7 Mummies 2005  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Adventure
aka: Seven Mummies
Director: Nick Quested
Cast: Matt Schulze, Cerina Vincent, Danny Trejo, Billy Wirth, Billy Drago, Max Perlich, Noel Gugliemi, Michael Wehrhahn, Andrew Bryniarski, James Intveld, Martin Kove, Adrianne Palicki
The secret of the lost gold of the Guachapa Mountains lies among a group of zombies and vampires, and when escaped convicts encounter the zombies, they decide to stick around and gather the gold for themselves.
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Beautiful Girls 1996  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Richard Bright
Willie (Timothy Hutton) returns home for a high-school reunion and finds that the guys–including himself–have not grown up. Furthermore, the women in their lives are not ranked much higher on the maturity scale.
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 Blow 2001 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens, Jordi Molla, Ethan Suplee, Max Perlich, Cliff Curtis, Miguel Sandoval, Kevin Gage, Jesse James, Miguel Perez, Dan Ferro
Based on the true story of cocaine smuggler George Jung (Johnny Depp)–currently serving a 60-year jail sentence–whose 30-year illegal trade ran from Columbia to the California coast, this story explores Jung's personal ups and downs. Ultimately, the effects of drugs take their toll on his wife (Penelope Cruz) and parents (Ray Liotta and Rachel Griffiths).
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Born Yesterday 1993  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman, Edward Herrmann, Max Perlich, Michael Ensign, Ted Raimi, Fred Dalton Thompson, Benjamin C. Bradlee, Sally Quinn
This is a remake of the classic 1950 hit starring Judy Holliday. This time around, Melanie Griffith takes on the role of the delightful Billie Dawn. When she appears a little too dizzy to help her real estate tycoon lover, a tutor (Don Johnson) is hired to enlighten her. Watch the earlier version.
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The Brave 1997  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Johnny Depp
Cast: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Elpidia Carrillo, Frederic Forrest, Clarence Williams III, Max Perlich, Luis Guzman, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera, Pepe Serna, Lupe Ontiveros, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Alexis Cruz, Chuck E. Weiss
Raphael (Johnny Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian–just out of jail and unemployed–when McCarthy (Marlon Brando) offers him $50,000 to be tortured to death for a snuff film. Raphael lives with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carrillo) and their children, Frankie and Marta (Cody Lightning and Nicole Mancera) near a junkyard, and he accepts the offer because the money will help his family build a better life. Now, Raphael has one week to live and tries to teach Frankie how to take over his role as the man of the house. 1 User Review
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The Butcher's Wife 1991 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels, George Dzundza, Mary Steenburgen, Frances McDormand, Margaret Colin, Max Perlich, Miriam Margolyes, Diane Salinger, Christopher Durang
Marina (Demi Moore) is a psychic from North Carolina who marries a New York City butcher (George Dzundza) because she thinks he is the one she is destined to marry.
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Can't Buy Me Love 1987   PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, Seth Green, Sharon Farrell, Darcy DeMoss, Dennis Dugan, Max Perlich, Steve Franken
A nerd is transformed into a popular "stud" and learns that he prefers his life as a "nerd". Not many laughs in this very forgettable movie.
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 Cliffhanger 1993 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Leon, Max Perlich, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Gregory Scott Cummins, Denis Forest, Michelle Joyner, Trey Brownell
Treasury Department officers, along with $100 million, are skyjacked and crash in the mountains. Along come Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) out of retirement and his ex-partner Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) as guides. They are ready to save the day. Unfortunately, they end up captured by a gang, led by Qualen (John Lithgow), whose intention is to find the crash site first and plan to use Gabe as their guide. Good photography, stunts, and action.
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 Deuces Wild 2002 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Kalvert
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Norman Reedus, Frankie Muniz, Max Perlich, Drea de Matteo, Balthazar Getty, Nancy Cassaro, Vincent Pastore
After their brother's death from a drug overdose, Leon (Stephen Dorff) and Bobby (Brad Renfro) fight to keep drugs out of their Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Bright
Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, Maria Celedonio, David Alan Grier, Michael T. Weiss, April Telek, Max Perlich, John Landis, Bob Dawson, Jennifer Griffin
In a twist on the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, Crystal (Natasha Lyonne) and Cyclona (Maria Celedonio) escape from a juvenile prison and kill and steal on their way to Grandma's/Sister Gomez's (Vincent Gallo) house.
