8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 1997  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Schulman
Cast: Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, Todd Louiso, George Hamilton, Dyan Cannon, David Spade, Anthony Mangano, Joe Basile, Ernestine Mercer
Joe Pesci stars as mob hit man Tommy Spinelle who loses his duffel bag along with its contents (eight heads of slain gangsters) at an airport. The bag is mistakenly picked up by a young couple (Andy Comeau and Kristy Swanson) who are heading to Mexico for a relaxing vacation, which turns out to be anything but.
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Big Daddy 1999  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole & Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Leslie Mann, Allen Covert, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna, Steve Buscemi, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Tim Herlihy
Well-educated Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has not taken advantage of employment opportunities, but fate steps in with a little boy, Julian (Cole and Dylan Sprouse), who has been dropped off at his apartment. Sonny adopts Julian and, as an indulgent dad, turns him into a spoiled kid who does whatever he wants. Then the REAL problems begin.
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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Cast: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, Michele Abrams, Hilary Swank, Paris Vaughan, David Arquette, Randall Batinkoff
When teenager Buffy (Kristy Swanson) finds out that she is descended from vampire slayers, she learns how to ply her skills. And just in time, too, since L.A. is being invaded by vampires. Some funny scenes, and the film spawned a TV series.
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 The Chase 1994 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller / Romance
Director: Adam Rifkin
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, Wayne Grace, Rocky Carroll, Ray Wise, Cary Elwes, Miles Gougal, Marshall Bell, Joe Sagal, Claudia Christian, Alex Morris, Marco Perella, Wirt Cain
Escaped convict Jackson Davis Hammond (Charlie Sheen) tries to reach the Mexican border with kidnapped heiress Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson) as his hostage–her BMW is the escape vehicle. By the time the adventure is over, police and television coverage create mayhem.
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Deadly Friend 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Matthew Laborteaux, Anne Twomey, Richard Marcus, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Ramsey, Robin Nuyen, Russ Marin, Lee Paul, Andrew Roperto, Charles Fleischer
When his girlfriend (Kristy Swanson) dies, a teenage computer geek, Paul (Matthew Laborteau), inserts a computer chip into her brain turning her into a zombified robot that goes on a killing spree.
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 Dude, Where's My Car? 2000 PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi / Mystery
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff, Hal Sparks, David Herman, Charlie O'Connell, Turtle, Kevin Christy, John Toles-Bey, Christian Middelthon, John Melendez, Teressa Tunney, Linda Porter
Two stoners–Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott)–wake up one morning after a night of partying, and neither can remember where they parked the car. Locating the missing car is the entire plot of this comedy.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Charlie Sheen, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Cindy Pickett, Edie McClurg, Ben Stein, Del Close, Lyman Ward, Virginia Capers, Richard Edson, Larry Flash Jenkins, Kristy Swanson
Some kids skip school, but very few skip school in the manner of Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick). Ferris calls his friend Cameron (Alan Ruck) who takes his father's classic 1961 Ferrari GT convertible and picks up Ferris and Ferris' girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara). Off they go on their adventure through Chicago that includes visits to Wrigley Field and the Art Institute as Ferris cavorts through a special day that he has reserved for his pleasures. This film will appeal to all ages and inspired a TV sitcom.
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Ground Control 1998 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Howard
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Sean Leonard, Kelly McGillis, Michael Gross, Margaret Cho, Charles Fleischer, Farrah Forke, Henry Winkler, Bruce McGill, Kristy Swanson
In this made-for-TV video, a former air traffic controller, Jack Harris (Kiefer Sutherland), fills in at the control tower on a storm-swept New Years Eve in Phoenix. It doesn't take long before he becomes involved in a pressure-filled night of trying to prevent a possible tragedy involving a fully loaded 737 jet.
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Higher Learning 1995 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Ice Cube, Jennifer Connelly, Tyra Banks, Michael Rapaport, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Wiles, Cole Hauser, Bradford English, Regina King, Busta Rhymes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kari Wuhrer, Randall Batinkoff
The Black vs. White, men vs. women issues are exploited in this film about college students in the 1970s. Freshman Malik Williams (Omar Epps) is confronted with conflicting views of senior Fudge (Ice Cube), his Black Professor Maurice Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), and his new girlfriend Deja (Tyra Banks) who becomes his tutor. Meanwhile, after naive Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson) suffers a date rape, she becomes involved with lesbian Taryn (Jennifer Connelly). And then there is Remy (Michael Rapaport), a confused young man, who joins local skinheads carrying out violent acts. The stories intertwine in this lesson about hypocrisy in institutions of higher learning.
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Hot Shots! 1991 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Cary Elwes, Lloyd Bridges, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer, William O'Leary, Kristy Swanson, Bruce A. Young
Lloyd Bridges plays the admiral who has spent a little too much time at sea (his elevator does not go all the way up to his flight deck!). Charlie Sheen takes on the role of a young Navy jet pilot who is trying to overcome his father's reputation for cowardice while flying a bombing mission. This is one VERY funny movie.
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Mannequin Two: On the Move 1991  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale, Meshach Taylor, Terry Kiser, Stuart Pankin, Cynthia Harris, Andrew Hill Newman, Julie Foreman, John Edmondson, Phil Latella, Mark Gray, Erick Weiss
This sequel to 1987's "Mannequin" misses in the laugh department as the story unfolds about a 1000-year-old mannequin (Kristy Swanson) coming to life.
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Meeting Daddy 2000 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Gould
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Josh Charles, Alexandra Wentworth, Beau Bridges, Walter Olkewicz, Kristy Swanson, Edie McClurg, Cindy Bridges, Christopher T. Gray, Don Perry, Laura Cayouette
Aspiring Jewish writer Peter Silverblatt (Josh Charles) sets off from California to help his girlfriend Melanie Branson (Alexandra Wentworth) out of a tough situation. Melanie has been visiting her family home in Georgia, where family members (Lloyd Bridges plays the father) turn out to be more than a little eccentric. She had pleaded with Peter to find an excuse to get her back to L.A. earlier than planned. Peter's arrival on the scene sets off a new turn of events.
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The Phantom 1996 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Treat Williams, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Patrick McGoohan, Samantha Eggar, Jon Tenney
Created by writer/cartoonist Lee Falk in 1936, the Phantom is a superhero whose goal is to make right the wrongs in this world. The first Phantom vowed 400 years ago to accept the mission, and the oath has been passed on for 20 generations. Now the Phantom (Billy Zane) is on the trail of the Pirates of the Sengh Brotherhood who are trying to take over control of the planet.
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| 1. 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
2. Big Daddy (1999)
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
4. The Chase (1994)
5. Deadly Friend (1986)
6. Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
7. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
8. Flowers in the Attic (1987)
9. Ground Control (1998)
10. Higher Learning (1995)
11. Hot Shots! (1991)
12. Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
13. Meeting Daddy (2000)
14. The Phantom (1996)
15. The Program (1993)
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