Across the Tracks 1991  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sandy Tung
Cast: Rick Schroder, Brad Pitt, Carrie Snodgress, David Anthony Marshall, Thomas Mikal Ford, John Linton, Cyril O'Reilly, Jack McGee, Annie Dylan, Bebe Drake, Kent Lipham, Jaime Gomez
Fresh out of reform school, Billy Maloney (Rick Schroder) starts life anew at a different high school. But he is still influenced by his drug dealing friends from the past–until his brother, Joe (Brad Pitt), convinces him to join the track team. It doesn't take Billy long before he proves superior to Joe in the track world, and jealousies rise to the fore. Now it is Joe who needs saving, and "black sheep" Billy steps in to save the day.
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Boomerang 1992  R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder, Eartha Kitt, Melvin Van Peebles, Chris Rock, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Lela Rochon, John Witherspoon, Bebe Drake, John Canada Terrell
Marcus (Eddie Murphy) is an executive who thrives on attention from women, but he often treats them with indifference. Now, his new boss is a beautiful woman (Robin Givens) who treats him the way he has been treating the opposite sex, and the tables are turned.
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Friday After Next 2002  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Marcus Raboy
Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Don "D.C." Curry, Anna Maria Horsford, K.D. Aubert, Clifton Powell, Bebe Drake, Katt Williams, Terry Crews, Rickey Smiley, Maz Jobrani, Reggie Gaskins, Joel McKinnon Miller, Brian Stepanek
In this sequel to 1995's "Friday" and 2000's "Next Friday," a burglar Santa Claus (Rickey Smiley) has stolen presents intended for cousins Craig (Ice Cube) and Day (Mike Epps). On top of that, Craig and Day get fired from their jobs as security guards, and the rent is due. The solution: throw a rent party and try to nab the bad Santa.
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Leprechaun in the Hood 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood
Director: Rob Spera
Cast: Warwick Davis, Ice-T, Anthony Montgomery, Coolio, Rashaan Nall, Red Grant, Lobo Sebastian, Ivory Ocean, Jack Ong, Bebe Drake, Donna M. Perkins, Daya Vaidya, Chloe Hunter
The Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) shows up this time in 1970s' L.A. where the ruthless Mack Daddy (Ice-T) not only steals his gold but drugs and imprisons him as well. Now, 20-years later, it is Mack Daddy who is being robbed by three young rappers: Postmaster P (Coolio), Stray Bullet (Rashaan Nall), and Butch (Red Grant). Unfortunately for them, they revive the Leprechaun during the break-in. Trouble ensues.
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Which Way Is Up? 1977 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, DeWayne Jessie, Morgan Woodward, Dolph Sweet, Daniel Valdez, Luis Valdez, Tim Thomerson, Marc Alaimo, Bebe Drake, Ernesto Hernandez, Marilyn Coleman, Gloria Edwards, Morgan Roberts
Richard Pryor takes on three roles in this film. In the first role, Prior plays Leroy Jones, a poor orange picker, who accidentally joins a labor union and gets laid off. He leaves his wife Annie Mae (Margaret Avery) and father Rufus (also Prior) behind and travels to Los Angeles where he falls in love with Vanetta (Lonette McKee) but returns home after being rehired by his former employers. Now he learns that Annie Mae is pregnant, and the father is Reverend Lennox Thomas (also Prior). Leroy's solution to his problems: seduce Reverend Thomas' wife. This film has gained cult favorite status with Pryor's fans. 1 User Review
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Who Made the Potatoe Salad? 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Damon "Coke" Daniels
Cast: Jaleel White, Jennia Fredrique, DeRay Davis, Clifton Powell, Eddie Griffin, Ella Joyce, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Reynaldo Rey, Bebe Drake, Gary Owen, Michael Colyar
San Diego police officer Michael (Jaleel White) travels to Los Angeles to meet the family of his fiancee Ashley (Jennia Fredrique), and the fun begins.
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 Xanadu 1980  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, Katie Hanley, Sandahl Bergman, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Coral Browne, Fred McCarren, Marla V. Langston, Madison Arnold, David Tress, Matt Lattanzi, Bebe Drake
Kira (Olivia Newton-John) is an angel who returns to Earth to inspire a young artist, Sonny Malone (Michael Beck). Years before, Kira had inspired wealthy, but older, Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), and she conspires for Sonny and Danny to meet. They become friends and decide to turn an abandoned building into a nightclub featuring 1940s and 1980s music, neon lights, and roller skating–and Xanadu is created. Now it is time for Kira to move on, but she and Sonny have fallen in love. Will they be able to convince the gods to allow them to stay together?
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| 1. Across the Tracks (1991)
2. Boomerang (1992)
3. Friday After Next (2002)
4. Leprechaun in the Hood (2000)
aka: Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood
5. Which Way Is Up? (1977)
6. Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
7. Xanadu (1980)
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