Arabian Adventure 1979  G, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, John Wyman, John Ratzenberger, Peter Cushing, Capucine, Mickey Rooney, Art Malik
Heroic Prince Hasar (Oliver Tobias) is sent by the evil Caliph Alquazar (Christopher Lee) to obtain the magical Rose of Elil that is the only thing that has enough power to destroy the Caliph. Prince Hasar is joined by young Majeed (Milo O'Shea) and his pet monkey on a perilous journey, but what will Prince Hasar do with that Rose of Elil if, and when, he finds it? Special effects are impressive in this made-for-kids adventure film about genies and flying carpets.
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Bad Day on the Block 1997  R, 88 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Under Pressure
The Fireman
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Mare Winningham, David Andrews, Noah Fleiss, Chelsea Russo, John Ratzenberger, Dawnn Lewis, Keone Young, Elias Zarou, Michelle Moffatt, Cody Jones, David Hewlett
Lyle Wilder (Charlie Sheen) is a decorated firefighter, but his wife and son have seen his violent side and leave. Lyle takes it out on the neighbors who he believes are to blame for his problems.
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Camp Cucamonga 1990 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: How I Spent My Summer
Director: Roger Duchowny
Cast: John Ratzenberger, Jennifer Aniston, Chad Allen, G. Gordon Liddy, Sherman Hemsley, Candace Cameron Bure, Richard Herd, Dorothy Lyman, Danica McKellar, Breckin Meyer, Brian Robbins, Tasha Scott
Former accountant "Colonel" Marvin Schector (John Ratzenberger) opens a summer camp for kids and is dismayed to learn that the kids have their own ideas of how to enjoy the camping experience.
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 Cars 2006  G, 116 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger, Richard Petty
In this animated, family comedy, race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) is on its way to the Piston Cup Championships in California when it has an accident in Radiator Springs. The judge, Doc Hudson (voice of Paul Newman), orders Lightning McQueen to do community service, and in the process of trying to get out of work, Lightning bonds with some of Radiator Springs' inhabitants. Among the new acquaintances are the DA, Sally the Porsche (voice of Bonnie Hunt), and Mater the Tow Truck (voice of Larry the Cable Guy), Lightning learns a thing or two about what is really important. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Animated Feature. 1 User Review
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| | Coolest animated movie ever | Anonymous 03/16/2007 | | This movie is just pure fun and excitement. The adults liked it as much as the kids. |
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House II: The Second Story 1987  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ethan Wiley
Cast: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Bill Maher, Lar Park-Lincoln, John Ratzenberger, Amy Yasbeck, Gregory Walcott, Dwier Brown, Lenora May
The body of the great-great-grandfather of the man who inherited a mansion is exhumed; surprise, surprise, the man is alive! This sequel does not continue the story of "House," but has a new story, as bad as it is. There are other living dead that add to the "fun."
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 The Incredibles 2004  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Elizabeth Pena, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Brad Bird, Wallace Shawn, Jean Sincere, Dominique Louis, Teddy Newton, John Ratzenberger, Lou Romano
Superhero "Mr. Incredible" (voice of Craig T. Nelson) has moved to the suburbs where he is known by the name of Bob Parr. Bob has just settled into the neighborhood when he gets a call to report back to superhero status with his family in tow to re-enter the world of crime fighting. The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature, and was nominated for two others. 1 User Review
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| | A new favorite among animated films | family guy 06/05/2007 | | Our family loved this movie. We have seen it a number of times and it is fun every time. |
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 Monsters, Inc. 2001 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Peter Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Bonnie Hunt, Bob Peterson, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz, Kay Panabaker, Jack Angel, Patti Deutsch, Pat Fraley
Monsters, Inc. is a power company run by monsters in the city of Monstropolis. To generate electricity, the scare assistants enter children's closets, and the ensuing screams are turned into electrical energy. There is a crisis in the land: screams are becoming hard to find, and rolling blackouts are predicted. Mike (voice of Billy Crystal) and Sulley (voice of John Goodman) are the company's best scream producers, but when they allow a little girl (voice of Mary Gibbs) from Earth to enter their domain, chaos becomes the order of the day. Randy Newman's song "If I Didn't Have You" won an Oscar, and his musical score was nominated. The film was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, a new category.
