Alien Trespass 2009  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: R.W. Goodwin
Cast: Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Dan Lauria, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Andrew Dunbar, Sarah Smyth, Aaron Brooks, Tom McBeath, Vincent Gale, Jerry Wasserman, Jonathan Young, Michael Roberds, Sage Brocklebank, Christina Schild
It is 1957 in California's Mojave Desert, and Ted Lewis (Eric McCormack) spots a shooting star while celebrating an anniversary dinner with his wife Lana (Jody Thompson). Meanwhile, a local diner waitress Tammy (Jenni Baird) looks out her window and sees the same shooting star. But, it really isn't a shooting star. Instead, it is an alien spaceship that crashes in the desert, and the only witnesses are teenagers Dick and Penny (Andrew Dunbar and Sarah Smyth) who are parked on a lovers' lane near the crash site. Urp emerges from the spaceship in pursuit of Ghota–a one-eyed monster that has escaped. In order to neutralize the monster, Urp takes over Ted's body but finds that there is little support from police Chief Dawson (Dan Lauria) or from officer Vernon (Robert Patrick). Now, Urp joins forces with Penny to track down the monster and prevent it from conquering the world.
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Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Tim Daly, Dan Lauria, William O'Leary, Neal McDonough, Lewis Smith, Marley Shelton, Jeri Ryan, Geoffrey Rivas, Debra Jo Rupp, Clu Gulager, Gordon Clapp, Susanna Thompson
This action/drama is based on the 1993 Waco, Texas, tragedy when David Koresh (Tim Daly) and his religious fanatics barricaded themselves for 51 days while surrounded by Federal agents. The stand-off ended when police raided their building, and Koresh's followers chose death over captivity.
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Big Momma's House 2 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Whitesell
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi, Mark Moses, Dan Lauria, Kat Dennings, Chloe Moretz, Marisol Nichols, Josh Flitter, Jascha Washington
Martin Lawrence is back in his role of undercover FBI agent Malcolm Turner who disguises himself as "Big Momma" to crack cases. This time around, he sets out to expose the designer of a computer worm that threatens U.S. intelligence forces and would allow terrorists to get their hands on needed information.
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mob Justice
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Tony Danza, Ted Levine, Dan Lauria, Frank Vincent, Joe Lisi, James Rebhorn, Nicholas Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, Caroline Aaron, Leonardo Cimino, Wendy Makkena, Kevin Corrigan
Gus Farace (Tony Danza) is a small-time gangster by night and a trusted member of a mob family by day. After he kills a cop (Samuel L. Jackson), both the police and, at police request, the mob are after Gus. But Gus still has friends in the mob that may help. As expected, the film heads to the inevitable showdown. Originally made for TV.
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Dog Watch 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Langley
Cast: Sam Elliott, Esai Morales, Paul Sorvino, Dan Lauria, Richard Gilliland, Jessica Steen, Mimi Craven, Richard Zavaglia
Revenge leads to violence when a San Francisco cop, Charlie Falon (Sam Elliott), avenges his partner's murder and, in turn, kills the man standing over his partner's body. Too late, Falon realizes that he has murdered an innocent man. But as the investigation continues, it reveals a lurid story of drugs and corruption.
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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake 1990 TV, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost, Alan Autry, Joe Spano, Holly Fields, Stephen Elliott, Robert Ginty, Silvana Gallardo, Michael T. Weiss, Richard Masur, Ed Begley Jr., Charles Siebert
In this TV miniseries, Los Angeles seismologist Dr. Clare Winslow (Joanna Kerns) identifies the time and location for the major quake that will flatten the city. But, her warnings about "The Big One" go mostly unheeded, and disaster inevitably strikes.
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Mr. Murder 1998 R, 180 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Julie Warner, Bill Smitrovich, Thomas Haden Church, James Coburn, Kaley Cuoco, Brittney Lee Harvey, Don Hood, K Callan, Dan Lauria
Originally a two-part TV miniseries, this is the tale of scientists who set out to rule the world. To further their cause, they intend to create an army of superbeings through cloning, but good-old Marty (Stephen Baldwin) has his blood used for cloning by mistake. Now there are two Martys and the problems begin.
