Breast Men 1997 R, 95 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence O'Neil Cast: David Schwimmer, Chris Cooper, Emily Procter, Matt Frewer, Terry O'Quinn, Kathleen Wilhoite, John Stockwell, Lisa Marie, Louise Fletcher, Michael Cavanaugh
This made-for-TV docudrama traces events in the lives of two Texas doctors–Dr. Christopher Saunders (David Schwimmer) and Dr. William Larson (Chris Cooper)–who developed the silicone breast implant, became successful, and suffered personal traumas from ensuing lawsuits when it was discovered that some women were experiencing leakage from their transplants. Believe it or not, this drama is better than it sounds.
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CyberWorld 2000 N/R, 48 min. Genre: Animation / Documentary
Director: Colin Davies, Elaine Despins Cast: Jenna Elfman, Dave Foley, Robert Smith, Matt Frewer, Woody Allen, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Sylvester Stallone
Phig (Jenna Elfman) takes viewers on a tour of CyberWorld, a museum of 3-D exhibits in this 48-minute offering on the giant I-Max screen. Amazing animation.
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Desperation 2006 R, 131 min. Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Drama / Thriller aka: Stephen King's Desperation
Director: Mick Garris Cast: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer, Ron Perlman, Shane Haboucha, Kelly Overton, Sylvia Kelegian, Henry Thomas, Sammi Hanratty, Ewan Chung, Tom Parker
Collie Entragian (Ron Perlman) is the sheriff in Desperation, Nevada, where the streets are littered with the bodies of townsfolk. He arrests travelers Peter and Mary Jackson (Henry Thomas and Annabeth Gish) and then Steve (Steven Weber), Cynthia (Kelly Overton), and John (Tom Skerritt) who are tossed in jail where they meet young, mysterious David (Shane Haboucha) who seems to have strange powers and an idea of what is going on. They realize that something very eerie is happening in Desperado. But, can these mere mortals really put an end to the devastation, or will friendly ghosts come to their aid?
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Far from Home 1989 R, 86 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Meiert Avis Cast: Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore, Richard Masur, Karen Austin, Susan Tyrrell, Andras Jones, Dick Miller, Anthony Rapp, Jennifer Tilly, Connie Sawyer, Stephanie Walski, Teri Weigel, John Spencer, Murrill Maglio, Fred Culbertson
A killer is on the loose and teen Joleen Cox (Drew Barrymore) is the one being stalked. Not much here except Drew in her first teen role.
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The Fourth Protocol 1987 R, 119 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: John Mackenzie Cast: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Joanna Cassidy, Ned Beatty, Betsy Brantley, Peter Cartwright, Matt Frewer, Julian Glover, Michael Gough, Sean Chapman
British agent John Preston (Michael Caine) thinks something is not quite right, and he is correct. It seems the KGB plans to smuggle in a nuclear bomb and then set it off near a British air base.
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Hercules 1997 G, 93 min. Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: John Musker, Ron Clements Cast: Tate Donovan, Susan Egan, James Woods, Rip Torn, Danny DeVito, Bob Goldthwait, Matt Frewer, Samantha Eggar, Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie, Josh Keaton, Amanda Plummer, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Charlton Heston
Hercules (voice of Tate Donovan) and Hades (voice of James Woods) fight to the death–ala Disney Studios' animation, and Greek mythology will never be the same.
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A Home at the End of the World 2004 R, 120 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mayer Cast: Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright Penn, Sissy Spacek, Matt Frewer, Ryan Donowho, Erik Smith, Harris Allan, Andrew Chalmers, Ron Lea, Wendy Crewson, Asia Viera
Childhood friends–Bobby (Erik Smith) and Jonathan (Harris Allen)–grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Now the adult Bobby (Colin Farrell) and Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) reunite in NYC where they share an East Village apartment with Clare (Robin Wright Penn). An unusual triangle forms: openly gay Jonathan wants to resume sexual experiments with Bobby, but Bobby and Clare become lovers, and now Clare is pregnant. Despite all, they form a unique family unit.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989 PG, 86 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Johnston Cast: Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland, Thomas Wilson Brown, Jared Rushton, Amy O'Neill, Lou Cutell, Robert Oliveri, Mark L. Taylor
While inventor Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) is lecturing on his latest invention, neighborhood kids get caught by his molecule reducing machine and end up being only 1/4th inch tall.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles 2000 TV, 90 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror
Director: Rodney Gibbons Cast: Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Jason London, Emma Campbell, Gordon Masten, Robin Wilcock, Arthur Holden, Leni Parker, Ben Gauthier, John Dunn-Hill, Joe Cobden, Jason Cavalier, Barry Baldaro, Linda Smith, Nathalie Girard
Sherlock Holmes (Matt Frewer) and Doctor Watson (Kenneth Welsh) are asked to protect the new heir to the Baskerville estate, Sir Henry Baskerville (Jason London), from falling victim to the family curse. While solving the mystery of the curse that has caused the mysterious deaths of previous heirs to the Baskerville estate, Holmes learns that a hound is linked to the deaths, and now he tries to uncover who is behind the murders.
