The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1981  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Jack B. Hively
Cast: Kurt Ida, Dan Monahan, Brock Peters, Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Lurene Tuttle, Mike Mazurki, Jack Kruschen, Don Haggerty, Helen Kleeb, James Griffith, Michele Marsh, Cliff Osmond, Bill Zuckert, Elvia Allman
In this made-for-TV offering of Mark Twain's story, Tom Sawyer (Dan Monahan) joins his best friend Huckleberry Finn (Kurt Ida) as they help runaway slave Jim (Brock Peters). The trio drifts down the Mississippi River on a raft, and, along the way, they run into con-men "the Duke" (Forrest Tucker) and "the Dauphin" (Larry Storch) and inadvertently become involved in their schemes.
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 Baby Geniuses 1999  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNicol, Dom DeLuise, Ruby Dee, Kyle Howard, Kaye Ballard, Judith Drake, Randy Travis, Bill Wiley, Dan Monahan, Robin Klein
Elena Kinder (Kathleen Turner) and Heep (Christopher Lloyd) work for a successful company that makes baby products. Sounds fine, but there is a problem involving these two trying to crack the code on baby talk by testing real babies in their lab. One day, a baby escapes and tries to round up other babies to free those entrapped in the lab.
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From the Hip 1987  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt, Darren McGavin, Dan Monahan, David Alan Grier, Nancy Marchand, Ray Walston, Allan Arbus, Priscilla Pointer
Not-so conservative young lawyer "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) uses rather unorthodox maneuvers in the courtroom. This results in his defense of an accused murderer (John Hurt). The trial provides amusing insights into both personalities. 1 User Review
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| | Awesome Movie | TraceyJ322 06/03/2007 | | I have seen this move about 30 times and it is still just as good as it use to be. |
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The Night Flier 1997 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Night Flier
Director: Mark Pavia
Cast: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss, John Bennes, Beverly Skinner, Rob Wilds, Richard K. Olsen, Elizabeth McCormick, J.R. Rodriguez
Richard Dees (Miguel Ferrer), a reporter for the tabloid, "Inside View," tracks down the story of a series of vampire killings that take place around rural airports to get the scoop on fellow reporter, Katherine Blair (Julie Entwisle). One of the better adaptations of a Stephen King story.
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 Porky's 1981  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Kaki Hunter, Tony Ganios, Kim Cattrall, Nancy Parsons, Scott Colomby, Boyd Gaines, Susan Clark, Wayne Maunder, Alex Karras, Eric Christmas
The scene is Florida's Angel Beach High School in the 1950s where it appears that every male student is looking for sex. This leads some students–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Billy (Mark Herrier), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), and Mickey (Roger Wilson)–on a trip to the dive, Porky's, known for its abundance of prostitutes. They pay for the prostitutes but end up being dumped in a swamp. Now, revenge is the name of the game, and practical jokes abound. There are two sequels.
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Porky's 2: The Next Day 1983 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Edward Winter, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Joseph Runningfox, Eric Christmas, Bill Wiley, Cisse Cameron, Ilse Earl
The lustful kids–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), Billy (Mark Herrier), and Mickey (Roger Wilson)–from Florida's Angel Beach High School are back. This time they are fighting the Ku Klux Klan's interference in their social lives when their high school prepares to showcase "An Evening With Shakespeare." The Ku Klux Klan does not like the idea that the role of Romeo will be played by an Indian. As if that were not enough, the gym teacher (Nancy Parsons) complains because she believes Shakespeare used too many sexual overtones. Once again, practical jokes abound.
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Porky's Revenge 1985 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Porky's 3: Revenge
Director: James Komack
Cast: Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Mark Herrier, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Chuck Mitchell, Rose McVeigh, Fred Buch, Wendy Feign, Eric Christmas, Ilse Earl, Kim Evenson, Bill Hindman
In this sequel to "Porky's," Porky Wallace (Chuck Mitchell) is the owner of Porky's, which is now a riverboat casino. He attempts to get even for what he suffered at the hands of the gang–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), Meat (Tony Ganios), Billy (Mark Herrier), and Wendy (Kaki Hunter)–from Angel Beach High School. Their high-school coach, Goodenough (Bill Hindman), owes money to Porky, and Porky tries to get him to throw the championship game as payment. The slapstick and practical jokes continue.
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The Prince of Pennsylvania 1988 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Nyswaner
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Amy Madigan, Fred Ward, Bonnie Bedelia, Todd Bryant, Jay O. Sanders, Tracey Ellis, Jeff Hayenga, Dan Monahan, Kari Keegan
Rebellious teen Rupert Marshetta (Keanu Reeves) lives in a Pennsylvania coal community where he joins forces with Carla Headlee (Amy Madigan) to fake a kidnapping of his father, Gary (Fred Ward), who has been badgering Rupert ever since Gary found out about his wife's (Bonnie Bedelia) infidelity.
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Up the Creek 1984  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Tim Matheson, Jennifer Runyon, Stephen Furst, Dan Monahan, Sandy Helberg, Jeff East, Blaine Novak, James Sikking, John Hillerman, Mark Andrews, Will Bledsoe, Grant Wilson, Julia Montgomery, Jeana Tomasina, Robert Costanzo
A raft race between college students is the basis for this average teen comedy.
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| 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1981)
2. Baby Geniuses (1999)
3. From the Hip (1987)
4. The Night Flier (1997)
aka: Stephen King's The Night Flier
5. Porky's (1981)
6. Porky's 2: The Next Day (1983)
7. Porky's Revenge (1985)
aka: Porky's 3: Revenge
8. The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
9. Up the Creek (1984)
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