 The Big Easy 1987  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, Ebbe Roe Smith, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Marc Lawrence, Grace Zabriskie, Gailard Sartain, Charles Ludlam
A police homicide detective and an assistant D.A. (Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin) become involved with each other while he is investigating a drug war and she is probing allegations of corruption on the New Orleans police force. An excellent thriller.
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Blood Ties 1991  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Jason London, Harley Venton, Kim Johnston-Ulrich, Salvator Xuereb, Patrick Bauchau, Grace Zabriskie, Bo Hopkins, Michelle Johnson, Michael C. Gwynne, Robia La Morte
Vampire hunters kill Cody's (Jason London) parents and burn their house. Cody gets away and joins a cult that lives in their own community. But the hunters are hot on Cody's trail. Not bad.
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 Breathless 1983  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Richard Gere, William Tepper, Valerie Kaprisky, John P. Ryan, Garry Goodrow, Art Metrano, James Hong, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Dunn, Eugene Lourie
Jesse Lujack (Richard Gere) is a car thief who heads from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in his stolen Porsche–a trip that proves to be his undoing.
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Fireproof 2008  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Kendrick
Cast: Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel, Jason McLeod, Stephen Dervan, Eric Young, Harris Malcolm, Phyllis Malcolm, Dwan Williams, Renata Williams, Alex Kendrick, Heidi Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Jim McBride, Tommy McBride
Firefighter Caleb Holt (Kirk Cameron) lives a dangerous life rescuing others, but his marriage to Catherine (Erin Bethea) also needs rescuing. Catherine and Caleb are drifting farther and farther apart until Caleb's father John (Harris Malcolm) offers him a challenge. Based on John's new faith, the challenge is to commit to "The Love Dare" as a last ditch effort to save his marriage, and when Caleb learns to love God, he determines to love his wife as well. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 03/16/2009 | | Excellent Movie! A must see for everyone - married or not. |
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 Great Balls of Fire! 1989  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Steve Allen, Lisa Blount, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, Jimmie Vaughn, David Ferguson, Paula Person
Jerry Lee Lewis and his music in the 1950s are the subjects of this film, and includes Lewis' (Dennis Quaid) cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) as the Bible-thumping zealot. Lewis' unconventional lifestyle includes marrying his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), an act that begins his downfall when he is condemned as a pervert. Songs include "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Real Wild Child," "Crazy Arms," and the title song "Great Balls of Fire!" to round out the hits.
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Pronto 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Peter Falk, Glenne Headly, James LeGros, Sergio Castellitto, Walter Olkewicz, Luis Guzman, Bradford Tatum, Laird Stuart, Glenn Plummer, Therese Kablan
This story begins in Miami's South Beach and ends up on the Italian Riviera as a bookie, Harry Arno (Peter Falk), and his ex-stripper girlfriend, Doris Patton (Glenne Headly), strive to keep one step ahead of the Mafia AND U.S. government agents.
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Uncovered 1994 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinead Cusack, Paudge Behan, Art Malik, Michael Gough, Helen McCrory, Peter Wingfield, Anthony Milner, James Villiers
Julia (Kate Beckinsale), who makes a living restoring old paintings, finds the words, "who killed the knight," in a painting. Curious, Julia works with chess expert Domenec (Paudge Behan) to uncover that murder and then suspects that a series of murders involving her friends may be related to the investigation.
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| 1. The Big Easy (1987)
2. Blood Ties (1991)
3. Breathless (1983)
4. Fireproof (2008)
5. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
6. Pronto (1997)
7. Uncovered (1994)
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