The Pentagon Wars 1998  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Viola Davis, John C. McGinley, Tom Wright, Clifton Powell, Dewey Weber, Richard Schiff, J.C. MacKenzie, Richard Benjamin, Olympia Dukakis, Dwayne Macopson
Produced by HBO-TV and based on a true story, this satire on excessive military spending involves the efforts of Air Force Lt. Col. James Burton (Cary Elwes) to test the vulnerability of the $14 billion Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle that took 14 years in research and development.
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Ulee's Gold 1997  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Nunez
Cast: Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel, J. Kenneth Campbell, Christine Dunford, Vanessa Zima, Tom Wood, Steven Flynn, Dewey Weber, Traber Burns, Chad Fish, Dale C. Marshall, James T. Whitehurst, Charles Branner, Jim Flanagan
Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson (Peter Fonda) is a widower whose son Jimmy (Tom Wood) is in prison, and Jimmy's wife Helen (Christine Dunford) has abandoned their children. Ulee is raising his teenage granddaughter Casey (Jessica Biel) and her 10-year-old sister Penny (Vanessa Zima). While visiting Jimmy in prison, Jimmy tells Ulee that Helen, who is living with drug dealers Ferris (Dewey Weber) and Eddie (Steven Flynn), is ill. Ulee brings drug-addicted Helen home and gets help from neighbor Connie (Patricia Richardson) to nurse Helen through her drug withdrawal. Ferris and Eddie arrive at Ulee's home and hold Helen and the girls hostage. They demand the $100,000 in stolen bank money that Jimmy hid in Ulee's bee yard. A fight ensues, but Ferris and Eddie are arrested. Now, Ulee struggles against the odds to fix the problems of his dysfunctional family, and there may be hope for their futures. Peter Fonda received an Oscar nomination (Best Actor).
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| 1. The Pentagon Wars (1998)
2. Ulee's Gold (1997)
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