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The Ambulance   1990     2 stars    R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen  
Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Red Buttons, Laurene Landon, Jim Dixon, Jill Gatsby

  Innocent people are disappearing in New York City and something must be done. Not a great entry in Director Cohen's repertoire.

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Babyfever   1994     3 stars    R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Jaglom  
Cast: Victoria Foyt, Matt Salinger, Dinah Lenney, Eric Roberts, Frances Fisher, Elaine Kagan, Zack Norman

  In director Henry Jaglom's second film about women and their obsessions–"Eating" (1990) preceded "Babyfever"–the story involves obsessions about ticking biological clocks that come to the fore at a baby shower.


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The Best of the Best   1989     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Radler  
Cast: James Earl Jones, Eric Roberts, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee, John P. Ryan, John Dye, David Agresta, Tom Everett, Louise Fletcher, Chris Penn, Edan Gross, Simon Rhee, Kane Hodder

  U.S. martial arts team members must face an extremely good Korean team. Coach Couzo (James Earl Jones), and trainer Wade (Sally Kirkland) teach them that "winning is always." The climax comes when they meet the Koreans for the match of their lifetimes.

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Best of the Best II   1993     1 and a half stars    R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Radler  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, Chris Penn, Edan Gross, Ralf Moeller, Meg Foster, Sonny Landham, Wayne Newton, Betty Carvalho, Simon Rhee, Claire Stansfield, Hayward Nishioka

  Our heroes just led the U.S. martial arts team to a world championship, and now they are in Las Vegas where the secret, no-holds-barred Coliseum is in operation. After one of the team is killed in the ring by Brakus (Ralph Moeller), the good guys train for revenge. Wayne Newton plays the ringmaster.

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Bittersweet   1999     1 and a half stars    R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luca Bercovici  
Cast: Angie Everhart, James Russo, Eric Roberts, Brian Wimmer, Francia Dimase, Joe Penny, Luca Bercovici

  Sam Jensen (Angie Everhart) has served her time in prison for a crime she did not commit, and now it's time to exact revenge on the man who put her there: Venti (Eric Roberts).

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Blood Red   1988     bomb    R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Masterson  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young, Elias Koteas, Marc Lawrence, Aldo Ray, Susan Anspach, Julia Roberts, Carlin Glynn

  Battles between railroad officials and immigrants begin when a ruthless tycoon (Dennis Hopper) tries to build his railroad through the wine country of California in the 1890s.

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Poster Art From art.comCable Guy   1996     2 stars    PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ben Stiller  
Cast: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Leslie Mann, Jack Black, George Segal, Diane Baker, Ben Stiller, Eric Roberts, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Andy Dick, Owen Wilson

  This comedy is about a cable installer (Jim Carrey) who invades both the romantic and professional lives of his customer (Matthew Broderick).



Cast
Jim Carrey The Cable Guy
Matthew Broderick Steven M. Kovacs
Leslie Mann Robin Harris
Jack Black Rick
George Segal Steven's Father
Diane Baker Steven's Mother
Ben Stiller Sam Sweet/Stan Sweet
Eric Roberts Eric Roberts
Janeane Garofalo Medieval Times Waitress
David Cross Sales Manager
Andy Dick Medieval Times Host
Owen Wilson Robin's Date
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The Coca-Cola Kid   1985     2 and a half stars    R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dusan Makavejev  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Kris McQuade, Max Gillies, Tony Barry, Paul Chubb, Colleen Clifford, Tim Finn

  Becker (Eric Roberts), a Coca Cola marketing executive, is sent to Australia to increase sales of Coke. He finds out that part of the problem is a rival cola manufacturer, an old man who doesn't want competition. Offbeat and fun.


