Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007  TV, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, J.K. Simmons, Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Colm Feore, Gordon Tootoosis, Fred Dalton Thompson, Anna Paquin, Shaun Johnston, Wayne Charles Baker, Eddie Spears, Lee Tergesen, Tom Carey
This made-for-TV docudrama begins with the Sioux victory over General Custer and his troops at Little Big Horn in 1876 and follows through to the massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee almost 15 years later. Several intervening stories are told including that of Charles Eastman (Adam Beach) a Sioux doctor working to improve the Native Americans' quality of life, Lakota chief Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg) proudly holding on to his land, and Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) who helped develop the U.S. government policy on Indian affairs. Observing from different perspectives, it becomes apparent that achieving assimilation proves to be a difficult process.
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Eight Below 2006 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Marshall
Cast: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, Gerard Plunkett, Panou, August Schellenberg, Wendy Crewson, Belinda Metz, Connor Christopher Levins, Brenda Campbell, Malcolm Stewart, Duncan Fraser
Loosely based on a true story, the focus is on the fate of Jerry Shepherd's team of sled dogs that are left behind in the Antarctic when explorers must evacuate the area during a severe storm. The dogs must survive alone over a six-month period while Jerry Shepherd fails in his attempts to rescue them. Survive they do, and their adventures provide good entertainment.
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Free Willy 1993  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Richard Riehle
A foster child (Jason James Richter) and a killer whale, Willy, develop a friendship, which proves useful when the dastardly owners of the park try to exploit Willy.
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Jason James Richter, Francis Capra, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, Jayne Atkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Jon Tenney, Mary Kate Schellhardt
Jesse (Jason James Richter) is back, this time with a half-brother, Elvis (Francis Capra). While the story may not be memorable, the special effects with mechanical whales are a highlight.
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue 1997 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tasha Simms, Peter LaCroix, Stephen E. Miller, Ian Tracey, Matthew Walker
This is yet another in the "Willy the Whale" series. Jesse (Jason James Richter) is a bit older now (16-years-old) and is determined to put a halt to illegal whaling. He teams up with the son of a whaling captain, and, together, the boys ensure Willy and other whales' safety–at least for now.
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Getting Gotti 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Anthony John Denison, Kathleen Laskey, August Schellenberg, Kenneth Welsh, Jeremy Ratchford, Ellen Burstyn, Lawrence Bayne, Victor Ertmanis, Jason Blicker, Ron Hartman, Peter Boretski
This made-for-TV offering relates the successful efforts of attorney Diane Giacalone (Lorraine Bracco) to prosecute the infamous "Teflon Don," John Gotti (Anthony John Denison).
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 Heavy Metal 1981 R, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Gerald Potterton, Jimmy T. Murakami
Cast: John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, Richard Romanus, John Vernon, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Al Waxman, Harvey Atkin, Marilyn Lightstone, August Schellenberg
This animated film is based on the magazine, "Heavy Metal." The plot involves a series of adventures in which everyday people enter the realm of the Lochmnar–a fluorescent green ball that embodies evil.
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 High Noon 2000 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rod Hardy
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Susanna Thompson, Randy Birch, Reed Diamond, Maria Conchita Alonso, Dennis Weaver, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, David Lereaney, Matthew Walker
This TV remake of the 1952 classis is weak, but watchable, as Will Kane (Tom Skerritt) must stand alone against the man who he sent to jail and now seeks revenge.
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The New World 2005 PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Terrence Malick
Cast: Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, Wes Studi, David Thewlis, August Schellenberg, Irene Bedard, Yorick van Wageningen, Ben Mendelsohn, Raoul Trujillo, Brian F. O'Byrne, Michael Greyeyes, Kalani Queypo, Noah Taylor
Captain John Smith (Colin Farrell) explores the New World and forms the community of Jamestown in 1607, but there is an uneasy truce between the settlers and the Native Americans already in the area, and Smith is taken captive. Lucky for him, Chief Powhaten's (August Schellenberg) daughter, Pocohantas (Q'orianka Kilcher), interferes and saves his life. The story continues from there and centers on the loves and tribulations of Pocohantas' life.
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Running Brave 1983 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: D.S. Everett, Donald Shebib
Cast: Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Jeff McCracken, August Schellenberg, Denis Lacroix, Graham Greene, Margot Kane, Kendall Smith, George Clutesi
This is the story of Native American Billy Mills (Robby Benson) who came out of nowhere to not only make the 1964 U.S. Olympic team but won the Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000-meter race.
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins 2004  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Director: S.S. Wilson
Cast: Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, Brent Roam, August Schellenberg, J.E. Freeman, Lo Ming, Lydia Look, Sam Ly, Neil Kopit, Sean Moran, Mathew Seth Wilson
This prequel to the earlier films of the series takes place in the town of Rejection (later to be called Perfection). The great-grandfather (Michael Gross) of Burt attempts to solve the mystery of why silver miners are being killed. Of course, it's the monster worms that are feasting on the miners.
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True Heart 1997 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Catherine Cyran
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Zachery Ty Bryan, August Schellenberg, Michael Gross, Dey Young, Tom McBeath, Ben Cardinal, John Novak, Vincent Gale, Darren Moore
In this family adventure, two teens, Bonnie and Sam (Kirsten Dunst and Zachery Ty Bryan), are stranded in a rugged area of Canada after their plane crashes. They are found by a native (August Schellenberg), who, with his pet bear, leads them to safety encountering adventures on the way.
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The West Side Waltz 1995 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest Thompson
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Jennifer Grey, Kathy Bates, Ernest Thompson, Robert Pastorelli, Richard Gilliland, August Schellenberg, Hal Williams, Estelle Harris
Based on Ernest Thompson's 1981 Broadway play, Thompson now directs this film with Shirley MacLaine and Liza Minnelli in the Katharine Hepburn and Dorothy Loudon roles of aging Manhattan neighbors.
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| 1. Black Robe (1991)
2. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
3. Eight Below (2006)
4. Free Willy (1993)
5. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
6. Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
7. Getting Gotti (1994)
8. Heavy Metal (1981)
9. High Noon (2000)
10. Iron Will (1994)
11. The New World (2005)
12. Running Brave (1983)
13. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
14. True Heart (1997)
15. The West Side Waltz (1995)
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