48 Hrs. 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Sherman, James Keane, Tara King, Greta Blackburn, Marot Rose, Denise Crosby
Convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is granted a two-day furlough in which he is told to aid a San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in the search for cop killers. This unlikely couple works well together as they intersperse comedy with violence, and the result is a top-notch Comedy/Action film. This is Eddie Murphy's screen debut.
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Cafe Society 1995  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raymond DeFelitta
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Frank Whaley, Lara Flynn Boyle, John Spencer, Anna Levine, Christopher Murney, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Richard B. Shull, David Patrick Kelly
Mickey Jelke (Frank Whaley) is heir to the oleo fortune. When his parents cut him off financially, he talks his girlfriend into performing acts of prostitution so they can collect enough cash to marry. Justice prevails, and Mickey Jelke gets his due when she testifies against him, and he pays the consequences.
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 Commando 1985  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, James Olson, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, David Patrick Kelly, Bill Duke, Bill Paxton, Drew Snyder, Sharon Wyatt, Michael Delano, Bob Minor, Michael Adams, Gary Cervantes
When "Commando" John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) discovers that his 11-year-old daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) has been kidnapped by an exiled Latin American dictator, Arius (Dan Hedaya), he springs into action in order to rescue her. Along the way, he is aided by another enemy, Cindy (Rae Dawn Chong), of the dictator, and romance develops as they race to bring him down.
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Crooklyn 1994 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Zelda Harris, Carlton Williams, Joie Lee, David Patrick Kelly, Spike Lee, Isaiah Washington, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Frances Foster
This film takes a look at the 1970s through the eyes of young Troy (Zelda Harris), and the struggles of an African American family are told.
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 The Crow 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Rochelle Davis, Michael Berryman, Jon Polito, Bill Raymond, Tony Todd, Angel David
Violence is the theme for this film, whose star Brandon Lee died from a gunshot wound during the actual filming. This is the story of a murder investigation in which the corpse (Brandon Lee) comes back from the dead in the form of a crow and avenges his own murder.
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Flirting with Disaster 1996  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Lily Tomlin, Josh Brolin, Richard Jenkins, David Patrick Kelly
New parents Mel (Ben Stiller) and Nancy (Patricia Arquette) have problems naming their son. Mel was adopted and wants to find his birth parents before coming up with a name. The fun really begins when Mel's adoptive parents (Mary Tyler Moore and George Segal) get in on the act.
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Hammett 1983 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Elisha Cook Jr., Lydia Lei, R.G. Armstrong, Royal Dano, Richard Bradford, David Patrick Kelly
Writer/detective Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) becomes involved in a real-life mystery in this recreation of the 1930s' era detective fare.
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Heavy 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Evan Dando, Deborah Harry, Joe Grifasi, David Patrick Kelly, Marian Quinn, Meg Hartig, Zandy Hartig
Victor (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is an overweight, timid guy working in a diner and employed by his mother (Shelley Winters). Love blooms when he meets Callie in this thoughtful film about ordinary people whose lives are changed by Callie as she unites their worlds.
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 K-PAX 2001 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Iain Softley
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard, Ajay Naidu, David Patrick Kelly, Saul Williams, Kimberly Scott, Peter Gerety, Celia Weston, Tracy Vilar, Melanee Murray, John Toles-Bey, Conchata Ferrell, Vincent Laresca
Prot (Kevin Spacey) is arrested at New York City's Grand Central Station after claiming to be an alien. He is sent to a mental hospital where his psychiatrist, Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges), does not believe him when he tells about coming from the planet K-PAX. Powell becomes obsessed with Prot, but time is running out because Prot tells Powell that he must leave Earth in a few days. Now, Powell is determined to get the truth from him–but can he?
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 Last Man Standing 1996  R, 103 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Imperioli, Karina Lombard, Ned Eisenberg, Alexandra Powers, Ken Jenkins, R.D. Call, Ted Markland, Patrick Kilpatrick, Luis Contreras, Leslie Mann
Set in a 1930's Texas town, a man who uses the name of John Smith (Bruce Willis) sets out to pit competing mobsters in the Strozzi gang against the Doyle gang for his own financial gain.
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 The Longest Yard 2005 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, Michael Irvin, James Cromwell, Walter Williamson, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Bob Sapp, Lobo Sebastian, David Patrick Kelly, Nicholas Turturro, Dalip Singh, Steve Reevis
In this remake of the 1974 film about prisoners who square off against their guards in a game of football, Burt Reynolds is cast in the role of Coach Nate Scarborough, while Adam Sandler takes on the Burt Reynolds' old role of the former NFL pro, now prisoner, Paul "Wrecking" Crewe. Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) makes a deal with Crewe to help his prison guard team win the league championship. Crewe suggests that he train a team of convicts to play against the guards in a game that Hazen assumes will be an easy win for his team of guards. But, as Crewe and fellow prisoner Caretaker (Chris Rock) begin working with their team of convicts, Crewe decides to go for the win.
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Songcatcher 1999 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Cast: Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Pat Carroll, Jane Adams, Greg Cook, Iris DeMent, Emmy Rossum, Stephanie Roth Haberle, David Patrick Kelly, E. Katherine Kerr
Dr. Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer), an early 20th-century musicalogist, heads for the mountains of Appalachia planning to record its music and transcribe the ballads onto sheet music. In the process, she learns about the mountain people and herself as well. A beautiful film.
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 The Warriors 1979 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly, Lynne Thigpen, Mercedes Ruehl, Marcelino Sanchez, Terry Michos, Roger Hill, Ginny Ortiz, John Snyder
New York City gangs are the centerpiece for this fast-paced film. Although innocent, the "Warriors" are accused of killing a gang leader. Swan (Michael Beck) takes charge of the "Warriors" as they are chased from the Bronx across the City by other gangs while they try to escape to their own turf of Coney Island. Lots of violence.
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| 1. 48 Hrs. (1982)
2. Cafe Society (1995)
3. Commando (1985)
4. Crooklyn (1994)
5. The Crow (1994)
6. Dreamscape (1984)
7. Flirting with Disaster (1996)
8. Hammett (1983)
9. Heavy (1995)
10. K-PAX (2001)
11. Last Man Standing (1996)
12. The Longest Yard (2005)
13. Songcatcher (1999)
14. The Warriors (1979)
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