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Frozen 1998 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Sometimes They Come Back...for More
Director: Daniel Berk
Cast: Clayton Rohner, Faith Ford, Damian Chapa, Chase Masterson, Max Perlich, Stephen Hart, Jennifer O'Dell, Michael Stadvec, Douglas Stoup, Frank Ceglia
Military investigators are sent to an Antarctic government outpost to find out what caused a disaster that killed all but two people. Demon forces must be overcome in this poorest of the three flicks that were taken from a Stephen King short story.
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 Georgia 1995  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine, Max Perlich, John Doe, John C. Reilly, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jason Carter, Tom Bower
Sadie Flood (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a rock-star hopeful living in the shadow of her sister who has made it in show business. Georgia's (Mare Winningham) retreat is a lovely home in Washington where she looks forward to enjoying her husband (Ted Levine) and children. But, Sadie always manages to enter the blissful scene and ruin things. Throughout her life, Sadie is bailed out of one problem or another by her sister. Leigh won the 1995 Montreal Best Actress award for her role in this film and Winningham was nominated for an Oscar.
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Gummo 1997 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harmony Korine
Cast: Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Chloe Sevigny, Linda Manz, Jacob Sewell, Darby Dougherty, Max Perlich, Carisa Glucksman, Wendall Carr, Ellen M. Smith
Bored teenagers Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) and Tummler (Nick Sutton) live in the depressed town of Xenia, Ohio where they use sex, glue sniffing, and murder to make their boring lives more colorful.
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Homicide: The Movie 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Cast: Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Reed Diamond, Max Perlich
The 1990s' TV show is brought to closure with this movie that brings "everyone" back for a bow. "Gee" (Yaphet Kotto), the former head of the Homicide Division, is running for mayor and a would-be killer sends him to the emergency room. As he balances between life and death, his old crew gets together to track down the gunman. Those who watched the series will get more out of the dialogue than the others who do not know much about the series' episodes.
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Horseplayer 1991 R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kurt Voss
Cast: Brad Dourif, Sammi Davis, Michael Harris, Vic Tayback, Max Perlich, Rocky Giordani, Debby Steele, Pino Giordani, Bill Barminski, Stephen Saban, Garret Greenwood
Paroled killer Bud Cowan (Brad Dourif) spends his time working in George Samsa's (Vic Tayback) liquor store stocking the walk-in refrigerator and playing horses at the track. One day, Bud meets his new neighbors Matthew (Michael Harris) and his "sister" Randi (Sammi Davis) who take on Bud as their victim in a deadly battle of wits.
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 The House on Haunted Hill 1999  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Malone
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, Chris Kattan, Max Perlich, Jeffrey Combs, Janet Tracy Keijser, Peter Graves, James Marsters, Dick Beebe, Slavitza Jovan, Lisa Loeb
Eccentric millionaire Stephen H. Price (Geoffrey Rush) plans a birthday party for his wife Evelyn (Famke Janssen) and offers $1,000,000 to any guest who can stay in a haunted house for one entire night. Once everyone arrives, they realize that they are locked inside. The house was once a mental institution, and it appears that its reputation of being haunted just might be true.
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The Independent 2000 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Kessler
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Max Perlich, Anne Meara, Ben Stiller, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Ted Demme, Fred Williamson, Nick Cassavetes, Paul Logan, Julie Strain, Andy Dick
This mockumentary centers on filmmaker Morty Fineman (Jerry Stiller) whose work has involved low-budget exploitation films. Now, on the verge of bankruptcy, Fineman coerces daughter Paloma (Janeane Garofalo) into helping gain recognition by filming the story of a convicted murderer.
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Lansky 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Max Perlich, Anthony LaPaglia, Matthew Settle, Beverly D'Angelo, Illeana Douglas, Francis Guinan, Stanley DeSantis, Jeff Perry
This made-for-HBO crime film revolves around the life of the crime lord Meyer Lansky as it reviews his youth, gangster activities at the beginning of the 20th century, and his eventual rise to the top of the criminal world.
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Liebestraum 1991 R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Kevin Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Bill Pullman, Kim Novak, Graham Beckel, Zach Grenier, Thomas Kopache, Taina Elg, Max Perlich, Catherine Hicks
Nick (Kevin Anderson) is called back to his hometown by his dying mother (Kim Novak). Thus begins the story of an old scandal, his own affair with his boyhood friend's wife, and other brooding moments. While director Figgis does his usual great job of presenting his story beautifully, the story itself is not all that good in this instance.
