44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out 2003   R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Mario Van Peebles, Andrew Bryniarski, Oleg Taktarov, Ray Baker, Douglas Spain, Jullian Dulce Vida, Dale Dye, Clare Carey, Alex Meneses, Katrina Law
This made-for-cable TV film is based on a real event that is often considered to have been the most intense shootout in Los Angeles Police history. On February 28, 1997, two bank robbers–who were known as "The High Incident Bandits" due to their crime spree–attempted to rob a bank in North Hollywood. The heavily armed pair kept numerous police and S.W.A.T. team members at bay for 44 minutes. This film recreates (with some fictionalization) that event. 1 User Review
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| | THE BEST | WISH I WAS THER 05/08/2007 | | THEY SHOULD OF DONE MORE DAMAGE FUCK THE POLICE.THATS WHAT U CALL GAME I BET IT WOKE ALL THEM FUCKING COPS UP THAT DAY EH |
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Beyond the Law 1992  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Ferguson
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney B. Vance, Leon Rippy, Rip Torn, Dennis Burkley
Based on a true story, ex-cop Charlie Sheen is recruited to work undercover after his (corrupt) boss fires him. As part of his new role, he joins a gang of bikers who deal in drugs and, overall, live a wild existence.
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BloodRayne 2006  R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Uwe Boll
Cast: Kristanna Loken, Michael Madsen, Matthew Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Ben Kingsley, Will Sanderson, Udo Kier, Billy Zane, Meat Loaf, Michael Pare, T.J. Storm, Geraldine Chaplin
Set in the 18th century, this story involves Romanian dhampir (half-human, half-vampire) Rayne (Kristanna Loken) and her efforts to avenge her mother's rape and death by putting her guilty father (Ben Kingsley) at the top of her hit list. In the process, she joins forces with vampire hunters Sebastian and Vladimir (Matthew Davis and Michael Madsen) who are members of the secret Brimstone Society.
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Boarding Gate 2007  R, 106 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas, Kim Gordon
Former lovers Sandra (Asia Argento) and Miles (Michael Madsen) reunite in Paris where her current lover Lester (Carl Ng) has promised Sandra that after she murders Niles he will get her to Hong Kong where she can assume a new name and invest in a nightclub. And, of course, double crosses prevail throughout, and sleazy consequences ensue.
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Detour 1999 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joey Travolta
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Michael Madsen, Gary Busey, James Russo, Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Evan Rachel Wood, Jack Bannon, Bob Giovanni, David Snedeker
A con artist and two friends join forces in an ill-advised attempt to rob the crime syndicate. Too late, they discover this heist is no more than a setup, which catches them in the middle.
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 Die Another Day 2002 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarria, Mikhail Gorevoy, Lawrence Makoare, Colin Salmon
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) travels the world–from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, to Hong Kong, Cuba, London, and Iceland–seeking revenge against his enemies. His trek begins when he is released from prison in North Korea and sets off to track down terrorist Zao (Rick Yune) in Cuba. While in Cuba, Bond meets fellow spy Jinx (Halle Berry) and then he heads to London where he encounters millionaire Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens) who has his own devious plans and invites Bond to Iceland. Bond and Jinx work as a team and try to put an end to the evil deeds of Zao, Graves, and other villains.
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 Donnie Brasco 1997  R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo, Andrew Parks, Zach Grenier, Gretchen Mol, Val Avery, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto
Based on FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone's 1989 memoirs, this is the story of how Pistone/Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) was able to infiltrate a Brooklyn mob, by acting as a mole, and win the trust of hit-man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). However, once he wins that trust, the two form a friendship that threatens to undermine Brasco's reason for infiltrating the gang. His friendship with Ruggiero also presents problems in his marriage to Maggie (Anne Heche) as well as his devotion to law and order.
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 The Doors 1991 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Michael Madsen, Billy Idol, Kathleen Quinlan, Dennis Burkley, Josh Evans, Michael Wincott, John Densmore, Gretchen Becker, Jerry Sturm, Sean Stone
Val Kilmer stars in this Oliver Stone movie about the late rocker, The Doors' front man Jim Morrison. As is often the case, Stone's work is unique. It not only tells the story, almost documentary style, of a beach boy-poet who turns into a self-destructive, obnoxious rock star. It is a good example of how fame is often a two-edged sword.
