Arachnid 2001  R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jack Sholder
Cast: Chris Potter, Alex Reid, Jose Sancho, Neus Asensi, Ravil Issyanov, Roqueford Allen, Robert Vicencio, Jesus Cabrero, Luis Lorenzo, Hector Chiquin
A pilot is forced to parachute from his plane when it encounters problems from a spaceship and lands on an island in the middle of the ocean (of course). A rescue party led by his sister is on the way, and what they find are huge, human-eating spiders.
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The Girl of Your Dreams 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Jorge Sanz, Rosa Maria Sarda, Santiago Segura, Loles Leon, Jesus Bonilla, Neus Asensi, Miroslav Taborsky, Johannes Silberschneider, Gotz Otto, Hanna Schygulla
Set in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, a Spanish film company is invited to Hitler's Germany to shoot their movie and gladly accepts in order to get away from war-torn Spain. But all doesn't go as well as hoped, including being watched over by Propaganda Minister Goebbels (Johannes Silberschneider) who also makes a run on the film's star, Macarena (Penelope Cruz). A good film directed by Fernando Trueba who also Directed the Academy Award-winning "Belle Epoque."
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Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law 1998 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Santiago Segura
Cast: Santiago Segura, Javier Camara, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Tony Leblanc, Julio Sanjuan, Jaime Barnatan, Dario Paso, Carlos Perea, Espartaco Santoni
There's not much good to say about Madrid cop Torrente (Santiago Segura) who has been thrown off the police force. Drunkard, sexist, druggy, petty thief, and father abuser are just a few of his bad traits. But when new neighbors move in, he falls for the lovely Amparito (Neus Asensi). To get her attention, he makes friends with her nerdy cousin Rafi (Javier Camara). When Torrente becomes aware of drug traffickers in the neighborhood, he decides to bring them to justice and get back in the good graces of the police department. But Rafi and his equally nerdy friends are all the help Torrente will get.
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| 1. Arachnid (2001)
2. The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
3. Torrente, the Stupid Arm of the Law (1998)
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