The George Segal Showcase

The Southern Star (1969)

American fortune hunter Dan Rockland (George Segal) finds his engagement celebrations cut short when a diamond owned by his future father-in-law disappears. Pursuing the man thought to be guilty of the crime, Rockland and his fiancée (Ursula Andress) venture into the West African jungle hoping to prove his innocence and recover the gem before an unscrupulous military commander steals it for himself. Based on a Jules Verne tale; Orson Welles, Michel Constantin co-star. 104 min. C/Rtg: PG

Loving (1970)

With his marriage to Selma (Eva Marie Saint) on the rocks, commercial artist Brooks Wilson (George Segal) seeks solace in the arms of girlfriend Grace (Janis Young), but her need for a more permanent relationship sends him into a state of depression. Things begin to look up for Wilson when he’s handed a big commission from a tycoon (Sterling Hayden)...until his tryst with a neighbor’s wife is mistakenly broadcast on closed circuit TV to his wife, his girlfriend and the woman’s husband! 89 min. C/Rtg: R

The Owl And The Pussycat (1970)

Boisterous call girl Doris Wilgus (Barbra Streisand) moves into the apartment of her neighbor, shy bookstore clerk Felix Sherman (George Segal), after his complaints about her "practice" get her evicted. At first the pair appear to be like oil and water, but over time a mutual admiration bubbles to the surface. Fast-paced adaptation of Bill Manhoff's stage comedy also stars Robert Klein, Alan Garfield; directed by Herbert Ross. 96 min. C/Rtg: PG

California Split (1974)

A pair of hardcore (read: compulsive) gamblers (Elliott Gould, George Segal), thrown together by chance and desperate for money, team up to take part in a high-stakes poker tournament in Reno, Nevada, in Robert Altman’s quirky character study that mixes comedy and drama with the director’s trademark improvisational style. Ann Prentiss, Barbara London, Gwen Welles, and Joseph Walsh (who also scripted) co-star. 105 min. C/Rtg: R

Fun With Dick And Jane (1977)

Dick and Jane Harper (George Segal, Jane Fonda) are an upper-middle class couple whose comfortable lives are turned upside-down when Dick loses his corporate executive post. Realizing they can’t live on Dick’s unemployment wages and unable to hold a job herself, Jane comes up with the perfect way to maintain their lifestyle--armed robbery! Hysterical skewering of the American bourgeoisie co-stars Ed McMahon, Dick Gautier, Fred Willard, John Dehner. 95 min. C/Rtg: PG

Lost And Found (1979)

After a ski-slope collision at a French resort, a widowed professor (George Segal) and a divorced Englishwoman (Glenda Jackson) find themselves with broken legs--and going head over heels. Will she regret their impetuous nuptials when she’s faced with the eccentric reality of his college-town existence? Charming reunion for the "A Touch of Class" principals co-stars Maureen Stapleton, Paul Sorvino; keep an eye peeled for John Candy, Martin Short. 106 min. C/Rtg: PG