Down Periscope 1996  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Ken Hudson Campbell, Harry Dean Stanton, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, William H. Macy, Duane Martin, Pierrino Mascarino
LCdr. Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) is Captain of the diesel submarine, U.S.S. Stingray–without doubt, the worst performing submarine in the Atlantic Ocean. The boat and crew sail out to sea to participate in war games, and the fun begins.
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Missing in Action 1984 R, 101 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Joseph Zito
Cast: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, James Hong, Lenore Kasdorf, David Tress, Ernie Ortega, Pierrino Mascarino, Erich Anderson, Joseph Carberry, Avi Kleinberger, Willie Williams, Ric Segreto, Bella Flores, Gil Arceo, Roger Dantes
Col. Braddock (Chuck Norris) has escaped from a prisoner of war camp where he was held for many years. Now, he re-enters Vietnam in search of other MIAs who he is sure are there. There is a sequel, which goes back in time to when Braddock was a P.O.W.
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Summer Rental 1985 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Carl Reiner
Cast: John Candy, Richard Crenna, Karen Austin, Rip Torn, Kerri Green, John Larroquette, Dick Anthony Williams, Richard Herd, Carmine Caridi, Santos Morales, Joseph Lawrence, Aubrey Jene, Lois Hamilton, Francis X. McCarthy, Pierrino Mascarino
Stressed-out air traffic controller Jack Chester (John Candy) is urged to take a vacation. He takes his wife Sandy (Karen Austin), their three children, and their dog to a resort at Citrus Cove, Florida. Instead of being able to relax, Jack endures one problem after another, which includes a sailing race against a snobby foe Jason (Richard Crenna) who he meets at the resort.
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Vendetta 1999  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh, Luke Askew, Richard Libertini, Andrea Di Stefano, Joel Gordon, Chris Benson, Wayne Robson, Pierrino Mascarino, Daragh O'Malley, Richard Blackburn
In the 1890s, cotton exporter James Houston (Christopher Walken) masterminds a plot to take over the New Orleans docks. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) stands in the way, he is killed. As a result of the homicide, Sicilian immigrants who work on the New Orleans docks are rounded up for questioning. Eventually, nine go on trial, but all are acquitted. However, the populace does not agree with the verdicts, and a series of lynchings result. This made-for-HBO film is based on a true story.
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| 1. Down Periscope (1996)
2. Missing in Action (1984)
3. Summer Rental (1985)
4. Vendetta (1999)
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