 The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese, Burt Young, Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Ex-con Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) now runs a popular nightclub on the Moon. With gambling about to be banned on Earth, the crime syndicates set their sights on the Moon for their casino operations. Nash's nightclub would be a good starting place. Lots of well-known names, but it's still a terrible, boring film that sat around for a year or more before release.
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Baby's Day Out 1994  G, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Patrick Read Johnson
Cast: Adam & Jacob Worton, Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, Brian Haley, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Nixon, Eddie Bracken, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Neville
Twins, Adam and Jacob Worton, play Baby Bink who is kidnapped by three inept criminals (Joe Mantegna, Joe Pantoliano, and Brian Haley). Baby Bink escapes from his captors and manages to crawl through, over, and under obstacles that would stop grown men. The weak humor in this story is that of the kidnappers as they try to recapture Baby Bink.
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Bad Boys 1995  R, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Tea Leoni, Tcheky Karyo, Theresa Randle, Michael Imperioli, Marg Helgenberger, Nestor Serrano, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Joe Pantoliano, Saverio Guerra, Karen Alexander, Anna Levine, Vic Manni, Frank John Hughes
Evidence in the form of $100 million worth of heroin has been stolen by French drug kingpin Fouchet (Tcheky Karyo). Two Miami cops, Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), team up to recover the loot, and the only witness, Julie Mott (Tea Leoni) comes to their aid. Problems develop, and Mike is forced to impersonate Marcus and move in with Marcus' wife Theresa (Theresa Randle) and family. Meanwhile, Marcus moves into Mike's bachelor pad. While on the trail of the loot, Julie is kidnapped by Fouchet. Car chases ensue amidst Marcus' and Mike's bantering.
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 Bad Boys II 2003 R, 144 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Jordi Molla, Michael Shannon, Henry Rollins, Yul Vazquez, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Otto Sanchez, Jon Seda, Antoni Corone, Gary Nickens
Miami cops Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) are still patrolling the streets of Miami. This time around, the drug Ecstasy is being smuggled into the city by Cuban drug dealers, and our two heroes head up the investigation.
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A Better Way to Die 2000 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Scott Wiper
Cast: Andre Braugher, Scott Wiper, Lou Diamond Phillips, Natasha Henstridge, Matt Gallini, Wayne Duvall, Joe Pantoliano, Carmen Argenziano, Mirjana Jokovic, Jack Conley
A Chicago cop (Scott Wiper) is disillusioned with his work, so he quits and heads back to his hometown. On the way, he inadvertently gets mixed up with the FBI and the Chicago Mafia when he is mistaken for a missing agent that both groups are after. The chase is on in this weak film.
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 Bound 1996  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan, Barry Kivel, Mary Mara, Susie Bright, Margaret Smith
Two lesbians, Corky (Gina Gershon) and Violet (Jennifer Tilly), plot to steal $2 million from Violet's soon-to-be ex-boyfriend, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano).
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Cats & Dogs 2001  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Lawrence Guterman
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Sean Hayes, Susan Sarandon, Michael Clarke Duncan, Tobey Maguire, Joe Pantoliano, Alec Baldwin, Charlton Heston, Miriam Margolyes, Frank C. Turner, Jon Lovitz, Salome Jens
This film–definitely for kids under the age of 10–examines the premise that there is a high-tech war being fought between cats and dogs. Unknown to humans, for years war has been raging between the animals for their places in the animal kingdom. Now, Prof. Brody (Jeff Goldblum) is working on a vaccine to erase human allergies to dogs, and a Persian cat, Mr. Tinkles (voice of Sean Hayes), is determined to stop him because Mr. Tinkles seeks world domination and realizes that the vaccine will give the edge to dogs. Mrs. Brody (Elizabeth Perkins) has found a Beagle puppy, Lou (voice of Tobey Maguire), for their son, Scott (Alexander Pollock). Now Lou is caught in the middle of the "dog vs. cat" war when Mr. Tinkles plots to kidnap the Brody family, reverse the formula, and make all humans allergic to dogs. Excellent special effects include animated faces on real animals.
