Easy Money 1983  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Signorelli
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Candice Azzara, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Val Avery, Tom Noonan, Jeffrey Jones, Tom Ewell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeff Altman
Rodney Dangerfield inherits a 10 million dollar department store, but can collect only if he stops gambling, drinking, smoking dope, and other nasty vices. A few funny situations ensue as Dangerfield tries desperately to fulfill the conditions of the will.
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 Highlander II: The Quickening 1991  R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Allan Rich, Rusty Schwimmer, Phil Brock, Ed Trucco, Steven Grives, Jimmy Murray, Pete Antico, Peter Bromilow, Jeff Altman, Peter Bucossi
Special effects are very good in this film; however, the plot is weak. Once again, McLeod (Christopher Lambert) and his mentor, Ramirez (Sean Connery), are on Earth evading the evil dictator (Michael Ironside) who is trying to control their destinies.
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Holiday in the Sun 2001 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Purcell
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Austin Nichols, Ben Easter, Ashley Hughes, Markus Flanagan, Jamie Rose, Jeff Altman, Billy Aaron Brown, Wendy Schaal, Megan Fox, Ashley Kelly
The 15-year-old twins look forward to their upcoming Hawaiian vacation with their friends–and the opportunity to see and be seen by boys. But drat it, their father takes them to the Bahamas instead, where they meet the boys; have assorted adventures; and, of course, get involved in solving a mystery involving a smuggling operation, thank you very much. One long advertisement for the resort where they stay, but the 8-12 year old crowd will like it.
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Russian Holiday 1992 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Russian Roulette
Director: Greydon Clark
Cast: Susan Blakely, Barry Bostwick, E.G. Marshall, Victoria Barrett, Jeff Altman, Bunny Summers, Joyce Phillips
Filmed on a low budget (as usual for Director Greydon Clark) in St. Petersburg, Russia, this tale involves shoolteacher Susan (Susan Blakely) who is with a tour group visiting Russia. An American spy, Grant (Barry Bostwick), joins the group and confides in Susan that one of the group, Joe (E.G. Marshall), as well as a Russian hit man, are both after a valuable artifact. Things heat up when Joe and his wife locate the treasure.
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Soul Man 1986  PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, James Earl Jones, Arye Gross, Leslie Nielsen, Max Wright, James Sikking, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jeff Altman, Linda Hoy
As a way to get into Harvard law school, a young White man (C. Thomas Howell) turns himself into a Black man to facilitate winning a scholarship. Some funny moments occur when he meets people he knew before his color change. In addition, he falls in love with the woman (Rae Dawn Chong) who was next in line for the scholarship and could have used the money more than he.
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| 1. American Hot Wax (1978)
2. Easy Money (1983)
3. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
4. Holiday in the Sun (2001)
5. Russian Holiday (1992)
aka: Russian Roulette
6. Soul Man (1986)
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