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The Dark Knight   2008     4 stars    PG-13, 152 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan  
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Curnen, Ron Dean, Cillian Murphy, Chin Han, Nestor Carbonell, Eric Roberts, Ritchie Coster, Anthony Michael Hall

  In this sequel to "Batman Begins," millionaire Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is still leading his double life as the crusader Batman who is determined to rid Gotham City of organized crime. Batman and his ally, police Lt. James Gordon (Gary Oldman), work with District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), but the psychopathic "Joker" (Heath Ledger) is playing a deadly game with Batman through which he is throwing the city into chaos. The Joker excels at demolishing any and everything in his path and stops at nothing–including a hospital. Just how far will Batman go to stop this dangerous criminal, and how far will The Joker go in his efforts to get rid of Batman? Ledger died of an accidental prescription drug overdose before the film was released. The film won two Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Ledger), and four other Academy Award nominations were received.



Cast
Christian Bale Bruce Wayne/Batman
Heath Ledger The Joker
Aaron Eckhart Harvey Dent/Two-Face
Michael Caine Alfred Pennyworth
Maggie Gyllenhaal Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman Lt. James Gordon
Morgan Freeman Lucius Fox
Monique Curnen Detective Ramirez
Ron Dean Detective Wuertz
Cillian Murphy Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow
Chin Han Lau
Nestor Carbonell Mayor
Eric Roberts Salvatore Maroni
Ritchie Coster The Chechen
Anthony Michael Hall Mike Engel
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Descending Angel   1990     2 stars    TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jeremy Kagan  
Cast: Eric Roberts, George C. Scott, Diane Lane, Mark Margolis, Vyto Ruginis, Amy Aquino, Ken Jenkins, Elsa Raven, Richard Jenkins, Jan Rubes, Philip Akin, George Buza

  Recently engaged Michael (Eric Roberts), while attempting to find out more about his future father-in-law (George C. Scott), uncovers the fact that he may have been a Nazi war criminal. Made for TV.


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DOA: Dead or Alive   2006     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Corey Yuen  
Cast: Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Kane Kosugi, Matthew Marsden, Eric Roberts, Steve Howey, Brian J. White, Kevin Nash, Collin Chou

  Based on the popular video game, DOA, this story begins when Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressly), Christie Allen (Holly Valance), Kasumi (Devon Aoki), and Helena Douglas (Sarah Carter) are invited to participate in DOA, a secret, invitational-only martial arts contest on a remote Asian island. They are flown in by private jet and then to qualify must bail out, swim to shore, and check in at DOA headquarters. With a $10 million prize at stake, fights come in quick succession in this action-filled story.



Cast
Jaime Pressly Tina Armstrong
Holly Valance Christie Allen
Devon Aoki Kasumi
Sarah Carter Helena Douglas
Natassia Malthe Ayane
Kane Kosugi Hayabusa
Matthew Marsden Max
Eric Roberts Donovan
Steve Howey Weatherby
Brian J. White Zack
Kevin Nash Bass Armstrong
Collin Chou Hayate

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Fast Sofa   2001     1 and a half stars    R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Salome Breziner  
Cast: Jake Busey, Jennifer Tilly, Natasha Lyonne, Crispin Glover, Eric Roberts, Ginger Kinison, Darling Narita, Vincent Riverside, Seymour Cassel, Adam Goldberg

  Loser and small-time drug dealer Rick (Jake Busey) is obsessed with porn star Ginger (Jennifer Tilly). He hits the road to find her, picking up neurotic Jules (Crispin Glover) on the way. One obstacle is Ginger's jealous husband in this so-so road movie.


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Poster Art From art.comFinal Analysis   1992     2 stars    R, 124 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Joanou  
Cast: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Keith David, Robert Harper, George Murdock

  A psychiatrist (Richard Gere) becomes a murder suspect after his patient (Uma Thurman) agrees to provide the alibi for her own sister (Kim Basinger).


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Final Approach   2004     2 and a half stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: Junior Pilot

Director: James Becket  
Cast: Jordan Garrett, Larry Miller, Angela Watson, Eric Roberts, Jeffrey Tedmori, Adam Cagley, Skyler Samuels, Mark Dacascos, David Rasche, Steve Hytner, Tim Thomerson, Julia Nickson-Soul

  Elementary school kids are on a cross-country flight that is threatened by hijackers. When the pilot collapses, a crash is eminent, but 10-year-old computer whiz Ricky (Jordan Garrett) takes control and safely lands the plane.



