 Demolition Man 1993  R, 114 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy
Director: Marco Brambilla
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary, Andre Gregory, Bill Cobbs, Grand L. Bush, Pat Skipper, Steve Kahan
In the year 2031, two men who had been cryogenically frozen are thawed out, and their chase continues when policeman John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) is thawed to continue his efforts of decades ago when he tried to capture psychopath Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes). Now, Phoenix has escaped his frozen state, and it is necessary to free Spartan to ensure capture. A funny romp.
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 Erin Brockovich 2000 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Peter Coyote, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter, Jamie Harrold, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Valente Rodriguez, George Rocky Sullivan, Pat Skipper
Twice-divorced and mother of three, Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) talks her way into a job at a law office and is given a job by Ed Masry (Albert Finney). While filing records, she notes a case that interests her and initiates her own investigation. The result is a conviction of Pacific Gas and Electric for pollution that caused widespread sickness. Based on a true story, there are good performances by all. Julia Roberts won an Oscar for Best Actress; nominations included Best Picture, Director Steven Soderbergh (who received an Oscar that year for "Traffic"), and Supporting Actor (Albert Finney, with his fifth nomination).
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Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 1996  R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
Director: Alan Smithee
Cast: Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton, Adam Scott, Kim Myers, Mickey Cottrell, Pat Skipper, Louis Turenne, Courtland Mead, Paul Perri, Wren T. Brown, Louis Mustillo, Jody St. Michael, Christine Harnos
This fourth in the series of "Hellraiser" films is not very entertaining–note the fact that the director is "Alan Smithee" (an alias used in Hollywood when the director does not want to be associated with his film). Anyway, this episode finds Pinhead (Doug Bradley) in the 22nd century. He is on a space station run by Dr. Paul Merchant (Bruce Ramsay) whose mission is to close the gates to Hell. Pinhead now sets out to prevent Merchant from acheiving his goal because Pinhead, of course, wants the gates left open.
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Norton, Pat Skipper, Rosalind Chao, Paul Perri, Richard Epcar
After a bizarre accident, Nick Holloway becomes invisible, and a corrupt government agent has devious plans to take advantage of his condition.
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 The Pest 1997  PG-13, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Miller
Cast: John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodriguez, Aries Spears, Tammy Townsend, Joe Morton, Charles Hallahan, Tom McCleister, Ivonne Coll, Pat Skipper, Jorge Luis Abreu, Jennifer Broughton, Yau-Gene Chan, Judyann Elder
A con man (John Leguizamo) enters into a deal where, if he can survive a 24-hour deadly game in which he is the "prey" for a hunter (Jeffrey Jones), he will get $50,000–which he needs to pay off the Scottish mob.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1991 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
Director: David Greene
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Glover, Bruce A. Young, Amy Steel, John Scott Clough, Samantha Jordan, Erinn Canavan, J. Michael Flynn, Vinny Argiro, Pat Skipper, Barry Dennen, Alexandra Johnson, Bradley Mott, Beans Morocco
In this made-for-TV remake of the 1962 classic, Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of invalid, ex-film star Blanche, and Lynn Redgrave plays her jealous, torturing, younger sister, Jane. Jane had gained stardom as the child star "Baby Jane," but her career then faded. Blanche, on the other hand, as an adult rose to success as a film star but was severely injured in an accident and has been paralyzed ever since. Jane tortures and plots to murder Blanche while planning a comeback in the show business world with help from musician Billy Cork (John Glover) who is destined–because of Jane–to meet a tragic end.
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| 1. Demolition Man (1993)
2. Erin Brockovich (2000)
3. Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
aka: Hellraiser: Bloodline
4. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
5. The Pest (1997)
6. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
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