John McMartin
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Filmography
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Who's That Girl
(1987)A formerly incarcerated woman strongarms her uptight attorney into helping her find the real culprit of the crime she was imprisoned for.

Pennies from Heaven
(1981)A struggling salesman and lonely teacher escape into a fantasy world of Depression-era music, only to be confronted by the crushing weight of reality.

Roots: The Gift
(1988)On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North. Based on the characters from the novel Roots by Alex Haley.

Blow Out
(1981)A Philadelphia sound-effects man witnesses and records a car accident that turns out to be a politically motivated murder.

A Shock to the System
(1990)A middle-aged advertising exec who loses his long-awaited promotion to a younger upstart starts drawing up a hitlist of his corporate enemies.