Cast
Jordan Garrett Ricky
Larry Miller Walter
Angela Watson Millie Smith
Eric Roberts Coach Davis
Jeffrey Tedmori Shashi
Adam Cagley Bruno
Skyler Samuels Mary Jo
Mark Dacascos Kato
David Rasche General
Steve Hytner Stickler
Tim Thomerson Captain Noonan
Julia Nickson-Soul Hannah

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The Flying Dutchman   2001     1 and a half stars    R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Frozen in Fear

Director: Robin P. Murray  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Catherine Oxenberg, Rod Steiger, Scott Plank, Joan Benedict, Ellina McCormick, Douglas Sebern, Barry Sigismondi, Renata Godfrey, Brendan Shanahan

  Talented and mute artist Sean (Eric Roberts) is haunted by the murder of his mother, which he witnessed as a child. Art dealer Lacy (Catherine Oxenberg) arrives in his small, Montana town to meet him after seeing one of his paintings. There are those who do not want outsiders around, but Lacy is infatuated with Sean and hangs around to find out more about him. Two women turn up missing followed by the kidnapping of Lacy and her assistant. The viewer will soon see Sean's inspiration for his art.

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Fugitive Among Us   1992     2 and a half stars    TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Peter Strauss, Elizabeth Pena, Guy Boyd, Lauren Holly, Salvator Xuereb, Kiersten Warren, Annette McCarthy, Sean McGraw, Dennis Letts

  This made-for-TV film is based on the true story of a rapist (Eric Roberts) who ran from the courtroom after being convicted of the crime. Detective Matt Cole (Peter Strauss) is obsessed with recapturing the rapist in the long pursuit that follows.

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Movie PictureA Guide to Recognizing Your Saints   2006     3 stars    R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dito Montiel  
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Chazz Palminteri, Dianne Wiest, Channing Tatum, Eric Roberts, Melonie Diaz, Martin Compston, Adam Scarimbolo, Julia Garro, Peter Anthony Tambakis, Scott Michael Campbell

  Dito Montiel's autobiographical story begins in the present when his suffering mother (Dianne Wiest) calls him to come home because his father (Chazz Palminteri) is dying. Now a successful L.A. writer, Dito returns home to Astoria, Queens, NY, where he grew up in the mid-1980s amidst violence and drugs and left for what he believed would be a better world outside. Dito faces those who influenced his life, and the story unfolds of how Dito believes he has been saved from their fate by his saints.



Cast
Robert Downey Jr. Dito
Shia LaBeouf Young Dito
Rosario Dawson Laurie
Chazz Palminteri Monty
Dianne Wiest Flori
Channing Tatum Antonio
Eric Roberts Older Antonio
Melonie Diaz Young Laurie
Martin Compston Mike O'Shea
Adam Scarimbolo Giuseppe
Julia Garro Diane Honeyman
Peter Anthony Tambakis Young Nerf
Scott Michael Campbell Nerf

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Heaven's Prisoners   1996     2 and a half stars    R, 132 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Joanou  
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Eric Roberts, Mary Stuart Masterson, Teri Hatcher, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Badja Djola, Don Stark

  Based on James Lee Burke's detective series, this film features Alec Baldwin as ex-cop Dave Robicheaux who, with his wife (Kelly Lynch), looks into the mystery behind a plane crash and does not come up empty-handed.


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The Immortals   1995     1 and a half stars    R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Brian Grant  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis, Chris Rock, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe, Kevin Bernhardt, Kieran Mulroney, Michael Paul Chan, Alex Meneses, Oleg Vidov

  Nightclub owner Jack (Eric Roberts) recruits an assorted group of eight criminals, who have not met before, to perform a series of robberies. They have one thing in common: they all have fatal illnesses, and, too late, they realize that this job is really a suicide mission.


