The Climb 1998  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Bob Swaim
Cast: John Hurt, Gregory Smith, David Strathairn, Stephen McHattie, Seth Smith, Sarah Buxton, Marla Sokoloff, Matthew Ness, Michael Saccente, Tina Regtien, Oliver Hodges, Peter Rowley
This story takes place in 1950s' Baltimore where 12-year-old Danny Hines (Gregory Smith) dreams of climbing a 203-foot radio tower. Danny's father Earl (David Strathairn) has a reputation of being a coward because he did not serve in the military, and Danny believes that climbing the tower will prove that someone in the family does have courage. Unexpected help comes from ill-tempered, dying neighbor Chuck Langer (John Hurt) who has suggestions for how Danny can succeed in climbing the tower.
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A Dangerous Summer 1981  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Burning Man
Flash Fire
Director: Quentin Masters
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett, Guy Doleman, Kim Deacon, Norman Kaye, Stephen Leeder, Peter Rowley
Howard Anderson (Tom Skerritt) is building a resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia when his business partner Julian Fane (Guy Doleman) arranges for an arsonist (Ian Gilmour) to burn it down so that he can collect the insurance. After the fire, Lloyds of London sends senior investigator George Engels (James Mason) to find out what really happened.
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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle... 1998  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Lynne Naylor
Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Renee O'Connor, Kevin Smith, Alexandra Tydings, Josephine Davison, Joy Watson, Peter Rowley, David Mackie, Alison Wall, Ted Raimi
[Full title: "Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus"] Hera, queen of the Olympic gods, decides it is her time to rule the universe, so she unleashes four Titans that have been imprisoned for eons. The Titans are sure to ravage the universe–Hercules and Xena have their hands full if they are to save the day. Poor animation and, overall, not worth your or the children's time.
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Nate and Hayes 1983 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove, Grant Tilly, Peter Rowley, Bill Johnson, Roy Billing, Kate Harcourt, Bruce Allpress, Reg Ruka, David Letch, Pudji Waseso, Prince Tui Teka, Peter Vere-Jones
Nate Williamson (Michael O'Keefe) and Sophie (Jenny Seagrove) are preparing to settle down and do missionary work on a South Pacific island when bounty hunter Ben Pease (Max Phipps) and his shipmates kill all of Nate's and Sophie's family and kidnap Sophie during her wedding ceremony. Pirate captain Bully Hayes (Tommy Lee Jones), who has his own romantic interest in Sophie, rescues Nate (Michael O'Keefe), and, together, they sail the seas searching for Sophie with the plan of securing her safe release from the captors.
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| 1. The Climb (1998)
2. A Dangerous Summer (1981)
aka: The Burning Man
aka: Flash Fire
3. Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle... (1998)
4. Nate and Hayes (1983)
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