Amy 1981  G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, Nanette Fabray, Lou Fant, Lucille Benson, Lonny Chapman, Frances Bay
Amy Medford (Jenny Agutter) is a dedicated teacher in the early 1900s who leaves her home to teach at a school for the deaf and blind children.
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The Attic 1979  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Edwards
Cast: Carrie Snodgress, Ray Milland, Ruth Cox, Rosemary Murphy, Frances Bay, Marjorie Eaton, Michael Ray Rhodes, Patrick Brennan, Mark Andrews, Dick Welsbacher
A young woman (Carrie Snodgress) has dedicated her life to caring for her invalid, domineering father (Ray Milland), even to the point of not seeing men at his insistence. But, she finally reaches the breaking point in this psychological thriller that is boring up to the final, predictable ending.
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Big Top Pee-Wee 1988 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Tyrrell, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, Albert Henderson, Jack Murdock, Terrence Mann, Frances Bay, Kenneth Tobey, Wayne White, David Byrd, Mary Jackson, Anne Seymour, Leo Gordon
In Pee-Wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) second film, he awakens on his farm one morning and finds that a tornado has deposited a traveling circus on his property. Pee-Wee makes friends with the circus owner Mace Montana (Kris Kristofferson) and allows the circus to stay for awhile. He tries to get the attention of gorgeous trapeze artist Gina (Valeria Golino) by joining the circus as an acrobat. Good idea, but Pee-Wee's fiancee Winnie (Penelope Ann Miller) has other ideas about what Pee-Wee should do with his life. When the circus faces bankruptcy, Pee-Wee comes up with the idea, and they stage a three-ring spectacular–starring Pee-Wee.
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 Blue Velvet 1986  R, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, Priscilla Pointer, Frances Bay, Brad Dourif, George Dickerson
This film begins with the discovery of an ear in a field. The police have no leads, but two young people (Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern) become involved when they decide to investigate a cabaret singer (Isabella Rossellini). Kinda weird. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Director.
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Buddy Buddy 1981 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Joan Shawlee, Ed Begley Jr., Frances Bay
A paid assassin, Trabucco (Walter Matthau), checks into a hotel room adjoining that of Victor Clooney (Jack Lemmon) who is depressed suicidal over his impending divorce. Just as Trabucco is about to shoot his prey, Victor interrupts him, which sets off a series of miscues, mistaken identity, and misdirected actions in this perfectly played farce.
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Changing Habits 1997  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lynn Roth
Cast: Moira Kelly, Christopher Lloyd, Dylan Walsh, Eileen Brennan, Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall, Anne Haney, Frances Bay, Taylor Negron, Jennifer Aspen
Deciding to get away from home and her father (Christopher Lloyd), who she blames for her mother's suicide, Soosh (Moira Kelly) fends for herself, shoplifting as necessary, and moves into a convent. She starts a painting on the basement walls of the convent, which the Mother Superior thinks may save the convent. But when she is caught by the shop owner shoplifting painting supplies, she agrees to date the owner and avoid prosecution. And so it continues in this serio-comedy.
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Critters 3: You Are What They Eat 1991 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kristine Peterson
Cast: John Calvin, Aimee Brooks, Christian Cousins, Joseph Cousins, William Dennis Hunt, Nina Axelrod, Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Keith Opper, Terrence Mann, Frances Bay
The ferocious furry critters are back, and this time they chase the inhabitants of an apartment building up to the roof. This cheapie is, at least, better than the last entry, and the stage is set for "Critters 4."
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Finder's Fee 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Probst
Cast: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Robert Forster, Frances Bay, Carly Pope, Colleen Wheeler, Louis Chirillo
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst makes his film directorial debut in this average thriller. Tepper (Erik Palladino) finds a wallet on the street and, being a good samaritan, calls the owner, Avery (James Earl Jones), to tell of his find. The wallet also contains a lottery ticket, which is a six million dollar winner. So Tepper swaps the winning ticket with his losing one. The problems begin when the regularly scheduled poker game takes place and lottery tickets are to be put up as the bet. To add to the problems, Avery arrives to claim his wallet and stays for the game. Good character development and gambling scenes.
