Chasing Christmas 2005  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Ron Oliver
Cast: Tom Arnold, Andrea Roth, Leslie Jordan, Brittney Wilson, Robert Clarke, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Jed Rees, Casey Dubois, Keith Dallas, Marco Soriano
Tom Arnold takes on the role of Jack Cameron, a modern day Scrooge, in this reworked version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." Jack is a bitter divorcee who, since his wife left him seven years ago on Christmas Eve, refuses to celebrate Christmas. But, after visits with the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Leslie Jordan), Christmas Present (Andrea Roth), and Christmas Future (Jed Rees), Jack realizes his mistake and returns to the present in time to enjoy the holidays.
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Dudley Do-Right 1999 PG, 75 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle, Alex Rocco, Robert Prosky, Jack Kehler, Don Yesso, Brant Von Hoffman, Jed Rees
Dudley Do-Right is a rugged, if not overly bright, Canadian Mountie who rights wrongs wherever he finds them. Dudley's nemesis, Snidley K. Whiplash (Alfred Molina) has contrived a dastardly plan to rid Semi-Happy Valley of its residents and replace them with his gang of 999. But, if Dudley has his way, Snidley Whiplash will be foiled before his diabolical deeds can be put into action.
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Elizabethtown 2005  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright III, Gailard Sartain, Jed Rees, Dan Biggers, Paula Deen, Alice Marie Crowe, Tim Devitt
Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has lost job and girlfriend as well, and, as if that were not enough, his father dies. Now, Drew boards a plane to travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to make funeral plans. The plane is a direct, overnight flight, and Drew is the only passenger. Lucky for him because flight attendant Claire (Kirsten Dunst) gives him all of her attention, which results in Drew finding hope despite his adversities.
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Fear 1996 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: James Foley
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman, Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gray, Tracy Fraim, Gary Riley, Jason Kristofer, Jed Rees, Todd Caldecott, John Oliver, Andrew Airlie
Sixteen-year-old Nicole (Reese Witherspoon) becomes enamored with drifter David (Mark Wahlberg), and the more her father (William Petersen) insists that she leave her new boyfriend, the more determined Nicole is to flee to his arms. When Nicole finally breaks up with David, he and his friends break into Nicole's home, and the terror begins.
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 Galaxy Quest 1999  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: Dean Parisot
Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Enrico Colantoni, Robin Sachs, Patrick Breen, Missi Pyle, Justin Long, Jeremy Howard, Jed Rees, Kaitlin Cullum, Jonathan Feyer
The Tumians are aliens from Klatu Nebula who have patterned their lifestyle after the characters on the now-defunct TV show, "Galaxy Quest." When enemy aliens attack the Tumians, they recruit the cast of "Galaxy Quest" to command and operate a spaceship the aliens have modeled from the ship on the TV show. Tim Allen is excellent in his role as the spaceship Commander Peter Quincy.
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Lake Placid 1999  R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Action / Thriller
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, Mariska Hargitay, David Lewis, Tim Dixon, Natassia Malthe, Jed Rees, Richard Leacock, Jake T. Roberts, Ty Olsson, Warren Takeuchi
A mysterious creature, with the jaws of a crocodile, lives beneath Lake Placid, Maine. Fish and game warden Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) is assigned to investigate. Paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) is also assigned to help in the investigation, and they are joined by Professor Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt) who loves swimming with crocodiles. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bickerman (Betty White) tells them stories about her missing animals and husband. Now, the lake is the focus of an intense search for the mysterious creature that appears to have developed an appetite for animals and people.
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Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. 1996  TV, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Double Play
Director: Stefan Scaini
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, Jay Brazeau, Richard Lee Jackson, William Shatner, Don S. Davis, Katherine Isabelle, John Tench, Jed Rees, Mark Acheson, Sean Amsing, Howard Dell, Demetri Goritsas, Alan Robertson, David Kaye, Stephen E. Miller
Teenager, computer geek Rudy (Jonathan Jackson) is kidnapped just after he has been made CEO of his recently deceased father's corporation. To the rescue comes Rudy's look-alike, Oliver (also Jonathan Jackson).
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 The Ringer 2005 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry W. Blaustein
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Jed Rees, Bill Chott, Edward Barbanell, Luis Avalos, Leonard Earl Howze, Geoffrey Arend, Zen Gesner, Leonard Flowers
Sleazy Uncle Gary (Brian Cox) hatches a scheme to make money by convincing his nephew, Steve (Johnny Knoxville), to pose as a developmentally challenged person and enter the Special Olympics. However, it turns out that there is more to his competitors than meets the eye. Not only are they very good athletes, but they spot Steve as an imposter and then help him win against six-time defending champion Jimmy Washington (Leonard Flowers).
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| 1. Chasing Christmas (2005)
2. Dudley Do-Right (1999)
3. Elizabethtown (2005)
4. Fear (1996)
5. Galaxy Quest (1999)
6. Lake Placid (1999)
7. Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
aka: Double Play
8. The Ringer (2005)
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