 Air Bud 1997  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Cast: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs, Eric Christmas, Brendan Fletcher, Norman Browning, Jay Brazeau, Shayn Solberg, Nicola Cavendish, Stephen E. Miller, Frank C. Turner
Josh (Kevin Zegers) is suffering emotionally after his father's death and has now been placed in a new school. One day, he finds an abandoned Golden Retriever, Buddy. It turns out that Buddy can shoot hoops, and since Josh wants to try out for the school basketball team, Buddy can help him practice. Josh makes the team, and he and Buddy perform at half-time. Buddy is a hit with the media, which is good IF the notoriety does not cause his previous owner Norm Snively (Michael Jeter) to reclaim him and cash in on his celebrity status.
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Air Bud 4: Seventh Inning Fetch 2001  G, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
aka: Air Bud: Seventh Inning Stretch
Director: Robert Vince
Cast: Caitlin Wachs, Kevin Zegers, Richard Karn, Cynthia Stevenson, Michael Teigen, Frank C. Turner, Heather Feeney, Molly Hagan, Jeffrey Ballard, Jay Brazeau, James Crescenzo, Patrick Cranshaw
When Josh (Kevin Zegers) heads to college, his sister, Andrea (Caitlin Wachs), joins the junior-high baseball team. Of course, our pup hero Buddy is there and can play baseball along with the other sports where he has already demonstrated his wonders. Buddy is the star player, but when her puppies start to disappear, something must be done. Standard children's fare from Disney.
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Alone in the Dark 2005  R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner, Matthew Walker, Will Sanderson, Mark Acheson, Darren Shahlavi, Karin Konoval, Craig Bruhnanski, Kwesi Ameyaw, Brad Turner
When Edward Carnby (Christian Slater) investigates the murder of a friend, clues lead him to Shadow Island where he digs into the secrets of an ancient civilization.
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Beautiful Joe 2000 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Metcalfe
Cast: Sharon Stone, Billy Connolly, Ian Holm, Gil Bellows, Jurnee Smollett, Dillon Moen, Frank C. Turner, Dann Florek, Ben Derrick, Kwesi Ameyaw
Down-on-his-luck Joe (Billy Connolly) has a little change in luck when he wins big at the races. But then he meets exotic dancer Hush (Sharon Stone) who is deeply in debt to the bad guys. So, of course, she steals his winnings to pay off her debts, which starts a relationship.
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Cats & Dogs 2001   PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Alec Baldwin, Charlton Heston, Miriam Margolyes, Frank C. Turner, Jon Lovitz, Salome Jens
This film–definitely for kids under the age of 10–examines the premise that there is a high-tech war being fought between cats and dogs. Unknown to humans, for years war has been raging between the animals for their places in the animal kingdom. Now, Prof. Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is working on a vaccine to erase human allergies to dogs, and a Persian cat, Mr. Tinkles (voice of Sean Hayes), is determined to stop him because Mr. Tinkles seeks world domination and realizes that the vaccine will give the edge to dogs. Mrs. Brody (Elizabeth Perkins) has found a Beagle puppy, Lou (voice of Tobey Maguire), for their son, Scott (Alexander Pollock). Now Lou is caught in the middle of the "dog vs. cat" war when Mr. Tinkles plots to kidnap the Brody family, reverse the formula, and make all humans allergic to dogs. Excellent special effects include animated faces on real animals.
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The Duke 1999  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Philip Spink
Cast: John Neville, James Doohan, Courtnee Draper, Jeremy Maxwell, Oliver Muirhead, Sophie Heyman, Judy Geeson, Justine Johnston, Lomax Study, Jacqui Kaese, Campbell Lane, Frank C. Turner
The Duke (John Neville) spends much of his fortune on the poor, to the dismay of his nephew (Oliver Muirhead). When the Duke dies, his American niece inherits the estate while the nephew plots against the Duke's dog. Harmless family fare with "Star Trek's" James Doohan adding to the festivities. 1 User Review
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| | family must see | Huberts friend 03/05/2007 | | Another great film from walt disney! A doggy tale with a lovely story and happy ending! |
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The Fly II 1989 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Chris Walas
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz, Frank C. Turner, Gary Chalk, Ann Marie Lee, Saffron Henderson, Harley Cross, Pat Bermel, William S. Taylor, Jerry Wasserman, Duncan Fraser
That man/fly hybrid BrundleFly Seth Brum (Jeff Goldblum) was a research scientist who was shot to death by his pregnant girlfriend in the first film, "The Fly" (1986). The girlfriend dies giving birth to their son, Martin, who is raised by Seth's evil boss Anton Bartok (Lee Richardson). Now, Martin (Eric Stoltz), who matures five times faster than a normal kid, is fully grown and, as a boy genius, is dreading his metamorphosis. His girlfriend Beth (Daphne Zuniga) helps him look for a way to cure himself, and answers lying within the Telepod appear to be the only chance he has of saving himself from a terrible fate.