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Forever Love 1998 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Switzer
Cast: Reba McEntire, Tim Matheson, Bess Armstrong, Heather Stephens, Scott Foley, Gary Hershberger, Richard Biggs, Frances Bay, Andy Buckley, Kaitlin Orr, Garett Beck, Kirsten Holly Smith
Lizzie and Alex (Reba McEntire and Tim Matheson) are happily married with a little girl. Lizzie suffers a stroke and falls into a coma, and Alex cares for her over the years with help from Lizzie's best friend, Gail (Bess Armstrong). When Gail's husband dies, Alex and Gail start an affair. After 20 years, Lizzie awakens in good health and must cope with a world she doesn't know as well as dealing with the family problems. A heavy dose of soap.
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Happy Gilmore 1996 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Frances Bay, Bob Barker, Carl Weathers, Julie Bowen, Allen Covert, Richard Kiel, Robert Smigel, Dennis Dugan, Joe Flaherty, Lee Trevino, Kevin Nealon, Verne Lundquist, Jared Van Snellenberg
Inept hockey player Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) discovers his ability to drive a golf ball 400 yards. Apparently, this is all it takes to earn him a spot on the PGA Tour where he tears asunder the rules of the gentlemen's game of golf.
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Head Over Heels 1979 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne
Based on Ann Beattie's novel, this is a love story about Laura (Mary Beth Hurt) who is estranged from her husband when ex-boyfriend Charles (John Heard) becomes obsessed with winning her back.
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In the Mouth of Madness 1995 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, David Warner, Frances Bay, Peter Jason, John Glover, Bernie Casey
No one believes John Trent (Sam Neill) when he raves on about an evil force. Trent had been an insurance investigator, but he ran into some bad luck at Hobbs End–in the form of a MONSTER!
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Inside Monkey Zetterland 1993 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jefery Levy
Cast: Steve Antin, Patricia Arquette, Sandra Bernhard, Sofia Coppola, Tate Donovan, Rupert Everett, Katherine Helmond, Bo Hopkins, Ricki Lake, Debi Mazar, Martha Plimpton, Frances Bay, Luca Bercovici, Chris Nash, Blair Tefkin
Once a child actor and now an aspiring screenwriter, Monkey Zetterland (Steve Antin) tries to work on his story despite interruptions from his off-the-wall family, friends, and neighbors.
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Inspector Gadget 1999  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Family
Director: David Kellogg
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Andy Dick, Cheri Oteri, Dabney Coleman, Michael G. Hagerty, Rene Auberjonois, Frances Bay
Inspector Gadget (Matthew Broderick) is the ultimate crime-fighting machine–equipped with body, suit, and hat filled with gadgets to help him defeat the evil Claw (Rupert Everett). All this and he even has time to fall in love with the robotic surgeon, Brenda (Joely Fisher), who made him possible.
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The Karate Kid, Part III 1989 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Action
aka: The Karate Kid III
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith, Martin Kove, Sean Kanan, Randee Heller, Jonathan Avildsen, Christopher Paul Ford, Pat E. Johnson, Rick Hurst, Frances Bay, Jan Triska, Diana Webster, Joseph V. Perry
Miyagi (Pat Morita) is still tutoring Daniel (Ralph Macchio), but problems arise, and Daniel must work with Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) while training for an the All-Valley Championship against "the bad boy of karate" Mike Barnes (Sean Kanan). But, Terry is really working for Daniel's nemesis, John Kreese (Martin Kove), who, as Daniel will soon learn, will stop at nothing to take the title away from Daniel.
