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Can't Buy Me Love 1987 1 star

      PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, Seth Green, Sharon Farrell, Darcy DeMoss, Dennis Dugan, Max Perlich, Steve Franken

  A nerd is transformed into a popular "stud" and learns that he prefers his life as a "nerd". Not many laughs in this very forgettable movie.

Explorers 1985 2 and a half stars

    PG, 109 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Bobby Fite, Meshach Taylor, Danny Nucci, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Taliesin Jaffe, Brooke Bundy

  In this sci-fi family-oriented tale about aliens in outer space, Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke), Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix), and Darren Woods (Jason Presson) are given the chance of a lifetime: young boys blasting off on their own starship to encounter unknown beings.

The Lawless Land 1988 2 stars

    R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Jsu Garcia, Leon Berkeley, Xander Berkeley, Amanda Peterson, Walter Kliche, Leon, Alejandro Heinrich

  When their futuristic American government becomes too oppressive and forbids love, an idealistic couple defies the order and flees.

Listen to Me 1989 bomb

    PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Day Stewart
Cast: Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Amanda Peterson, Timothy Patrick Quill, George Wyner, Anthony Zerbe, Christopher Atkins, Ron Masak

  Members of a college debating team find that there is more to life than academics when love enters the picture.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
2. Explorers (1985)
3. The Lawless Land (1988)
4. Listen to Me (1989)

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