Balloon Farm 1999  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: William Dear
Cast: Rip Torn, Mara Wilson, Roberts Blossom, Fredric Lehne, Richard Riehle, Laurie Metcalf, Neal McDonough, Lee Garlington, Ernie Lively, Arnetia Walker, Guy Boyd, Adam Wylie
Harvey H. Potter (Rip Torn) arrives in the drought-stricken farming town of Waterston and begins raising a new crop: magical, colorful balloons that bring new hope to the town. Disney fare.
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Bandits 2001  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, Troy Garity, Stacey Travis, Brian F. O'Byrne, Bobby Slayton, January Jones, Azura Skye, Peggy Miley, William Converse-Roberts, Richard Riehle, Micole Mercurio, Anthony Burch, Scott Burkholder
Prison friends–Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton)–hijack a cement truck, break out of prison, and begin a series of bank heists that turns them into folk heroes. Plans go well, until a neurotic housewife (Cate Blanchett) is taken hostage only to become their lover. She just cannot decide between them so opts for both. A fun comedy caper.
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Beethoven's 5th 2003  G, 91 min.
Genre: Family / Family / Adventure
Director: Mark Griffiths
Cast: Dave Thomas, Faith Ford, Daveigh Chase, Tom Poston, John Larroquette, Katherine Helmond, Sammy Kahn, Richard Riehle, Clint Howard, Kathy Griffin, Rodman Flender, Tina Ullman, Tom Musgrave, Elizabeth Warner, Joel Hurt Jones
Beethoven is back with yet another set of characters as 12-year-old Sara (Daveigh Chase) and Beethoven grab a bus and head west to Quicksilver for the summer. Awaiting her is Uncle Freddy (Dave Thomas) who is not the only kook in town; it appears that exposure to mercury from an old mine has caused most of the townsfolk to be odd. Beethoven stirs things up when he starts digging.
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Black Rain 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kate Capshaw, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Yusaku Matsuda, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shigeru Koyama, Yuya Uchida, Miyuki Ono, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Luis Guzman, John Costelloe, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle
American police detective Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) and his partner Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) take a Japanese yakuza gangster, Sato (Yusaku Matsuda), back to Osaka where he is to go on trial for murder. But, they inadvertently hand Sato over to yakuza members who are dressed like police. Now, Conklin is put in the position of trying to recapture Sato, and he gets help from Japanese cop Masahiro "Mas" Masumoto (Ken Takakura) and from bargirl Joyce Kingsley (Kate Capshaw) who has information on the yakuza gang. During the investigation, Vincent is killed, and Conklin and "Mas" blend their cultures to work on the crime together.
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Desperate Measures 1998 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph Cross, Janel Maloney, Tracey Walter, Richard Riehle
A San Francisco cop, Frank Conner (Andy Garcia), has a son in need of a bone marrow transplant. While searching a national database he finds only one donor–Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton)–a convicted killer. McCabe sees the transplant procedure as his chance for freedom, and he manages to escape from his guards. Now, Conner must capture McCabe while protecting him from physical harm to ensure his son's transplant.
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Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Mitchell
Cast: Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin, Arija Bareikis, Oded Fehr, Gail O'Grady, Richard Riehle, Jacqueline Obradors, Dina Platias, Amy Poehler, Big Boy, Torsten Voges, Deborah Lemen, Bree Turner, Andrew Shaifer
Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) is a fish-tank cleaner who takes on the job of house-sitting and fish-keeping for a gigolo, Antoine Laconte (Oded Fehr), while Antoine is in Europe. Deuce answers Antoine's telephone and finds himself filling in for Antoine as a gigolo with some of Antoine's less glamorous "clients." Now, Deuce must deal with pimp T.J. (Eddie Griffin) who sets out to restyle him, and that is only one of the problems that he will encounter.
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Do Me a Favor 1997  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Trading Favors
Director: Sondra Locke
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, George Dzundza, Devon Gummersall, Julie Ariola, Cuba Gooding Jr., Peter Greene, Frances Fisher, Chad Lowe, Alanna Ubach, Richard Riehle
Events in the life of a high-school student, Lincoln Muller (Devon Gummersall), take on new dimensions when he gets involved with an older woman, Alex (Rosanna Arquette), who takes him on a highway holdup spree from which Lincoln tries to run for his life.
