Backflash 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip J. Jones
Cast: Robert Patrick, Jennifer Esposito, Melissa Joan Hart, Kenneth Moskow, Kyle T. Heffner, Colm Meaney, Michael J. Pollard, Mike Starr
Ray (Robert Patrick), who runs a video store in the desert, picks up a hitchhiker, Harley (Jennifer Esposito), who recently got out of jail. She's on her way to get a fortune in stolen money out of a bank and asks for Ray's help. Perhaps that was a mistake on Ray's part since there are others who lay claim to the money.
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 The Black Dahlia 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, Mike Starr, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner
Based on James Ellroy's novel about a real-life Los Angeles murder case when Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was brutally murdered and grotesquely mutilated, this film is fiction but uses details from the still unsolved 1947 case. Ex-boxers, now LAPD detectives Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) investigate the murder in their unique ways. Bucky dumps girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson) when he comes under the spell of the beautiful bisexual, Madeleine (Hilary Swank), who, it turns out, once slept with Elizabeth. Then there are the drugs and police corruption that enter the picture in this difficult case.
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Blood and Wine 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Judy Davis, Michael Caine, Harold Perrineau, Robyn Peterson, Mike Starr, John Seitz, Marc Macaulay
Florida wine dealer Alex Gates (Jack Nicholson) joins forces with Victor Spansky (Michael Caine). Together, they plot to steal a million-dollar necklace; they succeed, and then the real twists and turns of this excellent story begin.
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Blue Steel 1990 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco, Kevin Dunn, Matt Craven, Richard Jenkins, Mary Mara, Mike Starr, Tom Sizemore, Skipp Lynch, Chris Walker, Mike Hodge
Policewoman Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a holdup man on her first assignment. Her gun is picked up by mentally unbalanced Wall Street broker Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) who then uses it to commit murders throughout the city with the rookie's name engraved on the bullets. The two become involved, and he makes it appear that she is the mass murderer.
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 The Bodyguard 1992  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance / Musical
Director: Mick Jackson
Cast: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite, Robert Wuhl, Debbie Reynolds, Tomas Arana, Mike Starr, Richard Schiff, Michele Lamar Richards, Christopher Birt, DeVaughn Nixon, Gerry Bamman, Charles Keating
Popular singing star Rachel Marron (Whitney Houston) has been threatened by an obsessed fan. Enter Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) who has been hired to protect her. Complications arise when Frank begins to fall for Rachel and fears that her life is truly in danger. 1 User Review
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The Bushido Blade 1980 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
Director: Tom Kotani
Cast: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross, Laura Gemser, Mike Starr
It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action.
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Cabin Boy 1994 PG-13, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Adam Resnick
Cast: Chris Elliott, Ritch Brinkley, James Gammon, Brian Doyle-Murray, Brion James, Ann Magnuson, Russ Tamblyn, Ricki Lake, Mike Starr, Melora Walters
With a name like Nathaniel Mayweather (played by Chris Elliott), it helps to be very rich, and this kid is! Through a series of wrong turns, he ends up as cabin boy on a ship and begins an "unusual" adventure.
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Clockers 1995  R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo, Keith David, Mekhi Phifer, Isaiah Washington, Regina Taylor, Mike Starr, Spike Lee
Violence spirals out of control in this film adaptation of Richard Price's novel about a young Black man who may–or may not–have murdered a drug dealer. Will policemen (Harvey Keitel and John Turturro) determine if it is Strike (Mekhi Phifer), his brother Victor (Isaiah Washington), or someone else who committed the crime?
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The Deli 1997  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John A. Gallagher
Cast: Mike Starr, Matt Keeslar, Judith Malina, Brian Vincent, Michael Badalucco, Heavy D, Ice-T, Iman, Michael Imperioli, Debi Mazar
Lovable Johnny (Mike Starr) is a deli owner who gambles every chance he gets. Now, when his luck has really run out, Johnny, true to form, places one last bet that, IF he wins, would pay off all his debts.
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Dumb and Dumber 1994 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Charles Rocket, Mike Starr, Karen Duffy, Teri Garr, Felton Perry, Victoria Rowell, Joe Baker, Hank Brandt, Cam Neely, Harland Williams, Brady Bluhm, Brad Lockerman
A kidnapping, bungled ransom drop, beautiful Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), frustrated kidnappers, and two really DUMB guys, Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne (Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels), contribute to one very funny slapstick movie as they travel cross-country to return a briefcase filled with cash to the rightful owners.
