The Big Slice 1991  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Bradshaw
Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Leslie Hope, Justin Louis, Kenneth Welsh, Heather Locklear, Nicholas Campbell, Henry Ramer, Bruce McFee, Francois Klanfer, Michael Copeman, Phil Morrison, Philip Akin
Aspiring novelists Mike Sawyer (Casey Siemaszko) and Andy McCafferty (Justin Louis) utilize method writing by taking on the roles and experiences of the characters they write about in their stories. But when they take on the experience of cops and robbers, they find themselves in over their heads.
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Bruiser 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: George A. Romero
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Leslie Hope, Peter Stormare, Nina Garbiras, Andrew Tarbet, Tom Atkins, Jonathan Higgins, Jeff Monahan, Marie Cruz, Balazs Koos
George A. Romero is at it again in this thriller/ horror flick. Henry (Jason Flemyng) is a real "97-pound weakling" who allows others to walk over him. His boss (at the magazine called "Bruiser") is having an affair with Henry's wife, and his best friend and advisor is ripping him off. One day Henry awakens to find that he has no face–just a blank whiteness where the face belongs. Now he can get revenge on those who have wronged him. A sort of fun tongue-in-cheeker with a social message.
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Dead Aviators 1999 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Restless Spirits
Director: David Wellington
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Michel Monty, Juliana Wimbles, Marsha Mason, Leslie Hope, Ben Cook, Eugene Lipinski, Brooke Johnson, Dan Lett, James Allodi
Twelve-year-old Katie has had a tough time dealing with her pilot father's death while testing a plane several years ago. Now she and her younger brother are visiting their grandmother in Newfoundland and run across two ghosts who have been reliving their plane crash for the past 70 years. They will be freed if they can recover their plane from a nearby pool where it crashed after crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Maybe the pilots and Katie can help each other.
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Doppelganger 1993  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher, Sally Kellerman, Leslie Hope, George Maharis, Peter Dobson, Carl Bressler, Dan Shor, Jaid Barrymore
Holly Gooding (Drew Barrymore) stabs her mother to death. Or was it Holly's double who did the dirty deed? She then re-locates from NYC to L.A. and starts an affair with a screenwriter (George Newbern), from whom she has rented a room. But her apparent double, or doppelganger, is also there, as is an FBI agent who is on her trail. Weird, with an unsatisfying ending.
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First Degree 1996 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Cast: Rob Lowe, Leslie Hope, Tom McCamus, Joseph Griffin, Nadia Capone, Brett Halsey, Peter Boretski, Don Francks, Bryan Renfro, Patricia Gage, David B. Nichols, Carlo Rota
When Detective Rick Mallory (Rob Lowe) investigates the murder of tycoon Andrew Pyne (Bryan Renfro), his first suspect is the victim's widow, Hadley (Leslie Hope). But Mallory's personal interest in Hadley influences his decision to prove her innocence.
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie 2003 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Johansson
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, Brenda James, David Schofield, Justin Chatwin, Heather Wahlquist, James Caan, Leslie Hope, Jeremy Raymond, Lorette Clow, Cameron Daddo, David Lereaney
Troubled teen Charlie (Kevin Zegers) is given an ultimatum by his principal (James Caan): either get suspended from school or spend the summer working for Mrs. Ritchie (Gena Rowlands). Under the guidance of Mrs. Ritchie, Charlie begins his conversion as he learns valuable lessons about friendship and life.
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 It Takes Two 1988 PG-13, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Beaird
Cast: George Newbern, Kimberly Foster, Leslie Hope, Barry Corbin, Anthony Geary, Frances Lee McCain, Bill Bolender, Patrika Darbo, Marco Perella, Jerry Biggs, Scott Fults, John Hussey, Bill Thurman, Jim Holmes, Mickey Jones
Just before his wedding, Travis Rogers (George Newbern) dumps his bride, Stephi (Leslie Hope), when he buys a fancy, red sports car when beautiful Jonni Tigersmith (Kimberly Foster) encourages him to buy the car. After learning that the car is a junker, Travis and Jonni search for the crooked car dealer while Stephi waits at the altar.
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The Life Before This 1999  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Leslie Hope, David Hewlett, Joel S. Keller, Jacob Tierney, Fab Filippo, Alberta Watson
"The Life Before This" begins when two robbers, with the police in hot pursuit, dart into a coffee shop and kill some of the patrons. Then the story switches to flashbacks revealing stories of how the victims ended up being in that wrong place at the wrong time.
