 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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Apology 1986  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Bierman
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Weller, George Loros, John Glover, Chris Noth, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Harvey Fierstein
In this made-for-cable TV movie, an artist, as inspiration for a recent project, sets up a phone service into which people call to confess their sins. Trouble begins, however, when one caller goes on a killing spree as a means of having something to add to the phone service.
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Beyond the Clouds 1995  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders
Cast: John Malkovich, Kim Rossi Stuart, Ines Sastre, Sophie Marceau, Chiara Caselli, Peter Weller, Fanny Ardant, Irene Jacob, Vincent Perez, Jean Reno
Four short stories linked with an underlying theme of "the true image of that absolute and mysterious reality that nobody will ever see" make up this complex effort. Unfortunately, the beautiful cinematography is marred by the film's unbelievable tales.
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: William Katt, Tom Berenger, Brian Dennehy, Jill Eikenberry, Jeff Corey, Peter Weller, Noble Willingham, Arthur Hill, Paul Plunkett, Wesley Burgess
This prequel to the Oscar-winning "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" tells the story of the beginnings of the famous pair. Tom Berenger plays Butch Cassidy and William Katt takes on the role of the Sundance Kid.
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Cat Chaser 1989  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning, Frederic Forrest, Tomas Milian, Juan Fernandez, Kelly Jo Minter, Phil Leeds, Tony Bolano, Adrienne Sachs, Roberto Escobar, Maria M. Ruperto
George (Peter Weller), an ex-soldier of fortune in the Dominican Republic, is running a hotel in Florida when he is drawn into a trip back to the Dominican Republic. After arriving, he gets involved with the wife, Mary (Kelly McGillis), of General DeBoya (Tomas Milian). Mary and George can't keep their hands off each other and leap into a passionate affair. Meanwhile, George has been talked into ripping off the general. Murder and mayhem ensue.
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Diplomatic Siege 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Enemy of My Enemy
Director: Gustavo Graef-Marino
Cast: Peter Weller, Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Adrian Pintea, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Irina Movila, Radmar Agana Jao, Brion James, Jeremy Lelliott, Francis X. McCarthy
After a U.S. Embassy is taken over by Serb terrorists in retaliation for the capture of a Serbian war criminal, the U.S. sends in a duo to take care of the situation, and boy, do they ever have their hands full–including disarming a nuclear weapon!
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Firstborn 1984  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Christopher Gartin, James Harper, Richard Brandon II, Gayle Harbor
Despite a widening rift in the family, Jake (Christopher Collet) comes to the rescue of his mother (Teri Garr) when he learns that her new boyfriend Sam (Peter Weller) is involved in illegal activities. 2 User Reviews
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| | firstborn is an awesome movie. | j-kidd 08/20/2007 | | Firstborn is an awesome movie that I suggest people who love movies to watch this one. I saw it when I was 7 years old and I loved it. I have been looking everywhere for this dvd but cannot find it anywhere. Out of 5 stars; I give it 4 and a half. |
| | firstborn is an awesome movie. | j-kidd 08/20/2007 | | Firstborn is an awesome movie that I suggest people who love movies to watch this one. I saw it when I was 7 years old and I loved it. I have been looking everywhere for this dvd but cannot find it anywhere. Out of 5 stars; I give it 4 and a half. |
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Gold Coast 1997 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast
Director: Peter Weller
Cast: David Caruso, Barry Primus, Marg Helgenberger, Jeff Kober, Wanda De Jesus, Richard Bradford, Rafael Baez, Michael Daves, Fred Weller, Melissa Hickey
Karen DiCilia (Marg Helgenberger) is the wealthy widow of a gangster who set conditions of her inheritance to prevent her involvement with any man. Unaware of the will's provision, an opportunist, Maguire (David Caruso), and a professional killer, Roland Crowe (Jeff Kober), vie for Karen's affection.
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Ivansxtc 2002 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Danny Huston, Peter Weller, Lisa Enos, James Merendino, Adam Krentzman, Joanne Duckman, Angela Featherstone, Caroleen Feeney, Valeria Golino, Tiffani Thiessen
Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is reset in modern-day Hollywood with Danny Huston in the role of a very successful talent agent, Ivan Bechman, who lives in the fast lane–until he turns up dead after an apparent suicide.
