The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Billy Kay, Kathleen Quinlan, Shiri Appleby, William Sadler, Ray Wise, Philipp Karner, Anson Mount, Dale R. Simonton, Michael McShane
This coming-of-age story is set in Shaker Heights, an upper-middle class suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Two teenagers–Bart (Elden Henson) and Kelly (Shia LaBeouf)–come from very different backgrounds but join forces and use military strategy to take on a local bully.
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 Bigger Than the Sky 2005   PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Al Corley
Cast: Marcus Thomas, John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin, Clare Higgins, Patty Duke, Allan Corduner, J.W. Crawford, Victor Morris, Ernie Garrett, Matt Salinger
Bored with his everyday existence, Peter (Marcus Thomas) tries out for a Portland, Oregon, theater production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" and is given the lead. His personal life picks up–maybe a little too much–but his acting abilities remain at zero. 1 User Review
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| | True Irony. | Anonymous 01/21/2007 | That, for the role of "Guy Who Can't Act" they actually GOT a guy who can't act.
Amazing. I actually liked every single other character in this movie except for the star. You're not supposed to feel that way when the credits roll are you? |
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Blind Horizon 2003  R, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Michael Haussman
Cast: Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard, Noble Willingham, Amy Smart, Gil Bellows, Giancarlo Esposito, Leo Fitzpatrick, Charles Ortiz, Cole S. McKay, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Blake
After waking up in a hospital bed, Frank Kavanaugh (Val Kilmer) suffers from amnesia caused by a gunshot wound. He experiences flashbacks and is convinced that there is a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. Kavanaugh tries to convince local Sheriff Jack Kolb (Sam Shepard) that there could be trouble when the President passes through town later that day. But the sheriff has election plans to deal with and doesn't react as Kavanaugh feels is necessary to prevent disaster.
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 The Butterfly Effect 2004 R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Melora Walters, Elden Henson, Kevin G. Schmidt, Eric Stoltz, John Patrick Amedori, William Lee Scott, Cameron Bright, Irene Gorovaia, Jesse James, Brandy Kopp, Callum Keith Rennie, Logan Lerman, Sarah Widdows
Riddled with disturbing memories, psychology student Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher) finds the means to transfer himself back to the past where he tries to fix traumatic events in which he was involved. The problem is that for every action Evan changes there is a reaction causing someone to suffer. 1 User Review
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 Crank 2006 R, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Carlos Sanz, Reno Wilson, Edi Gathegi, Glenn Howerton, Keone Young, Valarie Rae Miller, Jay Xcala, Yousuf Azami, David Brown, Laurent Schwaar
After being poisoned with an adrenaline cocktail that will kill him if he allows his heartbeat to drop, hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) sets out through the streets of L.A. attempting to exact revenge on his nemesis Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo), trying to rescue his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), and searching for an antidote to halt his poisoning.
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Crank: High Voltage 2009 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Crank 2
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Ling Bai, David Carradine, Corey Haim, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Glenn Howerton, Holly Weber, Chester Bennington, Joseph D. Reitman, Joseph Julian Soria, Reno Wilson, Billy Unger
In this sequel to "Crank" (2006), hit man Chev (Jason Statham) has survived his plunge onto the street in Los Angeles and has been kidnapped by a Chinese gangster. The gangster has Chev's heart surgically removed and replaced with a mechanical one that needs regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Chev gets help from Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam) and Venus (Efren Ramirez), and then, after reuniting with his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), Chev sets out to seek revenge against those who stole heart.
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Interstate 60 2002 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Gale
Cast: James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Fox, Chris Cooper, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Brogren, Wayne Robson, Melyssa Ade, John Bourgeois, Michael Rhoades, Matthew Edison, Ann-Margret, Amy Stewart
Neal (James Marsden) isn't sure he wants to follow in his lawyer father's footsteps. Rather, he is considering art. Not only that, he routinely dreams of a girl (Amy Smart) who encourages him to pursue art. His decision is aided when immortal One Wish Grant (Gary Oldman) grants him a wish–but Neal must travel on non-existent Interstate 60 to a nonexistent town. On the way, he sees his dream girl on billboards encouraging him on, and he has other adventures as well. What will be the outcome? If this sounds a little like "Back to the Future," it is because Director Bob Gale was the creator and screenwriter for that series, and this is his first directorial effort.
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Just Friends 2005 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Chris Marquette, Stephen Root, Barry Flatman, Susan Ward, Amy Matysio, Annie Brebner
Ten years after his high-school classmate, Jamie (Amy Smart), rejected him, now-worldly and successful music company executive Chris (Ryan Reynolds) returns to town with rock singer Samantha James (Anna Faris) in tow and tries to romance Jamie.
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The Last Time I Committed Suicide 1997 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Cast: Thomas Jane, Keanu Reeves, Tom Bower, Adrien Brody, John Doe, Claire Forlani, Jim Haynie, Marg Helgenberger, Lucinda Jenney, Gretchen Mol, Pat McNamara, Kate Williamson, Amy Smart, Clark Gregg
The 1940s' Beat generation is portrayed in this story about Neal Cassady's (Thomas Jane) relationship with his suicidal girlfriend, Joan (Claire Forlani), and his friendship with a loser, Harry (Keanu Reeves).
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Mirrors 2008  R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel, Jason Flemyng, Tim Ahern, Julian Glover, Josh Cole, Ezra Bussington, Aida Doina, Iona Abur, Darren Kent
Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) is a disgraced NYPD detective living at his sister Angela's (Amy Smart) home while estranged from his wife Amy (Paula Patton) who is caring for their children Michael and Daisy (Cameron Boyce and Erica Gluck). While waiting for a decision from the NYPD Internal Affairs, Ben works as a night watchman at the fire-gutted Mayflower Department Store where he suspects that there is something lurking in its mirrors. Ben investigates and begins to believe that there is a demon lurking in the mirrors that could now be reaching out and threatening his family.
