 Fandango 1985  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Chuck Bush, Brian Cesak, Marvin J. McIntyre, Suzy Amis, Glenne Headly, Pepe Serna
During the Vietnam War, five college students opt for a final fling before facing the realities of uncertain futures.
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Only the Lonely 1991  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Dunn, Milo O'Shea, Bert Remsen, Anthony Quinn, James Belushi, Macaulay Culkin, Marvin J. McIntyre
Chicago police officer Danny Muldoon (John Candy) still lives with his mother (Maureen O'Hara) and is forced into making a decision between her and the woman (Ally Sheedy) with whom he has fallen in love. Good mixture of comedy and sentimental romance.
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The Presidio 1988  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Dana Gladstone, Jenette Goldstein, Marvin J. McIntyre, Don Calfa, Robert Lesser, John DiSanti, James Hooks Reynolds, Curtis W. Sims, Rick Zumwalt, Rosalyn Marshall
While stationed at the Presidio, Army M.P. Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell (Sean Connery) has run-ins with San Francisco cop Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) over jurisdictional matters. Things really heat up when Harmon becomes interested in Caldwell's pretty daughter Donna (Meg Ryan).
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Project X 1987 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler, Johnny Ray McGhee, Jonathan Stark, Robin Gammell, Stephen Lang, Marvin J. McIntyre, Jean Smart, Dick Miller
An Air Force noncom (Matthew Broderick) is working with a secret experiment using chimpanzees in flight simulators.
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The Running Man 1987 R, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland Van Lindth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Dweezil Zappa, Dey Young, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka, Mick Fleetwood, Karen Leigh Hopkins, Sven-Ole Thorsen
This story takes place in 2017; Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is an innocent convict who is selected to compete in a game show, "The Running Man." His objective: get through the obstacles to safety. As can be imagined, there is plenty of action in this $27 million thriller. The story is from the Stephen King novel.
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Short Circuit 1986 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: John Badham
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Brian McNamara, Marvin J. McIntyre, John Garber, Penny Stanton, Tim Blaney, Vernon Weddle, Barbara Tarbuck
The government has a new weapon: a robot named "No. 5." During a thunderstorm, "No. 5" short circuits and comes to life. Its creator (Steve Guttenberg) is in hot pursuit of his invention. Meanwhile, "No. 5" falls into the hands of an animal lover (Ally Sheedy) who takes it in like a stray cat. OK for the young ones. There is a sequel.
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 Silverado 1985  PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt, Scott Glenn, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Joe Seneca, Marvin J. McIntyre, Sheb Wooley, Jon Kasdan, Todd Allen, Bill Thurman
This Western has it all: adventure, comedy, and drama. The story is about "good guys" Paden (Kevin Kline), Emmett (Scott Glenn), and Mal (Danny Glover) who rescue Emmett's brother Jake (Kevin Costner) from jail where he is being held by Sheriff Langston (John Cleese). They pull off the escape, Jake joins the group, and they arrive in Silverado. Now, they meet frontier widow Hannah (Rosanna Arquette), card shark Slick (Jeff Goldblum), and saloon operator Stella (Linda Hunt)–all of whom have their own stories to tell. The "good guys" confront corrupt Sheriff Cobb (Brian Dennehy) and attempt to rid Silverado of vice. But, when dealing with the nasty sheriff and murdering ranchers, a showdown is a certainty.
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Wilder Napalm 1993 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, M. Emmet Walsh, Jim Varney, Marvin J. McIntyre, Mimi Lieber, Justin LaBlanc, Lance Lee Baxley, Peter Willie
The Foudroyant brothers (Dennis Quaid and Arliss Howard) share unique talents–they can telekinetically set fires! Add to this Vida Foudroyant (Debra Winger), who is Wilder Foudroyant's arsonist wife, and you have a pretty zany, but often weak, story.
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| 1. Fandango (1985)
2. Only the Lonely (1991)
3. The Presidio (1988)
4. Project X (1987)
5. The Running Man (1987)
6. Short Circuit (1986)
7. Silverado (1985)
8. Wilder Napalm (1993)
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