Blue Steel 1990  R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Matt Craven, Richard Jenkins, Mary Mara, Mike Starr, Tom Sizemore, Skipp Lynch, Chris Walker, Mike Hodge
Policewoman Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a holdup man on her first assignment. Her gun is picked up by mentally unbalanced Wall Street broker Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) who then uses it to commit murders throughout the city with the rookie's name engraved on the bullets. The two become involved, and he makes it appear that she is the mass murderer.
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 Bound 1996  R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan, Barry Kivel, Mary Mara, Susie Bright, Margaret Smith
Two lesbians, Corky (Gina Gershon) and Violet (Jennifer Tilly), plot to steal $2 million from Violet's soon-to-be ex-boyfriend, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano).
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The Hard Way 1991  R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, Penny Marshall, John Capodice, Luis Guzman, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Christina Ricci, Mary Mara, Conrad Roberts, George Cheung, Frank Geraci, Sophie Maletsky
A pampered actor, Nick Lang (Michael J. Fox), wants to play a cop in his next movie. In order to research the role, he teams up with a real-life cop, Detective John Moss (James Woods). John happens to be on the trail of a serial killer when Nick meets him and uses the case for Nick's research. Lots of action and laughs.
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In the Blink of an Eye 1996  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Micki Dickoff
Cast: Veronica Hamel, Mimi Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Polly Bergen, Piper Laurie, Keith Brunsmann, Denise Richards, Brian Markinson, Mary Mara, J. Scott Bronson
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV film concerns movie producer/director Micki Dickoff (Veronica Hamel) who directs this account of her story. She puts her career on hold to help a friend when she finds out that the friend has been in prison for over 15 years, along with her husband, after being convicted of murder. 1 User Review
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 Mr. Saturday Night 1992 R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Crystal
Cast: Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner, Helen Hunt, Jerry Lewis, Mary Mara, Jerry Orbach, Ron Silver, Conrad Janis, Sage Allen
This film chronicles 50 years in the life of Jewish comedian Buddy Young Jr. (Billy Crystal). Although he worked in every area from the Catskills to Las Vegas, he realizes that he never REALLY made it. David Paymer was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.
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Prom Night 2008  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Nelson McCormick
Cast: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz, James Ransone, Brianne Davis, Kellan Lutz, Mary Mara, Ming-Na, Johnathon Schaech, Idris Elba, Jessalyn Gilsig, Linden Ashby
Donna's (Brittany Snow) family was murdered by her psychopathic teacher Richard Fenton (Johnathon Schaech) who was caught and has been locked up in a maximum security asylum. Now, Donna is recovering from the tragedy and is ready to enjoy her senior prom with boyfriend Bobby (Scott Porter) and her good friends Claire (Jessica Stroup) and Lisa (Dana Davis) who, with their boyfriends Ronie (Collins Pennie) and Michael (Kelly Blatz), are looking forward to the big event. But, unbeknownst to Donna, Fenton has escaped from the asylum and is determined to find Donna and kill her. Detective Winn (Idris Elba) is on Fenton's trail. Will he be able to prevent Fenton from carrying out his deadly plot?
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Stranger Inside 2001 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Cast: Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden, LaTonya "T" Hagans, Mary Mara, Rain Phoenix, Marc Vann, Medusa, Ella Joyce, Conchata Ferrell, Emily Kuroda
Treasure (Yolonda Ross), who grew up motherless, has been in trouble with the law most of her life. She finds out that her birth mother, a hardened criminal who was thought to be dead, is a lifer in the state prison. Treasure, about to turn 21, purposely gets caught in a crime in order to go to the prison. She finds her mother, but it's not the reunion she hoped for. Made for HBO.
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Switched at Birth 1999 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Two Babies: Switched at Birth
Mistaken Identity
Director: Douglas Barr
Cast: Melissa Gilbert, Rosanna Arquette, David Andrews, James McCaffrey, Mary Mara, Susan Barnes, Ron Silver, Lester B. Hanson, Peter Lohnes, Joe Ivy
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV film concerns two new-born babies that were switched at the University of Virginia Medical Center. A year and a half later, tests reveal the error, but the mothers (Melissa Gilbert and Rosanna Arquette) decide to keep the babies that they have grown to love. This begins a series of problems for them and their families.
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| 1. Blue Steel (1990)
2. Bound (1996)
3. The Hard Way (1991)
4. In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
5. Love Potion #9 (1992)
6. Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
7. Prom Night (2008)
8. Stranger Inside (2001)
9. Switched at Birth (1999)
aka: Two Babies: Switched at Birth
aka: Mistaken Identity
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