Alamo Bay 1985 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle Cast: Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Rudy Young, Cynthia Carle, Martino Lasalle, William Frankfather, Bill Thurman, Gary Basaraba
An American Vietnam vet, barely making a living fishing for shrimp off the Texas coast, feels further threatened by a group of Vietnamese immigrants who begin to fish in waters he has staked out for himself.
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Dead Silence 1997 R, 105 min. Genre: Action
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. Cast: James Garner, Kim Coates, Marlee Matlin, Lolita Davidovich, Charles Martin Smith, Kenneth Welsh, James Villemaire, Gary Basaraba, Barclay Hope, Blu Mankuma
FBI agent John Potter (James Garner) is assigned to deal with a hostage crisis in which three escaped convicts have captured a school bus transporting deaf students and their teacher Melanie Charrol (Marlee Matlin).
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 PG-13, 136 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Searcy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Lois Smith, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Grace Zabriskie, Macon McCalman, Raynor Scheine
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) meets octogenarian Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) while visiting a nursing home. They become close friends, and Ninny tells stories about Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) who lived in Georgia in the 1930s. Through flashbacks, Ninny's story is told beginning when Idgie and Ruth open a cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where they serve fried green tomatoes. Despite problems, they succeed in the business, and their friendship endures. Evelyn is inspired by Ninny's stories, and she becomes a stronger woman.
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K-9: P.I. 2002 PG-13, 95 min. Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Richard J. Lewis Cast: James Belushi, Christopher Shyer, Gary Basaraba, Kim Huffman, Jody Racicot, Barbara Tyson, Blu Mankuma, Duncan Fraser, Jason Schombing, Kevin Durand, Jay Brazeau, Michael Eklund
In this third film of the "K-9" series, Dooley (James Belushi) and his police dog, Jerry Lee, are preparing to retire. Dooley takes on a new job as a private eye, and his first job is to clear his own name so that he can be assured of his pension from the L.A.P.D.
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The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 R, 160 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Andre Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Roberts Blossom, John Lurie, Paul Greco, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, this controversial biblical interpretation presents Christ as a man in the middle of a dilemma of life as the Son of God or that of an ordinary man. Scorsese received an Oscar nomination for his Directorial efforts.
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Lifebreath 1997 R, 90 min. Genre: Drama aka: Last Breath
Director: P.J. Posner Cast: Luke Perry, Francie Swift, Gia Carides, Gary Basaraba, Jack Gilpin, Lisa Gay Hamilton, David Margulies, Matt McGrath, Hillary Bailey Smith, Karen Shallo, Diane Kagan, Maureen Shannon
Chrystie (Francie Swift) suffers from cystic fibrosis and requires a new set of lungs. Finding a donor is made more difficult by the fact that Chrystie has a rare blood type. Her husband, Marty (Luke Perry), desparately searches for a donor and finds Gale (Gia Carides) with whom he starts an affair. Chrystie fnds out about the affair and, furthermore, figures out that Marty intends to murder Gale for her lungs.
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No Mercy 1986 R, 108 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Pearce Cast: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbe, George Dzundza, William Atherton, Charles S. Dutton, Ray Sharkey, Bruce McGill, Carl Gordon, Gary Basaraba, Terry Kinney, Marita Geraghty, Aleta Mitchell, Fred Gratton, Dionisio
While posing as hit men to look into a contract out on crime boss Losado (Jeroen Krabbe), Chicago cops Eddie Jillette (Richard Gere) and Joe Collins (Gary Basaraba) run into trouble and Collins is killed. Jillette's search for the assassin leads him to New Orleans where he searches for Michel Duval (Kim Basinger). She was the girlfriend of Paul Deveneux (Terry Kinney) who was also assassinated, and Jillette uses her to find Collins' murderer.
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Sweet Dreams 1985 PG-13, 115 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Karel Reisz Cast: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, P.J. Soles, Bruce Kirby, Terry Gardner
Who else could this movie be about but country singer Patsy Cline? Jessica Lange does a remarkable job portraying the singer who lived life on the edge by hard drinking and fast living. Lange received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009 R, 106 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj, Ramon Rodriguez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gary Basaraba, Katherine Sigismund, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jake Richard Siciliano
In this retelling of 1974's cult classic, Denzel Washington plays Walter Garber, the Transit Authority official who is accused of taking bribes and is demoted to the job of dispatcher. Garber is on duty when Ryder (John Travolta) and his three accomplices hijack a subway train and threaten to execute the passengers in one hour if the ransom of $1 million is not paid. Garber must now draw on his subway experience and race against time to save the hostages.
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| 1. Alamo Bay (1985)
2. Dead Silence (1997)
3. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
4. K-9: P.I. (2002)
5. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
6. Lifebreath (1997) aka: Last Breath
7. No Mercy (1986)
8. One Magic Christmas (1985)
9. Sweet Dreams (1985)
10. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
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