 Coneheads 1993  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, Laraine Newman, Chris Farley, Jason Alexander, Lisa Jane Persky, Sinbad, Dave Thomas
The Coneheads, who originated on "Saturday Night Live," are back in a feature length film. In this story, the family goes through its usual paces while biding time waiting for their rescue space ship to take them back to their planet.
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Invaders from Mars 1986  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort, Louise Fletcher, Eric Pierpoint, Jimmy Hunt, Dale Dye
This remake of the 1953 film is a near disaster. The only interesting comment is that the boy in the earlier film is now the police chief (Jimmy Hunt). A boy (Black's real-life son) sees an alien landing in his back yard, and then sees the townsfolk get taken over. Watch the earlier version.
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I'm Losing You 1998 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Wagner
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy, Frank Langella, Elizabeth Perkins, Salome Jens, Buck Henry, Gina Gershon, Amanda Donohoe, Ed Begley Jr., Laraine Newman
When Perry Needham Krohn (Frank Langella), a movie producer, learns that he is dying of cancer, the tragedy serves as a catalyst for his highly dysfunctional family. The ensuing saga is pure soap opera.
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Jingle All the Way 1996 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Martin Mull, James Belushi, Jake Lloyd, E.J. De La Pena, Laraine Newman, Harvey Corman, Richard Moll, Justin Chapman, Daniel Riordan, Jeff L. Deist
Frantic dad Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and manic postman Myron Larrabee (Sinbad) spend Christmas Eve racing around the Twin Cities in search of a Turbo Man action figure in this tale of obsessive, frenzied Christmas shopping.
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Perfect 1985  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Bridges
Cast: John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anne De Salvo, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman, Mathew Reed, Kenneth Welsh, David Paymer, Stefan Gierasch, Ramey Ellis, Philippe Delgrange
"Rolling Stone" reporter Adam Lawrence (John Travolta) searches for an expose' on the world of fitness centers. During his investigation, he meets, and is attracted to, aerobics instructor Jessie (Jamie Lee Curtis) who is extremely wary of his motives.
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Ponyo 2008  G, 100 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Ponyo on the Cliff
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Lily Tomlin, Kurt Knutsson, Jennessa Rose, Carlos Alazraqui, Marsha Clark, Madison Davenport, Laraine Newman
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid," this tale is about five-year-old Sosuke (voice of Frankie Jonas) who lives with his mother Lisa (voice of Tina Fey) on a cliff overlooking the ocean. Sosuke finds a goldfish in a bottle on the beach, takes the fish home, and names her Ponyo (voice of Noah Lindsey Cyrus). Ponyo makes use of her father Fujimoto's (Liam Neeson) magical powers and turns herself into a young girl. Now, Fujimoto uses his powers to send huge waves across the ocean in search of Ponyo, and the adventures begin.
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Problem Child 2 1991 PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Laraine Newman, Amy Yasbeck, Ivyann Schwan, Gilbert Gottfried, Paul Willson, Alan Blumenfeld, Charlene Tilton, James Tolkan, Martha Quinn, Zach Grenier
Why would you use a bomb of a movie to make another? Someone must have spent money on the first one! Anyway, Junior (Michael Oliver) and the family are back and move to a new town. Dad (John Ritter) is looking for a new wife–and having fun at it–while Junior meets a girl just as bad as he is. Junior's mean tricks continue.
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Revenge of the Red Baron 1994  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Comedy
aka: Plane Fear
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Tobey Maguire, Laraine Newman, Cliff De Young, Ronnie Schell, John C. McDonnell, Don Stark, Kristin Horton, Gerry Gibson, Michael McDonald, Ted Davis, Jim Wise
Grandpa Spencer (Mickey Rooney) was a World War I flying ace and is now 93 years old and sits in a wheelchair. His grandson, Jimmy (Tobey Maguire), needs help. Jimmy owns a model triplane that is possessed by that infamous World War I Red Baron (voice of John C. McDonnell) who is now shooting real bullets. Who does Jimmy turn to? Why, Grandpa, of course, because he is the one who shot down the real Red Baron during the war.
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Rusty: The Great Rescue 1998 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Director: Shuki Levy
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Rue McClanahan, Laraine Newman, Charles Fleischer, Blake Foster, Danielle Keaton, Beau Billingslea, Michael J. Pagan, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Goldthwait, Matthew Lawrence, Suzanne Somers, Patrick Duffy, Doug E. Doug, Vincent Schiavelli
Rusty the dog (voice of Matthew Lawrence) gets help from his friends at the animal shelter, and they set out to protect Rusty's owners from scheming criminals.
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Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 1985  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Musical
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Paul Bartel, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Sally Kellerman, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, Richar Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, Laraine Newman, Brian Hohlfeld
Thinking that he would be happier living in a foster home, Miss Finch (Sally Kellerman) takes Big Bird (Carroll Spinney) from his home on Sesame Street to live with the Dodo birds in Oceanview, Illinois. But, now Big Bird wants to return to his nest, and, because he is flightless, he takes a hitchhiking trip filled with adventure back to Sesame Street. This movie for kids features good music throughout.
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Tunnelvision 1976 R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Brad Swirnoff
Cast: Phil Proctor, Howard Hesseman, Ernie Anderson, Edwina Anderson, Chevy Chase, Gerrit Graham, Betty Thomas, Al Franken, Laraine Newman, Ron Silver
This funny story is a satire on television and what messages its shows are really giving.
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Wholly Moses 1980 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gary Weis
Cast: Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, Richard Pryor, John Ritter, Jack Gilford
This tasteless film stars Dudley Moore as the "savior" who tries to replicate the deeds of Moses and lead his "people" out of Egypt.
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| 1. American Hot Wax (1978)
2. Coneheads (1993)
3. Invaders from Mars (1986)
4. I'm Losing You (1998)
5. Jingle All the Way (1996)
6. Perfect (1985)
7. Ponyo (2008)
aka: Ponyo on the Cliff
8. Problem Child 2 (1991)
9. Revenge of the Red Baron (1994)
aka: Plane Fear
10. Rusty: The Great Rescue (1998)
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
11. Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985)
12. Tunnelvision (1976)
13. Wholly Moses (1980)
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