Agent Cody Banks 2003  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harald Zwart
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Keith David, Cynthia Stevenson, Arnold Vosloo, Daniel Roebuck, Ian McShane, Darrell Hammond, Martin Donovan, Connor Widdows, Marc Shelton, Chris Gauthier, Harry Van Gorkum, Eliza Norbury
After the CIA recruits and trains teenager Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz), he is ready to perform covert operations but must still deal with his problem of becoming tongue-tied around girls. Wouldn't you know it! His first case involves befriending Natalie (Hilary Duff) and then spying on her scientist father Dr. Connors (Martin Donovan).
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 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 2004  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Kevin Allen
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson, Hannah Spearritt, Cynthia Stevenson, Daniel Roebuck, Anna Chancellor, Keith Allen, James Faulkner, David Kelly, Santiago Segura, Connor Widdows, Keith David, Joshua Brody, Rod Silvers, Jack Stanley
While being trained at Kamp Woody "summer camp" as a future CIA agent, 15-year-old Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz) is given a new partner, Derek (Anthony Anderson), and the assignment of tracking down demoted agent Diaz (Keith Allen) who is in cahoots with Lord Duncan Kenworth (James Faulkner) to use stolen mind control software to take over the minds of world leaders. Diaz is in London, and Cody enrolls in a British private school where he poses as a clarinet player in the band in order to retrieve the stolen mind-control device. At the school, Cody teams up with another teenager, Scotland Yard operative Emily (Hannah Spearritt), and they try to stop Diaz from taking over the world.
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Bubba Ho-Tep 2003  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Coscarelli
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Reggie Bannister, Bob Ivy, Heidi Marnhout, Larry Pennell, Gigi Fast Elk Porter, Harrison Young, Daniel Roebuck, Daniel Schweiger
"Bubba Ho-tep" proposes that Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) is not dead and, instead, is living in an East Texas retirement home. Another resident, John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davis), tells his own story of how he missed out on the assassination. Elvis" and John team up to protect the other rest home residents from an evil Egyptian mummy that haunts the facility, and the two valiant souls set off on their mission.
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Disorganized Crime 1989  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Kouf
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Fred Gwynne, Hoyt Axton, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ed O'Neill, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Daniel Roebuck, John Oblinger, Dean Norris
After the leader of five criminals is arrested, the four remaining decide to rob a bank in rural Montana. Like the title suggests, the robbery is anything but orderly.
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 Double Take 2001 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Gary Grubbs, Daniel Roebuck, Sterling Macer Jr., Benny Nieves, Garcelle Beauvais, Andrea Navedo, Edward Herrmann, Shawn Elliott
When Daryl Chase (Orlando Jones) is framed for murder and wanted by both the FBI and a Mexican drug cartel, he takes Freddy Tiffany's (Eddie Griffin) passport as his means of escape. Too late, Daryl learns that Teddy is also a wanted man.
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Eddie Presley 1993  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Burr
Cast: Duane Whitaker, Joe Estevez, Stacie Bourgeois, Clu Gulager, Roscoe Lee Browne, Ted Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Thomerson, Lawrence Tierney, Ian Ogilvy, Willard E. Pugh, Daniel Roebuck
Things just aren't going well for insecure loser Eddie (Duane Whitaker) who lives in his van. He just received a suspension from his job as a watchman and hasn't had a gig for some time as an Elvis impersonator. His spirits are lifted when he gets a job in a sleazy nightclub closing for a terrible magician, but his life still continues to go downhill.
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Final Destination 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: James Wong
Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Amanda Detmer, Chad Donella, Brendan Fehr, Daniel Roebuck, Tony Todd, Barbara Tyson, Roger Guenveur Smith, Seann William Scott, Forbes Angus, Lisa Marie Caruk, Christine Chatelain
Alex (Devon Sawa) has a premonition about his high-school group's flight to Paris and, along with some of his friends, is able to get off the plane before it leaves. True to his premonition, the plane explodes shortly after takeoff. But Death does not like to be cheated, and the students saved by Alex start dying, one-by-one. A slightly different take on the teen slasher genre.
