 Anything Else 2003  R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Danny DeVito, Stockard Channing, Jimmy Fallon, Fisher Stevens, David Conrad, KaDee Strickland, Adrian Grenier, Erica Leerhsen, Anthony Arkin
Comedy writer Jerry Falk (Jason Biggs) has broken up with his girlfriend and is now enduring a messy love affair with Amanda (Christina Ricci), which included her mother (Stockard Channing) moving in with them. Jason questions the meaning of his life and affair during conversations with his mentor, David Bobel (Woody Allen), as they stroll through Central Park. Although his advice is not always wise, David tries to guide Jason and turn his life around.
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Awake 2007  R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joby Harold
Cast: Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard, Lena Olin, Christopher McDonald, Sam Robards, Arliss Howard, Fisher Stevens, Georgina Chapman, David Harbour, Steven Hinkle, Denis O'Hare
Wealthy and successful Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) needs a heart transplant and wants his friend Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) to perform the surgery. In the meantime, Clay marries Sam (Jessica Alba) who is his mother Lilith's (Lena Olin) assistant and the last person in the world Lilith wants her son to marry. The same night that Clay and Sam marry, he is told there is a heart for him, Dr. Larry Lupin (Christopher McDonald) administers the anesthesia, and the operation begins. But, the anesthesia is not working correctly, Clay can feel everything, and he learns that the doctors are going to kill him and take his money. Horror sets in for Clay in the operating room, while his new wife Sam struggles with her own decisions in the waiting room.
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Baby It's You 1983  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna Merlin, Jack Davidson, Frank Vincent, Fisher Stevens, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Modine, Nick Ferrari, Leora Dana, Bill Raymond, Sam McMurray, Dolores Messina, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Marta Kober
The rich-girl-in-love-with-boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks classic storyline is again used; this time however, it's the 1960s and Jill Rosen (Rosanna Arquette) is an intelligent, college bound Jewish girl, and Albert 'Sheik' Capadilupo (Vincent Spano) is an Italian waiter with aspirations to become a singer. Good performances and script.
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Factotum 2005 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Short-story writer Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon) wanders in and out of flophouses, bars, and jobs in Los Angeles. One night, he meets Jan (Lili Taylor) at a bar, and a few days later Hank moves in with her. All goes well for awhile, but when Hank appears to be gaining success in a new job, problems with Jan arise.
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The Flamingo Kid 1984 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Jessica Walter, Hector Elizondo, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gehman, John Turturro, Frank Campanella, Joe Grifasi, Marisa Tomei, Carole Davis, Janet Jones, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, Leon
When a Brooklyn youth, Jeffrey Willis (Matt Dillon), takes a summer job at a New York beach resort, he is confronted with a glamorous world of which he had no knowledge and must make choices that will affect his life. Among the influences is wealthy car salesman Phil Brody (Richard Crenna) who tries to help Jeffrey. Jeffrey is very impressed by Brody's lifestyle and reputation as a gin rummy champion. Meanwhile, Jeffrey's father Arthur (Hector Elizondo) is upset when Jeffrey takes on airs while enjoying his new lifestyle.
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Four Days in September 1997 R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Alan Arkin, Pedro Cardoso, Fernanda Torres, Luiz Fernando Guimaraes, Claudia Abreu, Nelson Dantas, Caroline Kava, Fisher Stevens, Milton Goncalves, Marco Ricca
Young Brazilian revolutionaries, distraught over the policies of Brazil's military regime, in 1969 target the American ambassador as their kidnap victim in hopes that this act will call worldwide attention to their plight.
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Just a Kiss 2002  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fisher Stevens
Cast: Ron Eldard, Kyra Sedgwick, Patrick Breen, Marisa Tomei, Marley Shelton, Taye Diggs, Sarita Choudhury, Joe Caldwell, Ron Rifkin, Kelly Cole
A group of neurotic, Manhattan friends experiences a series of fidelity lapses in their own relationships after Halley (Kyra Sedgwick) discovers boyfriend Dag (Ron Eldard) has enjoyed a fling with Rebecca (Marley Shelton).
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Kettle of Fish 2006  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Claudia Myers
Cast: Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon, Christy Scott Cashman, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kevin J. O'Connor, Lois Chiles, Stephen Mailer, Ewa Da Cruz, Fisher Stevens, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ranjit Chowdhry, Gloria Reuben
When sax player and lifelong bachelor Mel (Matthew Modine) decides to make a commitment and move in with his girlfriend Inga (Ewa Da Cruz), he sublets his apartment to biologist Ginger (Gina Gershon). Later, after Mel and Inga break-up, Mel moves back to his old apartment, which he must share with Ginger because she refuses to find another apartment. At first, Mel and Ginger have problems sharing the apartment, and Mel's obsession with Diana (Christy Cashman) doesn't help. But, as time passes, sparks fly, and Mel and Ginger begin to catch on to the fact that they are meant to be together.
