List of the best J.A. Preston movies: The Spook Who Sat by the Door(1973), High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane(1980), The Gifted(1994), Real Life(1979), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson(1990), Captain Ron(1992), Fire Birds(1990), Narrow Margin(1990), A Few Good Men(1992) ... ...
Drama
1973
102 Minutes
Dawson
Lawrence Cook Paula Kelly Janet League J.A. Preston Paul Butler Don Blakley David Lemieux Byron Morrow Jack Aaron Joseph Mascolo
A former CIA agent (Lawrence Cook) organizes black teenagers into well-trained guerrilla bands bent on overthrowing the white establishment.
Western
1980
100 Minutes
Alonzo
Lee Majors David Carradine Pernell Roberts J.A. Preston Michael Pataki Katherine Cannon M. Emmet Walsh Frank Campanella Tracey Walter Britt Leach Charles Benton
A retired sheriff (Lee Majors) has a showdown with the bad bounty hunter (Pernell Roberts) who replaced him.
Sci-Fi
USA
1994
90 Minutes
Richard Williams Bianca Ferguson Johnny Sekka Gene Jackson J.A. Preston Julie Hampton Julius Harris Marguerite Ray Ed Cambridge Davis Roberts Aaron Lewis
Psychic descendents of an African tribe reunite to save Earth. 5000 years ago certain members of the Dogon tribe in West Africa were granted psychic powers by good aliens to counterbalance ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1979
99 Minutes
Dr. Ted Cleary
Albert Brooks Charles Grodin Frances Lee McCain Dick Haynes Matthew Tobin J.A. Preston Joseph Schaffler Phyllis Quinn Jim Ritz James L. Brooks Johnny Haymer
veterinarian wife child documentarian albert brooks hilarious creative phoenix house veterinarian's office filmmaking reality narcissism family role reversal temptation discovery 1970s
A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.
Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
1990
97 Minutes
Wendell Smith
Andre Braugher Ruby Dee Stan Shaw Daniel Stern Kasi Lemmons J.A. Preston Steven Williams Bruce Dern
army officer african-american baseball player mother attorney joe louis passionate rousing inspiring emotional fort hood, texas army base courtroom bus jackie robinson segregation court-martial racism military life family
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat whom mysterious Dr. Ramirez and his hideous sidekick want as their latest victim.
Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Magistrate
Kurt Russell Martin Short Mary Kay Place Benjamin Salisbury Meadow Sisto Jorge Luis Ramos J.A. Preston Tanya Soler
captain father mother daughter son amusing playful chicago household island caribbean yacht sailing island life family vacation unlikely friendship bad behavior adventure discovery 1990s
A Chicagoan inherits an old yacht. He, his wife, daughter and son fly to a Caribbean island and hire a dubious Captain Ron to sail them on an adventure to Miami.
Action
USA
1990
85 Minutes
General Olcott
Nicolas Cage Tommy Lee Jones Sean Young Bryan Kestner Dale Dye Mary Ellen Trainor J.A. Preston Bert Rhine
Elite Apache helicopter pilots are tasked with destroying powerful armed drug cartels operating in South America.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Martin Larner
Gene Hackman Anne Archer James Sikking J.T. Walsh M. Emmet Walsh Susan Hogan Nigel Bennett J.A. Preston Harris Yulin
woman mobster district attorney crime boss tense gripping train canada vancouver, british columbia murder witnessing murder organized crime witness protection escape pursuit revenge 1990s
A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.
Drama
USA
1992
138 Minutes
Col. Judge Julius Randolph
Tom Cruise Jack Nicholson Demi Moore Kevin Bacon Kiefer Sutherland Kevin Pollak James Marshall J.T. Walsh Christopher Guest J.A. Preston Matt Craven
lawyer soldier officer engaging patriotic suspenseful courtroom military base law and order military conspiracy mystery transformation pursuit 1990s
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.