12 Bucks 1998  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Isham
Cast: Scott Waugh, Sean Graham, Ming-Na, Irene Bedard, Ernest Borgnine, David Chokachi, Marj Dusay, David Faustino, Alexandra Paul, Jonathan Silverman, Matthew Fishman, Nick Bentley, Damon Whitaker, Mik Scriba, Finola Hughes
Johnny and Tanner (Scott Waugh and Sean Graham) grow up in a dysfunctional environment with a brutal father. During one abuse of his mother, Tanner shoots his father and ends up in jail. Johnny is sent to a foster home and eventually does well in college, while Tanner lives a life of crime but is now trying to go straight. Fifteen years after the incident the brothers are reunited when Tanner asks Johnny to vouch for him at the parole office–not telling Johnny the office is not in California, but in Florida. So off they go, with 12 bucks in cash, learning a lot about each other on the cross-country trip.
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Bird 1988  R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Michael McGuire, James Handy, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Arlen Dean Snyder, Damon Whitaker, Morgan Nagler, Penelope Windust, Glenn Wright, George Orrison
Clint Eastwood directed this classy, but bittersweet, musical about jazz saxophone superman Charlie "Bird" Parker's (Forest Whitaker) troubled personal and professional life, which ended in his untimely death from the chronic effects of drug abuse. Although Charlie's wife Chan (Diane Venora) supports him and refuses to place Charlie in a mental institution, she cannot rescue him from his ultimate demise. The film won an Oscar for Best Sound Recording.
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The Hillside Strangler 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chuck Parello
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Nicholas Turturro, Allison Lange, Marisol Padilla Sanchez, Jennifer Tisdale, Lin Shaye, Kent Masters King, Aimee Brooks, Natasha Melnick, Damon Whitaker
Cousins Kenneth Bianchi (C. Thomas Howell) and Angelo (Nicholas Turturo) embark on a crime spree in L.A. that resulted in the murder of 10 women during the late 1970s.
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 Mr. Holland's Opus 1995  PG, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, Jay Thomas, Alicia Witt, William H. Macy, Joanna Gleason, Terrence Howard, Damon Whitaker, Jean Louisa Kelly
What starts out as a temporary teaching job turns into a 30-year career for music teacher Mr. Holland (Richard Dreyfuss). Sadly, his son is deaf and will never hear music, but father and son manage to form an inspiring bond that transcends the father's love for music. A Disney change-of-pace. Dreyfuss was nominated for an Academy Award. 2 User Reviews
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| | Coach Ed 07/06/2012 | | I went back to school to become a teacher after watching this movie. I had given up on my dreams many years earlier, but with the help of my family, I am now the kind of teacher Mr. Holland tried to be. I don't agree with his politics, but RD is certainly a superior actor. |
| | On of my favorite movies | Anonymous 07/29/2011 | | Mr Dreyfuss created a lasting character that I will always remember warmly-- it reminded me of my years in school and a my wonderful music teacher Mr Risner |
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| 1. 12 Bucks (1998)
2. Bird (1988)
3. The Hillside Strangler (2004)
4. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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