 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn 1984  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Director: W.D. Richter
Cast: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Carl Lumbly, Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Robert Ito, Pepe Serna, Robert Ito, Ronald Lacey, Matt Clark, Clancy Brown, William Traylor
When he leaves his own eighth dimension to battle aliens on Planet 10, brilliant inter-galactic warrior Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) must use his vast knowledge of the universe to defeat the Red Lectroid bad guys. The Red Lectroids are now controlling Buckaroo's enemy, Dr. Emilio Lizardo (John Lithgow), and are using him in their efforts to control the world. Buckaroo gets help from his band, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, and Penny Priddy (Ellen Barkin) and is determined to stop the Red Lectroids before they complete their mission.
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Alphabet Killer 2008  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rob Schmidt
Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy, Michael Ironside, Bill Moseley, Brian Scannell, Carl Lumbly, Jack McGee, Larry Hankin, Meltem Cumbul, Melissa Leo, Tom Noonan, Rocco Sisto, Andrew Fiscella
Loosely based on murders in Rochester, New York, during the late 1980s, this story centers on a police officer, Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku), who develops schizophrenia while investigating the case. She is placed in a psychiatric hospital but is released later and is back at the police station when another murder is committed. Megan sees a connection between the murders because the victims' first and last names start with the same letters. Now, the question is whether or not Megan can hang onto her sanity long enough to solve the crimes.
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The Bedroom Window 1986  R, 112 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Shenar, Wallace Shawn, Frederick Coffin, Brad Greenquist, Maury Chaykin, Mark Margolis, Carl Lumbly, Robert Schenkkan, Sara Carlson, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Penelope Allen, Myvanwy Jenn
Sylvia (Elizabeth McGovern) witnesses an attack on Denise (Isabelle Huppert) while having an affair with Terry (Steve Guttenberg), one of her husband's associates. In order to protect her reputation, Terry tells the police that he was the witness. When Denise's body is found nearby, Terry becomes the suspect because his story has more holes in it than Swiss cheese. A good little thriller.
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Caveman 1981 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Gottlieb
Cast: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, John Matuszak, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, Cork Hubbert, Richard Moll, Evan C. Kim
This slapstick comedy is a pretty good spoof in which outcast Atouk (Ringo Starr) grunts out his desires for the beautiful Lana (Barbara Bach).
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Judgment in Berlin 1988 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Escape to Freedom
Director: Leo Penn
Cast: Martin Sheen, Heinz Hoenig, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Jutta Speidel, Carl Lumbly, Max Volkert Martens, Sean Penn, Juergen Heinrich, Joshua Sinclair, Harris Yulin
As a means to gain freedom, an East German, Helmut (Heinz Hoenig), hijacks an airplane and directs its pilot to fly to West Berlin. To his surprise, the U.S. is unhappy with his escapade and decides to try him for terrorist activities. However, the judge (Martin Sheen) assigned to the case sides with Helmut.
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Little Richard 2000  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones, Garrett Morris, Mel Jackson, Lahmard J. Tate, Anthony Lee, Anthony Griffith, Jonelle Kennedy
Rock & Roll legend Little Richard's (Leon) rise from a poor, Southern child to phenomenal success in music is told in this made-for-TV film. 1 User Review
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| | KOOKIEBOY 04/25/2012 | | This is a movie I've been dying tosee being that I'm a fan of Leon's. |
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Nightjohn 1996 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Allison Jones, Lorraine Toussaint, Kathleen York, Patty Mack, Robin McLamb-Vaughn, Shannon Eubanks, Gerald Brown, John Herina, Monica Ford, Steven Sutherland, Danny Nelson, Alecia I. Gainey, Jordan Williams
During the early 19th century, African slave Nightjohn (Carl Lumbly) has achieved liberty in the North but returns to a life of slavery on cruel Clel Waller's (Beau Bridges) Southern plantation. Nightjohn's mission is to teach slaves reading skills, and he teaches young slave girl Sarny (Allison Jones) how to read. Although this worries the other slaves, and problems result, Sarny uses her new knowledge to help her slave community and learns that knowledge is power.
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Sounder 2003 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Carl Lumbly, Suzzanne Douglass, Daniel Lee Robertson III, Peter MacNeill, Bill Lake, Paul Winfield, Marcus Johnson, Ashley Archer, Joshua Watkis, Eugene Clark, Neil Girvan, Patrick Stevenson, Lili Francks, Bruce McFee, Conrad Coates
This made-for-TV Disney presentation is a remake of the excellent 1972 film based on William H. Armstrong's novel. It is the story of David–known as "Boy"–(Daniel Lee Robertson, III), a Black youngster who is the son of a sharecropper. When his father is jailed for stealing food to feed his family, "Boy" sets off with his dog Sounder to find his father, meeting challenges and successes along the way. Director Kevin Hooks played "Boy" in the original film.
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Danny Glover, Richard(2) Brooks, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vonetta McGee, Wonderful Smith, Ethel Ayler, Sy Richardson
A drifter, Harry (Danny Glover), arrives at the doorstep of a couple he grew up with. The family, headed by Gideon (Paul Butler) and Suzie (Mary Alice), is undergoing strife, and Harry assists by helping them rediscover their roots. But, he also starts bringing in his shady friends and begins to drink heavily. After Gideon has a stroke, Harry takes over the household with disastrous results.
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| 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn (1984)
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
aka: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
2. Alphabet Killer (2008)
3. The Bedroom Window (1986)
4. Caveman (1981)
5. Everybody's All-American (1988)
6. Judgment in Berlin (1988)
aka: Escape to Freedom
7. Little Richard (2000)
8. Nightjohn (1996)
9. Sounder (2003)
10. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
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