Iguana 1988  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: Everett McGill, Maru Valdivielso, Michael Madsen, Fabio Testi, Joseph Culp, Robert Case, Roger Kendall, Tim R. Ryan, Luis Barboo, Jack Taylor
Based (loosely) on a true story, a short story by Herman Melvill, and finally a novel, this is the story of Oberlus (Everett McGill), a sailor with a deformed face. After he had been made fun of and shunned by other sailors, he ended up as an outcast on an island. When others are washed ashore, he takes out his bitterness and hatred for the human race on them.
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Licence to Kill 1989  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Benicio Del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Wayne Newton, Anthony Starke, Robert Brown, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Priscilla Barnes
Timothy Dalton continues his James Bond portrayals in his second starring role as Agent 007. This time, he heads to Mexico to fight a drug empire after learning that drug dealer Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has killed his CIA friend Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) bride on their honeymoon. Bond tracks down Sanchez, and the chase culminates on the highway and involves an oil tanker and a helicopter.
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My Fellow Americans 1996 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Lauren Bacall, Sela Ward, Everett McGill, Bradley Whitford, James Rebhorn
President William Haney (Dan Aykroyd) evades charges of his own involvement in a kickback scandal and finds his escape–he lays the blame on two former chief executives who directly preceded him as President. Ex-Presidents Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) are political enemies who become objects of Haney's assassination plot and join forces to survive. This film has a silly script but provides amusing political satire.
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The People Under the Stairs 1991 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Ving Rhames, Sean Whalen, Bill Cobbs, Kelly Jo Minter, Jeremy Roberts, Conni Marie Brazelton, Joshua Cox, John Hostetter, John Mahon, George R. Parker, Teresa Velarde
Young Fool (Brandon Quintin Adams) and his family are evicted from their sleazy ghetto apartment by greedy landlords who intend to build profitable apartments on the site. Fool's sister's boyfriend (Ving Rhames) talks the boy into helping him rob the landlords' upscale home, which is rumored to contain valuable coins. But when they get in the house, they are confronted with the horrors of the place: children that have been deformed by the owners are being kept in the basement. Can Fool survive and save the creatures?
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Silver Bullet 1985  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Daniel Attlas
Cast: Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Terry O'Quinn, James Gammon, Bill Smitrovich, Tovah Feldshuh, Lawrence Tierney, Leon Russom
A werewolf is on the loose and is extremely active in his hunt for prey. This is a Steven King tale in which he lives up to his excellent reputation in the genre of horror stories.
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The Straight Story 1999  G, 111 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Everett McGill, Jennifer Edwards-Hughes, Barbara E. Robertson, John Farley, Harry Dean Stanton, John Lordan, Kevin P. Farley, Joseph A. Carpenter, Donald Wiegert, Tracey Maloney
In 1994, Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth)–a 73-year old from Laurens, Iowa–wanted to take a 240-mile journey to reconcile with his brother in Blue River, Wisconsin. But failing eyesight prevented Alvin from getting a driver's license. His solution: drive his John Deere lawn tractor instead. During the trip, Alvin reminisces, overcomes adversities, and meets friendly strangers. Farnsworth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the oldest actor to have received a Best Actor nomination.
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Nick Mancuso, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Greene, Dale Dye, Brenda Bakke, Andy Romano, David Gianopoulos, Sandra Taylor, Jonathan Banks, Wren T. Brown
Navy SEAL/cook veteran Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) has his work cut out for him when he tries to diffuse a plot to destroy both Washington D.C. and the Pentagon. The villain, Travis Dane (Eric Bogosian) hijacks the Grand Continental train to aid in the plot, but here comes our hero to the rescue.
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| 1. Field of Honor (1986)
2. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
3. Iguana (1988)
4. Licence to Kill (1989)
5. My Fellow Americans (1996)
6. The People Under the Stairs (1991)
7. Quest for Fire (1981)
8. Silver Bullet (1985)
9. The Straight Story (1999)
10. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
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