Doomsday Gun 1994  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen, Francesca Annis, Tony Goldwyn, Aharon Ipale, James Fox, Rupert Graves, Clive Owen
This semi-documentary is based on the true story of Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain a superior weapon, leading to his dealings with Canadian Gerald Bull (Frank Langella) who is willing to sell his services to the highest bidder.
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Moses the Lawgiver 1975  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Moses
Director: Gianfranco De Bosio
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quayle, Ingrid Thulin, Irene Papas, Mariangela Melato, Bill Lancaster, Laurent Terzieff, Aharon Ipale, Youseg Shiloah, Marina Berti
Although the cast is of high caliber, this film–about Moses (Burt Lancaster), the Hebrew leader who leads his people to the Promised Land–just does not get off the ground. Showed as a TV miniseries, it was cut to about 1/2 it's length and had a short theatrical release.
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The Mummy Returns 2001 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velasquez, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, Dwayne Johnson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Max Cavalera, Shaun Parkes, Aharon Ipale, Bruce Byron, Joe Dixon
The year is 1935 when Imhotep's mummified remains arrive at a London museum–10 years after Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) first discovered him. Now Rick and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are married with a young son, Alex (Freddie Boath), but, once again, Rick is thrown into danger. This time, Rick has discovered an ancient bracelet that could lead to the rebirth of the evil Scorpion King (voice of Max Cavalera).
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 The Mummy 1999  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Comedy / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Erick Avari, Omid Djalili, Aharon Ipale, Bernard Fox, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Tuc Watkins, Patricia Velasquez
Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and Jonathan (John Hannah) set off on an archeological dig in search of Egypt's "City of the Dead" and convince Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead them. They find the city but, in the process, revive Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) who plans to take over the world–after sacrificing Evelyn.
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story 1990 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Woodhead
Cast: Vincent Gardenia, Ned Beatty, Peter Boyle, Michael Wincott, Timothy West, Harry Ditson, Aharon Ipale, Sean Pertwee, Sasson Gabai
Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. This is the story of the events that led up to the bombing by terrorists. A good made-for-Cable TV effort.
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Vibes 1988  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Falk, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Elizabeth Pena, Karen Akers, Michael Lerner, Aharon Ipale, John Kapelos, Ray Stoddard, Park Overall, Max Perlich, Steve Buscemi, Rodney Kageyama
Museum curator Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) and hairdresser Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) are studying psychic phenomena with New York University's Dr. Harrison Steele (Julian Sands) as their professor. Both Sylvia and Nick have psychic powers and come to the aid of Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk) who wants them to travel to Ecuador in search of his missing son. Actually, Harry is a con-man searching for an Incan lost city of gold and believes that, using their psychic powers, Sylvia and Nick will find it. But, they aren't the only ones searching for the treasure. Dr. Steele is on their trail planning to use the treasure, which he believes has psychic powers that would allow him to rule the world–after getting rid of Nick and Sylvia. Will Nick and Sylvia overcome the dangers that lie ahead, and, in the process, will they find love?
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| 1. Doomsday Gun (1994)
2. Moses the Lawgiver (1975)
aka: Moses
3. The Mummy Returns (2001)
4. The Mummy (1999)
5. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
6. The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990)
7. Vibes (1988)
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