Balls of Fury 2007  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Thomas Lennon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bret DelBuono, Jason Scott Lee, Toby Huss, David Holmes
It is 1988, and American pre-teen, ping-pong champion Randy Daytona (Bret DelBuono) competes in the Summer Olympics. His father, Pete (Robert Patrick), borrows money from Chinese triad boss Feng (Christopher Walken) and bets it all on Randy. But Randy loses the match, and Feng orders Pete's murder. Now it is nineteen years later, and Randy (now played by Dan Fogler) is approached by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) who wants him to infiltrate Feng's invitation-only ping-pong tournament. Randy agrees because he wants to help bring down Feng. But, he must get back in shape, and blind ping-pong master Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q.) take on the task. The road leads to the film's climax in Central America where the deadly ping-pong games transpire.
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Bartok the Magnificent 1999  G, 71 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry, Jennifer Tilly, Phillip Van Dyke, Diedrich Bader, Glenn Shadix, French Stewart, Danny Mann, Zachary Charles
This animated family film relates adventures of Bartok the Albino Bat (Hank Azaria) and Zozi the Bear (Kelsey Grammer) as they rescue the kidnapped Prince Ivan (Phillip Van Dyke).
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The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Jim Varney, Dabney Coleman, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Diedrich Bader, Buddy Ebsen, Erika Eleniak, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dolly Parton, Lea Thompson
This movie is an updated version of the television show that aired during the 1960s. All the characters are back as is all of the corn. Nevertheless, for "Beverly Hillbillies" fans, this is another chance to see new actors in the tried and true roles of Jed, Granny, and their family and friends. Unfortunately, the script and execution are not as good as the series.
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Bolt 2008  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure
Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, J.P. Manoux, Diedrich Bader, Nick Swardson, Dan Fogelman, Kari Wahlgren, Chloe Moretz, Ronn Moss, Randy Savage
In this animated film, Penny (voice of Miley Cyrus) and her cute dog Bolt (voice of John Travolta) are stars on a TV show, and Bolt is unaware that his amazing feats are only part of his TV performance. When Bolt is shipped accidentally from his TV sound stage in Hollywood to New York City, Bolt sets off on a cross-country trip, planning to use what he mistakenly believes are his super powers, to get back to Penny. Along the way, Bolt is joined by a cat, Mittens (voice of Susie Essman), and TV-obsessed hamster Rhino (voice of Mark Walton) and manages to make the trek through the real world. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command:The Adventure Begin 2000  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Tad Stones
Cast: Tim Allen, Wayne Knight, Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller, Stephen Furst, Adam Carolla, Diedrich Bader, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Michael Richardson, Charles Kimbrough
Supervillain Zurg (Wayne Knight) forms an alliance with LGM (Little Green Men) and plans to take over the world. Now it is up to Buzz (Tim Allen) and his crew to save the galaxy. This is a big step downward from the previous "Toy" stories.
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The Country Bears 2002 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Hastings
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Toby Huss, Kevin Michael Richardson, Stephen Root, Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl Mitchell, M.C. Gainey
Based on Disney World's "Country Bear Jamboree," this musical farce involves bears playing in a benefit concert to save their Country Bear retirement home.
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Dead & Breakfast 2004  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Matthew Leutwyler
Cast: David Carradine, Oz Perkins, Jeremy Sisto, Erik Palladino, Ever Carradine, Portia de Rossi, Bianca Lawson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gina Philips, Diedrich Bader, Vincent Ventresca, Brent David Fraser
On their way to a wedding, six friends stop at an eerie Bed and Breakfast in the small town of Lovelock. By morning, both the inn's owner and its chef are dead, and the sheriff suspects the six friends. Then the terror begins in earnest as Lovelock's citizens turn into zombies and set off on a killing spree.
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 Ice Age 2002 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong, Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Root, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Lorri Bagley, Jane Krakowski, Peter Ackerman, Josh Hamilton
When Sid the Sloth (voice of John Leguizamo) and Manfred the Mammoth (voice of Ray Romano) find a human baby, they set out to locate his tribe and return him to the humans. Joining Manfred and Sid on the journey is Diego the Saber-tooth Tiger (voice of Denis Leary) who schemes to upset the rescue plans. The film was nominated for an Academy award for Best Animated Feature.
