Bug 1975  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Alan Fudge, Jesse Vint, Patty McCormack, Brendan Dillon, Frederic Downs, James Greene, Sam Jarvis, Jim Poyner, Bard Stevens, Karoly Fogassy, William Castle
An earthquake releases mutant cockroaches that have the unique ability to start fires and thus wreak havoc on a nearby town. Professor James Parmiter (Bradford Dillman) takes an interest in the creatures after his wife is killed by them, begins to cross-breed them, and finds that they have intelligence. Sounds like a problem is developing.
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Pals 1987  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lou Antonio
Cast: George C. Scott, Don Ameche, Sylvia Sidney, Susan Rinell, James Greene, Lenka Peterson, Richard Hamilton, Jean Hale, Kenneth French, Georgia Allen, Bruce Taylor
Long-time pals Jack and Art (George C. Scott and Don Ameche) live out their retirement in a trailer park with Jack's mother (Sylvia Sidney). Fortune (or misfortune) arrives when they find a suitcase containing millions of dollars in an abandoned car. Before long, the hit man who stashed the money AND government agents are on their trail as they bicker about the money. Made for TV.
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Patch Adams 1998 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Josef Sommer, Irma P. Hall, Harve Presnell, Frances Lee McCain, Peter Coyote, Daniella Kuhn, Harold Gould, Michael Jeter, James Greene, Bruce Bohne
Robin Williams performs well as the real-life West Virginia physician, "Patch" Adams, an ex-mental patient who is now in medical school. Patch uses humor to challenge both the medical establishment and fellow students to become more personal in their relationships with patients. Based on a true story.
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| 1. Bug (1975)
2. Pals (1987)
3. Patch Adams (1998)
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