The 6th Day 2000 PG-13, 124 min. Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Roger Spottiswoode Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker, Sarah Wynter, Wendy Crewson, Rodney Rowland, Terry Crews, Ken Pogue, Robert Duvall, Colin Cunningham, Wanda Cannon, Taylor Anne Reid, Jennifer Gareis, Don McManus
In this futuristic action thriller, helicopter pilot Adam Gibson (Arnold Schwarzenegger) arrives home one day to find he has been cloned and replaced by the sinister forces of Michael Drucker (Tony Goldwyn). Once Gibson understands the conspiracy secret of having clones take over the world, Drucker issues a contract on his life. This leaves Gibson with no choice but to escape from his would-be assassins and, at the same time, uncover Drucker's evil plan.
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America Brown 2004 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Black Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Hill Harper, Karen Black, Natasha Lyonne, Elodie Bouchez, Leo Burmester, Frankie Faison, Michael Rapaport, David Dayan Fisher
After high-school football star Ricky "America" Brown (Ryan Kwanten) leaves his Texas home to begin a new life in NYC, he finds refuge in Williamsburg with John Cross (Hill Harper) who had left Texas years before and is now a priest. Ricky becomes involved with waitress Vera (Natasha Lyonne), while Cross has his own problems to deal with–involving an affair with Rosie (Elodie Bouchez).
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Bamboozled 2000 R, 135 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee Cast: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Paul Mooney, Sarah Jones, Gillian Iliana Waters, Susan Batson
Spike Lee takes on racial bias in the television industry as Harvard-educated black writer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) develops a show for black tap dancers Savion Glover and Tommy Davidson. The catch is that they will be made up in black face and perform in a minstrel show. The show is a hit, but its success does not come without repercussions from all sides.
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Beautiful Girls 1996 R, 113 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Demme Cast: Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Richard Bright
Willie (Timothy Hutton) returns home for a high-school reunion and finds that the guys–including himself–have not grown up. Furthermore, the women in their lives are not ranked much higher on the maturity scale.
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Big Fan 2009 R, 88 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert D. Siegel Cast: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Michael Rapaport, Matt Servitto, Gino Cafarelli, Serafina Fiore, Jonathan Hamm, Joe Garden, Polly Humphreys, Sidne Anderson, Miranda Rhyne, Tom Epstein
Staten Island parking-garage attendant Paul Aufiero (Patton Oswalt) considers himself to be "the world's biggest New York Giants fan." He lives with his mother (Marcia Jean Kurtz) and spends his spare time calling the local sports talk-show where he bickers with his rival Phil (Michael Rapaport) who is a Philadelphia Eagles fan. One night, Paul and his friend Sal (Kevin Corrigan) spot Giants linebacker Quantrell Bishop (Jonathan Hamm) and follow him to a Manhattan strip club where matters take a turn, and Bishop severely beats Paul. Paul is hospitalized, and when the media picks up on the story, Paul is left doubting his allegiance to the Giants and all that he believed in.
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A Brother's Kiss 1997 R, 92 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Cast: Nick Chinlund, Michael Raynor, Cathy Moriarty, Rosie Perez, Justin Pierce, Joshua Danowsky, Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo, Michael Rapaport, Adrian Pasdar
As a youngster, Nick was sodomized by a cop; his brother Lex then stabbed the cop and ended up in reform school. Now, as adults, Mick is a cop and Lex is still having trouble with the law. Then one day Lex calls with a problem: his drug dealer is threatening both his supply and his life.
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Chain of Fools 2000 R, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Traktor Cast: Steve Zahn, Salma Hayek, Jeff Goldblum, Elijah Wood, Lara Flynn Boyle, Tom Wilkinson, David Cross, David Hyde Pierce, Orlando Jones, Kevin Corrigan, John Cassini, Michael Rapaport
Hapless barber Kresk (Steve Zahn) gains possession of a valuable treasure of ancient coins after killing the person who stole them. Now an assortment of oddballs who want the loot are on his trail, as is police Sergeant Kolko (Salma Hayek) who Kresk falls for. A wacky, off-kilter film with several well-known stars.
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Comic Book Villains 2002 R, 92 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: James Robinson Cast: Donal Logue, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne, DJ Qualls, Cary Elwes, Eileen Brennan, James Duval, Chris Weber, Monet Mazur, Gabriel Koloyan
The town may not be big enough for rival comic bookstores–one owned by Raymond (Donal Logue) and the other by husband and wife Norman and Judy (Michael Rapaport and Natasha Lyonne). Things get out of control when a priceless comic book collection is up for grabs. Not a bad comedy/thriller.
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Cop Land 1997 R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich
Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) was elected sheriff of Garrison, N.J., but his real heroes are the NYPD cops who live in his town. When Internal Affairs investigator Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro) arrives on the scene, he joins forces with Freddy, and together they uncover corruption and conspiracy among Freddy's heroes.
