Ladybugs 1992  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Jackee, Jonathan Brandis, Ilene Graff, Vinessa Shaw, Tom Parks, Nancy Parsons, Tommy Lasorda
Chester Lee's (Rodney Dangerfield) coaching methods could be questioned as he persuades his fiancee's son (Jonathan Brandis), who just happens to be an ace athlete, to join the lackluster girls' soccer team he coaches.
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Motel Hell 1980  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce, Monique St. Pierre, John Ratzenberger, Rosanne Katon, E. Hampton Beagle, Everett Creach, Michael Melvin, Marc Silver, Victoria Hartman, Gwil Richards
Vincent Smith (Rory Calhoun) uses both his motel ownership and smoked-meat roadside stand to develop his own delicious concoctions: a blend of human flesh and pork! A fair satire on gory movies, which is pretty gory itself.
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Pennies from Heaven 1981  R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Christopher Walken, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin, John Karlen, Nancy Parsons, Will Hare
A songwriter and peddler (Steve Martin) endures a rather drab existence, but he lives out his fantasies through his song lyrics. Many song numbers are worked into the script to show the difference between Martin's dreary real life and his carefree dream world.
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 Porky's 1981  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Kaki Hunter, Tony Ganios, Kim Cattrall, Nancy Parsons, Scott Colomby, Boyd Gaines, Susan Clark, Wayne Maunder, Alex Karras, Eric Christmas
The scene is Florida's Angel Beach High School in the 1950s where it appears that every male student is looking for sex. This leads some students–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Billy (Mark Herrier), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), and Mickey (Roger Wilson)–on a trip to the dive, Porky's, known for its abundance of prostitutes. They pay for the prostitutes but end up being dumped in a swamp. Now, revenge is the name of the game, and practical jokes abound. There are two sequels.
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Porky's 2: The Next Day 1983 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Edward Winter, Roger Wilson, Cyril O'Reilly, Joseph Runningfox, Eric Christmas, Bill Wiley, Cisse Cameron, Ilse Earl
The lustful kids–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), Billy (Mark Herrier), and Mickey (Roger Wilson)–from Florida's Angel Beach High School are back. This time they are fighting the Ku Klux Klan's interference in their social lives when their high school prepares to showcase "An Evening With Shakespeare." The Ku Klux Klan does not like the idea that the role of Romeo will be played by an Indian. As if that were not enough, the gym teacher (Nancy Parsons) complains because she believes Shakespeare used too many sexual overtones. Once again, practical jokes abound.
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Porky's Revenge 1985 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Porky's 3: Revenge
Director: James Komack
Cast: Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter, Mark Herrier, Scott Colomby, Nancy Parsons, Chuck Mitchell, Rose McVeigh, Fred Buch, Wendy Feign, Eric Christmas, Ilse Earl, Kim Evenson, Bill Hindman
In this sequel to "Porky's," Porky Wallace (Chuck Mitchell) is the owner of Porky's, which is now a riverboat casino. He attempts to get even for what he suffered at the hands of the gang–Pee Wee (Dan Monahan), Tommy (Wyatt Knight), Meat (Tony Ganios), Billy (Mark Herrier), and Wendy (Kaki Hunter)–from Angel Beach High School. Their high-school coach, Goodenough (Bill Hindman), owes money to Porky, and Porky tries to get him to throw the championship game as payment. The slapstick and practical jokes continue.
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Sudden Impact 1983 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Audrie J. Neenan, Jack Thibeau, Nancy Parsons, Mara Corday, Michael Currie, Mark Keyloun, Albert Popwell, Bette Ford, Joe Bellan, Paul Drake, Kevyn Major Howard
This is the fourth in a series of "Dirty Harry" movies in which "Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) uses his own form of crime control. In this sequel, Harry is in San Paulo where he runs into a rape victim (Sondra Locke) who, like Harry, finds her own way for revenge.
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| 1. Ladybugs (1992)
2. Motel Hell (1980)
3. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
4. Porky's (1981)
5. Porky's 2: The Next Day (1983)
6. Porky's Revenge (1985)
aka: Porky's 3: Revenge
7. Sudden Impact (1983)
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