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Kill the Poor 2006 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Taylor
Cast: David Krumholtz, Clara Bellar, Paul Calderon, Jon Budinoff, Heather Burns, Zak Orth, Larry Gilliard Jr., Otto Sanchez, Jaime Tirelli, Fisher Stevens, Cliff Gorman, Damian Young
The time is 1982, and the place is New York City where Joe (David Krumholtz) and his pregnant French wife, Anabelle (Clara Bellar), buy into a tenement building on Avenue E on the city's lower East Side. Their neighbors are pot heads, dealers, and thieves roaming the streets. To make their house a home and protect the property, Joe joins forces with the other tenants who elect him president of the "co-op." Joe is asked to evict long-time squatter Carlos DeJesus (Paul Calderon) who has lived in the building longer than anyone else. But, Joe's attempts at mediation meet with little success.
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The Marrying Man 1991 R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Rees
Cast: Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Robert Loggia, Elisabeth Shue, Armand Assante, Paul Reiser, Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson, Steve Hytner, Jeremy Roberts, Big John Studd, Tony Longo
Rich playboy Charley (Alec Baldwin) is engaged to Adele (Elisabeth Shue), the daughter of Hollywood executive Lew Horner (Robert Loggia). But at his bachelor party, Charley immediately falls for the bar's singer, Vicki (Kim Basinger). Off to bed they go, but her boyfriend, mobster Bugsy Seigel (Armand Assante), catches them in the act, and the adventures begin. This Neil Simon screenplay is based on the 1950s' love affair between Harry Karl and Marie McDonald who married each other four times while Marie still carried on an affair with Bugsy Seigel.
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My Science Project 1985   PG, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Betuel
Cast: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, Dennis Hopper, Barry Corbin, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Masur, Candace Silvers, Beau Dremann
The fourth dimension, time, is involved in this story about a group of friends who discover that an alien object throws them into the past with dinosaurs and into the future with an army equipped with weapons unknown to them. Bad, but Dennis Hopper keeps it from being a bomb. 1 User Review
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| | 07/17/2009 | | Has a few dull patches but when the alien object is finally activated its one hell of a fun filled 1980's effects laden roller coaster. Cool little yarn too. The web master's review waaay to harsh on this one! |
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Mystery Date 1991 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara, Fisher Stevens, B.D. Wong, Tony Rosato, Don S. Davis, James Hong, Victor Wong, Ping Wu, Duncan Fraser, Jerry Wasserman
Tom (Ethan Hawke), a shy teen, does not have the courage to ask next door neighbor Geena (Teri Polo) out on a date. But his handsome, successful older brother, Craig (Brian McNamara), does a make-over on Tom; Craig even calls Geena on Tom's behalf and provides his sports car for their evening pleasure. Events turn weird when people react to the couple, thinking that Tom is Craig, which is followed by finding a corpse in the trunk of Craig's car.
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Only You 1994 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida, Fisher Stevens, Billy Zane, Adam LeFevre, Siobhan Fallon, Phyllis Newman, John Benjamin Hickey, Antonia Rey, Denise Du Maurier, Jessica Hertel, Tammy Minoff, Harry Barandes
When she was a child, Pittsburgh schoolteacher Faith Covatch (Marisa Tomei) was shown on a Ouija Board that she would marry a man named DAMON BRADLEY. Now, on the eve of her wedding to another, Faith takes a telephone call from a man named Damon Bradley (Robert Downey Jr.). In two seconds, Faith is off to Italy in search of her destiny, which includes Damon.
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Reversal of Fortune 1990 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Fisher Stevens, Uta Hagen, Christine Baranski, Julie Hagerty, Jack Gilpin, Felicity Huffman, Stephen Mailer, Christine Dunford
This black comedy is about Claus von Bulow's (Jeremy Irons) legal battles over the attempted murder of his wealthy wife, Sunny (Glenn Close). The hook is that the story is told from Sunny's viewpoint, which makes this a very funny flick. Jeremy Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow, and the film was nominated for two others, including Best Director.
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Sam the Man 2000 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gary Winick
Cast: Fisher Stevens, Annabella Sciorra, Ron Rifkin, John Slattery, Annika Peterson, Maria Bello, Saverio Guerra, George Plimpton, Griffin Dunne, Alex Porter, Rob Morrow, Luis Guzman
Novelist Sam (Fisher Stevens) has one hit book to his credit but is having trouble coming up with a second one. So, he cheats on his fiancee (Annabella Sciorra), avoids his agent, and looks for ways to pay his rent. When the husband of one of the women he slept with leaves him with cuts and bruises, he reevaluates his life. Too slow for many, but if you like cynicism and deep thinking, this one is for you.
