Bloodbrothers 1978  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Father's Love
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, Richard Gere, Lelia Goldoni, Yvonne Wilder, Kenneth McMillan, Marilu Henner, Danny Aiello, Robert Englund, Eddie Jones
Taken from Richard Price's novel, this good story concerns macho influences from construction-worker family members that influence the lives of all in the family.
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C.H.U.D. 1984  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Douglas Cheek
Cast: John Heard, Kim Greist, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Brenda Currin, Laure Mattos, Justin Hall, Michael O'Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones, Sam McMurray, Frank Adu, J.C. Quinn, Patricia Richardson
Reporter Murphy (J.C. Quinn) tells photographer George Cooper (John Heard) about the government dumping nuclear waste under the streets of New York City, and Cooper decides to investigate. Meanwhile, police Capt. Bosch (Christopher Curry), whose wife (Laure Mattos) has been abducted, joins forces with The Reverend (Daniel Stern) who suspects something strange is going on beneath the streets. In fact, a tribe of Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers (C.H.U.D.) is preying on the citizens of New York City. Now, Bosch, The Reverend, Cooper, and Murphy race against time to stop the creatures.
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Cadillac Man 1990 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman, Annabella Sciorra, Lori Petty, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Bill Nelson, Eddie Jones
This amusing film stars Robin Williams as a philandering car salesman who will lose his job if he doesn't sell 12 cars in as many days. To further complicate matters, the jealous husband (Tim Robbins) of the dealership's resident sexpot holds them hostage, and Williams must use every sales tactic he knows to talk him out of killing them all.
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Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 1998 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim McCanlies
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Peter Facinelli, Eddie Mills, Ethan Embry, Ashley Johnson, Patricia Wettig, Michael O'Neill, Eddie Jones, Wayne Tippet, Alexandra Holden
Four friends, members of the high-school senior class, made a pact to leave their small town of Dancer, Texas, and move to Los Angeles when they graduated. Now they, and the town as well, struggle with that decision.
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning 1995  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Cast: Randy Quaid, Alex McArthur, Ving Rhames, Eddie Jones, Alan Blumenfeld, Ron Perkins, Steven Flynn, Johann Carlo, Tracy Middendorf, Mary-Joan Negro
The detectives of NYC's 87th precinct are highlighted in the first of a series of made-for-TV films based on Ed McBain stories. In this episode, a serial killer is on the loose with female track and field stars on his hit list. The detectives are hot on the trail.
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The Grifters 1990  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Fears
Cast: John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, J.T. Walsh, Henry Jones, Gailard Sartain, Jeremy Piven, Charles Napier, Eddie Jones
Out-conning the cons is the theme of this movie with Jack Cusack playing a salesman who uses his job for a cover. Anjelica Huston plays his mother, a bag lady who fronts for the mob. His girlfriend (Annette Bening) rounds out this unscrupulous trio who may have swindled one too many times. Martin Scorsese was the producer of this film, which had four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Huston), Supporting Actress (Bening) and Director.
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Invasion U.S.A. 1985   R, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Zito
Cast: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet, Alexander Zale, Alex Colon, Eddie Jones, Jon DeVries, Billy Drago, Jaime Sanchez, Dehl Berti
There is a spy on the loose in the United States, but fortunately Chuck Norris is alert, on guard, and ready to leap into action to save his country.
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Return to Me 2000 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bonnie Hunt
Cast: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Joely Richardson, Eddie Jones, James Belushi, Marianne Muellerleile
Grace Briggs (Minnie Driver), a waitress with progressive heart disease, gets Elizabeth Rueland's (Joely Richardson) heart after a fatal car accident. One year later Elizabeth's widower, Bob (David Duchovny), dines at an Italian restaurant, and guess who's his waitress? Romance blooms, but will it survive the moment that they realize Grace lives only because of Elizabeth's transplanted heart?
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Seabiscuit 2003  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens, Eddie Jones, Annie Corley, Valerie Mahaffey, Ed Lauter, Michael Ensign, David McCullough, Danny Strong, David Doty, Michael O'Neill
This story, based on Laura Hillenbrand's book, involves four depression-era underdogs–horse owner Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges), trainer Tom Smith (Chris Cooper), jockey (Tobey Maguire), and horse Seabiscuit–all of which become winners when Seabiscuit is named 1938's "Horse of the Year." Great racing scenes. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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 The Singing Detective 2003 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Mystery
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino, Saul Rubinek, Alfre Woodard, Amy Aquino, David Dorfman, Eddie Jones, Lily Knight, Clyde Kusatsu
During his hospitalization, novelist Dan Dark (Robert Downey Jr.) hallucinates and believes he is the detective in his book who investigated a 1950s' homicide. After discussing this with his psychiatrist (Mel Gibson), Dan begins to turn his old novel into a new musical–complete with song and dance.
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 The Terminal 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Barry Shabaka Henley, Kumar Pallana, Zoe Saldana, Eddie Jones, Michael Nouri, Jude Ciccolella, Corey Reynolds, Guillermo Diaz, Rini Bell, Sasha Spielberg
Just as he arrives in NYC, Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) learns that his country has undergone a coup and, thus, his passport is no longer valid. Because his life has been put on hold while he awaits news that the coup has been foiled, Viktor decides to spend the day at JFK–a day that turns into nine months, during which time he falls in love, learns English, and becomes a hero to JFK employees.
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| 1. Apprentice to Murder (1988)
2. Bloodbrothers (1978)
aka: A Father's Love
3. C.H.U.D. (1984)
4. Cadillac Man (1990)
5. Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998)
6. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (1995)
7. The Grifters (1990)
8. Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
9. Q (1982)
aka: The Winged Serpent
aka: Q: The Winged Serpent
10. Return to Me (2000)
11. Seabiscuit (2003)
12. The Singing Detective (2003)
13. The Terminal (2004)
14. The Year of the Dragon (1985)
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