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Director: Bob Clark    More Info
Starring: Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise, Ronny Cox, Nancy Travis, Robert Prosky, Paul Koslo, Dick O'Neill, David Alan Grier

 When a straight-arrow cop (Gene Hackman) is assigned a new, offbeat partner (Dan Aykroyd), there are differing opinions as to how to solve the murder case to which the new partners have been assigned. These two actors deserve better than this.

Director: Alan Rudolph    More Info
Starring: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer, Ted Levine, Kate Capshaw, Annette O'Toole, Ann Magnuson, Barry Miller, Kevin J. O'Connor, Neil Young

 Down-on-his-luck private eye Harry Dobbs (Tom Berenger) is hired by mysterious Miss Dolan (Anne Archer) to tail her boyfriend who she thinks is cheating on her. But, the inept Harry follows the wrong man who also has secrets: two families. Then Harry starts being trailed by Stella (Elizabeth Perkins) who was hired by Harry's jealous girlfriend. The two private eyes end up working together to finish his case.

Director: Emilio Estevez    More Info
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, Keith David, Dean Cameron, John Getz, Cameron Dye, John Putch, Hawk Wolinski, John Lavachielli

 Garbage collectors (Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez–real-life brothers) find the victim of a politically based murder and become enmeshed in the detective world as they pursue the killer.

Director: Richard Benjamin    More Info
Starring: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci, Caroline McWilliams, Jan Miner, Betsy Townsend, Richard McElvain, Paula Plum

 Mrs. Flax (Cher) is a vagabond mother of two daughters, 15-year-old Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and nine-year-old Kate (Christina Ricci), who are obsessed with religion and swimming, respectively. When they land in the small town of East Port, Massachusetts, they find a home, and the girls hope that, at last, they will settle down after moving 18 times in Charlotte's lifetime. Kate shines as a swimmer on her school's swim team, while Charlotte plans to become a nun–despite the fact that they are Jewish. Meanwhile, Mrs. Flax begins a romance with Lou (Bob Hoskins). At the same time, Charlotte falls in love, from afar, with Joe (Michael Schoeffling) but finds confusion setting in and prays daily to keep her religious fervor.

Director: Whit Stillman    More Info
Starring: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi, Dylan Hundley, Stephen Uys, Isabel Gillies, Bryan Leder, Will Kempe

 A cast of unknowns portrays a group of upper-crust preppies who "enjoy" Christmas break in N.Y.C. This excellent film shows class distinctions and values among America's youth.

Director: James Orr    More Info
Starring: James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Hart Bochner, Bill McCutcheon, Rene Russo, Jay O. Sanders, Maury Chaykin, Pat Corley

 Larry (James Belushi) is not happy in his life. His marriage to the beautiful Ellen (Linda Hamilton) isn't what it should be, his friend won't leave him alone, his car breaks down, his dog has bladder problems, etc. He KNOWS his life would had been different if he hadn't struck out in the bottom of the ninth inning when he was 15 years old. Despondent, he goes into a bar and tells his problems to the bartender (Michael Caine), who mixes a potion, and Larry walks out into the world that he would have experienced had he made that hit. He finds that all is not perfect in that world, either.

Director: Herbert Ross    More Info
Starring: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack, Melanie Mayron, Carol Kane, Bill Irwin, William Hickey, Ed Lauter, Colleen Camp, Daniel Stern

 Vinnie (Steve Martin) is part of the Witness Protection Program because of his pending testimony against the mob. FBI agent Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned the job of relocating Vinnie and keeping him out of trouble. This proves easier said than done when District Attorney Hannah Stubbs (Joan Cusack) enters the scene and when Vinnie becomes involved with his old Mafia pals. Goldie Hawn was the Executive Producer of this film.

Director: Jonathan Lynn    More Info
Starring: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman, Doris Hare, Colin(3) Campbell, Lila Kaye, Tom Hickey

 Two British crooks (Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane) escape their surroundings after they rip-off their boss. Everything gets fouled up, and they are forced to hide out in a Catholic school where they pose as nuns.

