 Curious George 2006  G, 86 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Cast: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Dick Van Dyke, David Cross, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Frank Welker, Shane Baumel, Ed O'Ross, Alexander Gould, Hailey Noelle Johnson, Clint Howard, Billy West, Kath Soucie
In this animated film, the real star is the monkey, Curious George (voice of Frank Welker), whose antics appear to be causing more and more trouble for the man who looks after him, The Man in the Yellow Hat (voice of Will Ferrell). But, never fear, by story's end, George saves the day.
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Joe's Apartment 1996  PG-13, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Payson
Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Robert Vaughn, Don Ho, Jim Turner, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Billy West, David Huddleston, Reginald Hudlin
A young Iowan (Jerry O'Connell) moves to New York and settles into a rent-controlled apartment. The apartment is infested with cockroaches, but these roaches are a bit different–they sing and dance and become Joe's friends.
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Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime 2001  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Peter Jaysen
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Billy West
This is a taped interview of the two main characters from the original "Star Trek" series and covers their professional and private lives from the making of that series to the present. Probably, only "Star Trek" fans will get anything from this one.
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Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Oscar Moore
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner, Peter MacNicol, Tim Meadows, Jay Mohr, Kath Soucie, Diedrich Bader, David Herman, Tress MacNeille, Michael Stipe, Billy West, Mitch Rouse
When one of Santa's (voice of Ed Asner) reindeers breaks a leg, Santa announces he will be relying on "all of the other reindeer." But one dog–Olive (voice of Drew Barrymore)–thinks she hears, "Olive, the other reindeer." Believing that Santa has called on her for help with Christmas Eve deliveries, Olive and her penguin friend Martini (voice of Joe Pantoliano) head for the North Pole.
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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Jim Stenstrum, Hiroshi Aoyama, Kazumi Fukushima
Cast: Scott Innes, Billy West, Mary Kay Bergman, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward, Adrienne Barbeau, Tara Strong, Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, Mark Hamill, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Ed Gilbert
"Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island" is a magical adventure in animation. The story is about the "grown-up" Scooby-Doo gang–Daphne (voice of Mary Kay Bergman) who is now a TV show hostess, her cameraman Fred (voice of Frank Welker), Shaggy (voice of Billy West), Scooby-Doo (voice of Scott Innes), and Velma (voice of B.J. Ward)–heading for a zombie-infested Louisiana island. They arrive, and Lena (voice of Tara Strong) takes them to the home of Simone (voice of Adrienne Barbeau) whose gardener Beau (voice of Cam Clarke) is suspected of causing bizarre incidents. While they investigate, the gang finds themselves caught between cat creatures and zombies. Luckily, Beau turns out to be an undercover detective, and all ends happily.
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Space Jam 1996 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sheldon Kahn
Cast: Michael Jordan, Billy West, Theresa Randle, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray, Danny DeVito, Larry Bird, Manner Washington
Intergalactic aliens kidnap the Looney Tunes, and Bugs Bunny talks them into a basketball playoff through which the Tunes could be freed–if they win the game. Michael Jordan is recruited by the Tunes after the aliens get other NBA stars to play on their side.
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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring 2002  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Action / Fantasy
Director: James T. Walker
Cast: Frank Welker, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, Billy West, Jess Harnell, Maurice LaMarche, Tara Strong, Charlie Schlatter, Maile Flanagan, Tress MacNeille
Our long-time cat and mouse–Tom and Jerry (voices of Jeff Bennett and Frank Welker)–duo are back and join the wizardry craze. Their master, a young wizard, must leave for Calcutta to get some material necessary for a spell. Tom is placed in charge of a valuable, magic ring, but it gets stuck (!) on Jerry's head, and the fun begins.
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| 1. Curious George (2006)
2. Joe's Apartment (1996)
3. Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)
4. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
5. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
6. Space Jam (1996)
7. Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)
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