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In Cold Blood   1996     1 and a half stars    TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan  
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill, Kevin Tighe, Gillian Barber, Margot Finley, Robbie Bowen, Bethel Leslie, Gwen Verdon, Leo Rossi, Troy Evans, L.Q. Jones

  This made-for-TV remake of the 1967 near-classic retells the story of a pair of killers (Anthony Edwards and Eric Roberts) who murder a farm family for the money; the plan includes leaving no witnesses.


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It's My Party   1996     2 and a half stars    R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Randal Kleiser  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee Grant, Bronson Pinchot, Margaret Cho, Marlee Matlin, Bruce Davison, George Segal, Roddy McDowall, Olivia Newton-John

  This moving story is about a gay man (Eric Roberts), dying of AIDS, who throws himself one giant party before committing suicide.

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King of the Gypsies   1978     2 and a half stars    R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Pierson  
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Judd Hirsch, Eric Roberts, Brooke Shields, Annie Potts, Annette O'Toole, Michael V. Gazzo, Antonia Rey

  Based on Peter Maas' novel, this story is about Dave (Eric Roberts), the grandson of gypsy King Zharko Stepanowicz (Sterling Hayden). Although he wants to forget his heritage, Dave is forced into a feud over who can claim the gypsy crown.

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The King's Guard   2000     1 star    PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Tydor  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Ron Perlman, Lesley-Anne Down, Ashley Jones, Trevor St. John, David Beecroft, Brian Cousins, Gerald Patrick Cox, Khrystyne Haje, Matthias Hues

  Princess Gwendolyn (Ashley Jones) is protected by the King's Guard as she travels through territory inhabited by an outlaw band intent on overthrowing the king. Wouldn't you know it, the princess and the guards are chased, take shelter in some ruins, and try to figure out how to get out of trouble. But Augustus Talbert (Eric Roberts), the outcast nobleman and the leader of the outlaws, has his own plans. Low-class acting, fighting scenes, costumes, and so on and so on.


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La Cucaracha   1998     3 stars    R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Perez  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Joaquim de Almeida, Tara Crespo, Alejandro Patino, James McManus, Victor Rivers, Michael Pena, Felicia Kamriani, Enrique Rinaldo, Aixa Maldonado, Ana Mercedes, Armando Jose Duran, Fred Herrera, Pelipe De La Rosa, Anselmo Rivera

  Eric Roberts portrays down-and-out, exiled American Walter Pool living in Mexico who is offered $100,000 to kill local crime boss Herberto Ortega (Victor Rivers). Whether or not he commits the actual murder doesn't matter; what counts is that he finds some personal redemption in the attempt. While this film may not be for everyone, both fine acting and superb directing work well together in this successful black comedy.



Cast
Eric Roberts Walter Pool
Joaquim de Almeida Jose Guerra
Tara Crespo Lourdes Aguirre
Alejandro Patino Fruit Vendor
James McManus Louis Graves
Victor Rivers Herberto Ortega
Michael Pena Orderly
Felicia Kamriani Louis' Wife
Enrique Rinaldo Manuel
Aixa Maldonado Woman Pateint
Ana Mercedes Hotel Proprietor
Armando Jose Duran Federale
Fred Herrera Los Trovadores Band
Pelipe De La Rosa Los Trovadores Band
Anselmo Rivera Los Trovadores Band
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Lansky   1999     2 stars    R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton  
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Max Perlich, Anthony LaPaglia, Matthew Settle, Beverly D'Angelo, Illeana Douglas, Francis Guinan, Stanley DeSantis, Jeff Perry

  This made-for-HBO crime film revolves around the life of the crime lord Meyer Lansky as it reviews his youth, gangster activities at the beginning of the 20th century, and his eventual rise to the top of the criminal world.

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The Long Ride Home   2001     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Marcarelli  
Cast: Randy Travis, Eric Roberts, Ernest Borgnine, Garry Marshall, Stella Stevens, Paul Tinder, Jerry Doyle, Alec Medlock, Sam Dolan, Vaughn Taylor

  Jack (Randy Travis) survived the Civil War, but can he survive the posse that is on his trail? After a drunken man takes him for a notorious gunslinger, Jack kills the man in self defense and is now on the run. Will justice prevail? Will the real gunslinger show up? Is that Ernest Borgnine as the head of the posse?