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Motel Hell 1980  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce, Monique St. Pierre, John Ratzenberger, Rosanne Katon, E. Hampton Beagle, Everett Creach, Michael Melvin, Marc Silver, Victoria Hartman, Gwil Richards
Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) uses both his motel ownership and smoked-meat roadside stand to develop his own delicious concoctions: a blend of human flesh and pork! A fair satire on gory movies, which is pretty gory itself.
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 One Night Stand 1997 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Ming-Na, Robert Downey Jr., Kyle MacLachlan, Glenn Plummer, Xander Berkeley, Marcus T. Paulk, Thomas Haden Church, John Ratzenberger
Last year, a definitely married man, Max Carlyle (Wesley Snipes), and Karen (Nastassja Kinski) enjoyed a brief affair. Now, when Max visits a friend, Charlie (Robert Downey Jr.), Max and Karen must figure out if and where they are going from here.
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Outland 1981 R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Clarke Peters, Steven Berkoff, John Ratzenberger, Hal Galili, Angus MacInnes
There is drug smuggling taking place on the third moon of Jupiter. But, the world should rest easy because the Marshal (Sean Connery) is on the trail of evil and will save the day.
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Ratatouille 2007 G, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld
In this Pixar film, Remy the rat (voice of Patton Oswalt) wants nothing more than to become a gourmet chef. To achieve that goal, he teams up with a human, Linguini (Lou Romano), who works as a garbage boy at Paris' once-five-star restaurant, Gusteau's. Auguste Gusteau (Brad Garrett) had written a book, "Anyone Can Cook," that Remy cherishes. Gusteau is no longer living, but that doesn't stop Remy from being able to communicate with him and gaining great culinary ideas. Remy hides under Linguini's chef's hat and gives him directions for concocting delicious recipes. Now, Gusteau's is becoming a very popular restaurant once again–despite Skinner (Ian Holm) the greedy manager of Gusteau's who has his own faulty ideas of how to run a restaurant The film received an Oscar for Best Animated Feature and received four other Academy Award nominations.
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The Ritz 1976 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Jack Weston, Rita Moreno, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, Bessie Love, John Ratzenberger, George Coulouris, Dave King, Paul B. Price, Tony De Santis
An interesting cast of talented stars contribute to this story about the experiences of Gaetano Proclo (Jack Weston) when he chooses a gay bath house, the Ritz, as the perfect place to hide from his brother-in-law Carmine Vespucci (Jerry Stiller) who has promised his dying father that he will "Get Proclo!"
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 Something New 2006  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Cast: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Alfre Woodard, Golden Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, John Ratzenberger, Lee Garlington, Earl Billings, Katharine Towne, Stanley DeSantis, K.C. Clyde
With a great professional life, but no romance in her personal world, an L.A. manager of an accounting firm, Kenya (Sanaa Lathan), accepts a blind date with Brian (Simon Baker) who just happens to be a White man. This comedy/drama focuses on the complexities of interracial relationships, and it is filled with great wit and understanding of the factors involved. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 02/16/2007 | | It was GREAT |
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 Spirited Away 2001 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Kirk Wise
Cast: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers, Lauren Holly, Michael Chiklis, John Ratzenberger, Tara Strong, Mickie McGowan, Sherry Lynn, Jack Angel, Mona Marshall, Candi Milo
This Japanese animated film is about a 10-year-old girl (voice of Daveigh Chase) who finds herself alone in a world of ghosts and monsters. She will need courage and allies to escape her nightmare. The film received an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
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 That Darn Cat 1997 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Bob Spiers
Cast: Christina Ricci, Doug E. Doug, George Dzundza, Peter Boyle, Bess Armstrong, Michael McKean, Dean Jones, Estelle Parsons, Dyan Cannon, John Ratzenberger, Megan Cavanagh, Rebecca Schull, Thomas F. Wilson, Brian Haley, Mark Christopher Lawrence
In this remake of "That Darn Cat" (1965), Christina Ricci takes the role of Patti whose cat, D.C. (Darn Cat), stumbles upon a kidnap victim who scratches the word "Help" on her wristwatch and attaches it around D.C.'s neck. Patti discovers the watch and joins forces with FBI rookie Zeke (Doug E. Doug), and together they tail D.C.–believing that he will lead them to the kidnap victim and, hopefully, to the abductors (Peter Boyle and Rebecca Schull).