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Executive Target 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Merhi
Cast: Michael Madsen, Roy Scheider, Keith David, Angie Everhart, Dayton Callie, Kathy Christopherson, Gareth Williams, Robert Miano, Matthias Hues, Mike Genovese, Jana Robbins, Sal Landi
Stunt driver Nick (Michael Madsen) is on his way to prison when he is "rescued" by gunmen. The reason for the rescue soon becomes apparent to him: he is to drive the getaway car in a plot to capture the U.S. President (Roy Scheider). Lots of action–especially in the early part of the film that features crashes and car chases. Another film where ex-military men decide to take over when they're not happy with current policies–in this case, the cancellation of the "Star Wars" program.
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Extreme Honor 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Last Line of Defence 2
Director: Steven Rush
Cast: Dan Andersen, Michael Ironside, Olivier Gruner, Odile Corso, Michael Madsen, Edward Albert, Colton James, Grand L. Bush, James T. Callahan, Charles Napier, Victoria Gallegos, Martin Kove
When ex-Navy SEAL John Kennedy Brascoe (Dan Andersen) needs money to pay for his son's cancer treatments, he teams up with a group of thieves and robs billionaire Baker (Michael Ironside) to get the needed funds. They succeed, but now members of the group are being slaughtered–one by one. Can Brascoe save the day?
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The Florentine 1999 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Nick Stagliano
Cast: Jeremy Davies, Virginia Madsen, Luke Perry, Mary Stuart Masterson, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Hal Holbrook, Tom Sizemore, James Belushi, Lillo Brancato, Maeve Quinlan, Robert Downs, Burt Young, Chris Barnes, Jill Hennessy
Whitey (Michael Madsen) owns a Pennsylvania bar where losers–Robbie (Chris Penn), Truby (Jeremy Davies), Smitty (Hal Holbrook), and Frankie (Luke Perry)–come together and brood over their sad lots in life. Whitey is deeply in debt to loan shark Joe McCullough (Burt Young) who is being distracted by Whitey's friend Robbie, but there are more problems as well. His pal Frankie has lost the cash Whitey had planned to use for his sister Molly's (Virginia Madsen) wedding, and now her ex-boyfriend (Tom Sizemore) has returned, and more problems rise to the fore. But, Smitty just may prove to be the unlikely hero in this sad state of affairs, and Smitty just might save the day.
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 Frankenstein 2004 TV, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Marcus Nispel
Cast: Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Thomas Kretschmann, Adam Goldberg, Ivana Milicevic, Michael Madsen, Tom Nowicki, David Jensen, Lauren Swinney, Ann Mahoney, Deborah Duke, Deneen Tyler, Brett Rice, Stocker Fontelieu, Maureen Brennan
New Orleans police detectives Carson O'Conner and Michael Sloane (Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg) investigate a series of murders that lead them to the home of mad scientist Victor Helios (Thomas Kretschmann). Helios is the original Dr. Frankenstein and has kept himself alive these 200 years through genetic experiments. At first, the detectives suspect Helios' monster, Deucalion (Vincent Perez), but by story's end the villain turns out to be Helios.
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Free Willy 1993 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Richard Riehle
A foster child (Jason James Richter) and a killer whale, Willy, develop a friendship, which proves useful when the dastardly owners of the park try to exploit Willy.
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Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Jason James Richter, Francis Capra, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, Jayne Atkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Jon Tenney, Mary Kate Schellhardt
Jesse (Jason James Richter) is back, this time with a half-brother, Elvis (Francis Capra). While the story may not be memorable, the special effects with mechanical whales are a highlight.
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The Getaway 1994 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Romance / Thriller
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly, James Stephens, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Burton Gilliam, Royce D. Applegate, Alex Colon, Daniel Villarreal, Scott McKenna, Justin Williams
In this violent film–a remake of the 1972 movie–gangster Jack Benyon (James Woods) arranges for Doc McCoy's (Alex Baldwin) release from a Mexican jail after making a deal with Doc's wife Carol (Kim Basinger). The deal involves Doc holding up an Arizona race track, and Doc, along with Rudy (Michael Madsen) and Frank (Philip Seymour Hoffman), pulls off the heist. But, problems follow, and Doc and Carol try to escape to Mexico with their stolen million dollars.
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 The Ghost 2001  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Code of the Dragon
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Julie Lee, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch, James Hong, Michael Paul Chan, Louis Herthum, Brad Dourif, Brad Hunt, George Cheung
Fearing for her life, Chinese Tong hit woman Jing (Julie Lee) escapes to the United States posing as a mail-order bride. But, bounty hunter Dan Olinghouse (Michael Madsen) tracks her down.
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 High Noon 2000 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rod Hardy
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Susanna Thompson, Randy Birch, Reed Diamond, Maria Conchita Alonso, Dennis Weaver, Michael Madsen, August Schellenberg, David Lereaney, Matthew Walker
This TV remake of the 1952 classis is weak, but watchable, as Will Kane (Tom Skerritt) must stand alone against the man who he sent to jail and now seeks revenge.
