Bird on a Wire 1990  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Romance / Thriller / Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance, Harry Caesar, Jeff Corey, Alex Bruhanski, John Pyper-Ferguson, Clyde Kusatsu, Jackson Davies, Florence Patterson, Tim Healy
Lots of chase scenes fill the screen in this film about lawyer Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) who saves her ex-fiance, FBI informer Rick Jarmin) (Mel Gibson), whose life is in jeopardy after he leaves the witness protection program.
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Hard Core Logo 1996  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce McDonald
Cast: Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie, Bernie Coulson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Julian Richings, Art Bergmann, Jennifer Bishop, Morgan Brayton, Dan Fazzio, Benita Ha
This pseudo-docudrama follows the punk band, Hard Core Logic, on a fateful reunion tour through Canada.
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I'll Take You There 1999 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adrienne Shelly
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Reg Rogers, Lara Harris, John Pyper-Ferguson, Alice Drummond, Alan North, Adrienne Shelly, Ben Vereen, Justin Pierce
Bill (Reg Roger) is depressed over his girlfriend leaving him in favor of his best friend. He lets his sister talk him into a blind date with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), who decides she wants him even though Bill is still morose. Bernice forces him into taking off to confront his girlfriend–as well as making him an accomplice in robberies. You've got to be an Ally Sheedy and/or Adrienne Shelly fan for this one to click.
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Killer Image 1992  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Winning
Cast: M. Emmet Walsh, John Pyper-Ferguson, Michael Ironside, Krista Errickson, Paul Austin, Chantelle Jenkins, Kristie Baker, Barbara Gajewskia, Jack Ackroyd, Daryl Shuttleworth
Ric is murdered after snapping a picture of Luther (Michael Ironside) murdering his Senator brother's (M. Emmet Walsh) girlfriend. Luther is after the photo while Ric's brother, Max (John Pyper-Ferguson), is after Luther. Get the picture? Confusing, with many plot twists.
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Pin 1988  R, 103 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sandor Stern
Cast: David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn, Donwen Mantel, John Pyper-Ferguson, Helene Udy, Patricia Collins, Steven Bednarski, Katie Shingler, Jacob Tierney, Michelle Anderson, Joan Austen, David Gow
After his parents (Terry O'Quinn and Donwen Mantel) die in a mysterious car crash, Leon's (David Hewlett) father's medical dummy "Pin" becomes a fantasy in his mind. As he grows up, Leon treats Pin as a member of the family and becomes obsessed with the dummy. The fixation grows until it reaches the point of violence in which Leon and Pin get rid of anyone who enters their own private world. A good psychological thriller.
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Somebody Is Waiting 1996  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Donovan
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Nastassja Kinski, Johnny Whitworth, Shirley Knight, Rebecca Gayheart, Brian Donovan, John Pyper-Ferguson, Tyler Cole Malinger, Lynn Fine, Michael Malota
Leon (Johnny Whitworth) unsuccessfully attempts to protect his brothers and sister from their abusive, alcoholic father (Gabriel Byrne) in this poor excuse for drama.
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The Tempest 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Peter Fonda, John Glover, Harold Perrineau, Katherine Heigl, John Pyper-Ferguson, Eddie Mills, Dennis Redfield, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Jon Huffman, Tom Nowicki, Tim Parati, Rhoda Griffis, Lonnie Hamilton, Alex Van, Rachel Crouch
In this made-for-TV offering, Shakespeare's play is re-set before and during the Civil War–with slave owners replacing the roles of royalty. Plantation master Gideon Prosper's (Peter Fonda) wife has died, and he uses sorcery to distract himself from his grief. Gideon's brother, Anthony (John Glover), steals the land from Gideon, and, after trying to lynch Gideon, Anthony leaves him for dead. Gideon recovers and finds safety with his daughter, Miranda (Rachel Crouch), on a bayou island. Years pass, the Civil War is in progress, and Anthony is a Confederate spy. While Anthony is paddling a canoe nearby, Gideon uses his sorcery skills to cause a storm that capsizes the canoe. Anthony makes it to shore and shoots Gideon. Meanwhile, Miranda falls in love with a Union soldier, Capt. Frederick Allen (Eddie Mills), and they warn General Grant's troops about a trap set for them.
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| 1. Bird on a Wire (1990)
2. Hard Core Logo (1996)
3. I'll Take You There (1999)
4. Killer Image (1992)
5. Pin (1988)
6. Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
7. The Tempest (1998)
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