Crank 2006 R, 87 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Carlos Sanz, Reno Wilson, Edi Gathegi, Glenn Howerton, Keone Young, Valarie Rae Miller, Jay Xcala, Yousuf Azami, David Brown, Laurent Schwaar
After being poisoned with an adrenaline cocktail that will kill him if he allows his heartbeat to drop, hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) sets out through the streets of L.A. attempting to exact revenge on his nemesis Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo), trying to rescue his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), and searching for an antidote to halt his poisoning.
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Crank: High Voltage 2009 R, 96 min. Genre: Action aka: Crank 2
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Cast: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins Jr., Ling Bai, David Carradine, Corey Haim, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Glenn Howerton, Holly Weber, Chester Bennington, Joseph D. Reitman, Joseph Julian Soria, Reno Wilson, Billy Unger
In this sequel to "Crank" (2006), hit man Chev (Jason Statham) has survived his plunge onto the street in Los Angeles and has been kidnapped by a Chinese gangster. The gangster has Chev's heart surgically removed and replaced with a mechanical one that needs regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Chev gets help from Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam) and Venus (Efren Ramirez), and then, after reuniting with his girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart), Chev sets out to seek revenge against those who stole heart.
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Employee of the Month 2006 PG-13, 103 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Greg Coolidge Cast: Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, Dax Shepard, Andy Dick, Tim Bagley, Brian George, Efren Ramirez, Marcello Thedford, Danny Woodburn, Harland Williams, Sean Whalen, Barbara Dodd, Victor Izay
Box-boy Zack (Dane Cook) competes with multiple-winner cashier Vince (Dax Shepard) for Super Club's "Employee of the Month" award after learning that new, beautiful cashier Amy (Jessica Simpson) will only date those who have won Super Club's award.
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Melting Pot 1997 PG-13, 104 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy aka: Race
Director: Tom Musca Cast: Paul Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Cliff Robertson, Una Damon, Annette Murphy, Efren Ramirez, Lillian Hurst, Peter Krause, Danielle Nicolet, Judy Ann Herrera
This satirical look at racial politics follows the tough campaigns of Latino Gustavo Alvarez (Paul Rodriguez) and Black Lucinda Davis (CCH Pounder) as they vie for a City Council position.
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Napoleon Dynamite 2004 PG-13, 86 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Jared Hess Cast: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader, Haylie Duff, Ellen Dubin, Emily Tyndall, Sandy Martin, Trevor Snarr, Shondrella Avery, Bracken Johnson, Carmen Brady, J.C. Cunningham
Teenage nerd Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives in Preston, Idaho, with Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell). Surrounding Napoleon are a cast of off-beat characters–including Pedro (Efren Ramirez) and weird Uncle Rico (Jon Gries). Pedro is a new kid in school who has become Napoleon's best friend, so when Pedro runs for class president against popular, but nasty, Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon comes to his aid.
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| 1. Crank (2006)
2. Crank: High Voltage (2009) aka: Crank 2
3. Employee of the Month (2006)
4. Melting Pot (1997) aka: Race
5. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
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