12:01 1993  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Jonathan Silverman, Helen Slater, Martin Landau, Nicolas Surovy, Robin Bartlett, Jeremy Piven, Constance Marie, Glenn Morshower, Paxton Whitehead
Barry Thomas (Jonathan Silverman) is an office worker who, after work, witnesses the murder of coworker Lisa (Helen Slater). Later, at 12:01 AM, he gets shocked from a faulty lamp wire during a storm. The next morning he notes that the previous day is being repeated, and the same occurs for the succeeding days. He realizes that he will be caught up in time until he stops the murder.
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City Slickers 1991  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Patricia Wettig, Helen Slater, Noble Willingham, Tracey Walter, Josh Mostel, David Paymer, Bill Henderson, Jeffrey Tambor, Phill Lewis, Kyle Secor
On the occasion of his 39th birthday, Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) is confronted with the fact that he is running out of time to accomplish many things he has thought about doing. He takes his two best friends Ed and Phil (Bruno Kirby and Daniel Stern) with him on a two-week cattle drive where they run into tough old drover Curly Washburn (Jack Palance) and come close to discovering the meaning of life. Jack Palance won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Lassie 1994 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney, Brittany Boyd, Frederic Forrest, Richard Farnsworth, Charlie Hofheimer, Michelle Williams, Joe Inscoe, Yvonne Brisendine, Clayton Barclay Jones, Margaret Peery, David Bridgewater, Earnest Poole Jr.
During their move from Baltimore to a farm in Virginia, the Turners–parents Laura and Steve (Helen Slater and Jon Tenney), daughter Jennifer (Brittany Boyd), and son Matthew (Tom Guiry)–pick up a stray dog, Lassie. Lassie becomes an important member of the family, especially to troubled Matthew, as they adjust to their new surroundings.
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The Legend of Billie Jean 1985  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Robbins
Cast: Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Richard Bradford, Peter Coyote, Martha Gehman, Yeardley Smith, Dean Stockwell, Barry Tubb, Mona Lee Fultz
Billie Jean Davy (Helen Slater) and her friends become cult heroes when they confront thugs who trashed her brother Binx's (Christian Slater) motor scooter, and events soon accelerate to ludicrous proportions.
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The Long Way Home 1997 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, Michael York, Richard Amend
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary. It is an insightful view of the Jews who had been held in concentration camps by the Nazis, and, after release, the hardships continued until the formation of a homeland. Told from interviews and actual films of the times, this is an excellent historical presentation.
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No Way Back 1996  R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Frank A. Capello
Cast: Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michael Lerner, Kyusaku Shimada, Kristopher Logan, Kelly Hu, Andrew J. Ferchland, Ian Ziering, Monty Bane, Christian Keiber, Patti Davis Suarez, Caroline Lagerfelt, Todd Jeffries, Francois Chau
FBI agent Zack Grant (Russell Crowe) tries to find those responsible for his partner's death during a sting operation that did not go off entirely as planned.
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Nowhere in Sight 2000 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Helen Slater, Christopher Heyerdahl, Mark Camacho, Andrew McCarthy, Richard Jutras, Miklos Perlus, Lynne Adams, Frank Fontaine, Joanna Noyes, Kevin Woodhouse
In this direct-to-video flick, Carly (Helen Slater), is blind as a result of an accident. She has difficulty adjusting to her new condition, but her boyfriend helps her get by. When he must leave town, life gets tougher and then grave when thugs break in her apartment and hold her captive.
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Parallel Lives 1994 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Linda Yellen
Cast: James Belushi, Liza Minnelli, James Brolin, Helen Slater, Jack Klugman, Ben Gazzara, Mira Sorvino, Lindsay Crouse, Paul Sorvino, Dudley Moore
Fraternity/sorority reunion time brings out the best and worst of participants–including murder. Not much here; it is really like an actor's workshop.
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Ruthless People 1986 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Anita Morris, Bill Pullman, Art Evans, Clarence Felder, J.E. Freeman
Kidnappers seemingly take care of a husband's (Danny DeVito) problem–his wife (Bette Midler)! The plot twists and turns as Bette Midler changes from a first-class shrew into a sharp, in-control woman in this hilarious film.
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The Secret of My Success 1987  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow, Fred Gwynne, Mercedes Ruehl, Christopher Murney, Gerry Bamman, Carol Ann Susi
A young man (Michael J. Fox) heads for the Big Apple with lots of dreams and ambition. Once he gets there, reality hits him head on with a menial job and squalid apartment. Not discouraged, he continues to look for that big break.
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Seeing Other People 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wallace Wolodarsky
Cast: Jay Mohr, Julianne Nicholson, Lauren Graham, Bryan Cranston, Josh Charles, Andy Richter, Matthew Davis, Jill Ritchie, Helen Slater, Niki J. Crawford, Nicole Marie Lenz, Mike Faiola
With just a couple of months left before their scheduled wedding, Alice (Julianne Nicholson) and Ed (Jay Mohr) agree to allow each other to sow their wild oats. Jealousies erupt, the couple calls off the experiment, and they make the wise choice of settling down to a life of monogamy.
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Supergirl 1984 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow, Brenda Vaccaro, Peter Cook, Simon Ward, Marc McClure, Hart Bochner, David Healy
Superman's cousin, Supergirl (Helen Slater), comes to Earth and is immediately embroiled in a fight against the evil forces of the jealous Selena (Faye Dunaway).
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Toothless 1997 TV, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Melanie Mayron
Cast: Kirstie Alley, Dale Midkiff, Lynn Redgrave, Ross Malinger, Melanie Mayron, Daryl Mitchell, Kathryn Zaremba, Marcus Toji, Eileen Brennan, Kimberly Scott, Helen Slater, Catlin Adams
A dentist, Katherine Lewis (Kirstie Alley), dies in an accident and is assigned to be the tooth fairy in order to determine her worthiness to enter heaven. Kids can see her, but the adults can't. After a fairly unsuccessful start, she solves one boy's problem. Her fame spreads, and the children begin to lose their teeth at a high rate in order to get her advice. A Disney film made for TV.
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| 1. 12:01 (1993)
2. City Slickers (1991)
3. Lassie (1994)
4. The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
5. The Long Way Home (1997)
6. No Way Back (1996)
7. Nowhere in Sight (2000)
8. Parallel Lives (1994)
9. Ruthless People (1986)
10. The Secret of My Success (1987)
11. Seeing Other People (2004)
12. Supergirl (1984)
13. Toothless (1997)
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