Beethoven's 3rd 2000  G, 99 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, Joe Pichler, Greg Pitts, Michaela Gallo, James Marsh, Mike Ciccolini, Danielle Keaton, Frank Gorshin, Holly Mitchell, Mark Carlton, Dana Lee, Big Nate Kanae, Dean Wayton, Scott Evans
In this third of the "Beethoven" films (this one was direct to video), Charles Grodin declined the offer to repeat his role as the Newton family patriarch. The plot involves the Newton family reunion for which the father, Richard (Judge Reinhold), rents an RV. Just as they are ready to leave for California, the Newtons get a surprise: Beethoven will be joining them.
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Beethoven's 4th 2001  G, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Julia Sweeney, Joe Pichler, Michaela Gallo, Art LaFleur, Matt McCoy, Dorien Wilson, Joyce Brothers, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Veanne Cox, Kaleigh Krish, June Lu, Nick Meaney, Natalie Marston, Jeff Coopwood
The slovenly St. Bernard is back again and continues his manner of destroying everything in his path. This time, the Newtons (Judge Reinhold and Julia Sweeney) send Beethoven to obedience school where the fun begins. Some laughs for the young ones in this direct-to-video film.
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 Clockstoppers 2002 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Jesse Bradford, French Stewart, Paula Garces, Michael Biehn, Robin Thomas, Jason Winston George, Linda Kim, Julia Sweeney, Lindze Letherman, Garikayi Mutambirwa
While his scientist father (French Stewart) is away from home, Zak (Jesse Bradford) impresses his girlfriend, Francesca (Paula Garces), by activating Dad's particle accelerator watch. This results in time appearing to stand still while Zak and Francesca are flung through hypertime by their speeded-up metabolisms. But, as luck would have it, evil assassins want the watch and will stop at nothing to get it.
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 Dinner at Eight 1989  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Cast: Lauren Bacall, Marsha Mason, Charles Durning, Ellen Greene, Harry Hamlin, John Mahoney, Joel Brooks, Tim Kazurinsky, Stacy Edwards, Lenore Kasdorf, Kelly Connell, Jane Alden, Julia Sweeney
This made-for-TV update of the 1933 version, which is based on the George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber play, is adequately done, but the first version certainly is better. It tells the story of a social-climber (Marsha Mason) getting ready to throw an extravagant dinner party for the elite. Lauren Bacall is great as a "trash" novelist.
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Don't Come Knocking 2005  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk, Eva Marie Saint, Mike Butters, Julia Sweeney, Marley Shelton, Raymond O'Connor, Kurt Fuller
His days are long passed as a Western movie star when 60-year-old Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) sees the folly of his drug and alcohol lifestyle and sets out on a journey to reconnect with his past. To his surprise, he discovers that he fathered both a son, Earl (Gabriel Mann), and a daughter, Sky (Sarah Polley), during his early days of filmmaking in Montana.
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God Said "Ha!" 1998  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Julia Sweeney
Cast: Julia Sweeney
Julia Sweeney gives a soul-wrenching monologue about one year in her life. During that year of crises, she faced life as only those facing cancer can fully comprehend. Julia's key: amidst pathos, find love surrounded by soothing humor.
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 Stuart Little 1999 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Rob Minkoff
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Julia Sweeney, Nathan Lane, Jennifer Tilly, Bruno Kirby, Estelle Getty, Dabney Coleman, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, David Alan Grier, Stan Freberg, Jeffrey Jones
Based on one of E.B. White's children's classics, this is the light-hearted adventure of a mouse, Stuart (voice of Michael J. Fox), that is adopted by the Little family of NYC. Stuart must overcome obstacles along the way that include his major nemesis, the family cat, Snowbell (voice of Nathan Lane).
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Stuart Saves His Family 1995 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight, Harris Yulin, Julia Sweeney, Lesley Boone, John Link Graney, Walter Olkewicz, Ted Raimi
The "Saturday Night Live" character Stuart (Al Franken) returns home to help his dysfunctional family get over the death of a relative.
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Whatever It Takes 2000 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: David Raynr
Cast: Shane West, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Marla Sokoloff, James Franco, Aaron Paul, Julia Sweeney, Manu Intiraymi, Kip Pardue, Scott Vickaryous, Richard Schiff, Colin Hanks, Kevin Ruf, Eric Kushnick, Erin Champaign, Rachel Zerko
In this modern-day "Cyrano de Bergerac" story, high school jock Chris Campbell (James Franco) gets his friend Ryan (Shane West) to write love letters to Maggie Carter (Marla Sokoloff) after Maggie rejects Chris' initial overtures. At the same time, Chris helps Ryan connect with Ashley (Jodi Lynn O'Keefe). Through e-mails and phone calls, Chris and Maggie along with Ryan and Ashley set up dates for the prom. But, are they really "perfect" couples?
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| 1. Beethoven's 3rd (2000)
2. Beethoven's 4th (2001)
3. Clockstoppers (2002)
4. Dinner at Eight (1989)
5. Don't Come Knocking (2005)
6. God Said "Ha!" (1998)
7. Stuart Little (1999)
8. Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
9. Whatever It Takes (2000)
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