3 Strikes 2000  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: DJ Pooh
Cast: Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40, David Alan Grier, Dean Norris, Starletta DuPois, George(2) Wallace, Mike Epps, Meagan Good, Bennet Guillory
DJ Pooh of rap fame wrote and directed this urban comedy/drama centered on Rob (Brian Hooks) who has just been released from jail. But–he now has two strikes and one more will be a major problem. So, when his friend shoots a cop who stops the car that Rob is riding in, Rob escapes, determined to clear himself. Little appeal to most people.
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Disorganized Crime 1989  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Kouf
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Fred Gwynne, Hoyt Axton, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ed O'Neill, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Daniel Roebuck, John Oblinger, Dean Norris
After the leader of five criminals is arrested, the four remaining decide to rob a bank in rural Montana. Like the title suggests, the robbery is anything but orderly.
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Full Eclipse 1993  R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Anthony Hickox
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Patsy Kensit, Bruce Payne, Jason Beghe, John Verea, Anthony John Denison, Paula Marshall, Dean Norris, Scott Paulin, Victoria Rowell
Originally shown on HBO and later released on video and DVD with additional gore, this action/horror film involves a special team of policemen who just happen to be werewolves. That ought to cut the L.A. crime rate.
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Hard to Kill 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin, William Sadler, Bonnie Burroughs, Zachary Rosencrantz, Dean Norris, Branscombe Richmond, Robert LaSardo, Ernie Lively, Andrew Bloch, Charles Boswell, Lou Beatty Jr., Nick DeMauro, Nick Corello
A cop, Mason Storm (Steven Seagal), who has evidence of political corruption is shot and left for dead. His partner, Lt. Kevin O'Malley (Frederick Coffin) allows the assassins to think he died, but, instead, Storm survives in a coma in a nursing home for seven years. When he regains consciousness, Storm plots his revenge.
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The Lawnmower Man 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Mark Bringleson, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Troy Evans, Colleen Coffey, Jim Landis, Austin O'Brien, Rosalee Mayeux, Michael Gregory, Joe Hart, John Laughlin
Through drugs and virtual reality, computer scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) takes retarded gardener Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) and turns him into a "super-being." However, problems arise when Jobe, with his boosted IQ, develops a psychopathic personality and decides to take revenge on the people who had treated him badly in the past. Good special effects.
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 Lethal Weapon 2 1989  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, Mark Rolston, Darlene Love, Mary Ellen Trainor, Traci Wolfe, Steve Kahan, Jenette Goldstein, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano, Grand L. Bush
This time around, our two cops Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) zero in on dishonest diplomats from South Africa. This sequel has the same high intensity action as the original and has added Joe Pesci as the character who is being "protected" by the two. Pesci is great as the fast-talking accountant who thinks he has a foolproof scheme of his own.
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Montana 1990  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge, Darren Dalton, Scott Coffey, Michael Madsen, Jim Bishop, Dana Andersen, A.J. Kallan, Dean Norris, Kurt Bushnell, Dean Folkvord, Tammy Lewis
Good action prevails in this Western film about a long-married couple Bess and Hoyce Guthrie (Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna). They are at a crisis point in their lives over the decision of whether to remain ranchers or allow progressive technology to take over their lives.
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The Negotiator 1998  R, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh, Regina Taylor, Siobhan Fallon, Paul Giamatti, Bruce Beatty, Michael Cudlitz, Carlos Gomez, Tim Kelleher, Dean Norris, Nestor Serrano
Lt. Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is a top-notch police negotiator who discovers that he has been set up and that the police are about to arrest him for the death of his partner and embezzlement of pension funds. In a panic, he seizes the building, holds hostages, and asks for another negotiator, Lt. Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), to help him make a deal.
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 The One 2001 PG-13, 80 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: James Wong
Cast: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham, Delroy Lindo, James Morrison, Dylan Bruno, Richard Steinmetz, Steve Rankin, Tucker Smallwood, Harriet Samson Harris, Dean Norris, Mark Borchard, Darin Morgan, David Keats, Ron Zimmerman
An inhabitant of another universe, Yulaw (Jet Li), is determined to kill off all the other 123 universes, but LAPD cop Gabriel (also played by Li) stands in his way, and Gabriel turns out to be a strong adversary.
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Texas Justice 1995 PG-13, 175 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Peter Strauss, Heather Locklear, Dennis Franz, Lewis Smith, Susan Walters, Chris Mulkey, Linda Hart, Ned Vaughn, Bill Smitrovich, Dean Norris, Shannon Whirry, Brandon Smith
This made-for-TV film is based on a true story and involves the trial of Texas millionaire Thomas Cullen Davis (Peter Strauss) whose lawyer, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (Dennis Franz), defends him in the case of attempted murder of his ex-wife (Heather Locklear).
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Total Recall 1990 R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Ray Baker, Roy Brocksmith, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Knell, Mel Johnson Jr., Michael Champion, Alexia Robinson, Dean Norris, Mark Carlton
Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzeneger) is a construction worker married to beautiful Lori (Sharon Stone). Doug is having peculiar nightmares about life on Mars, and, despite Lori's wishes, he goes to a mind-altering agency where he remembers that he is really a secret agent from Mars. As he sets off on a quest to Mars to piece together his identity, enemy agents, including their leader Richter (Michael Ironside), try to kill him before he regains more of his memory. The film won a Special Achievement Oscar for the Visual Effects.
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 Without Limits 1998 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Towne
Cast: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto, Billy Burke, Dean Norris, Gabriel Olds, Judith Ivey, Matthew Lillard, Adam Setliff
This is the story of Olympics runner Steve Prefontaine and his effect on all around him. The life of this sexy, charming, popular star athlete is portrayed from prep-school days to Oregon University to the Munich Olympics. Although he died tragically at the age of 24 in a car crash, while he lived his star shone brightly.
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| 1. 3 Strikes (2000)
2. Disorganized Crime (1989)
3. Full Eclipse (1993)
4. Hard to Kill (1990)
5. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
6. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
7. Montana (1990)
8. The Negotiator (1998)
9. The One (2001)
10. Texas Justice (1995)
11. Total Recall (1990)
12. Without Limits (1998)
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