The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2001  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Helen Hunt, Charlize Theron, Elizabeth Berkley, Wallace Shawn, David Ogden Stiers, Brian Markinson, John Schuck, Peter Linari
North Coast Casualty and Fidelity Insurance Company investigator C.W. Briggs (Woody Allen) and his nemesis, Betty Ann "Fitz" Fitzgerald (Helen Hunt), are hypnotized by Voltan (David Ogden Stiers) who gives them the post-hypnotic suggestions to fall in love and for C.W. to rob the houses he has burglar proofed.
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Random Encounter 1998  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Elizabeth Berkley, J.H. Wyman, Frank Schorpion, Barry Flatman, Frank Fontaine, Joanna Noyes, Mark Walker, Ellen David, Susan Glover, Mary Bradley, Alan Fawcett, Mark Camacho
Public relations executive Allie (Elizabeth Berkley) meets Kyle (J.H. Wyman) at a company party, goes home with him, and attempts to have sex. They are interrupted by a crazed woman, Madeleine (Mary Bradley), who attacks them with a knife. During the ensuing scuffle, Allie slays Madeleine. Kyle offers to help Allie in a cover-up, but there is more to Kyle than meets the eye: in fact, he is an ex-con who has set up Allie to kill Madeleine.
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The Real Blonde 1997  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlo Thomas, Bridgette Wilson, Buck Henry, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner
New Yorkers Joe (Matthew Modine) and Mary (Catherine Keener) have been living together for years–trying to make livings in the entertainment world–in this story highlighted by clever dialogue concerning meaningful relationships but not featuring much of a plot.
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 Roger Dodger 2002 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dylan Kidd
Cast: Campbell Scott, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley, Jennifer Beals, Ben Shenkman, Mina Badie, Chris Stack, Marina Bacarin, Lisa Emery
Ladies'-man Roger (Campbell Scott) introduces his 16-year-old nephew, Nick (Jesse Eisenberg), to the world of sexual conquests when he takes him to a singles bar. They pick up two women (Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Berkley) who end up attracted not to cynical Roger but to naive Nick, instead.
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Showgirls 1995 NC-17, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Elizabeth Berkley, William Shockley, Alan Rachins, Glenn Plummer, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Robert Davi, Al Ruscio, Gina Ravera, Lin Tucci
This was the first film in years to be given an "adults only" rating, and if there was ever a film exploiting women, this is it. The plot revolves around the so-called glamour of Las Vegas where beautiful women come in search of fame and end up stripping and whoring.
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Tail Lights Fade 1999 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm Ingram
Cast: Denise Richards, Breckin Meyer, Jake Busey, Tanya Allen, Elizabeth Berkley, Jaimz Woolvett, Lisa Marie, Chris Hagel, Ben Derrick, Doug Hardwick
Two couples race across Canada after Angie's (Tanya Allen) brother has been busted for marijuana. Since he had a big stash and Angie knows where it is, the racers intend beat to others to it. The trip brings out the best and worst of the foursome.
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The Taxman 1999  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Wade Dominguez, Elizabeth Berkley, Michael Chiklis, Robert Townsend, Fisher Stevens, Casey Siemaszko, Mike Starr, Vincent J. Mazella, Molly Schulman
A state tax investigator (Joe Pantoliano) is hot on the trail of a tax scam by gas stations. This leads to a bigger problem as he gets close to the Russian Mafia in this Russian inhabited neighborhood in Brooklyn. Not bad.
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| 1. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
2. Random Encounter (1998)
3. The Real Blonde (1997)
4. Roger Dodger (2002)
5. Showgirls (1995)
6. Tail Lights Fade (1999)
7. The Taxman (1999)
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