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 Outside Providence 1999 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Corrente
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Alec Baldwin, Jon Abrahams, Tommy Bone, George Wendt, Amy Smart, Jack Ferver, Adam LaVorgna, Gabriel Mann, Jonathan Brandis, Timothy Crowe, Richard Jenkins, Robert Turano
Set in the drug era of the 1970s, this coming-of-age story begins when Timothy Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy) gets into trouble with the police and his father (Alec Baldwin) ships him off to a New England prep school. Once there, Timothy finds more dope fiends to hang around with. He also manages to attract the beautiful Jane Weston (Amy Smart) who just might be able to turn his life around.
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Peaceful Warrior 2006 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay, Paul Wesley, Ashton Holmes, B.J. Britt, Agnes Bruckner, Beatrice Rosen, Ray Wise, Scott Caudill, Matthew Prater
UCLA gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz), who dreams of competing in the Olympics, shatters his leg in a motorcycle accident. Dan finds new strength and understanding through the help of Socrates (Nick Nolte) and the beautiful Joy (Amy Smart) who help him find the wisdom in human spirit that transforms Dan into a peaceful warrior.
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Rat Race 2001 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Najimy, Amy Smart, Vince Vieluf
Las Vegas casino owner Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) sponsors a race on which only his wealthiest patrons can bet. The randomly chosen team participants are given keys to a Silver City, New Mexico, train station locker. The first team to get to the locker will be awarded the $2 million locked inside. Insane comedy runs rampant in this one.
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Road Trip 2000 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Tom Green, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo, DJ Qualls, Rachel Blanchard, Anthony Rapp, Fred Ward, Andy Dick, Ethan Suplee, Horatio Sanz, Edmund Lyndeck, Rhoda Griffis, Marla Sucharetza
Four college friends–E.L. (Seann William Scott), Josh (Breckin Meyer), Kyle (DJ Qualls), and Rubin (Paulo Costanzo)–leave Ithaca, New York, and head for Austin, Texas, to retrieve an incriminating tape before it reaches the mailbox of Josh's girlfriend (Amy Smart).
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Scotland, PA. 2001 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Morrissette
Cast: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan, James Rebhorn, Tom Guiry, Amy Smart, Timothy "Speed" Levitch, Andy Dick, Geoff Dunsworth
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is reset in 1970s' Scotland, PA. It's all there: greed, multiple murders, ambitious wife, stubborn spot, and visits from a ghost. In this clever and entertaining riff on a Shakespearean tragedy, the catch is that the intrigue takes place in a diner.
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 Starsky & Hutch 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Fred Williamson, Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Jason Bateman, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra, George Cheung, Chris Penn, Brande Roderick, Matt Walsh, Molly Sims, G.T. Holme
Relying on informer Huggy Bear (Snoop Dogg) for much of their info, misfit Bay City police detectives–David Starsky (Ben Stiller) and Ken Hutchinson (Owen Wilson)–drive to crime scenes in their souped-up, red-and-white Ford Torino and solve crimes along the way.
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Strangeland 1998  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Dee Snider's Strangeland
Director: John Pieplow
Cast: Dee Snider, Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Pena, Brett Harrelson, Robert Englund, Linda Cardellini, Brett Pirozzi, Amy Smart, Amal Rhoe, Tucker Smallwood
Teenagers Genevieve (Linda Cardellini) and Tiana (Amal Rhoe) go online and meet "Captain Howdy"–really Carleton Hendricks (Dee Snider). They accept an invitation to his home and, too late, realize that he is a psycho sadist. Terrible.
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 Varsity Blues 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Richard Lineback, Tiffany C. Love, Amy Smart, Eliel Swinton, Thomas F. Duffy, Ali Larter, Thomas F. Duffy, Jill Parker-Jones, Tonie Perensky, Joe Pichler
This coming-of-age drama takes place during football season in a small Texas town where Coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) has a winning reputation to uphold among West Canaan's "Coyote" fans. Fate steps in when star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) is injured. The leadership role is now taken by John Moxon (James Van Der Beck) who does not share his town's reverence for the sport of football. Instead, John has his eye on an ACADEMIC scholarship.
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 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Nathan Lane, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes, Gary Cole, Kathryn Hahn, Octavia Spencer, Amy Smart, Wendy Worthington, Stephen Tobolowsky
Rosalee (Kate Bosworth) wins a date with bad-boy celebrity Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel). Tad falls in love with Rosalee's small town charms and follows her home to West Virginia. This leaves her best friend, Pete (Topher Grace), at a disadvantage in his secret crush on Rosalee. Will Pete find the courage to pursue Rosalee, or will she find happiness with Tad?
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| 1. The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
2. Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
3. Blind Horizon (2003)
4. The Butterfly Effect (2004)
5. Crank (2006)
6. Crank: High Voltage (2009)
aka: Crank 2
7. Interstate 60 (2002)
8. Just Friends (2005)
9. The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
10. Mirrors (2008)
11. Outside Providence (1999)
12. Peaceful Warrior (2006)
13. Rat Race (2001)
14. Road Trip (2000)
15. Scotland, PA. (2001)
16. Starsky & Hutch (2004)
17. Strangeland (1998)
aka: Dee Snider's Strangeland
18. Varsity Blues (1999)
19. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
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