 Biker Boyz 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Larenz Tate, Kid Rock, Rick Gonzalez, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Terrence Howard, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Dante Basco, Dion Basco
Biker clubs–mostly composed of affluent African Americans–meet in Fresno, CA, for the annual drag racing championships. Big on noise, little of substance.
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Cold Dog Soup 1989 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Metter
Cast: Randy Quaid, Frank Whaley, Christine Harnos, Sheree North, Nancy Kwan, Seymour Cassel, Pierre Epstein, Brent Hinkley, Nick LaTour, Jack McGee, Dante Basco, Peter Pan, Jeff Chayette, Allan Trautman, Allan Bloomfield
Michael (Frank Whaley) meets and is taken home by beautiful Sarah (Christine Harnos) who lives with her mother (Sheree North) and an obnoxious dog. The dog dies, and Sarah asks Michael to dispose of it and hurry back for fun and games. Outside, while deciding what to do, along comes cabbie Jack (Randy Quaid) who convinces Michael to sell the dog rather than dispose of it. Thus begins a zany journey through town to sell the dog, with Jack quoting parables all the way while Michael wants to get back to Sarah.
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The Debut 2000  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Cajayon
Cast: Dante Basco, Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Gina Alajar, Darion Basco, Dion Basco, Derek Basco, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco, Fe de los Reyes
The world of Filipino-Americans is depicted through high-school student Ben Mercado (Dante Basco) who works in a comic bookstore and dreams of a future as a graphic artist. But his stern father, Roland (Tirso Cruz III), is determined that his son go to medical school and become a doctor. Matters come to a head during Ben's sister Rose's (Bernadette Balagtas) 18th birthday party.
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Extreme Days 2001 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Eric Hannah
Cast: Dante Basco, Ryan Browning, A.J. Buckley, Derek Hamilton, Cassidy Rae, John Rosenfeld, Chao-Li Chi, Virginia Montero, Dylan Bond, Cameron Clark
Four young Christians, recent graduates of a California community college, head down to Mexico's Baja on a dirt biking, surfing trip. But when word of one of the group's grandfather's death reaches them, the crew heads north to the grandmother's Washington house for some grieving–with time allowed for snowboarding.
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Fist of the North Star 1995  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tony Randel
Cast: Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Malcolm McDowell, Downtown Julie Brown, Dante Basco, Chris Penn, Nalona Herron, Melvin Van Peebles, Chris DeRose, Clint Howard, Leon White, Tracey Walter, Andre Rosey Brown, Paulo Tocha, Rowena Guinness
Banished warrior Kenshiro (Gary Daniels) fights the villainous Lord Shin (Costas Mandylor) who took Kenshiro's bride and murdered his father.
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 Hook 1991 PG, 142 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, Phil Collins, Arthur Malet, Laurel Cronin, Dante Basco, Jasen Fisher, Isaiah Robinson, Raushan Hammond
Peter Pan has grown up and has become Peter Banning (Robin Williams) who is married to Moira (Caroline Goodall) and the father of Jack (Charlie Korsmo) and Maggie (Amber Scott). While the family is visiting Granny Wendy (Maggie Smith) in London, Peter checks on the children in the bedroom and discovers that Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) has kidnapped them. Peter has become the kind of father he always was against: one who is too busy with work to give his children any attention. Now, it takes a trip to the Island of the Lost Boys for Peter to realize that the most important things in life are his children.
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 Take the Lead 2006 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Liz Friedlander
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard, Dante Basco, John Ortiz, Laura Benanti, Lauren Collins, Marcus T. Paulk, Jo Chin, Katya Virshilas, Jonathan Malen
After widower and former professional dancer Pierre Dulaine (Antonio Banderas) witnesses a teenager, Rock (Rob Brown), vandalizing the car owned by high-school principal Augustine James (Alfre Woodard), he talks to James and offers to teach dance lessons after school to bring some culture to disadvantaged students. James agrees to the plan, and a whole new style of dance is created by these New York public school students.
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| 1. Biker Boyz (2003)
2. Cold Dog Soup (1989)
3. The Debut (2000)
4. Extreme Days (2001)
5. Fist of the North Star (1995)
6. Hook (1991)
7. Take the Lead (2006)
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