Director: Jackie Chan    More Info
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shoko Ikeda, Aldo Sambrell, Ken Goodman, Jonathan Isgar, Bruce Fontaine, Wayne Archer, Brandon Charles

 Jackie Chan's expertise at stunt work is dazzlingly displayed in this action film in which he takes on the role of Asian Hawk and teams up with three women–Ada (Carol Cheng), Momoko (Shoko Ikeda), and Elsa (Eva Cobo)–to find World War II Nazi gold, which was hidden in the Sahara desert. They run into major problems from Adolph (Aldo Sambrell) and a group of mercenaries who are determined to find the gold and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

Director: Donald Petrie    More Info
Starring: Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia, Todd Graff, Julia Campbell, Milo O'Shea, James Tolkan, Doris Belack, Sally Gracie, Mike Bacarella, John M. Watson Sr.

 Eddie (Dana Carvey) and his pal Lou (Todd Graff) are a pair of small-time con artists–who are also hiding from a creditor. When they break into a house, a phone call reveals that the owners will be absent for a vacation, and the caller is the house sitter who will not be able to sit. What a deal! They are able to pay off the loan shark and set up shop in the house. When the owner's parents (Robert Loggia and Doris Belack) come to visit, they believe the pair are house sitters, and now the fun really begins as the "heroes" get in over their heads.

Director: Mike Nichols    More Info
Starring: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, CCH Pounder

 Based on Carrie Fisher's book, this comedy/drama takes a look at Hollywood and the pressures put on its stars. Meryl Streep plays the daughter/actress of an aging star (Shirley MacLaine). Both mother and daughter suffer from alcohol and drug addiction and make separate attempts to reconcile themselves with their fates. Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.

Director: Garry Marshall    More Info
Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy, Laura San Giacomo, Jason Alexander, Alex Hyde-White, Amy Yasbeck, Elinor Donahue, Hector Elizondo, Hank Azaria

 Ruthless businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) picks up streetwalker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) for a one-night stand, which turns out to be an entire week when he decides to use her as his partner for a number of business dinners. Like Cinderella, her transformation is a combination of new clothes–from Rodeo Drive shops–and her own natural appealing personality. Roberts received an Oscar nomination.

Director: Dennis Dugan    More Info
Starring: John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards, Peter Jurasik, Charlotte Akin, Anna Marie Allred, Adam Anderly

 This movie is AWFUL–so terrible that it spawned a sequel, an animated TV series, and a TV movie. Ben (John Ritter) works for his father, Big Ben (Jack Warden), a tough–and crooked–sporting goods dealer. Ben and his wife (Amy Yasbeck) decide to adopt a son and are conned into taking Junior (Michael Oliver) from the orphanage. They have more than they can handle with the mean, destructive demon. And then there's the bow-tie killer. Low-class humor.

Director: Howard Franklin    More Info
Starring: Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, Jason Robards, Jack Gilpin, Phil Hartman, Stanley Tucci, Bob Elliott, Bill Raymond, Victor Argo

 Grimm, Phyllis, and Loomis (Bill Murray, Geena Davis, and Randy Quaid) find that robbing a bank is relatively easy compared to the getaway. This movie, adapted from the 1981 novel by Jay Cronley, is a fast-paced, humorous film that has one wondering what will go wrong next.

Director: Bob Logan    More Info
Starring: Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Starke, Lana Schwab, Thom Sharp, Jesse Ventura, Karen Person, Melissa Moore, Bryan O'Byrne

 Father Mayii (Leslie Nielson) had performed an exorcism on Nancy (Linda Blair) when she was young, but, once again, Nancy has been taken over by evil spirits. When Father Mayii is unwilling to perform another exorcism, television evangelists Ernest and Fanny Weller (Ned Beatty and Lana Schwab) perform the exorcism on their live TV broadcast–an act that does not come off as planned.

Director: Hendel Butoy    More Info
Starring: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty

 Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.

Director: Ken Loach    More Info
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, Dean Perry, Willie Ross, Anne Marie Timoney, Ricky Tomlinson, David Finch, Richard Belgrave, Peter Mullan

 This independently made British film is an insightful tale about construction worker Stevie (Robert Carlyle) who tries to get rid of his past as he strives for respectability. Like many of his coworkers, Stevie hates the bosses and contractors who do not provide safe working conditions. One day, Stevie finds a lost purse and returns it to the owner who is aspiring singer Susan (Emer McCourt). They fall in love and move in together–for awhile. And the story goes back and forth between problems at the construction site and more problems in Stevie's love life.

