 The Chase 1994  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, Wayne Grace, Rocky Carroll, Ray Wise, Cary Elwes, Miles Gougal, Marshall Bell, Joe Sagal, Claudia Christian, Alex Morris, Marco Perella, Wirt Cain
Escaped convict Jackson Davis Hammond (Charlie Sheen) tries to reach the Mexican border with kidnapped heiress Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson) as his hostage–her BMW is the escape vehicle. By the time the adventure is over, police and television coverage create mayhem.
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The Dark Backward 1991  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
aka: The Man with Three Arms
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Caan, Rob Lowe, King Moody, Claudia Christian, Danny Dayton, Carrie Lynn, Anna Berger, Tom Hodges, Adam Rifkin
Unhappy garbage man Marly Malt (Judd Nelson) moonlights as a comedian, but his fellow garbage man Gus (Bill Paxton) is the only one who enjoys his humor. Marty is a failure in the comic genre–until he grows a third arm out of his back and is billed as "Desi the Three-Armed Wonder Comic." With Gus providing backup on his accordion, Marty finally gets laughs.
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Denial 1998  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Something About Sex
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Leah Lail, Patrick Dempsey, Christine Taylor, Ryan Alosio, Amy Yasbeck, Jason Alexander, Charles Shaughnessy, Jessica Lundy, Angie Everhart
This ensemble comedy begins at a dinner party when Art Witz (Jason Alexander) brings up the subject of infidelity. The ensuing discussions/arguments on the subject lead to a shake-up in the marriages of those at the party.
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 Detroit Rock City 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Giuseppe Andrews, Edward Furlong, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, Lin Shaye, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Miles Dougal, Nick Scotti, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Shannon Tweed
Four Cleveland teens, determined to get into a Kiss concert in Detroit, beat all odds and bizarre situations to make it.
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Going Overboard 1989  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tom Hodges, Lisa Collins, Peter Berg, Ricky Paull Goldin, Warren Selko, Billy Zane, Adam Rifkin, Steven Brill, Terry Moore, Scott LaRose, Burt Young
Although he holds the menial job of a cruise ship waiter, Shecky Moskowitz (Adam Sandler) dreams of being a standup comic. Guess what? Shecky's chance comes when the ship's comedian is believed lost at sea, and now he has the opportunity to prove himself.
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Night at the Golden Eagle 2002 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Vinny Argiro, Donnie Montemarano, James Caan, Natasha Lyonne, Vinnie Jones, Ann Magnuson, Fayard Nicholas, Sam Moore, Miles Dougal, Badja Djola
LA's seedy Golden Eagle Hotel is the setting for this film. The action takes place during the course of one evening when Brooklyn hoods Mick (Vinny Argiro) and Tommy (Donnie Montemarano) reunite and plan for the future. But, everything changes after Tommy accidentally kills a prostitute and the two losers are left with the job of disposing of her corpse.
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Welcome to Hollywood 2000 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Markes, Adam Rifkin
Cast: Adam Rifkin, Jane Jenkins, Scott Wolf, David Andriole, Tony Markes, Angie Everhart, Nicolas Cage, Jeff Goldblum, John Tavolta, Will Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sandra Bullock, Glenn Close, Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard
In this mockumentary, film director Adam Rifkin (Himself) wants to film the rise to fame of young actor Anton Markwell (Tony Markes). To achieve that goal, Rifkin sets up numerous opportunities and convinces Anton to change his name to Nick Decker. Nick even gets a role on "Baywatch" but loses the role when he steps on a stingray. Now, Rifkin comes up with a new idea to set Nick up with supermodel Angie Everhart (Herself) who will play Nick's love interest, and the atmosphere heats up in this satire on Hollywood.
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| 1. The Chase (1994)
2. The Dark Backward (1991)
aka: The Man with Three Arms
3. Denial (1998)
aka: Something About Sex
4. Detroit Rock City (1999)
5. Going Overboard (1989)
6. Never on Tuesday (1988)
7. Night at the Golden Eagle (2002)
8. Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
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