The Babe 1992  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, Peter Donat, James Cromwell, J.C. Quinn, Joe Ragno, Richard Tyson, Michael McGrady, Ralph Marrero, Robert Swan, Bernard Kates, Stephen Caffrey, Gene Ross
John Goodman plays the role of home-run hitter George Herman "Babe" Ruth in this biographical drama. The story begins in Baltimore where George's brother Mathias (James Cromwell) teaches him the game of baseball. George is later signed with the Boston Red Sox, and he begins his career of hitting homers. Ruth is sold to the Yankees and brings his wife Helen (Trini Alvarado) to the city, but their marriage breaks up soon after. Ruth's second wife is Ziegfeld showgirl Claire Hodgeson (Kelly McGillis), and life becomes fun–for awhile. This script also objectively relates the ups and downs of Ruth's career. The on-field play is enhanced by use of good old Danville (Illinois) Stadium.
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The Deep End of the Ocean 1999 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson, Ryan Merriman, John Kapelos, Michael McElroy, Cory Buck, Alexa Vega, Michael McGrady
Three-year-old Ben vanishes from a busy hotel lobby while his mother, Beth (Michelle Pfeiffer), is registering. In that moment when the distraught mother realizes her son is missing, Beth enters into the unfathomable world of those who have experienced this nightmare. Ben does reappear nine years later but now is the adopted son of George Karras (John Kapelos). With this discovery, two families must decide what is best for a young boy.
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Five Aces 1999  R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David M. O'Neill
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Christopher McDonald, David Sherrill, Jeff Cesario, Michael McGrady, Geoffrey Lewis, Matt Clark, Virginia Hamilton, Patricia Skeriotis, Elizabeth Morehead
Chris (Charlie Sheen) is the only one of a group of friends who is still single, but he is about to change that. So, to enjoy his last days of "freedom," he spends time on the town with his friends, and all this fun and frolicking make him have second thoughts about getting married.
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 Half Past Dead 2002 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Michael Paul
Cast: Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Kurupt, Tony Plana, Michael Taliferro, Matt Battaglia, Richard Bremmer, Stephen J. Cannell, Claudia Christian, Linda Thorson, Bruce Weitz, Michael McGrady, Hannes Jaenicke
Undercover FBI agent Sascha Petrosevitch (Steven Seagal) and mobster Nicholas (Ja Rule) are imprisoned in the reopened New Alcatraz prison when they foil an extortion plot to force death-row inmate Lester (Bruce Weitz) to reveal where he has stashed $200 million in gold.
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| 1. The Babe (1992)
2. The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
3. Five Aces (1999)
4. Half Past Dead (2002)
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