All the Right Moves 1983  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Chapman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, Charles Cioffi, Paul Carafotes, Sandy Faison, Leon, Gary Graham, Mel Winkler, Dick Miller, James A. Baffico, Jonas Chaka, Keith Diamond
Tom Cruise stars as Pennsylvania mill town high-school football star Stefen Djordjevic who wants a scholarship to gain a better life. A good story that highlights the conflicts he has between his dreams with his coach (Craig T. Nelson) and his relationship with his girlfriend Lisa (Lea Thompson).
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Article 99 1992  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Ray Liotta, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Lea Thompson, John C. McGinley, John Mahoney, Keith David, Kathy Baker, Eli Wallach, Noble Willingham
Funding cutbacks have made matters worse at the VA hospital where Dr. Richard Sturgess (Ray Liotta) works. The red tape is awesome, and "Article 99" states that care can be given only if it can be shown that the problem is military-related. But Dr. Sturgess and his cohorts find ways of getting around this problem. This "M*A*S*H" wannabe isn't.
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Back to the Future 1985  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc McClure, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Frances Lee McCain, James Tolkan, J.J. Cohen
One of the most popular films of the 1980s, this movie is about a boy, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), from 1985 who is transported to 1955 via a time machine built into a DeLorean automobile by eccentric scientist Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). While visiting the past, he discovers that his parents weren't exactly like they say they were and that he could actually change the course of their lives. Great flick.
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Back to the Future Part II 1989 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Harry Waters Jr., Charles Fleischer, Elisabeth Shue, Casey Siemaszko, James Tolkan, Joe Flaherty, Billy Zane, J.J. Cohen, Jeffrey Weissman, Ricky Dean Logan, Jason Scott Lee
The sequel starts where the original ends; this time, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) must travel to the future and save his kids from being idiots. He encounters Biff (Thomas F. Wilson), the villain of the last film, who steals the time machine to give his 1955 "other self"' knowledge to build an evil empire based on the outcome of sporting events and therefore change time–and Marty's life.
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Back to the Future Part III 1990  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Western
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, Matt Clark, Richard Dysart, Pat Buttram, Dub Taylor, James Tolkan, Marc McClure, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Wynn, Mike Watson
Marty (Michael J. Fox) and the Doc (Christopher Lloyd) are back, but now they are living in the 1800s after Doc has been sucked back into the Old West. In spite of Doc Brown's warnings not to use the time machine again, Marty goes back to save his friend's life. Again, he encounters Biff (Thomas F. Wilson), but this time he's Biff's evil ancestor.
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The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Jim Varney, Dabney Coleman, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Diedrich Bader, Buddy Ebsen, Erika Eleniak, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dolly Parton, Lea Thompson
This movie is an updated version of the television show that aired during the 1960s. All the characters are back as is all of the corn. Nevertheless, for "Beverly Hillbillies" fans, this is another chance to see new actors in the tried and true roles of Jed, Granny, and their family and friends. Unfortunately, the script and execution are not as good as the series.
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Casual Sex? 1988  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Genevieve Robert
Cast: Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Stephen Shellen, Andrew Dice Clay, Jerry Levine, Mary Gross, Valerie Breiman, Bruce Abbott, Dale Midkiff
Two women go looking for love at a health resort. This movie takes a funny, yet frank look at sex in the late eighties. Andrew Dice Clay adds his unique brand of humor to the film.
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Dennis the Menace 1993 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Walter Matthau, Mason Gamble, Joan Plowright, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Robert(2) Stanton, Paul Winfield, Arnold Stang, Amy Sakasitz
Dennis comes to the big screen, and Walter Matthau plays Mr. Wilson with Mason Gamble taking on the role of Dennis. Dennis never changes; however, this time around he is kidnapped. It IS possible to pity the kidnapper (Christopher Lloyd).
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Howard the Duck 1986  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Romance
Director: Willard Huyck
Cast: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Rose, Steve Sleap, Peter Baird, Mary Wells, Lisa Sturz, Jordan Prentice, Liz Sagal, Dominique Davalos, Holly Robinson Peete
Comic book character Howard the Duck is brought to "life" in this film. Howard is mistakenly transported to Cleveland from his extraterrestrial homeland. In Cleveland, he meets and befriends a rock star, Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), who helps him avoid authorities until he can return to his home.
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Montana 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge, Darren Dalton, Scott Coffey, Michael Madsen, Jim Bishop, Dana Andersen, A.J. Kallan, Dean Norris, Kurt Bushnell, Dean Folkvord, Tammy Lewis
Good action prevails in this Western film about a long-married couple Bess and Hoyce Guthrie (Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna). They are at a crisis point in their lives over the decision of whether to remain ranchers or allow progressive technology to take over their lives.
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Nightbreaker 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Markle
Cast: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Lea Thompson, Melinda Dillon, Joe Pantoliano, Nicholas Pryor
Thirty years after the 1950s atomic bomb tests, a research doctor realizes the horror of what was involved. In telling this story, Martin and his son, Emilio Estevez, play the role of the same man–before and after.
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Red Dawn 1984  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Milius
Cast: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Ron O'Neal, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Doug Toby, Frank McRae, Vladek Sheybal
In the mid-1980s, Russians and Cubans are invading the United States, and paratroopers land in a small town in Colorado where they attack a high school. Some of the teenagers escape. They stop at a store to get a truck, weapons, and other supplies and head for the nearby mountains. Now, from their secluded hide-away, the teens stage guerilla operations in an attempt to hold back the invaders. This is the first film ever to receive a PG-13 rating. 2 User Reviews
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| | I will never forget this movie | DREAMIN 09/15/2009 | | I still have this movie, it was one I first bought when dvds came out and I am going to put it on dvd, it is an excellent movie,really shows what can happen and if you have the strength to survive it.he is and always will be my favorite actor. |
| | anonymouse 10/21/2007 | | the film for the time was good |
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Some Kind of Wonderful 1987 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Elias Koteas, Molly Hagan, Maddie Corman, Jane Elliot, Candace Cameron Bure
A high-school boy (Eric Stoltz) tries to impress one of the school's popular set (Lea Thompson) and is unaware that all the while his best friend (Mary Stuart Masterson) desires his affection.
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SpaceCamp 1986 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Winer
Cast: Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Tom Skerritt, Kelly Preston, Tate Donovan, Joaquin Phoenix, Larry B. Scott, Barry Primus, Terry O'Quinn, Scott Coffey
While teaching at the U.S. Space Camp in Alabama, the instructor (Kate Capshaw) and her students are accidentally launched into space where they must learn survival techniques in the real environment.
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A Will of Their Own 1998 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur
Cast: Lea Thompson, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Gibson, John Shea, Sonia Braga, Faye Dunaway, Charlotte Ross, Karin Anglin, Eric McCormack, Tovah Feldshuh, Diana Scarwid, Reiko Aylesworth
This TV miniseries follows the challenges and successes of strong-willed women in the 20th century, chronicling three generations of one family. A fine cast.
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| 1. All the Right Moves (1983)
2. Article 99 (1992)
3. Back to the Future (1985)
4. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
5. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
6. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
7. Casual Sex? (1988)
8. Dennis the Menace (1993)
9. Howard the Duck (1986)
10. Jaws 3 (1983)
aka: Jaws 3-D
11. Montana (1990)
12. Nightbreaker (1989)
13. Red Dawn (1984)
14. Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
15. SpaceCamp (1986)
16. A Will of Their Own (1998)
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