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Mercy Streets   2000     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Gunn  
Cast: Eric Roberts, David A.R. White, Cynthia Watros, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Lawrence Taylor, Stacy Keach, Robert LaSardo, Lisa Furst, Kevin Downes, Koji Kataoka, John Mann, Michael Villani, Robert Lyon Rasner, Brian C. Bennetts, Jon Gunn

  Orphaned twins–John and Jeremiah (both roles played by David White)–have taken diverse paths. John is an embittered ex-con who tries to double-cross his former partner, Rome (Eric Roberts). When plans go awry, Rome mistakes Jeremiah for John and kidnaps him. John, in turn, stays undercover by pretending to be Jeremiah who is just days away from his ordination as an Episcopal priest.



Cast
Eric Roberts Rome
David A.R. White John/Jeremiah
Cynthia Watros Sam
Shiek Mahmud-Bey Tex
Lawrence Taylor Dan
Stacy Keach Tom
Robert LaSardo TJ
Lisa Furst Sunny
Kevin Downes Peter
Koji Kataoka Takashi
John Mann Harry
Michael Villani Sergeant Griffin
Robert Lyon Rasner Passerby
Brian C. Bennetts Driver
Jon Gunn Accident Victim

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Poster Art From art.comNational Security   2003     1 and a half stars    PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan  
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Robinne Lee, Matt McCoy, Brett Cullen, Wayne Morse, Stephen Tobolowsky, Troy Gilbert

  A mismatched pair–Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence) and Hank (Steve Zahn)–are hired as National Security guards who reluctantly join forces to break up an international smuggling operation.


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Nature of the Beast   1995     2 stars    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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Nobody's Fool   1986     2 stars    PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Evelyn Purcell  
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts, Louise Fletcher, Jim Youngs, Mare Winningham, Gwen Welles, Stephen Tobolowsky, Charlie Barnett

  A young girl (Rosanna Arquette) is trying to keep a low profile following her stabbing attack on her boyfriend. When a worker for a visiting theatrical troop finds her attractive, her life changes.


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The Odyssey   1996     bomb    PG-13, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky  
Cast: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbe, Christopher Lee, Irene Papas, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams

  This is a weak rendition of Homer's classic tale about the brave and clever Odysseus (Armand Assante) and his adventures on the long trek home to his beloved and faithful Penelope (Greta Scacchi).

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Poster Art From art.comPhat Girlz   2006     1 star    PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nnegest Likke  
Cast: Mo'Nique, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Godfrey, Kendra C. Johnson, Joyful Drake, Jack Noseworthy, Eric Roberts, Dayo Ade, Felix Pire, Doug Ballard, Charles Duckworth, Chet Anekwe

  Plus-size clerk Jazmin Biltmore (Mo'Nique) works in sales at a department store but would love a career designing clothing for women of her weight. Then, she wins a diet-product contest that awards her a Palm Springs vacation, which includes two of her friends. The women arrive at the same time as a convention of Nigerian doctors whose culture has taught them to prefer women with meat on their bodies, and lives take a turn.



Cast
Mo'Nique Jazmin Biltmore
Jimmy Jean-Louis Tunde
Godfrey Akibo
Kendra C. Johnson Stacey
Joyful Drake Mia
Jack Noseworthy Richard "Dick" Eckhard
Eric Roberts Robert Myer
Dayo Ade Godwin
Felix Pire Ramon
Doug Ballard Banker
Charles Duckworth Jack the OrderTaker
Chet Anekwe Flirty Nigerian Man

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Poster Art From art.comThe Pope of Greenwich Village   1984     2 and a half stars    R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stuart Rosenberg  
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Tony Musante, M. Emmet Walsh, Burt Young, Val Avery, Joe Grifasi, Philip Bosco, Jack Kehoe, Tony DiBenedetto, Ronald Maccone, Betty Miller

  Two Italian distant cousins (Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts) are fired from their jobs and continue to get involved in sometimes dangerous, slightly illegal schemes. Geraldine Page was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress).



