The Dream Team 1989   PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd, Stephen Furst, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Bracco, Milo O'Shea, Philip Bosco, James Remar, Jack Gilpin
This is a confusing film about some mental hospital patients who solve a murder case involving their doctor, who has witnessed a murder. Could be better, but good cast gets the job done.
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The Exterminator 1980  R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Christopher George, Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Steve(2) James, Tony DiBenedetto, Dick Boccelli, Patrick Farrelly, Michele Harrell, David Lipman, Dennis Boutsikaris, Stan Getz, George Cheung
James Dalton and Megan Stewart (Christopher George and Samantha Eggar) investigate after John Eastland (Robert Ginty) takes the law into his own hands and fights the gang that mugged and paralyzed his friend (Steve James).
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In Dreams 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Robert Downey Jr., Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Kathleen Langlois, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jennifer Berry, Emma J. Brown, Ken Cheeseman
Claire (Annette Bening) is having nightmares when she turns to a psychologist, Dr. Stephens (Dennis Boutsikaris). As the plot develops, it turns out that a psychopathic child-killer (Robert Downey Jr.) has channeled his thoughts through Claire's mind. This psycho-thriller is out there–wavering on the edge. You decide!
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town 2000 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Marg Helgenberger, Kris Kristofferson, Ronny Cox, Dyanne Iandoli, Ken Howard, John Heard, Ann - Margret, Peter Friedman, Scott Cohen, Sean Whalen, John Rubinstein, Dennis Boutsikaris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Jane Powell, Murphy Guyer
This made-for-TV miniseries presents–in a detailed, chronological order–the 18 months of investigative procedures used in the struggle to bring justice in the unsolved murder case of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey who was killed on Christmas night 1996 in Boulder, Colorado.
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Talent for the Game 1991 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Jeff Corbett, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, Thomas Ryan, Felton Perry, Tom Bower, Janet Carroll, Daniel A. Haro, Zachary I. Young, Murphy Sua, David Riley, James Keane, Dennis Boutsikaris
Virgil Sweet's (Edward James Olmos) life is baseball, and he is now a talent scout for the California Angels. When a business whiz, Gil Lawrence (Terry Kinney), buys the team, Virgil's job is in jeopardy unless he can prove his worth. His chance comes when he is stranded in a small town and sees Sammy (Jeff Corbett) pitch. Sammy is a sure thing, and Virgil takes him to L.A. for a tryout. Terry is so impressed that he starts an ad campaign concerning the new pitcher, promising that he will be baseball's new sensation. Now, Virgil is afraid that Sammy is not ready for the pressure. Both of their jobs may be on the line.
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Very Close Quarters 1986  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Communal Flat
Director: Vladimir Rif
Cast: Shelley Winters, Paul Sorvino, Theodore Bikel, Farley Granger, Lee Taylor-Allan, Ellen Barber, Frederick Allen, Dennis Boutsikaris, Kathleen Doyle
Although filmed in 1983, this movie was not released until 1986, but the later date for release did not help this bomb. It is based on sexual habits within a Moscow communal flat.
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W. 2008 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Thandie Newton, Stacy Keach, Ellen Burstyn, Sayed Badreya, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessie Bradford, Jonathan Breck, Wes Chatham
The life of George W. Bush is documented in this film with Josh Brolin playing the title role. The story examines Dubya's somewhat checkered past–from his days as a student at Yale, to his early years involved with alcohol, his courtship of Laura (Elizabeth Banks), and then his new world of sobriety and Christianity. Director Oliver Stone presents his version of Bush's presidency as Dubya having psychological problems following his father George H.W. Bush's (James Cromwell) loss to Bill Clinton, and now, as President, Dubya seeking to regain the family honor.
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| 1. Batteries Not Included (1987)
2. The Dream Team (1989)
3. The Exterminator (1980)
4. In Dreams (1998)
5. Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (2000)
6. Talent for the Game (1991)
7. Very Close Quarters (1986)
aka: The Communal Flat
8. W. (2008)
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