Fletch Lives 1989  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Chevy Chase, Julianne Phillips, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Cleavon Little, Richard Belzer, Geoffrey Lewis, George Wyner, Phil Hartman, Patricia Kalember, Titos Vandis, Don Hood, Dennis Burkley
When L.A. investigative reporter "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase) inherits his aunt's crumbling Southern plantation, he heads to Louisiana where he hooks up with probate lawyer Amanda (Patricia Kalember) who then is found dead in Fletch's bed. Fletch is the prime suspect and now must use his investigative skills to find out what really happened.
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Freeway 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Delia
Cast: Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Billy Drago, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, Joe Palese, Kenneth Tobey, Steve Franken, Brian Kaiser, Julianne Dallara
Los Angeles freeway shootings in the 1980s provided the storyline for this low budget film. Psychotic sniper Edward Heller (Billy Drago) randomly shoots motorists on the freeway and then provides clues to radio psychiatrist Sunny Harper (Darlanne Fluegel) to show up the authorities who are trying to solve the case.
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Get on the Bus 1996  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Andre Braugher, Richard Belzer, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Harry Lennix, Isaiah Washington, Roger Guenveur Smith, De'aundre Bonds, Hill Harper, Gabriel Casseus, Albert Hall, Bernie Mac, Steve White, Joie Lee
A group of African-American men board a bus in Los Angeles and head for Minister Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March in Washington, D.C., during October 1995. Along the way, conversations reveal the complex racial problems that exist in the United States as the men strive for unity and understanding.
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Homicide: The Movie 2000  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Cast: Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Reed Diamond, Max Perlich
The 1990s' TV show is brought to closure with this movie that brings "everyone" back for a bow. "Gee" (Yaphet Kotto), the former head of the Homicide Division, is running for mayor and a would-be killer sends him to the emergency room. As he balances between life and death, his old crew gets together to track down the gunman. Those who watched the series will get more out of the dialogue than the others who do not know much about the series' episodes.
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Mad Dog and Glory 1993 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John McNaughton
Cast: Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Mike Starr, Tom Towles, Kathy Baker, Richard Belzer, Derek Annunciation, Doug Hara
Robert De Niro plays the role of "Mad Dog" Dobie who, while at work as a police photographer, saves Frank Milo (Bill Murray) from certain death. As a reward, Mad Dog is given a beautiful woman (Uma Thurman) for one week. The week ends, he decides to keep her, and big problems follow.
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Not of This Earth 1995  R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Terence H. Winkless
Cast: Michael York, Parker Stevenson, Elizabeth Barondes, Richard Belzer, Mason Adams, Ted Davis, Julia McNeal, Bob McFarland, Wendy Buckner, Joshua D. Comen, Jennifer Coolidge, Eddie Driscoll
This second remake of Roger Corman's 1957 film (also remade in 1988) was overseen by Corman. It is faithful to the original–except that it has been updated with the addition of sex and utilization of higher technology. An alien from a far-off planet comes to Earth in search of a cure for a rare blood disease that is decimating the people of his planet, and human blood seems to be the solution.
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The Puppet Masters 1994 R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Richard Belzer, Keith David, Will Patton, Tom Mason, Yaphet Kotto, Dale Dye, Benjamin Mouton
Special effects and Donald Sutherland are the redeeming qualities in this film about scientists protecting Earth from an alien parasite. Based on top sci-fi novelist Robert A. Heinlein's book.
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Species II 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, James Cromwell, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr, Richard Belzer, Peter Boyle
Astronauts land on Mars and discover there IS life there. Problems develop when one astronaut (Justin Lazard) becomes infected by an alien DNA that is out to "fxxx the human race out of existence."
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The Wrong Guys 1988  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny Bilson
Cast: Louie Anderson, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Franklyn Ajaye, Tim Thomerson, Brion James, Biff Manard, John Goodman, Ernie Hudson, Timothy Van Patten
Yes, there are even reunions for Cub Scout members, and at this reunion the five decide to go on a camping trip. That was a mistake, since they get involved in several misadventures, including running across childhood enemies and an escaped convict. Too poorly written and acted to be funny for these stand-up comedians, but it may appeal to those who liked the "Police Academy" series.
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| 1. Fletch Lives (1989)
2. Freeway (1988)
3. Get on the Bus (1996)
4. The Groove Tube (1974)
5. Homicide: The Movie (2000)
6. Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
7. Not of This Earth (1995)
8. The Puppet Masters (1994)
aka: Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters
9. Species II (1998)
10. The Wrong Guys (1988)
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