 8MM 1999  R, 123 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald, Chris Bauer, Catherine Keener, Myra Carter, Amy Morton, Jack Betts, Jenny Powell, Anne Gee Byrd, Rachel Singer, Luis Oropeza, Don Creech
Private-eye Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) has been leading a pretty boring life in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, UNTIL a wealthy widow, Mrs. Christian (Amy Morton), hires him to look into a possible slashing death she has viewed on her deceased husband's 8mm film. The investigation ensues–leading Welles into the pits of human degradation as he uncovers the grisly story of a snuff victim.
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 Fight Club 1999  R, 139 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto, Zach Grenier, Van Quattro, Markus Redmond, Paul Dillon, Peter Iacangelo, Richmond Arquette, David Andrews, Rachel Singer, Tim De Zarn, Ezra Buzzington
The "Narrator" (Edward Norton) is a lonely man who has trouble sleeping and feels alienated from those around him. When he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), Durden challenges him to a fight, and the "Narrator" finds new help for his problems. Durden has created a new form of self-help sessions in which the method of curing frustrations is to gather like-minded bodies together and beat each other to a pulp. Durden's idea gains enormous popularity, clubs sprout up across America, and he becomes a cult hero.
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Joy Ride 2001  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Kimbrough, Jessica Bowman, Brien Varady, Jim Beaver, Stuart Stone, Michael McCleery, Rachel Singer
While enduring a long road trip to Colorado to pick up college student Venna (Leelee Sobieski), Fuller (Steve Zahn) and Lewis (Paul Walker) decide to relieve the boredom by contacting a trucker on their CB radio. They play a practical joke on the trucker (Matthew Kimbrough) who, unfortunately, turns out to be a psychotic killer. Now, the tables are turned as the trucker tracks them down.
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Treasure Island 1999  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott King
Cast: Lance Baker, Nick Offerman, Jonah Blechman, Pat Healy, Suzy Nakamura, Rachel Singer, Stephanie Ittleson, Daisy Hall, Caveh Zahedi, Becket Cook, Victor Raider-Wexler, Scot Thomas Robinson, Dolph Scott, George Hirschmann, Bob Byington
Treasure Island Naval Base, San Francisco Bay Area, during World War II is the setting for this film about two Naval officers (Lance Baker and Nick Offerman) assigned to the encryption center. Their mission is to send messages aimed at confusing Japanese intelligence. The current operation involves a corpse to whom they assign their own sexual deviances. This film reflects the sexual and social mores of the earlier era.
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| 1. 8MM (1999)
2. Fight Club (1999)
3. Joy Ride (2001)
4. Treasure Island (1999)
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