The Answer Man 2009  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Arlen Faber
Director: John Hindman
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Max Antisell, Olivia Thirlby, Kat Dennings, Tony Hale, Nora Dunn, Annie Corley, Thomas Roy, Peter Patrikios
Author Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) wrote the inspirational book "Me and God" 20 years ago, which is still popular, and Arlen is still considered to have all the answers. The reclusive Arlen begins to have back spasms which eventually causes him to seek help from Chiropractor Elizabeth (Lauren Graham). But she, as well as her son Kris (Lou Taylor Pucci), thought that Arlen could help them find out that Arlen doesn't have a clue.
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Carriers 2009  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Alex Pastor, David Pastor
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni, Kieman Shipka, Ron McClary, Mark Moses, Dylan Kenin, LeAnne Lynch, Mary Peterson, Jan Cunningham, Josh Berry, Tim Janis, Dale Malley
A deadly virus is threatening the United States, and Danny (Lou Taylor Pucci), his brother Brian (Chris Pine), girlfriend Bobby (Piper Perabo), and friend Kate (Emily VanCamp) are driving through the desert heading for the beach to escape it. Over the four day trek, they face unwanted moral decisions in order to have any hope for survival.
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Fast Food Nation 2006 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama, Patricia Arquette, Luis Guzman, Ashley Johnson, Bobby Cannavale, Ana Claudia Talancon, Bruce Willis, Kris Kristofferson, Ethan Hawke, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Dano, Avril Lavigne
Inspired by Eric Schlosser's best seller that exposed problems with America's fast food industry, this is a fictionalized account that involves characters and situations depicting the concerns expressed in Schlosser's muckraking book. The story begins with fast food ("Mickey's") executive Don Anderson (Greg Kinnear) journeying into Colorado to examine where his burgers really come from. On his trip, he touches the lives of those who have jobs in the meat packing plants–Raul (Wilmer Valderrama), Sylvia (Catalina Sandino Moreno), and Coco (Ana Claudia Talancon)–as well as restaurant workers–Amber (Ashley Johnson) and Mike (Bobby Cannavale)–and gains insights concerning health risks involved in the fast food industry.
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Personal Velocity 2002   R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rebecca Miller
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk, David Warshofsky, Leo Fitzpatrick, Tim Guinee, Wallace Shawn, Lou Taylor Pucci, Mara Hobel, John Ventimiglia
This powerful drama, composed of three stories, reveals how three women–Delia (Kyra Sedgwick), Greta (Parker Posey), and Paula (Fairuza Balk)–escape from their individual emotional prisons.
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Thumbsucker 2005 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Mike Mills
Cast: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Chase Offerle, Walter Kim, Sarah Iverson
Teenage Justin (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a thumbsucker, and, whether his problems are at school or home, sucking his thumb is soothing. To help Justin get over sucking his thumb, he is put on Ritalin. But the change after taking the drug is dramatic, and Justin emerges from a shy introvert into an over-achieving pain-in-the-neck.
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| 1. The Answer Man (2009)
aka: Arlen Faber
2. Carriers (2009)
3. Fast Food Nation (2006)
4. Personal Velocity (2002)
5. Thumbsucker (2005)
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