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Short Circuit 1986 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: John Badham
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Stanton, Tim Blaney, Vernon Weddle, Barbara Tarbuck
The government has a new weapon: a robot named "No. 5." During a thunderstorm, "No. 5" short circuits and comes to life. Its creator (Steve Guttenberg) is in hot pursuit of his invention. Meanwhile, "No. 5" falls into the hands of an animal lover (Ally Sheedy) who takes it in like a stray cat. OK for the young ones. There is a sequel.
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Short Circuit 2 1988 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Kenneth Johnson
Cast: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, Dee McCafferty, David Hemblen, Don Lake, Tito Nunez, Damon D'Oliveira, Jason Kuriloff, Tim Blaney, Robert LaSardo, Gerard Parkes, Wayne Best
In this sequel, the personable robot "No.5," alias "Johnny 5," is in New York where it is hustling toy models of itself with its protector (Fisher Stevens). When a large order of the models is obtained for the Christmas season, a greedy banker decides to use the models for jewelry heists.
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Slow Burn 2007 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Wayne Beach
Cast: Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, Mekhi Phifer, Jolene Blalock, Guy Torry, Taye Diggs, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Bruce McGill, Frank Schorpion, Donny Falsetti, Barbara Alexander, Joe Grifasi, Richard Jutras, Arthur Holden, Fisher Stevens
District Attorney Ford Cole (Ray Liotta) has plans to run for mayor when he learns that his assistant D.A. and lover Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock) has been arrested for killing a record store employee (Mekhi Phifer). Nora claims self-defense, but Cole's bid for mayor is in jeopardy. Then a stranger Luther Pinks (LL Cool J) presents another version of Nora's story. Other suspects rise to the fore, and the complex web of deceit continues.
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Super Mario Bros. 1993 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Cast: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis, Fisher Stevens, Richard Edson, Fiona Shaw, Gianni Russo, Lance Henriksen, Dan Castellaneta
In this film version of the Nintendo game, the dirty dinos capture Princess Daisy (Samantha Mathis) and take her to Dinohattan, a world beneath Manhattan. Two Brooklyn plumbers (Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo) come to Princess Daisy's rescue from the evil King Koopa (Dennis Hopper).
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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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Undiscovered 2005 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Meiert Avis
Cast: Pell James, Steven Strait, Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashlee Simpson, Stephen Moyer, Fisher Stevens, Perrey Reeves, Peter Weller, Cameron Thor, Brittany Ishibashi
Seeking fame is the aim of model Brier Tucket (Pell James) and musician Luke Falcon (Steven Strait), and, in the process, they fall in love–but not without doubts on the part of Brier.
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Undisputed 2002 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ving Rhames, Peter Falk, Michael Rooker, Jon Seda, Wes Studi, Fisher Stevens, Dayton Callie, Amy Aquino, Johnny Williams, Joe D'Angerio
Top-ranked heavyweight boxer James "Iceman" Chambers (Ving Rhames) begins serving a prison sentence when he learns he is infringing on the world of another inmate, prison boxing champ Monroe Hutchen (Wesley Snipes). It isn't long before a fight is arranged. by fellow convict Emmanuel "Mendy" Ripstein (Peter Falk).
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 Uptown Girls 2003 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Heather Locklear, Austin Pendleton, Will Toale, Marceline Hugot, Pell James, Amy Korb, Fisher Stevens
After Molly's (Brittany Murphy) manager steals her inheritence, she takes on the role of nanny for a precocious eight year old, "Ray" (Dakota Fanning). At first the two do not hit it off; however, as time goes by , they realize just how important they have become to each other.
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| 1. Anything Else (2003)
2. Awake (2007)
3. Baby It's You (1983)
4. Cold Fever (1996)
5. Factotum (2005)
6. The Flamingo Kid (1984)
7. Four Days in September (1997)
8. Hackers (1995)
9. Just a Kiss (2002)
10. Kettle of Fish (2006)
11. Kill the Poor (2006)
12. The Marrying Man (1991)
13. My Science Project (1985)
14. Mystery Date (1991)
15. Only You (1994)
16. Reversal of Fortune (1990)
17. Sam the Man (2000)
18. Short Circuit (1986)
19. Short Circuit 2 (1988)
20. Slow Burn (2007)
21. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
22. The Taxman (1999)
23. Undiscovered (2005)
24. Undisputed (2002)
25. Uptown Girls (2003)
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