Around the Bend 2004  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jordan Roberts
Cast: Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Jonah Bobo, Glenne Headly, David Eigenberg, Robert Douglas Washington, Carlos A. Cabarcas, Gerry Bamman, Jean Effron, Lily Knight, Rick Negron, Laurie O'Brien, Norbert Weisser, David Marciano
After the funeral of family patriarch Henry Lair (Michael Caine), three generations of the Lair family–Zach, Jason, and Turner (Jonah Bobo, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Walken)–set off on a trip through the Southwest distributing Henry's ashes, uncovering family secrets, and bonding.
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Harlem Nights 1989  R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Eddie Murphy
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, Stan Shaw, Arsenio Hall, Robin Harris, Jasmine Guy, Vic Polizos, Lela Rochon, David Marciano, Thomas Mikal Ford, Berlinda Tolbert
The plot of this movie involves mobsters taking over a Harlem nightclub. Illegal casino owner Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) joins forces with his adopted son, Quick (Eddie Murphy). They put their lives on the line to prevent gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) and corrupt cop Phil Cantone (Danny Aiello) from muscling in on the casino business. Their solution: fix a boxing match and collect Bugsy's cash.
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Kiss Shot 1989  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry London
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dennis Franz, Tasha Scott, David Marciano, Teddy Wilson, Dorian Harewood, Adilah Barnes, Charles Branklyn, Phyllis Coates, Richard Dupell, Bob Ernst, Kathryn Keats, Eva Gholson, Michael Halton, Chuck L. Hilbert
In this made-for-TV movie, Sarah Collins (Whoopi Goldberg) is a single mother who loses her job. In order to get enough money to pay the bills, she takes advantage of her skills in pool by playing for money. She does well, but more problems arise when she falls for her opponent and realizes that what she is playing for is riding on her next pool shot.
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The Last Don 1997 R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah, Jason Gedrick, Penelope Ann Miller, Rory Cochrane, Robert Wuhl, k.d. lang, Kirstie Alley, David Marciano
An Italian gangster family, along with their rivals, is tracked through a 21-year time frame. Not bad.
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The Last Don II 1998  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don II
Director: Graeme Clifford
Cast: Jason Gedrick, Patsy Kensit, Kirstie Alley, David Marciano, James Wilder, Jason Isaacs, George Jenesky, Robert Wuhl, Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello
The patriarch of the family from "The Last Don" (Aiello) dies and the rival families try to take advantage of the situation in this poor sequel, which was also originally a TV miniseries.
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| 1. Around the Bend (2004)
2. Due South (1994)
3. Harlem Nights (1989)
4. Kiss Shot (1989)
5. The Last Don (1997)
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don
6. The Last Don II (1998)
aka: Mario Puzo's The Last Don II
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