A Bright Shining Lie 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terry George
Cast: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert John Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell
Based on Neil Sheehan's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, this film remains faithful to the original true story of a morally defunct Army lieutenant colonel, John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), who comes face-to-face with the sham of America's involvement in Vietnam.
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 Broken Arrow 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Kurtwood Smith, Casey Biggs, Shaun Toub, Vyto Ruginis, Qusaun Elam, Joey Box
Vic Deakins (John Travolta) and Riley Hale (Christian Slater) are pilots on a "Stealth" bomber packed with nuclear weaponry. On a routine patrol, Deakins knocks out copilot Hale, crashes the plane, and takes off with the weapons. He then threatens to detonate them if the Pentagon doesn't give him money. The chase is on as a recovered Hale and park ranger Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis) set out to track down Deakins.
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Citizen Ruth 1996  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Kurtwood Smith, Mary Kay Place, Kelly Preston, M.C. Gainey, Marilyn Tipp, Tippi Hedren, Burt Reynolds, Diane Ladd
When pregnant Ruth (Laura Dern), a glue-sniffer, is ordered by the court to either abort her fetus or be charged with fetus endangerment, abortion rights activists step into the fray.
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 Dead Poets Society 1989 PG, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, James Waterston, Carla Belver, Leon Pownall, George Martin, Joe Aufiery
An interesting, unconventional literature teacher, John Keating (Robin Williams), in "the best prep school in America" challenges his students to question conventional views. A great performance by Williams, who was nominated for an Oscar. The film also received nominations for Best Picture and Director, and won for Best Writing.
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Flashpoint 1984  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery
Director: William Tannen
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Kevin Conway, Miguel Ferrer, Jean Smart, Roberts Blossom, Tess Harper, Kurtwood Smith, Mark Slade
An unsolved mystery becomes the focus of Texas border patrolmen Bob Logan (Kris Kristofferson) and Ernie Wyatt (Treat Williams) after they stumble upon a skeleton and $800,000 in buried treasure.
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Fortress 1993 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Loryn Locklin, Clifton Collins Jr., Lincoln Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Combs, Tom Towles, Vernon Wells, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Alan Zitner, Denni Gordon, Eric Briant Wells, Dragicia Debert, Heidi Stein, Harry Nurmi
Set in the future, this story is about John Henry Brennick (Christopher Lambert) and his wife, Karen (Loryn Locklin), who are thrown into prison for having a baby–in violation of population control laws. Their sentence includes mind control, laser beams for cell bars, and a stomach probe that electronically causes intense pain. Despite the odds, John plots their escape.
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Last of the Dogmen 1995   PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tab Murphy
Cast: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis, Andrew Miller, Eugene Blackbear, Graham Jarvis
An anthropologist (Barbara Hershey) and an outdoorsman (Tom Berenger) stumble upon a lost Indian tribe in Montana. Their tribe was massacred 130 years ago, and the Cheyenne Dogmen are living peacefully in a hidden valley–until the contemporary world interferes. 2 User Reviews
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| | littleladyjunbug@hotmail.com 10/15/2009 | | I thought this was a very good movie and the idea of it makes you wonder.... |
| | crosbylawfirm_penny@hotmail.co 05/31/2007 | | I thought it to be a marvelous movie with quite a surprising twist in the the end. I am fond of all Tom Berenger movies. |
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Prefontaine 1997 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve James
Cast: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse, Amy Locane, Laurel Holloman, Brian McGovern, Kurtwood Smith, Adrian Amadeus
Steve Prefontaine (Jared Leto) was an exceptional athlete and human being. Trained by Bill Bowerman (R. Lee Ermey)–who later co-founded Nike–runner Prefontaine began his career slowly but was determined to become an Olympic contender. Prefontaine epitomized what happens to young athletes whose personal welfare is often ignored by the sports establishment. The difference between Prefontaine and his fellow athletes is that he fought for athletes' rights.
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Rambo III 1988 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter MacDonald
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith, Spiros Focas, Sasson Gabai, Doudi Shoua, Randy Raney, Marcus Gilbert, Alon Abutbul, Mahmoud Assadollahi, Joseph Shiloach
In this second sequel in the "Rambo" series, John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) leaves his monastery in Thailand and heads for Afghanistan. His mission is to fight ruthless Soviet Col. Zaysen (Marc de Jonge) who has captured Rambo's friend, Col. Trautman (Richard Crenna). Rambo finds allies in the Mujahedeen rebels who lead him across high cliffs and desert mountains around the border in Afghanistan and help him in his attempt to rescue Trautman from Zaysen's clutches. Once again, Rambo lives up to his reputation in this exciting movie.
