Big Top Pee-Wee 1988  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Randal Kleiser
Cast: Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Tyrrell, Penelope Ann Miller, Valeria Golino, Albert Henderson, Jack Murdock, Terrence Mann, Frances Bay, Kenneth Tobey, Wayne White, David Byrd, Mary Jackson, Anne Seymour, Leo Gordon
In Pee-Wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) second film, he awakens on his farm one morning and finds that a tornado has deposited a traveling circus on his property. Pee-Wee makes friends with the circus owner Mace Montana (Kris Kristofferson) and allows the circus to stay for awhile. He tries to get the attention of gorgeous trapeze artist Gina (Valeria Golino) by joining the circus as an acrobat. Good idea, but Pee-Wee's fiancee Winnie (Penelope Ann Miller) has other ideas about what Pee-Wee should do with his life. When the circus faces bankruptcy, Pee-Wee comes up with the idea, and they stage a three-ring spectacular–starring Pee-Wee.
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Blue Thunder 1983  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark, Warren Oates, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling, Joe Santos, David Sheiner, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard, James Murtaugh, Pat McNamara, James Murtaugh, Jack Murdock, Clifford A. Pellow
The Los Angeles Police Department wants to use the specially modified Blue Thunder helicopter to prevent terrorism during the 1984 Olympics and assigns Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider) to train as the pilot. Meanwhile, the project pilot, Col. F.E. Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell), is conspiring to take over the United States. Murphy uncovers the plot and takes to the skies in a battle for justice. This movie inspired the "Airwolf" TV series about a super helicopter that can do just about anything.
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Moving Violation 1976  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Eddie Albert, Lonny Chapman, Will Geer, Jack Murdock, John S. Ragin, Dennis Redfield, Michael Ross Verona, Francis de Sales, Dick Miller
After witnessing a crime committed by Sheriff Rockfield (Will Geer), Eddie Moore (Stephen McHattie) and Cam Johnson (Kay Lenz) are forced to flee for their lives, and the chase is on.
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Psycho III 1986  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Anthony Perkins
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell, Hugh Gillin, Lee Garlington, Robert Alan Browne, Gary Bayer, Patience Cleveland, Juliette Cummins, Steve Guevara, Kay Heberle, Donovan Scott, Karen Hensel, Jack Murdock
A would-be suicide Maureen Coyle (Diana Scarwid) is a former nun who has fallen from grace. She hitches a ride through the desert with musician Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey). As would have it, they check into the Bates Motel–still run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)–where many people do not make it out alive. But, there is a new twist to this sequel when Norman falls in love with Maureen.
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 Rain Man 1988  R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Michael D. Roberts, Jack Murdock, Ralph Seymour, Kim Robillard, Ray Baker, Barry Levinson, Loretta Wendt Jolivette, Elizabeth Lower
This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in its depiction of autistic savant Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) whose brother Charlie (Tom Cruise) wants part of a huge inheritance from which he has been omitted. To this end, Charlie takes his brother on a trip while he threatens the guardian with a court fight for half of the inheritance. Barry Levinson also won an Oscar for Best Director, as did Hoffman for Best Actor.
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| 1. Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
2. Blue Thunder (1983)
3. Moving Violation (1976)
4. Psycho III (1986)
5. Rain Man (1988)
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