Blank Check 1994  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Cast: Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn, Jayne Atkinson, Michael Faustino, Chris Demetral, Miguel Ferrer, Michael Lerner, Tone Loc, Rick Ducommun, Debbie Allen, Alex Zuckerman
Eleven-year-old Preston (Brian Bonsall) becomes a millionaire when a gangster gives him a blank check after wrecking Preston's bike. Preston goes on a spending frenzy, but the bad guys want their money back–badly. A weak, Disney offering.
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Encino Man 1992  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Megan Ward, Robin Tunney, Rick Ducommun, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur, Patrick Van Horn
The premise of this film is that two boys dig up a frozen caveman, thaw him out, and introduce him to the world. This movie ends up being better than one would think and is worth watching on a SLOW afternoon.
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The Experts 1989 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dave Thomas
Cast: John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston, Charles Martin Smith, Deborah Foreman, James Keach, Jan Rubes, Rick Ducommun, Brian Doyle-Murray
A KGB agent kidnaps two New York City men-about-town and takes them to Russia where they find a secret progressive town. Then, the fun begins in this so-so farce.
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Final Voyage 1999  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Dylan Walsh, Ice-T, Erika Eleniak, Claudia Christian, Rick Ducommun, Heidi Schanz, John Koyama, Jonathan Fuller, Stephen Macht, Chick Vennera
A gang of robbers board an ocean liner setting sail in the South Pacific. Their plan is to help themselves to the jewels and cash of numerous celebrities on the cruise.
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 Groundhog Day 1993   PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Andie MacDowell, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Harold Ramis, Robin Duke, Michael Shannon, Willie Garson, Carol Bivins, Les Podewell
Weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) comes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover Groundhog Day activities and report on whether a shadow was spotted. Once there, he finds himself trapped in time and must relive the same day over and over. The key to his escape lies with TV producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) in his ability to become a better person.
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Little Monsters 1989  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Richard Greenberg
Cast: Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Rick Ducommun, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton, Ben Savage, Frank Whaley, William Murray Weiss, Devin Ratray, Amber Barretto, J. Michael Hunter, Tom Hull
Eleven-year-old Brian (Fred Savage) meets Maurice (Howie Mandel), a monster that lives under Brian's bed. The two become friends and Maurice takes Brian into his world where ladders connect to other children's beds and where there are fun and games and mischief. But troubles lie ahead when Brian's younger brother is taken by an evil monster.
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MVP: Most Valuable Primate 2000  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Vince
Cast: Jamie Renee Smith, Kevin Zegers, Rick Ducommun, Russell Ferrier, Ingrid Tesch, Oliver Muirhead, Philip Granger, Jane Sowery, Alexa Benette Fox, Lomax Study
A hockey-playing chimp, "Jack," helps the Westover kids find their niche after the family relocates to Canada in this predictable, but enjoyable, family film.
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The 'burbs 1989 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Horror
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Gale Gordon, Dick Miller, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Robert Picardo, Rance Howard, Franklyn Ajaye, Cory Danziger
Ray and Carol Peterson (Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher) spend what they had hoped would be a quiet week in their suburban home when Ray notices that new neighbors, the Klopeks (Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, and Courtney Gains), are behaving strangely. Ray and his best friend Art (Rick Ducommun), along with other neighbors, pry into the Klopeks' activities and suspect that gruesome activities are being carried out by the Klopeks.
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| 1. Blank Check (1994)
2. Class Act (1992)
3. Encino Man (1992)
4. The Experts (1989)
5. Final Voyage (1999)
6. Groundhog Day (1993)
7. Little Monsters (1989)
8. MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
9. The 'burbs (1989)
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