Bait 2000  R, 118 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Robert Pastorelli, Doug Hutchison, Kimberly Elise, David Paymer, Mike Epps, Jamie Kennedy, Nestor Serrano, Kirk Acevedo
Computer genius Bristol (Doug Hutchinson) masterminds a robbery of $42 million in gold bouillon only to have his partner, getaway driver Jaste (Robert Pastorelli), take off with the loot. But just as quickly, Jaste is picked up by the feds and suffers a fatal heart attack before federal agent Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) can get all the info on Bristol. So Clenteen, hoping Brisol believes Jaste shared info, puts an illegal tracking device on Jaste's cellmate, Alvin (Jamie Foxx), and lures Bristol into the open.
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 Boiler Room 2000  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Younger
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Vin Diesel, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, Scott Caan, Jamie Kennedy, Taylor Nichols
J.T. Marlin is a boiler room–a shady brokerage firm using questionable sales tactics to push stocks. After his father (Ron Rifkin) disapproves of Seth (Giovanni Ribisi) for running a gambling casino in his apartment, Seth is like putty in the hands of a recruiter (Ben Affleck) who hires him as J.T. Marlin's new salesman. Seth sees the new job as his chance to reconcile with his father and become a millionaire at the same time in this "greed is good" story.
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Bongwater 1998  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Sears
Cast: Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, Amy Locane, Brittany Murphy, Jack Black, Andy Dick, Jeremy Sisto, Jamie Kennedy, Scott Caan, Patricia Wettig, Christian J. Meoli, George Kuchar, Michael Artura, Kyle Gass
David (Luke Wilson) is a laid-back pot dealer with an itch to become an artist. Along comes Serena (Alicia Witt) who strives to push him into becoming the artist he wants to be. It's all about pot (and other drugs) and drug-filled romps in the hay.
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 Bowfinger 1999 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman, Adam Alexi-Malle, Kohl Sudduth, Robert Downey Jr., Terence Stamp
Bobby Bowfinger (Steve Martin) is an unsuccessful movie producer who, in desperation, bets everything on "Chubby Rain" as the film that will finally make it big time. There is, of course, one major problem: the movie needs Kit Ramsey (Eddie Murphy) to star in it, but Ramsey is not interested. That does not stop Bowfinger. He uses a hidden camera to photograph the unsuspecting Ramsey talking to the film's actors. Even when Ramsey disappears, Bowfinger remains undaunted and searches for and finds a double to play Ramsey's "role."
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Clockwatchers 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jill Sprecher
Cast: Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach, Helen FitzGerald, Stanley DeSantis, Jamie Kennedy, Paul Dooley, Kevin Cooney, Bob Balaban
Four young women–Iris (Toni Collette), Margaret (Parker Posey), Paula (Lisa Kudrow), and Jane (Alanna Ubach)–work as office temps and enjoy their friendship UNTIL petty thefts occur in the office, and suspicions pervade the workplace.
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Farce of the Penguins 2007  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Saget
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Saget, Christina Applegate, Lewis Black, Mo'Nique, Tracy Morgan, Jason Biggs, Dane Cook, Jamie Kennedy, Norm MacDonald, Jason Alexander, James Belushi, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, Harvey Fierstein
In this mockumentary, writer-director Bob Saget teams with an all-star cast providing voices of raunchy penguins as they cross icy Antarctica.
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 Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle 2004  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garces, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ryan Reynolds, Fred Willard, Ethan Embry, Christopher Meloni, Neil Patrick Harris, Luis Guzman, Jamie Kennedy
While stoner roommates spend hours driving around Princeton looking for a White Castle restaurant, they encounter numerous obstacles.