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 Toy Story 1995 G, 81 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf, Erik von Detten, John Morris, Penn Jillette, Jack Angel, Sarah Freeman, Debi Derryberry
This animated film makes you forget that the toys living in Andy's room are not really alive. In this play-world society, everyone has a rank and station. Problems begin when toy cowboy Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) is threatened by Andy's (voice of John Morris) birthday gift: a futuristic plastic spaceman, Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen). Woody is determined to do away with his nemesis.
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 Toy Story 2 1999  G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, Kelsey Grammer, John Morris, Wayne Knight, Joan Cusack, Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey
While Andy (voice of John Morris) is off at summer camp, a greedy toy collector (voice of Wayne Knight), with plans to make big money, kidnaps Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) to complete his set of puppets from "Woody's Roundup." But all is not lost; Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Mr. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles), Slinky Dog (voice of Jim Varney), Rex (voice of Wallace Shawn), and Hamm (voice of John Ratzenberger) spring to the rescue on a mission to retrieve Woody before Andy returns home.
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Up 2009 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Action / Adventure
Cast: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye, Elie Docter, Jeremy Leary, Mickie McGowan, Danny Mann, Donald Fullilove, Jess Harnell, Josh Cooley
All of his life, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen (voice of Edward Asner) has dreamed of visiting the wilderness of South America. Carl fulfills that dream when he hitches thousands of balloons to his house and flies away. Too late, Carl discovers that he is not alone on his adventure. A very excited nine-year-old, Russell (voice of Jordan Nagai), has joined Carl on his journey, and now the two of them will experience adventures that will help them understand what life is really about.
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WALL-E 2008 G, 103 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Kathy Najimy, Sigourney Weaver
It is 2700 A.D., and Earth has been abandoned because it is hopelessly polluted. Earthlings long ago boarded a huge star ship, the Axiom, and are floating around in space waiting to come back to a clean Earth. Meanwhile, trash-compacting androids, the WALL-Es–Waste Allocation Load Lifters-Earth Class–have spent seven centuries cleaning Earth, and now only one WALL-E (voice of Ben Burtt) is still functioning and continuing to clean things up. One day, Axiom deposits a robot (voice of Elissa Knight) EVE–(Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator)–on Earth. WALL-E falls in love with EVE, but EVE realizes that WALL-E has uncovered a secret that could save Earth, and she races back to Axiom to report her findings. WALL-E follows her in what turns out to be a fantastic voyage through space that ends aboard Axiom with its TV-addicted, slovenly occupants. This story teaches a lesson about mindless consumerism and eco-ignorance. The film won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received five additional nominations.
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Warlords of Atlantis 1978  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, Michael Gothard, Hal Galili, John Ratzenberger, Derry Power, Cyd Charisse, Daniel Massey
Explorers arrive on the lost continent of Atlantis only to be met by monsters intent on ruling the human world.
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Yanks 1979 R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Rachel Roberts, John Ratzenberger, Joan Hickson, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross
American soldiers go to England during World War II and are met with varied reactions from British citizens. This film highlights stories of three American GIs as they meet and fall in love with local women.
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| 1. Arabian Adventure (1979)
2. Bad Day on the Block (1997)
aka: Under Pressure
aka: The Fireman
3. Camp Cucamonga (1990)
aka: How I Spent My Summer
4. Cars (2006)
5. House II: The Second Story (1987)
6. The Incredibles (2004)
7. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
8. Motel Hell (1980)
9. One Night Stand (1997)
10. Outland (1981)
11. Ratatouille (2007)
12. The Ritz (1976)
13. Something New (2006)
14. Spirited Away (2001)
15. That Darn Cat (1997)
16. Toy Story (1995)
17. Toy Story 2 (1999)
18. Up (2009)
19. WALL-E (2008)
20. Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
21. Yanks (1979)
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