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South Bronx Heroes 1985 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Mystery
aka: Revenge of the Innocents
Director: William Szarka
Cast: Brendan Ward, Melissa Esposito, Mario Van Peebles, Megan Van Peebles, Martin Zurla, Barry Lynch, Dan Lauria, Bo Rucker, Sean Ward, Jordan Abeles, Claude Vincent, Alysson Chiodi, Trujillo, John Szarka, Thomas Anderson
As youngsters, Paul and Michelle ( Brendan Ward and Melissa Esposito) had run away from a cruel foster father, taking with them evidence of sexual abuse and the murder of a fellow foster child. Hiding out in the streets of the Bronx, they run across another pair of siblings–Tony and Christy (Mario and Megan Van Peebles). Tony, recently out of a Mexican jail, decides that revenge is the appropriate course of action when he sees the evidence.
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The Spirit 2008 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Frank Miller
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Dan Lauria, Paz Vega, Eric Balfour, Jaime King, Scarlett Johansson, Dan Gerrity, Larry Reinhardt-Meyer, Frank Miller, Louis Lombardi, Richard Portnow, Stana Katic
After rookie cop Denny Colt is killed, he is resurrected as The Spirit (Gabriel Macht), a masked crime fighter with the mission of keeping Central City safe for its inhabitants. His nemesis is Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) whose aim is to wipe out all of those people who The Spirit is trying to save. And the battle is on as The Spirit tracks down Octopus while beautiful women try to seduce The Spirit–for good and evil reasons.
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Stakeout 1987  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: John Badham
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Aidan Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Dan Lauria, Forest Whitaker, Earl Billings, Ian Tracey, Jackson Davies, J.J. Makaro
This adventure/comedy is about a couple of detectives (Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez) as they follow the trail of a killer (Aidan Quinn) who has left prison without the usual permission. Madeleine Stowe is the subject of the "Stakeout" since she was the ex-girlfriend of the killer. Love bites.
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Terror in the Family 1996 TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Goodell
Cast: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Hilary Swank, Kathleen Wilhoite, Adam Hendershott, Nan Martin, Andrew Kavovit, Beau Billingslea, Jeff Olsen, Barta Heiner, Joey Miyashima, Lynn Gale, Scott Wilkinson
Fifteen-year-old Deena (Hilary Swank) strikes out with violent outbursts against her parents, and her acts contribute to the problems of an already dysfunctional family. Her mother Cynthia (Joanna Kerns) and ten-year-old brother Adam (Adam Hendershott) already use alcohol to solve their problems. Deena's father, Todd (Dan Lauria), solves everything by engrossing himself in work. Matters come to a head when Deena threatens her parents with a knife. Now, Aunt Judith (Kathleen Wilhoite) steps in and takes over custody of Deena who now tries to deal with her problems, which, of course, include those of her family members as well.
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Wide Awake 1998 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia, Rosie O'Donnell, Camryn Manheim, Vicki Giunta, Julia Stiles, Michael Shulman, Heather Casler, Dan Lauria, Stefan Niemczyk, Michael Pacienza, Jaret Ross Barron
When his Grandpa Beal (Robert Loggia) passes away, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a search for God in order to find his grandfather who had promised to be with him forever. He gets help from sports-loving nun, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), who appears to be as equally devoted to baseball as she is to God.
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| 1. Alien Trespass (2009)
2. Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993)
3. Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
4. Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991)
aka: Mob Justice
5. Dog Watch (1996)
6. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
aka: The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
7. Mr. Murder (1998)
aka: Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder
8. South Bronx Heroes (1985)
aka: Revenge of the Innocents
9. The Spirit (2008)
10. Stakeout (1987)
11. Terror in the Family (1996)
12. Wide Awake (1998)
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