CB4 1993  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Tamra Davis
Cast: Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Deezer D, Chris Elliott, Phil Hartman, Theresa Randle, Ice-T, Charles Q. Murphy, Khandi Alexander, Art Evans, Willard E. Pugh, Ty Granderson Jones, Rachel True, Victor Wilson, Richard Gant
CB4 stands for the name of a rap group, Cell Block 4. Its members pretend to be gang members to make their message appear more realistic. The film fails in its attempt to satirize the rap scene of music; however, it does provide some entertainment.
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Daddy Day Camp 2007  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Fred Savage
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Lochlyn Munro, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones, Paul Rae, Josh McLerran, Spencir Bridges, Brian Doyle-Murray, Dallin Boyce, Telise Galanis, Taggart Hurtubise, Molly Jepson, Tad D'Agostino, Tyger Rawlings, Talon G. Ackerman
In this sequel to "Daddy Day Care," stay-at-home dads Charlie (now played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and Phil (now played by Paul Rae) decide to buy the rundown Camp Driftwood that Charlie attended as a boy. But, most of the area kids go to ritzy Camp Canola, which is run by Charlie's old foe Lance Warner (Lochlyn Munro). Rivalries ensue between the camps, and when Lance challenges Charlie to an inter-camp Olympiad, Charlie calls in his Marine Colonel father Ben (Spencir Bridges) to get his bedraggled kids into shape.
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The Freshman 1990  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Frank Whaley, Jon Polito, Paul Benedict, Kenneth Welsh, Maximilian Schell, Richard Gant
A New York University film student (Matthew Broderick), in need of extra cash, unwittingly becomes involved in a Mafia plot to smuggle endangered animals across borders. Different and clever.
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 The Glimmer Man 1996  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Gray
Cast: Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Brian Cox, Michelle Johnson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bob Gunton, John M. Jackson, Peter Jason, Ryan Cutrona, Richard Gant, Robert Mailhouse, Johnny Strong, Alexa Vega
While on the trail of a serial killer in L.A., a detective, Lt. Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) is teamed up with Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans). Cole becomes a suspect when his own ex-wife (Michelle Johnson) is murdered.
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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 1993  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Friday the 13th, Part 9
Director: Adam Marcus
Cast: John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder, Steven Williams, Erin Gray, Billy Green Bush, Rusty Schwimmer, Steven Culp, Richard Gant, Leslie Jordan, Kipp Marcus, Allison Smith, Andrew Bloch, Adam Cranner, Julie Michaels
After all of the "Friday the 13th" movies, the long series continues. Jason (Kane Hodder) isn't really dead, and he needs a new body, which can only be obtained through a Voorhees family member. So, back we go to the killing grounds of Camp Crystal Lake. Bounty hunter Creighton Duke (Steven Williams) thinks that Jason's next intended victim is his girlfriend Jessica because she is the sole surviving member of the Voorhees family. Creighton believes that he knows how to REALLY get rid of Jason. But does he?
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 Kingdom Come 2001 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Doug McHenry
Cast: LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Loretta Devine, Anthony Anderson, Toni Braxton, Cedric the Entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Gant, Tamala Jones
Dysfunctional is an apt description of the Slocum family, and matters come to a head when family members gather for the funeral of patriarch "Daddy Bud."
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 2000 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Janet Jackson, Larry Miller, John Ales, Richard Gant, Anna Maria Horsford, Melinda McGraw, Jamal Mixon, Gabriel Williams, Chris Elliott, Earl Boen, Freda Payne, Sylvester Jenkins, Duffy Taylor, Nikki Cox
This sequel revolves around the lovable Professor Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) and his attempts to rid himself of his obnoxious alter ego, Buddy (also Eddie Murphy–as are all seven Klump family members). Buddy's actions threaten to doom Sherman's budding romance with the brainy and beautiful Denise (Janet Jackson).
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Rocky V 1990 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Tommy Morrison, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Sage Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Richard Gant, Tony Burton, Jimmy Gambina, Delia Sheppard, Mike Girard Sheehan, Michael Williams, Kevin Connolly, Elisabeth Peters, Hayes Swope
Director John G. Avildsen is back at the helm for this last (?) Rocky Balboa film. This time, Rocky Balboa is suffering brain damage caused by one too many fights. However, he is badly in need of funds–his wife Adrian (Talia Shire) is forced to go to work, and teenage son Rocky Jr. (Sage Stallone) is having problems adjusting to high school in Rocky's old, run-down neighborhood in Philadelphia. Tommy "Machine" Gunn (Tommy Morrison) asks Rocky to train him, and Rocky agrees. All goes well until Tommy leaves Rocky and signs a deal with boxing promoter George Washington Duke (Richard Gant), which leads to a street fight between Tommy and Rocky.
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Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror 2006 R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
aka: Hood of Horror
Director: Stacy Title
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Ernie Hudson, Danny Trejo, Pooch Hall, Anson Mount, Daniella Alonso, Lin Shaye, Brande Roderick, Richard Gant, Aries Spears, Dallas Page, Jeffrey Licon, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Noel Gugliemi, Tucker Smallwood
Devon has sold his soul to the devil and is now the Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg). He guides the viewer through three tales of horror in which depraved residents of the Hood of Horror get their due rewards.
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Sour Grapes 1998 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Larry David
Cast: Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar, Karen Sillas, Robyn Peterman, Viola Harris, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Jack Burns, Richard Gant, Philip Baker Hall, Mark Chaet
Cousins Richie (Craig Bierko) and Evan (Steven Weber) spend a weekend in Atlantic City. Down to their last quarter, Richie puts Evan's quarter into the slot machine and wins $436,000. Does Richie share his winnings? Three percent is all he offers Evan, and therein lies the plot.
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Suspect 1987  R, 118 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco, E. Katherine Kerr, Fred Melamed, Bill Cobbs, Michael Beach, Richard Gant
A deaf and mute street person (Liam Neeson) is accused of murder. A Washington, DC public defender (Cher) is given his case. One of the jurors is played by Dennis Quaid and that is where the real action in this film begins–with Cher and Quaid interacting, as the juror investigates and provides input to the defender.
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| 1. CB4 (1993)
2. Daddy Day Camp (2007)
3. The Freshman (1990)
4. The Glimmer Man (1996)
5. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
aka: Friday the 13th, Part 9
6. Kingdom Come (2001)
7. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
8. Rocky V (1990)
9. Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
aka: Hood of Horror
10. Sour Grapes (1998)
11. Suspect (1987)
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