Cadillac Man 1990  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman, Annabella Sciorra, Lori Petty, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Bill Nelson, Eddie Jones, Mimi Cecchini, Tristine Skyler, Judith Hoag, Lauren Tom, Anthony Powers
This amusing film stars Robin Williams as philandering car salesman Joey O'Brien who will lose his job if he doesn't sell 12 cars in as many days. To further complicate matters, the jealous husband Larry (Tim Robbins) of the dealership's resident sexpot Donna (Annabella Sciorra) holds everyone in the dealership hostage, and Joey must use every sales tactic he knows to talk him out of killing them all.
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Free Willy 1993  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Richard Riehle, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Bacall, Danielle Harris, Jim Michaels, Isaiah Malone, Tom Lasswell, Mickey Gaines, Willis Van Dusen
Jesse (Jason James Richter) is a foster child who is now living on the streets. When Jesse and his friend Perry (Michael Bacall) are caught spraying graffiti on a whale tank at a theme park, patrolman Dwight (Mykelti Williamson) arranges for Jesse to be placed in the foster home of Glen and Annie Greenwood (Michael Madsen and Jayne Atkinson). Jesse's punishment for the spraying is that he must clean up the tank in the park. While cleaning up the damage, Jesse and the park's new attraction, a killer whale named Willy, form a bond. But, their friendship is threatened when the park's owner, Dial (Michael Ironside), plans to get rid of Willy and collect on Willy's insurance. Now, Jesse and his friends Rae (Lori Petty) and Randolph (August Schellenberg) must find a way to free Willy.
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The Glass Shield 1995 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Michael Boatman, Lori Petty, Richard Anderson, Ice Cube, Bernie Casey, Elliott Gould, Michael Ironside, M. Emmet Walsh, Don Harvey, Sy Richardson
This film is based on the real-life story of two cops (Michael Boatman and Lori Petty) who stumble onto a trail of both racism and corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department.
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In the Army Now 1994   PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Cast: Pauly Shore, Andy Dick, Lori Petty, David Alan Grier, Esai Morales, Lynn Whitfield, Art LaFleur, Fabiana Udenio, Glenn Morshower, Beau Billingslea, Peter Spellos, Paul Mooney
Good friends–Bones Conway (Pauly Shore) and Jack Kaufman (Andy Dick)–join the Army Reserves to make enough money to buy a stereo store. But, they end up being called up for active duty in the Middle East conflict where they accidentally save their fellow soldiers.
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A League of Their Own 1992 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman, Tea Leoni, Jon Lovitz, Bitty Schram, Don S. Davis, Ann Cusack
During World War II, the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was formed to make up for the dearth of men playing the sport. This is the story of one team in the league, the Rockford Peaches, and centers on Oregon sisters Dottie and Kit (Geena Davis and Lori Petty) who come to Chicago to play ball. Other players who also make the team include Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O'Donnell), and Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh). The team's owner (Garry Marshall) picks ex-baseball star Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), who ruined his career with alcoholism, as the manager. Training begins, Dugan stops drinking, and the underdog team works hard and gains success.
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MacArthur Park 2001  R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Billy Wirth
Cast: Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Brandon Quintin Adams, B-Real, Bad Azz, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Balthazar Getty, Sticky Fingaz, Rachel Hunter, Lori Petty, Julie Delpy, Ellen Cleghorne, Glenn Plummer
This film provides a portrait of crack cocaine addiction in the Los Angeles MacArthur Park area. Cody (Thomas Jefferson Byrd), once a jazz musician, abandoned his family and now is a long-time resident of the area. Cody's son (Brandon Quintin Adams) tracks him down and confronts him, and another ex-addict, Karen (Rachel Hunter), also tells him there is a way out. Will he be strong enough to make a life for himself?
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 Poetic Justice 1993 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Singleton
Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, Joe Torry, Roger Guenveur Smith, Billy Zane, Khandi Alexander, Maya Angelou, Lori Petty, Michael Rapaport, Tone Loc
After her boyfriend is murdered, young Justice (Janet Jackson) becomes an L.A. hairdresser and retreats into the world of poetry. Later, she meets postal worker Lucky (Tupac Shakur) and must decide if she is ready to fall in love again. The poetry in this film is that of Maya Angelou who assumes the role in this film of Aunt Jane.
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 Point Break 1991  R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, James LeGros, John C. McGinley, Bojesse Christopher, Julian Reyes, John Philbin, Daniel Beer, Chris Pedersen, Vincent Klyn, Anthony Kiedis, Dave Olson, Lee Tergesen
FBI rookie Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is on the trail of Los Angeles bank robbers. His partner Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) is convinced the felons are surfers, so Johnny Utah goes undercover as a surfer during the investigation. Now, they deal with surfer Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) who will do anything for a thrill.
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Prey for Rock & Roll 2003  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Steyermark
Cast: Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, Marc Blucas, Ivan Martin, Eddie Driscoll, Ashley Drane, Joannah Portman, Sandra Seacat, Shakara Ledard, Greg Rikaart
Sexy Jacki (Gina Gershon) leads Clam Dandy, an all-girl rock & roll band. But success doesn't come easily as one personal tragedy after another plagues the band members. As she approaches her 40th birthday, Jacki wonders whether or not to quit show business.
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Relax...It's Just Sex 1998 R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: P.J. Castellaneta
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Mitchell Anderson, Cynda Williams, Lori Petty, Serena Scott Thomas, Eddie Garcia, Timothy Paul Perrez, Chris Cleveland, Seymour Cassel, Susan Tyrrell, Terrence "T.C." Carson, Cynda Williams, Paul Winfield, Billy Wirth, Gibbs Tolsdorf
This ensemble of gays, lesbians, and heterosexuals happily co-exist as frequenters of a local bar UNTIL an episode of gay bashing threatens to divide the group.
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 Tank Girl 1995  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rachel Talalay
Cast: Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts, Ann Cusack, Ice-T, Don Harvey, Iggy Pop, James Hong, Scott Coffey, Brian Wimmer
Rebecca Buck "Tank Girl" (Lori Petty) steps from her comic book pages onto the screen in this soft-core porn film about super-trials in the super-lives of superheroines. Tank Girl takes on the evil Water and Power Company in the year 2033. Maybe the Citizens Utility Board finally realized their futility!!
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| 1. Cadillac Man (1990)
2. Free Willy (1993)
3. The Glass Shield (1995)
4. In the Army Now (1994)
5. A League of Their Own (1992)
6. MacArthur Park (2001)
7. Poetic Justice (1993)
8. Point Break (1991)
9. Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)
10. Relax...It's Just Sex (1998)
11. Tank Girl (1995)
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