Brain Smasher: A Love Story 1993  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Yuji Okumoto, Brion James, Tim Thomerson, Charles Rocket, Nicholas Guest, Dorothy Dells, Wrick Jones, Galen Schrick, Steve Tancora, Peter Kwong
Supermodel Samantha Crain (Teri Hatcher) attempts to deliver a smuggled package containing a red lotus flower to her sister Cammy (Deborah Van Valkenburgh). On making the delivery, she learns that Cammy has been captured by Chinese Shaolin Monks who want the lotus flower because they believe it holds the key to ultimate power. The sisters manage to flee the Monks, and Samantha hires Ed "Brain Smasher" Molloy (Andrew Dice Clay) as her bodyguard. The couple fights off the monks a number of times–until Molloy is captured. The monks demand the lotus flower in return for Molloy, and the sisters must decide whether or not to make a deal.
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Charlie's Ghost Story 1994  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Anthony Edwards
Cast: Cheech Marin, Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Trenton Knight, Charles Rocket, J.T. Walsh, Daphne Zuniga, Robert Hy Gorman, Veronica Lauren, Dean Cameron
Young Charlie's (Trenton Knight) archaeologist father (Anthony Edwards) is so preoccupied with his discovery of Spanish conquistador Coronado's cave that he neglects Charlie. But Charlie finds a friend in the ghost of Coronado (Cheech Marin) who haunts the boy. Together they embark on an adventure to enable Coronado to find a proper place for him to rest in peace. Based on a Mark Twain story.
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 Dances with Wolves 1990  PG-13, 183 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Kevin Costner
Cast: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Charles Rocket, Maury Chaykin, Tantoo Cardinal, Robert Pastorelli, Wes Studi, Tony Pierce, Annie Costner, Kirk Baltz, Larry Joshua, Tom Everett
This Academy Award winner for Best Picture is the story of a Union soldier (Kevin Costner) who is sent to a frontier outpost where he befriends a tribe of Sioux Indians. When he grows to appreciate the Indians more than his own race and falls in love with a woman of the tribe, the Army calls him a renegade. Good fare. Costner won an Oscar for Best Director. In all, seven Academy Awards were received along with five nominations, which included Best Actor (Costner), Supporting Actor (Graham Greene), and Supporting Actress (Mary McDonnell). 1 User Review
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Delirious 1991  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Cast: John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms, Raymond Burr, Dylan Baker, Charles Rocket, David Rasche, Andrea Thompson, Jerry Orbach, Robert Wagner
Jack Gable (John Candy) is a successful writer of soap operas. After being konked on the head, he wakes up in one of his shows, and whatever he writes comes true. Maybe he can now get the girl he loves. Lame, with very few laughs.
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Dumb and Dumber 1994  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Charles Rocket, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy, Teri Garr, Felton Perry, Victoria Rowell, Joe Baker, Hank Brandt, Cam Neely, Harland Williams, Brady Bluhm, Brad Lockerman
A kidnapping, bungled ransom drop, beautiful Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), frustrated kidnappers, and two really DUMB guys, Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne (Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels), contribute to one very funny slapstick movie as they travel cross-country to return a briefcase filled with cash to the rightful owners.
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Earth Girls Are Easy 1989 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Julien Temple
Cast: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown, Charles Rocket, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Michael McKean, Larry Linville, Rick Overton, Diane Stilwell, June C. Ellis, Lisa Fuller
Manicurist Valerie Dale (Geena Davis) dumps her cheating fiancee Dr. Ted Gallagher (Charles Rocket). Then, three aliens–Mac (Jeff Goldblum,), Wiploc (Jim Carrey), and Zeebo (Damon Wayans)–land in her swimming pool, and she brings them into her salon for complete makeovers. They emerge as handsome dudes, and Valerie falls for Mac. A zany weekend ensues, and now Valerie must decide between Mac and Ted, who now wants her back. Appealing in an offbeat way.
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Father's Day 1997 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski, Charlie Hofheimer, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Burkley, Haylie Johnson, Charles Rocket, Patti D'Arbanville
In this remake of the 1984 French film, "Les Comperes," Robin Williams and Billy Crystal take on the roles of ex-boyfriends of a woman (Nastassja Kinski) who cons them into helping in her search for her runaway son by convincing each that he fathered the boy.
