The Amateur 1981  R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, Ed Lauter, Graham Jarvis, John Marley, George Coe, Jan Rubes
CIA computer expert Charles Heller (John Savage) goes behind the Iron Curtain to investigate his wife's murder in this spy thriller.
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Art Heist 2004  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Bryan Goeres
Cast: William Baldwin, Ellen Pompeo, Abel Folk, Ed Lauter, Simon Andreu, Andres Herrera, Roger Delmont, Diego Martin, Alex O'Dogherty, Madison Goeres
When art expert Sandra Walker (Ellen Pompeo) investigates an art heist at a Barcelona museum in which an expensive painting was stolen, she leaves her daughter with estranged husband Bruce (William Baldwin) in New York. When Sandra uncovers the work of a Russian mobster, and her life is threatened, NYPD detective Bruce flies in to help with the case.
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 Bad Company 1972  R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, John Savage, David Huddleston, Jerry Houser, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner, Geoffrey Lewis, John Quade, Damon Cofer, Joshua Hill Lewis, Raymond Guth, Jean Allison, Ned Wertimer
This story centers on what happens to a Civil War draft dodger, Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), when he heads west and takes on a criminal lifestyle. He bonds with con-artist Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges) and joins Jake's gang of boy bandits, including Loney (John Savage) and Arthur (Jerry Houser). As the gang fights the harsh elements and tries to avoid confrontations with criminals such as Big Joe (David Huddleston), Drew realizes that he may have no choice but to rely on a life of crime in order to survive.
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The Big Score 1983 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Williamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, John Saxon, Richard Roundtree, Ed Lauter, Nancy Wilson, D'Urville Martin, Michael Dante, Bruce Glover, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Tony King, Ron Dean
Chicago detective Frank Hooks (Fred Williamson) and his partners–Davis and Gordon (John Saxon and Richard Roundtree)–are on the trail of a drug dealer when a large cache of drug money disappears. Frank is accused of stealing the money and is suspended from the police force. Now, Frank can ignore all the rules and take on the drug dealers himself.
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Breakheart Pass 1976 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charles Bronson, Ben Johnson, Jill Ireland, Richard Crenna, Charles Durning, Roy Jenson, Ed Lauter, David Huddleston, Archie Moore, Boyd "Red" Morgan
Undercover agent John Deakin (Charles Bronson) puts an end to the exploits of murdering desperadoes. One highlight of this film is the great fight between our hero, Bronson, and Archie Moore.
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A Bright Shining Lie 1998 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert John Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell
Based on Neil Sheehan's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, this film remains faithful to the original true story of a morally defunct Army lieutenant colonel, John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), who comes face-to-face with the sham of America's involvement in Vietnam.
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The Cartier Affair 1984 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: Joan Collins, David Hasselhoff, Telly Savalas, Ed Lauter, Charles Napier, Randi Brooks, Rita Taggart, Stephen Apostle Pec, Jordan Charney, Jay Gerber, Louisa Moritz, Hilly Hicks
In this made-for-TV comedy romance, con artist Curt Taylor (David Hasselhoff) gets a job working as a secretary for film star Cartier Rand (Joan Collins) in order to settle a debt by stealing her jewelry collection. But love gets in the way.
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Death Wish 3 1985  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Martin Balsam, Ed Lauter, Gavan O'Herlihy, Kirk Taylor, Tony Spiridakis, Marina Sirtis, Alex Winter, John Gabriel
This is a slightly better movie than "Death Wish II." Now, Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) has become a professional vigilante, and he is defending terrified elderly people from a neighborhood gang that intends to control its area.
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Eureka 1984  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Ed Lauter, Mickey Rourke, Joe Pesci, Corin Redgrave, Helena Kallianiotes, Cavan Kendall, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Emrys James
Living 15 years in the Klondike proved prosperous for gold miner Jack McCann (Gene Hackman), and he was able to buy his own Caribbean island. However, his reclusive life on the island spells trouble when his daughter Tracy (Theresa Russell) brings on major problems via the Miami underworld.
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Executive Action 1973 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green, John Anderson, Ed Lauter, Sidney Clute, Lloyd Gough, Dick Miller, Walter Brooke
Based on Mark Lane's book "Rush to Judgment," this film utilizes fiction and documentary style to look at reasons behind President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The story revolves around a group of military-industrial leaders (Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Will Geer) who conspire to set up the assassination and put the blame on Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Family Plot 1976 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Ed Lauter, John Lehne, Warren J. Kemmerling, Edith Atwater
In Alfred Hitchcock's last film, the plot involves the search for a lost heir by a phony medium (Barbara Harris) and her cab driver boyfriend (Bruce Dern). Meanwhile, a jeweler and his girl friend (William Devane and Karen Black) are planning a kidnapping in which they will be paid in diamonds. When the couples cross paths, chaos ensues.