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Kickin' It Old Skool 2007  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harvey Glazer
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Michael Rosenbaum, Christopher McDonald, Debra Jo Rupp, Bobby Lee, Aris Alvarado, Alan Ruck, Jesse Brown, Stuart Stone, Vivica A. Fox, David Hasselhoff, Alexander Calvert, Alexia Fast
While performing with his pals, the "Funky Fresh Kidz," in the Vista Avenue Elementary School's 1986 talent show, 12-year-old Justin (Alexander Calvert) break dances, falls, and is left in a coma. Now, 20 years later, Justin (Jamie Kennedy) awakens from his coma with the mind of a 12 year old and no motor skills. His parents (Christopher McDonald and Debra Jo Rupp) are thrilled to get their son back but are also far into debt because of his medical bills. Justin wants to help, and he reunites with the "Funky Fresh Kidz" to enter TV's "Get 2 Steppin" contest, which will reward the winner with $100,000 and a one-year contract–and in the process Justin may even win the girl of his dreams, Jennifer Stone (Maria Menounos).
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Malibu's Most Wanted 2003 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Whitesell
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, Bo Derek, Snoop Dogg, Jeffrey Tambor, Kal Penn, Nick Swardson, Keili Lefkovitz, Greg Grunberg, J.P. Manoux
Bill Gluckman (Ryan O'Neal) plans to run for governor of California and is afraid that his son Brad (Jamie Kennedy) will embarrass him by acting like and believing that he is from the "hood." Even his psychiatrist can't convince Brad that he is not Black. Bill's solution: have Brad kidnapped and dropped off in a Black neighborhood to "scare the White into him."
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Max Keeble's Big Move 2001 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Tim Hill
Cast: Alex D. Linz, Zena Grey, Larry Miller, Josh Peck, Jamie Kennedy, Robert Carradine, Nora Dunn, Justin Berfield, Orlando Brown, Brooke Anne Smith
A victim of harassment by his ninth-grade classmates and by his principal (Larry Miller), Max (Alex D. Linz) feels enough is enough–especially since his family is moving out of the district next week. Acting quickly, Max gets his revenge and then learns that his family isn't moving after all. Fair Disney fare.
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The Pass 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Highway Hitcher
Director: Kurt Voss
Cast: William Forsythe, James LeGros, Elizabeth Pena, Michael McKean, Nancy Allen, Jamie Kennedy, John Doe, Jaason Simmons, Chris Shearer, Richard Fleming
Down-on-his-luck Charles Duprey (William Forsythe) picks up Hunter (James LeGros), a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psycho. Charles dumps Hunter and drives off–only to be stopped up the road by a mudslide and forced to find a room for a few days. Meanwhile, Hunter remains on Charles' trail and is killing a few others along the way. Unknown to Charles, Hunter has been hired to kill Charles so that his ex-wife (Elizabeth Pena) and friend (Michael McKean) can collect on the insurance money.
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Pretty When You Cry 2001 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack N. Green
Cast: Sam Elliott, Jamie Kennedy, Carlton Elizabeth, Michael Cavalieri, Lori Heuring, Keith David, Bridget Ellen, Nick Swardson, Michael Philip, Karen Bailey
Detective Lukas Black (Sam Elliott) is on the trail of the murderer of a sleazy nightclub owner. What he uncovers is a sordid sexual relationship between the suspect, the murdered man, and the man's wife. But, things are not as they seem in this weak thriller that has plenty of sex–it was originally rated NC-17.
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 Romeo + Juliet 1996 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Cast: Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Kennedy, Vincent Laresca, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, M. Emmet Walsh, Harold Perrineau, Miriam Margolyes, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd, Jesse Bradford, Dash Mihok
The story of Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) is updated to the 20th century where they encounter sex, drugs, and pop music as members of opposing gangs (the Montagues and the Capulets). Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and fall in love. Although they try to hide their love from their warring families, obstacles lie ahead in the form of Tybalt (John Leguizamo) and Mercutio (Harold Perrineau) contributing to the problems of the "star-crossed lovers."
