 Big Wednesday 1978  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Summer of Innocence
Director: John Milius
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell, Barbara Hale, Robert Englund, Joe Spinell, Steve Kanaly, Reb Brown
This surfing film involves three California surfers–Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt), and Leroy (Gary Busey)–whose exploits are covered from 1962 to 1974.
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The Fan 1996 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro, Patti D'Arbanville, Brandon Hammond, Charles Hallahan, Dan Butler, Chris Mulkey, Andrew J. Ferchland, Kurt Fuller, Michael Jace, Frank Medrano, Don S. Davis
A crazed sports fan Gil Renard (Robert De Niro), who happens to sell sporting knives, admires his baseball idol Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes). Bobby is a famous player who has signed a $40 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. But, Bobby goes into a slump, and that gives Gil the idea to murder one of Bobby's chief rivals. Matters get even worse when Gil believes that Bobby is not grateful for his devotion, and he stalks Bobby and his family.
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Father's Day 1997  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski, Charlie Hofheimer, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Burkley, Haylie Johnson, Charles Rocket, Patti D'Arbanville
In this remake of the 1984 French film, "Les Comperes," Robin Williams and Billy Crystal take on the roles of ex-boyfriends of a woman (Nastassja Kinski) who cons them into helping in her search for her runaway son by convincing each that he fathered the boy.
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The Main Event 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Whitman Mayo, Patti D'Arbanville, Richard Lawson, James Gregory, Rory Calhoun, Ernie Hudson, Chu Chu Malave
Because of an embezzlement scheme, perfume magnate Hillary Kramer (Barbara Streisand) loses everything–except her tax-shelter contract with a prizefighter, Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal). The Kid, however, is not sure he wants to suffer physical harm in the boxing ring. Hillary has other plans for her ticket back to financial stability.
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Modern Problems 1981  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Shapiro
Cast: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Mary Kay Place, Nell Carter, Dabney Coleman, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mitch Kreindel, Arthur Sellers, Sandy Helberg, Neil Thompson
After a truck empties nuclear waste material on him, air traffic controller Max (Chevy Chase) develops unusual mental abilities: he can physically move objects via his brain waves.
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 Perfect Stranger 2007 R, 109 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Halle Berry, Bruce Willis, Giovanni Ribisi, Richard Portnow, Gary Dourdan, Florencia Lozano, Nicki Aycox, Kathleen Chalfant, Gordon MacDonald, Daniella Van Graas, Paula Miranda, Patti D'Arbanville, Clea Lewis, Gerry Becker
Reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) goes undercover in real life and on the Internet to investigate her friend Grace's (Nicki Aycox) murder. She suspects that the murder is tied to Grace's lover, the powerful and married Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), who runs a very powerful NYC ad agency. To get close to the suspect, Rowena gets help from researcher Miles (Giovanni Ribisi) to obtain a job, under an assumed name, at Hill's office. Once there, Rowena assumes yet another name when she goes online and seduces Hill through a chat room. But, is it possible that Rowena is not the only one with a fake identity?
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Rancho Deluxe 1975  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Charlene Dallas, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Bright, Patti D'Arbanville, Joe Spinell
The modern West still has rustlers. In this story they are two drifters, Cecil Colson (Sam Waterston) and Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) whose methods of stealing cattle are as contemporary as pickup trucks and helicopters.
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 Real Genius 1985  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, William Atherton, Michelle Meyrink, Patti D'Arbanville, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo, Ed Lauter, Deborah Foreman, Jon Gries
When a group of young scientists discover that their research is being used to build a new weapon, they decide to interfere with the intended plans.
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Time After Time 1979 PG, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi, Andonia Katsaros, Patti D'Arbanville, Keith McConnell, Laurie Main, Joseph Maher, Larry J. Blake, Kent Williams, James Garrett, Leo Lewis, Geraldine Baron, Karin de la Penha
The time is the 19th century when H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) invents a time machine, which Jack the Ripper (David Warner) uses to escape to modern-day San Francisco. H.G. follows Jack in an attempt to bring Jack back to the past. H.G. meets and falls in love with bank officer Amy Robbins (Mary Steenburgen) who acts as his guide. H.G. now hopes for a utopian existence, but Jack continues his activities as a serial killer.
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 Wired 1989  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Michael Chiklis, J.T. Walsh, Patti D'Arbanville, Lucinda Jenney, Ray Sharkey, Alex Rocco, Clyde Kusatsu, Jere Burns
This movie attempts to explain the path leading to the tragic death of John Belushi. The film begins with Belushi (Michael Chiklis) climbing out of his body bag in the morgue, and, with the help of a Puerto Rican angel (Ray Sharkey), he looks back at his life.
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 World Trade Center 2006 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello, Jay Hernandez, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Armando Riesco, Connor Paolo, Patti D'Arbanville, Brad William Henke, Lucia Brawley, Jon Bernthal, Frank Whaley, Donna Murphy
This story of courage and survival relates events during the rescue mission following the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Port Authority Police Department officers responded to the emergency and went into the building to rescue survivors. While they were inside, the tower collapsed, leaving only Will Jimeno (Michael Pena) and John McLoughlin (Nicolas Cage) alive in the rubble. For 12 hours, while awaiting their own rescue, Will and John talk about their lives and dreams while their wives (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Maria Bello) and families wait for news.
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| 1. Big Wednesday (1978)
aka: Summer of Innocence
2. The Boys Next Door (1985)
3. Call Me (1988)
4. The Fan (1996)
5. Father's Day (1997)
6. Fresh Horses (1988)
7. The Main Event (1979)
8. Modern Problems (1981)
9. Perfect Stranger (2007)
10. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
11. Real Genius (1985)
12. Time After Time (1979)
13. Wired (1989)
14. World Trade Center (2006)
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