Copacabana 1985   TV, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan, Andra Akers, Silvana Gallardo, Joseph Bologna, Cliff Osmond, Dwier Brown, Ernie Sabella, Hamilton Camp
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this made-for-TV effort stars Manilow as a World War II veteran who tries to become a top songwriter while working at the Copacabana nightclub. Along the way he falls for Lola (Annette O'Toole), a dancer at the club. But tragedy strikes when the gangster-owner of the club gets involved.
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 The Cutting Edge 1992  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Moira Kelly, Roy Dotrice, Terry O'Quinn, Dwier Brown, Chris Benson, Kevin Peeks, Barry Flatman, Rachelle Ottley, Steve Sears
Spoiled, rich Kate (Moira Kelly) has just failed to win in pairs skating at the Olympics–due largely to her poor attitude. Now it's time to find another partner; but this proves difficult until her coach brings in an ex-Olympic hockey player (D.B. Sweeney). As they prepare for another Olympics, love blooms in this "old-fashioned" romantic comedy.
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Dennis the Menace Strikes Again 1998  G, 80 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Cast: Don Rickles, George Kennedy, Justin Cooper, Brian Doyle-Murray, Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson, Betty White, Dwier Brown, Heidi Swedberg, Keith Reece, Jacqueline Steiger, Danny Turner, Alexa Vega
Hank Ketcham's mischievous Dennis (Justin Cooper) returns in this direct-to-video/DVD film, and he does his best to wreck the entire neighborhood. Next-door neighbor Mr. Wilson (Don Rickles) continues to be the major victim, but when Dennis' Grandpa (George Kennedy) moves in with Dennis, Mr. Wilson finds that it's tough to keep up with Grandpa.
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Field of Dreams 1989  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann, Frank Whaley, Art LaFleur, Dwier Brown, James Andelin, Mary Anne Kean, Michael Milhoan, Steve Eastin
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice telling him, "If you build it, he will come." He heeds the voice and turns his Iowa cornfield into a beautiful baseball diamond. Although his neighbors do not understand his actions, Kinsella continues to listen to the voice and finds a second chance to correct a past mistake. Great, especially if you like baseball.
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House II: The Second Story 1987 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ethan Wiley
Cast: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Bill Maher, Lar Park-Lincoln, John Ratzenberger, Amy Yasbeck, Gregory Walcott, Dwier Brown, Lenora May
The body of the great-great-grandfather of the man who inherited a mansion is exhumed; surprise, surprise, the man is alive! This sequel does not continue the story of "House," but has a new story, as bad as it is. There are other living dead that add to the "fun."
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Mom and Dad Save the World 1992 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Greg Beeman
Cast: Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones, Jon Lovitz, Dwier Brown, Kathy Ireland, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn, Eric Idle, Debbie Lee Carrington, Danny Cooksey, Tony Cox, Ed Gale
Emperor Tod Springo (Jon Lovitz) beams up Marge and Dick Nelson (Teri Garr and Jeffrey Jones) to his planet with plans to make Marge his wife before destroying Earth. But Dick–by reliving Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers adventures–comes to Marge's rescue and, in the process, saves Earth as well.
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To Live and Die in L.A. 1985 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: William Petersen, Dean Stockwell, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel, Robert Downey Sr., Christopher Allport., Dwier Brown, Steve(2) James, Anne Betancourt, Jack Hoar, Valentin de Vargas, Michael Chong
A counterfeiter, Eric "Rick" Masters (Willem Dafoe), has eluded the police for years. After Rick kills a Secret Service agent, the partner of the deceased agent, Agent Richard Chance (William Petersen), joins forces with Agent John Vukovich (John Pankow), and the violence escalates as they break all the rules and stop at nothing in their pursuit of Rick.
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The Zeros 2000 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Ryman
Cast: Mackenzie Astin, John Ales, Rachel Wilson, Sam Vlahos, Jennifer Morrison, Dwier Brown, John Diehl, Kyle Gass, Shishir Kurup, Howard S. Miller
Upon finding that he has only weeks to live, Joe (Mackenzie Astin) embarks on a cross-country trip in search of childhood sweetheart Joyce (Jennifer Morrison). Along the way, he meets assorted oddballs in this dark comedy.
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| 1. Copacabana (1985)
2. The Cutting Edge (1992)
3. Dennis the Menace Strikes Again (1998)
4. Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
5. Field of Dreams (1989)
6. House II: The Second Story (1987)
7. Lily in Winter (1994)
8. Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
9. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
10. When You Remember Me (1990)
11. The Zeros (2000)
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