The Chocolate War 1988  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keith Gordon
Cast: John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Adam Baldwin, Brent David Fraser, Bud Cort, Corey Gunnestad, Robert Davenport, Jenny Wright, Ethan Sandler, Wayne Young
A new student, Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), has entered St. Trinity School for Boys where he submits to rituals that include selling chocolates for the annual fundraising. The headmaster, Brother Leon (John Glover), and a group of bullies–"The Vigils"–make Jerry's life miserable until he refuses to listen to them and stops selling chocolates to prove he is through being pushed around.
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The Executioner's Song 1982  TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Schiller
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Christine Lahti, Eli Wallach, Jordan Clarke, Steven Keats, Richard Venture, Walter Olkewicz, Jenny Wright, Michael LeClair, Pat Corley, Mary Ethel Gregory, John Dennis Johnston, Norris Mailer, Kenneth O'Brien
Tommy Lee Jones takes on the role of convicted killer Gary Gilmore who was the first man executed in the USA after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The last nine months of Gilmore's life are the basis for this story. Gilmore is 35 years old when he is released from prison for armed robbery. He tries to go straight and fails. After killing two men during separate robberies, Gilmore is sentenced to death in Utah. Jones won the Emmy for his very believable performance as the villainous Gilmore.
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The Lawnmower Man 1992  R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Mark Bringleson, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Troy Evans, Colleen Coffey, Jim Landis, Austin O'Brien, Rosalee Mayeux, Michael Gregory, Joe Hart, John Laughlin
Through drugs and virtual reality, computer scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) takes retarded gardener Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) and turns him into a "super-being." However, problems arise when Jobe, with his boosted IQ, develops a psychopathic personality and decides to take revenge on the people who had treated him badly in the past. Good special effects.
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Near Dark 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Ed Corbett, Bill Cross, Troy Evans, Thomas Wagner, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Winley
Caleb (Adrian Pasdar), a farm boy in the Southwest, meets Mae (Jenny Wright) in a hangout. She turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb so that he can be part of the "family." But, Caleb must prove himself to the others of the clan–which he does. A good film that presents a "modern-day" vampire story as they roam around in their van. Could this be the first vampire "Road" picture?
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A Shock to the System 1990 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jan Egleson
Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton, Jenny Wright, John McMartin, Barbara Baxley, Samuel L. Jackson, Haviland Morris
When business executive Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) is passed over for the promotion of a younger man (Peter Riegert), he takes matters into his own hands and employs MURDER for job security in this black comedy.
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 St. Elmo's Fire 1985 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Mare Winningham, Martin Balsam, Andie MacDowell, Joyce Van Patten, Jenny Wright, Matthew Laurance, Gina Hecht, Blake Clark, Jon Cutler
The "Brat Pack" star in this film about new college graduates finding jobs in Washington D.C. and experiencing life in Georgetown. Each has one problem or another and the lesson learned in this movie is that friends will help you through whatever problems come into your yuppie life.
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| 1. The Chocolate War (1988)
2. The Executioner's Song (1982)
3. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
4. Near Dark (1987)
5. Out of Bounds (1986)
6. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
7. A Shock to the System (1990)
8. St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
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