The Big Day 1999  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: We Met on the Vineyard
Director: Ian McCrudden
Cast: Julianna Margulies, Ivan Sergei, Kevin Tighe, Dixie Carter, Clayton Rohner, Kathleen York, Alanna Ubach, CCH Pounder, Adrian Pasdar, Barry Tubb
Zack (Clayton Rohner) puts a BIG damper on his brother John's (Ivan Sergei) wedding when he decides to reveal that he has slept with bride-to-be Sara (Julianna Margulies). Do we care? Well, we have 88 minutes to decide.
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A Brother's Kiss 1997  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
Cast: Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Cathy Moriarty, Rosie Perez, Justin Pierce, Joshua Danowsky, Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo, Michael Rapaport, Adrian Pasdar
As a youngster, Nick was sodomized by a cop; his brother Lex then stabbed the cop and ended up in reform school. Now, as adults, Mick is a cop and Lex is still having trouble with the law. Then one day Lex calls with a problem: his drug dealer is threatening both his supply and his life.
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 Carlito's Way 1993  R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Penn, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Joseph Siravo, Adrian Pasdar, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, John Ortiz, Angel Salazar
Drug king Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from prison, thanks to his lawyer friend Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) getting him out of jail on a technicality, and attempts to live life on the side of the law. He finds work running a nightclub in Manhattan and hopes to save enough to move to the Bahamas and reestablish his relationship with his old girlfriend Gail (Penelope Ann Miller). But, Carlito succumbs to Kleinfeld's maneuvering and kills a Mafia don who Kleinfeld had stolen money from. With his past continuing to interfere with his attempts to find a new life, will Carlito ever be able to get out from under the influence of Kleinfeld?
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Cement 1999  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Adrian Pasdar
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Chris Penn, Sherilyn Fenn, Henry Czerny, Anthony DeSando, Gregory Jbara, Yorgo Constantine, Titus Welliver, Kevin Jackson, Max Martini
Corrupt cops Nin (Jeffrey Wright) and Holt (Chris Penn) are into the gangster and drug scenes. When hot-headed Holt finds his girlfriend with another gangster, there's hell to pay–a bath in cement for the gangster. Flashbacks show how they got to this point.
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 Cookie 1989  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Emily Lloyd, Michael V. Gazzo, Brenda Vaccaro, Lionel Stander, Jerry Lewis, Adrian Pasdar, Bob Gunton, Ricki Lake
Peter Falk stars as a mobster just getting out of prison after 13 years who has a misfit teenage daughter, Cookie (Emily Lloyd), from his mistress. Of course, he also has a wife who doesn't know anything about either one of them. To complicate matters, in trying to form some sort of father-daughter bond, he hires Cookie to act as his chauffeur.
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Grand Isle 1991  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary Lambert
Cast: Kelly McGillis, Jon DeVries, Adrian Pasdar, Ellen Burstyn, Julian Sands, Glenne Headly, Anthony DeSando, Michael Audley, Marion Zinser, Taylor Simpson
Set in the 19th century, this story involves the change of lifestyle option presented to wealthy and married Edna Pontellier (Kelly McGillis) who falls in love with an artist, Robert Lebrun (Adrian Pasdar). Edna must decide whether to stay with her husband Leonce (Jon DeVries) or give up her elevated station in life and enter a new, less assured lifestyle with Robert.
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Mutiny 1999 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Michael Jai White, David Ramsey, Duane Martin, Adrian Pasdar, Matthew Glave, Joe Morton, James Sikking, David Barry Gray, Troy Winbush, Lark Voorhies
"Mutiny" is an important story, based on fact, about U.S Navy sailors in World War II–African Americans. Their orders were to load ammunition aboard ship. Unfortunately, safety precautions were not in place, and about 300 died.
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Near Dark 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Ed Corbett, Bill Cross, Troy Evans, Thomas Wagner, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Winley
Caleb (Adrian Pasdar), a farm boy in the Southwest, meets Mae (Jenny Wright) in a hangout. She turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb so that he can be part of the "family." But, Caleb must prove himself to the others of the clan–which he does. A good film that presents a "modern-day" vampire story as they roam around in their van. Could this be the first vampire "Road" picture?
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The Pompatus of Love 1996 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Schenkman
Cast: Jon Cryer, Tim Guinee, Adam Oliensis, Adrian Pasdar, Kristen Wilson, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Jennifer Tilly
Four friends, Mark (Jon Cryer), Runyan (Tim Guinee), Josh (Adrian Pasdar), and Phil (Adam Oliensis) meet women and fall in and out of love.
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Solarbabies 1986  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Alan Johnson
Cast: Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas, Charles Durning, Peter DeLuise, Adrian Pasdar, Frank Converse, Terrence Mann, Sarah Douglas
This is one of Mel Brooks' WORST films. It deals with a group of young people imprisoned in a fortress; their escape is dependent on a mystical force.
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Streets of Gold 1986 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Angela Molina, Elya Baskin, Rainbow Harvest, Adam Nathan, John Mahoney, John McCurry, Frances Foster
One way out of the ghetto is being very good at sports. This movie is about a young Irish boy who sets his sights on being a champion boxer.
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 Top Gun 1986 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Romance
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Barry Tubb, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Adrian Pasdar
Tom Cruise plays Navy pilot Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell at the Fighter Weapons School at Miramar, California, where jet pilots compete for the title of "Top Gun." While at school, he falls in love with one of the instructors, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), leading to complications in the classroom. A Best Song Academy Award was won for "Take My Breath Away," and the film was nominated for three addtional Oscars.
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| 1. The Big Day (1999)
aka: We Met on the Vineyard
2. A Brother's Kiss (1997)
3. Carlito's Way (1993)
4. Cement (1999)
5. Cookie (1989)
6. Grand Isle (1991)
7. The Killing Box (1993)
aka: Ghost Brigade
aka: Grey Knight
8. The Last Good Time (1994)
9. Mutiny (1999)
10. Near Dark (1987)
11. The Pompatus of Love (1996)
12. Solarbabies (1986)
13. Streets of Gold (1986)
14. Top Gun (1986)
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