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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 Bringing Down the House 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smart, Kimberly J. Brown, Angus T. Jones, Missi Pyle, Michael Rosenbaum, Betty White, Jim Haynie, Michael Ensign
Divorced tax lawyer Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is in for a surprise when the "slim and blonde" woman he met in an Internet chat room turns out to be a jailed inmate–an African American (Queen Latifah)–who arrives on his doorstep to convince Peter to appeal her case and prove her innocence.
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Buddy Buddy 1981  R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Joan Shawlee, Ed Begley Jr., Frances Bay
A paid assassin, Trabucco (Walter Matthau), checks into a hotel room adjoining that of Victor Clooney (Jack Lemmon) who is depressed suicidal over his impending divorce. Just as Trabucco is about to shoot his prey, Victor interrupts him, which sets off a series of miscues, mistaken identity, and misdirected actions in this perfectly played farce.
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Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest 1994  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: James D.R. Hickox
Cast: Daniel Cerny, Ron Melendez, Jim Metzler, Nancy Lee Grahn, Jon Clair, Mari Morrow, Michael Ensign, Duke Stroud, Rif Hutton, Garvin Funches, Johnny Legend, Gina St. John, Yvette Freeman, James O'Sullivan, Terence Mathews
Gore again runs amuck as two of the Nebraska boys, Eli (Daniel Cerny) and his brother Joshua (Ron Melendez), move into a foster home in Chicago. There must not have been any adults left at home to kill! Eli has brought corn seeds with him, and before long the evil "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" is bringing gore and bloodshed to the Windy City.
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The Couch Trip 1988 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Chevy Chase, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross, David Clennon, Arye Gross, Michael Ensign
A mental patient trades places with his attending psychiatrist and then finds himself hosting a radio talk show in Los Angeles. The film is based on the notion that there is a thin line between sanity and insanity, yet it does not shed any new light on the issue.
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Down with Love 2003  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peyton Reed
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Paulson, Tony Randall, Rachel Dratch, Jack Plotnick, John Aylward, Warren Munson, Matt Ross, Michael Ensign, Timothy Omundson, Melissa George, Jeri Ryan, Ivana Milicevic
Barbara Novak (Renee Zellweger) has written a book "Down With Love" that reveals her feelings that women should rely on what will make them truly happy and regard career and sex as more important than love. The book is a hit, and Barbara appears in control of her destiny until she meets and falls for playboy journalist Catcher Block (Ewan McGregor) who plans to write an expose on Barbara and take her down. Catcher's plan works–until he starts to fall in love with Barbara.
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 Ghostbusters 1984  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson, David Margulies, Michael Ensign, Steven Tash, Jennifer Runyon, Slavitza Jovan, Alice Drummond, Jordan Charney
After Columbia University colleagues Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stantz, and Dr. Egon Spengler (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis) lose their jobs at the university, they set up their own shop in New York City and offer their clients the service of Ghostbusters–ridding property of supernatural residents. Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) hires the Ghostbusters to investigate strange things that have been happening in her Central Park apartment. The Ghostbusters arrive on the scene and discover that Dana's apartment is the entryway to the spirit world of ghosts intent on terrorizing the citizens of New York City. Now, the Ghostbusters set out to rid the city of more than a few slimy creatures.
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House 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: William Katt, George Wendt, Kay Lenz, Richard Moll, Michael Ensign, Susan French, Mary Stavin, Billy Beck, Alan Autry, Steven Williams
Monsters greet a writer who is looking for peace and quiet in the house his aunt left him. There are sequels.
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Life Stinks 1991 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin, Howard Morris, Rudy De Luca, Matthew Faison, Billy Barty, Michael Ensign
A callous land developer wants to buy the poorest section of Los Angeles and develop it, leaving the poor people with nowhere to go. On a bet, he decides to live as a homeless person in the area for a month. Lots of silly humor in this vacuous comedy.
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 The Man Who Wasn't There 1983  R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Lisa Langlois, Art Hindle, Morgan Hart, William Forsythe, Vincent Baggetta, Michael Ensign, Miguel Ferrer, John C. Becher
This 3-D comedy represents an inept attempt to mix an espionage plot with special effects.
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Maxie 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Aaron
Cast: Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes, Valerie Curtin, Googy Gress, Michael Laskin, Michael Ensign, Lou Cutell, Nelson Welch
A very conservative woman (Glen Close) has humorous experiences when a dead soul, a 1920s Flapper, inherits her body. A dead comedy.
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Midnight Express 1978 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Bo Hopkins, Paul L. Smith, Mike Kellin, Norbert Weisser, Michael Ensign, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Diogene, Kevork Malikyan, Peter Jeffrey
This film is based on the true story of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis) who, as an American college student, was arrested for smuggling hashish in Turkey. The story details the suffering Billy endured during his five-year imprisonment and subsequent escape. The film won two Academy Awards (Best Writing and Musical Score), and four nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (John Hurt).
