Airheads 1994  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Michael Lehmann
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Nina Siemaszko, Marshall Bell, Reg E. Cathey, David Arquette, Michael Richards, Michelle Hurst
"The Lone Rangers" is a rock band, and its three members–Chazz," Rex, and Pip (Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler)–are trying to get their demo tape heard, but to no avail. They decide to take matters into their own hands by holding a local radio station hostage–using water pistols as weapons.
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The Cherokee Kid 1996 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Paris Barclay
Cast: Sinbad, James Coburn, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson, Mark Pellegrino, Burt Reynolds, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Hal Williams, Obba Babatunde, Dawnn Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint
After the dastardly Cyrus (James Coburn) ruined his family by grabbing their land, young Isaiah (Sinbad) vowed revenge after he learned the lessons of life and gunfighting. Later, having accomplished that, he is now ready for the showdown.
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Clifford's Really Big Movie 2004  G, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Cast: John Ritter, Wayne Brady, Grey DeLisle, Jenna Elfman, John Goodman, Jess Harnell, Kel Mitchell, Judge Reinhold, Kath Soucie, Cree Summer, Wilmer Valderrama, Ernie Hudson
Fearing he is costing the family too much for food, Clifford (voice of John Ritter)–the big red dog of children's books–joins a carnival in hopes of winning a talent contest offering a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies as its prize.
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Collision Course 1989  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Pat Morita, Jay Leno, Ernie Hudson, Chris Sarandon, Tom Noonan, John Hancock, Al Waxman, Danny Kamekona, Soon-Tek Oh, Randall "Tex" Cobb
Obnoxious Detective Tony Costas (Jay Leno) is assigned to work with Japanese Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo (Pat Morita), and the two search Detroit for the prototype of a revolutionary top-secret engine. In the process, they manage to work out differences and even end up capturing an underworld boss.
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 Congo 1995 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Director: Frank Marshall
Cast: Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Joe Don Baker, Tim Curry, Bruce Campbell, James Karen, Mary Ellen Trainor, Stuart Pankin, Grant Heslov, Lorene Noh, Misty Rosas, Carolyn Seymour, Romy Rosemont, Bill Pugin
This film is based on Michael Crichton's novel about Transicom (a greedy American corporation) whose C.E.O., R.B. Travis (Joe Don Baker), sends a group to search for diamonds in Africa. When the group goes missing, Travis sends former CIA operative Karen Ross (Laura Linney) into the jungles in search of the group and the diamonds. Karen travels with a researcher of ape development, Peter (Dylan Walsh), and a Romanian, Herkermer (Tim Curry), who is searching for the Lost City of Zinj. Once they reach Africa, they are met by "great white hunter" Monroe Kelly (Ernie Hudson). While on their journey, they encounter a danger they had not planned on in the form of bloodthirsty gorillas. Special effects are a good addition to the story.
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 The Cowboy Way 1994  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Gregg Champion
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Ernie Hudson, Cara Buono, Marg Helgenberger, Tomas Milian, Luis Guzman, Angel Caban, Joaquin Martinez
Two rodeo buddies (Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland) head to NYC in search of a friend who went there to smuggle his daughter in from Cuba. The two find her in a sweatshop and now must deal with the underworld characters in order to free her–using the only way they know: the "Cowboy Way."
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 The Crow 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Rochelle Davis, Michael Berryman, Jon Polito, Bill Raymond, Tony Todd, Angel David
Violence is the theme for this film, whose star Brandon Lee died from a gunshot wound during the actual filming. This is the story of a murder investigation in which the corpse (Brandon Lee) comes back from the dead in the form of a crow and avenges his own murder.
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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Hunt Block, Matthew Burton, Jeff Conaway, Alex Cord, Erik Estrada, Heather Thomas, Ernie Hudson, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, James Carroll Jordon, John Matuszak, Natalia Nogulich, Anthony Valentine, Richard Yniguez
In the third sequel to the 1967 original, once again General Worden (Ernest Borgnine) assembles a Dirty Dozen–this time with a woman (Heather Thomas) as one of the team. After ordering Major Wright (Telly Savalas) to raid a military prison, the plan is to use the "recruits" to head off Nazi soldiers who are riding the Orient Express. This film was followed by a TV series.
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 Ghostbusters 1984   PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson, David Margulies, Michael Ensign, Steven Tash, Jennifer Runyon, Slavitza Jovan, Alice Drummond, Jordan Charney
After Columbia University colleagues Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Dr. Egon Spengler (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis) lose their jobs at the university, they set up their own shop in New York City and offer their clients the service of Ghostbusters–ridding property of supernatural residents. Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) hires the Ghostbusters to investigate strange things that have been happening in her Central Park apartment. The Ghostbusters arrive on the scene and discover that Dana's apartment is the entryway to the spirit world of ghosts intent on terrorizing the citizens of New York City. Now, the Ghostbusters set out to rid the city of more than a few slimy creatures.
