America Movies
Eagle Rock Entertainment presents this eleven-song live set by classic-rockers America. "Ventura Highway," "Don't Cross the River," "Horse with No Name," and "California Revisited," are just a few of the songs performed in America: Live 1975. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1976
- PG
A teenage boy struggles to cope with his alcoholic father and physically abused little brother in this drama that was written, photographed, and directed by two 17-year olds. Their parents produced the film for $250,000. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gregory Harrison
- 1979
Only one of the mythological creatures escapes the evil King Haggard's (voice by Christopher Lee) plan to eliminate all unicorns from the land in Rankin-Bass's (Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) sophisticated production of The Last Unicorn. In hopes of rescuing her exiled breed, the last unicorn (voice by Mia Farrow) teams up with the kindly, if bumbling wizard Schmendrick the Magician (voice by Alan Arkin), who accompanies her on the far-reaching and treacherous quest to save her kind. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, (more)
- 1982
Robin Williams guest-stars as a flamboyantly gay Slip Mahoney in "The Bowery Boys in the Band.," which also manages to wedge in a brief spoof of The Deer Hunter." Elsewhere on the schedule, BBC Classics' "Jane Eyerhead" finds the airheaded Jane (Andrea Martin) accepting a job from Mr. Rochester (Joe Flaherty) -- who sounds more like Jack Benny's Rochester! Also: Curly Howard (John Candy) sings the Great Movie Love Themes; disco star Danny Terrio (Martin Short) blows up real good for Billy Sol (Candy) and Jim Bob (Flaherty); Count Floyd (Flaherty) introduces "Smell-O-Rama" for his latest Monster Horror Chiller Theater attraction "Dr. Tongue's 3-D House of Slavechicks"; and in a running gag featuring musical guest stars America (performing "Right Before Your Eyes"), SCTV security guard Gus Gustofferson (Eugene Levy) falls in love with station manager Edith Prickley (Martin). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robin Williams, America, (more)
- 1999
- Add Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: America in Concert to QueueAdd Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: America in Concert to top of Queue
The European music program Ohne Filter - Musik Pur prides itself on allowing performers from various genres to play the music that they are best known for. This video contains an appearance by the band America on that program. Songs performed during the show include "Wheels Are Turning", "A Horse With No Name", "Ventura Highway", and "You Can Do Magic". ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- America
- 2004
- Add America: Live at the Sydney Opera House to QueueAdd America: Live at the Sydney Opera House to top of Queue
The mellow harmonies of rock legends America flow from the stage in a special night of rock-and-roll classics staged at the Sydney Opera House and featuring a career-spanning twenty-four song that includes "Wheels are Turning", "Woman Tonight", "California Dreamin'", "Sandman", "Ventura Highway", and "A Horse with No Name". ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2005
- Add Soundstage: America Live in Chicago to QueueAdd Soundstage: America Live in Chicago to top of Queue
As broadcast on PBS from 1974 through 1985, the concert series Soundstage presented white-hot rock and pop acts from all over the world, including artists such as The Temptations, Al Green, Benny Goodman and Bob Dylan, in one-hour increments. The program resurfaced to immense acclaim (with the same format) in 2003; one of those concerts, with the popular 1970s pop band America, is featured in this release. Filmed before a live audience, the outfit performs such era-defining staples as "Lonely People," "Horse with No Name," "Ventura Highway" and "Don't Cross the River." Surprise guests who perform with the band include Christopher Cross and Henry Diltz. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- America
- 2006
- Add America and Friends: Live at the Ventura Theater to QueueAdd America and Friends: Live at the Ventura Theater to top of Queue
In this concert captured live at the Ventura Theater in Ventura, California, rock icons America take the stage with special guests Andrew Gold and Stephen Bishop for a memorable night of music and melody. With a five song set-list from America that includes the hits "Ventura Highway" and "A Horse with No Name", and four songs each from Gold and Bishop, this night of classic rock is sure to have something for everyone. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- America, Andrew Gold, (more)
