Doppelganger 1993  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher, Sally Kellerman, Leslie Hope, George Maharis, Peter Dobson, Carl Bressler, Dan Shor, Jaid Barrymore
Holly Gooding (Drew Barrymore) stabs her mother to death. Or was it Holly's double who did the dirty deed? She then re-locates from NYC to L.A. and starts an affair with a screenwriter (George Newbern), from whom she has rented a room. But her apparent double, or doppelganger, is also there, as is an FBI agent who is on her trail. Weird, with an unsatisfying ending.
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Drowning Mona 2000  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Gomez
Cast: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Affleck, William Fichtner, Peter Dobson, Marcus Thomas, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tracey Walter
Everyone in Verplanck, NY, owns a Yugo and Mona (Bette Midler) drives hers into the Hudson River and drowns. The sheriff (Danny DeVito) suspects foul play and his suspicions are confirmed by an inspection of the car. The biggest problem confronting the sheriff is that virtually everyone in town hated the rotten Mona. The idea is clever, but somewhere along the way the execution failed.
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The Frighteners 1996  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride, Jim Fyfe, Julianna McCarthy, R. Lee Ermey, Jake Busey, Troy Evans, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Angela Bloomfield, Desmond Kelly
When citizens of Fairwater realize they have a problem with ghosts, they call on the services of ghostbuster Bannister (Michael J. Fox). Can he take care of the problem?
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Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989  R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Uli Edel
Cast: Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Jerry Orbach, Stephen Baldwin, Ricki Lake, Jason Andrews, Maia Danziger, Frank Vincent, James Lorinz, Sam Rockwell, Camille Saviola
Based on Hubert Selby Jr's novel, this is the story about down-and-out characters in Brooklyn during the 1940s.
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The Marrying Man 1991  R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Rees
Cast: Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Robert Loggia, Elisabeth Shue, Armand Assante, Paul Reiser, Fisher Stevens, Peter Dobson, Steve Hytner, Jeremy Roberts, Big John Studd, Tony Longo
Rich playboy Charley (Alec Baldwin) is engaged to Adele (Elisabeth Shue), the daughter of Hollywood executive Lew Horner (Robert Loggia). But at his bachelor party, Charley immediately falls for the bar's singer, Vicki (Kim Basinger). Off to bed they go, but her boyfriend, mobster Bugsy Seigel (Armand Assante), catches them in the act, and the adventures begin. This Neil Simon screenplay is based on the 1950s' love affair between Harry Karl and Marie McDonald who married each other four times while Marie still carried on an affair with Bugsy Seigel.
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Nowhere Land 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rupert Hitzig
Cast: Peter Dobson, Dina Meyer, Jon Polito, Francesco Quinn, Martin Kove, Joseph Cortese, Michael Petted
Dean (Peter Dobson) is a key witness in an important case; he is also an ex-mobster who the crime boss wants wiped out. The FBI assigns its best agent, Monica (Dina Meyer), to protect him, and she shows why she has a great reputation when the hit men arrive. Been done before–many times–and done better.
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Plain Clothes 1988 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Arliss Howard, George Wendt, Suzy Amis, Diane Ladd, Seymour Cassel, Larry Pine, Abe Vigoda, Robert Stack, Peter Dobson, Max Perlich
When his young brother is accused of killing his high-school teacher, an undercover agent (Arliss Howard) returns to the school. His objective is to solve the crime and clear his brother's name.
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 The Poseidon Adventure 2005 TV, 156 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: John Putch
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Adam Baldwin, Steve Guttenberg, Bryan Brown, C. Thomas Howell, Peter Weller, Alex Kingston, Alexa Hamilton, Clive Mantle, Sylvia Syms, Geoffrey Pierson, Peter Dobson, Amber Sainsbury, Rory Copus
After terrorists attack a cruise ship, Catholic Bishop Schmidt (Rutger Hauer) and security officer Mike Rogo (Adam Baldwin) lead survivors as they climb through the darkened ship dodging fires in their escape attempt. Included among the frightened survivors are Richard and Rachel Clark (Steve Guttenberg an Alexa Hamilton) and their children Shelby and Dylan (Amber Sainsbury and Rory Copus).
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Quiet Days in Hollywood 1997 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josef Rusnak
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, Peter Dobson, Daryl Mitchell, Meta Golding, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Stephen Mailer, Joe Estevez, Jake Busey, Scott Colomby
Hollywood characters participate in aimless sexual liaisons and become part of a myriad of connections that extend far and wide.
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Riot in the Streets 1997 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Riot
Director: Galen Yuen, Richard Di Lello, David C. Johnson, Alex Munoz
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Luke Perry, Melvin Van Peebles, Cicely Tyson, Douglas Spain, Mako, Peter Dobson, Kieu Chinh, Alexis Cruz, Lucy Liu
Four stories are interwoven into the theme of events that surrounded the 1992 Los Angeles riots when citizens, learning of the Rodney King court verdict, took to the streets.
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A Table for One 1999 R, 110 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Wicked Ways
Director: Ron Senkowski
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Michael Rooker, Mark Rolston, Lisa Zane, Shareen Mitchell, Dale Dye, Ari Barak, Peter Dobson, Diane Robin, Keli Daniels, Patrick O'Neal, Adele Yoshioka
Bigamist Matt (Michael Rooker) plays a deadly game of jealousy with his psychotic wife, Ruth (Rebecca De Mornay), that involves their neighbor, Tom (Mark Rolston), who is playing his own game.
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Where the Day Takes You 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Balthazar Getty, Sean Astin, James LeGros, Ricki Lake, Will Smith, Peter Dobson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Robert Knepper, Adam Baldwin, Laura San Giacomo, Kyle MacLachlan, Nancy McKeon, Rachel Ticotin
Los Angeles street hustler King (Dermot Mulroney) acts as a father figure for a group of runaways–including gay prostitute Little J (Balthazar Getty), Heather (Lara Flynn Boyle), and drug addict Greg (Sean Astin). But, even though King tries to come to their aid, violence through drugs and prostitution is the norm for these teens, and tragic consequences ensue.
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| 1. The Big Squeeze (1996)
2. Doppelganger (1993)
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
3. Drowning Mona (2000)
4. The Frighteners (1996)
5. Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
6. The Marrying Man (1991)
7. Norma Jean and Marilyn (1996)
8. Nowhere Land (1998)
9. Plain Clothes (1988)
10. The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
11. Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997)
12. Riot in the Streets (1997)
aka: Riot
13. A Table for One (1999)
aka: Wicked Ways
14. Where the Day Takes You (1992)
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