 Hard Promises 1991  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Sissy Spacek, William Petersen, Brian Kerwin, Mare Winningham, Jeff Perry, Olivia Burnette, Peter MacNicol, Ann Wedgeworth, Amy Wright, Lois Smith, Ed Geldart, Jerry Haynes
After Joey (William Petersen) receives an invitation–sent by daughter Beth (Olivia Burnette)–to ex-wife Chris' (Sissy Spacek) wedding, he rushes home to Texas with plans of stopping the upcoming marriage.
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Lansky 1999  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Max Perlich, Anthony LaPaglia, Matthew Settle, Beverly D'Angelo, Illeana Douglas, Francis Guinan, Stanley DeSantis, Jeff Perry
This made-for-HBO crime film revolves around the life of the crime lord Meyer Lansky as it reviews his youth, gangster activities at the beginning of the 20th century, and his eventual rise to the top of the criminal world.
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 Storyville 1992 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Frost
Cast: James Spader, Joanne Whalley, Jason Robards, Charlotte Lewis, Michael Warren, Michael Parks, Chuck McCann, Charles Haid, Piper Laurie, Chino "Fats" Williams, Woody Strode, Jeff Perry
Congressional aspirant Cray Fowler (James Spader), a lawyer and member of a powerful political family, meets waitress Lee Tran (Charlotte Lewis) at a fundraiser, and they spend the night together–as the surveillance camera rolls. When he awakens, Lee is gone and her father lies dead in Cray's room. After Lee is charged with the crime, Cray defends her while also investigating who is trying to frame him.
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 Wild Things 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robert Wagner, Bill Murray, Jeff Perry, Carrie Snodgress, Marc Macaulay, Cory Pendergast, Eduardo Yanez, Toi Svane Stepp, Dennis Neal
High-school guidance counselor Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon) was named "educator of the year" and prided himself on his accomplishments UNTIL students Suzy (Neve Campbell) and Kelly (Denise Richards) testify that he raped them. Detectives Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) and Gloria Perez (Daphne Rubin-Vega)–despite disapproval of the department–begin their investigation into the campaign to destroy Lombardo.
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| 1. Hard Promises (1991)
2. Lansky (1999)
3. A Private Matter (1992)
4. Storyville (1992)
5. Wild Things (1998)
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