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Meet the Spartans 2008 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Cast: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Diedrich Bader, Method Man, Jareb Dauplaise, Travis Van Winkle, Phil Morris, Jim Piddock, Nicole Parker, Ike Barinholtz, Hunter Clary
In this satire on "300," our hero Leonidas (Sean Maguire), clad in a cape and leather panties, and his brave band of 13 skip along singing songs and having a real "gay" march on the dastardly Persian King Xerxes (Ken Davitian). But it won't be an easy task to save his beloved Sparta from destruction as they must deal with a myriad of celebrity look-alikes such as Britney Spears, Nicole Parker, Tom Cruise, Simon Cowell, etc. Meanwhile, Leonidas' Queen, Margot (Carmen Electra), stays behind to entertain the elders with her scant clothing and perform other acts between massages. Get the picture?
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: John Pasquin
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Heather Burns, Ernie Hudson, Diedrich Bader, Treat Williams, Abraham Benrubi, Nick Offerman, Eileen Brennan, Lusia Strus, Elisabeth Rohm, Molly Gottlieb, Leslie Grossman
Gracie (Sandra Bullock) and bodyguard Sam (Regina King) head for Las Vegas after her colleague in the Miss United States contest, Cheryl (Heather Burns), is kidnapped along with the contest's host Stan Fields (William Shatner). Despite orders from FBI Chief Collins (Treat Williams) to stay out of the case, Gracie sets out to solve the case.
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 Napoleon Dynamite 2004  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jared Hess
Cast: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader, Haylie Duff, Ellen Dubin, Emily Tyndall, Sandy Martin, Trevor Snarr, Shondrella Avery, Bracken Johnson, Carmen Brady, J.C. Cunningham
Teenage nerd Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives in Preston, Idaho, with Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell). Surrounding Napoleon are a cast of off-beat characters–including Pedro (Efren Ramirez) and weird Uncle Rico (Jon Gries). Pedro is a new kid in school who has become Napoleon's best friend, so when Pedro runs for class president against popular, but nasty, Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon comes to his aid.
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 Office Space 1999 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Judge
Cast: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Richard Riehle, Alexandra Wentworth, John C. McGinley, Joe Bays, Paul Wilson, Todd Duffey, Greg Pitts, Kinna McInroe
In this satire on the corporate world, white-collar workers at Initech hate their jobs but put up with insufferable management mandates. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is near a breakdown when his girlfriend, Anne (Alexandra Wentworth), suggests a hypnotherapist for help. But under hypnosis, the hypnotist dies–leaving Peter in a perpetually relaxed state, which brings about major changes: he drops Anne, dates beautiful waitress Joanne (Jennifer Aniston), and determines to talk his coworkers into joining him in getting back at the greedy Initech boss.
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Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Oscar Moore
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner, Peter MacNicol, Tim Meadows, Jay Mohr, Kath Soucie, Diedrich Bader, David Herman, Tress MacNeille, Michael Stipe, Billy West, Mitch Rouse
When one of Santa's (voice of Ed Asner) reindeers breaks a leg, Santa announces he will be relying on "all of the other reindeer." But one dog–Olive (voice of Drew Barrymore)–thinks she hears, "Olive, the other reindeer." Believing that Santa has called on her for help with Christmas Eve deliveries, Olive and her penguin friend Martini (voice of Joe Pantoliano) head for the North Pole.
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Surf's Up 2007 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Action
Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, James Woods, Diedrich Bader, Mario Cantone, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Sal Masekela, Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Brian Posehn, Dana Belben
In this animated, family comedy, under-sized penguin Cody Maverick (voice of Shia LaBeouf) doesn't fit in with his penguin family in Antarctica and dreams of becoming a surfer like his idol Big Z (voice of Jeff Bridges). So, Cody hitches a ride on the back of a whale and ends up on a tropical island where he hopes to win the Big Z Memorial Surf Off. But, the bully Tank Evans (voice of Diedrich Bader) humiliates Cody during the contest. When Cody wipes out, he is rescued by lifeguard Lani (voice of Zooey Deschanel) who introduces him to her Uncle Geek who, it turns out, is really Big Z. Now, Big Z trains Cody for the next surfing competition, and Cody has a chance of getting his act together. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.
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| 1. The Assassination File (1996)
2. Balls of Fury (2007)
3. Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
4. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
5. Bolt (2008)
6. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command:The Adventure Begin (2000)
7. The Country Bears (2002)
8. Dead & Breakfast (2004)
9. Ice Age (2002)
10. Meet the Spartans (2008)
11. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
12. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
13. Office Space (1999)
14. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
15. Surf's Up (2007)
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