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The Fluffer 2001 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Cast: Scott Gurney, Michael Cunio, Roxanne Day, Taylor Negron, Richard Riehle, Tim Bagley, Adina Porter, Ruben Madera, Josh Holland, Mickey Cottrell
Gay hero worship is the subject of this film featuring Sean (Michael Cunio) as an aspiring filmmaker. Sam is obsessed with gay porn star Johnny Rebel (Scott Gurney). But, when Sean realizes that Johnny is straight and enjoying an affair with stripper Babylon (Roxanne Day), Sean resorts to being Johnny's "fluffer" (one who gets porn stars ready to perform their sex scenes).
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Free Willy 1993  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Richard Riehle
A foster child (Jason James Richter) and a killer whale, Willy, develop a friendship, which proves useful when the dastardly owners of the park try to exploit Willy.
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The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps 1994 TV, 185 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Kenny Rogers, Scott Paulin, Brett Cullen, Mariska Hargitay, Kris Kamm, Ned Vaughn, Martin Kove, Richard Riehle, Geoffrey Lewis, Stephen Bridgewater, Loni Anderson, Dixie Carter
In the final episode of "The Gambler" series, Brady (Kenny Rogers) sees a picture of his now-grown son, Jeremiah (Kris Kamm), with Butch Cassidy (Scott Paulin) and Sundance Kid (Brett Cullen). The chase is on to "rescue" his son from the outlaws, which leads all the way to Bolivia. Made for TV.
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Halloween II 2009 R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Halloween 2
Director: Rob Zombie
Cast: Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Brad Dourif, Sheri Moon Zombie, Malcolm McDowell, Brea Grant, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Chase Wright Vanek, Caroline Williams, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Octavia Spencer, Margot Kidder, Richard Riehle
In this sequel, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) is still in the hospital when her brother Michael (Tyler Mane) appears on the scene and kills people in the hospital. Laurie survives, but now, on the anniversary of the massacre, Laurie will learn that the horrors of eating body parts will continue.
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The Hebrew Hammer 2003 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Kesselman
Cast: Adam Goldberg, Andy Dick, Judy Greer, Mario Van Peebles, Peter Coyote, Nora Dunn, Sean Whalen, Tony Cox, Richard Riehle, Melvin Van Peebles, Rachel Dratch, Harrison Chad
After Santa Claus' evil son (Andy Dick) murders him in a plot to narrow the holiday season back to Christmas by excluding Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, a Jewish superhero (Adam Goldberg)–aided by the head of the Jewish Justice League (Peter Coyote) and Mohammed from the Kwanzaa Liberation Front (Mario Van Peebles)–steps in to save the day.
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 Hero 1992 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Accidental Hero
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Arnold, Warren Berlinger, Christian Clemenson, Susie Cusack, Richard Riehle, Cady Huffman, James Madio, Daniel Baldwin
Andy Garcia plays John Bubber who takes credit and the $1,000,000 reward for the rescue effort of a burning airplane. In fact, the real hero is Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) who is amazed at the attention and money Bubber receives.
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Holy Matrimony 1994  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tate Donovan, John Schuck, Lois Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Nordling, Richard Riehle, Mary Pat Gleason, Alaine Byrne, Frank Novak
On the lam after stealing the receipts from her boss, Havana (Patricia Arquette) and boyfriend Peter (Tate Donovan) head to Canada and Peter's boyhood home with a religious sect. Though the commune leaders don't care much for Havana, she and Peter marry to satisfy the leaders. Peter is soon killed in an auto accident, and, according to the commune's laws, Havana must marry her husband's brother, 12-year-old Ezekiel (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Matters continue to go downhill as Havana searches for the loot while Ezekiel knows its location, and the FBI agent on her trail also looks for it.
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 Home on the Range 2004 PG, 76 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Will Finn, John Sanford
Cast: Roseanne, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Randy Quaid, Steve Buscemi, G.W. Bailey, Lance LeGault, Charles Dennis, Richard Riehle, Joe Flaherty, Gregory Jbara
When their financially troubled farm is about to be taken over, the animals turn to bounty hunting to save the day.
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Hot Tamale 2006 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Damian
Cast: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Carmen Electra, Jason Priestley, Mike Starr, Matt Cedeno, James Best, Beth Grant, Sean Blakemore, Richard Riehle, Harland Williams, Jon Huertas, Robert Harvey
While traveling from his home in Wyoming searching for a new life as a musician in Los Angeles, Harlan Woodriff (Randy Spelling) meets con man Jude (Jason Priestley) who slips stolen jewels into Harlan's car. From that point on, Harlan is chased by thieves who want the jewels–but he does manage to shine at his music audition.