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Deep Blue Sea 1999 R, 105 min. Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Jacqueline McKenzie, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgard, LL Cool J, Aida Turturro, Wayne Knight, Cristos, Frank Welker, Valente Rodriguez, Ronny Cox, Mary Kay Bergman
Scientists are experimenting on sharks in an underwater lab off Mexico when the sharks suddenly become very aggressive, break free from their confined area, and seem determined to consume the good doctors working in the lab.
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A Good Night to Die 2003 R, 100 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Craig Singer Cast: Michael Rapaport, Gary Stretch, Robin Givens, Ally Sheedy, Deborah Harry, Frank Whaley, Ralph Macchio, Lainie Kazan, Seymour Cassel, James Russo
This crime/comedy follows hit man Ronnie (Gary Stretch) as he tries to clean up the problems of fellow hit man August (Michael Rapaport), whom Ronnie got into the business three years before. Ronnie has just one day to take care of August's messes that the bosses are not happy about.
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Grilled 2006 R, 85 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Jason Ensler Cast: Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Carey, Sofia Vergara, Kim Coates, Burt Reynolds, Juliette Lewis, Dorie Barton, Wayne Federman, Kinna McInroe, Jon Polito, Michael Rapaport, Barry Newman, Jack Kehler
Partners Maurice and Dave (Ray Romano and Kevin James) sell meat door-to-door in California's San Fernando Valley and have found themselves in a terrible slump that leads to their involvement with bad men. Now, they must find a way out of their predicament before all is lost.
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Hardbodies 1984 R, 87 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Griffiths Cast: Grant Cramer, Gary Wood, Michael Rapaport, Sorrels Pickard, Teal Roberts, Roberta Collins, Courtney Gains, Joyce Jameson, Cindy Silver, Kristi Somers, Antony Ponzini, Crystal Shaw, Darcy DeMoss, Marvin Katzoff, Kip Waldo
Three middle-aged men rent a beach house in hopes of scoring with younger beach babes. This movie is guided by hormonal energy and degrades women at every turn. Unbelievably, there is a sequel.
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Higher Learning 1995 R, 135 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Singleton Cast: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Ice Cube, Jennifer Connelly, Tyra Banks, Michael Rapaport, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Wiles, Cole Hauser, Bradford English, Regina King, Busta Rhymes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kari Wuhrer, Randall Batinkoff
The Black vs. White, men vs. women issues are exploited in this film about college students in the 1970s. Freshman Malik Williams (Omar Epps) is confronted with conflicting views of senior Fudge (Ice Cube), his Black Professor Maurice Phipps (Laurence Fishburne), and his new girlfriend Deja (Tyra Banks) who becomes his tutor. Meanwhile, after naive Kristen Connor (Kristy Swanson) suffers a date rape, she becomes involved with lesbian Taryn (Jennifer Connelly). And then there is Remy (Michael Rapaport), a confused young man, who joins local skinheads carrying out violent acts. The stories intertwine in this lesson about hypocrisy in institutions of higher learning.
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Hitch 2005 PG-13, 115 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Andy Tennant Cast: Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Julie Ann Emery, Robinne Lee, Nathan Lee Graham, Adam Arkin, Michael Rapaport, Jeffrey Donovan, Kevin Sussman, Philip Bosco
"Date Doctor" Hitch (Will Smith) helps NYC's not-so-suave bachelors correct their dating mistakes so they can find true love. Although his advice to others works, Hitch meets his match when he is attracted to gossip columnist Sara (Eva Mendes) who resists his advances.
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Illtown 1996 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Gomez Cast: Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Paul Schulze, Angela Featherstone, Saul Stein, Tony Danza, Isaac Hayes
Drug dealer Dante (Michael Rapaport) is really a good guy who plays golf, loves his girlfriend Micky (Lili Taylor), and wants her to have his baby. Good drug dealers? What nonsense!
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Kicked in the Head 1997 R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Harrison Cast: Kevin Corrigan, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor, James Woods, Burt Young, Olek Krupa, Bianca Bakija, Sol Frieder, Gary Perez
Uncle Sam (James Woods) sends shiftless Redmond (Kevin Corrigan) on a drug delivery, which goes awry and takes Redmond further into the underworld. Saving graces in this film are Megan (Linda Fiorentino) and tough-guy Stretch (Michael Rapaport).
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King of the Jungle 2001 R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld Cast: John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen, Cliff Gorman, Michael Rapaport, Marisa Tomei, Justin Pierce, Annabella Sciorra, Judy Reyes, Richie Perez
Seymour, a mentally challenged New York Knicks fan, lives with his civil rights activist mother in New York's Upper West Side. When his mother is murdered by a man with a grudge, Seymour gets a gun from his friend's houseboat and intends to get the killer himself.