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Finders Keepers 1984 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Louis Gossett Jr., Pamela Stephenson, Ed Lauter, David Wayne, Brian Dennehy, Jack Riley, John Schuck, Jim Carrey
Georgiana Latimer (Pamela Stephenson) and Josef Sirola (Ed Lauter) steal $5 million from her father and, through a set of bizarre circumstances, manage to get the money and themselves aboard a transcontinental train. Also along for the ride is a scam artist, Michael Rangeloff (Michael O'Keefe), who unknowingly is escorting the money inside a coffin. All three are in for some surprises.
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The French Connection II 1975 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Charles Millot, Philippe Leotard, Ed Lauter, Samantha Llorens, Andre Penvern, Reine Prat, Ham-Chau Luong, Jacques Dynam, Raoul Delfosse, Malek Kateb
In this sequel to the "French Connection," Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) is still tracking down drug dealer Frog One (Fernando Rey). This time around, Popeye travels to Marseilles where he becomes a victim when he is captured by Frog One's henchmen and forced to take heroin. They then dump him at a police station where he quits the heroin by the "Cold Turkey" method, recovers, and is back on the job tracking down the drug dealers.
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Gentleman B. 2000 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Gentleman Bandit
Director: Jordan Alan
Cast: Ed Lauter, Peter Greene, Justine Miceli, Charlie Mattera, Kristina Malota, Ryan O'Neal, Todd Newman, Phil Fondacaro, Patric Stillman, Zack Rau
Nick (Charlie Mattera) is sent to prison after a setup by his crime partner, Manny (Peter Greene). Eight years later, Nick is released, intends to go straight, and heads to L.A. to reunite with his old girlfriend (Justine Miceli). She had married Manny, had a child, but divorced him after he became violent. Nick meets up with Harry (Ed Lauter), an ex-con, and the two enter a life of crime. But Manny wants a piece of the action, and the stage is set for a confrontation.
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Metter
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Helen Hunt, Morgan Woodward, Ed Lauter, Jonathan Silverman, Holly Gagnier, Shannen Doherty, Ian Giatti, Mark Caso, Margaret Howell, Terence McGovern, Biff Yeager
Catholic high-school students–shy Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker) and wild Lynne (Helen Hunt)–are crazy about "Dance TV." The show is holding a dance competition, and Janey and Lynne want to participate, but Janey's father, Col. Glenn (Ed Lauter), won't allow her to attend. Lynn talks Janey into sneaking out and going to the competition where she is paired with cute Jeff Malene (Lee Montgomery). Janey is a hit with the judges but runs into problems with another contestant, Natalie Sands (Holly Gagnier), who tries to ruin Janey's chances to win because she wants Jeff and also wants to win the contest. Janey retaliates, but will she be able to control the out-of-control situation?
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Golden Years 1991 TV, 232 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
Director: Josef Anderson
Cast: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call, Bill Raymond, Frances Sternhagen, Matt Malloy, Adam Redfield, Jeff Williams, Peter McRobbie
There's secret stuff going on at the military laboratory. When an accident occurs, releasing chemicals, the old janitor (Keith Szarabajka) starts getting younger. Now, government agents are hot on his trail to find out how the chemical works. Originally a TV miniseries. Based on a Stephen King story.
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 King Kong 1976 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller / Romance
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Ed Lauter, John Agar, Dennis Fimple, Jorge Moreno, Mario Gallo, John Lone, Garry Walberg, Keny Long
Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) is an oil magnate sailing to a Pacific island looking for petroleum. Also on board is stowaway paleontologist Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) who warns that prehistoric monsters inhabit the island. While still heading for the island, they pick up Dwan (Jessica Lange, in her film debut) who has been shipwrecked. They arrive on the island, run into King Kong, and Dwan becomes the object of Kong's attention. Wilson locks Kong up in the cargo hold of the ship and brings him to New York City where Kong escapes and climbs the World Trade Center looking for safety.
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Lassiter 1984 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Tom Selleck, Jane Seymour, Lauren Hutton, Bob Hoskins, Joe Regalbuto, Ed Lauter, Warren Clarke, Edward Peel, Christopher Malcolm, Harry Towb
The Nazis have $10 million worth of diamonds in London prior to World War II. Lassiter (Tom Selleck) is a jewel thief whose mission is to recover the cache.
