Alone in the Neon Jungle 1988  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Danny Aiello, Jon Tenney, Joe Morton, Raymond Serra, Jon Polito, Priscilla Lopez, Charlotte d'Amboise, W.T. Martin, Jude Ciccolella, Frank Converse, Brad Greenquist, Georg Stanford Brown
When tough police Capt. Janet Hamilton (Suzanne Pleshette) transfers to the crime-infested district known as "The Sewer," she finds that some members of her own police force are guilty of crimes in the area, and corruption within the department is a problem that must be dealt with.
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 Apt Pupil 1998  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joshua Jackson, David Schwimmer, Joe Morton, Mickey Cottrell, Jan Triska, Michael Byrne
Straight A student Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro) recognizes Kurt Dussander (Ian McKellen) as a former Nazi SS officer and proceeds to blackmail him in exchange for details about the holocaust. Tables are turned as Todd, himself, finds his life deteriorating as he becomes an apt pupil and, eventually, a menacing young man. From a Stephen King story.
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The Astronaut's Wife 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rand Ravich
Cast: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Nick Cassavetes, Donna Murphy, Blair Brown, Tom Noonan, Samantha Eggar, Gary Grubbs, Clea DuVall
Astronaut Spencer Armacost (Johnny Depp) is lost in space for only two minutes but returns to Earth a changed man. Just how changed he is emerges one night when he forcefully seduces his wife, Jillian (Charlize Theron). Pregnancy results, but the question of what is growing inside her womb gives Jillian–and the audience as well–more than a few tense moments.
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Blues Brothers 2000 1998 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, J. Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples, Kathleen Freeman, Frank Oz, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Steve Lawrence
The Blues are back as Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) again tries to aid Mother Superior Mary Stigmata (Kathleen Freeman) in her quest for funds for a children's hospital. Elwood heads for New Orleans hoping to reunite the band and enter the New Orleans' Battle of the Bands. While the plot involves Elwood leading cops and Russian mobsters on a merry chase, this film works as a tribute to the blues.
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 Bounce 2000 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Roos
Cast: Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Goldwyn, Alex D. Linz, David Dorfman, Natasha Henstridge, Joe Morton, Johnny Galecki, Jennifer Grey, David Paymer
While waiting for his delayed flight from O'Hare, Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) meets fellow travelers in the bar and gives his plane ticket to Greg (Tony Goldwyn), who is very anxious to get home. The plane crashes, and Buddy, shocked that he has had such a close call with death, turns to the bottle for a year before deciding to meet Greg's widow, Abby (Gwyneth Paltrow). But Buddy doesn't explain who he is, and complications result just as romance blossoms.
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The Brother from Another Planet 1984  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Joe Morton, Daryl Edwards, Steve(2) James, Leonard Jackson, Bill Cobbs, Maggie Renzi, Tom Wright, Ren Woods, Reggie Rock Bythewood, David Strathairn
Joe Morton plays a mute, alien slave who escapes his planet and crashes on Earth–in Harlem. Most who meet him are impressed: he fixes things AND he lets others do all the talking!
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The Clairvoyant 1982 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Killing Hour
The Killing Kind
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Cast: Perry King, Norman Parker, Elizabeth Kemp, Kenneth McMillan, Jon Polito, Joe Morton, Antone Pagan, Barbara Quinn, Thomas DeCarlo, Lou Bedford
While the "handcuff killer" is on the loose in Manhattan, an art student, Virna Nightbourne (Elizabeth Kemp), has premonitions about the murders and is able to draw pictures of them. She comes to the attention of talk show host Mac McCormack (Perry King) who exploits Virna in an attempt to raise his own ratings.
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 Crossroads 1986 R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton, Dennis Lipscomb, Harry Carey Jr., Robert Judd, Steve Vai, John Hancock, Allan Arbus, Robin Townsend
With a wonderful blues score behind it, this story is about a bluesman who "goes down to the crossroads" to make a deal with the devil.
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 Dragonfly 2002 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Kathy Bates, Linda Hunt, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Jay Thomas, Matt Craven, Kathryn Erbe, Jacob Smith
A Chicago doctor, Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner), has kept busy through work following the untimely death of his pregnant wife (Susanna Thompson). But, now he begins to believe that his wife is trying to contact him from beyond the grave. A mediocre movie, at best.
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 Executive Decision 1996 R, 132 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure
Director: Stuart Baird
Cast: Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, David Suchet, Joe Morton, J.T. Walsh, Mary Ellen Trainor, Len Cariou, B.D. Wong, Whip Hubley, Andreas Katsulas, Marly Maples, William James Jones
An intelligence officer, Dr. David Grant (Kurt Russell), leads a group of special-force commandos on a mission to sneak aboard a 747 airliner in mid-flight to thwart the efforts of Arab terrorists. The plane is headed for Washington, D.C. with its threatening load of deadly nerve gas.
