicide, the board of directors has a plan to make a lot of money, so they decide to appoint a moron to run the company. Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is exactly what Hudsucker is looking for to be president. They hope that as soon as the stock falls low enough, the director and his friends will buy them up cheaply, take over the company and they will be successful again. However, a tough reporter is suspicious and decides to investigate Hudsucker.
Eight men out
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2 editions published between 1989 and 1999 in English and held by 569 libraries worldwide Based on the real-life scandal of 1919, the film tells the story of eight baseball players who plan to throw games for money, and the scorn and anger the scheme earned them.
Say anything
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide A young man, recently graduated from high school, wants only one thing: a date with a fellow graduate. The catch is she's beautiful, brilliant and headed to England to study, and all his friends and her father tell him she's way out of his league. When they fall in love anyway, the result is a funny, poignant and joyous celebration of first love.
She's the one
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8 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 509 libraries worldwide Although Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, think they are happily married, they are extremely confused about women as a result of their father's misguided influence. When Francis becomes involved in an extramarital affair with Mickey's ex-fiancee Heather, the brothers' longtime sibling rivalry reignites, with uproarious and unexpected results.
In treatment. Season two
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 417 libraries worldwide Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions, the series once again centers around Dr. Paul Weston, who recently divorced his wife Kate and moved from Maryland to a brownstone in Brooklyn, New York. Rebuilding his practice while wrestling with some of the demons he left behind, including a lawsuit filed by the father of Alex, a patient who died last year, Paul takes on several new patients.
Al Capone Scarface
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 380 libraries worldwide Al Capone established himself as America's most notorious gangster ... a wild, glamorous man with a passion for opera ... a ruthless, vindictive mobster who was generous and loyal to friends and family.
Frasier. The complete fourth season
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9 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 342 libraries worldwide Martin meets a new lady, Sherry, who doesn't exactly hit it off with the rest of the gang. Niles trys to reconcile with Maris. The gang is visited by familiar faces like Lilith and Frederick for a memorable Thanksgiving episode, as well as Agent Bebe, as well as surprise appearances. In addition, this season contained some of the truly greatest episodes.
Frasier the complete first season on DVD
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 336 libraries worldwide Eminent psychiatrist Frasier Crane leaves Boston to start life afresh in Seattle as a radio personality with his own call-in advice show. Contains the complete first season, 24 episodes.
Frasier. The complete third season
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8 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 326 libraries worldwide The entire third season, 24 episodes from the 1995-1996 season.
Frasier. The complete second season
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 303 libraries worldwide Eminent psychiatrist Frasier Crane continues his life in Seattle in this wry and witty sitcom. Contains the entire 24 episodes from the second season.
Frasier. The complete final season
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5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 263 libraries worldwide The entire final season, 24 episodes from the 2003-2004 season. more
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