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Mr. Mom 1983 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: Teri Garr, Michael Keaton, Martin Mull, Frederick Koehler, Taliesin Jaffe, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Ensign, Graham Jarvis
Husband and wife (Michael Keaton and Teri Garr) switch roles with hilarious results. One very funny moment happens when father chauffeurs the kids to school and is reprimanded by the guard in charge for entering in the exit lane.
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Rough Magic 1995 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clare Peploe
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent, D.W. Moffett, Kenneth Mars, Paul Rodriguez, Michael Ensign, Euva Anderson
During 1952, a magician's assistant, Myra (Bridget Fonda) flees Los Angeles with filmed evidence of her magician's death, which resulted from an on-stage accident. Since her fiance–the wealthy industrialist Cliff Wyatt (D.W. Moffett) was involved and realizes the film could put a quick hold on his political plans, he calls on ex-reporter Alex Ross (Russell Crowe) to keep an eye on Myra. Meanwhile, Mrya has become the accomplice of a quack, Doc Ansell (Jim Broadbent) and enters the real world of magic.
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Seabiscuit 2003 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens, Eddie Jones, Annie Corley, Valerie Mahaffey, Ed Lauter, Michael Ensign, David McCullough, Danny Strong, David Doty, Michael O'Neill
This story, based on Laura Hillenbrand's book, involves four depression-era underdogs–horse owner Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges), trainer Tom Smith (Chris Cooper), jockey (Tobey Maguire), and horse Seabiscuit–all of which become winners when Seabiscuit is named 1938's "Horse of the Year." Great racing scenes. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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Six Weeks 1982  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Dudley Moore, Katherine Healy, Shannon Wilcox, Bill Calvert, Joe Regalbuto, Katherine Healy, John Harkins, Michael Ensign, Anne Ditchburn
This is the story of the last weekend of a young girl (Katherine Healy), whose mother (Mary Tyler Moore) and friend (Dudley Moore) take her to New York City. During the ensuing three days, she makes the most of her short life (skating at Rockefeller Center and dancing the lead in THE NUTCRACKER ballet) before dying of Leukemia. 2 User Reviews
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| | very moving | Anonymous 06/28/2009 | | |
| | Anonymous 05/01/2009 | | This movie has stuck with me for years as one of the best I have ever seen. |
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 Solaris 2002 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur, Morgan Rusler, John Cho, Shane Skelton, Donna Kimball, Michael Ensign
A psychologist, Chris Kelvin (George Clooney), is sent to a space station that orbits Solaris, an ocean world. Upon arrival, Chris finds the captain has died, and the only inhabitants left are two researchers–Snow (Jeremy Davies) and Helen (Viola Davis)–and one young boy (Shane Skelton). It appears that Solaris is able to capture dreams and make them a reality. Chris discovers this when he dreams of his late wife, Rheya (Natascha McElhone), and wakes up finding what seems to be Rheya lying next to him. Other strange events follow.
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Sunset Limousine 1983 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes
Cast: John Ritter, Susan Dey, Paul Reiser, Audrie J. Neenan, Martin Short, George(2) Kirby, James Luisi, Louise Sorel, Lainie Kazan, Michael Ensign, Charles(2) Lane, Stacy Nelkin
This made-for-TV comedy follows out-of-work comedian Alan (John Ritter) as he takes a job driving a limo. He loses his girlfriend but is determined to win her back–after dealing with two hit men he becomes involved with through a client.
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Vice Squad 1982 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sherman
Cast: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Joseph DiGiroloma, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna, Beverly Todd, Maurice Emmanuel, Wayne Hackett, Michael Ensign, Jonathan Haze
Season Hubley stars as a prostitute who helps the police track down a sadistic pimp, Ramrod (Wings Hauser).
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 WarGames 1983 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, Irving Metzman, Michael Ensign, James Tolkan, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, William Bogert, Susan Davis, David Clover
David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) taps into the Pentagon's computer system and almost (accidentally) starts World War III. Although innocent of any serious crimes, espionage is suspected, and he is accused of working for the Russian government. Finally, it is David and his friend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) who must stop the computer from commanding the launching of missiles.
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| 1. Born Yesterday (1993)
2. Bringing Down the House (2003)
3. Buddy Buddy (1981)
4. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1994)
5. The Couch Trip (1988)
6. Down with Love (2003)
7. Ghostbusters (1984)
8. House (1986)
9. Life Stinks (1991)
10. The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
11. Maxie (1985)
12. Midnight Express (1978)
13. Mr. Mom (1983)
14. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
15. Rough Magic (1995)
16. Seabiscuit (2003)
17. Six Weeks (1982)
18. Solaris (2002)
19. Sunset Limousine (1983)
20. Vice Squad (1982)
21. WarGames (1983)
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