Cast
Mickey Rourke Charlie
Eric Roberts Paulie
Daryl Hannah Diane
Geraldine Page Mrs. Ritter
Kenneth McMillan Barney
Tony Musante Pete
M. Emmet Walsh Burns
Burt Young Bed Bug Eddie
Val Avery Nunzi
Joe Grifasi Jimmy the Cheese Man
Philip Bosco Paulie's Father
Jack Kehoe Bunky
Tony DiBenedetto Ronnie
Ronald Maccone Nicky
Betty Miller Nora

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Power 98   1995     bomb    R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jaime Hellman  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Lisa Thornhill, Jason Gedrick, Jack Betts, Michael Mantell, Jennie Garth, Jim Fyfe

  Radio personality Karlin Pickett (Eric Roberts) wants to improve ratings, so he recruits young John Price (Jason Gedrick) to go on the air with him. The ploy works, but John's success brings on major problems with his girlfriend Sharon. BUT by now, most viewers will have lost interest.

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The Prophecy II   1998     2 stars    R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Greg Spence  
Cast: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Glenn Danzig, Steve Hytner, Bruce Abbott, William Prael, J.G. Hertzler, Renee Victor, Elizabeth Dennehy, Nicki Micheaux, Tom Towles, Danny Strong

  This gory follow-on to the original finds Gabriel (Christopher Walken) being released by Lucifer, thus allowing Gabriel to continue his battle against humans and good angels (since God seems to favor those over the bad angels). But, he needs help from suicidal Izzy (Brittany Murphy) since he is not up on current-day technology.



Cast
Christopher Walken Gabriel
Russell Wong Danyael
Jennifer Beals Valerie Rosales
Brittany Murphy Izzy
Eric Roberts Michael
Glenn Danzig Samayel
Steve Hytner Joseph
Bruce Abbott Thoms Daggett
William Prael Rafayel
J.G. Hertzler Father William
Renee Victor Mother
Elizabeth Dennehy Kathy Kimball
Nicki Micheaux Detective Kriebel
Tom Towles Detective Waltrip
Danny Strong Julian

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Purgatory   1999     2 and a half stars    TV, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Uli Edel  
Cast: Sam Shepard, Eric Roberts, Randy Quaid, Peter Stormare, Brad Rowe, Donnie Wahlberg, Richard Edson, J.D. Souther, Amelia Heinle, R.G. Armstrong

  Outlaws ride into a town inhabited by famous, dead outlaws who are trying to redeem themselves in this predictable fantasy Western.


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Race Against Time   2000     2 stars    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Geoff Murphy  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Diane Venora, Sarah Wynter, Cas Anvar, Daniel Magder, Joel McNichol

  Suicide is legal in the year 2008, and selling one's body for organ parts is a big business. James Gabriel (Eric Roberts) has large bills resulting from his son's illness, and so he signs a contract. When the son dies, he decides to run rather than submit to the conditions of the contract. The race is on as the evil medical establishment tries to track him down.


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Raggedy Man   1981     3 stars    PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Fisk  
Cast: Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, William Sanderson, Tracey Walter, R.G. Armstrong, Henry Thomas, Carey Hollis Jr., Ed Geldart, Bill Thurman

  Divorcee Nita (Sissy Spacek) is raising her two sons in a Texas town. She thinks she has found the answer to her loneliness when she has an affair with a sailor (Eric Roberts), but when he leaves suddenly Nita finds herself in more dire circumstances than she was before.


