The Ambulance 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Larry Cohen
Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden, Red Buttons, Laurene Landon, Jim Dixon, Jill Gatsby
Innocent people are disappearing in New York City and something must be done. Not a great entry in Director Cohen's repertoire.
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 Cliffhanger 1993  R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Leon, Max Perlich, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Gregory Scott Cummins, Denis Forest, Michelle Joyner, Trey Brownell
Treasury Department officers, along with $100 million, are skyjacked and crash in the mountains. Along come Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) out of retirement and his ex-partner Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) as guides. They are ready to save the day. Unfortunately, they end up captured by a gang, led by Qualen (John Lithgow), whose intention is to find the crash site first and plan to use Gabe as their guide. Good photography, stunts, and action.
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Leave It to Beaver 1997 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Andy Cadiff
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley, Erik von Detten, Adam Zolotin, Barbara Billingsley, Alan Rachins, Erika Christensen, Geoffrey Pierson, Ken Osmond, Frank Bank, Grace Phillips, E.J. De La Pena, Justin Restivo, Louis Martin Braga III
Ward and June Cleaver's (Christopher McDonald and Janine Turner) family is back in this nostalgic effort to recreate the 1950s TV show. In this story, Beaver (Cameron Finley) wishes for a new bike, which is promptly stolen. Meanwhile, Wally (Erik von Detten) has his usual problems with girls–especially with a certain Karen (Erika Christensen).
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Miracle Dogs Too 2006 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Richard Gabai
Cast: Janine Turner, Patrick Muldoon, Dustin Hunter Evans, Lesley Ann Warren, Jaleel White, Jonathon Trent, Casey Evans, Preston Jones, Charles Durning, David Keith, Alana Austin, Frances P. Evans
Young Zack (Dustin Hunter Evans) finds a pair of caged dogs abandoned in the woods. He rescues them and brings them home. Later, Zack takes the dogs to the nursing home where his mother (Janine Turner) works, and it is discovered that the dogs have healing powers. Just when everything is going well, a gang of criminals steals the dogs. Will Zack be able to retrieve his four-legged friends?
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Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear 1988 R, 113 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Monkey Shines
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Stanley Tucci, Janine Turner, Stephen Root, William Newman, Tudi Wiggins
A young active man (Jason Beghe) suffers an accident that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down. Coming to his rescue is his best friend (John Pankow) who offers him a trained monkey from his science lab. The monkey is supposed to help as companion and errand runner. Everything goes well until–the monkey takes on more than anticipated.
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 Steel Magnolias 1989   PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner
Strong women take care of their weak men in this film about the Southern way of life. Taken from Robert Harling's play, this is a warm-hearted, humorous, and sympathetic look at high and low points of women who see each other regularly at Truvy Jones' (Dolly Parton) beauty salon in a Louisiana town. The story involves M'Lynn (Sally Field), how she deals with her daughter Shelby's (Julia Roberts) failing health, and the relationships among the women–among them are nasty gossip Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and recently widowed Clairee (Olympia Dukakis)–she sees regularly at the beauty shop. Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Tai-Pan 1986  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daryl Duke
Cast: Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, John Stanton, Tim Guinee, Bill Leadbitter, Russell Wong, Kyra Sedgwick, Bert Remsen, Janine Turner, Katy Behean
This film could be in the running for "worst movie ever made." The jumbled plot involves a wealthy British trader (Bryan Brown) who does business in Hong Kong. Oh yes, there is also a romance, which is really just a chance to show off women's bodies. Watch for the scene where you can spot the hanging microphone. All in all, this flick is one big loser.
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| 1. The Ambulance (1990)
2. Cliffhanger (1993)
3. Knights of the City (1986)
4. Leave It to Beaver (1997)
5. Miracle Dogs Too (2006)
6. Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (1988)
aka: Monkey Shines
7. Steel Magnolias (1989)
8. Tai-Pan (1986)
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