 Birdy 1984  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby, Nancy Fish, George Buck, Delores Sage, Marshall Bell
Two young blue-collar friends undergo a major test of their relationship when Birdy (Matthew Modine) ends up in a mental ward unable to deal with his Vietnam War memories. His friend Al (Nicolas Cage) sticks by Birdy and helps him out of his living Hell.
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Criminal Law 1989  R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Karen Young, Tess Harper, Joe Don Baker, Sean McCann, Ron Lea, Karen Woolridge, Tyrone Benskin
After an attorney (Gary Oldman) successfully defends an accused murderer, he discovers that not only was he indeed guilty, but he intends to kill again.
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Daylight 1996  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young, Claire Bloom, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Renoly Santiago, Colin Fox
A Sly Stallone flick with no terrorists–how can this be? There is plenty of excitement, however, as Stallone plays a former rescue service chief who is on the scene when an explosion rips through a New Jersey-to-Manhattan artery, the Holland Tunnel. Special effects, of course, are great.
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Factotum 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Short-story writer Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon) wanders in and out of flophouses, bars, and jobs in Los Angeles. One night, he meets Jan (Lili Taylor) at a bar, and a few days later Hank moves in with her. All goes well for awhile, but when Hank appears to be gaining success in a new job, problems with Jan arise.
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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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Joe the King 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Whaley
Cast: Noah Fleiss, Val Kilmer, Karen Young, Ethan Hawke, John Leguizamo, Austin Pendleton, Max Ligosh, James Costa, Raymond DeFelitta, Camryn Manheim
Joe Henry (Noah Fleiss) is only 14-years old and is already into a life of petty crime, which he sees as the solution for dealing with his miserable existence. He uses stolen money to pay off family debts and buy food as he struggles to survive in the reality of his circumstances.
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Love and Human Remains 1993 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Joanne Vannicola, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Ferguson, Mia Kirshner, Rick Roberts, Aidan Devine, Robert Higden, Karen Young
This film is a kinky comedy with unique personalities, including a gay waiter (Thomas Gibson), a book critic (Ruth Marshall), and a lesbian (Joanne Vannicola). Although the story's characters are WEIRD, the film is really quite entertaining.
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 Nine 1/2 Weeks 1986   R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: 9 1/2 Weeks
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies, Christine Baranski, Karen Young, William DeAcutis, Dwight Weist, Roderick Cook, Victor Truro, Justine Johnston, Kim Chan, Cintia Cruz, Lee Lai Sing, Rudolph Willrich
Wealthy businessman John (Mickey Rourke) and recently divorced, art gallery dealer Elizabeth (Kim Basinger) begin an erotic affair filled with raunchy sex. Elizabeth's world is thrown into chaos, and she has trouble thinking straight–until nine 1/2 weeks later when Elizabeth realizes that John is using her and that their relationship is unhealthy. She walks out the door and down the lonely streets crying over her doomed love affair.
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Torch Song Trilogy 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Bogart
Cast: Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Ken Page, Bob Minor, Eddy Castrodad, Charles Pierce, Axel Vera
Female impersonator Arnold Beckoff (Harvey Fierstein) is lonely and looking for love. He falls in love with a man he meets in a gay bar (Brian Kerwin) and is heart-broken when he later finds him in the arms of a woman. From Fierstein's popular Broadway play.
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The Wife 1996 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Noonan
Cast: Julie Hagerty, Tom Noonan, Wallace Shawn, Karen Young
One winter night, married New Age therapists Rita (Julie Hagerty) and Jack (Tom Noonan) "entertain" a client, Cosmo (Wallace Shawn) and his wife Arlie (Karen Young) in their cabin home. During the long evening the two couples interact with Jack pulling all the strings.
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| 1. Birdy (1984)
2. Criminal Law (1989)
3. Daylight (1996)
4. Factotum (2005)
5. Heat (1987)
6. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
7. Joe the King (1999)
8. Love and Human Remains (1993)
9. Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
aka: 9 1/2 Weeks
10. Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
11. The Wife (1996)
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