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Men with Guns 1997 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kari Skogland
Cast: Donal Logue, Gregory Sporleder, Callum Keith Rennie, Max Perlich, Paul Sorvino, Joseph Griffin, William MacDonald, Derek Ritschel, Maureen Cryan, Jack(2) Duffy
Eddie and Lucas (Donal Logue and Gregory Sporleder) are small-time Toronto hoods who try to go big-time after being humiliated while trying to collect on a debt. They obtain guns, blow away the guys who humiliated them, and get away with a drug king's stash of cocaine. That was a mistake, since they are still small-time operators.
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Plain Clothes 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Arliss Howard, George Wendt, Suzy Amis, Diane Ladd, Seymour Cassel, Larry Pine, Abe Vigoda, Robert Stack, Peter Dobson, Max Perlich
When his young brother is accused of killing his high-school teacher, an undercover agent (Arliss Howard) returns to the school. His objective is to solve the crime and clear his brother's name.
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Rush 1991 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lili Fini Zanuck
Cast: Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott, Max Perlich, Gregg Allman, Tony Frank, William Sadler, Special K. McCray, Dennis Letts, Dennis Burkley
Jim Raynor (Jason Patric), a Texas undercover narcotics cop, gets a new assignment: stop at nothing to get the goods on narcotics kingpin Will Gaines (Gregg Allman). He selects rookie Kristen (Jennifer Jason Leigh) as his sidekick in this deep undercover job. To establish their cover, they both start taking drugs and are soon addicts with little chance of fulfilling their mission. Based on a semi-autobiography by Kim Wozencraft.
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Stanley's Gig 2000 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Lazard
Cast: William Sanderson, Marla Gibbs, Faye Dunaway, Stephen Tobolowsky, Paul Benjamin, Kevin Jackson, Ian Whitcomb, Justin Lazard, Max Perlich, Lilyan Chauvin, Bill Irwin, Jim Ishida
Talented, but lonely, Stanley Myer (William Sanderson) has been hired by a nursing home for a gig as a ukelele player. While performing, he meets once-famous jazz great Elinor Whitney (Marla Gibbs), and a friendship develops.
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Terrified 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: James Merendino
Cast: Heather Graham, Lisa Zane, Paul Herman, Rustam Branaman, Kane Picoy, Jason Cairns, Max Perlich, Balthazar Getty, Don Calfa, Richard Lynch, Tom Bresnahan, Sal Landi
Olive (Heather Graham) has had a bad day. First, her husband killed her lover, then he killed himself in front of her. So, she hangs around bars and picks up men for casual sex. Her life changes when she becomes the victim of a stalker who repeatedly breaks into her apartment, attacks her, then leaves–and the police don't believe her story.
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Vibes 1988 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Cyndi Lauper, Peter Falk, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Elizabeth Pena, Karen Akers, Michael Lerner, Aharon Ipale, John Kapelos, Ray Stoddard, Park Overall, Max Perlich, Steve Buscemi, Rodney Kageyama
Museum curator Nick Deezy (Jeff Goldblum) and hairdresser Sylvia Pickel (Cyndi Lauper) are studying psychic phenomena with New York University's Dr. Harrison Steele (Julian Sands) as their professor. Both Sylvia and Nick have psychic powers and come to the aid of Harry Buscafusco (Peter Falk) who wants them to travel to Ecuador in search of his missing son. Actually, Harry is a con-man searching for an Incan lost city of gold and believes that, using their psychic powers, Sylvia and Nick will find it. But, they aren't the only ones searching for the treasure. Dr. Steele is on their trail planning to use the treasure, which he believes has psychic powers that would allow him to rule the world–after getting rid of Nick and Sylvia. Will Nick and Sylvia overcome the dangers that lie ahead, and, in the process, will they find love?
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| 1. 7 Mummies (2005)
aka: Seven Mummies
2. Beautiful Girls (1996)
3. Blow (2001)
4. Born Yesterday (1993)
5. The Brave (1997)
6. The Butcher's Wife (1991)
7. Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
8. Cliffhanger (1993)
9. Deuces Wild (2002)
10. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
11. Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby (1999)
12. Frozen (1998)
aka: Sometimes They Come Back...for More
13. Georgia (1995)
14. Gummo (1997)
15. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
16. Homicide: The Movie (2000)
17. Horseplayer (1991)
18. The House on Haunted Hill (1999)
19. The Independent (2000)
20. Lansky (1999)
21. Liebestraum (1991)
22. Men with Guns (1997)
23. Plain Clothes (1988)
24. Rush (1991)
25. Stanley's Gig (2000)
26. Terrified (1996)
27. Vibes (1988)
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