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Kiss of Death 1995 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder Cast: David Caruso, Helen Hunt, Nicolas Cage, Michael Rapaport, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathryn Erbe, Stanley Tucci, Ving Rhames, Anne Meara, Anthony Heald
Jimmy (David Caruso) is trying to clean up his act; he and wife Bev (Helen Hunt) are recovering alcoholics. Problems begin when cousin Ronnie (Michael Rapaport) talks Jimmy into helping him transport stolen cars. The heist fails, and Jimmy turns state's evidence, but goes to prison anyway. Upon release, he is instructed to go undercover and get information on Little Junior (Nicholas Cage).
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Kiss Toledo Goodbye 1999 R, 96 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck Cast: Michael Rapaport, Christopher Walken, Robert Forster, Christine Taylor, Jamie Anderson, Nancy Allen, Paul Ben-Victor, Robert Alan Beuth, Colin(3) Campbell, Bill Capizzi
Kevin (Michael Rapaport) enjoys a good life and is engaged to be married. Then he finds out that his biological father is a crime boss, and when the father is killed, Kevin is expected to take over. A weak comedy/crime flick with lots of yawns and bullets.
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Lucky Numbers 2000 R, 108 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Nora Ephron Cast: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth, Ed O'Neill, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Mitchell, Bill Pullman, Richard Schiff, Michael Moore, Sam McMurray, Monet Cunningham
A lottery scam is carried out by Harrisburg, Pa. TV weather forecaster Russ Richards (John Travolta) and his friend, Gig (Tim Roth). The scam works, but before long a tangled web is woven into which more characters–including Lotto ball girl Crystal Latroy (Lisa Kudrow), greedy station manager Dick Simmons (Ed O'Neill), and two cops (Bill Pullman and Daryl Mitchell)–become part of the deception.
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Men of Honor 2000 R, 128 min. Genre: Drama
Director: George Tillman Jr. Cast: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis, Hal Holbrook, Michael Rapaport, Powers Boothe, David Keith, Holt McCallany, Joshua Leonard
Born to share croppers, Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became the first African-American to reach the rank of Master Chief Diver. Brashear's story relates how he beat the odds of racial prejudice inherent in the Armed Forces in the 1950s and 1960s to live his life proudly with honor.
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Metro 1997 R, 117 min. Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Thomas Carter Cast: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Carmen Ejogo, Michael Wincott, Denis Arndt, Kim Miyori, Art Evans, James Carpenter, Donal Logue, Jeni Chua, Dick Bright, David Michael Silverman, Frank Sommerville, Malou Nubla, Nino Gegennaro
Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is a hostage negotiator for the San Francisco Police Department who gets a new partner, Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport)–a novice in the field of negotiating. The duo is off to the races, and Roper gets more than he expected.
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995 R, 93 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers
Neurotic sports writer Lenny (Woody Allen) and his wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to search for the birth mother of his adopted son after the boy shows signs of brilliance. Surprises await them upon finding the mother. Mira Sorvino won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Woody Allen was nominated for the screenplay.
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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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The Naked Man 1998 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: J. Todd Anderson Cast: Michael Rapaport, Rachael Leigh Cook, John Slattery, Joe Grifasi, Michael Jeter, Arija Bareikis, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Ferrero, Peter Thoemke, Nancy Plank
In this straight-to-video release, Michael Rapaport plays a chiropractor who makes money on the side as a wrestler. But after finding his family brutally slain, he goes on his own bloody rampage.
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The Pallbearer 1996 PG-13, 94 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Matt Reeves Cast: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Barbara Hershey, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette, Michael Vartan, Carol Kane, Bitty Schram, Jean De Baer
"The Graduate" was an excellent film; "The Pallbearer" uses its theme–a young man caught between the wiles of two women. While not on a par with the pevious film it is still fun to watch. The plot revolves around Tom Thompson's (David Schwimmer) recruitment as eulogizer and pallbearer for a friend he cannot remember. Thompson is a college graduate who still lives with his mother and is having affairs with two women: the young, beautiful Julie DeMarco (Gwyneth Paltrow) and a jealous older woman, Mrs. Abernathy (Barbara Hershey).
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Palmetto 1998 R, 114 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Volker Schlondorff Cast: Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Michael Rapaport, Chloe Sevigny, Rolf Hoppe, Angela Featherstone, Tom Wright, Marc Macaulay, Joe Hickey
This film misses the boat on editing as well as casting (Woody Harrelson is wrong, wrong, wrong for his role). But the story is good–newly released from prison, Harry Barber (Woody Harrelson) eagerly accepts the chance for a quick buck when Rhea Malroux (Elisabeth Shue) offers him $50,000 to participate in a trumped-up kidnapping. But events don't go according to plan.
