 Basic 2003  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly, Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Van Holt, Taye Diggs, Roselyn Sanchez, Cristian de la Fuente, Harry Connick Jr., Dash Mihok, Georgia Hausserman, Margaret Travolta, Dena Johnston, Nick Loren
DEA agent Tom Hardy (John Travolta) leads the investigation of the disappearance of Army cadets. Led by Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel L. Jackson), the cadets had entered the Panamanian jungle, and only two–Kendall and Dunbar (Giovanni Ribisi and Brian Van Holt)–appear to have survived. When the survivors do not cooperate, new tactics are introduced to convince them to answer questions.
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 Bug 2007  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, Brian F. O'Byrne, Harry Connick Jr.
Agnes (Ashley Judd) has suffered more than a few tragedies during her life and is now freebasing coke while downing vodka and drinking cheap red wine. One night, her friend R.C. (Lynn Collins) brings a new man into Agnes' motel room. He is Gulf War veteran Peter Evans (Michael Shannon) who claims that the Army used him in an experiment and gave him drugs involving infectious diseases. Agnes and Peter have sex, and then the bugs arrive. They are coming out of Peter's body, and he is convinced that they are infecting Agnes as well. Paranoia sets in as both Agnes and Peter descend into a state of madness using any means at their disposal to rid themselves of the bugs.
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Copycat 1995  R, 123 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jon Amiel
Cast: Holly Hunter, Sigourney Weaver, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Harry Connick Jr., Will Patton, John Rothman, J.E. Freeman, Shannon O'Hurley, Bob Greene, Tony Haney, Danny Kovacs, Tahmus Rounds, David Michael Silverman, Scott DeVenney
Police inspector Ruben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) and his partner, M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter), are working on a case involving a serial killer. They get help from forensic psychiatrist Dr. Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) who is an agoraphobic and never leaves her apartment. But, Helen does uncover the killer's modus operandi, which imitates the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer. Working together, they manage to solve the case.
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Excess Baggage 1997  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Marco Brambilla
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Jack Thompson, Harry Connick Jr., Nicholas Turturro, Sally Kirkland, Michael Bowen, Leland Orser, Robert Wisden, Hiro Kanagawa, Demetri Goritsas, Brendan Beiser, Danielle Saklofsky, Jorge Vargas
Hoping to get attention from her wealthy father Alexander Hope (Jack Thompson), Emily (Alicia Silverstone) stages her own kidnapping by hiding in the trunk of her BMW. A few minutes later, the car is stolen by professional car thief Vincent Roche (Benicio Del Toro) and his partner Greg (Harry Connick Jr.). Life takes a turn when Alexander refuses to pay the ransom and sends his aide Raymond (Christopher Walken) to track her down. Meanwhile, an emotional Emily falls in love with Vincent and his lifestyle.
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Hope Floats 1998  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Forest Whitaker
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Pare, Cameron Finley, Kathy Najimy, Bill Cobbs, Connie Ray, Mona Lee Fultz, Alissa Alban, Sydney Berry, Rachel Snow, Christina Stojanovich, Dee Hennigan
Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) heads home to Smithville, Texas, after a messy divorce. With daughter Bernice (Mae Whitman) in tow, she moves in with her slightly offbeat mother, Ramona (Gena Rowlands). Then one day she runs into an old boyfriend, Justin Matisse (Harry Connick Jr.), who always seems to appear when needed and helps Birdee put her life back together. 1 User Review
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 Independence Day 1996   PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Harry Connick Jr., Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Harvey Fierstein, Vivica A. Fox, James Rebhorn, Adam Baldwin, Brent Spiner, Margaret Colin
Gigantic spacecrafts enter the Earth's atmosphere with the mission of destroying the planet. The American President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) rallies the countries of the world to participate in a joint venture against the threatening aliens. Now the Capitol and White House have been destroyed by the aliens, fighter pilot Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and his squadron attack the aliens, and the adventures begin. 2 User Reviews
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| | Grandma 2003 03/15/2009 | | Even though it's Not believable, it's still a good movie! My favorite part was when Cpt. Hiller, played by Will Smith, punched the alien in the face and welcomed him to Earth! Then, there was the part when David finally figured out that the best way to get rid of them was to give them a "cold"! A virus, of all things!!!! Great stuff! |
| | Hee Hee | 1fatts 10/12/2007 | So there are levels of suspending disbelief.