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Finding Amanda 2008 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Tolan
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney, Peter Facinelli, Steve Coogan, Bill Fagerbakke, Daniel Roebuck, Allan Wasserman, Mighty Rasta, Vitta Quinn, Allie McCulloch, J.P. Manoux
Just before Lorraine (Maura Tierney) leaves her husband Taylor Peters (Matthew Broderick) because of his multiple addictions, she sends him to Las Vegas to rescue her 20-year-old niece Amanda (Brittany Snow) who is working as a call girl. Taylor goes on the mission hoping to win back Lorraine. However, once in Vegas, Taylor cannot resist gambling, decides Amanda is happy in her "career," and things do not turn out as he planned.
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Flash of Genius 2008 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Abraham
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Jake Abel, Daniel Roebuck, Tim Kelleher, Bill Smitrovich, Alan Alda, Josette Halpert, Andrew Gilles, Mitch Pileggi, Chuck Shamata, Kate Parr, Kristian Truelsen, Simon Reynolds
In the 1960s, Detroit's Wayne State University Electrical Engineering professor, Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear), has invented the intermittent windshield wiper. Kearns and his friend Gil Previck (Dermot Mulroney) take the prototype to the Ford motor company, but the company says they are not interested. Just a few years later, Ford proceeds to install the wipers on their new models. Kearns sues the company, and the litigation goes on for years. Finally, Kearns is awarded $30 million, but he loses his mind and his wife Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and family in the process.
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 The Fugitive 1993  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Julianne Moore, Andreas Katsulas, Jeroen Krabbe, Daniel Roebuck, Ron Dean, Andy Romano
In this sequel to the television show by the same name, Harrison Ford takes on the role of Dr. Richard Kimble who tracks his wife's killer while being pursued by a U.S. Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones). Jones won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for his role in this film, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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A Glimpse of Hell 2001 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mikael Salomon
Cast: James Caan, Robert Sean Leonard, Dashiell Eaves, Tara Doyle, Jamie Harrold, Andrew MacVicar, Daniel Roebuck, Cherie Devanney, Chris Owens, James Bulliard
Tragedy struck in 1989 when an explosion in a gun turret aboard the battleship U.S.S. Iowa resulted in many men being killed or injured. The resulting investigation pointed the finger at a sailor who was despondent over a failed homosexual relationship. This is the story of that investigation, and the questions that arose concerning a possible cover-up by the Navy.
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Hansel & Gretel 2002 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Cast: Taylor Momsen, Jacob Smith, Delta Burke, Howie Mandel, Gerald McRaney, Lynn Redgrave, Alana Austin, Bob Goldthwait, Dakota Fanning, Sinbad, Tom Arnold, Daniel Roebuck
The popular Grimm's fairy tale gets an updating to, presumably, have a greater appeal to the modern child. When Hansel's (Jacob Smith) and Gretel's (Taylor Momsen) father (Gerald McRaney) heads to the city in search of work, their dastardly stepmother (Delta Burke) takes the opportunity of getting rid of them in an enchanted forest where the adventures begin for the youngsters.
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The Late Shift 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Treat Williams, Rich Little, Reni Santoni, Peter Jurasik, Ed Begley Jr., John Kapelos, Steven Gilborn, John Getz
Based on a true story, this film depicts behind-the-scenes events during which TV executives (Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr.) decided whether Jay Leno (Daniel Roebuck) or David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) would be named Johnny Carson's replacement.
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Mary Christmas 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schneider
Cast: John Schneider, Cynthia Gibb, Tom Bosley, Jenna Boyd, Benton Jennings, Jeni D. Austin, Diane Robin, Steven Pemrick, Kandice Stroh, Daniel Roebuck, Renee Ridgeley, Milos Milicevic
Nine-year-old Felicia (Jenna Boyd) writes Santa asking for a new mommy for Christmas. Word of the letter reaches the newspaper, and Mary (Cynthia Gibb) is sent to cover the story by spending Christmas with Felicia and her wealthy father (John Schneider). The magic begins when a mysterious stranger (Tom Bosley) arrives.
