The Beast Within 1982  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, L.Q. Jones, Luke Askew, Logan Ramsey, John Dennis Johnston, Ron Soble, Meshach Taylor, Boyce Holleman, Malcolm McMillan, Natalie Nolan Howard
While on her honeymoon in Mississippi, Caroline (Bibi Besch) is raped by a hairy-legged creature. Eighteen years later, her son Michael (Paul Clemens) by that incident is acting strange, so he is taken back to Mississippi in hopes that his behavior has something to do with the rape. Well, wouldn't you know it–he turns into an insect-like creature and starts dismembering and eating people.
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Damien: Omen II 1978  R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
aka: Omen II: Damien
Director: Don Taylor
Cast: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor, Lew Ayres, Sylvia Sidney, Lance Henriksen, Meshach Taylor, Allan Arbus, Elizabeth Shepherd, Lucas Donat, Fritz Ford, John J. Newcombe, John Charles Burns
It's seven years later (although only two years since the original "Omen"), and Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) has moved in with his rich Aunt Ann and Uncle Richard (Lee Grant and William Holden) after getting rid of his parents in the prior movie. Those who cross Damien are quickly, and grossly, done away with as he plots to inherit his uncle's wealth. The special effects are great. Followed by "The Final Conflict" and "The Awakening."
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 1993 TV, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Stuart Margolin
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Cloris Leachman, Phil Fondacaro, Eric McCormack, Kelli Fox, Wayne Robson, Matthew Walker, Meshach Taylor, Denalda Williams, Gary Jones, Alex Green, Babs Chula, Bill Meilen, Nora McLellan
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are back–this time in dual roles of Kelly and Lynn Farmer and their young aunts Sofia and Agatha during their childhood. Kelly and Lynn try to save the family home from the clutches of their evil Aunt Agatha (now played by Cloris Leachman) who has managed to cast a spell on her own twin sister, Aunt Sophia (also Cloris Leachman).
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Explorers 1985  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Bobby Fite, Meshach Taylor, Danny Nucci, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Taliesin Jaffe, Brooke Bundy
In this sci-fi family-oriented tale about aliens in outer space, Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke), Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix), and Darren Woods (Jason Presson) are given the chance of a lifetime: young boys blasting off on their own starship to encounter unknown beings.
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House of Games 1987  R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Mamet
Cast: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, J.T. Walsh, Willo Housman, William H. Macy, Meshach Taylor, Karen Kohlhaas, Steven Goldstein, Jack Wallace, Ricky Jay, G. Roy Levin
When a psychiatrist (Lindsay Crouse) tries to help her patient (Steven Goldstein) by pleading with the person (Joe Mantegna) to whom he owes a gambling debt, she becomes hopelessly involved in his mysterious world.
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Mannequin 1987  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, Meshach Taylor, G.W. Bailey, James Spader, Steve Vinovich, Christopher Maher, Phyllis Newman, Phil Rubenstein, Carole Davis, Jeffrey Lampert
Emmy (Kim Cattrall) had been friends with Christopher Columbus and Michelangelo in her past lives. With her reincarnation as a mannequin, she is able to come to life only at night when she dances around the store with the window dresser (Andrew McCarthy). "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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Mannequin Two: On the Move 1991  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale, Meshach Taylor, Terry Kiser, Stuart Pankin, Cynthia Harris, Andrew Hill Newman, Julie Foreman, John Edmondson, Phil Latella, Mark Gray, Erick Weiss
This sequel to 1987's "Mannequin" misses in the laugh department as the story unfolds about a 1000-year-old mannequin (Kristy Swanson) coming to life.
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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue 1998 G, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Musical
Director: Dick Sebast
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Andrew Ducote, Peter MacNicol, Ralph Macchio, William H. Macy, Eric Idle, Phillip Glasser, Meshach Taylor, Harvey Korman, Phillip Van Dyke, Darleen Carr, Steve Mackall, Alex Strange, Jamie Cronin, Hynden Walch
Our friendly mice are back in this sequel. Timmy (voice of Ralph Macchio) sets out to prove his courage when his friend Jenny (Hynden Walch) tells him that she believes her parents were captured by human scientists at the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health). Now, Timmy and his gang of intelligent rats that have escaped from NIMH set out to save Jenny's family from the evil NIMH lab folks.
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| 1. The Beast Within (1982)
2. Class Act (1992)
3. Damien: Omen II (1978)
aka: Omen II: Damien
4. Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
5. Explorers (1985)
6. House of Games (1987)
7. Mannequin (1987)
8. Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
9. The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)
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