Balls of Fury 2007  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Thomas Lennon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bret DelBuono, Jason Scott Lee, Toby Huss, David Holmes
It is 1988, and American pre-teen, ping-pong champion Randy Daytona (Bret DelBuono) competes in the Summer Olympics. His father, Pete (Robert Patrick), borrows money from Chinese triad boss Feng (Christopher Walken) and bets it all on Randy. But Randy loses the match, and Feng orders Pete's murder. Now it is nineteen years later, and Randy (now played by Dan Fogler) is approached by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) who wants him to infiltrate Feng's invitation-only ping-pong tournament. Randy agrees because he wants to help bring down Feng. But, he must get back in shape, and blind ping-pong master Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q.) take on the task. The road leads to the film's climax in Central America where the deadly ping-pong games transpire.
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Fanboys 2009  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Kyle Newman
Cast: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Seth Rogen, David Denman, Christopher McDonald, Thom Bishops, Charlie B. Brown, Isaac Kappy, Danny Trejo, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Ethan Suplee
In 1998, "Star Wars" fans–Hutch (Dan Fogler), Zoe (Kristen Bell), Eric (Sam Huntington), Windows (Jay Baruchel), and Linus (Chris Marquette)–set off from Ohio on a road trip that will feature chase scenes, a night in jail, and even a brawl with Trekkies. The purpose of the trip is to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch to get their hands on "Star Wars: Episode I–The Phantom Menace," which is not scheduled for release for a few more months. Linus has terminal cancer and may not be alive on the release date. So, the only way for him to see the much anticipated film is for his friends to steal it and allow Linus to watch the film before he dies.
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Good Luck Chuck 2007 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Mark Helfrich
Cast: Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, Dan Fogler, Ellia English, Sasha Pieterse, Lonny Ross, Chelan Simmons, Connor Price, Troy Gentile, Mackenzie Mowat, Caroline Ford, Natalie Morriss, Chang Tseng, Michael Teigen
When Charlie (Dane Cook) was 10 years old, he refused to kiss the girl while playing spin-the-bottle. The girl put a hex on him that is still in effect 20 years later. Charlie is a successful dentist but can't seem to sustain a relationship with any woman. He finds out that every girl who he had a one-night-stand with married the very next man she met. When word spreads that Charlie is a good luck charm, women line up at his office to have a one-night stand. But Charlie wants true love, not just sex. Then he meets clumsy, but beautiful, Cam (Jessica Alba) who is a penguin expert. They become attracted to each other, but Charlie must find a way to rid himself of the curse before the relationship matures.
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Horton Hears a Who! 2008  G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Charles Osgoood, Josh Flitter, Niecy Nash, Jesse McCartney, Jack Angel
Dr. Seuss' 1954 book is brought to the screen with Jim Carrey as the voice of the cheerful elephant Horton who discovers the city of Whoville after a speck of dust containing what he is sure are living creatures blows past. Horton talks to the Mayor of Whoville (voice of Steve Carell) and agrees to help the residents. But, Kangaroo (voice of Carol Burnett) considers the Whos to be nothing more than Horton's hallucination and rounds up other jungle animals to teach Horton a lesson. Horton will not relent and tells the others, "a person is a person, no matter how small." Will the Whos speak up and be saved?
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Love Happens 2009  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Brandon Camp
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen, Judy Greer, Frances Conroy, Joe Anderson, Sasha Alexander, Clyde Kusatsu, Michelle Harrison, Michael Kopsa, Anne Marie DeLuise, Tyler McClendon, Panou
Dr. Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) is a widower who has written a self-help book but is still having problems dealing with his own pain over the death of his wife three years ago. While teaching a seminar in Seattle, Burke meets and falls in love with Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston) who has sworn off of men and is spending most of her time working in her floral business. Burke and Eloise have not met at the right time for either of them, but Jennifer makes Burke realize that he has not faced up to the loss of his wife–and, maybe in this case, love happens.
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 School for Scoundrels 2006 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Todd Phillips
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Luis Guzman, David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh, Todd Luiso, Paul Scheer, Jon Glaser, Leonard Earl Howze, Dan Fogler
Filled with low self-esteem, Roger (Jon Heder) is not happy with his job as a NYC meter reader and enrolls in a confidence-building class led by Dr. P (Billy Bob Thornton). Roger does gain confidence and even gains the courage to pursue Amanda (Jacinda Barrett) who is the girl of his dreams. But problems rise to the fore when the dastardly Dr. P decides to compete for Amanda's affections.
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Taking Woodstock 2009 110 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Imelda Saunton, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy, Liev Schreiber, Henry Goodman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Adam LeFevre, Kevin Chamberlin, Jonathan Groff, Edward Hibbert, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Bette Henritze
This film is based on the true story of Greenwich Village interior designer Elliot (Demetri Martin) who moved back to his parents'–Sonia and Jake (Imelda Stanton and Henry Goodman)–home in upstate New York to help manage their run-down Catskills motel, The El Monaco. The year is 1969, and when Elliot gets word that a neighboring town has retracted its permit for a planned hippie music festival, Elliot sees a way to drum-up business for the motel. Elliot contacts the producer, Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff), and offers to board the crew and use his family's land for the concert. Their land is a swamp and will not work, but a few weeks later, half a million people arrive for the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival that takes place on neighbor Max Yasgur's (Eugene Levy) farm. Elliot works hard to keep things running smoothly, and his success changes his life forever.
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| 1. Balls of Fury (2007)
2. Fanboys (2009)
3. Good Luck Chuck (2007)
4. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
aka: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
5. Love Happens (2009)
6. School for Scoundrels (2006)
7. Taking Woodstock (2009)
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