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House 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robby Henson
Cast: Michael Madsen, Reynaldo Rosales, Heidi Dippold, Julie Ann Emery, J.P. Davis, Bill Moseley, Lew Temple, Leslie Easterbrook, Pawel Delag, Weronika Rosati, Allana Bale, Mark Fierer, Florentyna Synowiecka, Andrew Gorzen, Albert Pietrzak
An incompatible married couple Jack and Stephanie (Reynaldo Rosales and Heidi Dippold) have car trouble and end up at the Wayside Inn run by a creepy couple, Betty and Stewart (Leslie Easterbrook and Bill Moseley). Another couple–Leslie and Randy (Julie Ann Emery and J.P. Davis)–is also staying at the inn, and that night a demon, Tin Man (Michael Madsen), drops a message into the chimney. The message reveals that the Tin Man has killed God and wants another body within 12 hours, or he will kill all four of the inn's visitors. In desperation, they search for weapons to kill the Tin Man, and through their struggles they find that their past sins play a big role in their efforts to survive.
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Iguana 1988 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Monte Hellman
Cast: Everett McGill, Maru Valdivielso, Michael Madsen, Fabio Testi, Joseph Culp, Robert Case, Roger Kendall, Tim R. Ryan, Luis Barboo, Jack Taylor
Based (loosely) on a true story, a short story by Herman Melvill, and finally a novel, this is the story of Oberlus (Everett McGill), a sailor with a deformed face. After he had been made fun of and shunned by other sailors, he ended up as an outcast on an island. When others are washed ashore, he takes out his bitterness and hatred for the human race on them.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Michael Parks, Sonny Chiba, Chiaki Kuriyama, Julie Dreyfus, Chia Hui Liu, Jun Kunimura
On her wedding day, assassin Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) is shot in the head and her groom is killed by fellow members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad: DiVAS. Four years later, Black Mamba awakens from her coma and vows revenge. Blood and gore ensue.
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 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004  R, 136 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Chia Hui Liu, Michael Parks, Perla Haney-Jardine, Christopher Allen Nelson, Bo Svenson, Jeannie Epper, Claire Smithies, Sid Haig
In this sequel to "Kill Bill: Vol. 1," The Bride/Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) sets out to finish the job started earlier when she killed two of the five people responsible for killing her husband-to-be. Still on her list of targets are cowboy Budd/Sidewinder (Michael Madsen), one-eyed Elle (Daryl Hannah), and, of course, a guy named Bill (David Carradine).
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Kill Me Again 1989 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer, Michael Madsen, Pat Mulligan, Bibi Besch, Jon Gries, Michael Greene, Nick Dimitri, Robert Schuch, Duane Tucker
After a rip-off of mobsters, the team of Fay Forrester (Joanne Whalley) and Vince Miller (Michael Madsen) split up when Forrester takes a hike–with the money! She hires Jack Andrews (Val Kilmer) to fake her death, but he ends up empty-handed as well.
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The Last Drop 2005 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Colin Teague
Cast: Billy Zane, Karel Roden, Michael Madsen, Alexander Skarsgard, Tommy Flanagan, Sean Pertwee, Laurence Fox, Rafe Spall, Neil Newbon, Coral Beed, Lucy Gaskell, Nick Moran, Andrew Howard
As part of a plan known as Operation Market Garden to end World War II before Christmas, 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in Holland with the top-secret mission of finding a cache of priceless art stolen by the Nazis. Plans go awry, and seven British soldiers are separated from the others–destined to collide with three German soldiers who also want the artifacts.
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Man with a Gun 1995 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: David Wyles
Cast: Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, Gary Busey, Robert Loggia, Ian Tracey, Bill Cobbs, Bill Dow, Jason Schombing, Garvin Cross, Andrew Guy
Loan shark Jack Rushton's (Gary Busey) ex-wife, Rena (Jennifer Tilly), steals an incriminating CD-ROM that could be used as evidence in court. Jack cannot risk the police getting their hands on it and hires assassin John Wilbur Hardin (Michael Madsen) to kill Rena. But, Jack is not aware that John and Rena are lovers. Rena concocts a scheme to kill her identical twin sister, Kathy, instead. Good plan–until John falls in love with Kathy.
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Money for Nothing 1993 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ramon Menendez
Cast: John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Maury Chaykin, James Gandolfini, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth Bracco, Ashleigh Dejon, Lenny Venito, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Joey (John Cusack) finds $1.2 million, takes the money, and runs. After all, he is unemployed, and the money can help change his life. But, as Joey makes plans to leave the country, his intentions upset his family, the Mob demands its share of the laundering process, and, all the while, Detective Laurenzi (Michael Madsen) is on his trail.