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Ishtar 1987 PG-13, 107 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Elaine May Cast: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, Carol Kane, Matt Frewer
Singer-songwriters (Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman) are booked into a cafe in Morocco. On the trip there, they visit Ishtar and get swept into a political overthrow. This much awaited, very costly film just didn't measure up.
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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace 1996 PG-13, 93 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
Director: Farhad Mann Cast: Matt Frewer, Patrick Bergin, Ely Pouget, Austin O'Brien, Kevin Conway, Camille Cooper, Patrick LaBrecque, Molly Shannon, Crystal Celese Grant, Sean P. Young, Mathew Valencia, Trever O'Brien, Richard Fancy, Ellis Williams, Castulo Guerra
Jobe Smith (Matt Frewer) is back in action, but now he has moved from the suburbs to the city–a Los Angeles subway system to be exact. Also back is Jobe's fan, Peter Parkette (Austin O'Brien). An inventor (Patrick Bergin) has produced the Chiron Chip, which links computer networks all over the world. Jobe knows possession of the chip will lead to control of the world and sets out to build the chip.
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The Lords of Discipline 1983 R, 102 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Franc Roddam Cast: David Keith, Robert Prosky, G.D. Spradlin, Barbara Babcock, Michael Biehn, Rick Rossovich, Judge Reinhold, Bill Paxton, Matt Frewer, John Lavachielli, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Mark Breland, Malcolm Danare, Greg Webb, Ed Bishop
Set at Carolina Military Institute in the Deep South, racism is the theme of this story when the school admits its first Black cadet. Cadet Will McClean's'' (David Keith) faculty mentor (Robert Prosky) gives him the mission of trying to prevent the plots of a secret group, "The Ten," who are cadets determined to support their out-dated way of life.
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Quicksilver Highway 1997 TV, 88 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mick Garris Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Raphael Sbarge, Missy Crider, Veronica Cartwright, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bill Nunn, Bill Bolender, Amelia Neinle, Clive Barker, John Landis, William Knight
Christopher Lloyd hosts this made-for-TV film that presents two sub-par stories concerning body parts. In Stephen King's "Chattery Teeth," a man who has a set of chattering teeth picks up a hitchhiker, and the teeth do not seem to care for the guest. In Clive Barker's "Body Politic," a man's artificial hand takes control, leaves his body, and sets out to start a revolution of the hands.
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Riding the Bullet 2004 R, 98 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
Director: Mick Garris Cast: Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson, Barbara Hershey, Erika Christensen, Barry W. Levy, Chris Gauthier, Robin Nielsen, Matt Frewer, Nicky Katt, Jeffrey Ballard, Peter LaCroix
College student Alan Parker (Jonathan Jackson) is hitchhiking across Maine on Halloween to reach his dying mother's hospital when he is picked up by George Staub (David Arquette). George, it turns out, is really dead and collects souls. He gives Alan the choice: his soul or his mother's.
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The Stand 1994 TV, 366 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Stephen King's The Stand
Director: Mick Garris Cast: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Ray Walston, Matt Frewer, Rob Lowe
A deadly virus from a government lab decimates most of the world's population, but this end of the world is just the beginning. The few human survivors dream of either the mystical Mother Abigail (Ruby Dee) or of the amiable Randall Flagg (Jamey Sheridan) whose smile seems a bit diabolical. These two characters represent either good or evil; followers on both sides prepare to take a stand.
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| 1. Breast Men (1997)
2. CyberWorld (2000)
3. Desperation (2006) aka: Stephen King's Desperation
4. Far from Home (1989)
5. The Fourth Protocol (1987)
6. Hercules (1997)
7. A Home at the End of the World (2004)
8. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
9. The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
10. Ishtar (1987)
11. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) aka: Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
12. The Lords of Discipline (1983)
13. National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995)
14. The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged .... (1993)
15. Quicksilver Highway (1997)
16. Riding the Bullet (2004) aka: Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
17. The Stand (1994) aka: Stephen King's The Stand
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