Big Spender 2003  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul(2) Schneider
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Graham Greene, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Matthew Knight, Corinne Conley, Chris Benson, Randy Butcher, Eve Crawford, Bob Desrosiers, Sten Eirik
Based on a true story, Eddie Burton (Casper Van Dien) has served time in jail, over and over again–until he participates in a work-release program through which he saves a retired race horse from being destroyed and finds a reason to change his ways.
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 2006  TV, 170 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jonathan Hyde, Steven Waddington, Niko Nicotera, Leonor Varela, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Callow, Brendan Patricks, Patrick Toomey, Tom Alter, Tat Whalley, Parvin Dabas
In 1922, archeologists Danny Freemont (Casper Van Dien) and Azelia Barakat (Leonor Varela) search for the Emerald Tablet that is believed to have been buried with the ancient King Tutankhamen thousands of years ago. Their intent is to protect the treasure, but archeologist Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde) has his own plan to grab the Emerald Tablet for himself. The Tablet is rumored to provide its owner with power to control mankind–and the race is on.
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Cutaway 2000 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Guy Manos
Cast: Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin, Dennis Rodman, Casper Van Dien, Ron Silver, Roy Ageloff, Maxine Bahns, Adam Wylie, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Phillip Glasser
Skydiving sequences are the highlight of this otherwise stale film as Customs agent Vic Cooper (Stephen Baldwin) infiltrates a skydiving group led by Red Line (Tom Berenger). The group is suspected of smuggling drugs, and Vic has his hands full as the group prepares for wresting the championship from a crack army team.
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Danger Beneath the Sea 2001 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jon Cassar
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Gerald McRaney, Stewart Bick, Ron White, Tammy Isbell, Vince Corazza, Paul Essiembre, Dominic Zamprogna, Michael McLachlan, Jim Thorburn, Joel Gordon
The Executive Officer, Commander Albert Kenner (Stewart Bick), of a nuclear fast attack submarine is upset that Commander Miles Sheffield (Casper Van Dien) was named the Commanding Officer. Kenner's opportunity to take over the ship (with sympathetic crew members) arrives when it appears that a nuclear exchange has taken place, though it was a failed missile test. Sheffield is drugged, and Kenner is about to launch nuclear weapons from their position in the Western Pacific. Can the Commanding Officer stop this, or can the Admiral have the ship sunk before launch? Made for TV.
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction 2006 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Meltdown
Director: Rick Drew
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Vincent Gale, Stefanie von Pfetten, Venus Terzo, Amanda Crew, Ryan McDonnell, Greg Anderson, Bill Dow, Patricia Drake, Philip Granger, Derek Hamilton, Bruno Verdoni
In this made-for-TV film, Earth has been knocked out of orbit by a meteor sending it closer to the sun, and the heat is making life unbearable for humans who must find their own unique ways to survive.
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Modern Vampires 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Elfman
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Rod Steiger, Robert Pastorelli, Natasha Lyonne, Udo Kier, Kim Cattrall, Gabriel Casseus, Richard Elfman, John Fleck
Count Dracula (Robert Pastorelli) runs a hideous club in L.A. but his business is interrupted when young Dallas (Casper Van Dien) enters the scene and joins forces with the slasher, Nico (Natasha Wagner). Adding to the turmoil is Dr. Frederick Van Helsing's (Rod Steiger) arrival; as a notorious vampire hunter, has his own plans for the Count's future.
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Night Scream 1997  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Nightscream
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Candace Cameron Bure, Teri Garr, Casper Van Dien, Ned Vaughn, Denis Arndt, Bobby Hosea, Marie Stillin, Paul McGillion, Ellie Harvie, Ken Camroux, Gillian Barber, Alex Bruhanski
One year ago a young woman, Laura, was murdered, presumably by her boyfriend in a murder/suicide. But the boyfriend's body was never found. Drew (Candace Cameron Bure) comes to town and is told that she bears a strong resemblance to Laura. She then starts having dreams associated with the dead woman. Drew becomes a threat to the real killers when she shares her dreams with the police and to Laura's mother (Teri Garr). Made for T.V.
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The Omega Code 1999  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Marcarelli
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Ironside, Jan Triska, Gregory Wagrowski, Devon Odessa, William Hootkins, Robert Ito, George Coe
Antichrist Stone Alexander (Michael York) attempts to rule the world and attain a "New World Order." Set in Rome, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, this adventure comes with action-filled car chases. BUT, it still bombs out.
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Python 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Clabaugh
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Robert Englund, William Zabka, Wil Wheaton, Frayne Rosanoff, Dana Barron, Theo Nicholas Pagones, John Franklin, Gary Grubbs, Sean Whalen, Jenny McCarthy
A plane crashes during a storm, and part of its cargo–a giant, genetically engineered snake–is set free. The snake proceeds to feast on the inhabitants of a small town as Agent Parker (Casper Van Dien) and Dr. Rudolph (Robert Englund) try to stop the carnage.
