 Angel Heart 1987  R, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fountelieu, Brownie McGhee, Michael Higgins, Kathleen Wilhoite, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Elliott Keener, Charles Gordone, Dann Florek, George Buck, Judith Drake
Private investigator Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is sent to Harlem to meet Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) who hires him to locate aging 1940s' singer Johnny Favorite who, long ago, reneged on a debt to Cyphre. The trail leads Angel into the backwoods of Louisiana where he meets Epiphany Proudfoot (Lisa Bonet), the daughter of a voodoo priestess. Epiphany and Angel engage in wild sex amidst voodoo rituals and dead bodies as Angel pursues in his quest for the missing Johnny Favorite.
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Bad Influence 1990  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Rob Lowe, James Spader, Lisa Zane, Christian Clemenson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tony Maggio, Marcia Cross, Joyce Meadows, Kelly Miller, John Verea
Alex (Rob Lowe) comes to the aid of timid Michael (James Spader) during a barroom incident. The aggressive Alex befriends Michael, and soon takes control over Michael's life, introducing him to drugs, sex, and a life of crime. Things go from bad to worse for Michael in this well-paced thriller.
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Breast Men 1997  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence O'Neil
Cast: David Schwimmer, Chris Cooper, Emily Procter, Matt Frewer, Terry O'Quinn, Kathleen Wilhoite, John Stockwell, Lisa Marie, Louise Fletcher, Michael Cavanaugh
This made-for-TV docudrama traces events in the lives of two Texas doctors–Dr. Christopher Saunders (David Schwimmer) and Dr. William Larson (Chris Cooper)–who developed the silicone breast implant, became successful, and suffered personal traumas from ensuing lawsuits when it was discovered that some women were experiencing leakage from their transplants. Believe it or not, this drama is better than it sounds.
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 Crossing Delancey 1988 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin
Cast: Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles, Reizl Bozyk, Jeroen Krabbe, Amy Wright, George Martin, Kathleen Wilhoite, John Bedford Lloyd, Rosemary Harris
A Jewish girl (Amy Irving) meets many interesting people through her job in a bookstore. Unfortunately, she believes the men she meets are attracted to her mind and not her beauty. A matchmaker sets her up with a man (Peter Riegert) who turns out to be perfect, but she doesn't appreciate him at first.
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Drowning Mona 2000  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, William Fichtner, Peter Dobson, Marcus Thomas, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tracey Walter
Everyone in Verplanck, NY, owns a Yugo and Mona (Bette Midler) drives hers into the Hudson River and drowns. The sheriff (Danny DeVito) suspects foul play and his suspicions are confirmed by an inspection of the car. The biggest problem confronting the sheriff is that virtually everyone in town hated the rotten Mona. The idea is clever, but somewhere along the way the execution failed.
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 The Edge 1997  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, L.Q. Jones, Kathleen Wilhoite, David Lindstedt, Mark Kiely, Eli Gabay, Larry Musser
Supermodel Mickey Morse (Elle MacPherson) is flying to a photo shoot with her billionaire husband Charles (Anthony Hopkins) and photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin). The plane crashes on a lake and they find that they must learn to work as a team in order to survive their trek back to civilization.
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Everybody Wins 1990 R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Debra Winger, Nick Nolte, Will Patton, Judith Ivey, Jack Warden, Kathleen Wilhoite, Frank Converse, Frank Military, Mary Louise Wilson, Peter Appel
This screenplay by Arthur Miller is about a prostitute (Debra Winger) who talks a private detective (Nick Nolte) into investigating the murder of a prominent doctor in a small Connecticut town.
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Fire in the Sky 1993 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Horror / Mystery
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, Noble Willingham, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Garner, Wayne Grace, Bradley Gregg, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Robert Covarrubias, Bruce Wright, Kenneth White
This film is based on the true story of the alleged alien abduction of Arizona logger Travis Walton (D.B. Sweeney). After his disappearance, his logging crew claim that Travis was abducted by aliens. Special investigator Frank Watters (James Garner) doubts their story and investigates, but the men pass their lie detector tests. When Travis reappears a week later, he tells a fantastic story about where he has been.
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Firecracker 2004  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: Steve Balderson
Cast: Mike Patton, Karen Black, Susan Traylor, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jak Kendall, The Enigma, Katzen, Geroge McArthur, Cathy Berry, Jane Wiedlin, Paul Sizemore, Selene Luna
When the carnival freak show arrives in his small town in Kansas, young Jimmy (Jak Kendall) and his belligerent, alcoholic brother David (Mike Patton) find their lives taking disastrous turns.
