Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Baran
Cast: James LeGros, Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Travis, James Belushi, Janet Carroll, David Cross, Richard Edson, Bob Goldthwait, Lisa Jane Persky
This film's main character, Johnny Destiny (Quentin Tarantino), mirrors gaudy Las Vegas as he interacts with those around him while trying to get to his place of origin. Not very good; in fact, it's bad.
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Family Business 1989  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson, Bill McCutcheon, Luis Guzman, B.D. Wong, Deborah Rush, Marilyn Cooper, Salem Ludwig, Rex Everhart, James Tolkan, Tony DiBenedetto
After young Adam McMillen (Matthew Broderick) approaches his father Vito (Dustin Hoffman) and grandfather Jessie (Sean Connery) with a scheme to gain millions of dollars worth of test-tube specimens, they attempt the heist and fail. As a result, three generations of the McMillen family are forced into accepting guilt for their lives of crime.
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Memories of Me 1988  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Winkler
Cast: Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll, Sean Connery, David Ackroyd, Sidney Miller, Phil Fondacaro, Robert Pastorelli, Larry Cedar
Following a heart attack, a doctor (Billy Crystal) searches out his father (Alan King) in hopes of a second chance for rekindling their relationship.
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 Risky Business 1983 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Brickman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Bronson Pinchot, Nicholas Pryor, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bruce A. Young, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge, Janet Carroll, Scott Harlan, Kevin Anderson, Sarah Partridge, Nathan Davis
When his parents leave on vacation, a teenager Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) goes off the deep end, and his troubles begin to multiply. After letting hooker Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) move into the family home, he goes one step further and turns the house into a bordello for one night.
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Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Martin Sheen, Cicely Tyson, Roxanne Hart, Joe Seneca, Stan Shaw, James Avery, Conchata Ferrell, Guy Boyd, Janet Carroll, Jordan Charney
Vietnam vet Mitch Snyder (Martin Sheen) engaged in a political crusade for the homeless and staged hunger strikes in the White House neighborhood–until his tragic death.
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Talent for the Game 1991 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Jeff Corbett, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, Thomas Ryan, Felton Perry, Tom Bower, Janet Carroll, Daniel A. Haro, Zachary I. Young, Murphy Sua, David Riley, James Keane, Dennis Boutsikaris
Virgil Sweet's (Edward James Olmos) life is baseball, and he is now a talent scout for the California Angels. When a business whiz, Gil Lawrence (Terry Kinney), buys the team, Virgil's job is in jeopardy unless he can prove his worth. His chance comes when he is stranded in a small town and sees Sammy (Jeff Corbett) pitch. Sammy is a sure thing, and Virgil takes him to L.A. for a tryout. Terry is so impressed that he starts an ad campaign concerning the new pitcher, promising that he will be baseball's new sensation. Now, Virgil is afraid that Sammy is not ready for the pressure. Both of their jobs may be on the line.
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Timemaster 1995  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus, Michelle Williams, Pat Morita, Michael Dorn, Duncan Regehr, Joanna Pacula, Veronica Cameron-Glickenhaus, Elisabeth Anne Allen, Scott Colomby, Janet Carroll
There's an advanced race out there at the edge of the universe and it has come up with a fun game–real-life virtual reality–like games on distant worlds. The current "game" is to cause a nuclear war on Earth. Will the mentoring abilities of Isaiah (Pat Morita) help young Jesse (Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus) and his companions save the day? You might get dizzy moving back and forth in time in this weak film.
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| 1. Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
2. Family Business (1989)
3. Memories of Me (1988)
4. Risky Business (1983)
5. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986)
6. Talent for the Game (1991)
7. Timemaster (1995)
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