Fifth of July 1982  TV, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kirk Browning, Marshall W. Mason
Cast: Richard Thomas, Jeff Daniels, Swoosie Kurtz, Cynthia Nixon, Jonathan Hogan, Joyce Reehling, Helen Stenborg, Danton Stone
Lanford Wilson's play, directed by Marshall W. Mason, was brought to TV and now to video/DVD with satisfactory results. Kenneth (Richard Thomas), who lost both legs in the Vietnam War, shares a farm with his lover, Jed (Jeff Daniels). A death brings family and friends to their Missouri home on Independence Day where they reflect on their lives.
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Hit and Runway 1999  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Livingston
Cast: Michael Parducci, Peter Jacobson, Judy Prescott, Kerr Smith, Hoyt Richards, John Fiore, J.K. Simmons, Teresa DePriest, Jonathan Hogan, Rosemary DeAngelis
Although Alex (Michael Parducci) is forced to work in the family restaurant business, he dreams of becoming a Hollywood writer. When he meets a talented writer, Elliot (Peter Jacobson), Alex joins forces with him for a film tailored to suit action star Jagger Stevens (Hoyt Richards). Elliot agrees to the deal, although he insists that Alex first fix him up with a waiter, Joey (Kerr Smith) before he will consider the deal. Homophobic Alex struggles with his conscience but concedes. Too many subplots interfere with this story.
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The House on Carroll Street 1988 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay, Trey Wilson, Jamey Sheridan, Kenneth Welsh
Set in the 1950s, Kelly McGillis plays a political activist who is accused of being a Communist because she takes the fifth when testifying before congress. While reading to an old lady, she overhears the details of a Nazi smuggling ring and starts to investigate.
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Revolution #9 2001 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim McCann
Cast: Michael Risley, Adrienne Shelly, Spalding Gray, Callie Thorne, Michael Rodrick, Sakina Jaffrey, Jase Blankfort, Kristin Griffith, Jonathan Hogan, Ted Sutton
In this interesting look into the world of schizophrenia, Manhattan journalist James Jackson (Michael Risley) appears normal–until a commercial for a new perfume, Revolution #9, sends him into a tailspin, and he accuses his fiancee's (Adrienne Shelly) 12-year-old nephew (Jase Blankfort) of sending him subliminal messages.
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| 1. Fifth of July (1982)
2. Hit and Runway (1999)
3. The House on Carroll Street (1988)
4. Revolution #9 (2001)
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