D.O.A. 1988  R, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Neame, Robin Johnson, Jay Patterson, Robert Knepper, Brion James, Jack Kehoe, Lee Gideon, Elizabeth Arlen, Karen Radcliffe, William Forward
English Professor Dexter Cornell (Dennis Quaid) agrees to read student Nick Lang's (Robert Knepper) novel, and then Nick dies in a fall. Police suspect that Dexter is involved in Nick's death because Nick has been having an affair with Dexter's wife Gail (Jane Kaczmarek). Dexter goes on a drinking spree, is poisoned, and learns that he has only 24 hours left to live. He teams up with sweet student Sydney Fuller (Meg Ryan) who has a crush on him, and, together, they follow a twisted trail to the murderer.
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Death of a President 2006 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gabriel Range
Cast: Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker, Robert Mangiardi, Jay Patterson, Jay Whittaker, Michael Reilly Burke, James Urbaniak, Neko Parham, Seena Jon, Christian Stolte, Chavez Ravine
What happens after a President of the United States is assassinated? That is the focus of this faux documentary that examines a make-believe assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19, 2007. The premise for this film is controversial to say the least, and some national theater chains refused to allow the film to be shown in their theaters.
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Heaven Help Us 1985  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Dinner
Cast: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kate Reid, Wallace Shawn, Jay Patterson, Philip Bosco, John Bentley
This story takes place in Brooklyn during the mid-1960s, and it does a good job of interpreting life as it was then. The focus is on a group of Catholic schoolboys who manage to keep themselves in trouble.
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Love, Ludlow 2005 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Adrienne J. Weiss
Cast: Alicia Goranson, Brendan Sexton III, David Eigenberg, Jay Patterson, Andrea Maulella, Jessica Durdock, Alessandro Magania, Ruby Holbrook
When temp worker Myra (Alicia Goranson) begins dating an account executive, Reggie (David Eigenberg), her bi-polar younger brother, Ludlow (Brendan Sexton III), misses time she used to spend with him and tries to end any chance at romance.
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Nadine 1987 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges, Gwen Verdon, Rip Torn, Glenne Headly, Jerry Stiller, Jay Patterson, William Youmans, Mickey Jones, Gary Grubbs
Two appealing, though not very bright, characters become involved in solving a murder. When a beautician (Kim Basinger) needs help, she goes to her estranged husband (Jeff Bridges). Together, they try to keep one step ahead of danger.
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Nobody's Fool 1994  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Bosco, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Dent, Jay Patterson, Alexander Goodwin, Carl J. Matusovich, Jerry Mayer
This comedy/drama was Jessica Tandy's last picture. It is also one of the year's best. Tandy plays Sully Sullivan's (Paul Newman) landlady, Mrs. Beryl, in this story about 60-year-old Sully who hasn't seen or spoken to his ex-wife in many years. Both Sully and his best friend Rub (Pruitt Taylor Vince) do enjoy flirting with Toby (Melanie Griffith) who is married to local contractor Carl (Bruce Willis) who sometimes gives Sully work. Changes begin for Sully when his son Peter (Dylan Walsh) arrives in town for Thanksgiving, and Sully learns that he has a grandson. Now, Sully decides that the holiday season is the time to start fixing up broken relationships. Newman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 1993  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Larry Shaw
Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Robert Loggia, David Clennon, Hilary Edson, Farrah Forke, Jennifer Lopez, Paula Marshall, Tom Irwin, Joan McMurtrey, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Jay Patterson, Sergio Calderon
Medically trained personnel are flying to a medical station in the rain forest when their plane crashes in a Mexican jungle. Survivors aid the wounded until help arrives, and then difficult decisions must be made on how to evacuate. Based on a true story.
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Street Smart 1987 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, Mimi Rogers, Jay Patterson, Andre Gregory, Anna Maria Horsford, Erik King, Rick Aviles, Michael J. Reynolds
When a magazine writer (Christopher Reeve) makes up a story about a pimp and sells it as true, problems develop because his story hits too close to home for a real pimp. Morgan Freeman received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor.
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, David Forman, Jay Patterson, Raymond Serra, Corey Feldman, Michael Turney, James Saito, Sam Rockwell, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Robbie Rist
Those crazy turtles that live in sewers have jumped off the pages of comics and are now on the screen. After being exposed to radiation, the turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (David Forman), and Raphael (Josh Pais)–have mutated into teenagers and are living in New York City's sewers. They become ninja fighters under the guidance of the rat, Splinter (voice of Kevin Clash). When problems develop with the Foot Clan gang, which is led by The Shredder (James Saito), the turtles team up with television reporter April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) and Casey Jones (Elias Koteas) to stop the gang in its tracks.
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| 1. D.O.A. (1988)
2. Death of a President (2006)
3. Heaven Help Us (1985)
4. Love, Ludlow (2005)
5. Nadine (1987)
6. Nobody's Fool (1994)
7. Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993)
8. Street Smart (1987)
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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