 The Big Easy 1987  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, Ebbe Roe Smith, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Marc Lawrence, Grace Zabriskie, Gailard Sartain, Charles Ludlam
A police homicide detective and an assistant D.A. (Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin) become involved with each other while he is investigating a drug war and she is probing allegations of corruption on the New Orleans police force. An excellent thriller.
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Falling Down 1993  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Tuesday Weld, Frederic Forrest, Lois Smith, Raymond J. Barry, Michael Paul Chan, Macon McCalman, Joey Hope Singer, Ebbe Roe Smith, Kimberly Scott, D.W. Moffett, Steve Park
William 'D-Fens' Foster (Michael Douglas) is laid off from his job and ends up in a traffic jam on his way to his daughter's birthday party. He abandons his car and walks to a convenience store, which he demolishes with a baseball bat because the clerk is less than helpful. Next, 'D-Fens' attacks a gang that unsuccessfully retaliates, and 'D-Fens' steals their guns. Now, it is the mission of Detective Martin Prendergast (Robert Duvall) to hunt down 'D-Fens' and stop the terror that he is wreaking on the streets of Los Angeles.
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Floundering 1994  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter McCarthy
Cast: James LeGros, John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Maritza Rivera, Ebbe Roe Smith, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Nelson Lyon, Jo Harvey Allen, Viggo Mortensen
John (James LeGros) is in his thirties, unemployed, and still trying to decide what to do with his life. Various characters come in and out of this life–set in post Rodney King-induced riots in L.A.–representing people from that era. He falls even farther down in the mire when he joins a group of reactionaries. This politically left-leaning non-story has its roots in the attitudes of the poor people of L.A. and shows right-wingers as people to hate.
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Into Thin Air 1985  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards, Nicholas Pryor, John Dennis Johnston, Tate Donovan, Patricia Smith, Bill Calvert, J.P. Bumstead, Ebbe Roe Smith, Britt Leach, Dale Wilson
A teenager vanishes on a trip from Canada to Colorado, and his mother (Ellen Burstyn), frustrated with having little help from authorities, hires a retired detective (Robert Prosky). The two search for the truth about what happened. Based on a true story. Made for TV.
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Roadside Prophets 1992 R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Abbe Wool
Cast: John Doe, David Anthony Marshall, Adam Horovitz, Arlo Guthrie, David Carradine, John Cusack, Timothy Leary, Biff Yeager, JD Cullum, Ebbe Roe Smith, Aaron Lustig, Judyth Thurman, Erica Rogers
Misfit bikers Joe Mosely (John Doe) and Sam (Adam Horovitz) meet and ride together during Joe's quest to fulfill a biker friend's last request and scatter the dead man's ashes in the remote town of Eldorado, Nevada. Along the desert road, they meet a variety of characters, some of whom are featured in cameos–including Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, David Carradine, and John Cusack.
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| 1. Big Bad Mama II (1987)
2. The Big Easy (1987)
3. Falling Down (1993)
4. Floundering (1994)
5. Into Thin Air (1985)
6. Roadside Prophets (1992)
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