The Amateur 1981  R, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Charles Jarrott
Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, Ed Lauter, Graham Jarvis, John Marley, George Coe, Jan Rubes
CIA computer expert Charles Heller (John Savage) goes behind the Iron Curtain to investigate his wife's murder in this spy thriller.
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The Big Slice 1991  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Bradshaw
Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Leslie Hope, Justin Louis, Kenneth Welsh, Heather Locklear, Nicholas Campbell, Henry Ramer, Bruce McFee, Francois Klanfer, Michael Copeman, Phil Morrison, Philip Akin
Aspiring novelists Mike Sawyer (Casey Siemaszko) and Andy McCafferty (Justin Louis) utilize method writing by taking on the roles and experiences of the characters they write about in their stories. But when they take on the experience of cops and robbers, they find themselves in over their heads.
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 Cinderella Man 2005  PG-13, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis, Rosemarie DeWitt, Linda Kash, Nicholas Campbell, Chuck Shamata, Gene Pyrz
This is the story of Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) who, as an underdog, defeated Max Baer in the Madison Square Garden Bowl in 1930. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti).
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A Cool, Dry Place 1998  PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John N. Smith
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Joey Lauren Adams, Monica Potter, Bobby Moat, Devon Sawa, Nicholas Campbell, Chris Bauer, Aleksa Palladino, Siobhan Fallon, Todd Louiso
Single dad Russell Durrell (Vince Vaughn) balances his time–between work, estranged wife Kate (Monica Potter), and beautiful divorcee Beth (Joey Lauren Adams)–and still keeps his role of father to five-year-old Calvin (Bobby Moat) as the #1 priority.
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Dancing in the Dark 1995 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Corcoran
Cast: Victoria Principal, Nicholas Campbell, Robert Vaughn, Dawn Greenhalgh, Geraint Wyn Davies, Kenneth Welsh, Marcia Bennett, Robert Wagner, Maggie Huculak, Anna Louise Richardson, John Bekavac, Sheila Brand
Anna Forbes (Victoria Principal) is raped by her father-in-law. At first she keeps it a secret, but finally tells her husband. After he refuses to accept this fact, Anna is admitted to an asylum for treatment. But her problems only mount in the sadistic ward. Made for TV.
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The Dead Zone 1983 R, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Sean Sullivan, Geza Kovacs, Roberta Weiss, Simon Craig, Peter Dvorsky
Written by Stephen King, this is the story of high school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) who is badly injured while in a car with his girlfriend, Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams). Upon awakening from a five-year coma, Johnny discovers that he can see people's futures just by touching them. Johnny's life has changed, and he tries to move on. His physician, Dr. Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom), believes that Johnny has not only the ability to predict the future but to change it as well. When Johnny shakes the hand of political candidate Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen), Johnny's ability is tested when he sees Stillson as a future President of the United States in the middle of a nuclear holocaust.
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New Waterford Girl 1999 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Moyle
Cast: Liane Balaban, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Walsh, Nicholas Campbell, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Cathy Moriarty, Susan Laney Dalton, Darren Keay, Cassie MacDonald, Krista MacDonald, Kevin Curran, Adrien Dixon, Mark McKinney
In the dreary Canadian mining town of New Waterford, 15-year-old "Mooney" (Liane Balaban) dreams of a better life than that endured by other young girls in her town. Her chance comes when she strikes up a friendship with the new neighbor, Lou (Tara Spencer-Nairn).
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No Contest 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Paul Lynch
Cast: Shannon Tweed, Robert Davi, Andrew Dice Clay, Roddy Piper, Nicholas Campbell, John Colicos, Judith Scott, James Purcell, Louis Wrightman, Keram Malicki-Sanchez
The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest, hosted by former winner Sharon Bell (Shannon Tweed), is interrupted by the violent Raymond (Andrew Dice Clay). He and his henchmen kill over 30 bystanders while he takes the contestants and hostess hostage with a goal of demanding millions in diamonds. But he doesn't know that Sharon is a kickboxing expert. Another "Diehard" rip-off.
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No Greater Love 1996  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
Director: Richard T. Heffron
Cast: Kelly Rutherford, Chris Sarandon, Nicholas Campbell, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Michael Landes, Gina Philips, Hayden Christensen, Susan Hogan, Daniel Pilon, Simon MacCorkindale, Christopher C. Fuller, Polly Shannon
Although she lost her parents and fiance in the Titanic disaster, 20-year-old Edwina (Kelly Rutherford) survived the sinking and now takes on the position of raising her siblings and running the family newspaper business. Will she ever be able to rid herself of haunting memories and live a life of her own? Based on Danielle Steele's novel.
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Prozac Nation 2001 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Cast: Christina Ricci, Anne Heche, Jessica Lange, Jason Biggs, Michelle Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Raahul Singh, Nicholas Campbell, Cindy Lentol, Frida Betrani
In this slow moving story, a Harvard freshman (Christina Ricci) looks for a solution to her depressions and settles on Prozac.
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The Shape of Things to Come 1979 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: George McCowan
Cast: Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, John Ireland, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Greg Swanson, Mark Parr, William Hutt, Ardon Bess
This remake of the 1936 film, "Things to Come," lacks the quality of the original. Based on H.G. Wells' book, the storyline revolves around the aftermath of a nuclear war as survivors battle inhabitants of the Moon. Probably not even interesting to sci-fi lovers.
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| 1. The Amateur (1981)
2. The Big Slice (1991)
3. Certain Fury (1985)
4. Cinderella Man (2005)
5. A Cool, Dry Place (1998)
6. Dancing in the Dark (1995)
7. The Dead Zone (1983)
8. Knights of the City (1986)
9. Naked Lunch (1991)
10. New Waterford Girl (1999)
11. No Contest (1994)
12. No Greater Love (1996)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'No Greater Love'
13. Prozac Nation (2001)
14. The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
15. Yesterday (1980)
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