 The Chase 1991  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Paul Wendkos
Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Ben Johnson, Ricki Lake, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Barry Corbin, Nada Despotovich, Robert Beltran, Gerry Bamman, Megan Follows, Sheila Kelly, Gailard Sartain, Jimmie F. Skaggs
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV tale concerns a bank robber (Casey Siemaszko) who kills a cop and takes an old man (Ben Johnson) hostage. The high-speed chase was filmed by a TV crew in a helicopter that contributed to the eventual capture.
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Cutthroat Island 1995  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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 Dead End 2003  R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa
Cast: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden, Billy Asher, Amber Smith, Karen S. Gregan, Steve Valentine, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Clement Blake
Frank (Ray Wise) has taken his family to his mother-in-law's for Christmas for 20 years, and this year he decides to take a short cut. This turns out to be a wrong decision as he picks up a woman and her baby, starting a chain deaths on the dark, dreary road.
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Follow the River 1995 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Sheryl Lee, Ellen Burstyn, Eric Schweig, Tim Guinee, Renee O'Connor, Tyler Noyes, Andy Stahl, Gabriel Macht, Tony Amendola, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Sammy D. Miller, Graeme Malcolm, Juddson Keith Linn
Set in the Colonial era, this made-for-TV film tells the story of young Mary Ingles (Sheryl Lee) who, after being captured by the Shawnee Indians, escapes with another captive, Gretel (Ellen Burstyn). Now, they must find their way home through the Virginia wilderness.
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Oblivion 1994  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Western
Director: Sam Irvin
Cast: Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, Meg Foster, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Julie Newmar, Carel Struycken, George Takei, Musetta Vander, Isaac Hayes
A Western town exists on the planet Oblivion, and the town is being terrorized by Redeye (Andrew Divoff). After he kills the sheriff, the sheriff's son, Zach (Richard Joseph Paul), a pacifist, arrives on the scene. Will Redeye prompt Zach into action? The idea was good, but that's about all for this film.
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Oblivion 2: Backlash 1996 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Western
aka: Backlash: Oblivion 2
Director: Sam Irvin
Cast: Maxwell Caulfield, Meg Foster, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes, Musetta Vander, Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Andrew Divoff, Irwin Keyes, Carel Struycken, Jimmie F. Skaggs
We pick up the story where "Oblivion" left off as super bounty hunter Sweeney (Maxwell Caulfield) arrives on the planet Oblivion disguised as a suave gentleman. He's seeking a saboteur, knowing only that it is a woman–and there are plenty who could be the one he's after in this desert town.
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Underworld 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: Denis Leary, Joe Mantegna, Annabella Sciorra, Larry Bishop, Abe Vigoda, Robert Costanzo, Traci Lords, Jimmie F. Skaggs, James Tolkan, Heidi Schanz, Cristi Conaway, Angela Jones, Amy Moon, Marc Baur, Michael David Simms
In his effort to find out who made an assassination attempt on his father's life seven years before, ex-con Johnny (Denis Leary) abducts mob boss Frank Gavilan (Joe Mantegna). Johnny suspects that Frank might be behind the assassination attempt and uses the psychotherapy degree he earned in prison as the means of uncovering the assassin. He even takes Frank to sex therapist Dr. Diane Leah (Annabella Sciorra) as one of the steps in learning who attacked his father.
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| 1. The Chase (1991)
2. Cutthroat Island (1995)
3. Dead End (2003)
4. Follow the River (1995)
5. Oblivion (1994)
6. Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
aka: Backlash: Oblivion 2
7. Underworld (1996)
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