Camp Nowhere 1994  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jonathan Prince
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Lloyd, Andrew Keegan, Marne Patterson, Melody Kay, M. Emmet Walsh, Ray Baker, Kate Mulgrew, John Putch, Peter Scolari, Romy Windsor, Burgess Meredith
Nerdish "Mud" Himmel (Jonathan Jackson) does not look forward to another summer of computer camp, and his friends aren't looking forward to their respective summer camps either. So Mud comes up with a scheme: get weird teacher Dennis Van Welker (Christopher Lloyd) to pose as a camp director and talk the parents into sending their children to the fake camp. Oh, yes, parents aren't allowed at the camp. The plan works, and more young ones find out about the camp and want to attend. Chaos reigns supreme in this weak, but at-times funny, family comedy.
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Men at Work 1990  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, Keith David, Dean Cameron, John Getz, Cameron Dye, John Putch, Hawk Wolinski, John Lavachielli
Garbage collectors (Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez–real-life brothers) find the victim of a politically based murder and become enmeshed in the detective world as they pursue the killer.
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The Patron Saint of Liars 1998  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Cast: Dana Delany, Ellen Burstyn, Sada Thompson, Clancy Brown, Nancy Moore Atchison, John Putch, Jill Gascoine, Debra Christofferson, Lisa Rieffel, Marissa Ribisi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary-Joan Negro
Unhappy and pregnant Rose (Dana Delany) leaves her husband in California and goes to a Catholic home in Kentucky for unwed mothers where she meets, falls in love with, and marries the grounds keeper (Clancy Brown) who raises her daughter as his own. Rose made one little mistake: she never divorced her first husband (John Putch) who, after 15 years, tracks her down.
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 The Poseidon Adventure 2005 TV, 156 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Putch
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Adam Baldwin, Steve Guttenberg, Bryan Brown, C. Thomas Howell, Peter Weller, Alex Kingston, Alexa Hamilton, Clive Mantle, Sylvia Syms, Geoffrey Pierson, Peter Dobson, Amber Sainsbury, Rory Copus
After terrorists attack a cruise ship, Catholic Bishop Schmidt (Rutger Hauer) and security officer Mike Rogo (Adam Baldwin) lead survivors as they climb through the darkened ship dodging fires in their escape attempt. Included among the frightened survivors are Richard and Rachel Clark (Steve Guttenberg an Alexa Hamilton) and their children Shelby and Dylan (Amber Sainsbury and Rory Copus).
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Skeeter 1993   R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Clark Brandon
Cast: Jim Youngs, Tracy Griffith, Charles Napier, Michael J. Pollard, Jay Robinson, William Sanderson, Eloy Casados, John Putch, Saxon Trainor, Stacy Edwards, John F. Goff, George "Buck" Flower, Eric Lawson
Greedy land developer Drake (Jay Robinson) is buying up property in the town of Clear Sky and dumping toxic waste nearby. The result is bat-sized mosquitoes sucking human blood, and people are dying. Deputies Boone (Jim Youngs) and Tucker (Eloy Casados) investigate, and Boone calls in environmental agent Gordon Perry (William Sanderson). Meanwhile, Boone rekindles his romance with Sarah (Tracy Griffith) who has returned to town for a funeral. Gordon and Sarah discover the mosquitoes' nest in a mine. Sarah is trapped, but Gordon escapes to find help. Will there ever be a way to put an end to the ecological disaster?
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The Souler Opposite 1998  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Kalmenson
Cast: Christopher Meloni, Timothy Busfield, Janel Moloney, Josh Keaton, Jed Rhein, Tom McTigue, Bruce Nozick, J.J. Rodgers, Steven Kravitz, John Putch
Barry Singer (Christopher Meloni) uses one-liners to "impress" the opposite sex. But one woman, Thea Douglas (Janel Moloney), sees beyond Singer's facade and has a brief and rocky love affair with him before taking off–leaving Singer to find his true "soul opposite" on his own.
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The Sure Thing 1985 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Lisa Jane Persky, Tim Robbins, Nicollette Sheridan, George Memmoli, Garry Goodrow, Marcia Christie, Robert Anthony Marcucci, Sarah Buxton, John Putch, Frantz Turner
An unlikely couple–Walter and Alison (John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga)–is forced to get acquainted when they share a ride on their way to California. He is on his way to meet his "sure thing" and she to meet her boyfriend. Cusack and Zuniga bring a lot to their characters and allow this movie to be a winner.
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Tycus 2000 R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Putch
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Peter Onorati, Finola Hughes, John Putch, Chick Vennera, Bert Remsen, Art LaFleur, Tommy Hinkley, Robert Romanus, Todd Allen
Jake (Peter Onorati), a tabloid photographer, gets wind of something strange going on in the Sierras and parachutes into a restricted area. There he finds a noted astronomer, Peter Crawford (Dennis Hopper), who has discovered a comet hurtling to Earth. In an attempt to save a chosen segment of humanity, Crawford has begun construction of a city beneath Earth's surface. No awards here.
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| 1. Camp Nowhere (1994)
2. Jaws 3 (1983)
aka: Jaws 3-D
3. Men at Work (1990)
4. The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
5. The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
6. Skeeter (1993)
7. The Souler Opposite (1998)
8. The Sure Thing (1985)
9. Tycus (2000)
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