Anastasia 1997  G, 94 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Don Bluth
Cast: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters, Kirsten Dunst, Angela Lansbury, Rick Jones, Andrea Martin
History involving the brutal execution of the Romanov family, including daughter Anastasia, is turned into a romanticized fairy tale, which only serves to confuse and diminish the evilness behind their killings.
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Murder C.O.D. 1990 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alan Metzger
Cast: Patrick Duffy, William Devane, Chelsea Field, Alex Hyde-White, Harris Laskaway, Janet Margolin, Allan Miller, Charles Robinson, Mariette Hartley, Bert Kramer, Rick Jones
Portland, Oregon, hit-man Alex Brandt (William Devane) kills his victims and then blackmails their enemies threatening to frame them for the crimes if they do not pay him $100,000. But, police detective Steve Murtaugh (Patrick Duffy) is hot on Brandt's trail, and the pace accelerates when Murtaugh fears that his own wife, Ellie (Chelsea Field), may be the next victim.
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Pippi Longstocking 1997 G, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Michael Schaack, Clive A. Smith, Bill Giggie
Cast: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Carole Pope, Dave Thomas, Gordon Pinsent, Wayne Robson, Olivia Garrett, Noah Reid, Richard Binsley, Rick Jones, Peter Karlsson, Gunilla Roor
Based on Astrid Lindgren's children's stories, this a a good animated adaptation that follows the upbeat, smart, and mischievous nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking. When Pippi's father, a sea captain, washes overboard during a storm, he tells her to go to their country home and await his return. There she finds new friends (and enemies) and moves from one adventure to another.
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| 1. Anastasia (1997)
2. Murder C.O.D. (1990)
3. Pippi Longstocking (1997)
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