In Memory of Penny Marshall
Actress and director Penny Marshall has passed away at age 75. While she got her start working for her brother, producer Garry Marshall, on shows like Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley she later transitioned to directing, making seven films over 15 years. At the time of her death she was readying a documentary about Dennis Rodman, of all people. Supposedly Rodman wanted Marshall to make the film, and nobody else.
Which of Ms. Marshall's films do you consider to be her greatest?
Wanna talk about it?
Which of Ms. Marshall's films do you consider to be her greatest?
Wanna talk about it?
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- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsWhoopi GoldbergStephen CollinsJohn WoodAn American computer whiz who works at a New York bank is suddenly thrust into the world of international espionage after she inadvertently receives a coded message from a British spy.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksElizabeth PerkinsRobert LoggiaAfter wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsRobert De NiroRobin WilliamsJulie KavnerDr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson's Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsTom HanksGeena DavisLori PettyDuring World War II, sisters Dottie and Kit join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amid their own growing rivalry.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDanny DeVitoGregory HinesJames RemarA failed businessman is hired by the army to teach a group of underachieving recruits in order to help them pass basic training.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDenzel WashingtonWhitney HoustonCourtney B. VanceAn angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsDrew BarrymoreSteve ZahnAdam GarciaA single mother, with dreams of becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 in 1965, and goes through a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father.
- DirectorPenny MarshallStarsMark CubanFrank HamblenPhil Jackson"Rodman" is the story of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman told by Penny Marshall. Dennis told Penny he didn't trust or want anyone else to tell his story. If you think you have heard it all about Dennis Rodman this film will open your eyes.I'll have to see Rodman before I can vote.