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Montana 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge, Darren Dalton, Scott Coffey, Michael Madsen, Jim Bishop, Dana Andersen, A.J. Kallan, Dean Norris, Kurt Bushnell, Dean Folkvord, Tammy Lewis
Good action prevails in this Western film about a long-married couple Bess and Hoyce Guthrie (Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna). They are at a crisis point in their lives over the decision of whether to remain ranchers or allow progressive technology to take over their lives.
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Mulholland Falls 1996 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Jennifer Connelly, John Malkovich, Treat Williams, Bruce Dern, Daniel Baldwin
Set in the 1950s, this is the true story about an elite LAPD unit: the Hat Squad. They were so-named because of their stylish suits and wide-brimmed hats. The crime fighters consisted of Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), Ellery Coolidge (Chazz Palminteri), Eddie Hall (Michael Madsen), and Arthur Relyea (Chris Penn). When a prostitute, Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly), is found murdered, her list of men she was involved with turns up including Max Hoover whose wife, Katherine (Melanie Griffith), has no inkling of her husband's infidelity.
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 My Boss's Daughter 2003 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Jeffrey Tambor, Terence Stamp, Andy Richter, Michael Madsen, Jon Abrahams, David Koechner, Carmen Electra, Molly Shannon, Patrick Cranshaw, Kenan Thompson
Tom (Ashton Kutcher) has his eye on Lisa (Tara Reid) who is the daughter of his boss, Jack (Terence Stamp). When Jack asks Tom to housesit, Tom grabs the opportunity as a means of seeing more of Lisa. But Tom's dreams of impressing Lisa prove to be more than a little off from reality.
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 The Natural 1984 PG, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Wilford Brimley, Barbara Hershey, Robert Prosky, Richard Farnsworth, Joe Don Baker, Darren McGavin, John Finnegan, Alan Judge, Paul Sullivan Jr., Robert Rich III, Michael Madsen
Nineteen-year-old farm boy Roy Hobbs (Paul Sullivan Jr.) arrives on the baseball scene with his homemade bat "Wonderboy." He is ready to try out for the Chicago Cubs when his dreams hit a snag. A mysterious woman, Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey), shoots him with a silver bullet forcing Roy to drop out of baseball. Now, 15 years later, Roy (Robert Redford) is back in baseball as a 35-year-old rookie with the New York Knights where he becomes the star player attracting fans AND women, including sultry siren Memo Paris (Kim Basinger) and his high-school girlfriend Iris Gaines (Glenn Close). It is an old-fashioned story of good triumphing over evil. The climax of Roy's home-run hit is a classic. The film received four Oscar nominations, including Glenn Close for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Reservoir Dogs 1992 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, Kirk Baltz, Edward Bunker, Steven Wright, David Steen, Linda Kaye, Michael Sottile
Crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) masterminds a jewelry store heist bringing together a crew and giving them aliases–Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), and Nice Guy Eddie (Chris Penn). Plans go terribly awry because there is an informer in their midst, and the robbers gather at an abandoned warehouse where they try to uncover who among them is the traitor who clued in the police. The story is told in flashbacks and is very violent, but the plot's twists and turns are riveting.
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Rough Draft 1998 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Diary of a Serial Killer
Director: Joshua Wallace
Cast: Gary Busey, Arnold Vosloo, Michael Madsen, Julia Campbell, Reno Wilson, David Michaels, Marcy Kaplan, Patricia Skeriotis, Erica Yohn, William Frankfather, Brien Blakely, Jeff N. Strong
While investigating a victim of a serial killer, freelance journalist Nelson Keece (Gary Busey) befriends the killer, Stefan (Arnold Vosloo), and documents his "work." Meanwhile, troubled Detective Haynes (Michael Madsen) is hot on the trail.
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The Sender 1997 R, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Pepin
Cast: Michael Madsen, Robert Vaughn, R. Lee Ermey, Dyan Cannon, Shelli Lether, Steven Williams, Brian Bloom, Josh Clark, Erica Everage, Carlos Lauchu, Rance Howard, Richard Kuhlman
An American fighter squadron encounters an alien spaceship in the Bermuda Triangle, and one plane is shot down. About 30 years later the plane is recovered, but government authorities do not allow the pilot's son, Dallas (Michael Madsen), to see it. Meanwhile, Dallas' daughter, Lisa (Erica Everage), is contacted by an alien woman (Shelli Lether) who teaches Lisa to use her psychic powers. Lisa is then captured by government agents who want to use her psychic abilities to help in future space flights. Dallas must now attempt to get his daughter back–with the help of the alien.
