Hangin' with the Homeboys 1991  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Joseph B. Vasquez
Cast: Doug E. Doug, Mario Joyner, John Leguizamo, Nestor Serrano, Kimberly Russell, Mary B. Ward, Reggie Montgomery, Christine Claravall, Rose Jackson, Steven Randazzo, Marisol R. Reyes, LaTanya Richardson
This simple story follows four young friends–two African Americans and two Puerto Ricans–as they cruise, argue, laugh, get into trouble, and participate in other adventures on a Friday night in the Bronx. Good performances and direction highlight this film.
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Playing for Keeps 1986  PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Cast: Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant, Daniel Jordano, Mary B. Ward, Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Baio, Harold Gould, Kim Hauser, Robert Milli, John Randolph Jones
Teenagers come into an inheritance of a run-down hotel and decide to turn it into a kid's resort. Does the plot sound vaguely familiar? This is probably the umpteenth time a story like this has been done.
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Surviving Desire 1991 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary B. Ward, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, Julie Sukman, Gary Sauer, James Michael McCauley, John MacKay, Thomas J. Edwards, George Feaster
Jude (Martin Donovan) is a college professor just going through the motions in his literature class, and Sofie is the only one of his students who listens to his lectures. Their story makes for a pleasant film that was originally shown on PBS' "American Playhouse."
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| 1. Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
2. Playing for Keeps (1986)
3. Surviving Desire (1991)
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