Bye Bye Birdie 1995 TV, 135 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Gene Saks Cast: Marc Kudisch, Jason Alexander, Vanessa Williams, Chynna Phillips, George Wendt, Tyne Daly, Jason Gaffney, Karen Elizabeth Austin, Jay Brazeau, Gary Chalk, Sally Mayes, Blair Slater, Vicki Lewis, Brigitta Dau, Angela Brydon
This remake of the 1963 film is closer to the Broadway play but just doesn't match up with Dick Van Dyke's version. Nonetheless, it is still entertaining.
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Caddyshack II 1988 PG, 98 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Arkush Cast: Jackie Mason, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dyan Cannon, Robert Stack, Dina Merrill, Randy Quaid, Jessica Lundy, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, Chynna Phillips, Pepe Serna
Eight years after the original "Caddyshack," the sequel appears with Jackie Mason in the role of millionaire contractor Jack Hartounian. Jack's daughter Kate (Jessica Lundy) wants to join upper-crust Bushwood Country Club whose members can't stand Jack. A solution is found by Jack when he buys the majority of Bushwood's stock and turns the country club into an amusement park featuring golf. The confrontation between Jack and the members is finally solved through a golf match.
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Moving Target 1988 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Chris Thomson Cast: Jason Bateman, John Glover, Jack Wagner, Chynna Phillips, Donna Mitchell, Claude Brooks, Bernie Coulson, Richard Dysart, Tom Skerritt, William Lanteau
Young musician Toby (Jason Bateman) returns home from summer camp only to find out that his family is missing. He soon realizes that a hit man is on his trail as is the Justice Department. It appears to be in his best interest to locate his family and find out what is going on. Made for TV.
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Some Kind of Wonderful 1987 PG-13, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Deutch Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Elias Koteas, Molly Hagan, Maddie Corman, Jane Elliot, Candace Cameron Bure, Chynna Phillips, Scott Coffey, Carmine Caridi, Lee Garlington, Laura Leigh Hughes
Keith Nelson (Eric Stoltz) is a high-school boy who tries to impress one of the school's popular set, Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson), and is unaware that all the while his best friend Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) desires his affection.
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Traveling Man 1989 TV, 105 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Irvin Kershner Cast: John Lithgow, Jonathan Silverman, Margaret Colin, John Glover, John M. Jackson, Chynna Phillips, Tim Ware, David Dwyer, Marc Clement, Danny Nelson, Jennifer Hale, J. Don Ferguson
Top salesman Ben Cluett (John Lithgow) may be over the hill, and now eager up-and-comer Billy Fox (Jonathan Silverman) is assigned as his assistant. But there may be a new life ahead when Ben meets Joanna (Margaret Colin). Made for TV.
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| 1. Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
2. Caddyshack II (1988)
3. Moving Target (1988)
4. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
5. Traveling Man (1989)
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