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 Ed Wood 1994 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Vincent D'Onofrio, Patricia Arquette, Jeffrey Jones, G.D. Spradlin, Mike Starr, Norman Alden
Edward D. Wood (Johnny Depp) has been called the worst director in Hollywood's history. He also has the dubious honor of being responsible for what many consider to be the worst movie ever made ("Plan 9 from Outer Space"). This is the story behind all of the stinkers Wood directed and features his most utilized star, Bela Lugosi (Martin Landau–who won "Best Supporting Actor"). This movie delivers the message: If you are inept and work really hard, you will still be inept!
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Elvis Has Left the Building 2004 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Joel Zwick
Cast: Kim Basinger, John Corbett, Annie Potts, Sean Astin, Denise Richards, Mike Starr, Phill Lewis, Philip Charles MacKenzie, Tom Hanks, Angie Dickinson, Pat Morita, David Leisure
Harmony Jones (Kim Basinger) has always been an Elvis fan, but now she finds that Elvis impersonators she meets are dying in her presence. Matters come to a head when Harmony drives her car into a car carrying Elvis impersonators and kills them, and her immediate reaction is to flee the scene. Now, on the run from the FBI, Harmony meets NYC lawyer Miles Taylor (John Corbett) but suspects that he is also an Elvis impersonator and rejects his advances because she is afraid she will jinx him.
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Five Corners 1988 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Elizabeth Berridge, Rose Gregorio, Gregory Rozakis, John Seitz, Rodney Harvey, Mike Starr
Linda (Jodie Foster) has been raped, and the rapist is about to be released from prison. She goes to Harry (Tim Robbins) for help, and his social consciousness compels him to come to the rescue.
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Funny Farm 1988 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith-Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin, Brad Sullivan, MacIntyre Dixon, Caris Corfman, William Severs, Mike Starr
This entertaining comedy is about a writer and his wife who move to rural Vermont. The purpose of the change of pace is to enable the writer to find peace and quiet as he creates his new book. What they discover is that rural living has unique problems that are unsuspected by the couple.
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 Gloria 1999  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Mike Starr, George C. Scott, Bonnie Bedelia, Antonia Rey, Don Billett, Sarita Choudhury
Gloria (Sharon Stone) is released from prison after taking the rap for her boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam). When she arrives at Kevin's place, she robs him and makes off with a seven-year-old boy, Nicky (Jean-Luke Figueroa), whose family has been murdered by one of Kevin's hit men. While Kevin may have written Nicky and Gloria off, this time it doesn't work because Nicky has a computer disk Kevin needs. So, the chase is on.
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 GoodFellas 1990  R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Tony Darrow, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Debi Mazar, Chuck Low, Frank DiLeo, Gina Mastrogiacomo, Catherine Scorsese, Beau Starr
The New York Mafia, from the mid-1950s until 1980, is the subject of this film that captures the essence of loyalty among Family members. Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book, this is the story of Henry Hill's (Ray Liotta) long tenure as a member of the Mafia. Joe Pesci won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Five nominations were also received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Lorraine Bracco).
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Hoodlum 1997 R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Mike Starr, Beau Starr, Paul Benjamin, Joe Guzaldo
Set in Harlem during the 1930s, this story involves Black and White gangs fighting for control of the numbers racket in Harlem. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) works for the queen of the Harlem's numbers racket Stephanie St. Clair (Cicely Tyson)–despite the fact that social worker Francine Hughes (Vanessa Williams) urges him to get out of the numbers game. When a White gang intrudes on the Black gang's turf, Bumpy declares war on Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) who is leading the effort to get in on the action. Violence ensues as the body count escalates.
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Hot Tamale 2006 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Damian
Cast: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Carmen Electra, Jason Priestley, Mike Starr, Matt Cedeno, James Best, Beth Grant, Sean Blakemore, Richard Riehle, Harland Williams, Jon Huertas, Robert Harvey
While traveling from his home in Wyoming searching for a new life as a musician in Los Angeles, Harlan Woodriff (Randy Spelling) meets con man Jude (Jason Priestley) who slips stolen jewels into Harlan's car. From that point on, Harlan is chased by thieves who want the jewels–but he does manage to shine at his music audition.
