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Excuse me for living is the story of Dan Topler, a rich, smart, suicidal twenty-something who dropped out of medical school to pursue his own drug habit. Well provided for and a bit coddled, he refuses to grow up or get happy. After a suicide attempt on the George Washington Brid...

A down-on-his-luck divorced father decides that the time has come to get his life back on track before he loses everything. A moving, humorous look at the limits of unconditional love, what defines a family, and our responsibility for our own happiness.

Reexamines the Vietnam War and its impact on America through the prism of interviews conducted by the iconic host of The Dick Cavett Show from 1968-75. Those interviews, combined with archival footage, network news broadcasts, and newly filmed interviews with Cavett and other exp...

When writer-turned-comedian Dick Cavett became the host of his own talk show in 1968, his mentor, Groucho Marx, quickly became a frequent guest. Groucho's appearances on The Dick Cavett Show captured what Cavett calls "the last of Groucho's greatness."

"Witness the courage and charisma of boxing legend Muhammad Ali through the unlikely bond he formed with TV host Dick Cavett. Interweaving archival footage of Ali's many appearances on The Dick Cavett Show with insights from authors, sports commentators and others, this...film pa...

On the simplest level this is a superb adventure story which begins when Huck can stand no longer the restrictions of life with the widow Douglas, or with his drunken Pap, so he fakes his own death and escapes to the freedom of the Mississippi River.

This offers a unique opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of a defining moment in American history. From 1972 to 1974 the Watergate scandal unfolded on The Dick Cavett Show, as Cavett interviewed nearly every major Watergate figure, even non-political guests expressed their ...

The Dick Cavett Show was the late-night TV home of the biggest names in music. Cavett so enjoyed talking with Ray Charles that he had him on the show three times, including one where he was Cavett's only guest.

Joni Mitchell has been called the queen of folk music and one of the biggest pop stars of the 60s and 70s. Even today, her lyrics and unique guitar style inspire new generations of singers and songwriters.

Explore the rollercoaster life of America's most controversial and bestselling author of the 20th century. Propelled by his tremendous ego and contrarian spirit, Mailer's ceaseless visibility in the public eye lasted six decades, during which he had six tumultuous marriages, nine...

A 2016 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word Album Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life In Brief Encounters , the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduc...

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana-the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film. The holiday film A Christmas Story , first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeedin...