Alaska 1996  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser, Gordon Tootoosis, Ben Cardinal
When Jack Barnes' (Dirk Benedict) plane goes down in the Alaska wilderness, his two teenage sons, Jessie (Thora Birch) and Sean (Vincent Kartheiser) set out to find him. During their rescue attempt, they have a run-in with an evil poacher (Charlton Heston) and befriend a baby polar bear.
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Call of the Wild 1993 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Alan Smithee, Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Cast: Rick Schroder, Gordon Tootoosis, Duncan Fraser, Mia Sara, Richard Newman, Brent Stait, Eric McCormack, Kerry Sandomirsky, Tom Heaton, Vince Metcalfe, Marie Stillin, Allen Lysell, Bill Croft, Dayne Low, Peter Bibby
In this rendition of Jack London's novel, young, inexperienced John Thornton (Rick Schroder) is searching for gold in the Yukon, and he receives invaluable help from Buck, a German Shepherd that, after being stolen from its California home, is now a sled dog in Alaska. John and Buck bond as they face many hardships while traveling through the frozen terrain during the Yukon Gold Rush.
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 Captains Courageous 1996  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Robert Urich, Kenny Vadas, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Robert Wisden, Duncan Fraser, Sandra Nelson, Eric Schneider, Terence Kelly, Colin Cunningham, Ken Camroux
This is a watchable, second TV remake of Rudyard Kipling's classic story, which is "updated" to the 1930s. A spoiled, young heir (Kenny Vadas) falls from a luxury liner and is rescued by fishermen. After a few months of hard work, he learns about values and friendship.
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Cyberjack 1995  R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Virtual Assassin
Director: Robert Lee
Cast: Michael Dudikoff, Suki Kaiser, Brion James, Jon Cuthbert, James Thom, Topaz Hasfal-Schou, Garvin Cross, Dean McKenzie, Duncan Fraser, Alvin Sanders, Jerry Wasserman, John Tench
Ex-cop, now janitor at a bio-research laboratory, Nick (Michael Dudikoff) tries to put the killing of his partner by the dastardly Nassim (Brion James) behind him. But, Nassim intends to control the world–if he can steal a deadly computer virus developed by Nick's company. So, when Nassim and his band of thugs break into the lab to put his plan into action, Nick must rise to the occasion.
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Eight Below 2006 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Frank Marshall
Cast: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, Gerard Plunkett, Panou, August Schellenberg, Wendy Crewson, Belinda Metz, Connor Christopher Levins, Brenda Campbell, Malcolm Stewart, Duncan Fraser
Loosely based on a true story, the focus is on the fate of Jerry Shepherd's team of sled dogs that are left behind in the Antarctic when explorers must evacuate the area during a severe storm. The dogs must survive alone over a six-month period while Jerry Shepherd fails in his attempts to rescue them. Survive they do, and their adventures provide good entertainment.
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 The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore, Joshua Close, Duncan Fraser, Kenneth Welsh, JR Bourne, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, Shohreh Aghdashloo
When Catholic priest Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) performs an exorcism on 19-year-old Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter), she dies, and Father Moore is arrested and charged with murder. The lawyer (Laura Linney) who defends him goes up against a cocky state's attorney (Campbell Scott) and the fight is on. Eerie flashbacks of Emily's possession provide horror scenes–interspersed with courtroom drama.
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The Fly II 1989 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Chris Walas
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz, Frank C. Turner, Gary Chalk, Ann Marie Lee, Saffron Henderson, Harley Cross, Pat Bermel, William S. Taylor, Jerry Wasserman, Duncan Fraser
That man/fly hybrid BrundleFly Seth Brum (Jeff Goldblum) was a research scientist who was shot to death by his pregnant girlfriend in the first film, "The Fly" (1986). The girlfriend dies giving birth to their son, Martin, who is raised by Seth's evil boss Anton Bartok (Lee Richardson). Now, Martin (Eric Stoltz), who matures five times faster than a normal kid, is fully grown and, as a boy genius, is dreading his metamorphosis. His girlfriend Beth (Daphne Zuniga) helps him look for a way to cure himself, and answers lying within the Telepod appear to be the only chance he has of saving himself from a terrible fate.
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K-9: P.I. 2002 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Cast: James Belushi, Christopher Shyer, Gary Basaraba, Kim Huffman, Jody Racicot, Barbara Tyson, Blu Mankuma, Duncan Fraser, Jason Schombing, Kevin Durand, Jay Brazeau, Michael Eklund
In this third film of the "K-9" series, Dooley (James Belushi) and his police dog, Jerry Lee, are preparing to retire. Dooley takes on a new job as a private eye, and his first job is to clear his own name so that he can be assured of his pension from the L.A.P.D.
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The Miracle of the Cards 2001 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Griffiths
Cast: Catherine Oxenberg, Thomas Sangster, Richard Thomas, Peter Wingfield, Kirk Cameron, Duncan Fraser, Jeremy Guilbaut, Jennifer Carmichael, Sean Campbell, Michael Dobson, Karin Konoval, Chang Tseng
While eight-year-old Craig (Thomas Sangster) undergoes treatment for a brain tumor, the world response is miraculous–and the miracles continue.
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Mystery Date 1991 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, B.D. Wong, Tony Rosato, Don S. Davis, James Hong, Victor Wong, Ping Wu, Duncan Fraser, Jerry Wasserman
Tom (Ethan Hawke), a shy teen, does not have the courage to ask next door neighbor Geena (Teri Polo) out on a date. But his handsome, successful older brother, Craig (Brian McNamara), does a make-over on Tom; Craig even calls Geena on Tom's behalf and provides his sports car for their evening pleasure. Events turn weird when people react to the couple, thinking that Tom is Craig, which is followed by finding a corpse in the trunk of Craig's car.
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 Needful Things 1993 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh, Duncan Fraser, Ray McKinnon, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, Mel Allen, William Morgan Sheppard, Don S. Davis, Campbell Lane, Eric Schneider, Frank C. Turner
Stephen King's story is the basis for this film involving Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow) opening up an antiques store, "Needful Things," in Castle Rock, Maine. Leland turns the once friendly residents against each other by convincing them to play pranks on each other. What they do not know is that they have sold their souls because Leland is really the Devil in disguise! Will Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Ed Harris) be able to step in and save the town?
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Omen IV: The Awakening 1991 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jorge Montesi, Dominique Othenin-Girard
Cast: Faye Grant, Michael Woods, Michael Lerner, Madison Mason, Ann Hearn, Jim Byrnes, Asia Vieira, Don S. Davis, Megan Leitch, David Cameron, Joy Coghill, Duncan Fraser, Susan Chapple, Andrea Mann, Dana Still
Continuing the "Omen" series, "The Awakening" serves to bring more violence and gore to the screen, as the next generation of children become victims of possession by the Devil. The Antichrist Damien returns in the form of his daughter Delia (Asia Vieira) who is being raised by Congressman York (Michael Woods) and his wife Karen (Faye Grant). Delia is an adorable young girl, but that doesn't stop her from spreading her evilness around, and, as a result, destruction surrounds her.
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Red Scorpion 2 1994  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Kennedy
Cast: Matt McColm, John Savage, Jennifer Rubin, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Ironside, Michael Covert, Real Andrews, Duncan Fraser, George Touliatos, Vladimir Kulich
The far-right-wing, white-supremacist hate group must be stopped, and an elite team is put together to get the job done. Explosions, fires, gunfire, etc. abound, but that's not enough to overcome the amateurish story and acting.
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Unforgettable 1996 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald, David Paymer, Duncan Fraser, Caroline Elliott, Colleen Rennison, Kim Cattrall, Kim Coates
When a medical examiner (Ray Liotta) is suspected of killing his own wife, he injects himself with a new drug that allows memory to be transferred from one person to another. He does this in an attempt to relive his wife's last experiences just prior to her murder.
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Watchers 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Blu Mankuma, Jason Priestley, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson, Lala Sloatman, Colleen Winton, Frank C. Turner, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell, Dan O'Dowd, Lou Bollo, Phillip Wong
In this adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's novel, Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) takes in a stray dog and unwittingly places himself in danger because the dog wears a device through which the evil monster Oxcom (Phillip Wong) can always locate the dog–and Travis.
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| 1. Alaska (1996)
2. Call of the Wild (1993)
3. Captains Courageous (1996)
4. Cyberjack (1995)
aka: Virtual Assassin
5. Eight Below (2006)
6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
7. The Fly II (1989)
8. K-9: P.I. (2002)
9. The Miracle of the Cards (2001)
10. Mystery Date (1991)
11. Needful Things (1993)
12. Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
13. Red Scorpion 2 (1994)
14. Unforgettable (1996)
15. Watchers (1988)
16. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
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