 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn 1984  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comedy
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Director: W.D. Richter
Cast: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Carl Lumbly, Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Robert Ito, Pepe Serna
When he leaves his own eighth dimension to battle aliens on Planet 10, brilliant inter-galactic warrior Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) must use his vast knowledge of the universe to defeat the bad guys.
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 American Me 1992 R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward James Olmos
Cast: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Danny De La Paz, Evelina Fernandez, Daniel Villarreal, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sal Lopez, Vira Montes, Dyana Ortelli
This film provides a penetrating look at 30 years in the lives of a Latino family living in Los Angeles and the violence that surrounds them.
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 The Black Dahlia 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, Mike Starr, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner
Based on James Ellroy's novel about a real-life Los Angeles murder case when Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was brutally murdered and grotesquely mutilated, this film is fiction but uses details from the still unsolved 1947 case. Ex-boxers, now LAPD detectives Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) investigate the murder in their unique ways. Bucky dumps girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson) when he comes under the spell of the beautiful bisexual, Madeleine (Hilary Swank), who, it turns out, once slept with Elizabeth. Then there are the drugs and police corruption that enter the picture in this difficult case.
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The Brave 1997   N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Johnny Depp
Cast: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Elpidia Carrillo, Frederic Forrest, Clarence Williams III, Max Perlich, Luis Guzman, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera, Pepe Serna, Lupe Ontiveros, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Alexis Cruz, Chuck E. Weiss
Raphael (Johnny Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian–just out of jail and unemployed–when McCarthy (Marlon Brando) offers him $50,000 to be tortured to death for a snuff film. Raphael lives with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carrillo) and their children, Frankie and Marta (Cody Lightning and Nicole Mancera) near a junkyard, and he accepts the offer because the money will help his family build a better life. Now, Raphael has one week to live and tries to teach Frankie how to take over his role as the man of the house. 1 User Review
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| | Firefly 03/23/2009 | | This is actually an excellent movie which has suffered its opening at Cannes 1997 for far too many years. It is beautifully acted and filmed, a very compelling and thought-provoking movie. |
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Caddyshack II 1988  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Jackie Mason, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dyan Cannon, Robert Stack, Dina Merrill, Randy Quaid, Jessica Lundy, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, Chynna Phillips, Pepe Serna
Eight years after the original "Caddyshack," the sequel appears with Jackie Mason in the role of millionaire contractor Jack Hartounian. Jack's daughter Kate (Jessica Lundy) wants to join upper-crust Bushwood Country Club whose members can't stand Jack. A solution is found by Jack when he buys the majority of Bushwood's stock and turns the country club into an amusement park featuring golf. The confrontation between Jack and the members is finally solved through a golf match.
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Car Wash 1976 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Franklyn Ajaye, Sully Boyar, Richard Brestoff, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, The Pointer Sisters, Bill Duke, Antonio Fargas, Brooke Adams, Clarence Muse, Jack Kehoe, DeWayne Jessie, Pepe Serna, Melanie Mayron, Garrett Morris
A day in the multiracial lives of customers and employees of the Dee-Luxe Car Wash in L.A. is the basis for this 1970s' ensemble piece. Cheapskate Mr. B. (Sully Boyar) owns the car wash, and those who work or hang out there include T.C. (Franklyn Ajaye), Irwin (Richard Brestoff), Marsha (Melanie Mayron), a taxi driver (George Carlin), and a preacher (Richard Pryor)–all of whom provide entertainment about one day in the '70s.
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Conagher 1991 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Reynaldo Villalobos
Cast: Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Barry Corbin, Billy Green Bush, Ken Curtis, Dub Taylor, Paul Koslo, Gavan O'Herlihy, James Parks, Pepe Serna, Daniel Quinn, Buck Taylor
Evie (Katharine Ross), alone and raising two children, runs a stagecoach station, and cowhand Conn (Sam Elliott) works hard–including keeping rustlers in check. Their paths cross in this tribute to the old West. This made-for-TV film is based on a Louis L'Amour novel.
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 The Day of the Locust 1975 R, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton, Geraldine Page, Richard Dysart, Bo Hopkins, Billy Barty, Jackie Earle Haley, Pepe Serna
Nathaniel West's novel makes a fascinating screenplay telling the story of those living on the fringe of success in Hollywood during the 1930s.
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 Fandango 1985 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Chuck Bush, Brian Cesak, Marvin J. McIntyre, Suzy Amis, Glenne Headly, Pepe Serna
During the Vietnam War, five college students opt for a final fling before facing the realities of uncertain futures.
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Honeysuckle Rose 1980 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: On the Road Again
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens, Diana Scarwid, Priscilla Pointer, Pepe Serna, Lane Smith, Emmylou Harris
In this loose adaptation of "Intermezzo," a country music star (Willie Nelson) falls for the daughter of his partner, and they begin an ill-fated affair. Good Nelson songs.