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Poetic Justice 1993 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Singleton Cast: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Tyra Ferrell, Regina King, Joe Torry, Roger Guenveur Smith, Billy Zane, Khandi Alexander, Maya Angelou, Lori Petty, Michael Rapaport, Tone Loc
After her boyfriend is murdered, young Justice (Janet Jackson) becomes an L.A. hairdresser and retreats into the world of poetry. Later, she meets postal worker Lucky (Tupac Shakur) and must decide if she is ready to fall in love again. The poetry in this film is that of Maya Angelou who assumes the role in this film of Aunt Jane.
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Point of No Return 1993 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama / Action / Romance / Thriller
Director: John Badham Cast: Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Miguel Ferrer, Anne Bancroft, Olivia d'Abo, Richard Romanus, Harvey Keitel, Geoffrey Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael Rapaport, Mic Rodgers, Ray Oriel, Lieux Dressler, Spike McClure
Maggie (Bridget Fonda) has lived on the seamier side of life–she was a drug addict. Sentenced to death after she killed a policeman, Maggie is given a second chance through recruitment as a hired assassin. During training, she begins to come to grips with her true self, which is not quite so dark as she previously thought. A remake of "La Femme Nikita."
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families 1998 TV, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter, Tony Bill Cast: Robin Tunney, Michael Rapaport, Daryl Hannah, Tim Matheson, Barrow Davis, Joe Bostick, Brenda Devine, Alyssa Floroff, Trent McMullen, Arnold Pinnock
In this final episode based on true stories of people who aided the Jews during World War II, two more stories are told, including the family (Daryl Hannah and Tim Matheson) who hide Jews by making them part of the team's traveling circus.
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The Scout 1994 PG-13, 101 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie Cast: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Lane Smith, Anne Twomey, Michael Rapaport, Barry Shabaka Henley, John Capodice, Garfield, Louis Giovannetti, Stephen Demek, Ralph Drischell
New York Yankees baseball scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) discovers talented pitcher Steve Nebraska (Brendan Fraser) who happens to suffer from emotional problems. This sports comedy was written by Brooks.
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Small Time Crooks 2000 PG, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Michael Rapaport, Tony Darrow, Jon Lovitz, Elaine May, Elaine Stritch, Hugh Grant, George Grizzard, Brian McConnachie
Despite Frenchie Winkler's (Tracey Ullman) warning to her husband Ray (Woody Allen) to keep away from criminal activity, Ray has one more plot up his sleeve: buy a cookie store and tunnel from it into the neighboring bank vault. As luck would have it, the bank heist is fraught with problems, but the cookie store becomes a huge success. Tracey and Ray become millionaires, which brings on its own problems.
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True Romance 1993 R, 116 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Saul Rubinek, Conchita Ferrell, Anna Levine, Frank Adonis
A young couple, Clarence Worley and Alabama Whitman (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette), arrives in Hollywood after stealing a suitcase filled with drugs. Their plan is to sell the drugs and make a profit, thus setting them up financially. Along the way, they become involved with mobsters and Hollywood bodyguards who interfere with their plans. 1 User Review
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Zebrahead 1992 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Drazan Cast: Michael Rapaport, Kevin Corrigan, Lois Bendler, Dan Ziskie, DeShonn Castle, N'Bushe Wright, Ray Sharkey, Helen Shaver
Zack (Michael Rapaport) is a white teenager living in Detroit whose best friend, Dee (DeShonn Castle), is black. When Zack falls in love with Dee's cousin Nikki (N'Bushe Wright) confusing dilemmas develop.
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| 1. The 6th Day (2000)
2. America Brown (2004)
3. Bamboozled (2000)
4. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
5. Beautiful Girls (1996)
6. Big Fan (2009)
7. A Brother's Kiss (1997)
8. Chain of Fools (2000)
9. Comic Book Villains (2002)
10. Cop Land (1997)
11. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
12. A Good Night to Die (2003)
13. Grilled (2006)
14. Hardbodies (1984)
15. Higher Learning (1995)
16. Hitch (2005)
17. Illtown (1996)
18. Kicked in the Head (1997)
19. King of the Jungle (2001)
20. Kiss of Death (1995)
21. Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
22. Lucky Numbers (2000)
23. Men of Honor (2000)
24. Metro (1997)
25. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
26. Money for Nothing (1993)
27. The Naked Man (1998)
28. The Pallbearer (1996)
29. Palmetto (1998)
30. Poetic Justice (1993)
31. Point of No Return (1993)
32. Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998)
33. The Scout (1994)
34. Small Time Crooks (2000)
35. True Romance (1993)
36. Zebrahead (1992)
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