Huck and the King of Hearts 1993  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Keusch
Cast: Chauncey Leopardi, Graham Greene, Dee Wallace, Joe Piscopo, Gretchen Becker, John Astin, Ed Trotta, Shevonne Durkin, James Crittenden, Christopher Stone, Peter Jurasik, Valente Rodriguez
In this updated Mark Twain story, Huck (Chauncey Leopardi) lives in Missouri where he enjoys bicycling and fishing but must put up with his drunken stepfather. When his stepfather sells Huck's bike, Huck takes off for Las Vegas in search of his Grandpa Zach (John Astin). Along the way, Huck hooks up with the gambler, Jim (Graham Greene), for a series of misadventures as they travel the highways in a beat-up mini-van.
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The Late Shift 1996  R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Kathy Bates, John Michael Higgins, Daniel Roebuck, Bob Balaban, Treat Williams, Rich Little, Reni Santoni, Peter Jurasik, Ed Begley Jr., John Kapelos, Steven Gilborn, John Getz
Based on a true story, this film depicts behind-the-scenes events during which TV executives (Bob Balaban and Ed Begley Jr.) decided whether Jay Leno (Daniel Roebuck) or David Letterman (John Michael Higgins) would be named Johnny Carson's replacement.
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Problem Child 1990  PG, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Action / Fantasy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards, Peter Jurasik, Charlotte Akin, Anna Marie Allred, Adam Anderly, Robert A. Anderson, Cody Beard
This movie is AWFUL–so terrible that it spawned a sequel, an animated TV series, and a TV movie. Ben (John Ritter) works for his father, Big Ben (Jack Warden), a tough–and crooked–sporting goods dealer. Ben and his wife (Amy Yasbeck) decide to adopt a son and are conned into taking Junior (Michael Oliver) from the orphanage. They have more than they can handle with the mean, destructive demon. And then there's the bow-tie killer. Low-class humor.
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Scandal Sheet 1985 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Lauren Hutton, Pamela Reed, Robert Urich, Bobby DiCicco, Trey Wilson, Frances McDormand, Peter Jurasik, Penelope Windust, Rance Howard
Harold Fallen (Burt Lancaster) is the ruthless publisher of a tabloid, and now he is after Ben (Robert Urich)–an actor with an alcohol problem who is trying to make a comeback. Lancaster is very good as the despicable newspaperman.
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 Tron 1982  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Lisberger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, Peter Jurasik, Tony Stephano, Craig Chudy
A computer genius (Jeff Bridges) finds that his computer games have been stolen by a computer corporation executive (David Warner). In order to incriminate the villain, Bridges must find actual evidence. The fight is on inside the computer with awesome special effects. Unfortunately, the rest is so-so in this Disney production.
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| 1. Huck and the King of Hearts (1993)
2. The Late Shift (1996)
3. Peter Gunn (1989)
4. Problem Child (1990)
5. Scandal Sheet (1985)
6. Tron (1982)
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