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King of California 2007 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Cahill
Cast: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber, Kathleen Wilhoite, Anne L. Nathan, Arthur Santiago, Ashley Greene, Ian Hopps, Anna Khaja, Will Rothhaar
Abandoned by her mother, 16-year-old Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) works double shifts at McDonalds in order to support herself. Miranda's father, Charlie (Michael Douglas), suddenly re-enters her life after spending two years in a mental hospital and involves her in his wild plan to uncover hidden gold in their California neighborhood. While institutionalized, Charlie read a diary written by a 17th century Spanish missionary who claimed that doublooms are hidden under what is now the neighborhood Costco. Together, father and daughter go in search of the cache, and, along the way, rekindle their relationship.
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Lorenzo's Oil 1992  PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Miller
Cast: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry Bamman, Margo Martindale, James Rebhorn, Ann Hearn, Maduka Steady, Mary Wakio, LaTanya Richardson
This is the true story of Lorenzo (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) who was dying from a rare disease, ALD, a degeneration of the brain. His parents (Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon) refused to accept the diagnosis without searching for a cure. Susan Sarandon received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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The Morning After 1986 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Geoffrey Scott, Diane Salinger, Richard Foronjy, Rick Rossovich, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Haake, Kathy Bates
After a night of boozing, an ex-movie star (Jane Fonda) wakes up with a murdered corpse lying next to her in bed. She removes any evidence of her presence and heads straight for the airport where she encounters an ex-cop (Jeff Bridges) who befriends her. Jane Fonda received an Oscar nomination.
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Murphy's Law 1986  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Kathleen Wilhoite, Robert F. Lyons, Richard Romanus, Angel Tompkins, Bill Henderson, Janet MacLachlan, Lawrence Tierney, James Luisi
A Los Angeles cop (Charles Bronson) finds that "anything that can go wrong–will" when he is arrested for his ex-wife's murder. Things continue to go awry when he escapes and tries to elude police.
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My Sister's Keeper 2002 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Cast: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Bobby Harwell, Kathleen Wilhoite, David St. James, Jascha Washington, Kimberly J. Brown, Hallee Hirsh, Ann Cusack, Clark Gregg, Susan Krebs, Dylan Kussman, Annie O'Donnell, Alyson Reed
Based on a true story, this film was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. Christine (Kathy Bates), mentally ill since birth, has been in and out of mental institutions and desires independence. Her mother (Lynn Redgrave) is domineering, and this further increases Christine's desire for freedom. When her mother dies, Christine's sister, Judy (Elizabeth Perkins), is appointed Christine's trustee. This is Judy's story of how she copes with the situation.
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 Nurse Betty 2000 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Neil LaBute
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Tia Texada, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Allison Janney, Kathleen Wilhoite, Elizabeth Mitchell, Susan Barnes, Laird Macintosh, Sung Hi Lee, Harriet Sansom Harris
Two romantic fantasies evolve after Betty (Renee Zellweger) witnesses hit men Charlie (Morgan Freeman) and Wesley (Chris Rock) murder her no-good husband Del (Aaron Eckhart). Betty blocks out all memory of the trauma, climbs into her Buick, and plans to meet the man of her dreams: Dr. David Ravell (Greg Kinnear)–a soap opera character she imagines, in her muddled state, to be her long lost lover. Unknown to Betty, that Buick just happens to contain the drugs that Del stole from Charlie and Wesley. Hence, those two are in hot pursuit. Along the route–the Grand Canyon, to be precise–Charlie begins to fantasize about a romance with Betty. Once in L.A., Betty is mistaken for an ambitious actress, and the fun begins.
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Pay It Forward 2000 PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mimi Leder
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Angie Dickinson, James Caviezel, Jay Mohr, Jon Bon Jovi, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz, Rusty Meyers, Colleen Flynn, Marc Donato, Kathleen Wilhoite, Alexandra Kotcheff, Hannah Werntz
When Social Studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) assigns an extra-credit project, 11-year-old Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) takes it to heart. The assignment: find a way to make the world a better place. Trevor's solution: a chain letter involving good deeds and asking those on the receiving end to "pay it forward." The acting is very good in this upbeat story.
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Private School 1983 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Private School...For Girls
Director: Noel Black
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Kathleen Wilhoite, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Fran Ryan, Ray Walston, Sylvia Kristel, Jonathan Prince, Kari Lizer, Richard Stahl, Julie Payne, Frances Bay, Frank Aletter
This teen-sexploitation film features plenty of nudity as the boys from a boys academy mix in their own unique ways with the girls attending a private girls' school.