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 Daredevil 2003 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jon Favreau, Joe Pantoliano, David Keith, Scott Terra, Ellen Pompeo, Erick Avari, Paul Ben-Victor, Lennie Loftin, Scott Terra, Leland Orser, Derrick O'Connor
Although successful attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, circumstances of his blindness allow him to "see" through a radar sensor. He uses that power in his double life as martial arts superhero "Daredevil" who punishes those who cannot be brought to justice through the court system.
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Downtown 1989 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano, David Clennon, Rick Aiello, Art Evans, Roger Aaron Brown, Ron Canada, Wanda De Jesus, Francis X. McCarthy, Kimberly Scott
After policeman Alex (Anthony Edwards) tickets a well-connected man in his up-scale suburb, he is reassigned to a dangerous, inner-city precinct. Disgruntled, Alex tries to adapt and is assigned to work with gruff Dennis (Forest Whitaker). As they get to know each other, they become involved in a major drug-ring case.
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice 1996 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bradford May
Cast: Dale Midkiff, Joe Pantoliano, Paul Johansson, Andrea Parker, Andrea Ferrell, Michael Gross, Judah Katz, Philip Akin, Nigel Bennett, Lenore Zann
Dale Midkiff takes over as Detective Steve Carella in this second TV episode based on Ed McBain's stories of the detectives of NYC's 87th precinct. In the cold New York winter, the detectives hunt down a killer.
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 Eddie and the Cruisers 1983  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: Tom Berenger, Michael Pare, Joe Pantoliano, Matthew Laurance, Helen Schneider, Ellen Barkin, David Wilson, Michael "Tunes' Antunes, Kenny Vance, John Stockwell, Joe Cates, Barry Sand, Vebe Borge, Howard Johnson
Did Rock'n Roller Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) really die in a car accident, or is he simply hiding out? Reporter Maggie Foley (Ellen Barkin) becomes more and more embroiled in the mystery as she interviews Wilson's former band members–especially Frank Ridgeway (Tom Berenger).
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 Empire of the Sun 1987 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Burt Kwouk, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Masato Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatoro Kataoka, David Neidorf
J.G. Ballard (Christian Bale) was 11-years-old when he was captured and placed in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Separated from his wealthy British parents, he learns how to survive.
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The Final Terror 1981 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Bump in the Night
Campsite Massacre
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: John Friedrich, Rachel Ward, Adrian Zmed, Daryl Hannah, Joe Pantoliano, Ernest Harden Jr., Lewis Smith, Mark Metcalf, Cindy Harrell, Akosua Busia, Jim Youngs
Forest rangers camp in the woods where they discover an old hut filled with body parts, and a butler bumps the campers off, one by one.
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The Flight of the Dove 1994 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Spy Within
Director: Steve Railsback
Cast: Scott Glenn, Theresa Russell, Lane Smith, Terence Knox, Katherine Helmond, Joe Pantoliano, Alex Rocco, Rudy Ramos, Gary Graham, Angelo Dimascio, Bo Eason, Shashawnee Hall
Alex (Theresa Russell), a former secret agent who sold sex for secrets, is trying to run from her past. But the government, thinking she knows too much, sends agents out to kill her. She meets William (Scott Glenn), a demolition expert who is haunted by a past job that went wrong. They team up–both physically and emotionally–and face her pursuers together.
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 The Fugitive 1993 PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Julianne Moore, Andreas Katsulas, Jeroen Krabbe, Daniel Roebuck, Ron Dean, Andy Romano
In this sequel to the television show by the same name, Harrison Ford takes on the role of Dr. Richard Kimble who tracks his wife's killer while being pursued by a U.S. Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones). Jones won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for his role in this film, and six nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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 The Goonies 1985 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jonathan Ke Quan, Anne Ramsey, Lupe Ontiveros, Keith Walker, Curtis Hanson
A treasure map could be the tool for saving a housing project that is in line for demolition by greedy developers. After finding an old pirate's treasure map, a group of young boys decides to spend their afternoon searching for the treasure. Steven Spielberg wrote the story and was the executive producer of the film.
