Bad Boys 1983   R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Clancy Brown, Alan Ruck, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Tony Mockus Jr., Erik Barefield, Dean Fortunato, Lawrence Mah, Jorge Noa
Juvenile delinquents–Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) and drug dealer Paco Moreno (Esai Morales)–from the streets of Chicago are forced to room together in a correctional institution. A showdown is inevitable when Nick seeks revenge against Paco for raping Nick's girlfriend J.C. (Ally Sheedy), and Paco wants to avenge the death of his young brother who Nick killed in a car accident. This film marks Ally Sheedy's first movie.
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Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Howard Brookner
Cast: Madonna, Randy Quaid, Julie Hagerty, Esai Morales, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Josef Sommer, Rutger Hauer, Tony Longo, Stephen McHattie, Alan Ruck, Dinah Manoff, Anita Morris, Tony Azito
Madonna stars in this musical devoted to Damon Runyon, which is based on four of his short stories. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels (Randy Quaid) sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense (Madonna) loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's (Julie Hagerty) parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Right" (Matt Dillon), who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" (Rutger Hauer) is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.
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The Bronx Is Burning 2007 TV, 400 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Cast: John Turturro, Oliver Platt, Daniel Sunjata, Kevin Conway, Erik Jensen, Joe Grifasi, Alex Cranmer, Darby Brown, Leonard Armond Robinson, Alan Ruck, Bob Dunsworth, Hans Hartman
Based on Jonathan Mahler's book, this ESPN eight-episode miniseries focuses on the 1977 New York Yankees and the inspiration the team gave New Yorkers who were enduring the "Son of Sam" serial killings, a bitter mayor's race, and violence on the streets of the Bronx.
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Class 1983  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis John Carlino
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Cliff Robertson, Stuart Margolin, John Cusack, Alan Ruck, Virginia Madsen, Casey Siemaszko, Anna Maria Horsford
Naive prep-schooler Skip (Rob Lowe) has an affair with his roommate Jonathan's (Andrew McCarthy) mother, Ellen (Jacqueline Bisset). Problems accelerate when Skip learns of the affair.
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Everything Put Together 2000  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Justin Louis, Megan Mullally, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Alan Ruck, Michele Hicks, Matt Malloy, Jacqueline Heinze, Courtney Watkins, Mark Boone Junior
Angie and Russ (Radha Mitchell and Justin Louis) are a model couple with a baby on the way. They live in an upscale neighborhood and are popular with their friends. The day after their healthy baby arrives, tragedy strikes when the baby dies of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), and Angie falls into a deep depression with erratic and frightening behavior. As former friends abandon her, Angie's nightmare deepens.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Charlie Sheen, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Ben Stein, Del Close, Lyman Ward, Virginia Capers, Richard Edson, Larry Flash Jenkins, Kristy Swanson
Some kids skip school, but very few skip school in the manner of Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick). Ferris calls his friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) who takes his father's classic 1961 Ferrari GT convertible and picks up Ferris and Ferris' girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Off they go on their adventure through Chicago that includes visits to Wrigley Field and the Art Institute as Ferris cavorts through a special day that he has reserved for his pleasures. This film will appeal to all ages and inspired a TV sitcom.
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The Happening 2008 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Victoria Clark, M. Night Shyamalan, Alison Folland, Kristen Connolly, Cornell Womack
When a toxin causes those who come in contact with it to commit suicide, the result is a mass carnage of dead people. High-school biology teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel), along with Elliot's colleague Julian (John Leguizamo) and his eight-year-old daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), try to escape. Then, Julian leaves Jess with the Moores while he tries to locate his missing wife. The trio joins other refugees, and they find corpses everywhere along their path as they try to escape the deadly phenomenon.
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I Love You, Beth Cooper 2009  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren London, Lauren Storm, Shawn Roberts, Alan Ruck, Cynthia Stevenson, Jared Keeso, Brendan Penny, Marie Avgeropoulos, Josh Emerson, Pat Finn, Andrea Savage, Anna Mae Routledge
During his high school graduation speech, nerdy valedictorian Denis Cooverman (Paul Rust) listens to advice given him by his pal Rich Munsch (Jack Carpenter) and announces that he loves popular cheerleader Beth Cooper (Hayden Panettiere). This does not sit well with Beth's psychotic boyfriend Kevin (Shawn Roberts) who stalks them when Denis and Rich spend the evening partying with Beth and her popular friends Cammy (Lauren London) and Treece (Lauren Storm).