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Quicksand 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Mackenzie
Cast: Michael Caine, Michael Keaton, William Beck, Judith Godreche, Rade Serbedzija, Xander Berkeley, Kathleen Wilhoite, Jake Broder, Ivan Marevich, Serge Soric, Elina Lowensohn, Clare Thomas, Hermione Norris, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
In this direct-to-video/DVD offering, bank investigator Martin Raikes (Michael Keaton) heads to Monaco to investigate suspicious bank transactions. He meets a washed-up actor, Jake Mellows (Michael Caine), who is involved with a crime ring, and the investigation heats up.
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 Road House 1989 R, 114 min.
Genre: Action Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Rowdy Harrington
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, Ben Gazzara, Marshall R. Teague, Keith David, Kevin Tighe, Kathleen Wilhoite, Red West, Julie Michaels, Sunshine Parker, Jeff Healey, John Doe, Travis McKenna, Roger Hewlett
Newly graduated from New York University with a doctorate in Eastern Philosophy, Dalton (Patrick Swayze) lands a job as a bouncer at the Double Duce road house in Jasper, Missouri. Dalton strikes up a romance with physician Doc Clay (Kelly Lynch) and all goes well–until the town's crime boss, Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara), interferes because Doc is his ex-girlfriend. Now, Dalton uses his "college knowledge" to fend off Wesley. 6 User Reviews
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| | pink angel 09/24/2009 | This is one of the best Patrick Swayze movies that I have seen!!!!!!!!! He played the
role of Dalton to perfection!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The scene where he told the other bouncers to always "Be Nice" was great and he always was. I also think that Sam Elliott is a
super actor!!!!!!!!!!! This movie was just AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED IT AND PATRICK SWAYZE!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| | an excellent movie | dreamin 09/15/2009 | | Another excellent movie with Patrick Swayze !!!! |
| | A modern day western - cleaning up the town. | Anonymous 09/15/2009 | | If you like the good guy coming to the rescue - with a romantic twist, it is a fun movie. My favorite line - "I thought you would be bigger." |
| | Awsome! My favorite movie(until they kill the Mercedes) | midge 09/15/2009 | | |
| | fast moving but very unlikely | Anonymous 09/23/2007 | | Favorite part? Scenes with Sam Elliott. The rest was just macho stuff that is so unlikely to happen that it took the fun out of the movie. |
| | great. lots of action along with romance | sorare 05/11/2007 | | |
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Terror in the Family 1996  TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Goodell
Cast: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Hilary Swank, Kathleen Wilhoite, Adam Hendershott, Nan Martin, Andrew Kavovit, Beau Billingslea, Jeff Olsen, Barta Heiner, Joey Miyashima, Lynn Gale, Scott Wilkinson
Fifteen-year-old Deena (Hilary Swank) strikes out with violent outbursts against her parents, and her acts contribute to the problems of an already dysfunctional family. Her mother Cynthia (Joanna Kerns) and ten-year-old brother Adam (Adam Hendershott) already use alcohol to solve their problems. Deena's father, Todd (Dan Lauria), solves everything by engrossing himself in work. Matters come to a head when Deena threatens her parents with a knife. Now, Aunt Judith (Kathleen Wilhoite) steps in and takes over custody of Deena who now tries to deal with her problems, which, of course, include those of her family members as well.
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Witchboard 1985 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kevin Tenney
Cast: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite, Burke Byrnes, Clare Bristol, Gloria Hayes, J.P. Luebsen, Rose Marie, James W. Quinn
The party has been fun so far, and perhaps it also would be fun to use the Ouija Board to contact the spirit of a young boy. That success should have been enough for Linda (Tawny Kitaen), but she decides to use the board alone. The spirit of a murderer answers her call, and the killing spree begins.
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| 1. Angel Heart (1987)
2. Bad Influence (1990)
3. Breast Men (1997)
4. Campus Man (1987)
5. Crossing Delancey (1988)
6. Drowning Mona (2000)
7. The Edge (1997)
8. Everybody Wins (1990)
9. Fire in the Sky (1993)
10. Firecracker (2004)
11. King of California (2007)
12. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
13. The Morning After (1986)
14. Murphy's Law (1986)
15. My Sister's Keeper (2002)
16. Nurse Betty (2000)
17. Pay It Forward (2000)
18. Private School (1983)
aka: Private School...For Girls
19. Quicksand (2003)
20. Road House (1989)
21. Terror in the Family (1996)
22. Witchboard (1985)
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