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Shark Attack 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bob Misiorowski
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Ernie Hudson, Bentley Mitchum, Jenny McShane, Tony Caprari, Chris Olley, Cordell McQueen, Paul Ditchfield, Simo Mogwaza, Anton Dekker
A marine biologist, Steven McKray (Casper Van Dien), comes looking for sharks off the coast of Africa and finds there is more danger in the African fishing village than in those shark-infested waters.
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Slayer 2006 TV, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Kevin VanHook
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jennifer O'Dell, Kevin Grevioux, Tony Plana, Lynda Carter, Alexis Cruz, Danny Trejo, Ray Park, Ski Carr, Pablo Espinosa, Toby Holguin, Joyce Giraud
Military commander Hawk (Casper Van Dien) and his unit are on patrol when they confront vampires and think they have killed them all. But now there are new reports of vampires in the area, and Hawk is sent back down to rid the jungles, once and for all, of vampires. But Hawk's right-hand man (Kevin Grevioux) joins the vampires, and, to complicate matters further, Hawk's ex-wife, Dr. Laurie Williams (Jennifer O'Dell), has been conducting experiments in the area. Now she is the one who accidentally finds the evil vampire king, Javier (Tony Plana). Will Hawk be able to stop the assault and save his ex-wife, as well?
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 Sleepy Hollow 1999  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Christopher Walken, Richard Griffiths, Marc Pickering, Lisa Marie, Steven Waddington, Claire Skinner
The classic story of Washington Irving's Headless Horseman, who rides through the night on his galloping horse performing his own decapitations, is brought to the screen with Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ichabod Crane who is sent to investigate the crimes. When Ichabod arrives in the small, New York town, he is told that a number of decapitated people have been found, and the townsfolk believe it was the work of the legendary Headless Horseman. Ichabod does not believe the story, and, as he investigates, Ichabod meets and falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) and becomes even more determined to find the murderer as a way to prove his worth to Katrina.
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 Starship Troopers 1997  R, 129 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Seth Gilliam, Patrick Muldoon, Rue McClanahan, Timothy Omundson
Set in the future, this film is about a group of young paratroopers who battle insect aliens from Klendathu in a fight to the finish. Although this story glorifies war, it does provide good sci-fi thrills.
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Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 2008 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: Edward Neumeier
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe, Amanda Donohoe, Marnette Patterson, Danny Keogh, Stelio Savante, Cecile Breccia, Garth Breytenbach, Graeme Richards, Cokey Falkow, Tanya van Graan, Antonio Summerton, Nicole Tupper
In this third entry of the series, the Bug war continues. Sky Marshal Omar Anoke (Stephen Hogan), General Dix Hauser (Boris Kodjoe), and Captain Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock) arrive on Roku San planet where Colonel Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) welcomes them. Meanwhile, the bugs break through fences surrounding the facility, but Dix, Lola, and Omar escape–only to crash land on planet OM-1. Will Johnny Rico be successful in leading troops to rescue them?
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Tarzan and the Lost City 1998 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona, Rapulana Seiphemo, Ian Roberts, Peter Spyro, Sean Taylor, Gys De Villiers, Russel Savadier
In this rather stilted version of Tarzan set in 1913, Casper Van Dien takes on the title role of the ape man who has now left the jungle and is living the life of an English gentleman about to marry the beautiful Jane. Just before the wedding, Tarzan is called back to his beloved jungle to help a tribal chieftain fight mercenaries.
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The Time Shifters 1999 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Thrill Seekers
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Catherine Bell, Theresa Saldana, Peter Outerbridge, Julian Richings, Lawrence Dane, Catherine Oxenberg, Mimi Kuzyk, James Allodi, Deborah Odell, Martin Sheen
While conducting research on disasters for a magazine article, over-the-hill reporter Tom Merrick (Casper Van Dien) notes that the same person is present at several disasters over the years. Things get even more bizarre when the same man is present on a plane that Tom is on, and Tom must step in to change history. Interesting concept.
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Windfall 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gerry Lively
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Gregg Henry, Robert Englund, Libby Hudson, Ray Wise, Cyril O'Reilly, Daniel Roebuck, Jeremy Roberts, Jeff Kober, Florin Tanase, Jeff Celentano
The opening chase scene and the ending hurricane are the highlights of this lame, but watchable, film. Partners-in-crime Ace and Scratch (Casper Van Dien and Robert Englund) are caught after the above-noted chase, thus thwarting their attempt to rob a tropical island casino. But, instead of being sent to jail, the casino owner hires them as casino security agents. Will they be able to stop the next attempt at robbing the casino? And don't forget the hurricane that is approaching.
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| 1. Big Spender (2003)
2. The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
3. Cutaway (2000)
4. Danger Beneath the Sea (2001)
5. Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
aka: Meltdown
6. Modern Vampires (1999)
7. Night Scream (1997)
aka: Nightscream
8. The Omega Code (1999)
9. Python (2000)
10. Shark Attack (1999)
11. Slayer (2006)
12. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
13. Starship Troopers (1997)
14. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)
15. Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
16. The Time Shifters (1999)
aka: Thrill Seekers
17. Windfall (2001)
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