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 Ghostbusters II 1989  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol, David Margulies, Mary Ellen Trainor, Harris Yulin, Kurt Fuller, Janet Margolin, Wilhelm von Homburg
The Ghostbusters–Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Dr. Raymond Stanz (Dan Aykroyd), Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson)–have been restrained by the city from engaging in paranormal work. Meanwhile, Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) is now divorced and working as a restorer of art at a museum. While she is working on a portrait of Vigo the Carpathian, the portrait becomes hexed, and the ghost of Vigo (Wilhelm von Homburg) wants to take over the body of Dana's child. As slime oozes up from the streets of Manhattan, the Ghostbusters reunite in an effort to save New York City.
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Going Berserk 1983  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Steinberg
Cast: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Alley Mills, Pat Hingle, Richard Libertini, Paul Dooley, Dixie Carter, Ernie Hudson, Sarah M. Miles
Limousine driver John Bourgignon (John Candy) is engaged to Congressman Ed Reese's (Pat Hingle) daughter Nancy (Alley Mills) when he is taken captive by Reese's opponents. Their goal is to hypnotize John and get him to assassinate Reese at the upcoming wedding.
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt McCoy, Ernie Hudson, Julianne Moore, Madeline Zima, John de Lancie, Kevin Skousen, Mitchell Laurance, Justin Zaremby
A doctor commits suicide after he is accused of molesting Claire (Annabella Sciorra), one of his patients, followed by accusations from other women. His wife (Rebecca De Mornay) takes on a pseudonym and is hired by Claire's family as a nanny. The intent: revenge on Claire for causing the death of the doctor. A good psychological thriller.
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Interceptors 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Interceptor Force
The Last Line of Defence
Director: Phillip J. Roth
Cast: Olivier Gruner, Glenn Plummer, Ernie Hudson, William Zabka, Brad Dourif, Angel Boris, Mark Adair-Rios, Stefan Lysenko, Perry D'Marco, Holly Fields, Ruben Moreno, Marcus Aurelius
Specially-trained alien fighters, "Interceptor Force" (Olivier Gruner, Glenn Plummer, and William Zabka), are sent to investigate a suspicious landing of an object. They find that aliens have arrived and can assume the form of humans at will. The team has 24 hours to deal with the situation or the area will be nuked.
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The Main Event 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Rory Calhoun, Ernie Hudson, Chu Chu Malave
Because of an embezzlement scheme, perfume magnate Hillary Kramer (Barbara Streisand) loses everything–except her tax-shelter contract with a prizefighter, Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal). The Kid, however, is not sure he wants to suffer physical harm in the boxing ring. Hillary has other plans for her ticket back to financial stability.
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2005 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Randall Miller
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, John Goodman, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Astin, Danny DeVito, Donnie Wahlberg, David Paymer, Camryn Manheim, Adam Arkin, Sonia Braga, Elden Henson, Ernie Hudson, Miguel Sandoval
Grieving widower Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) promised Steve Mills (John Goodman), who is dying, that he will relay a message to Steve's childhood sweetheart, Marilyn, at the Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School. Upon arrival at the school, Frank learns that Marilyn has died but that her daughter, Marienne (Mary Steenburgen), now runs the school. Frank opts to take classes offered at the school, his life begins anew, and he brings members of his support group to class.
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 Miss Congeniality 2000 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Caine, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, John DiResta, Candice Bergen, Heather Burns, Melissa De Sousa, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Steve Monroe, Deirdre Quinn, Ken Thomas, Asia De Marcos, Gabriel Folse
The FBI gives agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) an assignment to go undercover as a beauty contestant in the Miss United States pageant. Her mission: prevent a terrorist bombing at the pageant site. Her problem: she is a tomboy and requires a major makeover to perform as a credible contestant. Good fun.
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Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: John Pasquin
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Heather Burns, Ernie Hudson, Diedrich Bader, Treat Williams, Abraham Benrubi, Nick Offerman, Eileen Brennan, Lusia Strus, Elisabeth Rohm, Molly Gottlieb, Leslie Grossman
Gracie (Sandra Bullock) and bodyguard Sam (Regina King) head for Las Vegas after her colleague in the Miss United States contest, Cheryl (Heather Burns), is kidnapped along with the contest's host Stan Fields (William Shatner). Despite orders from FBI Chief Collins (Treat Williams) to stay out of the case, Gracie sets out to solve the case.