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Hoods 1998 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mark Malone
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Kevin Pollak, Joe Pantoliano, Jennifer Tilly, Richard Foronjy, John Capodice, Vincent Berry, Joseph Maher, Robert Costanzo, Vincent Guastaferro
Kevin Pollak and Joe Mantegna play hit men in this comedy/drama. They are ordered to kill the son of an enemy mobster but then find out that the "victim" is only nine-years old.
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The Idolmaker 1980   PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, John Aprea, Richard Bright, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Pantoliano
Loosely based on promoter Bob Marucci's life (he discovered Fabian and Frankie Avalon), the "Idolmaker" turns singers into rock stars in this entertaining film. 1 User Review
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| | Guy with marketing savvy brings 2 young men to the limelight | Sylver 03/02/2009 | | I own this movie and watch it a couple times each year for good acting, good music, and a lot of fun. Ray Sharkey is at his best, and all the cast is great. |
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The Immortals 1995 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Brian Grant
Cast: Eric Roberts, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Tony Curtis, Chris Rock, Clarence Williams III, William Forsythe, Kevin Bernhardt, Kieran Mulroney, Michael Paul Chan, Alex Meneses, Oleg Vidov
Nightclub owner Jack (Eric Roberts) recruits an assorted group of eight criminals, who have not met before, to perform a series of robberies. They have one thing in common: they all have fatal illnesses, and, too late, they realize that this job is really a suicide mission.
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 La Bamba 1987  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Luis Valdez
Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Pena, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano, Rick Dees, Marshall Crenshaw, Howard Huntsberry, Daniel Valdez
This is the story of rock "n" roll star Richie Valens who was killed in the airplane crash that also took the lives of Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector 2006 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Trent Cooper
Cast: Larry the Cable Guy, Iris Bahr, Bruce Bruce, Joanna Cassidy, Brooke Dillman, Tony Hale, David Koechner, Lisa Lampanelli, Megyn Price, Tom(2) Wilson, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Papajohn, Phyllis Alexion, Eric Esteban, Arian Ash
When an inspector for the Health Department, Larry (Larry the Cable Guy), and partner Amy (Iris Bahr) investigate a series of food poisonings at their town's best restaurants, "bathroom humor" abounds.
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The Last Word 1995 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Spiridakis
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Joe Pantoliano, Michelle Burke, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Dreyfuss, Tony Goldwyn, Cybill Shepherd, Roma Downey, Joseph Cortese, Holley Chant
Martin (Timothy Hutton) is a Detroit newspaper columnist with underworld connections through his lifelong friend, Doc (Joe Pantoliano. Martin writes mainly of the seamy side of life in the streets and, in the process, meets and falls for stripper Sara (Michelle Burke). When the call comes from Hollywood to make a movie on Martin's stories, the friendships are challenged.
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The Life Before This 1999 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Leslie Hope, David Hewlett, Joel S. Keller, Jacob Tierney, Fab Filippo, Alberta Watson
"The Life Before This" begins when two robbers, with the police in hot pursuit, dart into a coffee shop and kill some of the patrons. Then the story switches to flashbacks revealing stories of how the victims ended up being in that wrong place at the wrong time.
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 The Matrix 1999 R, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Paul Goddard, Julian Arahanga, Belinda McClory, Matt Doran, Anthony Ray Parker, Robert(3) Taylor, David Aston, Marc Aden
The soulless Matrix, a cyber intelligence, is successfully carrying out its plan to dominate the real world. But when Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) realize they are living in a fabricated world of virtual reality, they join forces and fight to regain access to the real world. Four Oscars were awarded for work on this film: Best Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects, and Editing.
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Me and the Kid 1993 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Danny Aiello, Alex Zuckerman, Joe Pantoliano, Cathy Moriarty, David Dukes, Anita Morris, Abe Vigoda, Rick Aiello, Desmond Wilson, Ben Stein, Robin Thomas, Todd Bryant
After failing a robbery attempt at 10-year-old Gary's (Alex Zuckerman) home, Harry (Danny Aiello) kidnaps the boy. Events surrounding Harry's plans to hold Gary for ransom change when he and Gary strike up a friendship; the two of them collect the ransom and go on to become partners in crime.
