 Fierce Creatures 1997  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Schepisi, Robert(2) Young
Cast: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay, Ronnie Corbett, Carey Lowell, Bille Brown, Derek Griffiths, Cynthia Cleese
Tycoon Rod McCain (Kevin Kline) runs a very tight ship and demands profits from all of his enterprises. When he acquires a zoo, he places Rollo Lee (John Cleese) in charge. Lee decides to feature only dangerous animals and orders the shooting of all other animals. Enter McCain's son Vince (also played by Kline) and Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) who have their own ideas about Lee's goals.
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 Leaving Las Vegas 1995  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis, Steven Weber, Kim Adams, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey, Valeria Golino, Xander Berkeley, Emily Procter, Stuart Regen, Graham Beckel, Carey Lowell, Thomas Kopache
This is a haunting love story about alcoholic Ben Sanderson (Nicolas Cage) who is bent on drinking himself to death in Las Vegas when he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a troubled prostitute. Clinging to each other in their platonic relationship, they both move beyond their desperate selves into a somewhat better place. An American tragedy. Nicolas Cage won an Academy Award for Best Actor, and three other nominations were received, including Best Director and Actress (Shue).
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Let's Get Lost 1988 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Bruce Weber
Cast: Chet Baker, Carol Baker, Vera Baker, Paul Baker, Viggo Mortensen, Carey Lowell, Dean Baker, Missy Baker, Lisa Marie, Flea, Louie Leonardo, Jack Sheldon, Dick Bock, William F. Claxton, Diane Vavra
Jazz artist Chet Baker's music as well as his destructive personality are scrutinized in this outstanding documentary, which features interviews with his family–wife Carol and children Missy, Paul, and Dean. Highlights are film clips from Baker's 1960s' Italian films. Drug addiction was his nemesis, and Baker fell to his death from a hotel window in 1988. The film was nominated for Best Documentary.
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Licence to Kill 1989  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Benicio Del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Wayne Newton, Anthony Starke, Robert Brown, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Priscilla Barnes
Timothy Dalton continues his James Bond portrayals in his second starring role as Agent 007. This time, he heads to Mexico to fight a drug empire after learning that drug dealer Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has killed his CIA friend Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) bride on their honeymoon. Bond tracks down Sanchez, and the chase culminates on the highway and involves an oil tanker and a helicopter.
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 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Gaby Hoffmann, Carey Lowell, Frances Conroy, Victor Garber, Barbara Garrick, David Hyde Pierce, Dana Ivey, Tom Riis Farrell
Talk-show listener Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) becomes emotionally involved in the plight of recent widower Sam (Tom Hanks) when she hears his story over the radio. Sam's eight-year-old son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), had called the show hoping to find a new mother. Annie is engaged to marry Walter (Bill Pullman), but she believes it is Sam who she wants to marry. She travels to Seattle to meet Sam but then changes her mind. Meanwhile, Jonah has booked a flight to New York to meet Annie. Sam follows his son, and finally meets Annie in the observation area of the Empire State Building where love blooms. A nice, sweet, romantic comedy.
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| 1. Dangerously Close (1986)
2. Fierce Creatures (1997)
3. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
4. Let's Get Lost (1988)
5. Licence to Kill (1989)
6. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
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