Checking Out 2005 PG-13, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jeff Hare Cast: Peter Falk, Laura San Giacomo, Judge Reinhold, David Paymer, Jeffrey D. Sams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Dan Byrd, Shera Danese, Bob Bancroft, Joey Gray, Tony Todd, Galen Yuen, Philippe Bergeron, David Bowe
Retired Broadway actor Morris Applebaum (Peter Falk) hosts his estranged middle-aged children (Laura San Giacomo, David Paymer, and Judge Reinhold) on the eve of his 90th birthday party to inform them that it is time for his final curtain. After Morris announces that he plans to kill himself after the party, will the grown "kids" put aside personal problems and help their father?
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Just Write 1997 PG-13, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Gallerani Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn, Alex Rocco, Jeffrey D. Sams, Costas Mandylor, Yeardley Smith, Holland Taylor, Anita Barone
A tour bus driver, Harold McMurphy (Jeremy Piven), sees a future with his favorite star, Amanda Clark (Sherilyn Fenn), when she wrongly assumes that he is a screenwriter. He goes along with the charade that leads to more than one complication for Harold in this comedy.
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Soul Food 1997 R, 115 min. Genre: Drama
Director: George Tillman Jr. Cast: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer, Brandon Hammond, Jeffrey D. Sams, Irma P. Hall, Carl Wright, John M. Watson Sr.
The story of members of an African American family living in Chicago is seen through the eyes of young Ahmad (Brandon Hammond) who has the innate ability to perceive beyond what people intend for others to see.
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| 1. Checking Out (2005)
2. Just Write (1997)
3. Soul Food (1997)
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