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Kiss the Bride 2002 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Vanessa Parise
Cast: Amanda Detmer, Sean Patrick Flanery, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Alyssa Milano, Brooke Langton, Vanessa Parise, Monet Mazur, Johnathon Schaech, Johnny Whitworth, Frances Bay, Frank D'Amico
Danni (Amanda Detmer) and Tom (Sean Patrick Flanery) are getting married, and her bickering sisters arrive at their parents' home for the celebration. Niki (Brooke Langton) brings rude boyfriend Marty (Johnny Whitworth); wealthy Chrissy (Vanessa Parise) arrives alone; and rock-singer Toni (Monet Mazur) escorts her new lover, Amy (Alyssa Milano). All help to ruin the celebration–for awhile.
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The Movie Hero 2003  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brad T. Gottfred
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Dina Meyer, Peter Stormare, Brian J. White, Carlos Jacott, Frances Bay, Alexis Arquette, Reedy Gibbs, Robert Sutton, Marcia Strassman, Eric Pierpoint, Aviva Gale
Blake Gardner (Jeremy Sisto) constantly addresses his "audience" and lives his life as if he is on stage in a movie awaiting the happy ending.
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 Nomads 1986 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Lesley-Anne Down, Pierce Brosnan, Adam Ant, Anna Maria Monticelli, Mary Woronov, Hector Mercado, Josie Cotton, Frank Doubleday, Frances Bay, Alan Autry
An anthropologist (Pierce Brosnan) discovers that Evil Spirits of nomads, he once experimented with, have followed him and his wife (Anna Maria Monticelli) to Los Angeles. They are not pleased with him and threaten his life and the life of a young doctor (Lesley-Anne Down).
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The Operator 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jon Dichter
Cast: Michael(2) Laurence, Jacqueline Kim, Brion James, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christa Miller, John Beasley, Frances Bay, Lori Heuring, Paul Heckmann
Gary (Michael Laurence) is an arrogant, bigoted lawyer who demeans all around him; he also cheats on his wife. He makes a BIG mistake when he verbally abuses a telephone operator (Jacqueline Kim). Having records on Gary, she sets out to completely destroy him.
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 The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Rona DeRicci, Jonathan Fuller, Frances Bay, Jeffrey Combs, Mark Margolis, Stephen Lee, Oliver Reed, Tom Towles, William Norris
Set during the 15th century at the time of the Spanish Inquisition and shot in a European castle, this version of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale carries an air of authenticity. The plot involves the evil deeds of the unbalanced Grand Inquisitor Forquemada (Lance Henriksen) who uses the name of God and the Church to support the use of his torture chamber.
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Private School 1983 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Private School...For Girls
Director: Noel Black
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Kathleen Wilhoite, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran Ryan, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel, Jonathan Prince, Kari Lizer, Richard Stahl, Julie Payne, Frances Bay, Frank Aletter
This teen-sexploitation film features plenty of nudity as the boys from a boys academy mix in their own unique ways with the girls attending a private girls' school.
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Single White Female 1992 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay, Kenneth Tobey, Jessica Lundy, Renee Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Michele Farr, Tara Karsian
Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) breaks off with her fiance Sam (Steven Weber), advertises in the classifieds for a new roommate, and ends up with the roommate from Hell (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
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| 1. Amy (1981)
2. The Attic (1979)
3. Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Buddy Buddy (1981)
6. Changing Habits (1997)
7. Critters 3: You Are What They Eat (1991)
8. Finder's Fee (2001)
9. Forever Love (1998)
10. Happy Gilmore (1996)
11. Head Over Heels (1979)
aka: Chilly Scenes of Winter
12. In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
13. Inside Monkey Zetterland (1993)
14. Inspector Gadget (1999)
15. The Karate Kid, Part III (1989)
aka: The Karate Kid III
16. Kiss the Bride (2002)
17. The Movie Hero (2003)
18. Nomads (1986)
19. The Operator (2000)
20. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
21. Private School (1983)
aka: Private School...For Girls
22. Single White Female (1992)
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