Abominable 2006  R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Ryan Schifrin
Cast: Matt McCoy, Haley Joel, Christien Tinsley, Lance Henriksen, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Natalie Compagno, Karin Anna Cheung, Paul Gleason, Ashley Hartman, Rex Linn, Phil Morris, Michael Deak
As if being paralyzed and stranded in a mountain cabin were not enough, Preston Rogers (Matt McCoy) spies a 12-foot monster abducting a college girl and must find a way to convince Sheriff Halderman (Paul Gleason) of the danger in order to save himself and the nearby partying college students from further abductions by the beast.
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 After the Sunset 2004  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Brett Ratner
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris, Russell Hornsby, Chris Penn, Obba Babatunde, Troy Garity, Rex Linn, Rachael Harris, Tom McGowan
FBI Agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson) has vowed to capture master jewel thief Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and has followed his trail for years. Max is now claiming retirement and living in the Bahamas with his lover/accomplice (Salma Hayek). When Stan learns that a valuable diamond is scheduled for display on a cruise ship in the Bahamas, he enlists the aid of island police officer Sophie (Naomie Harris) with plans to nab Max when he tries to steal the diamond.
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Alone 1997  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
Director: Horton Foote
Cast: Hume Cronyn, James Earl Jones, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Cooper, Shelley Duvall, Hallie Foote, Frederic Forrest, Roxanne Hart, Piper Laurie, Rex Linn
Farm owner John Webb (Hume Cronyn) is an elderly widower who gives his poor relatives hope for their financial future when they join in the effort to strike oil on the family homestead.
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Breakdown 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Drama
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Cast: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan, M.C. Gainey, Jack Noseworthy, Rex Linn, Ritch Brinkley, Moira Harris, Kim Robillard, Thomas Kopache, Vincent Berry, Helen Duffy, Jack McGee, Ancel Cook, Gene Hartline
Jeff and Amy Taylor (Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan) leave Massachusetts to embark on a cross-country trip. Their new Jeep breaks down in a Southwest desert, and Amy accepts a ride from truck driver Red Barr (J.T. Walsh) who offers to take her to a diner where she can call for help. Jeff manages to fix the Jeep, but Amy has not returned. After driving to the diner, Jeff meets Red who claims that he never saw Amy. Jeff files a missing person's report and learns that there are others who have disappeared while traveling that stretch of desert. Now, the question is: Who can Jeff trust?
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 Cliffhanger 1993 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Rooker, John Lithgow, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Leon, Max Perlich, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, Caroline Goodall, Craig Fairbrass, Gregory Scott Cummins, Denis Forest, Michelle Joyner, Trey Brownell
Treasury Department officers, along with $100 million, are skyjacked and crash in the mountains. Along come Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) out of retirement and his ex-partner Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker) as guides. They are ready to save the day. Unfortunately, they end up captured by a gang, led by Qualen (John Lithgow), whose intention is to find the crash site first and plan to use Gabe as their guide. Good photography, stunts, and action.
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil 1994 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gilbert Cates
Cast: Jason Bateman, James Wilder, James Earl Jones, William Converse-Roberts, Arye Gross, Gloria Reuben, Melinda Dillon, Rex Linn, Ari Meyers, Basil Wallace
It is Christmas Eve and a policeman is murdered. In this made-for-TV film based on a real-life incident, two men come forward to confess to the slaying. One has a criminal background and the other is a college student with no criminal record; both confessions hang together well. So-so fare despite the good work of James Earl Jones as a defense attorney.
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Cutthroat Island 1995 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Action / Romance
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw, Harris Yulin, Patrick Malahide, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Paul Dillon, Rex Linn, Christopher Masterson, Carl Chase, Peter Geeves, Angus Wright, Ken Bones
The thrill of piracy on the high seas is brought to the screen in this film about beautiful Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) who is the daughter of a pirate. When her father dies, Morgan inherits her father's ship and sets out–as the ship's captain–to find pieces of a missing treasure map and to avenge her father's murder. Because the map is printed in Latin, Morgan joins forces with a well-educated slave, William Shaw (Matthew Modine), who can interpret the map. It isn't long before Morgan discovers that her nasty uncle, Dawg Brown (Frank Langella), is also searching for pieces of the map, and a battle ensues with lots of sword-fighting action.
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 The Hunted 2003 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Leslie Stefanson, Jose Zuniga, Ron Canada, Mark Pellegrino, Aaron Brounstein, Carrick O'Quinn, Lonny Chapman, Rex Linn, Eddie Velez
Retired FBI Agent L.T. Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones) agrees to aid FBI Agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielson) in tracking down a trained assassin (Benicio Del Toro) who is leaving hunters' corpses in his wake. A brutal chase movie.