Director: Deborah Brock    More Info
Starring: Corey Feldman, Mary Woronov, Larry Linville, Evan Richards, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Jason Lively, Brynn Horrocks, Patrick Malone, Michael Cerveris, Charles Noland

 Vice Principal Evelyn Vadar (Mary Woronov) has been encouraged by the school board to put an end to the rock 'n' roll-inspired problems at Rock 'N' Roll High School. Vadar refuses to allow Jesse Davis (Corey Feldman) and his band, the Eradicators, to perform at the prom. But the Eradicators crash the prom, play their music, and display embarrassing videos of Vadar and the school's yuppies. Vadar's solution: drive her car into the chemistry lab and blow up Rock 'n' Roll High School.

Director: Clint Eastwood    More Info
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Pepe Serna, Mara Corday, Marco Rodriguez, Pete Randall

 David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen) is the rookie assigned to tough cop Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) as the replacement for Pulovski's slain partner. Even though he has been taken off the case, Pulovski is determined to avenge the dead partner's murder and is not going to let the German murderers Strom (Raul Julia) and Liesl (Sonia Braga) go free. He enlists Ackerman's help even though Ackerman has issues of his own including an unhappy girlfriend Sarah (Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estranged father Eugene (Tom Skerritt). Finally, when Pulovski is kidnapped by the murderers, it falls on Ackerman to solve the case and rescue his partner.

Director: Tom Stoppard    More Info
Starring: Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss, Tim Roth, Iain Glen, Joanna Miles, Ian Richardson, Joanna Roth, Donald Sumpter, Ljubo Zecevic, Sven Medvesck

 This story was written by Tom Stoppard as a play in 1966, and now he adapts it to film in his directorial debut. Rosencrantz (Gary Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim Roth) are two minor players in "Hamlet" who wittily chat back and forth waiting for their moments to act. There are some good exchanges.

Director: Michael Herz    More Info
Starring: Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun, Bill Weeden, Thomas Crnkovich, Larry Robinson, Noble Lee Lester, Paul Rubin, Brick Bronsky, Pamela Alster, Shaler McClure

 L.A.P.D. detective Harry Griswold (Rick Gianasi) is assigned to investigate the murder of a Japanese Kabuki actor. While investigating, Griswold becomes possessed by the spirit of slain Japanese hero Sgt. Kabukiman (also played by Gianasi) who possessed ancient magical powers. Problems arise because Reginald Stuart (Bill Weeden), who is plotting to take over the city, wants him killed. Lotus (Susan Byun) helps train him to use his superpowers to battle Stuart's henchmen.

Director: Jan Egleson    More Info
Starring: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton, Jenny Wright, John McMartin, Barbara Baxley, Samuel L. Jackson, Haviland Morris

 When business executive Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is passed over for the promotion of a younger man (Peter Riegert), he takes matters into his own hands and employs MURDER for job security in this black comedy.

Director: Michael Gottlieb    More Info
Starring: Cheech Marin, Emma Samms, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Carole Davis, Jeanette Cronin, Terence Cooper, Gary McCormick, Frank Whitten, June Bishop

 Rich Australian Ian (Terence Cooper) isn't at all happy with his daughter's, Alex (Emma Samms), choice to marry an over-the-hill rugby player (Vernon Wells) and states that he would accept anyone else. Alex recruits a waiter in a Mexican restaurant, Carlos (Cheech Marin), to pretend to be her new boyfriend figuring that her father would change his mind after meeting Carlos. But, Ian takes a liking to Carlos, and the "fun" begins.

Director: Carl Reiner    More Info
Starring: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz, Scott Bakula, Sam Elliott, Ed O'Neill, Frances Sternhagen, John Randolph, Bill Macy

 A young wife (Kirstie Alley) longs for more out of life than her busy doctor husband (Scott Bakula) is willing to give. Her solution is a quick jump into bed with a lover; he has a heart attack during his performance and dies. The rest of the movie deals with one twist after another involving sisters, brothers, and in-laws in hilarious episodes as they interact with one another.

Director: Jim Wynorski    More Info
Starring: Gail Harris, Melissa Moore, Stacia Zhivago, Savannah, Dana Bentley, Jurgen Baum, Toni Naples, Peter Spellos, Mike Elliott, Bridget Carney

 A group of sorority sisters buy an old house (at a bargain price due to multiple murders there in the past) to use for their sorority. They decide to spend the night to await the movers the next day, and, to fill in the evening, use a Ouiji board to call up the spirit of the killer. It works, and the killing begins.