Backflash 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip J. Jones
Cast: Robert Patrick, Jennifer Esposito, Melissa Joan Hart, Kenneth Moskow, Kyle T. Heffner, Colm Meaney, Michael J. Pollard, Mike Starr
Ray (Robert Patrick), who runs a video store in the desert, picks up a hitchhiker, Harley (Jennifer Esposito), who recently got out of jail. She's on her way to get a fortune in stolen money out of a bank and asks for Ray's help. Perhaps that was a mistake on Ray's part since there are others who lay claim to the money.
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 Flashdance 1983 R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Adrian Lyne
Cast: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Belinda Bauer, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, Lee Ving, Cynthia Rhodes, Ron Karabatsos, Malcolm Danare, Philip Bruns, Micole Mercurio, Lucy Lee Flippin, Don Brockett, Durga McBroom
A Pittsburgh steel worker by day, Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals) is a bar room dancer by night. Her dream is to study dance and, as she dances at the bar room, she dreams of being selected to study at the local ballet company. Her boyfriend is her wealthy boss Nick (Michael Nouri), and he gives Alex financial help toward her goal. Alex does come to terms with her dreams and finds the inner strength to turn them into reality. The music makes the movie, and "Flashdance...What a Feeling" won the Academy Award for Best Song.
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Runaway Train 1985  R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, John P. Ryan, Kenneth McMillan, Kyle T. Heffner, T.K. Carter, Reid Cruickshanks, Walter Wyatt, Stacey Pickren, Edward Bunker, Hank Worden, Dan Wray
Two prison escapees (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) take their hostage (Rebecca De Mornay) on the trip of a lifetime when they hop on an out-of-control train, with no engineer and no brakes, that travels through the Alaskan wilderness. Academy Award nominations went to Voight for Best Actor and to Roberts as Best Supporting Actor.
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When Harry Met Sally... 1989  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby, Steven Ford, Lisa Jane Persky, Harley Jane Kozak, Robert Alan Beuth, Michelle Nicastro, Gretchen Palmer, Kyle T. Heffner, David Burdick, Joe Viviani, Joseph Hunt, Kevin Rooney
After graduating from the University of Chicago, Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) drive together to New York and then go their separate ways. They meet briefly on a few occasions over the next 10 years, and their platonic friendship continues. They introduce their best friends Marie and Jess (Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby) to each other, and love blooms for Marie and Jess. Finally, at a New Year's Eve party, Harry and Sally discover that they are falling in love and, to their utter surprise, their "mere friendship" becomes a meaningful romance. Harry Connick Jr.'s music is great. Nora Ephron received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenwriting.
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The Woman in Red 1984 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gene Wilder
Cast: Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Michael Huddleston, Kyle T. Heffner, Billy Beck, Michael Zorek
Even a parking garage can be a place to meet someone of the opposite sex as an advertising executive (Gene Wilder) discovers. The object of his obsessive interest is a beautiful model (Kelly LeBrock) who is wearing a red dress. The movie is filled with hilarious moments as the previously content, married Wilder tries to find ways for a tryst. Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You" won an Oscar for Best Song.
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| 1. Backflash (2002)
2. Flashdance (1983)
3. Runaway Train (1985)
4. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
5. The Woman in Red (1984)
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