Avalanche 1999   PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Escape from Alaska
Director: Steve Kroschel
Cast: Thomas Ian Griffith, Caroleen Feeney, R. Lee Ermey, C. Thomas Howell, Geoffrey Lower, John Ashton, Hilary Shepard, Brett Baker, Gary Kasper, Bill Bacon
Poor stuff here as an environmental activist protests a proposed Alaska pipeline which, she contends, will cause increases in the number of avalanches. An avalanche had killed Lia's (Caroleen Feeney) husband several years earlier, which provides the impetus for her protest. Perhaps her return to Juneau would also increase the frequency of avalanches. One good thing about this picture: the footage of Alaska's natural beauty. 1 User Review
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| | Oh Gag Me! Not even filmed in Alaska | annitta 05/08/2009 | If anyone is interested, there are NO roads to Juneau, Alaska and NO polar bears hunting people on the non-existing roads to Juneau. I can not believe the amount of people who watched this awful - and I do mean awful- piece of sci-fi about Alaska. I mean, there are still people who believe Northern Exposure was filmed in Alaska. Puleezzzzeeee.
Yes, there are avalanches every year, just like on the only road driving down to the Kenai Peninsula, but that is part of living here.
It would have been nice if someone would have done some kind of research and goggled or Yahoo Juneau Alaska, or even called Juneau's Visitor's Bureau.
Won't someone, someday get it right? After all look at that stupid vampire move about 30 days of darkness. Oh come on, I have been to Barrow and they have a bus system and everything--now there are polar bears THERE. The movie made them look like only a few people lived in a tiny town. Sigh
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 Beverly Hills Cop 1984  R, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff, James Russo, Jonathan Banks, Stephen Elliott, Paul Reiser, Gilbert R. Hill, Art Kimbro, Joel Bailey, Bronson Pinchot, Michael Champion
This is Eddie Murphy's first portrayal of Axel Foley, the Detroit "cop from Hell." When Foley tracks a friend's killer back to Southern California, he finds that the ultra-snooty citizens of Beverly Hills are not quite ready for him. Neither are the cops who find themselves involved with a big time cocaine smuggler. Murphy steals the show.
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Beverly Hills Cop II 1987  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jurgen Prochnow, Ronny Cox, John Ashton, Brigitte Nielsen, Dean Stockwell, Allen Garfield, Paul Reiser, Robert Ridgely, Gilbert R. Hill, Paul Guilfoyle, Brian O'Connor, Alice Adair, Eugene Butler
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back in this sequel to the first movie. When Axel learns that Captain Andrew Bogomil (Ronny Cox) had been shot, he heads back to Beverly Hills and visits Bogomil in the hospital. Again, he teams up with Detective Billy Rosewood and Sergeant John Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton). Now Axel is up against arms dealer Maxwell Dent (Jurgen Prochnow) who has made the mistake of sending Karla Fry (Brigitte Nielsen) to shoot Bogomil. Lots of guns and action.
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Breaking Away 1979  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, Hart Bochner, Amy Wright, John Ashton, P.J. Soles, Robyn Douglass, Peter Maloney, Lisa Shure, Jennifer K. Mickel
Mendelssohn's "Italian Symphony" sets the tone for this film about a high-school boy (Dennis Christopher) who dreams of being a world class cyclist. His heroes are the members of the Italian cycling team. More than that, it is the story of four friends who are on the brink of growing up and moving away from each other. An Academy Award was won for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Barbara Barrie).
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Gone Baby Gone 2007 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, Morgan Freeman, Mark Margolis, John Ashton, Titus Welliver, Matt Podolske, Robert Wahlberg, Amy Madigan, Michael K. Williams, Edi Gathegi, Matthew Maher, Madeline O'Brien
Four-year-old Amanda (Madeline O'Brien) has been kidnapped from her Dorchester home, and police detectives–Captain Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman) and his detectives Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) and Nick Poole (John Ashton)–have not been able to locate her. Now, her desperate Aunt Bea (Amy Madigan) begs private detective Patrick Kenzi (Casey Affleck) and his partner Angie (Michelle Monaghan) to help in the investigation. Patrick agrees, and, as he digs into the case, more than a few twists and turns occur. Amy Ryan received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Amanda's drug addicted mother.
