The Asylum 2000 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Stewart Cast: Steffanie PItt, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Mower, Robin Askwith, Nick Waring, Colin Baker, Chloe Annett, Paul Reynolds, Jean Boht, Robin Parkinson, Hannah Bridges, Carolina Giammetta, Denis Huett, Sadie Nine, Jane Shakespeare
Jenny (Steffanie Pitt) is haunted by nightmares of the stabbing death of her mother (Sadie Nine) many years before when she was a young girl (played by Hannah Bridges) growing up in her father Dr. Adams' (Patrick Mower) mental institution. She feels the need to return to the asylum, but Jenny is not the only one who is drawn back. A killer is on the loose, and the body count grows.
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Blue Juice 1995 R, 93 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Carl Prechezer Cast: Sean Pertwee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Ewan McGregor, Peter Gunn, Heathcote Williams, Colette Brown, Jenny Agutter, Keith Allen, Michelle Chadwick, Robin Soans, Guy Leverton, Mark Frost, Paul Reynolds
Surfer JC (Sean Pertwee) lives in a Cornish coastal town and is nearing 30. His girlfriend (Catherine Zeta-Jones) pressures him to grow up and commit, while his other friends (Steven Mackintosh, Ewan McGregor, and Peter Gunn) have their own growing-up pains.
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Croupier 1998 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Hodges Cast: Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston, Gina McKee, Nicholas Ball, Nick Reding, Alexander Morton, Paul Reynolds, Ozzie Yue, Kate Fenwick
Struggling author Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) hopes to find material for a book and takes a job as a croupier in a casino. He succeeds in coming up with the idea for a novel, but the late hours and drinking take their toll on his relationship with girlfriend Marion (Gina McKee).
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Let Him Have It 1991 R, 115 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Eileen Atkins, Clare Holman, Michael Elphick, Mark McGann, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gough, Ronald Fraser
As a teenager in 1950, Derek (Christopher Eccleston) finds he can make easy money by joining a group of London's street toughs. However, when petty crimes turn into murder, Derek is faced with a death sentence for a crime he did not commit. Well-made film from the UK.
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Slipstream 1989 PG-13, 92 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Lisberger Cast: Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Kitty Aldridge, Bill Paxton, Susan Leong, Rita Wolf, Eleanor David, F. Murray Abraham, Ben Kingsley, Robbie Coltrane, Paul Reynolds, Ricco Ross
Set in a future era, when pollution reigns over the Earth, two police officers–Tasker (Mark Hamill) and sidekick Belitski (Kitty Aldridge)–arrest a fugitive, Byron (Bob Peck). Bounty hunter Matt (Bill Paxton) hears there is a bounty out for Byron, tricks Tasker and Belitski, grabs the prisoner, and whisks him away on his plane. Tasker and Belitski follow in hot pursuit.
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| 1. The Asylum (2000)
2. Blue Juice (1995)
3. Croupier (1998)
4. Let Him Have It (1991)
5. Slipstream (1989)
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