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Joyride 1977 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Desi Arnaz Jr., Robert Carradine, Melanie Griffith, Anne Lockhart, Tom Ligon, Cliff Lenz, Robert Loper, Diane O'Mack, Susan Ludlow, Duncan Maclean, Richard Riehle
Four teens hop into a Cadillac, leave L.A., and head north to Alaska. But what began as a joy ride ends up with more than a few violent moments along the way.
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Jury Duty 1995 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Fortenberry
Cast: Pauly Shore, Tia Carrere, Stanley Tucci, Brian Doyle-Murray, Abe Vigoda, Charles Napier, Richard Edson, Richard Riehle, Shelley Winters, Andrew Dice Clay
Tommy Collen was unemployed until he landed on a jury. Now he gets $5 per day and is living in a nice hotel. He can continue living in this style if he makes sure that the trial drags on and on. So does this movie! It's a true BOMB!
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The Lesser Evil 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David MacKay
Cast: Colm Feore, David Paymer, Tony Goldwyn, Arliss Howard, Steven Petrarca, Adam Scott, Jack Kehler, Richard Riehle, Mason Adams, Anne Haney
Although they are now successful businessmen, George (David Paymer), Ivan (Arliss Howard), Frank (Tony Goldwyn), and Derek (Colin Feore) now must confront evidence that has surfaced following a deadly prank they were involved in over 20-years ago.
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Lightning Jack 1994 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Paul Hogan, Beverly D'Angelo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kamala Dawson, Pat Hingle, Richard Riehle, Frank McRae, Roger Daltrey, L.Q. Jones
Lightning Jack Kane (Paul Hogan) needs some public relations work, and, to that end, he stages new robberies. In the process, he gains a sidekick (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who happens to be mute. The results make for a fairly good western/comedy that is carried almost entirely by Hogan.
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Mysterious Skin 2005 NC-17, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Elisabeth Shue, Michelle Trachtenberg, Bill Sage, Jeffrey Licon, Lisa Long, Chris Mulkey, Richard Riehle, Chase Ellison, Mary Lynn Rajskub, George Webster
Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Brady Corbet) are in their 20s now, but as boys their lives were affected in different ways by their pedophile, Little League baseball coach (Bill Sage). When problems of the past become overwhelming, Brian and Neil work together using clues to uncover what happened.
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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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 Of Mice and Men 1992  PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sinise
Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham, Alexis Arquette, Joe D'Angerio, Tuck Milligan, Mark Boone Junior, David Steen, Moira Harris
This remake of John Steinbeck's novel about California migrant workers during the Great Depression is well worth watching. John Malkovich plays feeble-minded Lennie who is in need of support and protection by his friend George (Gary Sinise). They find work at a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley, but the foreman, Curley (Casey Siemaszko), torments Lennie, and Curley's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) flirts with Lennie–all of which leads to a tragic end.
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 Office Space 1999 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Judge
Cast: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, Richard Riehle, Alexandra Wentworth, John C. McGinley, Joe Bays, Paul Wilson, Todd Duffey, Greg Pitts, Kinna McInroe
In this satire on the corporate world, white-collar workers at Initech hate their jobs but put up with insufferable management mandates. Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is near a breakdown when his girlfriend, Anne (Alexandra Wentworth), suggests a hypnotherapist for help. But under hypnosis, the hypnotist dies–leaving Peter in a perpetually relaxed state, which brings about major changes: he drops Anne, dates beautiful waitress Joanne (Jennifer Aniston), and determines to talk his coworkers into joining him in getting back at the greedy Initech boss.
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One of Our Own 1998 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Winning
Cast: Michael Ironside, Frederic Forrest, Peta Wilson, Currie Graham, Marshall Bell, Robbie Bowen, Paul Coeur, David Ferry, Richard Riehle, Jorge Vargas
What starts as an investigation of an Army sergeant's murder in Denver expands to include a major weapons scandal of stolen weapons that end up being used against the allied forces in Bosnia. Not bad, considering the low budget for explosion-driven action films like this.