Those aren't real people living through that stuff on the screen. They're actors. We know that. But we suspend disbelief and play along with Clark Gable dissing Vivian Leigh because otherwise we wouldn't enjoy the movie.
But, as I say, there are levels.
Road Runner can't really run into the picture of the train tracks that Wiley Coyote has painted on the rock, and Wiley Coyote can't get run over by the train. We know that too, but we are ready to go further in suspending disbelief to enjoy the cartoon.
Levels.
There ain't much that's even vaguely plausible in Independence Day. The scriptwriters couldn't have taken anything they wrote seriously. Certainly not the dialogue. Certainly not the plot. There really are critics out there who wanted to talk about the Jew and the Black Man saving the planet as some symbolic turn in the demographic history of the United States. Really. They really wrote that.
This is a silly movie. It has really nice special effects. Things blow up good! People say silly things and defeat bad aliens from somewhere bad. And Data has funny hair and glasses.
You go "Wow!" at the special effects and "Hee Hee" at the silly plot and the silly dialogue and eat popcorn and drink $6.00 cups of over-sweet coca cola.
That's what this movie is for, and it does that job just fine. If you want plot, dialogue, character development . . . stay home.
Wiley Coyote draws the train tracks on the rock and Road Runner runs into the picture, down the tracks and into the tunnel.
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The Iron Giant 1999  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, M. Emmet Walsh, Mary Kay Bergman, Ollie Johnston, Jack Angel, Rodger Bumpass
In this animated feature film, set in 1957, a giant mechanical man (voice of Vin Diesel) drops from the sky and lands near a small town in Maine where he is befriended by young Hogarth Hughes (voice of Eli Marienthal). Although Hogarth's neighbors and the U.S. government worry that the robot is a Soviet weapon, by story's end, the message against weapons and war are very clear. The moral is that humans CAN make choices.
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Life Without Dick 2001 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Bix Skahill
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Knoxville, Teri Garr, Ever Carradine, Craig Ferguson, John Eddins, David Koechner, Michael Hitchcock, Claudia Schiffer, Geoffrey Blake, Brigid Brannagh, David Cross, Jon Sklaroff, Brad Grunberg
Colleen (Sarah Jessica Parker) is not at all happy with boyfriend Dick (Johnny Knoxville), so she hires a hit man, Daniel (Harry Connick Jr.), to kill him. As Colleen gets to know Daniel, she falls in love with him and convinces him to change careers. Daniel likes the idea, but who will help him complete the remaining contracts?
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Little Man Tate 1991 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Jodie Foster
Cast: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., Michael Shulman, Nathan Lee, Debi Mazar, George Plimpton, Josh Mostel, Bob Balaban, David Hyde Pierce, P.J. Ochlan, Alex Lee, Danitra Vance, Richard Fredette
Fred (Adam Hann-Byrd) is a gifted child whose mother Dede (Jodie Foster) differs from his wealthy mentor Jane Grierson (Dianne Wiest) as to what is best for Fred's happiness. Fred is a fourth grader who has problems dealing with children his own age but excels with school work. Jane admires Fred's genius and invites him to attend her summer camp for child prodigies. While at camp, Fred misses Dede's love and support, and, by summer's end, Dede and Jane learn that Fred needs what both of them can offer him.
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 Memphis Belle 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., John Lithgow, David Strathairn, Jane Horrocks
This story is based on the true experiences of the 10 men who made up the crew of the "Memphis Belle," a giant World War II B-17 bomber. These airmen had been promised that they would be sent home following the dangerous mission of bombing Bremen, Germany.
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Mickey 2004 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Shawn Salinas, Michelle Johnson, Mike Starr, Mark Joy, Richard Fullerton, Peter Gil, Hugh Wilson, John Grisham, Jason Kypros
Attempting to escape charges of tax evasion, a widower (Harry Connick Jr.) heads to Las Vegas with his 12-year-old son, Mickey (Shawn Salinas). They change their names, but Mickey's outstanding abilities as a Little League player draw unwanted attention to them.