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Kickin' It Old Skool 2007 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harvey Glazer
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Michael Rosenbaum, Christopher McDonald, Debra Jo Rupp, Bobby Lee, Aris Alvarado, Alan Ruck, Jesse Brown, Stuart Stone, Vivica A. Fox, David Hasselhoff, Alexander Calvert, Alexia Fast
While performing with his pals, the "Funky Fresh Kidz," in the Vista Avenue Elementary School's 1986 talent show, 12-year-old Justin (Alexander Calvert) break dances, falls, and is left in a coma. Now, 20 years later, Justin (Jamie Kennedy) awakens from his coma with the mind of a 12 year old and no motor skills. His parents (Christopher McDonald and Debra Jo Rupp) are thrilled to get their son back but are also far into debt because of his medical bills. Justin wants to help, and he reunites with the "Funky Fresh Kidz" to enter TV's "Get 2 Steppin" contest, which will reward the winner with $100,000 and a one-year contract–and in the process Justin may even win the girl of his dreams, Jennifer Stone (Maria Menounos).
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 Speed 1994  R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, Glenn Plummer, Richard Lineback, Beth Grant, Beau Starr, Hawthorne James, Carlos Carrasco, David Kriegel, Natsuko Ohama, Daniel Villareal
Mad bomber Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) attempts and fails to extort money from the city by holding elevator passengers hostage, but L.A. cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) and his partner Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels) come to the rescue. Now, Howard seeks vengeance by planting a bomb on a city bus that will explode when the bus goes less than 50 mph if Howard does not receive $3.7 million. In an effort to save the passengers, Jack boards the bus and tries to save all–especially the beautiful driver (Sandra Bullock). Oscars were won for Best Sound and Sound Effects.
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Star Trek: Generations 1994 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Carson
Cast: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Whoopi Goldberg, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Alan Ruck, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Jenette Goldstein, Thomas Kopache
Retired officers James T. Kirk (William Shatner), "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) are guests on the maiden voyage of Enterprise-B when disaster strikes. Kirk is presumed dead, but he is really trapped in the Nexus purgatory. Now, 78-years later, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the crew of Enterprise-D rescue Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell) who, unknown to Picard, is plotting to destroy the world. When Picard realizes that Soran presents a real danger, he convinces Kirk to leave his comfort zone in purgatory and come to his aid. This is a milestone film in that two generations of starship officers, Kirk and Picard, work together to stop an alien from destroying the universe.
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Three Fugitives 1989 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Francis Veber
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones, Sarah Rowland Doroff, Alan Ruck, Kenneth McMillan, Bruce McGill, Lee Garlington, Sy Richardson, David Arnott
Lucas (Nick Nolte), a master bank robber trying to go straight after getting out of jail, gets involved in a bank robbery right away. This time he is a hostage, being held by an inept gunman (Martin Short). This pretty good comedy goes from there.
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 Twister 1996 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Zach Grenier, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Scott Thomson, Todd Field, Sean Whalen, Gregory Sporleder, Joey Slotnick, Wendle Josepher
An unfunded team of university researchers–including Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), his soon-to-be ex-wife Jo (Helen Hunt), and Bill's new fiancee Melissa (Jami Gertz)–chase tornadoes to obtain scientific data useful for prediction and control of the deadly twisters. While the love triangle lacks substance, the special effects of tornadoes are excellent and make this a movie worth watching. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Special Effects and Sound.
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 Young Guns II 1990 R, 104 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen, Alan Ruck, R.D. Call, James Coburn, Balthazar Getty, Jack Kehoe, Robert Knepper, Viggo Mortensen, Tom Kurlander, Leon Rippy, Tracey Walter
Young teen idols make up much of the cast of this oft-told tale of Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez). This time, the gang is heading toward Mexico after springing two of them. Hot on the trail is Pat Garrett (William Petersen) and his deputies. Lots of shooting. Good photography and musical score add to the movie.
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| 1. Bad Boys (1983)
2. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
3. The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
4. Class (1983)
5. Everything Put Together (2000)
6. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
7. The Happening (2008)
8. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
9. Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
10. Speed (1994)
11. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
12. Three for the Road (1987)
13. Three Fugitives (1989)
14. Twister (1996)
15. Young Guns II (1990)
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