Saturday Night at the Movies presents the light and dark side of American involvement in Latin American politics.

Bananas ( 1971 )
directed by
Woody Allen
starring
Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalban

Woody Allen plays Fielding Mellish, a consumer products tester. He meets Nancy, a political activist and soon falls head-over-heels in love with her, but she's only interested in dating men with leadership potential. So Fielding decides to go to San Marcos to fight with guerrilla forces and make a name for himself on the world stage. But will his efforts be enough to get Nancy's attention?

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Stone's Salvador

Maverick director Oliver Stone (Salvador) speaks about the necessity of combining humour with gritty realism to tell the stories of countries in civic upheaval and of the influence of American intervention. Also on hand are producer John Daly and actors Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and Tony Plana.

Salvador ( 1986 )
directed by
Oliver Stone
starring
James Woods, Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy

Set during the Salvadoran civil war in the early 80s, the film follows photojournalist Richard Boyle as he drives down to the Latin American country, with friend Dr. Rock in tow, to capture the events in photos. What he doesn't expect to see is Americans knee-deep in the country's politics, a topic conveniently ignored by the U.S. media. Nominated for two Academy Awards.

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Norma Rae ( 1979 )
directed by
Martin Ritt
starring
Sally Field

Based on the true story of a reluctant real-life heroine, this sincere drama with a social conscience makes its union cause authentic, heartfelt and grittily entertaining. Sally Field deservedly won her first Oscar for her committed performance as the widowed Southern textile worker who nervously allies herself with New York labour organiser Ron Leibman to fight appalling conditions and takes on the mill owners. Directed by Martin Ritt and co-starring Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Gail Strickland and Barbara Baxley. Oscar Winner for Best Song "It Goes Like it Goes".

THE INTERVIEWS 02:20 AM - 02:45 AM
Film 101: The Two Sides of George Stevens Son George Stevens Jr. shares personal stories about his father, being on-set of his films and how WWII affected his filmmaking. Actor Joel McCrea discusses tackling the comedy genre with Stevens, while actress Millie Perkins talks about the challenges of shooting the heavy war drama with the war vet. Also featuring Diane Baker, Tony Thomas and ex-wife Yvonne Stevens.