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Miracle Dogs 2003 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Craig Clyde
Cast: Kate Jackson, Ted Shackelford, Alana Austin, Stacy Keach, Rue McClanahan, Daniel Roebuck, Wayne Rogers, Josh Hutcherson, K.C. Clyde, Dudley Swetland, Patrice Moncell, Talbot Perry Simons, Todd Holland
Young Charlie (Josh Hutcherson) has just moved to Cleveland with his parents (Kate Jackson and Ted Shackelford) when Charlie finds "Annie," a thee-legged Springer Spaniel that has just had puppies. With help from the janitor (Stacy Keach), Charlie hides Annie and the puppies in the hospital where his parents work. But it doesn't take long for the dogs to start wandering around the hospital, and, miraculously, after encounters with the dogs, patients begin to heal. Of course, hospital rules do not allow dogs in patients' rooms, problems ensue, and the dogs are sent to an animal shelter. Now, a wealthy patient (Rue McClanahan) realizes that the dogs have cured her illness, and she ensures that the dogs are rescued, and new homes are found.
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 River's Edge 1986 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Roxana Zal, Tom Bower, Joshua John Miller, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler
This film is based on a real story in which a teenage killer showed his friends the corpse of his victim. A pact was made to keep everything hush-hush, and it almost worked as the teens excused themselves from responsibility for their actions.
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Stir 1998 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rodion Nakhapetov
Cast: Traci Lords, Andrew Heckler, Daniel Roebuck, Seth Adkins, Tony Todd, Karen Black, Michael J. Pollard, Reno Wilson, Robert Wisdom, Angel Aviles, Darryl Jones, Rodion Nakhapetov
Shortly after Joseph Bekins (Daniel Roebuck) was murdered in a motel room, his widow, Kelly (Traci Lords), and their six-year-old son, Matthew (Seth Adkins), visit the sight of the crime. Kelly is surprised to find Joseph's colleague, Michael (Andrew Heckler), there also. Unbeknownst to them, all fall under the watchful eye of FBI agent Bubba (Tony Todd). Later, Matthew begins having visions of his father's death scene and identifies Michael as the killer. Now, the action really heats up.
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U.S. Marshals 1998 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stuart Baird
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Nelligan, Joe Pantoliano, Irene Jacob, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood, LaTanya Richardson, Michael Paul Chan, Patrick Malahide, Rick Snyder, Johnny Lee Davenport, Donald Li, Marc Vann
In this sequel to 1993's "The Fugitive," Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) leads a team of law-enforcement officers on the trail of the fugitive, Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes), who just happens to be an ex-CIA agent accused of espionage and the murder of fellow officers. Acting as well as special effects score high, but the film is too long for the material covered.
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Windfall 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gerry Lively
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Gregg Henry, Robert Englund, Libby Hudson, Ray Wise, Cyril O'Reilly, Daniel Roebuck, Jeremy Roberts, Jeff Kober, Florin Tanase, Jeff Celentano
The opening chase scene and the ending hurricane are the highlights of this lame, but watchable, film. Partners-in-crime Ace and Scratch (Casper Van Dien and Robert Englund) are caught after the above-noted chase, thus thwarting their attempt to rob a tropical island casino. But, instead of being sent to jail, the casino owner hires them as casino security agents. Will they be able to stop the next attempt at robbing the casino? And don't forget the hurricane that is approaching.
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| 1. Agent Cody Banks (2003)
2. Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
3. Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)
4. Disorganized Crime (1989)
5. Double Take (2001)
6. Eddie Presley (1993)
7. Final Destination (2000)
8. Finding Amanda (2008)
9. Flash of Genius (2008)
10. The Fugitive (1993)
11. A Glimpse of Hell (2001)
12. Hansel & Gretel (2002)
13. The Late Shift (1996)
14. Mary Christmas (2002)
15. Miracle Dogs (2003)
16. River's Edge (1986)
17. Stir (1998)
18. U.S. Marshals (1998)
19. Windfall (2001)
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