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 Hocus Pocus 1993  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Charles Rocket, Stephanie Faracy, Norbert Weisser, Kathleen Freeman
Somehow, the premise of this film turns the hanged witches of Salem, Massachusetts in 1693, into child eaters. When these three witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are resurrected, the town's children must be saved. Poor stuff. And it's Disney! 2 User Reviews
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| | Love this Movie | Nanarae 10/08/2009 | My grandchildren love this movie. It's a ritual every Halloween we watch this over and over.
The first time a few parts were a little scarey but now it's more entertaining. I love Bette. |
| | AMAZING!!! | kelsey 10/14/2007 | | |
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 Murder at 1600 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Alan Alda, Daniel Benzali, Dennis Miller, Ronny Cox, Diane Baker, Tate Donovan, Harris Yulin, Nicholas Pryor, Tom Wright, Charles Rocket, Tamara Gorski, Nigel Bennett, Douglas O'Keeffe
Washington, D.C., police detective Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes) is sent to the White House to investigate the murder of a woman. He runs into Secret Service agent Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali) who refuses to cooperate but does manage to share convictions with Secret Service agent Nina Chance (Diane Lane) that there is more to this crime than meets the eye.
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Shade 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Damian Nieman
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Melanie Griffith, Gabriel Byrne, Hal Holbrook, Thandie Newton, Stuart Townsend, Dina Merrill, Bo Hopkins, Jamie Foxx, Patrick Bauchau, Roger Guenveur Smith, Charles Rocket, Joe Nicolo, George Tovar, Frank Medrano
Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) and Tiffany (Thandie Newton) join forces with fellow L.A. poker players Larry (Jamie Foxx) and Vernon (Stuart Townsend) to carry out a sting in which they plan to beat "The Dean" (Sylvester Stallone) in a poker game. There is one catch: the ill-begotten money belongs to a mob boss, he wants his money back, and now they are pursued by gangsters.
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Steal Big, Steal Little 1995 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano, David Ogden Stiers, Charles Rocket, Holland Taylor, Richard Bradford, Kevin McCarthy, Ally Walker
Ruben Partida Martinez (Andy Garcia) is a good citizen, but his identical twin, Robby Martin (Andy Garcia), is a greedy businessman. The twins were adopted by a California couple who subsequently divorced, with the mother taking Ruben and the father getting custody of Robby. When the mother dies, Ruben inherits her Santa Barbara ranch, but Robby decides to stake his claim.
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Titan A.E. 2000 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Art Vitello
Cast: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Ron Perlman, Tone Loc, Jim Breuer, Jim Cummings, Alex D. Linz, Charles Rocket, Ken Hudson Campbell, Tsai Chin
In this animated sci-fi film, the year is 3028 A,D., and the alien Drej destroy Earth. Only young Cale (voice of Matt Damon) holds the key to survival–a genetically coded map pointing to the gigantic spaceship, "Titan"–but the Drej are in hot pursuit.
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Tom and Huck 1995 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro, Eric Schweig, Amy Wright, Charles Rocket, Michael McShane, Marian Seldes, Rachael Leigh Cook, Lanny Flaherty, Courtland Mead, William Newman, Peter Mackenzie, Heath Lamberts, Joey Stinson, Blake Heron
This is the Disney rendition of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." When their friend, Muff Potter (Michael McShane), is arrested for the murder of Doc Robinson (William Newman), Tom Sawyer (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Huck Finn (Brad Renfro) come to his rescue.
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Wagons East 1994  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Robert Picardo, Ed Lauter, William Sanderson, Rodney A. Grant, Russell Means, Charles Rocket
Not all settlers in the latter half of the 1800s could handle the challenges of the frontier. One such group hires drunken wagon master James Harlow (John Candy) to lead them East to St. Louis. The adventures of the oddball group are chronicled in this terrible, terrible film. John Candy died during the shooting of the film.
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| 1. Brain Smasher: A Love Story (1993)
2. Charlie's Ghost Story (1994)
3. Dances with Wolves (1990)
4. Delirious (1991)
5. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
6. Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
7. Father's Day (1997)
8. Hocus Pocus (1993)
9. How I Got Into College (1989)
10. Murder at 1600 (1997)
11. Shade (2003)
12. Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
13. Titan A.E. (2000)
14. Tom and Huck (1995)
15. Wagons East (1994)
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