Mona Lisa 1986  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Sammi Davis, Rod Bedall, Zoe Nathenson, Joe Brown, Pauline Melville, Hossein Karimbeik, John Darling, Bryan Coleman, Robert Dorning
Recently released from seven years in prison, George (Bob Hoskins) meets with mob boss Mortwell (Michael Caine) who gives him the job of working as a driver for beautiful call girl Simone (Cathy Tyson). Although they do not get along at first, Bob eventually helps Simone search for her friend Cathy (Kate Hardie). To accomplish his mission, Bob must again enter the underworld where troubles await, and he learns that Cathy and Simone are lovers. Hoskins received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Actor,"
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The Serpent and the Rainbow 1988  R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Badja Djola, Theresa Merritt, Michael Gough, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Dey Young, Aleta Mitchell, Jaime Pina Gautier, William Newman, Evencio Mosquera Slaco
It appears that zombies really do exist, and scientist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) is sent to Haiti by a drug company to find the drug that may used in creating zombies. Teaming up with a local "good" voodoo priest (Paul Winfield) and his daughter (Cathy Tyson), Alan finds that, as he gets closer to the answers, the resistance from the "bad" voodoo priest becomes greater, and he is in jeopardy of becoming a zombie himself. Based on a book by Wade Davis who actually looked for the drug. Good special effects.
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| 1. Mona Lisa (1986)
2. Priest (1994)
3. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
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