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My Dog Skip 2000 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Jay Russell
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Caitlin Wachs, Bradley Coryell, Daylan Honeycutt, Cody Linley, Clint Howard, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Crombie, Mark Beech
Based on Willie Morris' Pulitzer Prize-winning book, this story–set in Yazoo, Mississippi, during 1942–is about shy nine-year-old Willie (Frankie Muniz) who forms a partnership with his new dog, Skip. In this boy-and-his-dog story, the segregated South is observed through young Willie's eyes.
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New in Town 2009 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J.K. Simmons, Frances Conroy, Siobhan Fallon, Ferron Guerreiro, James Durham, Mike O'Brien, Barbara James Smith, Robert Small, Wayne Nicklas, Hilary Carroll, Nancy Drake, Stewart J. Zully, Marilyn Boyle
Her Miami-based company sends executive Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger) to New Ulm, Minnesota, to restructure a manufacturing plant. Lucy arrives in New Ulm–not dressed for the winter weather–ready to do her job and return quickly to warm Miami. When her new secretary Blanche Gunderson (Siobhan Fallon) sets Lucy up for a date with local union representative Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick Jr.), their initial meeting is anything but good. However, Ted is the one who Lucy must work with in restructuring the company, and they do become close as they get to know each other. Now, the New Ulm manufacturing plant is closed by Lucy's company, and she may decide to stay in New Ulm with Ted and begin life anew–and, in the process, help New Ulm start up its own plant.
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P.S. I Love You 2007 PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon, James Marsters, Kathy Bates, Harry Connick Jr., Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dean Winters, Anne Kent, Brian McGrath, Sherie Rene Scott, Susan Blackwell, Michael Countryman
Holly (Hilary Swank) and her Irish husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) love each other but spend much of their time embroiled in arguments. Gerry dies suddenly, and Holly is left alone and miserable holed up in her apartment. Then comes Holly's 30th birthday, and her friends throw her a surprise birthday party, during which a cake with a mysterious message from Gerry arrives on the scene. Before he died, Gerry had written messages to Holly showing her the way to get back in life. Although Holly's mother (Kathy Bates) and her best friends (Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon) worry about the notes, those notes–signed "P.S. I love you."–are the very things that bring Holly out of her doldrums.
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The Simian Line 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Linda Yellen
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Jamey Sheridan, Cindy Crawford, Samantha Mathis, Dylan Bruno, Monica Keena, Harry Connick Jr., Tyne Daly, William Hurt, Eric Stoltz
Three couples–Lynn Redgrave and Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford and Jamey Sheridan, and Monica Keena and Dylan Bruno–invite psychic Arnita (Tyne Daly) to their Halloween party where she finds ghosts (Samantha Mathis and William Hurt) present in the house. When the partygoers refuse to believe Arnita's claim, she angrily predicts that by New Year's Eve one of the couples will no longer be together.
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 South Pacific 2001 TV, 129 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Rade Serbedzija, Robert Pastorelli, Jack Thompson, Lori Tan Chinn, Ilene Graff, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Simon Burke, Justin Smith, Steve Bastoni, Kimberly Davies, Craig Ball, Damon Herriman, Peter Lamb
In this made-for-TV remake of the 1958 Rogers and Hammerstein film, Army nurse Nellie Forbush (Glenn Close) finds love on a South Pacific island during World War II. Nellie falls in love with French plantation owner Emile Beque (Rade Serbedzija) after first rejecting him because of his past. Meanwhile, Lt. Joseph Cable (Harry Connick Jr.) romances Liat (Natalie Jackson Mendoza), the daughter of Bloody Mary (Lori Tan Chinn), and they enter into a love affair amidst the Bali Ha'i tropical breezes.
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| 1. Basic (2003)
2. Bug (2007)
3. Copycat (1995)
4. Excess Baggage (1997)
5. Hope Floats (1998)
6. Independence Day (1996)
7. The Iron Giant (1999)
8. Life Without Dick (2001)
9. Little Man Tate (1991)
10. Memphis Belle (1990)
11. Mickey (2004)
12. My Dog Skip (2000)
13. New in Town (2009)
14. P.S. I Love You (2007)
15. The Simian Line (2000)
16. South Pacific (2001)
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