Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 1996  R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott, Kim Myers, Mickey Cottrell, Pat Skipper, Louis Turenne, Courtland Mead, Paul Perri, Wren T. Brown, Louis Mustillo, Jody St. Michael, Christine Harnos
This fourth in the series of "Hellraiser" films is not very entertaining–note the fact that the director is "Alan Smithee" (an alias used in Hollywood when the director does not want to be associated with his film). Anyway, this episode finds Pinhead (Doug Bradley) in the 22nd century. He is on a space station run by Dr. Paul Merchant (Bruce Ramsay) whose mission is to close the gates to Hell. Pinhead now sets out to prevent Merchant from acheiving his goal because Pinhead, of course, wants the gates left open.
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Recess: School's Out 2001  G, 84 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Cast: Ricky D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Ashley Johnson, Andrew Lawrence, Courtland Mead, Pamela Adlon, Dabney Coleman, Robert Goulet, Melissa Joan Hart, Peter MacNicol
Ten-year-old students spend summer vacation saving their school from a threatened banning of recess in this spin-off of the Disney Channel cartoon series. A likeable family film.
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 The Shining 1997 TV, 273 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Wil Horneff, Elliott Gould, Pat Hingle, Courtland Mead, Cynthia Garris, Mickey Giacomazzi, Tomas Herrera
This TV miniseries remake of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film does a credible job of capturing the novel's intent but plods along at times. Jack (Steven Weber) has had tough times and now takes on the job of caretaker at a mountain hotel for the winter, bringing his wife and son with him. It doesn't take long before it is evident that evil forces are at work at the hotel.
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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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| 1. Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
2. Recess: School's Out (2001)
3. The Shining (1997)
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
4. Tom and Huck (1995)
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