List of the best Helen Martin movies: Hollywood Shuffle(1987), A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich(1977), Night Angel(1990), I Got the Hook-Up(1998), Dummy(1979) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1987
80 Minutes
Bobby's Grandmother
Robert Townsend Anne-Marie Johnson Starletta DuPois Helen Martin Craigus R. Johnson Dominick Irrera Paul Mooney Lisa Mende Robert Shafer John Witherspoon Ludie Washington
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An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
Drama
1977
107 Minutes
Mrs. Bell
Cicely Tyson Paul Winfield Larry B. Scott Helen Martin Glynn Turman David Groh Kevin Hooks Kenneth Green Harold Sylvester Erin Blunt
A ghetto boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
Horror
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Sadie
Isa Anderson Karen Black Linden Ashby Debra Feuer Helen Martin Doug Jones Gary Hudson
An evil spirit assumes the disguise of a beautiful young woman, so it can seduce and kill men.
Comedy
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Grandmother
Master P Anthony Johnson Gretchen Palmer Frantz Turner Tommy "Tiny" Lister Anthony Boswell Helen Martin John Witherspoon Lola Mae Harrison White Ice Cube
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Two small time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boom boxes and broken TVs from their van at the parking lot. When, by mistake, a shipment of cellular phones gets to them, it doesn't take long before FBI and gangsters are after them.
Drama
1979
96 Minutes
Mrs. Harrod
Paul Sorvino LeVar Burton Brian Dennehy Rose Gregorio Gregg Henry Steven Williams Helen Martin Jonathan Pilurs Paul Butler
A court-appointed lawyer (Paul Sorvino) who cannot hear defends a young murder suspect (LeVar Burton) who cannot hear or speak.