Acting
Ronald Christ Karabatsos (1933–2012) was an American character actor.
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.
Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.
Three ambitious young women risk it all when they compete for a chance to dance with the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.
On Christmas Eve, Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cutthroat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also the target in a diabolic plan of revenge.
Eddie Mazda is a hard nosed private eye who gets in too close to the mob and is forced to leave Jersey City. He decides to open up shop in Hawaii.
A rich Beverly Hills girl gets a job as a waitress, and falls in love with a rock singer.
A wannabe writer who's just moved to Hollywood tries to pitch his script idea to various producers who won't give him the time of day.
A businessman is stalked by his murderous twin brother, who has just been released from a mental hospital.
A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.
17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after being used to set up a murder, and now both the police and the killers want to find her. In her search, Kyle ends up on the streets until renegade cop Sgt. Teffler takes her in. Now he must protect her while also trying to stop a white slavery ring from abducting more young girls.