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Just Tell Me What You Want 1980 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Ali MacGraw, Alan King, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Tony Roberts, Peter Weller, Dina Merrill, Joseph Maher, Michael Gross, David Rasche
When his mistress (Ali MacGraw) finally leaves her wealthy, but uncaring, corporate executive (Alan King), he pulls out all stops to get her back and away from her younger lover.
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A Killing Affair 1986 R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Saperstein
Cast: Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover, Bill Smitrovich, Rhetta Hughes, Amy Fields, Richard Westrick, Trevor Jackson, Susie Hall, Sandi Brannon
A widow (Kathy Baker) befriends a stranger (Peter Weller). That would be fine except that, unbeknownst to her, he had killed her husband to make up for a tragedy in his own family.
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers
Neurotic sports writer Lenny (Woody Allen) and his wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to search for the birth mother of his adopted son after the boy shows signs of brilliance. Surprises await them upon finding the mother. Mira Sorvino won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Woody Allen was nominated for the screenplay.
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The New Age 1994 R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Tolkin
Cast: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Patrick Bauchau, Adam West, Rachel Rosenthal, Samuel L. Jackson, John Diehl, Audra Lindley, Corbin Bernsen
An upscale Los Angeles couple, Peter (Peter Weller) and Katherine Winter (Judy Davis), lose their jobs, look for new meanings in life, and ultimately end up in the divorce courts.
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 The Order 2003  R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Sin Eater
Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Furmann, Mark Addy, Peter Weller, Francesco Carnelutti, Mattia Sbragia, Mirko Casaburo, Giulia Lombardi, Richard Bremmer, Cristina Macca, Paola Emilia Villa
In this religious thriller, Alex Bernier (Heath Ledger) is a member of a Catholic order of priests, the Carolingians. After the head of the order, Dominic (Francesco Carnelutti), dies, Alex is called to investigate and suspects that Dominic had used the services of a "Sin Eater" (one who believes he has the power to cleanse souls). Alex calls his friend, Father Thomas (Mark Addy), and an artist, Mara Sinclair (Shannyn Sossamon), and asks for their help. As the investigation proceeds, Alex appears to be at the center of the mystery.
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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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 RoboCop 1987 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O'Herlihy, Miguel Ferrer, Robert DoQui, Ray Wise, Felton Perry, Kevin Page, Paul McCrane, Jesse D. Goins, Del Zamora, Calvin Jung, Lee de Broux
In Detroit in the near future, a policeman (Peter Weller) is shot and killed by drug dealers. But, luckily for him, a method has been devised to make a cyborg (half-man, half-machine) ready to fight for all that is just and right in Detroit. The operation is performed at OCP–Omni Consumer Products, the corporation that runs the futuristic city–and RoboCop is out on the streets defending justice. His former partner Officer Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen) tries unsuccessfully to help RoboCop remember his past as he pursues the criminals who tried to kill him. Followed by two sequels.
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 RoboCop 2 1990 R, 117 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, Dan O'Herlihy, Willard E. Pugh, Belinda Bauer, Felton Perry, Robert DoQui, Gabriel Damon, Patricia Charbonneau, John Glover, Mario Machado, Leeza Gibbons, John Ingle, Roger Aaron Brown
The futuristic cyborg RoboCop (Peter Weller) again fights evil forces but is scheduled by OCP, the company that created Robocop, to be replaced by a more modern model: RoboCop 2. Cain (Tom Noonan) leads a drug ring and plans to get his hands on the drug Nuke and market it to Detroit's citizens. When RoboCop arrests Cain, Cain is injured and OCP designer Faxx (Belinda Bauer) secretly takes Cain's brain and inserts it into RoboCop 2. Now, the battle ensues as RoboCop must wipe out the evil, psychotic RoboCop 2. There is one more sequel.
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Screamers 1995 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Christian Duguay
Cast: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andrew Lauer, Charles Edwin Powell, Ron White, Michael Caloz, Liliana Komorowska, Jason Cavalier, Leni Parker, Sylvain Masse, Henry Ramer, Bruce Boa, Tom Berry
The year is 2078 on the far-away planet Sirius 6B, and robots that scream when they attack threaten the human race. The robots were created by scientists to kill enemies, but they have evolved into human forms that make it impossible to differentiate between them and real humans. When Commander Hendricksson (Peter Weller) and his followers set off to confront the robots in a fight to the finish, will Hendricksson be able to identify the Screamers that are now among his soldiers?
