Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 1989  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Piranha Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Director: J.F. Lawton
Cast: Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Karen Mistal, Adrienne Barbeau, Brett Stimely, Barry Primus, Jim McKrell, Paul Ross, Vicky Verner, Alan David Gelman
An avocado shortage has hit the country, and the government asks Professor Margo Hunt (Shannon Tweed), the head of Feminist Studies at a Southern California university, to help. A vicious tribe of Piranha Women, who kill and eat males, inhabits the California Avocado Jungle. Margo's job is to negotiate with the tribe. Her guide is Jim (Bill Maher–of "Politically Incorrect" fame). On the way they meet various challenges such as mean hippos and barracudas and also run across a tribe of wimpy men called Donnahews. A fun, though flawed, satire. Naturally, there are lots of scantily-clad women.
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House II: The Second Story 1987  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ethan Wiley
Cast: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Bill Maher, Lar Park-Lincoln, John Ratzenberger, Amy Yasbeck, Gregory Walcott, Dwier Brown, Lenora May
The body of the great-great-grandfather of the man who inherited a mansion is exhumed; surprise, surprise, the man is alive! This sequel does not continue the story of "House," but has a new story, as bad as it is. There are other living dead that add to the "fun."
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Pizza Man 1991  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: J.D. Athens
Cast: Bill Maher, Annabelle Gurwitch, David McKnight, Andy Romano, Sam Pancake, Bryan Clark, Cathy Shambley, Ron Darian, Bob Delegall
Elmo Bunn (Bill Maher) tries to collect money owed on a pizza delivery and uncovers a conspiracy involving politicians from the 1980s–Ronald Reagan (Bryan Clark), Geraldine Ferraro (Cathy Shambley), Michael Dukakis (Ron Darian), and Mayor Bradley (Bob DeLegall).
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Religulous 2008  R, 101 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Larry Charles
Cast: Bill Maher, Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda, Steve Burg, Andrew Newberg
In this documentary, Bill Maher travels around the world taking aim at organized belief systems including Islam, Mormonism, Judaism, and Christianity. Maher interviews spiritual leaders as well as everyday people–even an actor who portrays Jesus at a theme park–and asks questions of true believers about the "proof of facts" behind their beliefs.
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Sleepwalking 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Maher
Cast: Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson, Deborra-Lee Furness, Shannon Jardine, Amy Matysio, Callum Keith Rennie, Peter Scoular, Troy Skog, Emily Wees
Eleven-year-old Tara (AnnaSophia Robb) is abandoned by her mother Joleen (Charlize Theron) and stays with her Uncle James (Nick Stahl) for awhile. But, James lives on the wrong side of the tracks and is barely eking out a living. Eventually Tara ends up in a foster home where Uncle James visits her for her birthday. After Tara pleads with him, Uncle James for the first time in his life finds a purpose and helps her escape her surroundings. The two hit the road as father and daughter in order to throw off the authorities. They end up at the Utah farmhouse of James' father Grandpa Reedy (Dennis Hopper) who had abused James and Joleen when they were young. The abuse begins again, and more violence is a certainty.
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Swing Vote 2008 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Cast: Kevin Costner, Madeline Carroll, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, George Lopez, Judge Reinhold, Charles Esten, Willie Nelson, Mare Winningham, Mark Moses, Nana Visitor, Gary Farmer, Bill Maher
It is Election Day, and bright 12-year-old Molly Johnson (Madeline Carroll), who has been taking care of her worthless, beer drinking father Bud (Kevin Costner), sneaks into the Texico, New Mexico, polling station and votes on her father's behalf. A mechanical failure erases "Bud's" vote, and, as Bud waits to recast his vote, it becomes known that the close, national election rests on Bud's one vote that will decide for whom New Mexico casts its electoral votes. Now the media, including local journalist Kate Madison (Paula Patton), jumps on the story, and the candidates–Republican incumbent President Andrew Boone (Kelsey Grammer) and Democratic liberal Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper) sweep into town, catering to Bud's every whim in hopes of gaining that one deciding vote.
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Tomcats 2001 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gregory Poirier
Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Shannon Elizabeth, Jake Busey, Horatio Sanz, Jaime Pressly, Bill Maher, John Patrick White, Bernie Casey, David Ogden Stiers, Travis Fine
Years ago, a group of friends made a bet that the last unmarried man would collect on a mutual fund for which they all pledged cash. Now it is down to two bachelors: Michael (Jerry O'Connell) and Kyle (Jake Busey). Michael just lost a bundle in Las Vegas, and he sees getting Kyle married off as a solution to his financial woes.
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| 1. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)
aka: Piranha Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
2. House II: The Second Story (1987)
3. Pizza Man (1991)
4. Religulous (2008)
5. Sleepwalking (2008)
6. Swing Vote (2008)
7. Tomcats (2001)
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