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Inside Moves 1980  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Bill Henderson, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna, Steve Kahan, Jack O'Leary, Harold Sylvester, Arnold Williams, George Brenlin, Gerri Dean
Misfit patrons of a neighborhood bar have been pinning their hopes on the bartender, Jerry Maxwell (David Morse), who has just been offered a position on a professional basketball team and is leaving the bar. Bar patron Roary (John Savage), who had attempted suicide, learned much from this group and, with help from Jerry and his romance with Louise (Diana Scarwid), gains confidence to help himself. Helping Jerry train just might work to the advantage of Roary and the other bar patrons as well during the transition period. Scarwid was nominated for an Oscar.
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The Killer Inside Me 1976 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrrell, Tisha Sterling, Keenan Wynn, Charles McGraw, John Dehner, Pepe Serna, Julie Adams, John Carradine, Royal Dano
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford (Stacy Keach) had a violent childhood, which has left him in a poor psychotic state. He is respected in the town, but the people don't know of his breakdowns when he goes into fits of rage–and killing.
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The Last Angry Man 1974 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Pat Hingle, Lynn Carlin, Paul Jabara, Tracy Bogart, Sorrell Booke, Penny Santon, Titos Vandis, Pepe Serna, Andrew Duggan, Ann Doran
Set in Brooklyn in the 1930s, this made-for-TV remake of the 1959 film tells the story of a Jewish doctor (Pat Hingle) who has spent a lifetime helping others.
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A Million to Juan 1994  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: A Million to One
Director: Paul Rodriguez
Cast: Paul Rodriguez, Edward James Olmos, Polly Draper, Pepe Serna, Bert Rosario, Tony Plana, Jonathan Hernandez, Larry Linville, Gerardo Mejia, Victor Rivers, Maria Rangel, Leslie Danon
This version of Mark Twain's tale "The Million Pound Bank Note" features Juan Lopez (Paul Rodriguez) as an East L.A. immigrant who sells oranges to eke out a living to support his young son. One day, Juan is handed a check for $1 million–a gift that will lead to temptation and greed.
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 The Rookie 1990 R, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Tom Skerritt, Lara Flynn Boyle, Pepe Serna, Mara Corday, Marco Rodriguez, Pete Randall, Donna Mitchell, Xander Berkeley, Tony Plana, David Sherrill, Hal Williams
David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen) is the rookie assigned to tough cop Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) as the replacement for Pulovski's slain partner. Even though he has been taken off the case, Pulovski is determined to avenge the dead partner's murder and is not going to let the German murderers Strom (Raul Julia) and Liesl (Sonia Braga) go free. He enlists Ackerman's help even though Ackerman has issues of his own including an unhappy girlfriend Sarah (Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estranged father Eugene (Tom Skerritt). Finally, when Pulovski is kidnapped by the murderers, it falls on Ackerman to solve the case and rescue his partner.
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 Scarface 1983 R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mark Margolis, Miriam Colon, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Pepe Serna, Arnaldo Santana, Michael P. Moran, Dennis Holahan
This gangster movie is good and on a par with Howard Hawks' 1932 version. Tony Montana aka Scarface (Al Pacino) is a Cuban refugee who claws his way to the top of the illicit Miami cocaine empire–only to be defeated by his own addiction, which will lead to his assassination.
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Shootout 1971 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gregory Peck, Patricia(2) Quinn, Robert F. Lyons, Susan Tyrrell, Jeff Corey, James Gregory, Rita Gam, Dawn Lyn, Pepe Serna, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt
This Western develops the psychological chemistry between a cowboy and a little girl while providing a little entertainment.
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The Student Nurses 1970 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephanie Rothman
Cast: Elaine Giftos, Karen Carlson, Brioni Farrell, Barbara Leigh, Richard Rust, Reni Santoni, Pepe Serna, Darrell Larson, John Pearce, Lawrence P. Casey
This film led to a series of "Nurse" films. The plot involves four student nurses who find love in their final year of school. A Corman production.
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Vice Squad 1982 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sherman
Cast: Season Hubley, Gary Swanson, Joseph DiGiroloma, Wings Hauser, Pepe Serna, Beverly Todd, Maurice Emmanuel, Wayne Hackett, Michael Ensign, Jonathan Haze
Season Hubley stars as a prostitute who helps the police track down a sadistic pimp, Ramrod (Wings Hauser).
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| 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn (1984)
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
aka: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
2. American Me (1992)
3. The Black Dahlia (2006)
4. The Brave (1997)
5. Caddyshack II (1988)
6. Car Wash (1976)
7. Conagher (1991)
8. The Day of the Locust (1975)
9. Fandango (1985)
10. A Force of One (1979)
11. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
aka: On the Road Again
12. Inside Moves (1980)
13. The Killer Inside Me (1976)
14. The Last Angry Man (1974)
15. A Million to Juan (1994)
aka: A Million to One
16. Out of Bounds (1986)
17. The Rookie (1990)
18. Scarface (1983)
19. Shootout (1971)
20. The Student Nurses (1970)
21. Vice Squad (1982)
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