Beyond the Law 1992  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Ferguson
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney B. Vance, Leon Rippy, Rip Torn, Dennis Burkley
Based on a true story, ex-cop Charlie Sheen is recruited to work undercover after his (corrupt) boss fires him. As part of his new role, he joins a gang of bikers who deal in drugs and, overall, live a wild existence.
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Call of the Wild 1976 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: John Beck, Donald Moffat, Bernard Fresson, John McLiam, Michael Pataki, Billy Green Bush, Penelope Windust, Johnny Tillotson, Dennis Burkley, Rene Enriquez, Larry Golden, Raymond Guth, Paul Harper, Juaquin Martinez, Marvin Miller
Once again, Jack London's story is brought to the screen in this TV version of the tale of gold prospectors in Alaska and their relationships with their dogs. Prospectors John Thornton and Francois (John Beck and Bernard Fresson) buy a stolen dog, "Buck," and battle the frozen Klondike in their search for gold. But, problems may lie ahead as Buck appears ready to listen to the call of the wild and run off on his own.
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 The Doors 1991  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Billy Idol, Kathleen Quinlan, Dennis Burkley, Josh Evans, Michael Wincott, John Densmore, Gretchen Becker, Jerry Sturm, Sean Stone
Val Kilmer stars in this Oliver Stone movie about the late rocker, The Doors' front man Jim Morrison. As is often the case, Stone's work is unique. It not only tells the story, almost documentary style, of a beach boy-poet who turns into a self-destructive, obnoxious rock star. It is a good example of how fame is often a two-edged sword.
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The End of Innocence 1990  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dyan Cannon
Cast: Dyan Cannon, John Heard, George Coe, Lola Mason, Stephen Meadows, Rebecca Schaeffer, Billie Bird, Dennis Burkley, Viveka Davis, Eric Harrison, Stoney Jackson, Paul Lieber
Dyan Cannon directed and stars in this story about Stephanie (young Stephanie is Rebecca Schaeffer) who is torn apart by conflicting forces in her home and, finally, as an adult (Stephanie is Dyan Cannon) arrives at a drug treatment center where a psychiatrist (John Heard) tries to help her deal with the pain.
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Father's Day 1997  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski, Charlie Hofheimer, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Burkley, Haylie Johnson, Charles Rocket, Patti D'Arbanville
In this remake of the 1984 French film, "Les Comperes," Robin Williams and Billy Crystal take on the roles of ex-boyfriends of a woman (Nastassja Kinski) who cons them into helping in her search for her runaway son by convincing each that he fathered the boy.
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Fletch Lives 1989 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cleavon Little, Richard Belzer, Geoffrey Lewis, George Wyner, Phil Hartman, Patricia Kalember, Titos Vandis, Don Hood, Dennis Burkley
When L.A. investigative reporter "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) inherits his aunt's crumbling Southern plantation, he heads to Louisiana where he hooks up with probate lawyer Amanda (Patricia Kalember) who then is found dead in Fletch's bed. Fletch is the prime suspect and now must use his investigative skills to find out what really happened.
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Heroes 1977 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Cast: Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Val Avery, Olivia Cole, Hector Elias, Dennis Burkley, Tony Burton, Fred Stuthman, Michael Cavanaugh, Helen Craig, John P. Finnegan, Betty McGuiree, John O'Leary
A Vietnam veteran, Jack Dunne (Henry Winkler), takes a bus trip across the country to work out his troubles. Along the way, he meets fellow bus rider Carol Bell (Sally Field) who has just broken up with her fiance. Carol sympathizes and helps Jack find solutions to his problems.
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Laserblast 1978 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Rae
Cast: Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo, Ron Masak, Dennis Burkley, Barry Cutler, Keenan Wynn, Mike Bobenko, Roddy McDowall, Eddie Deezen
A laser gun was left behind in the California desert by aliens after they killed one of their own. Along comes Billy (Kim Milford), a teen who is routinely bullied; he takes the gun, mutates as an alien creature, and goes on a murderous rampage. Low budget and poorly acted, but still a little bit of fun as another film tries to capture Star Wars audiences.
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Malone 1987  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harley Cokliss
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Kenneth McMillan, Cynthia Gibb, Lauren Hutton, Philip Anglim, Scott Wilson, Tracey Walker, Dennis Burkley, Alex Diakun
Action, action, and more action make up this good guys vs. bad guys story. Burt Reynolds is on the run, and this movie is pure Burt Reynolds. Not a bad flick.
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 Mask 1985  PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Cher, Sam Elliott, Estelle Getty, Richard Dysart, Laura Dern, Micole Mercurio, Harry Carey Jr., Dennis Burkley, Ben Piazza, Wayne Grace, Lawrence Monoson, L. Craig King, Alexandra Powers, Kelly Jo Minter
Based on a true story, this heartwarming tale relates the ordeals of teenager Rocky Dennis (Eric Stoltz) who has the disfiguring disease, craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, that has doubled his head size. Rocky keeps a good attitude, and his mother Rusty (Cher) fights for Rocky's rights, but she turns to drugs to ease the pressures she endures when dealing with Rocky's problems. Undaunted, Rocky gets his own life in order and then works to keep Rusty away from her drugs.
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Murphy's Romance 1985 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim, Dennis Burkley, Georgann Johnson, Dortha Duckworth, Charles(2) Lane, Bruce French, Henry Slate
This is a delightful tale about a love triangle. Sally Field is a determined divorcee who is trying to make a living with her children. She meets the town's pharmacist (James Garner) and just when romance seems to blossom, her ex-husband (Brian Kerwin) appears back in the picture. Field and Garner make a charming couple in this movie and Garner received and Oscar nomination.