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The Jack Bull 1999 R, 120 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Badham
Cast: John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones, Miranda Otto, John C. McGinley, John Savage, Rodney A. Grant, Jay O. Sanders, Kurt Fuller, Rex Linn
In this made-for-HBO video the focus is on Myrl Redding (John Cusack), a Wyoming horse trader who has a run-in with Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones) and ends up in front of Judge Tolliver (John Goodman). Tolliver throws the case out of court, which forces Myrl to wage a violent war that threatens Wyoming's bid for statehood.
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Jack Reed: A Search for Justice 1994 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Deadly Justice
Director: Brian Dennehy
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Charles S. Dutton, Susan Ruttan, Joe Grifasi, Charles Hallahan, Rex Linn, Miguel Ferrer, Michael C. Gwynne, Michael Talbot, Amber Benson, Allison Mackie, Ed Cambridge
Policeman Jack Reed (Brian Dennehy) investigates the brutal murder of a nightclub employee, and the trail leads to corruption in his own department.
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 The Long Kiss Goodnight 1996 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Cox, Tom Amandes, David Morse, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko, Patrick Malahide, Joseph McKenna, Melina Kanakaredes, Dan Warry-Smith, Kristen Bone, Rex Linn, Alan North
Following a car crash, Charly/Samantha (Geena Davis) suffers amnesia, and detective Mitch Henessey (Samuel L. Jackson), who is also trying to find himself, comes to her aid when her life is threatened by cohorts from her past.
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Monte Walsh 2003 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Tom Selleck, Isabella Rossellini, Keith Carradine, George Eads, Wallace Shawn, Barry Corbin, James Gammon, Lori Hallier, Rex Linn, Robert Carradine, Marshall R. Teague, William Sanderson, Rick Ravanello, Joanna Miles, John Michael Higgins
This made-for-cable TV Western is the second film based on a novel by Jack Schaefer. Monte (Tom Selleck) and pal Chet (Keith Carradine) are cowhands and bronco busters, a dying breed in Wyoming near the end of the 19th century. Monte's girlfriend "Countess" Martine (Isabella Rossellini) tries to convince him to take a regular job, but Monte still yearns for the scant wide-open space that remains. When a cowboy is laid off, Monte deals with one last confrontation.
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The Odd Couple II 1998 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Christine Baranski, Barnard Hughes, Jonathan Silverman, Jean Smart, Lisa Waltz, Mary Beth Peil, Richard Riehle, Jay O. Sanders, Rex Linn, Ellen Geer, Mary Fogarty, Lou Cutell, Doris Belack
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are back in their popular roles of Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison. This time around, they head for San Malina, California, for the wedding of Felix's daughter Hanna (Lisa Waltz) and Oscar's son Brucey (Jonathan Silverman). Problem number one is their failing memories–they can't remember the name of the town to which they are driving. Other problems include getting sprayed by a crop duster, the car breaking down, and meeting Thelma (Christine Baranski) and Holly (Jean Smart) at a bar. But, despite all of the interruptions, they finally do arrive at the wedding.
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 Tin Cup 1996 R, 130 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ron Shelton
Cast: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Linda Hart, Dennis Burkley, Rex Linn, Richard Lineback, Lou Myers, Mickey Jones, George Perez, Michael Milhoan, Peter Jacobson
Kevin Costner and Ron Shelton re-team ("Bull Durham") in this film about the sport of golf. The story revolves around "Tin Cup" McAvoy (Kevin Costner) whose gambling ruined his chances on the pro circuit. Now he lives in a Winnebago overlooking the driving range he runs. One day, psychologist Molly Griswold (Rene Russo) stops by, and "Tin Cup" is smitten. One major problem exists: Molly's boyfriend David Simms (Don Johnson).
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The Zodiac 2006 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alexander Bulkley
Cast: Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother, Brad William Henke, Rex Linn, Philip Baker Hall, Marty Lindsey, Shelby Alexis Irey, Natassia Costa, Nate Dushku, Kris Palm
This film about the late-1960s' Zodiac Killer focuses on the victims and families and takes place mostly in Vallejo, California, as the story follows fictional detective Sgt. Matt Parish (Justin Chambers) who becomes obsessed with identifying the elusive killer.
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| 1. Abominable (2006)
2. After the Sunset (2004)
3. Alone (1997)
aka: Horton Foote's Alone
4. Breakdown (1997)
5. Cliffhanger (1993)
6. Confessions: Two Faces of Evil (1994)
7. Cutthroat Island (1995)
8. The Hunted (2003)
9. The Jack Bull (1999)
10. Jack Reed: A Search for Justice (1994)
aka: Deadly Justice
11. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
12. Monte Walsh (2003)
13. The Odd Couple II (1998)
14. Tin Cup (1996)
15. The Zodiac (2006)
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