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The Last American Hero 1973 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hard Driver
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Valerie Perrine, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Art Lund, Ed Lauter, William Smith, Gregory Walcott, Tom Ligon, Lane Smith, Ernie F. Orsatti
Junior Jackson (Jeff Bridges) gained his driving skills as a moonshiner's son who learned to evade the law while running whiskey. Now, Junior decides to put his past behind him but to use the skills he learned to become a race car driver. As he begins his rise in the world of stock cars, Junior is confronted by corporate sponsorship realities that threaten to infringe on his independence.
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The Last Days of Patton 1986 TV, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: George C. Scott, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint, Ed Lauter, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Daniel Benzali, William Hope, Irina Brook, Shane Rimmer, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding
General George S. Patton Jr. is again played by George C. Scott–16 years after the very successful movie, "Patton." The General is mortally wounded in an automobile accident. While he lies in the hospital bed, he reminisces about happier times.
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Lolly-Madonna XXX 1973  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Lolly-Madonna War
Director: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Scott Wilson, Katherine Squire, Ed Lauter, Season Hubley, Randy Quaid, Gary Busey
Two feuding families are involved in a land dispute that soon gets out of hand, and events escalate into a murderous rage that affects all around them.
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 The Longest Yard 1974 R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Bernadette Peters, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, John Steadman, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Jim Nicholson, Pervis Atkins, Tony Cacciotti, Anitra Ford, Michael Fox
Warden Hazen (Eddie Albert) wants a winning football team to represent his prison, and he knows just the person to assure his team of prison guards a victory. He chooses a prisoner who is an ex-pro football player Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds). To achieve his goal, Warden Hazen makes a deal with Crewe and tells him that if he will put together a team of prisoners and agree to lose to the guards' football team led by Captain Knauer (Ed Lauter), then Crewe will be given parole. The challenge is on, and Crewe forms his team. As game time approaches, will Crewe accept the deal, or will the convicts achieve dignity as winners of the Penitentiary Bowl?
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Loose Shoes 1980 R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Coming Attractions
Director: Ira Miller
Cast: Bill Murray, Howard Hesseman, David Landesberg, Ed Lauter, Susan Tyrrell, Avery Schreiber, Jaye P. Morgan, Buddy Hackett, Ira Miller, Garry Goodrow
Assorted selections presenting previews of coming attractions are the basis for this satire on B movies. This film marks the film debut of Bill Murray.
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Magic 1978 R, 106 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ann - Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, Jerry Houser, David Ogden Stiers, E.J. Andre, Lillian Randolph, Joe Lowry, Bob Hackman
A ventriloquist (Anthony Hopkins) is slowly taken over by his dummy. When he retreats to the safety of his boyhood home, he ends up in the middle of a romantic triangle with disastrous results.
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The Midnight Man 1974 R, 117 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron Mitchell, Morgan Woodward, Harris Yulin, Robert Quarry, Joan Lorring, Lawrence Dobkin, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner
Following a co-ed's slaying, a paroled ex-cop (Burt Lancaster) impersonates a college security guard and solves the case.
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My Blue Heaven 1990 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack, Melanie Mayron, Carol Kane, Bill Irwin, William Hickey, Ed Lauter, Colleen Camp, Daniel Stern
Vinnie (Steve Martin) is part of the Witness Protection Program because of his pending testimony against the mob. FBI agent Coopersmith (Rick Moranis) is assigned the job of relocating Vinnie and keeping him out of trouble. This proves easier said than done. Goldie Hawn was the Executive Producer of this film.
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The New Centurions 1972 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, Clifton James, James Sikking, Ed Lauter, Dolph Sweet, William Atherton, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Peter de Anda, Michael de Lano, Stefan Gierasch
This police drama, based on Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling novel, pits veteran L.A. police officer Sergeant Kilvinsky (George C. Scott) against one of the new breed of rookies, part-time law student Roy Fehler (Stacy Keach). Roy learns much from Kilvinsky, but, because of the stresses of the job, he ignores his law studies. That upsets his wife Dorothy (Jane Alexander) who does not like being a cop's wife, and she leaves Roy. Meanwhile, Kilvinsky is planning to retire and wants to train Roy so that he can take his place on the force. With Dorothy gone and police pressures on his mind, Roy finds relief in a new girlfriend Lorrie (Rosalind Cash), but more problems lie ahead.
