The Believers 1987  R, 114 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Wilson, Harris Yulin, Lee Richardson, Richard Masur, Jimmy Smits, Carla Pinza
Rituals of child sacrifice by members of a voodoo cult are investigated by police psychologist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) who feels the supernatural influences of the weird sect.
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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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Mrs. Soffel 1984  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann, Jennifer Dundas, Trini Alvarado, Terry O'Quinn, Danny Corkill, Harley Cross, Pippa Pearthree
Taking place around the beginning of the 19th century, this film deals with the role of women. Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a prison warden's wife who reads the Bible to her husband's convicts. Two prisoners (Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine) play on her sympathy, and she aids them in their escape.
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Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th 2000 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Blanchard
Cast: Julie Benz, Majandra Delfino, Tiffani Thiessen, Simon Rex, Tom Arnold, Coolio, Aimee Graham, Kim Greist, Harley Cross, Mink Stole
Now we're making spoofs of spoofs of teen slash movies, but this one has a couple of fun moments and originality–like the character names. Hagitha Utslay (Tiffany-Amber Thiessen) is a reporter for Empty-V News and is now covering the murder rampage going on at the high school. Not only is the killer inept, but so is the security man–Doughy (Tom Arnold)–who is hired to protect the students. Got my drift?
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Someone to Watch Over Me 1987 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein, Andreas Katsulas, Mark Moses, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Harley Cross, Joanne Baron
A woman (Mimi Rogers) witnesses a brutal murder and manages to escape to safety. Police decide she needs protection and sends a cop (Tom Berenger) to watch over her. The killer is able to track her down at the Guggenheim Museum where, through a series of terrifying events, Berenger also becomes marked for death. Meanwhile, he has become infatuated with his charge, though he has been a content married man.
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Stanley & Iris 1990 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Julie Garfield
A newly widowed, bakery worker (Jane Fonda) realizes that the cook (Robert De Niro) is illiterate. She helps him learn to read, and romance blooms as both of their lives are improved.
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To Dance with the White Dog 1993  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Christine Baranski, Terry Beaver, Harley Cross, Esther Rolle, Frank Whaley, Amy Wright, Bob Hannah, Ed Grady
Cora (Jessica Tandy), nearing death, worries about how her husband, Sam (Hume Cronyn), will cope after she is gone. After she dies, he is indeed grief stricken, but when a white dog appears, his outlook changes, and he finds that love is eternal. A good made-for-TV adaptation of a novel by Terry Kay.
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Where Are the Children? 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Max Gail, Barnard Hughes, Harley Cross, Elisabeth Harnois, Elizabeth Wilson, Frederic Forrest, James Purcell, Clifton James, Eriq La Salle, Joseph Hindy, Devin Ratray, Zev Braun, Christopher Murney, Ted O'Brien
Nine years after the murder of Nancy's (Jill Clayburgh) children, the children she has borne following the tragedy are now missing. In spite of a new marriage to Clay Eldridge (Max Gail) and a move to another part of the country, tragedy has appeared to happen again.
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| 1. The Believers (1987)
2. The Fly II (1989)
3. Mrs. Soffel (1984)
4. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000)
5. Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
6. Stanley & Iris (1990)
7. To Dance with the White Dog (1993)
8. Where Are the Children? (1986)
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