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The Mean Season 1985 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Borsos
Cast: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Bradford, Andy Garcia, Rose Portillo, William Smith, John Palmer
A serial killer (Richard Jordan) is on the loose in Miami, and he is communicating with one person, a newspaper reporter (Kurt Russell). Russell gets caught up in all the publicity he is receiving for his involvement with the killer–which is giving him more credibility as a valued journalist.
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 Memento 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox, Thomas Lennon, Marianne Muellerleile, Larry Holden, Buzz Visconte
In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing.
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Midnight Run 1988 R, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy, Jack Kehoe, Wendy Phillips, Lois Smith
Robert De Niro plays a bounty hunter in search of an accountant (Charles Grodin) who has embezzled $15 million. He finds him, but the troubles he experiences returning him for the reward make for a very funny movie. Great fun.
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Mister Roberts 1984 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Melvin Bernhardt
Cast: Robert Hays, Charles Durning, Kevin Bacon, Marilu Henner, Howard Hesseman, Charley Lang, Raye Birk, Peter Jason, Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Murray, Tyler Tyhurst, John Walcutt, Bruce Wright
Kevin Bacon took on the role of Ens. Pulver in this live production on TV in 1984, while Robert Hays played Lt(jg). Doug Roberts. Both men serve under their calculating captain (Charles Durning), and each deals differently with their unique situations.
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Monsignor 1982  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Genevieve Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joseph Cortese, Leonardo Cimino, Robert Prosky, Tomas Milian, Adolfo Celi, Joe Pantoliano
Corruption in the Vatican occurs when a Priest (Christopher Reeve) has Mafia ties. The priest makes a deal to share black market profits and, as if that were not enough, seduces a nun (Genevieve Bujold).
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Natural Enemy 1997 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Donald Sutherland, William McNamara, Lesley Ann Warren, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere, Christian Tessier, Lenore Zann, Rosemary Dunsmore, Vlasta Vrana, Claudia Besso, Serge Houde, Richard Zeman
Ted (Donald Sutherland) takes a young partner, Jeremy (William McNamara), into his stockbroker business. What Ted doesn't know is that Jeremy's troubled childhood resulted in a killing streak, and Ted's second wife, Sandy (Lesley Ann Warren), who has her own secrets, may be the next victim.
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New Blood 1999 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Hurst
Cast: John Hurt, Nick Moran, Carrie-Anne Moss, Shawn Wayans, Joe Pantoliano, Gouchy Boy, Eugene Robert Glazer, Richard Fitzpatrick, Alan C. Peterson, Rob Freeman, Arthur Eng, Alex Karzis
Knowing he has no chance of coming out of the deal alive, Alan White (John Hurt) agrees to pose as his criminal son Danny's (Nick Moran) kidnap victim in return for which Danny will donate his heart for his twin sister's transplant.
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Nightbreaker 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon, Joe Pantoliano, Nicholas Pryor
Thirty years after the 1950s atomic bomb tests, a research doctor realizes the horror of what was involved. In telling this story, Martin and his son, Emilio Estevez, play the role of the same man–before and after.
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Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Oscar Moore
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Edward Asner, Peter MacNicol, Tim Meadows, Jay Mohr, Kath Soucie, Diedrich Bader, David Herman, Tress MacNeille, Michael Stipe, Billy West, Mitch Rouse
When one of Santa's (voice of Ed Asner) reindeers breaks a leg, Santa announces he will be relying on "all of the other reindeer." But one dog–Olive (voice of Drew Barrymore)–thinks she hears, "Olive, the other reindeer." Believing that Santa has called on her for help with Christmas Eve deliveries, Olive and her penguin friend Martini (voice of Joe Pantoliano) head for the North Pole.