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Mr. Magoo 1997 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Malcolm McDowell, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Miguel Ferrer, Jennifer Garner, Matt Keeslar, L. Harvey Gold, Jerry Wasserman, Terence Kelly, Rick Burgess
The myopic Mr. Magoo (Leslie Nielson) is cutting a ceremonial ribbon at a museum when he accidentally cuts a power line–just in time for a robbery. During the resulting confusion, Mr. Magoo ends up with a priceless ruby, the Star of Kuristan. And the chase is on with Mr. Magoo the target of an international manhunt.
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No Escape 1994 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson, Kevin Dillon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Laughlin, Ian McNeice, Jack Shepherd, Michael Lerner, Ernie Hudson
The year is 2022 when Robbins (Ray Liotta) is sent to prison for life–a prison that is run by a sadistic warden and from which no one has ever escaped. Robbins has trouble "adjusting" and is sent to an even bigger hell: an island where the worst inmates are sent, and "survival of the fittest" is the name of the game.
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Nobel Son 2007 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Eliza Dushku, Bill Pullman, Ted Danson, Danny DeVito, Ernie Hudson, Lindy Booth, Tracey Walter, Hal B. Klein, Kevin West, Matthew Kimbrough, Mark Famiglietti
Nobel prize-winner Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman) and his wife Sarah (Mary Steenburgen) are in Stockholm for his prize ceremony when they learn that their son Barkley (Bryan Greenberg) has been kidnapped–just before he was to receive his PhD. The kidnapper, Thaddeus James (Shawn Hatosy), demands $2 million, and Detective Max Mariner (Bill Pullman) along with neighbor George Gastner (Danny DeVito) come to their aid, but many twists and turns lie ahead.
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Red Letters 2000 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bradley Battersby
Cast: Peter Coyote, Nastassja Kinski, Fairuza Balk, Jeremy Piven, Ernie Hudson, Paul Gleason, Heather Ehlers, Steve Monroe, Udo Kier, Layla Roberts, Owen Bush, Kenneth Ryan, Brian Leckner, Susan Morgenstern, Antoinette Valente
Oversexed Professor Dennis Burke (Peter Coyote) wrote a popular novel 20 years ago and has been living off that ego trip ever since. He teaches Hawthorne's works at a small university after having been fired from a prestigious university when charged with harassment of students. Burke starts reading letters addressed to the former tenant of his apartment that are from a prisoner (Nastassja Kinski), strikes up a friendship with her, and then tries to prove that she is innocent. But is she?
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Shark Attack 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bob Misiorowski
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Ernie Hudson, Bentley Mitchum, Jenny McShane, Tony Caprari, Chris Olley, Cordell McQueen, Paul Ditchfield, Simo Mogwaza, Anton Dekker
A marine biologist, Steven McKray (Casper Van Dien), comes looking for sharks off the coast of Africa and finds there is more danger in the African fishing village than in those shark-infested waters.
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 2006 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
aka: Hood of Horror
Director: Stacy Title
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo, Pooch Hall, Anson Mount, Daniella Alonso, Lin Shaye, Brande Roderick, Richard Gant, Aries Spears, Dallas Page, Jeffrey Licon, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Noel Gugliemi, Tucker Smallwood
Devon has sold his soul to the devil and is now the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg). He guides the viewer through three tales of horror in which depraved residents of the Hood of Horror get their due rewards.
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Ironside, Beeson Carroll, Harant Alianak, Deborah Pratt, Aleisa Shirley, Cali Timmins
When three women are captured by the alien dictator Overdog (Michael Ironside), our hero, Wolff (Peter Strauss) blasts off in his spaceship and plans a rescue attempt. Yuck!!!
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Speechless 1994 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Bonnie Bedelia, Christopher Reeve, Ernie Hudson, Charles Martin Smith, Gailard Sartain, Ray Baker, Mitch Ryan, Steven Wright
Shades of real life Mary Matalin and James Carville, only this time it is Kevin Vallick (Michael Keaton) and Julia Mann (Geena Davis) representing their respective Republican and Democrat parties. Love amidst politics on the campaign trail is the theme for this "missable" movie.
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Stealth Fighter 1999 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Ernie Hudson, Erika Eleniak, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Mark Adair-Rios, Sarah Dampf, Andrew Divoff, George Gerdes, Jon Huertas, William Sadler, John Enos III, Alex Meneses, Michael Gregory
Navy pilot Owen Turner (Ice-T) faked his death 10 years ago and now is employed by a Latin American drug dealer. The dealer has captured a nuclear submarine, and Owen steals a stealth bomber so they can hold the world hostage. But, Owen's old buddy Ryan Mitchell (Costas Mandylor) knows a lot about his habits and sets out to save the world. That bad odor isn't rotten eggs–it's the movie.
