The Accused 1988  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Leo Rossi, Tom(2) O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Scott Paulin, Tom Heaton, Kim Kondrashoff, Stephen E. Miller
Jodie Foster (in her Best Actress Oscar performance) takes the role of Sarah Tobias who is gang-raped in a crowded bar. The case goes to court where District Attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) agrees to a plea bargain and tries to show that Sarah was on drugs at the time of the rape and acted provocatively. Now, Sarah must contend with the humiliation of her questionable past being paraded in a courtroom. Powerful and moving.
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 Gigli 2003  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Lenny Venito, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Lainie Kazan, Missy Crider, Alex Fatovich, Peter Van Norden, Terry Camilleri, Robert Silver
Everything does not go as planned when mob-enforcer Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) is ordered to kidnap a mentally challenged man, Brian (Justin Bartha), and another enforcer, Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), is sent along to aid and abet.
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Hard to Hold 1984  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Larry Peerce
Cast: Rick Springfield, Janet Eilber, Patti Hansen, Albert Salmi, Gregory Itzin, Peter Van Norden, Bill Mumy, Garry Goodrow, Tracy Brooks Swope, Monique Gabrielle
Rick Springfield's rock music makes this film worthwhile, but don't count on much in the way of plot, dialogue, or acting. 2 User Reviews
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| | Not the best, but not the worst either. | Anonymous 04/13/2009 | | Ok, so the acting wasn't the greatest, but the MUSIC was fantastic! Rick Springfield was believable in this movie as a rock star (as he happens to be one in real life). |
| | Anonymous 01/28/2007 | | great acting in the movie and i loved the music as well. was well done on his part!! |
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Love Hurts 1991  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bud Yorkin
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Cynthia Sikes, Judith Ivey, John Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, Amy Wright, Mary Griffin, Thomas Allen, Jo Livingston, Annabelle Weenick, Matt Carlton, Peter Van Norden
Divorced and unhappy, Paul (Jeff Daniels) attends his sister Karen's (Amy Wright) wedding and discovers his ex-wife Nancy (Cynthia Sykes) and children Sarah and David (Mary Griffin and Thomas Allen) living with his parents Boomer and Ruth (John Mahoney and Cloris Leachman). Will this be the chance Paul needs to mend the relationship and get his marriage back together?
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear 1991 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Robert Goulet, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Richard Griffiths, Jacqueline Brookes, Anthony James, Lloyd Bochner, Tim O'Connor, Peter Mark Richman, Ed Williams, John Roarke, Margery Ross, Peter Van Norden
Lieutenant Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) is still on the police force, and now he is involved in keeping ecology safe by stopping the power brokers from talking the country into passing a new energy policy. Drebin investigates when energy czar Dr. Albert S. Meinheimer (Richard Griffiths) is kidnapped by the energy industries–with help from villain Quentin Hapsburg (Robert Goulet)–so that they can substitute a conspirator in his place who will then enact an energy policy more favorable to those who supply the energy. Once again, Jane (Priscilla Presley) is there to help Drebin. Still lots of funny things going on.
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Colleen Camp, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Marion Ramsey, Howard Hesseman, Bob Goldthwait, George Gaynes, Art Metrano, Julie Brown, Peter Van Norden, Ed Herlihy, Tim Kazurinsky
Episode two is just as inane as episode one, but this time the group of inept rookies is set loose on the public.
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Roadhouse 66 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: John Mark Robinson
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee, Kate Vernon, Stephen Elliott, Alan Autry, Kevyn Major Howard, Peter Van Norden, Erica Yohn, James Intveld
When Beckman's (Judge Reinhold) T-bird is damaged by locals in a small Arizona town, he and Johnny (Willem Dafoe), a hitchhiker that Beckman had picked up, check out the town while the car is being repaired. They even get a chance for revenge against the youngsters that shot the car's radiator. The only thing saving this dull tale is the soundtrack that is packed with popular rock songs of the day.
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| 1. The Accused (1988)
2. Gigli (2003)
3. Hard to Hold (1984)
4. Love Hurts (1991)
5. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
6. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
7. Roadhouse 66 (1984)
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