Baby-Sitters Club 1995  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Schuyler Fisk, Rachael Leigh Cook, Bree Blair, Christian Oliver, Ellen Burstyn, Austin O'Brien, Brooke Adams, Peter Horton, Harris Yulin, Bruce Davison
Based on the best-selling series of books by Ann M. Martin, this story chronicles the summer adventures of seven 13-year-old girls.
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Last Action Hero 1993 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mercedes Ruehl, Tom Noonan, Anthony Quinn, Chevy Chase, Danny DeVito, Charles Dance, Frank McRae, Robert Prosky, Ian McKellen, Joan Plowright
Eleven-year-old Danny (Austin O'Brien) gets a magic ticket, once owned by Houdini, to meet his hero Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Danny enters the theater and is catapulted from the real world of the theater, through the movie screen, and into Slater's sports car. Slater is battling a trio of bad guys–Benedict (Charles Dance), Vivaldi (Anthony Quinn), and The Ripper (Tom Noonan)–and Danny becomes his assistant. Then, Benedict steals Danny's magic ticket stub and propels himself into the real world where he and The Ripper create havoc on Times Square. Their actions force Slater to leave his cinematic world and cross over into reality to stop the villains. Will Slater's heroic actions succeed in the real world? The film is filled with cameo appearances/voices.
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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
Director: Farhad Mann
Cast: Matt Frewer, Patrick Bergin, Ely Pouget, Austin O'Brien, Kevin Conway, Camille Cooper, Patrick LaBrecque, Molly Shannon, Crystal Celese Grant, Sean P. Young, Mathew Valencia, Trever O'Brien, Richard Fancy, Ellis Williams, Castulo Guerra
Jobe Smith (Matt Frewer) is back in action, but now he has moved from the suburbs to the city–a Los Angeles subway system to be exact. Also back is Jobe's fan, Peter Parkette (Austin O'Brien). An inventor (Patrick Bergin) has produced the Chiron Chip, which links computer networks all over the world. Jobe knows possession of the chip will lead to control of the world and sets out to build the chip.
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The Lawnmower Man 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Mark Bringleson, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Troy Evans, Colleen Coffey, Jim Landis, Austin O'Brien, Rosalee Mayeux, Michael Gregory, Joe Hart, John Laughlin
Through drugs and virtual reality, computer scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) takes retarded gardener Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) and turns him into a "super-being." However, problems arise when Jobe, with his boosted IQ, develops a psychopathic personality and decides to take revenge on the people who had treated him badly in the past. Good special effects.
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My Girl 2 1994 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anna Chlumsky, Austin O'Brien, Richard Masur, Christine Ebersole, Gerrit Graham, Richard Beymer, Ben Stein, Aubrey Morris, J.D. Souther, Angela Ball, Keone Young, Anthony R. Jones, Jodie Markell
In this sequel, Vada (Anna Chlumsky) is now13 years old. Her father Harry (Dan Aykroyd) has married Shelly (Jamie Lee Curtis), and they are expecting a baby. Vada decides to write a paper about the mother she never knew because she died while giving birth to Vada. Harry reluctantly gives her permission to go to L.A. and arranges for her to stay with Uncle Phil (Richard Masur) who lives with his girlfriend Rose (Christine Ebersole) and her son Nick (Austin O'Brien). Nick and Vada are close in age and, together, travel around L.A. finding information about Vada's mother. When Vada learns that Shelly is about to give birth, she returns home and, while saying goodbye, receives her first kiss–from Nick.
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| 1. Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
2. Last Action Hero (1993)
3. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
4. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
5. My Girl 2 (1994)
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