Grand Tour: Disaster in Time 1992  TV, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Disaster in Time
Timescape
Director: David Twohy
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow, Jim Haynie, Marilyn Lightstone, George Murdock, David Wells, Nicholas Guest, Time Winters, Robert Colbert
Ben (Jeff Daniels) has been despondent since his wife's tragic death some time before, and now he and his daughter, Hillary (Ariana Richards), are renovating a hotel that they bought in a small, quiet town. A group of travelers arrive and insist on staying at their hotel despite its condition. It turns out that the guests are time travellers who go to scenes of disaster. A good sci-fi flick.
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The Guyver 1991  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang
Cast: Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, Jack Armstrong, David Gale, Michael Berryman, Jimmie Walker, Spice Williams, Peter Spellos, Willard E. Pugh, Jeffrey Combs, David Wells, Deborah Gorman
CIA agent Max Reed (Mark Hamill) sets off to obtain a mysterious box from a scientist, but the scientist is murdered after hiding the box from his killers. Sean (Jack Armstrong) finds the box, and, when he gets into a fight, the box causes him to be encased in armor and become a super-being. But the aliens, who can change into terrifying reptilian creatures, want their device back There is a sequel to this film that is based on a Japanese comic-book character.
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Judgment Day 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Terlesky
Cast: Ice-T, Suzy Amis, Mario Van Peebles, Coolio, Linden Ashby, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Max Gail, Mark Deakins, James Eckhouse, David Wells
In this taking-advantage-of-successful-storylines, a large piece of interstellar debris is headed to Earth, and the only man who can help is a scientist who has invented a system to deal with such matters. But–there is a cult group out there headed by Payne (Mario Van Peebles) who does not want man interfering with "God's will" and is out to stop the scientist by capturing him. Now it's up to a convicted murderer (Ice-T) and an FBI agent (Suzy Amis) to recover the scientist. Watchable.
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Miss March 2009  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Cast: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Craig Robinson, Hugh M. Hefner, Geoff Meed, Carla Jimenez, Cedric Yarbrough, David Wells, Slade Pearce, Remy Thorne, Tanjareen Martin, Eve Mauro, Alexis Raben
Best friends Eugene (Zach Cregger) and Tucker (Trevor Moore) are seniors in high school who have very different personalities. Tucker's life revolves around his interests in girls and Playboy magazines, while Eugene is a good boy who does not participate in sex with his girlfriend Cindi (Raquel Alessi). When Cindi talks Eugene into agreeing to have sex with her on prom night, a very nervous Eugene accepts help from Tucker who serves him liquor. As a result, a drunken Eugene falls down the stairs and goes into a four-year coma. When Eugene finally awakens, once-virgin Cindi is now a Playboy Playmate, and Tucker leads him on an outrageous cross-country road trip with plans to crash a party at the Playboy Mansion and win back Cindi.
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The Philadelphia Experiment II 1993  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Cornwell
Cast: Brad Johnson, Marjean Holden, Gerrit Graham, Cyril O'Reilly, James Green, John Christian Graas, Geoffrey Blake, Lisa Robins, David Wells, Larry Cedar, Hank Stone
Already experienced in time travel, David Herdeg (Brad Johnson) leaves 1993 America, which the Nazis overthrew 50 years before, and travels back to 1943 Japan to prevent the planned bombing of Washington, D.C., and change the course of history.
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Starman 1984  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Phalen, Ted White, M.C. Gainey, George "Buck" Flower, Mickey Jones, Lu Leonard, Tony Edwards, John Walter Davis, Sean Stanek, David Wells, Dirk Blocker
Starman (Jeff Bridges) comes to Earth with the mission of learning about the civilization of Earth's human beings and to give a message of peace. He takes on the form of Jenny Hayden's (Karen Allen) deceased husband. At first, Jenny's response is fear, which changes to love when she takes Starman to the Nevada desert where he plans to depart Earth. Along the way, they unite against National Security Council agent George Fox (Richard Jaeckel), and Jenny helps Starman reach his fellow aliens who pick him up and take him home. Bridges was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor.
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 2004  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Phil Tippett
Cast: Richard Burgi, Colleen Porch, Ed Lauter, Lawrence Monoson, Bill Brown, Sandrine Holt, David Wells, Brenda Strong, J.P. Manoux, Drew Powell
This direct-to-DVD sequel to the 1997 film takes place several years later. A platoon of troopers is stranded on a hostile planet as the Federation continues to fight the nasty bugs. But this time around, a new strain of insect that can infect a person and transfer itself from body to body causes BIG problems.
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| 1. Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1992)
aka: Disaster in Time
aka: Timescape
2. The Guyver (1991)
3. Judgment Day (1999)
4. Miss March (2009)
5. The Philadelphia Experiment II (1993)
6. Starman (1984)
7. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
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