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No Way Out 1987 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Iman, Fred Dalton Thompson, Dennis Burkley, Leon Russom, Marshall Bell, Chris D., Michael Shillo, David Paymer
An American Naval officer, LCdr. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner), is ordered to the staff of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C., where he meets and has an affair with a local woman, Susan Atwel (Sean Young), who is then found murdered. Farrell is assigned the task of solving the crime and learns about a government cover-up. Susan had been having an affair with Secretary of Defense Brice (Gene Hackman), and he killed her. Brice's aide Scott Prichard (Will Patton) has covered up the evidence and even plants the story that a KGB mole killed Susan.
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Possums 1998 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Max Burnett
Cast: Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes, Greg Coolidge, Andrew Prine, Dennis Burkley, Monica Creel, Jay Underwood, Jerry Haynes, Clive Revill, Zach Sherman
Will (Mac Davis) has enjoyed his job of radio announcer for the Nowata Possums High School football team so much that when the football program is canceled, he continues to air play-by-plays of imaginary games.
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Rush 1991 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lili Fini Zanuck
Cast: Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, Max Perlich, Gregg Allman, Tony Frank, William Sadler, Special K. McCray, Dennis Letts, Dennis Burkley
Jim Raynor (Jason Patric), a Texas undercover narcotics cop, gets a new assignment: stop at nothing to get the goods on narcotics kingpin Will Gaines (Gregg Allman). He selects rookie Kristen (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as his sidekick in this deep undercover job. To establish their cover, they both start taking drugs and are soon addicts with little chance of fulfilling their mission. Based on a semi-autobiography by Kim Wozencraft.
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Son in Law 1993 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Pauly Shore, Carla Gugino, Lane Smith, Cindy Pickett, Mason Adams, Patrick Renna, Dennis Burkley, Tiffani Thiessen, Dan Gauthier, Ria Pavia, Graham Jarvis, Troy Shire
Iowa born and bred Rebecca (Carla Gugino) finds college in L.A. to be overwhelming and longs for the cornfields of home. But wild and crazy friend Crawl (Pauly Shore) changes all of that as he transforms Rebecca into a true Southern Californian. Thanksgiving vacation arrives and Rebecca, fearful that an old boyfriend will propose when she gets home, talks Crawl into coming along and pretending to be her fiance. And the fun begins as Southern California meets the farms of Iowa.
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Stewardess School 1987  R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Blancato
Cast: Judy Landers, Donny Most, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Sandahl Bergman, Sherman Hemsley, Vito Scotti, Vicki Frederick, Wendie Jo Sperber, Dennis Burkley, Rob Paulson
Probably the only place this film should be shown is on a transcontinental airplane trip where the audience has no option to walk out.
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams, Roger Rees, Martin Ferrero, Gailard Sartain, Ving Rhames, Dennis Burkley, Richard Schiff, John Wesley
Los Angeles cop Joe Bomowski (Sylvester Stallone) is a grown man whose mother, Tutti (Estelle Getty), will not stop interfering in his life. The situation gets out of hand when Tutti is assigned to help Joe with a murder case in which she witnessed the crime.
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 Tin Cup 1996 R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Linda Hart, Dennis Burkley, Rex Linn, Richard Lineback, Lou Myers, Mickey Jones, George Perez, Michael Milhoan, Peter Jacobson
Kevin Costner and Ron Shelton re-team ("Bull Durham") in this film about the sport of golf. The story revolves around "Tin Cup" McAvoy (Kevin Costner) whose gambling ruined his chances on the pro circuit. Now he lives in a Winnebago overlooking the driving range he runs. One day, psychologist Molly Griswold (Rene Russo) stops by, and "Tin Cup" is smitten. One major problem exists: Molly's boyfriend David Simms (Don Johnson).
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Who's That Girl? 1987 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Foley
Cast: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin, John Mills, Robert Swan, Bibi Besch, Drew Pillsbury, Coati Mundi, Dennis Burkley, Robert Cornthwaite, Kimberlin Brown, Crystal Carson
Nikki Finn (Madonna) is released from prison after serving four years for a murder she did not commit. Yuppie lawyer Louden Trott (Griffin Dunne)–who has plans to be married that afternoon to spoiled socialite Wendy Worthington (Haviland Morris)– is given the job of driving Nikki from prison to the bus station. It turns out that Nikki is not interested in catching the bus. Instead, she wants to track down the real killer and uses Louden as her less-than-willing assistant. Chaos ensues.
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Wish You Were Dead 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie McCaffrey
Cast: Cary Elwes, Elaine Hendrix, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Sally Kirkland, Gene Simmons, Tanya Allen, Dennis Burkley, Lin Shaye, Robert Englund, Shannon Tweed
Macbeth (Cary Elwes), an insurance adjuster in a small Southern town, is conned into signing over a big policy to harlot Sally Rider (Mary Steenburgen). Sally then hires a hit woman, Jupiter (Elaine Hendrix), to kill Macbeth in this black crime comedy. Saved (somewhat) by the good supporting cast who play various eccentrics in the town.
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| 1. Beyond the Law (1992)
2. Call of the Wild (1976)
3. The Doors (1991)
4. The End of Innocence (1990)
5. Father's Day (1997)
6. Fletch Lives (1989)
7. Heroes (1977)
8. Laserblast (1978)
9. Malone (1987)
10. Mask (1985)
11. Murphy's Romance (1985)
12. No Way Out (1987)
13. Possums (1998)
14. Rush (1991)
15. Son in Law (1993)
16. Stewardess School (1987)
17. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
18. Tin Cup (1996)
19. Who's That Girl? (1987)
20. Wish You Were Dead (2000)
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