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Prelude to a Kiss 1992 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Rene
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, Ned Beatty, Sydney Walker, Patty Duke, Richard Riehle, Stanley Tucci, Rocky Carroll, Debra Monk
What should be a "and they lived happily ever after" wedding runs afoul when the bride (Meg Ryan) is kissed by an old man (Sydney Walker). At that moment their souls swap places and present problems for the bridegroom. Filmed version of the Broadway play.
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The Public Eye 1992 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Franklin
Cast: Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Jared Harris, Stanley Tucci, Richard Riehle, Richard Schiff, Del Close, Bob Gunton, Richard Foronjy
This film is set in the 1940s and stars Joe Pesci as Leon Bernstein, a tabloid photographer with an inside track that allows him to be among the first at crime scenes. He is hired by a widow (Barbara Hershey) whose nightclub is in jeopardy. In the process of the investigation, he uncovers corruption that reaches from gangs to government.
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish 1998 G, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: John Murlowski
Cast: David Gallagher, Martin Mull, Eugene Levy, Keene Curtis, Jake Richardson, Lesley Ann Warren, Richard Fancy, Marla Maples, Kathleen Freeman, Michelle Trachtenberg, Blake Jeremy Collins, Austin Stout, Richard Riehle, Don McLeod
The "It's a Wonderful Life" storyline is tried again in this direct-to-video follow-on to the original "Richie Rich." Our richest-boy-in-the-world hero Richie Rich (David Gallagher) is blamed for the loss of toys intended for an orphanage, but the loss was really caused by the town's brat. Richie wishes he had not been born, but the wish is overheard by Professor Keanbean's (Eugene Levy) wish machine and he is taken back in time. He finally succeeds in getting back and making Christmas better for everyone.
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Spinning Into Butter 2009 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Brokaw
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mykelti Williamson, Beau Bridges, Miranda Richardson, James Rebhorn, Victor Rasuk, Paul James, Daniel Eric Gold, Peter Friedman, Jake M. Smith, Joel Johnstone, Linda Powell, Richard Riehle, Maggie Moore, DeWanda Wise
Newly hired as a Dean of Students at Belmont College in New England, Sarah Daniels (Sarah Jessica Parker) finds herself in the midst of chaos brought on by racially motivated crimes against Black student Simon Brick (Paul James). Sarah wants the police to investigate, but fellow Dean Catherine Kenney (Miranda Richardson) and President Winston Garvey (James Rebhorn) are more interested in maintaining the school's reputation than in finding the perpetrator. When Sarah escorts Black reporter Aaron Carmichael (Mykelti Williamson) around campus, they confide in each other about racial prejudice, and Sarah does some serious thinking. Later, Professor Burton Strauss (Beau Bridges) conducts a "Forum on Race," and a riot ensues. Now, Sarah finally must deal with her own prejudices.
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Time Changer 2002 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Rich Christiano
Cast: D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Jennifer O'Neill, Paul Rodriguez, Richard Riehle, John Valdetero, Brad Heller, Ruben Madera, Kevin Downes, Paige Peterson, Alana Curry
Time: 1890 Place: A Bible college. Issue: Whether or not morality can be taught without giving attribution to Christianity. Professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin) has written a book that he wants published. A committee must approve the material unanimously before publication. One committee member, Norris (Gavin MacLeod), does not agree with Russell's contention that morality can be taught separate from Christianity. To prove his point, Norris sends Russell about 100 years into the future in a time machine that he just happens to have around his house. And does Russell get an eyeful and earful of current life and culture!
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| 1. Balloon Farm (1999)
2. Bandits (2001)
3. Beethoven's 5th (2003)
4. Black Rain (1989)
5. Desperate Measures (1998)
6. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
7. Do Me a Favor (1997)
aka: Trading Favors
8. The Fluffer (2001)
9. Free Willy (1993)
10. The Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)
11. Halloween II (2009)
aka: Halloween 2
12. The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
13. Hero (1992)
aka: Accidental Hero
14. Holy Matrimony (1994)
15. Home on the Range (2004)
16. Hot Tamale (2006)
17. Joyride (1977)
18. Jury Duty (1995)
19. The Lesser Evil (1998)
20. Lightning Jack (1994)
21. Mysterious Skin (2005)
22. The Odd Couple II (1998)
23. Of Mice and Men (1992)
24. Office Space (1999)
25. One of Our Own (1998)
26. Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
27. The Public Eye (1992)
28. Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
29. Spinning Into Butter (2009)
30. Time Changer (2002)
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