All I Want for Christmas 1991  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: Ethan Embry, Thora Birch, Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Amy Oberer, Lauren Bacall, Leslie Nielsen, Michael Alaimo, Kevin Nealon, Andrea Martin, Renee Taylor, Felicity LaFortune, Camille Saviola, Joanne Baron, Alan Brooks
All that seven-year-old Hallie (Thora Birch) and her 13-year-old brother, Ethan (Ethan Embry), want for Christmas is to have their divorced parents Catherine and Michael (Harley Jane Kozak and Jamey Sheridan) reconcile. This is the story of how Hallie and Ethan set out to make that happen.
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Arachnophobia 1990  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank Marshall
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Stuart Pankin, Brian McNamara, Henry Jones, Peter Jason, Mark L. Taylor
A small town in California is being invaded by deadly Venezuelan spiders. The last this town needs is a doctor (Jeff Daniels) who is an arachnophobiac (afraid of spiders). Nevertheless, it is the doctor who must become involved if the problem is to be remedied.
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The Favor 1994  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Bill Pullman, Brad Pitt, Larry Miller, Ken Wahl, Ginger Orsi, Leigh Ann Orsi, Felicia Robertson, Kenny Twomey
Kathy (Harley Jane Kozak) is a married mother but, as a reunion approaches, she starts wondering if her old high-school flame would have been a better choice. Hoping her current husband was the correct choice, she asks a favor of her best friend Emily (Elizabeth McGovern): find and sleep with the old boyfriend. The report comes back that he is fantastic, which starts a series of problems. Three years on the shelf didn't improve this so-so comedy.
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Magic in the Water 1995 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Rick Stevenson
Cast: Mark Harmon, Harley Jane Kozak, Joshua Jackson, Sarah Wayne, Willie Nark-Orn, Frank Salsedo, Ben Cardinal, Morris Panych, Adrien Dorval, Mark Acheson, Anthony Towe, John Procaccino, Benjamin Ratner, Tamsin Kelsey, John Procaccino
Set in the resort town of Glenorky, British Columbia, famous for its legendary lake creature "Orky," this story is about a workaholic psychiatrist, Jack Black (Mark Harmon), whose kids Joshua and Ashley (Joshua Jackson and Sarah Wayne) discover that the sea monster is REAL. Will "Orky" help the children get closer to their father, and will the children help "Orky" solve the pollution problems in the lake?
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Necessary Roughness 1991  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Harley Jane Kozak, Sinbad, Larry Miller, Fred Dalton Thompson, Rob Schneider, Jason Bateman, Andrew Bryniarski
The Texas State football program is in deep trouble: a scandal resulted in NCAA sanctions. Now a team must be formed without scholarships, so a 34-year-old farmer–a former quarterback–is lured back to school. A team, built around him, includes a beautiful lady kicker and assorted misfits. Harmless, with a few laughs.
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Parenthood 1989  PG-13, 124 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Mary Steenburgen, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Harley Jane Kozak, Joaquin Phoenix, Dennis Dugan, Paul Linke, Eileen Ryan, Jasen Fisher, Helen Shaw
This funny, in-depth movie tells the story of parents' Gil and Karen (Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen) joys and triumphs as they experience the fate of parenthood. From lost soul, to rebellious teenagers, to emotionally warped–the film covers all aspects of the relationships between parent and child in a warm, humorous way. The film received two Academy Award nominations including Best Supporting Actress (Dianne Wiest as Gil's sister, Helen).
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 Titanic 1996 TV, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Gallagher, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Marilu Henner, Eva Marie Saint, Harley Jane Kozak, Kevin McNulty, Scott Hylands
George C. Scott takes on the role of Captain Smith in this TV version of the 1912 sinking of the famous ocean liner, Titanic. Too many tedious romantic scenes finally give way to improved drama as Smith tries to save his doomed ship. (In the end, Smith could not save the ship, and Scott could not save the film.)
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When Harry Met Sally... 1989 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky, Harley Jane Kozak, Robert Alan Beuth, Michelle Nicastro, Gretchen Palmer, Kyle T. Heffner, David Burdick, Joe Viviani, Joseph Hunt, Kevin Rooney
After graduating from the University of Chicago, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) drive together to New York and then go their separate ways. They meet briefly on a few occasions over the next 10 years, and their platonic friendship continues. They introduce their best friends Marie and Jess (Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby) to each other, and love blooms for Marie and Jess. Finally, at a New Year's Eve party, Harry and Sally discover that they are falling in love and, to their utter surprise, their "mere friendship" becomes a meaningful romance. Harry Connick Jr.'s music is great. Nora Ephron received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenwriting.
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| 1. All I Want for Christmas (1991)
2. Arachnophobia (1990)
3. The Favor (1994)
4. Magic in the Water (1995)
5. Necessary Roughness (1991)
6. Parenthood (1989)
7. Titanic (1996)
8. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
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