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I Hate Valentine's Day 2009 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Judah Friedlander, Rachel Dratch, Zoe Kazan, Amir Arison, Dan Finnerty, Stephen Guarino, Jay O. Sanders, Gary Wilmes, Mike Starr, Jason Mantzoukas, Lynda Gravatt, Suzanne Shepherd, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Genevieve Gernier (Nia Vardalos) owns a flower shop in Brooklyn, NY, and lives by a "five dates" rule, which means that at the end of the fifth date, she gets out of the relationship. When Greg Catlin (John Corbett) walks into Genevieve's flower shop, everything changes. At the end of their fifth date, Genevieve is ready to break her tradition. Greg has left, but can Genevieve change her life around before Greg meets his next date?
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 The Ice Harvest 2005 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid, Oliver Platt, Mike Starr, Ned Bellamy, Lara Phillips, Tab Baker, William Dick, Bill Noble, Brad Smith, T.J. Jagodowski, Meghan Maureen McDonough, Frank Gallo
It is Christmas Eve, and Charlie (John Cusack) and Vic (Billy Bob Thornton) have just pulled off a $2 million embezzlement from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). Charlie plans to leave Wichita with strip-joint owner Renata (Connie Nielsen) when an ice storm hits, and along with it comes more than a few twists and turns to Charlie's plans.
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James and the Giant Peach 1996 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Henry Selick
Cast: Paul Terry, Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Mike Starr, David Thewlis, Jane Leeves, Steven Culp, Mario Yedidia
This Disney film begins with a gigantic, orange peach floating to New York with a young orphan (Paul Terry) and his oversize insect friends on board. Blending live action with computer animation and stop-motion puppetry, this movie–based on Roald Dahl's children's fantasy book–is a delight.
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 Jersey Girl 2004 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Raquel Castro, George Carlin, Jennifer Lopez, Jason Biggs, Mike Starr, Stephen Root, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Matthew Cloran, Paul Litowsky, Charles Gilbert, Will Smith
As this story begins, Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) seems to have it all. He is a successful Manhattan publicist, and his wife, Gertrude (Jennifer Lopez), is pregnant. But Gertrude dies in childbirth, leaving Ollie with a baby girl, Gertie. Now, seven years later, Ollie lives with his father (George Carlin) in Hylands, NJ, along with Gertie (Raquel Castro). This story not only deals with the father/daughter relationship but with father/son and father/new love interest (Liv Tyler)/daughter relationships as well.
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The Last Dragon 1985 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney, Julius Carry, Faith Prince, Mike Starr, Ernie Reyes Jr., Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jim Moody, William H. Macy
Although Leroy (Taimak) is a Black and lives in Harlem, he dresses and eats in the Chinese manner. He strives to become a kung fu master, but Sho'nuff (Julius Carry) shares those aspirations, and he stands in Leroy's way.
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Mad Dog and Glory 1993 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Mike Starr, Tom Towles, Kathy Baker, Richard Belzer, Derek Annunciation, Doug Hara
Robert De Niro plays the role of "Mad Dog" Dobie who, while at work as a police photographer, saves Frank Milo (Bill Murray) from certain death. As a reward, Mad Dog is given a beautiful woman (Uma Thurman) for one week. The week ends, he decides to keep her, and big problems follow.
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Mickey 2004 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Wilson
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Shawn Salinas, Michelle Johnson, Mike Starr, Mark Joy, Richard Fullerton, Peter Gil, Hugh Wilson, John Grisham, Jason Kypros
Attempting to escape charges of tax evasion, a widower (Harry Connick Jr.) heads to Las Vegas with his 12-year-old son, Mickey (Shawn Salinas). They change their names, but Mickey's outstanding abilities as a Little League player draw unwanted attention to them.
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 Miller's Crossing 1990 R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman, Albert Finney, Steve Buscemi, Danny Aiello, Mike Starr, Olek Krupa
In this, another great, or at least near great, Coen Brothers film, we find ourselves in the midst of gangster wars ala the thirties with modern tools. Tom (Gabriel Byrne) is an apparently heartless gangster who is loyal to kingpin Leo (Albert Finney) and is now caught up in a gang war. The prize: control of the city. Lots of black humor, extreme violence, and interesting twists.
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The Next Big Thing 2002 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: P.J. Posner
Cast: Chris Eigeman, Jamie Harris, Connie Britton, Mike Starr, Farley Granger, Marin Hinkle, Peter Giles, Dechen Thurman, John Seitz, Ileen Getz
Gus Bishop (Chris Eigeman) is a starving artist who is reinvented by a burglar (Jamie Harris) and turns into Geoffrey Buonardi. Buonardi comes complete with Bishop's paintings, and, more importantly, his made-up personal story is the vehicle that turns him into the art world's new popular star.
