Bed of Roses 1996  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Brian Tarantina, Debra Monk, Mary Alice, Kenneth Cranham, Ally Walker, Anne Pitoniak, Gina Torres, Nick Tate
Wealthy widower Lewis (Christian Slater) sends Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) flowers at her Wall Street office. Lisa is thrilled until she discovers that her admirer delivers flowers for a living (he enjoys watching people smile when they receive flowers). Love perseveres, and romance wins out in this romantic comedy.
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Brittle Glory 1997  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
Director: Stewart Schill
Cast: Tony Curtis, Arye Gross, Ally Walker, Richard Portnow, Paul Sand, Wendy Davis, Lillian Hurst, Lily Knight
Jack Steele (Tony Curtis) was the Reptile Man in a television series 25 years ago, and Lewis Rosen (Arye Gross) played Reptile Man's sidekick, Tadpole. Together, they fought for justice. Now the TV superhero and sidekick still put on their costumes and make public appearances, taking advantage of their popularity (Does this sound a little like Clayton Moore playing The Lone Ranger?). But Lewis is tired of being the brunt of Jack's jokes and wants to get back in show business. It appears that Jack may be hampering Lewis' chances at landing a job.
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Eye of the Storm 1991 R, 98 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Yuri Zeltser
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Bradley Gregg, Lara Flynn Boyle, Leon Rippy, Dennis Hopper, Ally Walker, Bruce Gray, John Storey, Barbara Lindsay, Adrian Arnold
Following their parents' brutal murder during which Steven (Bradley Gregg) was blinded, Steven and his brother, Ray (Craig Sheffer), took charge of the family motel. Now, 10 years later, Steven and Ray are still in the motel business but are haunted by the past. One night, Marvin and Sandra Gladstone (Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle) check into one of the motel rooms for what will turn out to be a night of terror.
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Happy, Texas 1999 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Illsley
Cast: Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas, M.C. Gainey, Ron Perlman, Mo Gaffney, Paul Dooley, Tim Bagley
Two escaped cons, Harry Sawyer (Jeremy Northam) and Wayne Wayne Wayne Jr. (Steve Zahn), steal a camper belonging to two gay men who produce beauty pageants. When Sawyer and Wayne arrive in Happy, Texas, they are mistaken for the producers. As two heterosexual men, they quickly enjoy the benefits of their new station in life.
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Kazaam 1996 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, Marshall Manesh, James Acheson, John Costelloe, Fawn Reed
Shaquille O'Neal is the genie, Kazaam, who grants wishes to Max (Francis Capra). One of the best moments in this film is provided by special effects–when Max wishes for candy, candy bars fall from the sky.
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Singles 1992  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Sheila Kelley, Jim True-Frost, Matt Dillon, Bill Pullman, James LeGros, Eric Stoltz, Tom Skerritt, Devon Raymond, Camilo Gallardo, Ally Walker, Jeremy Piven, Peter Horton
Friends who live in the same apartment building meet at the coffee shop and discuss their lifestyles and hopes for the future. Among them are Linda and Scott (Kyra Sedgwick and Campbell Scott) who find complications in their romance when Linda learns that she is pregnant. Meanwhile, Janet (Bridget Fonda) tries to win over Cliff (Matt Dillon), but he is more interested in his band, and Janet breaks off the unhappy relationship. And then there is Debbie (Sheila Kelley) who has opted for video dating. Their stories are told in vignettes set amidst the rock music scene of Seattle in this good drama/comedy.
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Steal Big, Steal Little 1995  PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano, David Ogden Stiers, Charles Rocket, Holland Taylor, Richard Bradford, Kevin McCarthy, Ally Walker
Ruben Partida Martinez (Andy Garcia) is a good citizen, but his identical twin, Robby Martin (Andy Garcia), is a greedy businessman. The twins were adopted by a California couple who subsequently divorced, with the mother taking Ruben and the father getting custody of Robby. When the mother dies, Ruben inherits her Santa Barbara ranch, but Robby decides to stake his claim.
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Universal Soldier 1992 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker, Ed O'Ross, Jerry Orbach, Leon Rippy, Drew Snyder, Rance Howard, Tico Wells, Ralf Moeller, Robert Tebor, Gene Davis, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Simon Rhee, Eric Norris
Body parts of deceased soldiers Luc Deveraux and Andrew Scott from the Vietnam War are used to construct androids GR44 and GR13 (Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren). When TV reporter Veronica Roberts (Ally Walker) unravels the story, memories come back, and the two androids remember that they were once mortal enemies.
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When the Bough Breaks 1993 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Cohn
Cast: Ally Walker, Martin Sheen, Ron Perlman, Tara Subkoff, Robert Knepper, Scott Lawrence, John P. Connolly, Dick Welsbacher, James Medina, Julianna McCarthy
Police forensic expert Audrey Macleah (Ally Walker) investigates the serial killing of children, which included severed hands. The trail leads to an institutionalized teen, Jordan (Tara Subkoff), a selective mute who had been abandoned as a child. Through Jordan, the terrible truth emerges.
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 While You Were Sleeping 1995 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Jack Warden, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Monica Keena, Ally Walker
Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is a shy Chicago Transit Authority token booth clerk who saves her idol Peter (Peter Gallagher) after he is mugged at her station. At the hospital, she is mistaken for his fiancee and decides to go along with the ruse. Problems develop when she becomes involved with the comatose Peter's brother, Jack.
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| 1. Bed of Roses (1996)
2. Brittle Glory (1997)
aka: The Continued Adventures of Reptile Man
3. Eye of the Storm (1991)
4. Happy, Texas (1999)
5. Kazaam (1996)
6. Singles (1992)
7. Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
8. Universal Soldier (1992)
9. When the Bough Breaks (1993)
10. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
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