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Restraining Order   1999     1 and a half stars    95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Lee H. Katzin  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Hannes Jaenicke, Dean Stockwell, Tatjana Patitz, Kevin Dobson, Steve Franken, Franc Luz, Rif Hutton, Sondra Spriggs, Kenny Blank, Natalia Nogulich, James Antonio

  Criminal attorney Robert Woodfield (Eric Roberts) successfully defends Martin Ritter (Hannes Jaenicke), and he is set free. But later, while dining with his friend Jerry (Steve Franken), Robert witnesses masked men entering the room and killing Jerry. One killer takes off his mask, and it is Martin Ritter. Robert decides to perform his own investigation, and it doesn't take long before Robert and his wife Leigh (Tatjana Patitz) find themselves caught in the middle of a world filled with blackmail, lies, and corruption.



Cast
Eric Roberts Robert Woodfield
Hannes Jaenicke Martin Ritter
Dean Stockwell Charlie Mason
Tatjana Patitz Leigh Woodfield
Kevin Dobson Police Captain
Steve Franken Jerry
Franc Luz Craig Dixon
Rif Hutton Sidney Evans
Sondra Spriggs Sheri Evans
Kenny Blank Eddie Rush
Natalia Nogulich Judge Hargreaves
James Antonio Attorney Dalton
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Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534   2001     1 and a half stars    TV, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jon Cassar  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Alexandra Paul, Anne Openshaw, Kevin Jubinville, Dean McDermott, Russell Yuen, Mark Lutz, Carlo Rota, Sergio Di Zio, John Furey, Ryan Scott

  While leaving London, the cargo door blows off Boston-bound Flight 534 leaving co-pilot Mike Hogan (Eric Roberts) in control as the plane heads through a thunderstorm.

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Rude Awakening   1989     1 star  User Rating      R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Greenwalt, Aaron Russo  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, Julie Hagerty, Robert Carradine, Louise Lasser, Cliff De Young, Dion Anderson, Peter Boyden, Michael Luciano, Ed Fry, Cindy Williams, Buck Henry, Tom Sizemore, Andrea Martin, Rae Dawn Chong

  In the 1960s, draft-dodging hippies Jesus Monteya (Cheech Marin) and Fred (Eric Roberts) flee the country and hide out in the Central American jungles. They return to New York City in the late 1990s and find their old friends Sammy (Robert Carradine) and Petra (Julie Hagerty). But, Sammy and Petra have now become rich yuppies, and life in America is not what Jesus and Fred expected after their idealistic youthful years.



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Eric Roberts Fred
Cheech Marin Jesus Monteya
Julie Hagerty Petra
Robert Carradine Sammy
Louise Lasser Bonnie
Cliff De Young Brubaker
Dion Anderson Dr. Binibon
Peter Boyden Dr. Childs
Michael Luciano Martin
Ed Fry Agent Drome
Cindy Williams June
Buck Henry Lloyd Stool
Tom Sizemore Ian
Andrea Martin April
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Runaway Train   1985     3 stars    R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky  
Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, John P. Ryan, Kenneth McMillan, Kyle T. Heffner, T.K. Carter, Reid Cruickshanks, Walter Wyatt, Stacey Pickren, Edward Bunker, Hank Worden, Dan Wray

  Two prison escapees (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) take their hostage (Rebecca De Mornay) on the trip of a lifetime when they hop on an out-of-control train, with no engineer and no brakes, that travels through the Alaskan wilderness. Academy Award nominations went to Voight for Best Actor and to Roberts as Best Supporting Actor.


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Saved by the Light   1995     2 stars    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Teague  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Lynette Walden, K Callan, Don McManus, Don Harvey, Ted Manson, Amber Elias, Chris Nelson Norris, Michael Flippo, Fred Mooneyham

  Set in South Carolina, this is the made-for-TV version of a grocer's, Dannion Brinkley (Eric Roberts), near-death experience after being hit by lightning in 1975, his subsequent change in personality, and his turn to faith healing.

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The Shadow Men   1998     1 star    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Timothy Bond  
Cast: Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Prine, Chris McCarty, Tom Poster, Valerie Swift, Hans Howes, David Bowe, Ben Slack, Treva Tegtmeier

  Bob, Dez, and son Andy Wilson (Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, and Brendon Ryan Barrett) experience an alien encounter and report it to authorities. But when a trio of Men In Black begin to stalk and menace the family, the Wilsons decide to fight back with the help of sci-fi writer Stan Mills (Dean Stockwell).