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 Shadow Hours 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Isaac H. Eaton
Cast: Balthazar Getty, Peter Weller, Rebecca Gayheart, Peter Greene, Michael Dorn, Brad Dourif, Richard Moll, Johnny Whitworth, Corin Nemec, Frederic Forrest, Johnny Whitworth, Richard Moll
The Devil, Stuart Chappell (Peter Weller), heads for L.A. on a mission to obtain the soul of Michael Holloway (Balthazar Getty), a young man who is confused and seduced by the glitz surrounding his life and is ready to descend into Hell.
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Shakedown 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Tom Waits, John C. McGinley, Paul Bartel, George Loros, Shirley Stoler
A public defender (Peter Weller) and a cop (Sam Elliott) are both convinced that a drug dealer, who is accused of murdering a policeman, is innocent of the charge. They team up to uncover the truth, and the truth is corruption. Top-of-the-line stunts.
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Shoot the Moon 1982 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller, Dana Hill, Tracey Gold, George Murdock, Leora Dana, Irving Metzman, Robert Costanzo
A marriage is falling apart, and the couple (Albert Finney and Diane Keaton) agrees to let the husband spend some time with his girlfriend (Karen Allen). This couple just cannot seem to get either marriage or themselves together.
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Sunset Grill 1993 R, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach, Alexandra Paul, John Rhys-Davies, Michael Anderson Jr., Randy Pelish, Peter Koch, Michael Medeiros, Benito Martinez, Richard Coca, Miguel Fernandes
Burned-out ex-cop and now a private investigator, Ryder Hart (Pete Weller) is on the hunt for a killer after his estranged wife is brutally murdered. The trail leads to illegal immigrants and more–including a wealthy businessman and a crooked agent. Plenty of plot twists.
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Top of the World 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper, Tia Carrere, David Alan Grier, Joe Pantoliano, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote, Julie McCullough, Martin Kove, Kevin Bernhardt
After serving time in prison for stealing police pension funds, ex-cop Ray Mercer (Peter Weller) and his wife (Tia Carrere) go for a Las Vegas quick divorce. While waiting for the decree, the couple win a $450,000 jackpot–at the same moment the casino is being robbed. While the police believe the couple was there as a diversion from the robbery, Mercer sets out to prove his innocence by investigating the casino owner (Dennis Hopper) and his partner (Joe Pantoliano).
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Undiscovered 2005 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Meiert Avis
Cast: Pell James, Steven Strait, Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon, Ashlee Simpson, Stephen Moyer, Fisher Stevens, Perrey Reeves, Peter Weller, Cameron Thor, Brittany Ishibashi
Seeking fame is the aim of model Brier Tucket (Pell James) and musician Luke Falcon (Steven Strait), and, in the process, they fall in love–but not without doubts on the part of Brier.
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Women & Men: Stories of Seduction 1990 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Director: Frederic Raphael, Tony Richardson, Ken Russell
Cast: Beau Bridges, Elizabeth McGovern, Molly Ringwald, Peter Weller, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Kyra Sedgwick, Philip O'Brien
This made-for-TV film is really three different stories taken from works of Mary McCarthy, Dorothy Parker, and Ernest Hemingway. Frederic Raphael, Ken Russell, and Tony Richardson each directed one segment. Overall, well done, and a follow-up was made the following year.
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| 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across 8th Dimsn (1984)
aka: Buckaroo Banzai
aka: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
2. Apology (1986)
3. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
4. Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
5. Cat Chaser (1989)
6. Diplomatic Siege (1999)
aka: Enemy of My Enemy
7. Firstborn (1984)
8. Gold Coast (1997)
aka: Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast
9. Ivansxtc (2002)
10. Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)
11. A Killing Affair (1986)
12. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
13. Naked Lunch (1991)
14. The New Age (1994)
15. Of Unknown Origin (1983)
16. The Order (2003)
aka: The Sin Eater
17. The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
18. RoboCop (1987)
19. RoboCop 2 (1990)
20. Screamers (1995)
21. Shadow Hours (2000)
22. Shakedown (1988)
23. Shoot the Moon (1982)
24. Sunset Grill (1993)
25. Top of the World (1997)
26. Undiscovered (2005)
27. Women & Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
aka: Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
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