The Banker 1989   R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Webb
Cast: Robert Forster, Duncan Regehr, Shanna Reed, Jeff Conaway, Leif Garrett, Richard Roundtree, Deborah Richter, Teri Weigel, Michael Fairman
A proper banker (Duncan Regehr) is also a vigilante killer of prostitutes, wielding his crossbow as he plies his trade. A tough cop (Robert Forster) is out to stop this nonsense. 1 User Review
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| | Good writing - great potential - director walked through it | Anonymous 05/28/2007 | | Lots of promise in this urban 'Most Dangerous Game' -- but the director, William Webb, appears to have either walked through his duties or phoned it in. Great ideas barely explored by the screenwriter, Dana Augustine, as exampled when we are introduced to the hero, Robert Forster, living at his sister's house .... and when he went on a beer drunk, banished to the nephew's tree-fort. The VIDEOHOUND'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO CULT PICS AND TRASH FLICKS gave it 4 STARS out of 5. Worth a look and a purchase for the odd Saturday night. |
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen 1981 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, Richard Hatch, Brian Keith, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roddy McDowall, Rachel Roberts, Johnny Sekka, Paul Ryan, Michael Fairman, Karlene Crockett, Bennett Ohta, David Hirokane, James Ray
Charlie Chan (Peter Ustinov) leaves the comfort of retirement when he is asked to solve a series of San Francisco murders. His bumbling grandson Lee Chan, Jr. (Richard Hatch) wants to be a private eye and tries to help but keeps messing up. Although the situation turns crazy, Lee's fiancee Cordelia (Michelle Pfeiffer) sees nothing wrong with his behavior. Amidst the craziness, Charlie deals with his old nemesis, The Dragon Queen (Angie Dickinson), who he had sent to prison many years ago. She is out of prison and determined to get even with Charlie.
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The Christmas Wish 1998  G, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ian Barry
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Reynolds, Naomi Watts, Alexandra Wilson, Beverly Archer, Ian Meltzer, Frank Birney, Adilah Barnes, Michael Fairman, Jan Hoag, Gary Bayer, Stacy Lynn Spierer, Ismael "East" Carlo, Stuart Mitchell, Alexander Zale
After his grandfather dies, Will (Neil Patrick Harris) and his grandmother Ruth (Debbie Reynolds) go through the grandfather's effects and find his diary that reveals a relationship with his mistress Lillian. Will searches for Lillian and, in the process, learns about forgiveness and love. By story's end, Will and Ruth have both recaptured the Christmas spirit. This made-for-TV film premiered on the "CBS Sunday Movie" and was the #1 show for the week in the Nielson Ratings.
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Cupid 1997  R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Douglas Campbell
Cast: Zach Galligan, Ashley Laurence, Mary Crosby, Michael Bowen, Joseph Kell, Annie Fitzgerald, Henry Brown, Margaret Blye, Alina Thompson, Michael Fairman
Dana (Mary Crosby) and Eric (Zach Galligan) play Cupid–in reverse–as they bring about finales to romantic entanglements that are having problems.
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Dead Silence 2007  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Wan
Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Bob Gunton, Michael Fairman, Joan Heney, Laura Regan, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Judith Roberts, Keir Gilchrist, Steven Taylor, David Talbot, Steven Adams, Shelley Peterson
Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to bury his wife Lisa (Laura Regan) who was murdered and her tongue ripped out shortly after receiving a mysterious box containing a ventriloquist's dummy. As if that were not bad enough, police Detective Jim Lipton (Donnie Wahlberg) suspects that Jamie is the killer, but Jamie is looking for clues to solve the murder and clear his name. Ravens Fair has been plagued with murders in which the victims' tongues were torn out ever since ventriloquist Mary Shaw (Judith Roberts) was accused of murder and her tongue ripped out before she was executed. As Jamie proceeds in his investigation, he finds himself dealing not only with the ghost of Mary Shaw but with her dummy as well as he uncovers the truth behind the brutal murders in Ravens Fair. 1 User Review
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| | Hammer Horror at its best | Sadie 07/28/2007 | | Dead Silence Is a horror thrill ride unlike anyother...It proves once a gain that you can make a scary movie without unlimited gore, granted there is a little. It sets an atmosphere parelleled by none. Its a genuinly scary movie with a strong cast. Wan and Whenell out did themselves with this genre changeing follow up film worthy of being connected to the saw franchise..although it takes a totally diffrent atmosphere. Its about a young man named Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) on a search to find out the truth behind a childhood poem adout Mary Shaw (Judith Roberts) when he believes it is connected to the death of his wife Lisa Ashen (laura Regan) he returns to his childhood home Of Ravensfair...a town plauged with painful memories and and a dark secret. All the while being followed by sarcastic Detective Lipton (Donnie Wahlburg). Jamie may have stumbled into somthing bigger than he had ever expected.....you scream, you die. |
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Forces of Nature 1999  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox, Bert Remsen, Michael Fairman, Richard Schiff, Meredith Scott Lynn
Ben (Ben Affleck) has boarded his plane and is strapped into his own seat next to Sarah (Sandra Bullock). This flight is supposed to take him to his wedding, but the plane crashes on take-off. Ben then joins forces with Sarah on a crazy trip that involves not only cars but also a train, a bus, and–wouldn't you know it–a motel room. By film's end, the audience has no clue of what these two are doing together, and, probably, it does not matter.
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 Thirteen Days 2000 PG-13, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Henry Strozier, Frank Wood, Michael Fairman, Len Cariou, Janet Coleman, Stephanie Romanov
Set during October 1962, "Thirteen Days" (the Cuban Missile Crisis) provides the viewer with a vivid picture of the personalities involved in U.S. decision making. Key players include President John F. Kennedy (Bruce Greenwood), Robert Kennedy (Steven Culp), Kenny O'Donnell (Kevin Costner), and Dean Rusk (Henry Strozier). 1 User Review
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| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Excellent. |
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| 1. The Banker (1989)
2. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
3. The Christmas Wish (1998)
4. Cupid (1997)
5. Dead Silence (2007)
6. Forces of Nature (1999)
7. Thirteen Days (2000)
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