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The Number 23 2007 R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Michelle Arthur, Mark Pellegrino, Paul Butcher, David Stifel, Patricia Belcher, Ed Lauter, Walter Soo Hoo
Walter Sparrow (Jim Carrey) is a dog catcher who slowly goes insane while reading a book given to him by his wife Agatha (Virginia Madsen). The book involves Detective Fingerling's (also Carrey) obsession with the number 23 and how it drives him to murder his lover Fabrizia (also Madsen) and frame her lover (Danny Huston). As Walter reads the book, Agatha experiences growing concerns over what the book is doing to him and asks her friend Dr. Isaac French (also Huston) for help. But Walter believes there is more to the book and the number 23 than meets the eye and sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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The Prince and the Pauper 2007 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Action
aka: A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper
Director: James Quattrochi
Cast: Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Kay Panabaker, Vincent Spano, Dedee Pfeiffer, Ed Lauter, Sally Kellerman, Nick Vallelonga, Paul Sloan, Gwen McGee, Avrielle Corti, Jesse Corti, Pride Grinn, Leo Rossi, James Quattrochi
Tom Canty (Dylan Sprouse) is a poor boy who dreams of becoming an actor but spends most of his time playing in the streets. Meanwhile, Eddie Tudor (Cole Sprouse) is a star but is not happy with the Hollywood lifestyle and has the reputation of a "bad boy." One day, Tom visits the set of "Teen Spy" in which Eddie stars and meets Eddie. When they realize that they look alike, they switch clothes and identities. While struggling to exist with each others' families, friends, and co-workers, Tom and Eddie learn to appreciate who they really are.
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 Raw Deal 1986 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shenar, Blanche Baker, Steven Hill, Joe Regalbuto, Robert Davi, Ed Lauter, Mordecai Lawner, Louise Robey, Victor Argo, George P. Wilbur, Denver Mattson
After his son is killed while trying to protect a man scheduled to testify against mobster Patrovita (Sam Wanamaker), FBI chief Shannon (Darren McGavin) calls former FBI agent Mark Kaminsky (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back into service. His assignment is to infiltrate Chicago's largest mob, led by Max (Robert Davi). As Kaminsky works undercover to put away the gang members, violence is the order of the day–especially when he is given orders to kill Shannon.
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 Real Genius 1985 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, William Atherton, Michelle Meyrink, Patti D'Arbanville, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo, Ed Lauter, Deborah Foreman, Jon Gries
When a group of young scientists discover that their research is being used to build a new weapon, they decide to interfere with the intended plans.
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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 1987 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Robert Carradine, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, Curtis Armstrong, Donald Gibb, Ed Lauter, Anthony Edwards, James Hong, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Bradley Whitford, Barry Sobel, Tom Hodges, Jack Gilpin, Priscilla Lopez
The United Fraternity Council is meeting at Fort Lauderdale, and, once again, those cool jocks of Alpha Beta fraternity, led by Roger (Bradley Whitford), try to put down the nerds–Lewis Skolnick (Robert Carradine), Dudley "Booger" Dawson (Curtis Armstrong), Lamar Latrelle (Larry B. Scott), Arnold Poindexter (Timothy Busfield), and Harold Wormser (Andrew Cassese)–of Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity. What are the odds that the nerds' skill and cunning will once again win the game?
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 The Rocketeer 1991 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joe Johnston
Cast: Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, Ed Lauter, Rick Overton, Terry O'Quinn, James Handy, Jon Polito
In 1938, an ace pilot (Bill Campbell) spots a robbery of a portable rocket pack that can send its owner flying through the air. After obtaining the device, he finds that others, including a Nazi (Timothy Dalton), are hot on his trail.
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School Ties 1992 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Ben Affleck, Anthony Rapp, Amy Locane, Peter Donat, Kevin Tighe, Zeljko Ivanek, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser, Ed Lauter, Michael Higgins, Peter McRobbie
David Greene (Brendan Fraser) is a 1950s' high-school student who wants to attend an Ivy League university. After he wins a football scholarship to a snooty New England prep school that will ensure his entrance into an Ivy League school, David keeps the fact that he is Jewish a secret in an effort to fit in with his schoolmates and avoid anti-Semitism. David does become a star player, but when classmate Charlie Dillon (Matt Damon)–who has lost both his football position and girlfriend Sally (Amy Locane) to David–learns David's secret, he tells others. Now David must deal with the religious intolerance at his WASP prep school if he wants to keep his dream alive.