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Poster Art From art.comThe Specialist   1994     1 and a half stars    R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Luis Llosa  
Cast: Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Eric Roberts, Rod Steiger, James Woods, Mario Ernesto Sanchez, Sergio Dore Jr., Chase Randolph, Jeana Bell, Brittany Paige Bouck, Emilio Estefan Jr., LaGaylia Frazier, Tony Munafo, Ramon Gonzalez Cuevas, Cheito Quinonez

  When she was a child twenty years ago, May Munro (Sharon Stone) witnessed her parents' murders. Now, she wants revenge and calls on Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone) to avenge her parents' deaths. Ray is a former CIA bomb expert, and the target of May's revenge is Miami drug kingpin Joe Leon's (Rod Steiger) son Tomas (Eric Roberts). Ray agrees, but complications ensue after he kills Tomas and two others involved in May's parents' murders. Ray's former CIA colleague Ned Trent (James Woods) has ties to Joe, and Joe assigns him to track down the man who killed Tomas–and Ned has his own personal reason to seek revenge against Ray. Meanwhile, Ray is attracted to May but then becomes suspicious that she is in cahoots with Ned, and more problems present themselves.



Cast
Sharon Stone Ray Quick
Sylvester Stallone May Munro/Adrian Hastings
Eric Roberts Tomas Leon
Rod Steiger Joe Leon
James Woods Ned Trent
Mario Ernesto Sanchez Charlie
Sergio Dore Jr. Strongarm
Chase Randolph Stan Munro (May's Dad)
Jeana Bell Alice Munro (May's Mom)
Brittany Paige Bouck Young May
Emilio Estefan Jr. Piano Player
LaGaylia Frazier Singer
Tony Munafo Tony
Ramon Gonzalez Cuevas Priest at Cemetery
Cheito Quinonez Singer

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Spun   2002     2 stars    R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonas Akerlund  
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit, Brittany Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Peter Stormare, Alexis Arquette, Deborah Harry, Eric Roberts, Elisa Bocanegra, Larry Drake

  The drug culture is glorified in this story about speed freaks Ross (Jason Schwartzman), Nikki (Brittany Murphy), and The Cook (Mickey Rourke) who spend three days out of control under the influence of drugs.


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Star 80   1983     3 stars    R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Fosse  
Cast: Mariel Hemingway, Eric Roberts, Cliff Robertson, Carroll Baker, Roger Rees, David Clennon, Josh Mostel, Sidney Miller, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Neva Patterson

  In 1980 Dorothy Stratten (Mariel Hemingway) was "Playmate of the Year," but her husband Paul (Eric Roberts) could not endure his exclusion from her fame. He turned a shotgun on Dorothy and, after killing her, committed suicide. This is Bob Fosse's last directorial effort, and it provides the same documentary style that he introduced in his movie, "Lenny."


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TripFall   2000     1 and a half stars    R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Serge Rodnunsky  
Cast: Eric Roberts, John Ritter, Rachel Hunter, Tyler Cole Malinger, Christina Ann Moore, Katy Boyer, Michael Raynor, Ken Palmer, Kevin Dean Williams, Wayne Duvall

  Disaster strikes when corporate executive Tom Williams (John Ritter) takes his family on a California vacation. A serial killer (Eric Roberts) abducts the family and holds them hostage. Tom is left to figure out how to engineer a rescue.


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Wildflowers   1999     1 and a half stars    R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Melissa Painter  
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Clea DuVall, Eric Roberts, Tomas Arana, Richard Hillman, Eric Yetter, Robert Haas, John Doe, Sheila Tousey, Irene Bedard

  When a child of a 1980s' commune, Cally (Clea DuVall), suspects that her older friend, Sabine (Daryl Hannah), is really her mother, she begins an investigation asking questions of those who could provide answers to her identity.


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