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On Deadly Ground 1994  R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steven Seagal
Cast: Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen, John C. McGinley, R. Lee Ermey, Shari Shattuck, Billy Bob Thornton, Richard Hamilton, Chief Irvin Brink, Mike Starr
Steven Seagal makes his directorial debut in this film and stars as Forrest Taft–a man determined to prevent an oil company from infringing on sacred land of the Eskimos. Poor.
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A Pyromaniac's Love Story 1995 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joshua Brand
Cast: William Baldwin, John Leguizamo, Sadie Frost, Erika Eleniak, Michael Lerner, Joan Plowright, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mike Starr, Julio Oscar Mechoso
Pastry baker Sergio Cuccio (John Leguizamo) accepts money in return for confessing to arson in the fire at his pastry shop. No sooner does he confess, than others also falsely confess, and the real arsonist, Garet Lumpke (William Baldwin) finds himself out in the cold; he had set the fire to impress Stephanie (Erika Eleniak).
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Son of the Pink Panther 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Debrah Farentino, Burt Kwouk, Robert Davi, Graham Stark, Jennifer Edwards, Anton Rodgers, Shabana Azmi, Mark Schneider, Mike Starr, Kenny Spalding, Oliver Cotton, Aharon Ipale
Inspector Clouseau fathered an illegitimate son just as bungling as himself. In this story the son, Jacques (Roberto Benigni), gets in the way of an investigation being led by his father's old nemesis, Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom).
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The Taxman 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Joe Pantoliano, Wade Dominguez, Elizabeth Berkley, Michael Chiklis, Robert Townsend, Fisher Stevens, Casey Siemaszko, Mike Starr, Vincent J. Mazella, Molly Schulman
A state tax investigator (Joe Pantoliano) is hot on the trail of a tax scam by gas stations. This leads to a bigger problem as he gets close to the Russian Mafia in this Russian inhabited neighborhood in Brooklyn. Not bad.
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Tempted 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Bennett
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Saffron Burrows, Peter Facinelli, Mike Starr, George DiCenzo, Eric Mabius, Michael Arata, Randy Austin, Julia LaShae
When wealthy, New Orleans businessman Charlie (Burt Reynolds) is told he has only a short time to live, he decides to put his affairs in order. He wants to make sure that his young, beautiful wife, Lilly (Saffron Burrows), deserves his fortune. His plan to test her loyalty results in a deadly game.
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Two If by Sea 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Bennett
Cast: Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock, Yaphet Kotto, Stephen Dillane, Wayne Robson, Mike Starr, Michael Badalucco
Small-time thief Frank (Denis Leary) and his girlfriend, Roz (Sandra Bullock), hide out in a mansion while waiting for his buyer to pick up a stolen Matisse painting. Problems really begin when the wealthy neighbor, Evan (Stephen Dillane), introduces Roz to the posh Rhode Island social scene of which he is a part.
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Uncle Buck 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Hughes
Cast: John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Brian Tarantina, Mike Starr, Suzanne Shepherd, William Windom
While his brother (Garrett M. Brown) and sister-in-law (Elaine Bromka) are out of town, Uncle Buck (John Candy) steps in and takes care of their children: six-year-old Maizy (Gaby Hoffman), eight-year-old Miles (Macaulay Culkin), and teenager Tia (Jean Louisa Kelly). Although there are problems at first, the inept Uncle Buck manages to overcome his own faults and wins the respect of the children.
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| 1. Backflash (2002)
2. The Black Dahlia (2006)
3. Blood and Wine (1997)
4. Blue Steel (1990)
5. The Bodyguard (1992)
6. The Bushido Blade (1980)
aka: The Bloody Bushido Blade
7. Cabin Boy (1994)
8. Clockers (1995)
9. The Deli (1997)
10. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
11. Ed Wood (1994)
12. Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
13. Five Corners (1988)
14. Funny Farm (1988)
15. Gloria (1999)
16. GoodFellas (1990)
17. Hoodlum (1997)
18. Hot Tamale (2006)
19. I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
20. The Ice Harvest (2005)
21. James and the Giant Peach (1996)
22. Jersey Girl (2004)
23. The Last Dragon (1985)
aka: Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
24. Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
25. Mickey (2004)
26. Miller's Crossing (1990)
27. The Next Big Thing (2002)
28. On Deadly Ground (1994)
29. A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
30. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
aka: Blake Edwards' Son of the Pink Panther
31. The Taxman (1999)
32. Tempted (2001)
33. Two If by Sea (1996)
34. Uncle Buck (1989)
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