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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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Seraphim Falls 2007 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: David Von Ancken
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Angie Harmon, Anjelica Huston, Michael Wincott, Ed Lauter, John Robinson, Robert Baker, Jimmi Simpson, Nate Mooney, James Jordan, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Noonan, Xander Berkeley
This story is set in 1868, the post-Civil War era, and begins with Pacific Northwest trapper Gideon (Pierce Brosnan) getting wounded by rifle fire. The bullet came from the gun of a posse member led by former Confederate Army Colonel Carver (Liam Neeson) who is out for revenge by punishing Union Army Captain Gideon for crimes committed during the Civil War. This time, Gideon escapes by tumbling down a mountain, falling into a stream, and leaping over a waterfall into freezing water. He climbs out, sets a camp fire, and digs out the bullet. But that's just the beginning of this story–most of which involves Gideon running for his life with Carver and the posse in hot pursuit.
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Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation 2004  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Phil Tippett
Cast: Richard Burgi, Colleen Porch, Ed Lauter, Lawrence Monoson, Bill Brown, Sandrine Holt, David Wells, Brenda Strong, J.P. Manoux, Drew Powell
This direct-to-DVD sequel to the 1997 film takes place several years later. A platoon of troopers is stranded on a hostile planet as the Federation continues to fight the nasty bugs. But this time around, a new strain of insect that can infect a person and transfer itself from body to body causes BIG problems.
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann 1982 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Timerider
Director: William Dear
Cast: Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Tracey Walter, Ed Lauter, L.Q. Jones, Chris Mulkey, Macon McCalman, Jonathan Banks
Through the magic of a time machine, Lyle Swann (Fred Ward) is transported to 1875 where he rides his motorcycle in the Mexican desert and meets an assortment of bandits, murderers, and rapists.
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Trial by Jury 1994 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Heywood Gould
Cast: Joanne Whalley, Armand Assante, Gabriel Byrne, William Hurt, Kathleen Quinlan, Margaret Whitton, Ed Lauter, Richard Portnow, Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Jack Gwaltney
Mob boss Rusty Pirone (Armand Assante) goes on trial and juror Valerie (Joanne Whalley) is paid a visit by his henchman with a message: acquit or she and her son will be killed. What WILL she do? A premise with promise is torpedoed by weak acting (except by Assante) and lame storyline.
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Wagons East 1994 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: John Candy, Richard Lewis, John C. McGinley, Ellen Greene, Robert Picardo, Ed Lauter, William Sanderson, Rodney A. Grant, Russell Means, Charles Rocket
Not all settlers in the latter half of the 1800s could handle the challenges of the frontier. One such group hires drunken wagon master James Harlow (John Candy) to lead them East to St. Louis. The adventures of the oddball group are chronicled in this terrible, terrible film. John Candy died during the shooting of the film.
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The White Buffalo 1977 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Hunt to Kill
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Jack Warden, Will Sampson, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Stuart Whitman, Slim Pickens, John Carradine, Cara Williams, Ed Lauter
Former enemies Wild Bill Hickok (Charles Bronson) and Chief Crazy Horse (Will Sampson) team up to track down a white buffalo that eludes them.
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| 1. The Amateur (1981)
2. Art Heist (2004)
3. Bad Company (1972)
4. The Big Score (1983)
5. Breakheart Pass (1976)
6. A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
7. The Cartier Affair (1984)
8. Cujo (1983)
9. Death Hunt (1981)
10. Death Wish 3 (1985)
11. Eureka (1984)
12. Executive Action (1973)
13. Family Plot (1976)
14. Finders Keepers (1984)
15. The French Connection II (1975)
16. Gentleman B. (2000)
aka: The Gentleman Bandit
17. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
18. The Godchild (1974)
19. Golden Years (1991)
aka: Stephen King's Golden Years
20. In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
21. King Kong (1976)
22. Lassiter (1984)
23. The Last American Hero (1973)
aka: Hard Driver
24. The Last Days of Patton (1986)
25. Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)
aka: The Lolly-Madonna War
26. The Longest Yard (1974)
27. Loose Shoes (1980)
aka: Coming Attractions
28. Magic (1978)
29. The Midnight Man (1974)
30. My Blue Heaven (1990)
31. The New Centurions (1972)
32. The Number 23 (2007)
33. The Prince and the Pauper (2007)
aka: A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper
34. Raw Deal (1986)
35. Real Genius (1985)
36. Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
37. The Rocketeer (1991)
38. School Ties (1992)
39. Seabiscuit (2003)
40. Seraphim Falls (2007)
41. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)
42. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
aka: Timerider
43. Trial by Jury (1994)
44. Wagons East (1994)
45. The White Buffalo (1977)
aka: Hunt to Kill
46. Youngblood (1986)
47. Yuri Nosenko, KGB (1986)
aka: Yuri Nosenko, Double Agent
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