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Men at Work 1990 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, Keith David, Dean Cameron, John Getz, Cameron Dye, John Putch, Hawk Wolinski, John Lavachielli
Garbage collectors (Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez–real-life brothers) find the victim of a politically based murder and become enmeshed in the detective world as they pursue the killer.
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Never Back Down 2008 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou, Wyatt Smith, Affion Crockett, Neil Brown Jr., Lauren Leech, Tilky Jones, Steven Crowley, Tom Nowicki
In this Mixed-Martial-Arts teen drama, widow Margot Tyler (Leslie Hope) moves to Orlando with her sons–17-year-old Jake (Sean Faris) and 10-year-old Charlie (Wyatt Smith). Jake, who had been a talented football player in Iowa, is troubled by the DWI death of his father and tries to stay in the shadows of his new schoolmates. But, after being goaded by bully Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet), Jake enters into an extreme hand-to-hand combat and is beaten. Jake wants revenge and begins training at the gym under the tutelage of Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou) who takes him under his wing and teaches Jake about honor and winning the mental game of fighting martial arts.
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The Spreading Ground 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Derek Vanlint
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Leslie Hope, Frederic Forrest, Tom McCamus, Greg Morris, Chuck Shamata, David Dunbar, Tim Burd, Tom Barnett, Elizabeth Shepherd
A serial killer is on the loose, and it's children the killer is after. For the wrong reasons (the killings will jeopardize getting a football team) the pressure is on to find the killer in 48 hours. Cheap in all respects.
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Summer of the Monkeys 1998 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Katie Stuart, Don Francks, Andre Therein, B.J. McLellan, Kim Schraner, Danny Mulvihill
Jay Berry Lee (Corey Sevier) dreams of buying a pony and works in his grandfather's (Wilford Brimley) general store to make money in the early 1900s. It will take a long time at his current earnings, but when chimps from a circus train escape after an accident, and a reward is offered, Jay Berry sets out to capture the chimps and get the reward. The chimps prove to be elusive, mischievous foes and his parents (Michael Ontkean and Leslie Hope) disapprove of Jay Berry's attempts to catch the chimps. Lots of lessons are learned by Jay Berry as he tries to earn the reward.
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Sweet Killing 1993 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eddy Matalon
Cast: Anthony Higgins, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Ironside, Leslie Hope, Andrea Ferreol, Aron Tager, Kathleen Fee, Terry Haig, Ann Page, Robert Higden
Middle-aged banker Adam Crosse (Anthony Higgins) plots to kill his wife, Louise (Andrea Ferreol), and succeeds. But, his alibi proves suspicious, and it doesn't take long before the police are hot in pursuit–determined to convict Adam on a murder charge.
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Sword of Gideon 1986  TV, 148 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Steven Bauer, Michael York, Rod Steiger, Colleen Dewhurst, Robert Joy, Lino Ventura, Leslie Hope, Laurent Malet, Peter Dvorsky, John Hirsch
An anti-terrorist team is set up after the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Olympic games in Munich. Steven Bauer plays the commando leader. Pretty good TV movie.
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Talk Radio 1988 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Alec Baldwin, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Zach Grenier, Anna Levine, Robert Trebor
Eric Bogosian takes on the role of a Dallas radio talk-show host. His flippant and belittling chatter with the misfits of society who call in to his show leads to events over which he no longer has control.
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Water Damage 1999  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Murray Battle
Cast: Daniel Baldwin, Leslie Hope, Dean Stockwell, John Neville, Roberta Maxwell, Eugene Lipinski, Mimi Kuzyk, Peter Keleghan, Morgan(2) Freeman, Laura Catalano
Paul (Daniel Baldwin) is surprised when he arrives at the high-school reunion–only he and two others were invited. Before long, the other two are dead by water torture and now Paul has a real problem, as will viewers who try to get through this disaster of a film.
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| 1. The Big Slice (1991)
2. Bruiser (2000)
3. Dead Aviators (1999)
aka: Restless Spirits
4. Doppelganger (1993)
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
5. First Degree (1996)
6. The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003)
7. It Takes Two (1988)
8. Kansas (1988)
9. The Life Before This (1999)
10. Men at Work (1990)
11. Never Back Down (2008)
12. The Spreading Ground (2000)
13. Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
14. Sweet Killing (1993)
15. Sword of Gideon (1986)
16. Talk Radio (1988)
17. Water Damage (1999)
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