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Stranger in the Kingdom 1998 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jay Craven
Cast: David Lansbury, Ernie Hudson, Martin Sheen, Bill Raymond, Sean Nelson, Rusty DeWees, Henry Gibson, Larry Pine, Tom Aldredge, Carrie Snodgress
A Vermont congregation hires a new minister, and when he shows up they are shocked to discover that he is Black. Matters slide steadily downhill for the Rev. Walter Andrews (Ernie Hudson) and for his teenage son, Nat (Sean Nelson), as well.
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The Substitute 1996 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Mandel
Cast: Tom Berenger, Ernie Hudson, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Marc Anthony, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzman, Richard(2) Brooks, Sharron Corley
Shale (Tom Berenger) is a mercenary soldier who returns to the United States and visits Jane (Diane Venora), a high-school teacher he befriended in Latin America. When he finds her school is dominated by thugs, Shale comes to her aid and goes undercover as a teacher to break up a cocaine ring operating out of the school.
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Sugar Hill 1994 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ichaso
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Michael Wright, Theresa Randle, Abe Vigoda, Clarence Williams III, Ernie Hudson, Raymond Serra, Joe Dallesandro, Leslie Uggams, Vondie Curtis-Hall
On the surface, Roemello Skuggs (Wesley Snipes) has it all –girls, car, penthouse. However, he is haunted by his past and tries to fight the influences of Italian drug dealers.
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Tornado! 1996 TV, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Shannon Sturges, Ernie Hudson, L.Q. Jones, Bo Eason, Charles Homet, Carrie Boren, Aaron Izbicki, John Mansfield, Jeannie Fitzsimmons
1996 was the year of the tornado, and this made-for-TV flick played on the success of "Twister." The plot sounds (and is) similar, only the props are less costly and there's more talk and less action. The auditor shows up to provide input on whether or not research on tornado early warning systems should continue. So, our dedicated hero must make the contraption work while avoiding the tornadoes. Oh, the auditor is female and available.
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Two of a Kind 1983 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning, Beatrice Straight, Oliver Reed, Jack Kehoe, Kathy Bates, Ernie Hudson, Scatman Crothers, Gene Hackman
Angels convince God that he should give humanity another chance, and they set out to make Zack (John Travolta) and Debbie (Olivia Newton-John) into better people. Half-star only because it's Olivia; otherwise...
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 The Watcher 2000 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Charbanic
Cast: James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Keanu Reeves, Ernie Hudson, Chris Ellis, Robert Cicchini, Yvonne Niami, Jenny McShane, Gina Alexander, Rebakah Louise Smith
Detective Joel Campbell (James Spader) gave up his pursuit of a serial killer (Keanu Reeves) and moved from L.A. to Chicago. Now, three years later, Campbell begins receiving pictures of the killer's newest intended victims, and one of them is Campbell's psychiatrist, Polly (Marisa Tomei).
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Weeds 1987 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John D. Hancock
Cast: Nick Nolte, Rita Taggart, Lane Smith, William Forsythe, John Toles-Bey, Joe Mantegna, Ernie Hudson, Mark Rolston, J.J. Johnston, Anne Ramsey
This is a good story about a convict (Nick Nolte) who pens a play giving him a chance at the outside world.
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The Wrong Guys 1988 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny Bilson
Cast: Louie Anderson, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Franklyn Ajaye, Tim Thomerson, Brion James, Biff Manard, John Goodman, Ernie Hudson, Timothy Van Patten
Yes, there are even reunions for Cub Scout members, and at this reunion the five decide to go on a camping trip. That was a mistake, since they get involved in several misadventures, including running across childhood enemies and an escaped convict. Too poorly written and acted to be funny for these stand-up comedians, but it may appeal to those who liked the "Police Academy" series.
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| 1. Airheads (1994)
2. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
3. The Cherokee Kid (1996)
4. Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
5. Collision Course (1989)
6. Congo (1995)
7. The Cowboy Way (1994)
8. The Crow (1994)
9. The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
10. Ghostbusters (1984)
11. Ghostbusters II (1989)
12. Going Berserk (1983)
13. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
14. Interceptors (1999)
aka: Interceptor Force
aka: The Last Line of Defence
15. The Main Event (1979)
16. Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
17. Miss Congeniality (2000)
18. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005)
19. Mr. Magoo (1997)
20. No Escape (1994)
21. Nobel Son (2007)
22. Red Letters (2000)
23. Shark Attack (1999)
24. Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
aka: Hood of Horror
25. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
26. Speechless (1994)
27. Stealth Fighter (1999)
28. Stranger in the Kingdom (1998)
29. The Substitute (1996)
30. Sugar Hill (1994)
31. Tornado! (1996)
32. Two of a Kind (1983)
33. The Watcher (2000)
34. Weeds (1987)
35. The Wrong Guys (1988)
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