Blaze 1989  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Garland Bunting, Richard Jenkins, Brandon Smith, Robert Wuhl, Eloy Casados
In the 1950s, Gov. Earl Long (Paul Newman) ruled the roost in Louisiana. This is the story of his involvement in back-room politics and his love affair with strip-teaser Blaze Starr (Lolita Davidovich).
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Cloak & Dagger 1984 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Richard Franklin
Cast: Dabney Coleman, Henry Thomas, Michael Murphy, Christina Nigra, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Eloy Casados, Tim Rossovich, William Forsythe, Robert DoQui, Shelby Leverington, Linden Chiles, William Marquez, Robert Curtin, Wendell Wright
This entertaining film is about lonely, young Davey (Henry Thomas) who is known for making up stories. Davey has his own computer and while playing his favorite video game, "Cloak and Dagger," discovers a plot to smuggle U.S. secret information. He tells his father Hal (Dabney Coleman), but Hal doesn't believe him and thinks that, once more, Davey is living out his fantasies. Davey enlists the aid of his imaginary friend Jack Sprat (also played by Coleman), but Jack cannot help this time. Now, Davey turns to his friend Kim (Christina Nigra) and they find themselves involved with real agents and crooks–all because a microchip is hidden in Davey's video game cassette.
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Dark Blue 2003 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Ving Rhames, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Kurupt, Lolita Davidovich, Dash Mihok, Jonathan Banks, Khandi Alexander, Dana Lee, Chapman Russell Way, Jim Cody Williams, Marin Hinkle, Eloy Casados
During April, 1992–just five days before four White LAPD officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King–Special Investigations Squad veteran Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell) and rookie Bobby Keough (Scott Speedman) are sent to investigate a quadruple homicide. It doesn't take long for young Bobby to become disillusioned. He witnesses Perry's unethical tactics and the department's corruption when orders go out to kill two sex criminals and pin the homicide on them.
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Nature of the Beast 1995  R, 91 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Victor Salva
Cast: Eric Roberts, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Frank Novak, William A. Temple, Earl Theroux, Lila Garrett, Eloy Casados, Eliza Roberts, John Toles-Bey, Zachary Weintraub
Driving along the Nevada desert, salesman Jack Powell (Lance Henriksen) passes by hitchhiker Adrian (Eric Roberts) only to be confronted by Adrian later in a diner men's room. Adrian will not let Jack out of his sight and uses threats to make Jack take him with him. Meanwhile, the car radio keeps giving out news reports of a serial killer, "Hatchet Man," and Jack believes that Adrian is "Hatchet Man." Adrian has his own opinion of Jack, which is that Jack's metal suitcase contains over one million dollars stolen from a Las Vegas casino. The surprise ending reveals the truth.
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Skeeter 1993   R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Clark Brandon
Cast: Jim Youngs, Tracy Griffith, Charles Napier, Michael J. Pollard, Jay Robinson, William Sanderson, Eloy Casados, John Putch, Saxon Trainor, Stacy Edwards, John F. Goff, George "Buck" Flower, Eric Lawson
Greedy land developer Drake (Jay Robinson) is buying up property in the town of Clear Sky and dumping toxic waste nearby. The result is bat-sized mosquitoes sucking human blood, and people are dying. Deputies Boone (Jim Youngs) and Tucker (Eloy Casados) investigate, and Boone calls in environmental agent Gordon Perry (William Sanderson). Meanwhile, Boone rekindles his romance with Sarah (Tracy Griffith) who has returned to town for a funeral. Gordon and Sarah discover the mosquitoes' nest in a mine. Sarah is trapped, but Gordon escapes to find help. Will there ever be a way to put an end to the ecological disaster?
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| 1. Blaze (1989)
2. Cloak & Dagger (1984)
3. Dark Blue (2003)
4. Nature of the Beast (1995)
5. Skeeter (1993)
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