Boys Don't Cry 1999  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson, Matt McGrath, Rob Campbell, Jeanetta Arnette, Cheyenne Rushing, Robert Prentiss, Josh Ridgway, Jerry Haynes, Craig Erickson, Stephanie Sechrist
This is a fictionalized account of the true facts behind the story of Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank), a woman living as a man and having the courage to be who he thought he was. At the age of 21, he was the object of an intensely brutal rape and murder, and Brandon's world came to an abrupt end. Brandon is also the subject of a 1997 documentary, "The Brandon Teena Story," which does a fine job of sticking with the truth in this tragedy. Hilary Swank won an Oscar for Best Actress and a nomination was received by Chloe Sevigny for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Lana who is Brandon's love interest.
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 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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A Killing in a Small Town 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Brian Dennehy, John Terry, Richard Gilliland, Lee Garlington, Hal Holbrook, Matthew Posey, James Monroe Black, Dennis Letts, Marco Perella, Norman Bennett, Jerry Haynes
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV film involves a brutal murder committed by mild-mannered Candy (Barbara Hershey) and the ensuing trial.
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The Locusts 1997  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Patrick Kelley
Cast: Kate Capshaw, Jeremy Davies, Vince Vaughn, Ashley Judd, Paul Rudd, Jessica Capshaw, Daniel Meyer, Jessie Robertson, Jimmy Ray Pickens, Jerry Haynes
Delilah Potts (Kate Capshaw) is an alcoholic widow (her husband committed suicide eight-years ago). Her life consists of being a rather dysfunctional mother to son Flyboy (Jeremy Davies) and sleeping around regularly. Also featured is Clay (Vince Vaughn) who drifts into town and into the arms of Kitty (Ashley Judd). The characters in this film are all like locusts; they engage regularly in sex and accept whatever is their fate.
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Possums 1998 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J. Max Burnett
Cast: Mac Davis, Cynthia Sikes, Greg Coolidge, Andrew Prine, Dennis Burkley, Monica Creel, Jay Underwood, Jerry Haynes, Clive Revill, Zach Sherman
Will (Mac Davis) has enjoyed his job of radio announcer for the Nowata Possums High School football team so much that when the football program is canceled, he continues to air play-by-plays of imaginary games.
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| 1. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
2. Hard Promises (1991)
3. A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
4. The Locusts (1997)
5. Possums (1998)
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