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 Racing Stripes 2005 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Frederik Du Chau
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Hayden Panettiere, Wendie Malick, M. Emmet Walsh, Frankie Muniz, Mandy Moore, Jeff Foxworthy, Joshua Jackson, Dustin Hoffman, Joe Pantoliano, David Spade, Steve Harvey, Snoop Dogg, Gary Bullock, Michael Clarke Duncan
A baby zebra has been left behind accidentally by a traveling circus during a thunderstorm and is rescued by Nolan Walsh (Bruce Greenwood). Nolan's daughter, Channing (Hayden Panettiere), loves the zebra and names him Stripes (voice of Frankie Muniz). Stripes dreams of being a racehorse, and, with help from his barnyard friends (voices of Dustin Hoffman, Snoop Dogg, Joe Pantoliano, and Whoopi Goldberg), the dream could become a reality–if Nolan will agree to train him.
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Ready to Rumble 2000 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brian Robbins
Cast: David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page, Martin Landau, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Lineback, Chris Owen
If you are older than 14 and not a young boy, skip this inane story about sewer workers–Gordie (David Arquette) and Sean (Scott Caan)–who can't handle the fact that their hero, Jimmy King (Oliver Platt), has been ousted from the wrestling match they plan to attend.
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 Risky Business 1983 R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Brickman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Bronson Pinchot, Nicholas Pryor, Curtis Armstrong, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bruce A. Young, Shera Danese, Raphael Sbarge, Janet Carroll, Scott Harlan, Kevin Anderson, Sarah Partridge, Nathan Davis
When his parents leave on vacation, a teenager Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) goes off the deep end, and his troubles begin to multiply. After letting hooker Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) move into the family home, he goes one step further and turns the house into a bordello for one night.
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Running Scared 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Jimmy Smits, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed, Larry Hankin, John DiSanti, Don Calfa, Betty Carvalho, Robert Lesser, Louis Perez
In this comedy/action film, cool undercover policemen Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) set out to stop Julio Gonazales' (Jimmy Smits) drug trafficking in Chicago. But, after their boss Captain Logan (Dan Hedaya) chews them out for blowing the cover on the operation, they leave Chicago and take a forced vacation in Key West where they enjoy the sunshine. They have so much fun in Key West that they decide to retire–after they return to Chicago and put an end to Julio and his drug ring. Hines and Crystal play well off each other and make this an enjoyable movie.
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Second Best 2004 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Eric Weber
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Boyd Gaines, Peter Gerety, Bronson Pinchot, Matthew Arkin, Jennifer Tilly, Stephen Bogardus, Barbara Barrie, Polly Draper, James Ryan, Damian Young, Irma St. Paule
Failed publishing executive Elliot (Joe Pantoliano) invites his best friend from college days, successful movie producer Richard (Boyd Gaines), to his home for a visit. But, the reunion triggers those feelings of being "second best" for Elliot.
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The Squeeze 1987 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Michael Keaton, Rae Dawn Chong, John(2) Davidson, Liane Langland, Leslie Bevis, Meat Loaf, Ronald Guttman, Bobby Bass, Lou Criscuolo, Joe Pantoliano
If you are a Michael Keaton fan, by all means watch this film. Otherwise, taking out the trash might provide a few more laughs as Keaton playes a con-artist who gets mixed up in all kinds of trouble.
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Steal Big, Steal Little 1995 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Andy Garcia, Alan Arkin, Rachel Ticotin, Joe Pantoliano, David Ogden Stiers, Charles Rocket, Holland Taylor, Richard Bradford, Kevin McCarthy, Ally Walker
Ruben Partida Martinez (Andy Garcia) is a good citizen, but his identical twin, Robby Martin (Andy Garcia), is a greedy businessman. The twins were adopted by a California couple who subsequently divorced, with the mother taking Ruben and the father getting custody of Robby. When the mother dies, Ruben inherits her Santa Barbara ranch, but Robby decides to stake his claim.
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The Taxman 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Wade Dominguez, Elizabeth Berkley, Michael Chiklis, Robert Townsend, Fisher Stevens, Casey Siemaszko, Mike Starr, Vincent J. Mazella, Molly Schulman
A state tax investigator (Joe Pantoliano) is hot on the trail of a tax scam by gas stations. This leads to a bigger problem as he gets close to the Russian Mafia in this Russian inhabited neighborhood in Brooklyn. Not bad.
