All Dogs Go to Heaven 1989  G, 89 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Vic Tayback, Daryl Gilley, Charles Nelson Reilly, Melba Moore, Judith Barsi, Loni Anderson, Candy Devine, Anna Manahan, Nigel Pegram, Ken Page, Godfrey Quigley
Burt Reynolds is the voice of the rogue German Shepherd and Dom DeLuise is "Itchy" in this beautifully animated Don Bluth story set in the low-life area of New Orleans. Charlie B. Barkin (Reynolds) returns to Earth to do a good deed. The characters are interesting, and, the film is fun to watch.
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Jaws: The Revenge 1987  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young, Michael Caine, Judith Barsi, Lynn Whitfield, Mitchell Anderson, Jay Mello, Cedric Scott
Police Chief Brody's (from the original "Jaws") son has taken over his father's job and is killed by a shark. His mother, Ellen (Lorraine Gary), decides to leave the horrors of Amity behind and heads to the Bahamas to join her other son and his family. But–the shark follows her, wanting, presumably, to finish off the family. Terrible ending to the series.
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The Land Before Time 1988  G, 69 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Don Bluth
Cast: Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Helen Shaver, Candace Hutson, Burke Bymes, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Bill Erwin
Littlefoot (voice of Gabriel Damon) is an orphaned brontosaurus who searches for the Great Valley where food is plentiful, and dinosaurs can survive. Along the way, Littlefoot joins other orphaned dinosaurs–including Ducky (voice of Judith Barsi) and Petrie (voice of Will Ryan)–and they experience adventures as they learn the art of survival. Steven Spielberg was executive producer of this delightful children's film. This and subsequent films in the series are great for young children.
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Slam Dance 1987  R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Slamdance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Harry Dean Stanton, Millie Perkins, Don Keith Opper, Adam Ant, Judith Barsi, Rosalind Chao, Herta Ware
Two call girls are murdered, and an L.A. artist (Tom Hulce) had a connection to both of them. Suddenly, the police are investigating him, and now he must work to prove his innocence.
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| 1. All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
2. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
3. The Land Before Time (1988)
4. Slam Dance (1987)
aka: Slamdance
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