 Collateral 2004  R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley, Richard T. Jones, Bodhi Elfman, Debi Mazar, Javier Bardem, Klea Scott, Emilio Rivera, Jamie McBride
Taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) dislikes the heavy daily L.A. traffic, so he drives at night when there is far less pressure–until he picks up Vincent (Tom Cruise). Max soon catches on that Vincent is a contract killer (the first victim is thrown out a window and lands on top of the taxi). Max is supposed to play the chauffeur on Vincent's rounds, which involves killing five people that night. Two Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Jamie Foxx)
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Funky Monkey 2004  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Harry Basil
Cast: Matthew Modine, Seth Adkins, Roma Downey, Bodhi Elfman, Jeffrey Tambor, Fred Ward, Gilbert Gottfried, Justine Basil, Pat Finn, Michael Diamant
A secret government laboratory makes kung-fu fighters out of chimpanzees. Employee Jack McCall (Matthew Modine) doesn't agree with what is going on, so he takes off with the chimp. When the government recovers the chimpanzee, Matthew and new-found friend, young genius Michael (Seth Adkins), team up to recover the chimp and stop the testing. Mindless family fun.
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Mercury Rising 1998 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, Robert(2) Stanton, Bodhi Elfman, Carrie Preston, John Carroll Lynch, Peter Stormare, Kevin Conway
Chicago-based FBI agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis) protects an autistic savant, nine-year-old Simon (Miko Hughes), who has decoded a top-secret document and is now in mortal danger from those who are sent out to assassinate him.
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New Nightmare 1994  R, 112 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
aka: A Nightmare on Elm Street 7
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Jeff Davis, Miko Hughes, David Newsom, Matt Winston, Wes Craven, Rob LaBelle, Marianne Maddalena, Gretchen Oehler, John Saxon, Robert Shaye, Tracy Middendorf, Bodhi Elfman
Lots of screaming is about all one can say concerning this "Nightmare" movie in which actors from previous "Freddy Krueger" films return for more slashing. Of special note, Robert Englund appears as himself, opposing his old character, Freddy. And you thought the series ended with #6.
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Pirates of Silicon Valley 1999 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martyn Burke
Cast: Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall, Joey Slotnick, John Di Maggio, Josh Hopkins, Gema Zamprogna, Bodhi Elfman, Allan Royal, John Hertzler, Gailard Sartain
The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates (Anthony Michael Hall), comes across as a shrewd businessman who gets credit where credit is not due, while the Apple cofounder, Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle), takes on a tyrant persona in this look at the men and operations behind two of the leading computer companies.
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Stepmonster 1992  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stanford
Cast: Alan Thicke, Molly Cheek, Robin Riker, Ami Dolenz, Corey Feldman, Billy Corben, George Gaynes, Alice Hirson, Frank Novak, John Astin, Bodhi Elfman, Edie McClurg
Todd (Billy Corben) believes his about-to-be stepmother (Robin Riker) is a Trompken (monsters described in the comics) and determines–with the help of his grandfather (Alan Thicke), sister Wendy (Ami Dolenz), and her boyfriend (Corey Feldman)–to keep her out of the family's life.
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| 1. Collateral (2004)
2. Funky Monkey (2004)
3. Mercury Rising (1998)
4. New Nightmare (1994)
aka: A Nightmare on Elm Street 7
aka: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
5. Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
6. Stepmonster (1992)
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