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Three of Hearts 1993 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz
Cast: William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Joe Pantoliano, Gail Strickland, Cec Verrell, Claire Callaway, Marek Johnson, Monique Mannen, Timothy Stickney, Tony Amendola, Gloria Gifford
When college professor Ellen (Sherilyn Fenn) leaves, her lover Connie (Kelly Lynch) is left with a problem: Ellen will not be available to escort her to her sister's wedding. Solution: hire an escort, Joe (William Baldwin). After Joe and Connie hit it off, she convinces him to pursue Ellen and then drop her so she will return heartbroken to Connie. A plot much easier planned than executed.
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Top of the World 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, David Alan Grier, Joe Pantoliano, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote, Julie McCullough, Martin Kove, Kevin Bernhardt
After serving time in prison for stealing police pension funds, ex-cop Ray Mercer (Peter Weller) and his wife (Tia Carrere) go for a Las Vegas quick divorce. While waiting for the decree, the couple win a $450,000 jackpot–at the same moment the casino is being robbed. While the police believe the couple was there as a diversion from the robbery, Mercer sets out to prove his innocence by investigating the casino owner (Dennis Hopper) and his partner (Joe Pantoliano).
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U.S. Marshals 1998 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stuart Baird
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Kate Nelligan, Joe Pantoliano, Irene Jacob, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood, LaTanya Richardson, Michael Paul Chan, Patrick Malahide, Rick Snyder, Johnny Lee Davenport, Donald Li, Marc Vann
In this sequel to 1993's "The Fugitive," Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) leads a team of law-enforcement officers on the trail of the fugitive, Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes), who just happens to be an ex-CIA agent accused of espionage and the murder of fellow officers. Acting as well as special effects score high, but the film is too long for the material covered.
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Unknown 2006 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Simon Brand
Cast: James Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Bridget Moynahan, Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper, Jeremy Sisto, Peter Stormare, Chris Mulkey, Clayne Crawford, Kevin Chapman, Mark Boone Junior, Wilmer Calderon, David Selby
Five men awaken trapped in a locked-down warehouse and realize they have no memories. They find a newspaper lying around with a story about two developers who have been kidnapped and believe that two of them are the developers. But, which two are they? Now they must figure out who is good and who is bad if they are to survive.
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Zandalee 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Joe Pantoliano, Viveca Lindfors, Marisa Tomei, Zach Galligan, Aaron Neville, Steve Buscemi, Ian Ambercrombie
A young woman (Erika Anderson) leaves her husband (Judge Reinhold) for what she hopes will be an exciting sexual outing with his old friend (Nicolas Cage).
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| 1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
2. Baby's Day Out (1994)
3. Bad Boys (1995)
4. Bad Boys II (2003)
5. A Better Way to Die (2000)
6. Bound (1996)
7. Cats & Dogs (2001)
8. Daredevil (2003)
9. Destination America (1987)
10. Downtown (1989)
11. Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
12. Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
13. Empire of the Sun (1987)
14. The Final Terror (1981)
aka: Bump in the Night
aka: Campsite Massacre
15. The Flight of the Dove (1994)
aka: The Spy Within
16. The Fugitive (1993)
17. The Goonies (1985)
18. Hoods (1998)
19. The Idolmaker (1980)
20. The Immortals (1995)
21. La Bamba (1987)
22. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
23. The Last Word (1995)
24. The Life Before This (1999)
25. The Matrix (1999)
26. Me and the Kid (1993)
27. The Mean Season (1985)
28. Memento (2000)
29. Midnight Run (1988)
30. Mister Roberts (1984)
31. Monsignor (1982)
32. Natural Enemy (1997)
33. New Blood (1999)
34. Nightbreaker (1989)
35. Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
36. Racing Stripes (2005)
37. Ready to Rumble (2000)
38. Risky Business (1983)
39. Running Scared (1986)
40. Second Best (2004)
41. The Squeeze (1987)
42. Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
43. The Taxman (1999)
44. Three of Hearts (1993)
45. Top of the World (1997)
46. U.S. Marshals (1998)
47. Unknown (2006)
48. Zandalee (1991)
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