Dead Silence 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich, Charles Martin Smith, Kenneth Welsh, James Villemaire, Gary Basaraba, Barclay Hope, Blu Mankuma, Vanessa Vaughan, Scott Speedman, Mimi Kuzyk, John Bourgeois, Neil Crone
Three escaped convicts–Ted Handy (Kim Coates), "Sonny" Bonner (James Villemaire), and "Shep" Wilcox (Gary Basaraba)–capture a school bus transporting deaf students and their teacher Melanie Charrol (Marlee Matlin). They take their victims to an abandoned slaughter house and hold them hostage. FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) is assigned to deal with the crisis. While police surround the building, problems ensue, including interference by New York State Assistant Attorney General Roland W. Marks (Charles Martin Smith), but Potter continues his efforts to free the hostages.
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Framed 2002  TV, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: Rob Lowe, Sam Neill, Alicia Coppola, Dorian Harewood, Janet Wright, Scott Gibson, Kandyse McClure, Peter MacNeill, Chad Bruce, Stewart Bick, Daniel Boitiau, Kim Bourne, Ryan Rajendra Black, Miriam Bernstein, Philip Akin
This made-for-TV offering follows NYC policeman Mike Santini (Rob Lowe) as he and his family head to the Bahamas for a vacation. There, Mike sees Eddie Meyers (Sam Neill), a fugitive from NY and the head of a money-laundering scheme. Eddie uses all techniques at his disposal to corrupt the honest Mike. Adapted from a 1992 film with Timothy Dalton as Eddie.
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In the Army Now 1994   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Esai Morales, Lynn Whitfield, Art LaFleur, Fabiana Udenio, Glenn Morshower, Beau Billingslea, Peter Spellos, Paul Mooney
Good friends–Bones Conway (Pauly Shore) and Jack Kaufman (Andy Dick)–join the Army Reserves to make enough money to buy a stereo store. But, they end up being called up for active duty in the Middle East conflict where they accidentally save their fellow soldiers.
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Toy Soldiers 1991 R, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff, Louis Gossett Jr., R. Lee Ermey, Denholm Elliott, Jerry Orbach, Mason Adams, T.E. Russell
When a drug lord is sent to prison, his gang takes over a Virginia prep school and holds its students hostage. The "boys", however, work together as "soldiers" to rescue themselves from their precarious situation.
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| 1. Dead Silence (1997)
2. Framed (2002)
3. In the Army Now (1994)
4. Toy Soldiers (1991)
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