36 Hours 1965  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: George Seaton
Cast: James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Werner Peters, Alan Napier, Celia Lovsky, John Banner, Ed Gilbert, Sig Ruman, Russell Thorson, Oscar Beregi Jr., Karl Held, Martin Kosleck, Marjorie Bennett, Henry Rowland
During World War II, U.S. Army Intelligence Major Jefferson Pike (James Garner) is captured by the Germans shortly before D-Day. In an effort to get information about an Allied invasion, Pike's captors drug him to convince him that the war is long over and that he has suffered from amnesia for the last six years. Pike is also told that he has a wife, but Anna (Eva Marie Saint) is not really married to him. She took this assignment to get away from abuse in her concentration camp. Pike catches on to the ploy, and the game of cat-and-mouse ensues between Pike and the Nazi doctor, Major Walter Gerber (Rod Taylor), who is pumping him for information.
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero 1998  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Batman & Mr. Freeze
SubZero
Director: Boyd Kirkland
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., George Dzundza, Robert Costanzo, Bob Hastings, Mary Kay Bergman, Marilu Henner, Dean Jones, Jane Alan, Liane Schirmer, Tress MacNeille, Brian George, Ed Gilbert
This is a direct-to-video, animated version of Batman. Mr. Freeze (voice of Michael Ansara) is living at the Arctic Circle with his wife Nora who is cryogenically frozen while awaiting a heart transplant. When a submarine crashes the ice around Freeze's cave home, the seal of Nora's cryo-chamber is broken, and an organ transplant is needed immediately. Freeze's solution: abduct Batgirl (voice of Mary Kay Bergman) whose blood type matches Nora's. This act, of course, leads to Batman (voice of Kevin Conroy) and Robin (voice of Loren Lester) setting out to rescue Batgirl. The animation is good; the plot is filled with violence. So, IF children are not frightened by violence, this is a good film for those old enough to understand the moral lessons behind the story.
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 PG, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Marilu Henner, Jeff Bennett, Jane Downs, Ed Gilbert
This animated version of Batman/Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) begins with the Phantasm, a vicious killer who has killed a crime lord in Gotham City. Police and gangsters suspect that the killer is Batman, and now it is up to Batman to find the real culprit. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is entertaining Councilman Arthur Reeves (voice of Hart Bochner) who is responsible for the accusations about Batman, and he taunts Wayne about his long-lost love, college sweetheart Andrea (Dana Delany), who left him years before. Now, the story skips back-and-forth between the present and the past, and, in the process, Batman discovers a link between Andrea and the crime villain. The Joker (Mark Hamill) steps in and uncovers the fact that Andrea is the Phantasm, and she is out to avenge her father's (Stacey Keach) murder. Batman arrives on the scene, a battle ensues, and Batman's name is cleared.
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The Pagemaster 1994  G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Joe Johnston, Maurice Hunt, Pixote Hunt
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Mel Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Phil Hartman, Patrick Stewart, Jim Cummings, George Hearn, B.J. Ward, Dorian Harewood, Ed Gilbert
Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) is a wimp who is teased by the other kids. One day, he falls and loses consciousness at the library. As a result, he slides into the animated world between the covers of books. In his attempt to get back to the real world, Richard encounters adventures with pirates and dragons. The message of this movie: READ BOOKS.
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 The Rescuers Down Under 1990 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty, Douglas Seale, Ed Gilbert, Russi Taylor
Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.
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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Jim Stenstrum, Hiroshi Aoyama, Kazumi Fukushima
Cast: Scott Innes, Billy West, Mary Kay Bergman, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward, Adrienne Barbeau, Tara Strong, Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, Mark Hamill, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Ed Gilbert
"Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island" is a magical adventure in animation. The story is about the "grown-up" Scooby-Doo gang–Daphne (voice of Mary Kay Bergman) who is now a TV show hostess, her cameraman Fred (voice of Frank Welker), Shaggy (voice of Billy West), Scooby-Doo (voice of Scott Innes), and Velma (voice of B.J. Ward)–heading for a zombie-infested Louisiana island. They arrive, and Lena (voice of Tara Strong) takes them to the home of Simone (voice of Adrienne Barbeau) whose gardener Beau (voice of Cam Clarke) is suspected of causing bizarre incidents. While they investigate, the gang finds themselves caught between cat creatures and zombies. Luckily, Beau turns out to be an undercover detective, and all ends happily.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Roman
Cast: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor, Sydney Lassick, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Howard Morris, Tino Insana, Don Messick
Tom and Jerry are just as lovable in this full-length version as they are in their shorter cartoon stories. In this case, Tom and Jerry (voices of Richard Kind and Dana Hill) team up to rescue a young girl from her governess and lawyer.
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| 1. 36 Hours (1965)
2. Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)
aka: Batman & Mr. Freeze
aka: SubZero
3. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
4. The Pagemaster (1994)
5. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
6. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
7. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
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