Funland 1986  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Cast: William Windom, David L. Lander, Bruce Mahler, Clark Brandon, Robert Sacchi, Michael McManus, Jill Carroll, Mary Beth McDonough, Terry Beaver, Lane Davies, Jan Hooks, Randal Patrick
A mob family buys an amusement park, lowers salaries, and fires the clown, Bruce Burger (David L. Lander)–a step in the wrong direction because Bruce seeks revenge.
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 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2001  G, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: John A. Davis
Cast: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen, Andrea Martin, Megan Cavanagh, Carolyn Lawrence, Candi Milo, Mark DeCarlo, Crystal Scales, Bob Goen, Jim Cummings, David L. Lander
Boy genius Jimmy Neutron (voice of Debi Derryberry) leads the town's children into space in a rescue attempt to save their kidnapped parents–with much help from Jimmy's robot dog, Goddard (named after space pioneer Robert Goddard). The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature, a new category.
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The Man with One Red Shoe 1985  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Edward Herrmann, James Belushi, Gerrit Graham, David Ogden Stiers, Irving Metzman, Tom Noonan, David L. Lander, Ritch Brinkley, Frank Hamilton, Dortha Duckworth
A CIA chief, Ross (Charles Durning), struggles for control, and rival chief Cooper (Dabney Coleman) stands in his way. Ross devises a scheme in which he randomly picks out a man with one red shoe, concert violinist Richard (Tom Hanks), and tells Cooper that the man is suspected of being a super-agent and that Cooper should keep a close eye on him. Cooper brings in Maddy (Lori Singer) to seduce Richard, and Richard falls in love with her–all of which leads to even more complications.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992  G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Roman
Cast: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor, Sydney Lassick, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Howard Morris, Tino Insana, Don Messick
Tom and Jerry are just as lovable in this full-length version as they are in their shorter cartoon stories. In this case, Tom and Jerry (voices of Richard Kind and Dana Hill) team up to rescue a young girl from her governess and lawyer.
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 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Animation / Fantasy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern, Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Mel Blanc, Pat Buttram, Tony Anselmo, Joel Silver, Jim Cummings, David L. Lander, June Foray
What would happen if cartoon characters were actually people? That is the premise of this film where "Toons" live real lives when they finish their day's work on cartoons. This film has exceptional technological breakthroughs by the animators, and their work paid off in this movie-making milestone, which received four Oscars: Best Film Editing, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement award for Animation Direction.
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| 1. Funland (1986)
2. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
3. The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
4. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
5. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
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