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 RoboCop 1987 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O'Herlihy, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry, Kevin Page, Paul McCrane, Jesse D. Goins, Del Zamora, Calvin Jung, Lee de Broux
In Detroit in the near future, a policeman (Peter Weller) is shot and killed by drug dealers. But, luckily for him, a method has been devised to make a cyborg (half-man, half-machine) ready to fight for all that is just and right in Detroit. The operation is performed at OCP–Omni Consumer Products, the corporation that runs the futuristic city–and RoboCop is out on the streets defending justice. His former partner Officer Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) tries unsuccessfully to help RoboCop remember his past as he pursues the criminals who tried to kill him. Followed by two sequels.
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Kim Cattrall, David Warner, Kurtwood Smith, Mark Lenard, Grace Lee Whitney, Brock Peters, Leon Russom, Christopher Plummer
The adventures of the original crew of the Enterprise come to an end, and it is time for a peace treaty between the Klingons and the Federation. Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew set out to escort the Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth. But, on the trip, Gorkon is assassinated, and Kirk and crewmember Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley) are blamed. During his investigation, Capt. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) learns that there are those who do not like the idea of a treaty, and the assassination was the plot of Klingon General Chang (Christopher Plummer). Now, Spock tries to clear Kirk's name–which may prove to be an impossible task before war breaks out, and it is too late.
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Staying Alive 1983 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood, Julie Bovasso, Frank Stallone, Polly O'Malley, Tony Munafo, Robert Martini, Sarah M. Miles, Kurtwood Smith, Charles Ward, Norma Donaldson, Jesse Doran, Joyce Hyser
Six years after "Saturday Night Fever," Tony Manero (John Travolta) is still trying to find success. Now, he has left the Brooklyn discos and finds a role in the Broadway show, "Satan's Alley." The show's star, Laura (Finola Hughes) becomes the object of Tony's attentions, but his loyal girlfriend Jackie (Cynthia Rhodes) stands by him throughout the sexual tensions of Tony and Laura while Tony becomes a Broadway star.
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To Die For 1995 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Buck Henry, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Maria Tucci, Alison Folland, Holland Taylor, Susan Traylor, Tim Hooper, Michael Rispoli
This is a story about ambition gone berserk. Obsessed with gaining fame, TV personality Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) is upset when her husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her TV career and start a family. She prepares a documentary, "Teens Speak Out," through which she works with teenagers Jimmy (Joaquin Phoenix), Russell (Casey Affleck), and Lydia (Alison Folland). Then she hatches a plot: seduce Jimmy and get him to kill Larry–knowing that the tabloids will cover the story and bring her the notoriety she dreams of. But, of course, more than a few problems ensue that end up with her downfall.
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True Believer 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Kurtwood Smith, Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto, Tom Bower, Charles Hallahan, Luis Guzman, Miguel Fernandes, Graham Beckel
This story will hold your attention from beginning to end as a lawyer (James Woods) runs into official roadblocks after he agrees to look into the case of a convicted murderer.
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl, Morris Chestnut, Everett McGill, Nick Mancuso, Kurtwood Smith, Peter Greene, Dale Dye, Brenda Bakke, Andy Romano, David Gianopoulos, Sandra Taylor, Jonathan Banks, Wren T. Brown
Navy SEAL/cook veteran Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal) has his work cut out for him when he tries to diffuse a plot to destroy both Washington D.C. and the Pentagon. The villain, Travis Dane (Eric Bogosian) hijacks the Grand Continental train to aid in the plot, but here comes our hero to the rescue.
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Zoot Suit 1981 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luis Valdez
Cast: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly, Lupe Ontiveros, John Anderson, Tony Plana, Kurtwood Smith
Based on a true story, this is a compelling crime drama about a Hispanic gang that is framed, in 1942, on a murder charge in Chicago. Filmed on a stage, with, presumably, an audience.
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| 1. A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
2. Broken Arrow (1996)
3. Citizen Ruth (1996)
4. Company Business (1991)
5. Dead Poets Society (1989)
6. Flashpoint (1984)
7. Fortress (1993)
8. Heart of Dixie (1989)
9. Last of the Dogmen (1995)
10. Prefontaine (1997)
11. Rambo III (1988)
12. RoboCop (1987)
13. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
14. Staying Alive (1983)
15. To Die For (1995)
16. True Believer (1989)
17. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
18. Zoot Suit (1981)
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