C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud 1989  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Erving
Cast: Brian Robbins, Bill Calvert, Gerrit Graham, Robert Vaughn, Jack Riley, Norman Fell, June Lockhart, Larry Linville, Clive Revill, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Larry Cedar, Bianca Jagger
This comedic sequel to "C.H.U.D." is really bad, though there are a few funny scenes from the monster, Bud the C.H.U.D. (Gerrit Graham). Teens think they have stolen a corpse when they take the monster. What they don't know is that, if bitten by the monster, its cannibalistic traits are passed on.
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Camp Cucamonga 1990  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: How I Spent My Summer
Director: Roger Duchowny
Cast: John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Aniston, Chad Allen, G. Gordon Liddy, Sherman Hemsley, Candace Cameron Bure, Richard Herd, Dorothy Lyman, Danica McKellar, Breckin Meyer, Brian Robbins, Tasha Scott
Former accountant "Colonel" Marvin Schector (John Ratzenberger) opens a summer camp for kids and is dismayed to learn that the kids have their own ideas of how to enjoy the camping experience.
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 Good Burger 1997  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad, Abe Vigoda, Shar Jackson, Dan Schneider, Shaquille O'Neal, Jan Schweiterman, Ron Lester, Josh Server, Ginny Schreiber, Linda Cardellini, George Clinton, Robert Wuhl, Richard Haje
Good Burger is a small, independent fast-food restaurant located across the street from the thriving multi-chain Mondo Burger. Good Burger employees Ed (Kel Mitchell) and Dexter (Kenan Thompson) become involved in some unique forms of competition between the two restaurants.
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 Hardball 2001  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hard Ball
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Julian Griffith, DeWayne Warren, Michael B. Jordan, A. Delon Ellis Jr., D.B. Sweeney, Bryan Hearne, Graham Beckel
Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) obtains a loan to pay off his gambling debts on condition that he coaches an inner-city youth baseball team from Chicago's Cabrini Green housing project. After one season of coaching the kids turns Conor's life around and makes him a winner.
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Meet Dave 2008 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Ed Helms, Kevin Hart, Mike O'Malley, Pat Kilbane, Judah Friedlander, Marc Blucas, Jim Turner, Austyn Myers, Adam Tomei, Brian Huskey, Shawn Christian
Aliens from the planet Nil embark on a mission to drain Earth's oceans in order to use the salt for an alternative fuel source. The inch-tall Nilians arrive at the Statue of Liberty aboard their human-shaped spacecraft "Dave" (Eddie Murphy) on which the captain (also Murphy) operates from the ship's bridge–between "Dave's" eyes. Months earlier, the Nilians had sent an orb to suck up Earth's water, but it went astray and ended up in 5th-grader Josh's (Austyn Myers) bedroom. Now, "Dave"–controlled by the captain and crew–works its way across New York City where "Dave" meets Josh in an attempt to regain the orb. "Dave" meets and befriends Josh's widowed mother Gina (Elizabeth Banks), and then problems develop when it is learned that "Dave's" energy supply is damaged, and the mission must be performed during the next 48 hours while the ship still has enough energy to take off.
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Norbit 2007  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Mighty Rasta, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams, Floyd Levine, Anthony Russell, Pat Crawford Brown, Jeanette Miller, Michael Colyar, Marlon Wayans, Alexis Rhee
Orphaned as an infant, Norbit (Eddie Murphy) grew up in a Chinese restaurant/orphanage run by Mr. Wong (also Eddie Murphy) who raised him. As if his life wasn't bad enough, as an adult Norbit is bullied into a marriage to the morbidly obese and strong-willed Rasputia (also Eddie Murphy). Rasputia has taunted Norbit since they were children and now continues her efforts as a hen-pecking wife. Then, one day, Norbit is reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton), who arrives to run the orphanage. Kate is engaged to slick Deion (Cuba Gooding Jr.), and Rasputia is more than prepared to keep Kate and Norbit apart. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Makeup.
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 The Perfect Score 2004 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam, Tyra Ferrell, Matthew Lillard, Vanessa Angel, Bill Mackenzie, Dan Zukovic, Iris Quinn, Lorena Gale, Lynda Boyd, Patricia Idlette
Kyle (Chris Evans) is a perfectionist who is shocked when he finds that his SAT scores are not good enough to get him into the college of his choice. Kyle and his friend Matty (Bryan Greenberg) get together with other seniors–Francesca (Scarlett Johansson), overachiever Anna (Erika Christensen), star basketball player Desmond (Darius Miles) and stoner Ray (Leonardo Nam). They plot to steal the SAT from the Princeton Educational Testing Center in order to assure themselves great scores on the upcoming test.
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Ready to Rumble 2000 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page, Martin Landau, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Lineback, Chris Owen
If you are older than 14 and not a young boy, skip this inane story about sewer workers–Gordie (David Arquette) and Sean (Scott Caan)–who can't handle the fact that their hero, Jimmy King (Oliver Platt), has been ousted from the wrestling match they plan to attend.
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The Shaggy Dog 2006 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Jr., Zena Grey, Spencer Breslin, Danny Glover, Jane Curtin, Philip Baker Hall, Joshua Leonard, Shawn Pyfrom, Bess Wohl, Craig Kilborn, Jarrad Paul, Annabelle Gurwitch, Joel Moore
While District Attorney Dave Douglas (Tim Allen) prosecutes animal-rights activist Justin Forrester (Joshua Leonard) who is accused of setting fire to a testing lab, Dave takes in a dog that escaped the fire. That dog turns out to be 200-years old and had been kidnapped in Tibet for tests on creating longevity. The dog bites Dave, turns him into a sheepdog, and the fun begins.
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 Varsity Blues 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Ron Lester, Scott Caan, Richard Lineback, Tiffany C. Love, Amy Smart, Eliel Swinton, Thomas F. Duffy, Ali Larter, Thomas F. Duffy, Jill Parker-Jones, Tonie Perensky, Joe Pichler
This coming-of-age drama takes place during football season in a small Texas town where Coach Bud Kilmer (Jon Voight) has a winning reputation to uphold among West Canaan's "Coyote" fans. Fate steps in when star quarterback Lance Harbor (Paul Walker) is injured. The leadership role is now taken by John Moxon (James Van Der Beck) who does not share his town's reverence for the sport of football. Instead, John has his eye on an ACADEMIC scholarship.
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| 1. C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989)
2. Camp Cucamonga (1990)
aka: How I Spent My Summer
3. Good Burger (1997)
4. Hardball (2001)
aka: Hard Ball
5. Meet Dave (2008)
6. Norbit (2007)
7. The Perfect Score (2004)
8. Ready to Rumble (2000)
9. The Shaggy Dog (2006)
10. Varsity Blues (1999)
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