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 Forever Young 1992  PG, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Isabel Glasser, George Wendt, Nicolas Surovy, David Marshall Grant, Robert Hy Gorman, Joe Morton, Art LaFleur, Millie Slavin, Veronica Lauren, Michael A. Goorjian, Eric Pierpoint, Walton Goggins
Daniel (Mel Gibson) is a test pilot who is cryogenically frozen in 1939 as part of a military experiment. David volunteers for the experiment so that he will not have to deal with his girlfriend Helen (Isabel Glasser) being in a coma. He wakes up in 1992 when young Nat (Elijah Wood) and Felix (Robert Hy Gorman) find the freezing unit while playing at an abandoned warehouse once run by the military. When David thaws out, the boys take him home where their mother Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis) takes care of him and helps him adjust to the modern world. Their friendship grows into love–until David learns that Helen is still alive.
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The Inkwell 1994 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matty Rich
Cast: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Adrienne-Joi Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary Alice, Duane Martin
Drew Tate (Larenz Tate) is a black teenager who becomes enlightened when he is forced to spend the summer of 1976 on Martha's Vineyard visiting wealthy relatives.
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Jasper, Texas 2003 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Byrd
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Jon Voight, Joe Morton, Emily Yancy, Bokeem Woodbine, Blu Mankuma, Roy T. Anderson, Karen Robinson, Michelle Moffatt, Demor Barnes, Ron White, Eugene Clark, Samantha Bee
This Showtime film is based on events that transpired after three White men dragged a Black man to death after tying him to their pickup truck in 1998. A media frenzy stormed through Jasper–straining relationships, including those of the White sheriff (Jon Voight) and the town's first Black mayor (Louis Gossett Jr.).
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Lone Star 1996  R, 136 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Pena, Clifton James, Tony Plana, Frances McDormand, Gordon Tootoosis, Stephen Lang
Forty years ago Sheriff Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) controlled the Mexican/American border, and now his skeletal remains are found out in the arid Texas desert. The current sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), wants to solve the apparent murder. In the process, he examines the past and falls in love with the girl (Elizabeth Pena) he adored years before. This film is filled with clever plot twists that will keep the viewer's interest.
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Miss Evers' Boys 1997 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne, Craig Sheffer, Joe Morton, Obba Babatunde, Von Coulter, Thom Gossom Jr., Ossie Davis, E.G. Marshall, Robert Benedetti
Seen through the eyes of a nurse on the scene, the focus of this film is the infamous 1932 Tuskegee Study of Untreated Blacks With Syphilis.
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Mutiny 1999 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Michael Jai White, David Ramsey, Duane Martin, Adrian Pasdar, Matthew Glave, Joe Morton, James Sikking, David Barry Gray, Troy Winbush, Lark Voorhies
"Mutiny" is an important story, based on fact, about U.S Navy sailors in World War II–African Americans. Their orders were to load ammunition aboard ship. Unfortunately, safety precautions were not in place, and about 300 died.
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 The Night Listener 2006 R, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Patrick Stettner
Cast: Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Sandra Oh, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Morton, John Cullum, Lisa Emery, Becky Ann Baker, Rodrigo Lopresti
Gay radio show host Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) receives a book written by teenager Pete D. Logand (Rory Culkin) describing his earlier years of being sexually abused by his parents. Now, Pete is living in Wisconsin under the watchful care of his guardian, Donna D. Logand (Toni Collette). Impressed with the book, Gabriel begins a telephone friendship with Pete and with Donna. When Gabriel's ex-boyfriend Jess (Bobby Cannavale) suggests that Donna's and Pete's voices sound alike and that Gabriel may be the victim of a hoax, Gabriel heads for Wisconsin where a game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
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 Of Mice and Men 1992 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sinise
Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham, Alexis Arquette, Joe D'Angerio, Tuck Milligan, Mark Boone Junior, David Steen, Moira Harris
This remake of John Steinbeck's novel about California migrant workers during the Great Depression is well worth watching. John Malkovich plays feeble-minded Lennie who is in need of support and protection by his friend George (Gary Sinise). They find work at a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley, but the foreman, Curley (Casey Siemaszko), torments Lennie, and Curley's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) flirts with Lennie–all of which leads to a tragic end.
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 Paycheck 2003 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller / Mystery
Director: John Woo
Cast: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Milicevic, John Cassini, Fulvio Cecere, Christopher Kennedy, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Harrison
Reverse engineer Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) disassembles cutting-edge technology in order to improve on it for the competition. He wakes up one day with no recollection of the past two years because his memory has been erased so he cannot expose his employers. Worse yet, it appears that those employers are out to kill him, and Jennings must put together pieces of a puzzle to save his own life.
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 The Pest 1997  PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Miller
Cast: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodriguez, Aries Spears, Tammy Townsend, Joe Morton, Charles Hallahan, Tom McCleister, Ivonne Coll, Pat Skipper, Jorge Luis Abreu, Jennifer Broughton, Yau-Gene Chan, Judyann Elder
A con man (John Leguizamo) enters into a deal where, if he can survive a 24-hour deadly game in which he is the "prey" for a hunter (Jeffrey Jones), he will get $50,000–which he needs to pay off the Scottish mob.
