Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein 1999  PG, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Kathi Castillo
Cast: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Michael Bell, Jim Meskimen, Frank Welker, Kevin Michael Richardson, Dee Bradley Baker, Dody Goodman, Mary Kay Bergman, Susan Boyd
Alvin (voice of Ross Bagdasarian Jr.) and his gang of chipmunks are back in this animated Halloween offering about the Chipmunks accidentally getting locked in Dr. Frankenstein's (voice of Michael Bell) lab and becoming prey to the monster.
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Brother John 1971  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Will Geer, Bradford Dillman, Beverly Todd, Paul Winfield, Ramon Bieri, Warren J. Kemmerling, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Richard Ward, Lois Smith, P. Jay Sidney, Zara Cully, Michael Bell, Howard Rice, Darlene Rice
John Kane (Sidney Poitier) returns to his small Southern town for his sister's funeral. He appears, stirs up the gentry, and is an enigma to his old friends–until it is learned that he is a messenger from Heaven.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1992 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Misami Hata, William T. Hurtz
Cast: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann, Laura Mooney, Bernard Erhard, William E. Martin, Alan Oppenheimer, Michael Bell, Sidney Miller, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Gough
Jointly made by the U.S. and Japan (taking advantage of Japan's animation techniques), this is a good children's story based on an early 1900s' comic strip. Dreams take Nemo (voice of Gabriel Damon) and his flying squirrel friend (voice of Danny Mann) off to a magic land where he befriends the king (voice of Bernard Erhard) and receives the keys to the kingdom. One no-no: do not open the forbidden door. Of course Nemo does, and bad things happen as the forces from Nightmareland are unleashed. Nemo learns several lessons while saving Slumberland.
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My Little Pony 1986  G, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Joens
Cast: Danny DeVito, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Rhea Perlman, Tony Randall, Alice Playten, Tammy Amerson, Michael Bell, Russi Taylor, Charles Adler
The wicked witch (Cloris Leachman) and her two mean daughters (Rhea Perlman and Madeline Kahn) decide to flood Ponyland with their potion. But here come the Grundles to help, led by their king (Danny DeVito). For preschoolers.
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie 2000 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer
Cast: Christine Cavanaugh, Elizabeth Daily, Cheryl Chase, Susan Sarandon, Kath Soucie, John Lithgow, Joe Alaskey, Michael Bell, Tim Curry, Debbie Reynolds, Tara Strong, Tress MacNeille, Casey Kasem, Jack Riley
The Rugrats are back; this time they head to Paris and end up warding off the impending marriage of Chuckie Finster's (voice of Christine Cavanaugh) father (voice of Michael Bell) to the child-hating Coco LaBouche (voice of Susan Sarandon).
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 The Rugrats Movie 1998  G, 81 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien
Cast: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Tara Strong, Melanie Chartoff, Jack Riley, Joe Alaskey, David Spade, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Bell, Tim Curry, Busta Rhymes, Roger Clinton, Margaret Cho
Tommy (voice of Elizabeth Daily), Chuckie, Phillip, and Lillian (voices of Kath Soucie) try to return Tommy's troublesome baby brother, Dylan–"Dil" (voice of Tara Strong)–to the hospital where he was born. But along the way they get lost–really lost!
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A Thin Line Between Love And Hate 1996 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Thriller / Drama / Romance
Director: Martin Lawrence
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Della Reese, Roger E. Mosley, Malinda Williams, Daryl Mitchell, Simbi Khali, Tangie Ambrose, Faizon Love, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Stacii Jae Johnson, Michael Bell
This comedy/thriller–starring, story by, screenplay co-written by, and directed by Martin Lawrence–is about a nightclub promoter, Darnell Wright (Lawrence), who is having an affair with Brandi (Lynn Whitfield). When Darnell's childhood sweetheart Mia (Regina King) comes back into his life, he realizes that Brandi is not as ready as he is to call it a night, and she will stop at nothing to keep Darnell in her life.
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Thunder Alley 1967 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Richard Rush
Cast: Annette Funicello, Fabian, Diane McBain, Warren Berlinger, Jan Murray, Maureen Arthur, Michael T. Mikler, Michael Bell, Kip King, Sandy Reed, Sammy Shore, Baynes Barron
Forced off the race circuit after he caused another driver's death, Tommy (Fabian) takes a job as a stunt driver at "Thrill Circus," which is owned by Pete Madsen (Jan Murray). Pete's daughter Francie (Annette Funicello) has a boyfriend, Eddie (Warren Berlinger), who Tommy teaches to race professionally, and tensions rise–both on and off the track.
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 G, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Roman
Cast: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, Henry Gibson, Rip Taylor, Sydney Lassick, Tony Jay, Michael Bell, Ed Gilbert, David L. Lander, Howard Morris, Tino Insana, Don Messick
Tom and Jerry are just as lovable in this full-length version as they are in their shorter cartoon stories. In this case, Tom and Jerry (voices of Richard Kind and Dana Hill) team up to rescue a young girl from her governess and lawyer.
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| 1. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
2. Brother John (1971)
3. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
4. My Little Pony (1986)
5. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
6. The Rugrats Movie (1998)
7. A Thin Line Between Love And Hate (1996)
8. Thunder Alley (1967)
9. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
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