Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey 1991  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Jim Martin, Hal Landon Jr., Chelcie Ross, Annette Azcuy, Sarah Trigger, Hal Landon Sr., Robert Noble, Taj Mahal
That dumb duo–teenagers Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves)–find themselves dead at the hands of their look-alike robots. So, they must convince everyone from God to the Grim Reaper to allow them permission to come back to life in order to get to the "Battle of the Bands" where they plan to perform with their rock group. They do manage to return to Earth and now must compete against their look-alike robots in "The Battle of the Bands." Some funny lines, but boy, are they ever dumb!
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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, Robert V. Barron, Bernie Casey, Amy Stock-Poynton, Terry Camilleri, Dan Shor, Ted Steedman, Rod Loomis, Al Leong, Jane Wiedlin, Clifford David, Hal Landon Jr., J. Patrick McNamara
California teenagers Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are flunking most of their classes, but their history teacher Mr. Ryan (Bernie Casey) gives them a chance to pass–if they do well on an oral history exam. They receive help from an "Emissary from the Future," Rufus (George Carlin), who allows the boys to travel through time in a bogus phone booth and encounter some excellent (pronounced "exxxxcellent") dudes ("deuds"). They meet Joan of Arc (Jane Wiedlin), Abe Lincoln (Robert V. Barron), Beethoven (Clifford David), and Napoleon (Terry Camilleri) and bring them back as eyewitnesses for their oral exam.
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 The Break Up 1998  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Marcus
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Kiefer Sutherland, Steven Weber, Penelope Ann Miller, Tippi Hedren, Hart Bochner, Brent Briscoe, Sarah DeVincentis, Susan Barnes, Leslie Stefanson, Tom Harrison, Hal Landon Jr., Joe Spano, Jack Shearer, Tommy Townsend
Frank Dade (Hart Bochner) physically abuses his wife, Jimmy (Bridget Fonda), himself, and others as well. But it is not until dead bodies start showing up that Jimmy flees for her life.
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 Eraserhead 1977  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Allen Joseph, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez, Darwin Joston, Neil Moran, Hal Landon Jr.
Henry Spencer (Jack Nance) is trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic society filled with the smoke and noise of factories surrounding his seedy apartment building. After his girlfriend Mary (Charlotte Stewart) becomes pregnant, she moves in with Henry and delivers their baby who turns out to be a constantly crying, weird-looking mutant. Mary cannot stand the crying and leaves. Henry is now alone with the baby, and it doesn't take long for the weirdness and crying to tip Henry over the line into the realm of insanity. Truly, a cult film.
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| 1. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
2. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
3. The Break Up (1998)
4. Eraserhead (1977)
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