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Jenny Wright

Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in The World According to Garp in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in Pink Floyd The Wall, playing an American groupie. Wright had roles in both The Wild Life as Eileen and St. Elmo's Fire as Felicia. She also starred ... more

Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in The World According to Garp in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in Pink Floyd The Wall, playing an American groupie. Wright had roles in both The Wild Life as Eileen and St. Elmo's Fire as Felicia. She also starred with Anthony Michael Hall in the 1986 thriller Out of Bounds, with Adrian Pasdar as Mae in the 1987 cult horror classic Near Dark, and alongside Ilan Mitchell-Smith in the 1988 drama The Chocolate War. Wright had a lead role in 1989's I, Madman, and small parts in the films Young Guns II and The Lawnmower Man.

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Pink Floyd: The Wall
(1982)
Drama, Music
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Alan Parker
Cast:
Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David, Bob Geldof, Alex McAvoy
8.0
70%
47
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Near Dark
(1987)
Horror
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
Runtime:
95 min
Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Cast:
Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein
7.0
81%
76
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The World According to Garp
(1982)
Drama
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Runtime:
136 min
Director:
George Roy Hill
Cast:
Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Hume Cronyn
7.2
74%
63
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St. Elmo's Fire
(1985)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of friends graduate from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex, paychecks, and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to pay for law school. His roommate Kevin struggles at a D.C. newspaper as he lusts after the stylish Jules. Jules may be an object of adoration and envy, but secretly she has pro...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Cast:
Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson
6.4
43%
35
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Young Guns II
(1990)
Adventure, Western
Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Geoff Murphy
Cast:
Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen
6.5
29%
47
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The Lawnmower Man
(1992)
Horror, Science Fiction
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Brett Leonard
Cast:
Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Austin O'Brien, Mark Bringelson
5.4
34%
42
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A Shock to the System
(1990)
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandl...
Runtime:
91 min
Director:
Jan Egleson
Cast:
Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Swoosie Kurtz, Peter Riegert, Will Patton
6.7
68%
69
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The Executioner's Song
(1982)
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampag...
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
Lawrence Schiller
Cast:
Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats
7.1
N/A
N/A
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I, Madman
(1989)
Horror, Thriller
Virginia works at a used book store. She's really into horror novels and discovers a really good book. It's called "I, Madman" and it's about an insane doctor who cuts off people's noses, ears, and hair and puts them on his face to please a girl he likes. Only Virginia discovers that the book is nonfiction, and every time she picks up ...
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Tibor Takács
Cast:
Jenny Wright, Stephanie Hodge
6.1
60%
N/A
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The Wild Life
(1984)
Comedy, Drama
Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Art Linson
Cast:
Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Jenny Wright, Lea Thompson
6.1
N/A
N/A
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Twister
(1989)
Comedy, Drama
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the ...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Michael Almereyda
Cast:
Harry Dean Stanton, Suzy Amis, Crispin Glover, Jenny Wright, William S. Burroughs
5.2
N/A
N/A
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Out of Bounds
(1986)
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at the airport, Daryl finds himself in possession of a drug cache, which a ruthless drug dealer wants back. The dealer murders Daryl's brother and the small town boy ends up all alone in th...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
Richard Tuggle
Cast:
Anthony Michael Hall, Glynn Turman, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober, Raymond J. Barry
5.4
N/A
N/A
Enchanted
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Enchanted
(1998)
Comedy
A man has all the answers when it comes to giving advice to friends, but when it comes to his own life, he is lost.
Runtime:
96 min
5.8
N/A
N/A
Valentino Returns
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Valentino Returns
(1989)
This film successfully reaches its target of depicting components of small town life in the city of Stockton and its environs, where most of the filming took place. Set in the mid-1950s, the work stars Frederic Forrest and Veronica Cartwright as a couple whose marriage is falling apart, and Barry Tubb as their son and owner of the titl...
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Peter Hoffman
Cast:
Barry Tubb, Frederic Forrest, Veronica Cartwright, Jenny Wright, Veronica Cartwright
5.7
N/A
N/A