Barton Fink 1991  R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, Richard Portnow, David Warrilow, Christopher Murney, I.M. Hobson
When New York playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) goes to Hollywood, he checks into a seedy hotel and becomes friends with Charlie Meadows (John Goodman). Fink has trouble writing his story, and, instead of getting over writer's block, he becomes a murder suspect. The film received three Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actor Michael Lerner for his role as the studio chief.
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Cafe Society 1995  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raymond DeFelitta
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Frank Whaley, Lara Flynn Boyle, John Spencer, Anna Levine, Christopher Murney, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Richard B. Shull, David Patrick Kelly
Mickey Jelke (Frank Whaley) is heir to the oleo fortune. When his parents cut him off financially, he talks his girlfriend into performing acts of prostitution so they can collect enough cash to marry. Justice prevails, and Mickey Jelke gets his due when she testifies against him, and he pays the consequences.
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The Last Dragon 1985   PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry, Faith Prince, Mike Starr, Ernie Reyes Jr., Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jim Moody, William H. Macy
Although Leroy (Taimak) is a Black and lives in Harlem, he dresses and eats in the Chinese manner. He strives to become a kung fu master, but Sho'nuff (Julius Carry) shares those aspirations, and he stands in Leroy's way.
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Maximum Overdrive 1986  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Stephen King
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John Short, J.C. Quinn, Ellen McElduff, Christopher Murney, Holter Graham, Frankie Faison, Pat Miller, Jack Canon, Barry Bell, John Brasington, J. Don Ferguson
This film is Stephen King's first directorial effort and concerns a comet that passes near Earth, which turns some machines into killers. Large trucks besiege the Dixie Boy truck stop and threaten the humans who are inside. King was also the screenwriter, with the story coming from the anthology "Night Shift."
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Murder by the Book 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Damski
Cast: Robert Hays, Catherine Mary Stewart, Celeste Holm, Fred Gwynne, Christopher Murney, Lewis J. Stadlen, Martin Neufeld, Jacques Sandulescu, Robin Ward, Jonathan Moore
Quiet, unassuming Hank Mercer (Robert Hays) is the author of detective mysteries. He finds that he can't help but play the hard-boiled private eye of his stories is his day-to-day life. In this role, he comes to the rescue of a woman in distress.
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The Secret of My Success 1987 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne, Mercedes Ruehl, Christopher Murney, Gerry Bamman, Carol Ann Susi
A young man (Michael J. Fox) heads for the Big Apple with lots of dreams and ambition. Once he gets there, reality hits him head on with a menial job and squalid apartment. Not discouraged, he continues to look for that big break.
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Where Are the Children? 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Max Gail, Barnard Hughes, Harley Cross, Elisabeth Harnois, Elizabeth Wilson, Frederic Forrest, James Purcell, Clifton James, Eriq La Salle, Joseph Hindy, Devin Ratray, Zev Braun, Christopher Murney, Ted O'Brien
Nine years after the murder of Nancy's (Jill Clayburgh) children, the children she has borne following the tragedy are now missing. In spite of a new marriage to Clay Eldridge (Max Gail) and a move to another part of the country, tragedy has appeared to happen again.
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| 1. Barton Fink (1991)
2. Cafe Society (1995)
3. The Last Dragon (1985)
aka: Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
4. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
5. Murder by the Book (1987)
6. The Secret of My Success (1987)
7. Where Are the Children? (1986)
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