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Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure 1998 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Power
Cast: Alyssa Milano, Bruce Campbell, William Morgan Sheppard, Tom Heaton, Peter Fleming, Frank C. Turner, Tom McBeath, Terence Kelly, Charles Siegel, Jerry Wasserman
It's the 1890s and an expedition to Alaska to strike it rich is formed. Along with the men is a perky woman ( Alyssa Milano). This made-for-TV Disney production is good for kids.
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Look Who's Talking Now 1993  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom Ropelewski
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, Danny DeVito, Diane Keaton, George Segal, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien, Charles Barkley, John Stocker, Elizabeth Leslie, Sandra P. Grant, Frank C. Turner, Serge Houde
In this second sequel to "Look Who's Talking," there is a new twist to the Ubriacco family: instead of the children, the dogs–Rocks (voice of Danny DeVito) and Daphne (voice of Diane Keaton)–do the talking. These dogs not only talk, they argue with each other all the time. Meanwhile, the children Mikey (David Gallagher) and Julie (Tabitha Lupien) are still living in a strained world with their parents Mollie (Kristie Alley) and James (John Travolta). More troubles fill their lives when James gets a job flying a private plane for business woman Samantha (Lysette Anthony) who has more planned for James than simply flying her airplane.
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Navigating the Heart 2000 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Burton Morris
Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Tim Matheson, David Andrews, Tantoo Cardinal, Lynda Boyd, Kevin McNulty, Stephen Dimopoulos, Luc Corbeil, Rob Freeman, Tom Heaton, Frank C. Turner, Alec Willows
Cosmopolitan journalist Edith Iglauer (Jaclyn Smith) travels to British Columbia to write a satiric story in the local fishing industry. There she meets loner fisherman John Daly (Tim Matheson). Though complete opposites, love blossoms as she changes her attitudes about the local way of life as well as about the fishing industry. This made-for-TV film is based on Edith Iglauer's book "Fishing With John."
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 Needful Things 1993 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh, Duncan Fraser, Ray McKinnon, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, Mel Allen, William Morgan Sheppard, Don S. Davis, Campbell Lane, Eric Schneider, Frank C. Turner
Stephen King's story is the basis for this film involving Leland Gaunt (Max von Sydow) opening up an antiques store, "Needful Things," in Castle Rock, Maine. Leland turns the once friendly residents against each other by convincing them to play pranks on each other. What they do not know is that they have sold their souls because Leland is really the Devil in disguise! Will Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Ed Harris) be able to step in and save the town?
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Snow Dogs 2002 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Adventure
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., James Coburn, Sisqo, Nichelle Nichols, M. Emmet Walsh, Graham Greene, Brian Doyle-Murray, Joanna Bacalso, Jean Michel Pare, Michael Bolton, Jason Pouliotte, David Boyce, Frank C. Turner, Ron Small, Alison Matthews
When Miami dentist Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) learns not only that he was adopted but that he has inherited a team of Alaskan sled dogs from his birth mother, he heads north to Alaska where he finds, first his father (James Coburn) and then, himself.
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Try Seventeen 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: All I Want
Director: Jeffrey Porter
Cast: Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore, Chris Martin, Deborah Harry, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Pearl, Andrew Jackson, Malcolm Scott, Aloma Wright, Frank C. Turner, Daniella Evangelista
Young Jones Dillon (Elijah Wood) decides that college is not for him after a very short stay. He moves into an apartment building where he intends to become the writer he has always wanted to be, befriends the offbeat inhabitants of the building, and learns lessons about life.
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Watchers 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Blu Mankuma, Jason Priestley, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson, Lala Sloatman, Colleen Winton, Frank C. Turner, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell, Dan O'Dowd, Lou Bollo, Phillip Wong
In this adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's novel, Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) takes in a stray dog and unwittingly places himself in danger because the dog wears a device through which the evil monster Oxcom (Phillip Wong) can always locate the dog–and Travis.
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We're No Angels 1989 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, James Russo, Ray McAnally, Hoyt Axton, Wallace Shawn, Bruno Kirby, John C. Reilly, Jay Brazeau, Ken Buhay, Elizabeth Lawrence, Bill Murdoch, Jessica Jickels, Frank C. Turner
During the Depression, escaped convicts Ned and Jim (Robert De Niro and Sean Penn) find refuge in a monastery along the Canadian border where they successfully masquerade as priests. Complications arise when Ned falls in love with hooker Molly (Demi Moore) whose deaf daughter Rosie (Jessica Jickels) becomes a major part of their purpose in life.
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| 1. Air Bud (1997)
2. Air Bud 4: Seventh Inning Fetch (2001)
aka: Air Bud: Seventh Inning Stretch
3. Alone in the Dark (2005)
4. Beautiful Joe (2000)
5. Black River (2001)
aka: Dean Koontz's Black River
6. Cats & Dogs (2001)
7. The Duke (1999)
8. The Fly II (1989)
9. Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
10. Incident at Deception Ridge (1994)
11. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
12. Navigating the Heart (2000)
13. Needful Things (1993)
14. Snow Dogs (2002)
15. Try Seventeen (2002)
aka: All I Want
16. Watchers (1988)
17. We're No Angels (1989)
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