 Demon Knight 1995  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
Director: Gilbert Adler, Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Dick Miller, Thomas Haden Church, John Schuck, Gary Farmer
Based on the HBO series, this is a poor try at bringing the series to movie status. Brayker (William Sadler), the long-lived warrior who fights evil, is on the run from the Collector (Billy Zane) who intends to send the universe into Chaos.
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Gunmen 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Deran Sarafian
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Denis Leary, Patrick Stewart, Kadeem Hardison, Sally Kirkland, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Harper, Brenda Bakke, James Chalke
Smuggler Dani (Christopher Lambert) teams up with DEA cop Cole (Mario Van Peebles) to find $400 million that was stolen from drug boss Loomis (Patrick Stewart) by Dani's brother, who was killed in the process. Now Loomis sends killers after Dani and Cole. Lots of action and some laughs thrown in as the pair bicker their way from one scrape to another.
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Hardbodies 2 1986  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Griffiths
Cast: Brad Zutaut, Fabiana Udenio, James Karen, Alba Francesca, Roberta Collins, Brenda Bakke, Sorrels Pickard, Louise Baker, Alexandros Mylonas, Robert Rhine, Sam Temeles, Curt Wilmot, Nana, Lifteris Andrikos, Thanassis Christopoulos
This time, hormones abound when a group of students go on a cruise. Like "Hardbodies," this movie sacrifices plot and substance for (very) cheap thrills.
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Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Rowan Atkinson, David Wohl, Mitch Ryan, Gregory Sierra
In this satire on adventure films, Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) rescues U.S. prisoners who are still in the Persian Gulf area following the war.
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The Quickie 2001  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sergei Bodrov
Cast: Vladimir Mashkov, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dean Stockwell, Lesley Ann Warren, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Henry Thomas, Jsu Garcia, Brenda Bakke, Bailey Thompson, Randy Lowell
Oleg (Vladimir Mashkov), a Russian Mafia boss who is tired of his "work," moves to a mansion in Southern California. There he reunites with his mother (Lesley Ann Warren) who has had several husbands and children since she left Russia many years before. He takes a liking to his half-brother, Alex (Henry Thomas), and decides to turn his part of the business over to him. Meanwhile, his life without women changes when an exterminator (Jennifer Jason Leigh) arrives for a service call at his home. His life also takes a turn when he realizes that someone is out to get him.
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Secrets 1992 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's "Secrets"
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Linda Purl, Gary Collins, Ben Browder, Josie Bissett, John Bennett Perry, Nicole Eggert, Brenda Bakke, Stephanie Beacham, Ray Stricklyn, O-Lan Jones, Tom Hallick
When a man renews an old romance with a star in the TV series he produces, something is different. Why won't she talk about her mysterious past? Made for TV.
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Solar Crisis 1990 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Annabel Schofield, Dorian Harewood, Corin Nemec, Brenda Bakke, Tetsuya Bessho, Paul Koslo
Earth is threatened by a solar flare-up, and scientists on a space station try to explode an anti-matter bomb on the sun to save the people of Earth.
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Nick Mancuso, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Greene, Dale Dye, Brenda Bakke, Andy Romano, David Gianopoulos, Sandra Taylor, Jonathan Banks, Wren T. Brown
Navy SEAL/cook veteran Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) has his work cut out for him when he tries to diffuse a plot to destroy both Washington D.C. and the Pentagon. The villain, Travis Dane (Eric Bogosian) hijacks the Grand Continental train to aid in the plot, but here comes our hero to the rescue.
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| 1. Dangerous Love (1988)
2. Demon Knight (1995)
aka: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
3. Gunmen (1994)
4. Hardbodies 2 (1986)
5. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
6. The Quickie (2001)
7. Secrets (1992)
aka: Danielle Steel's "Secrets"
8. Solar Crisis (1990)
9. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
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