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 Species 1995 R, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Whip Hubley, Michelle Williams, Jordan Lund, Don Fischer
Scientists send a message to the far reaches of the galaxy and learn (too late) that technology without regard for consequences can be very dangerous. Radio telescopes pick up a message from space that includes the formula for a DNA string, and the secret lab must try it out.
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Species II 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, James Cromwell, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr, Richard Belzer, Peter Boyle
Astronauts land on Mars and discover there IS life there. Problems develop when one astronaut (Justin Lazard) becomes infected by an alien DNA that is out to "fxxx the human race out of existence."
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Straight Talk 1992 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barnet Kellman
Cast: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Deirdre O'Connell, John Sayles, Teri Hatcher, Spalding Gray, Jerry Orbach, Philip Bosco, Amy Morton, Jay Thomas
Shirlee (Dolly Parton), fired from her job and tired of her boyfriend, heads to the big city, Chicago. She takes a job as a receptionist at a radio station and is mistaken for a guest psychiatrist who is to host a talk show. She becomes a hit with her home-spun talk and advice, but reporter Jack Russell (James Woods) suspects her credentials.
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 Thelma & Louise 1991 R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Ken Swofford, Jason Beghe, Sonny Carl Davis, Shelly Desai, Carol Mansell, Stephen Polk
Thelma (Geena Davis) convinces housewife Louise (Susan Sarandan) to leave her husband Darryl (Christopher McDonald) at home and go off together on a weekend camping trip. After a series of mishaps, they now find themselves escaping police in their 1966 Thunderbird. As they attempt their escape to Mexico, they end up deeper and deeper in trouble. In addition to an Oscar for Best Writing, there were five nominations, including two for Best Actress (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon) and Director.
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Trouble Bound 1992 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Cast: Michael Madsen, Patricia Arquette, Sal Jenco, Darren Epton, Florence Stanley, Seymour Cassel, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Ben-Victor, Vincent Guastaferro, Gregory Sporleder, Rustam Branaman
Fresh out of jail, Harry (Michael Madsen) wins money and a car in a poker game. What he doesn't know is that the game was fixed, and the car's trunk contains a body. So it's on the road for our hero in search of other card games. He picks up a hitchhiker, Kit (Patricia Arquette), who is searching for her father's killer. When Harry's "friends" find out that the body in the trunk contains keys to a cash box, they hit the road in pursuit. Meanwhile, Kit's grandmother (Florence Stanley), a crime boss who wants to merge with the gang responsible for Kit's father's death, has her thugs chasing Kit. Boy, don't Harry and Kit have BIG problems?
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 Wyatt Earp 1994 PG-13, 190 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Mare Winningham, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby, Bill Pullman, Isabella Rossellini, Jeff Fahey, Michael Madsen
This complex rendering of the life of Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner) explains how Earp's childhood affected his later life (His father taught him to distrust all men–except for family). For those interested in comparisons, "My Darling Clementine," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral," and "Tombstone" provide glaring discrepancies in the Wyatt Earp persona. Also of interest in this film is the evidence of women and families on the settling of the West.
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| 1. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
2. Beyond the Law (1992)
3. BloodRayne (2006)
4. Boarding Gate (2007)
5. Detour (1999)
6. Die Another Day (2002)
7. Donnie Brasco (1997)
8. The Doors (1991)
9. Executive Target (1997)
10. Extreme Honor (2001)
aka: Last Line of Defence 2
11. The Florentine (1999)
12. Frankenstein (2004)
13. Free Willy (1993)
14. Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
15. The Getaway (1994)
16. The Ghost (2001)
aka: Code of the Dragon
17. High Noon (2000)
18. House (2008)
19. Iguana (1988)
20. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
21. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
22. Kill Me Again (1989)
23. The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997)
aka: Frankie the Fly
24. The Last Drop (2005)
25. Man with a Gun (1995)
26. Money for Nothing (1993)
27. Montana (1990)
28. Mulholland Falls (1996)
29. My Boss's Daughter (2003)
30. The Natural (1984)
31. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
32. Rough Draft (1998)
aka: Diary of a Serial Killer
33. The Sender (1997)
34. Species (1995)
35. Species II (1998)
36. Straight Talk (1992)
37. Thelma & Louise (1991)
38. Trouble Bound (1992)
39. Voodoo Dawn (1998)
40. The Winner (1996)
41. Wyatt Earp (1994)
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