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 Speed 1994 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Jan de Bont
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, Glenn Plummer, Richard Lineback, Beth Grant, Beau Starr, Hawthorne James, Carlos Carrasco, David Kriegel, Natsuko Ohama, Daniel Villareal
Mad bomber Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) attempts and fails to extort money from the city by holding elevator passengers hostage, but L.A. cop Jack Traven (Keanu Reeves) and his partner Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels) come to the rescue. Now, Howard seeks vengeance by planting a bomb on a city bus that will explode when the bus goes less than 50 mph if Howard does not receive $3.7 million. In an effort to save the passengers, Jack boards the bus and tries to save all–especially the beautiful driver (Sandra Bullock). Oscars were won for Best Sound and Sound Effects.
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 Stealth 2005 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Sam Shepard, Richard Roxburgh, Joe Morton, Ian Bliss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Michael Denkha, Rocky Helton, Nicholas Hammond
When a robot fighter jet malfunctions and is out of control, it is up to Navy pilots Lt. Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel), and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) to take it down before it causes the next world war.
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Tap 1989 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglass, Savion Glover, Joe Morton, Dick Anthony Williams, Howard "Sandman" Sims, Bunny Briggs, Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde
Yes! This movie is filled with all the great dancing you would expect as recently released from prison Max (Gregory Hines) must decide between returning to a life of crime or using his talents to entertain as a tap dancer. Great choreography.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991  R, 139 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen, Joe Morton, Xander Berkeley, Jenette Goldstein, S. Epatha Merkerson, Castulo Guerra, Danny Cooksey, Leslie Hamilton Gearren, Peter Schrum, Ken Gibbel, Robert Winley
The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is determined to protect the life of young John Connor (Edward Furlong) who is destined to lead future freedom fighters. His foe is T-1000, the most lethal weapon ever built. Terrific special effects. The film received four Academy Awards: Best Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects, and Visual Effects. Two Nominations were also received: Best Cinematography and Film Editing.
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Trouble in Mind 1985 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Rudolph
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Genevieve Bujold, Lori Singer, Joe Morton, Divine, George(2) Kirby, John Considine, Albert Hall, Gailard Sartain, Dirk Blocker, Robert Gould, Antonia Dauphin, Billy Silva, Caitlin Ferguson
Kris Kristofferson plays an ex-policeman, Hawk, who has just finished serving his prison term and jumps right into the middle of a romantic triangle. The other two members of the triangle are Coop and Georgia (Keith Carradine and Lori Singer). Love and crime intermingle in this character study of some offbeat characters.
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Trouble on the Corner 1997 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alan Madison
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Debi Mazar, Charles Busch, Roger Rees, Edie Falco, Tammy Grimes, Giancarlo Esposito, Mark Margolis, Joe Morton, Daniel von Bargen
A psychologist, Jeff Stewart (Tony Goldwyn), takes on his patients' neuroses and becomes obsessed with his upstairs neighbor in this very amusing comedy.
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The Walking Dead 1995 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II
Cast: Allen Payne, Eddie Griffin, Joe Morton, Vonte Sweet, Roger Floyd, Bernie Mac, Jean-Claude La Marre, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Damon Jones, Ion Overman, Kyley Jackman, Lena Sang, Dana Point, Doil Williams, Kevin Jackson
Vietnam War Marines are sent on a mission to rescue prisoners of war in this very dull movie.
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 What Lies Beneath 2000  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar, Miranda Otto, Amber Valletta, Katharine Towne, Victoria Bidewell, Ray Baker
This horror film begins when Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) begins seeing things at her lakeside home in Vermont. While husband Norman (Harrison Ford) seems too preoccupied with his research to pay heed, muffled whispers, doors opening on their own, a tub that fills by itself, and a barking dog are dismissed as part of Claire's empty nest syndrome. Norman finally sends Claire to a psychologist (Joe Morton) who encourages her to seek answers from the spirit world.
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| 1. Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
2. Apt Pupil (1998)
3. The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
4. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
5. Bounce (2000)
6. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
7. The Clairvoyant (1982)
aka: The Killing Hour
aka: The Killing Kind
8. Crossroads (1986)
9. Dragonfly (2002)
10. Executive Decision (1996)
11. Forever Young (1992)
12. The Good Mother (1988)
13. The Inkwell (1994)
14. Jasper, Texas (2003)
15. Lone Star (1996)
16. Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
17. Mutiny (1999)
18. The Night Listener (2006)
19. Of Mice and Men (1992)
20. Paycheck (2003)
21. The Pest (1997)
22. Speed (1994)
23. Stealth (2005)
24. Tap (1989)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
26. Trouble in Mind (1985)
27. Trouble on the Corner (1997)
28. The Walking Dead (1995)
29. What Lies Beneath (2000)
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