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 Scream 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Liev Schreiber, Rose McGowan, Joseph Whipp, W. Earl Brown, Lawrence Hecht, Wes Craven, David Booth, Kevin Patrick Walls
Scream is a horror film about actors making a horror film that will entertain fans of that genre–especially with the behind-the-scenes commentary by Wes Craven. Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is having problems dealing with her mother's brutal murder one year ago, and now her friend Casey (Drew Barrymore) has also been killed. The list of suspects is long, but Sidney's boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ulrich) is a prime suspect. News reporter Gail Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Deputy Dewey Riley (David Arquette) investigate and look at clues that may link the killer to Sidney's mother's murder.
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Scream 2 1997 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, David Warner, Jerry O'Connell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liev Schreiber, Elise Neal, Timothy Olyphant, Lewis Arquette, Duane Martin, Rebecca Gayheart
Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), after surviving her ordeal of mass killings in "Scream" (1996), is now a college co-ed living in Cincinnati. Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) has written a best-selling book based on the killings, and the book is made into a movie, "Stab." While watching "Stab" at the local theater, two college students are killed. Sidney suspects that she has not escaped from her life of terror. Gale and Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) investigate and discover that a copy-cat killer is, indeed, recreating the earlier massacres that involve carving up the victims.
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 Son of the Mask 2005 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Ryan Falconer, Traylor Howard, Steven Wright, Kal Pen, Ben Stein, Magda Szubanski, Jeanette Cronin
In this film–one of the "Mask" series–the Averys' dog brings home a mysterious mask. Tim (Jamie Kennedy) tries on the mask, has sex, his wife (Traylor Howard) becomes pregnant, and the baby is born with the mythological powers of the Mask of Loki. Lo and behold, that mysterious mask turns out to be the Mask of Loki, and Loki (Alan Cumming) wants to retrieve his Mask.
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Sparkler 1997 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darren Stein
Cast: Park Overall, Veronica Cartwright, Jamie Kennedy, Steven Petrarca, Freddie Prinze Jr., Don Harvey, Sandy Martin, Grace Zabriskie, Gloria LeRoy, Glenn Shadix
Melba May (Park Overall) "escapes" life in California–her trailer park and husband Flint (Don Harvey)–and heads for Las Vegas where she meets her old high-school friend, Dottie Delgato (Veronica Cartwright). But Flint learns Melba has won a $1,000,000 sweepstakes prize and wants to share in her wealth.
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The Specials 2000 R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Mazin
Cast: Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, James Gunn, Kelly Coffield, Sean Gunn, Judy Greer, Jordan Ladd, Barry Del Sherman, Barry Del Sherman, Michael Weatherly
In this satire on superheroes, "The Specials" is the name of a group of wanna-be superheroes out to claim their own place in the world of action figures and comic books. But, in the process, they are more concerned with looking good than in doing good.
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 Three Kings 1999 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: David O. Russell
Cast: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Judy Greer, Liz Stauber, Marsha Horan, Christopher Lohr, Jon Sklaroff, Holt McCallany
Following the Persian Gulf War, U.S. soldiers–Archie Gates (George Clooney), Troy Barlow (Mark Wahlberg), and Chief Elgin (Ice Cube)–set out as "Three Kings" determined to retrieve $23 million in gold that Saddam Hussein reputedly stole from Kuwait. They follow the trail and steal the gold. But, in the process, they discover the consequences of America's policies in the Middle East when the U.S. encouraged civilians to rise up against Hussein. Those civilians now face execution, and the U.S. refuses to help. "The Three Kings" must decide whether or not to help the civilians get out of Kuwait–an effort that may entail losing their cache of gold.
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| 1. Bait (2000)
2. Boiler Room (2000)
3. Bongwater (1998)
4. Bowfinger (1999)
5. Clockwatchers (1997)
6. Farce of the Penguins (2007)
7. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
8. Kickin' It Old Skool (2007)
9. Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
10. Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
11. The Pass (1998)
aka: Highway Hitcher
12. Pretty When You Cry (2001)
13. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
aka: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
aka: Romeo and Juliet
14. Scream (1996)
15. Scream 2 (1997)
16. Son of the Mask (2005)
17. Sparkler (1997)
18. The Specials (2000)
19. Three Kings (1999)
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