The Blue Iguana 1988  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Lafia
Cast: Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, James Russo, Pamela Gidley, Tovah Feldshuh, Dean Stockwell, Yano Anaya, Flea, Michele Seipp, Katia Schkolnik, John Durbin, Don Pedro Colley, Pedro Altamirano
This spoof on private-eye movies involves the blackmail of bounty hunter Vince Holloway (Dylan McDermott) by I.R.S. agents (Tovah Feldshuh and Dean Stockwell). Under pressure, Holloway agrees to travel to the Latin American town of El Diablo to stop the illegal transfer of $20 million between crooked banker Cora (Jessica Harper) and gangster Reno (James Russo). Double crosses reign in a very tough environment.
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Cyborg 2 1993 R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Michael Schroeder
Cast: Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Palance, Billy Drago, Karen Sheperd, Allen Garfield, Ric Young, Renee Griffin, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Tracey Walter, Jim Youngs, Patrick O'Connell, John Durbin
It is the year 2074, and the PinWheel Robotics Corporation has created a female cyborg, Casella "Cash" Reese (Angelina Jolie), that is designed to detonate after entering chief competitor Kobayashi Electronics' headquarters. But problems develop in PinWheel's plan when Cash begins to have feelings for a human, Colson "Colt" Ricks (Elias Koteas). With the help of Mercy (Jack Palance), a presence on the computer screen, Cash and Colt try to escape the planned detonation of Cash.
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 The Shining 1997  TV, 273 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
Director: Mick Garris
Cast: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Wil Horneff, Elliott Gould, Pat Hingle, Courtland Mead, Cynthia Garris, Mickey Giacomazzi, Tomas Herrera, John Durbin, Stanley Anderson, Jan Van Sickle, Michael O'Neill, Lisa Thornhill
This TV miniseries remake of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film does a credible job of capturing the novel's intent but plods along at times. Jack (Steven Weber) has had tough times and now takes on the job of caretaker at a mountain hotel for the winter, bringing his wife and son with him. It doesn't take long before it is evident that evil forces are at work at the hotel.
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| 1. The Blue Iguana (1988)
2. Cyborg 2 (1993)
3. The Shining (1997)
aka: Stephen King's The Shining
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