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Instinct 1999 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, John Ashton, John Aylward, Thomas Q. Morris, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Bates
A brilliant anthropology professor, Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins), spent two years in the jungles of Rwanda studying, and ultimately befriending, the mountain gorillas. But his odyssey ended when Powell killed several Africans and was sent to prison in the U.S. He now resides in the psycho ward where Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding Jr.) eagerly takes on Powell's case and in the process of therapy learns more than a few things about himself as well.
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King Kong Lives 1986  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: John Guillermin, Charles McCracken
Cast: Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin, Peter Michael Goetz, George Yiasoumi, Peter Elliott, Frank Maraden, John Ashton, Alan Sader, Lou Criscuolo, Marc Clement, Debbie McLeod, Ted Prichard, Richard Rhodes, Larry Souder, Jayne Gray
King Kong did not die after all, and now he has a female, Lady Kong, for company. The couple (Peter Elliott and George Yiasoumi) escapes and leads the Army on a hearty, if not very believable, chase.
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Little Big League 1994 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Andrew Scheinman
Cast: Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John Ashton, Jason Robards, Ashley Crow, Kevin Dunn, Dennis Farina, Jonathan Silverman, Wolfgang Bodison, Duane Davis
Baseball fans will love this story about a young boy, Billy Heywood (Luke Edwards), who inherits the Minnesota Twins baseball team. Billy appoints himself manager, and the pennant race is on.
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Meet the Deedles 1998  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Boyum
Cast: Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, John Ashton, A.J. Langer, Robert Englund, Megan Cavanagh, Eric Braeden, M.C. Gainey, Dennis Hopper, Richard Lineback
Surfers are mistaken for park ranger recruits in this Disney offering of pure slapstick comedy and no depth.
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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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She's Having a Baby 1988 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Isabel Lorca, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, James Ray, Dennis Dugan, Edie McClurg, John Ashton, Paul Gleason
A young couple–Jefferson 'Jake' Edward Briggs (Kevin Bacon) and his wife Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern)–has their problems as they experience marriage, buying a new home, child birth, and other issues if domestic life. In the end, Jake realizes that he hasn't been committed to his wife and married life in general.
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The Shooter 1995 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Hidden Assassin
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Maruschka Detmers, Assumpta Serna, Gavan O'Herlihy, John Ashton, Simon Andreu, Pablo Scola, Petr Drozda, Jiri Krause, Roslav Walter, Michael Rogers, Pavel Vokoun, Martin Hub, Guilio Kukurugya, Enid Rose
After a Cuban ambassador is killed in New York, U.S. agent Michael Dane (Dolph Lundgren) is sent to Prague where a U.S./Cuban summit is being held. His task: apprehend the suspected killer, Simone (Maruschka Detmers). But he believes her claim of innocence, and the two work together to find out what is really going on.
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Some Kind of Wonderful 1987 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Elias Koteas, Molly Hagan, Maddie Corman, Jane Elliot, Candace Cameron Bure
A high-school boy (Eric Stoltz) tries to impress one of the school's popular set (Lea Thompson) and is unaware that all the while his best friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) desires his affection.
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The Tommyknockers 1993 R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Power
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, Joanna Cassidy, Traci Lords, John Ashton, Paul McIver, E.G. Marshall, Leon Woods, Cliff De Young, Robert Carradine
A small town in Maine is the setting for this tale based on a Stephen King novel. An ancient spaceship is found during a digging in the woods near the town. A greenish glow from the craft invades the town, and now the villagers display strange behaviors: inventions of all sorts of weird objects, powers of telepathy, acting out their fantasies, etc. Additionally, the townsfolk become obsessed with completing the digging-out the craft. But wait–an alcoholic, Jim (Jimmy Smits), has a plate in his head and is immune to the glow. Can he sober up and save the day?
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Trapped in Paradise 1994 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Donald Moffat, Madchen Amick, Richard Jenkins, Richard B. Shull, Sean McCann, John Ashton, Angela Paton
The three unsavory Firpo brothers (Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey, and Jon Lovitz) rob the bank in the town of Paradise that happens to have citizens so good that the brothers wish they had never stolen from them.
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| 1. Avalanche (1999)
aka: Escape from Alaska
2. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
3. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
4. Breaking Away (1979)
5. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
6. Instinct (1999)
7. King Kong Lives (1986)
8. Little Big League (1994)
9. Meet the Deedles (1998)
10. Midnight Run (1988)
11. She's Having a Baby (1988)
12. The Shooter (1995)
aka: Hidden Assassin
13. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
14. The Tommyknockers (1993)
15. Trapped in Paradise (1994)
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