American Dreamer 1984   PG, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne, James Staley, Huckleberry Fox, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jean Rougerie, Pierre Santini, Leon Zitrone, Andre Valard, Robin Coleman, Alain Flick, Yassan Khan, Christian de Tilliere
Ohio housewife Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) wins a trip to Paris after writing a chapter for a book in a mystery writing contest. Cathy arrives in Paris and is hit in the head when knocked down by a car in an accident. Upon awakening in the hospital, Cathy has no memory of her past life and believes that she is the James Bond-type heroine, Rebecca Ryan, the spy she wrote about in the contest. She meets Alan McMann (Tom Conti) and does not know that he is the ghost writer of the novel for which she won the prize. Together, they experience adventures involving spies and other villains before Cathy finally regains her memory. 1 User Review
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| | Greatly underrated!!! | Anonymous 03/24/2007 | | This is a fun movie. I loved it when I first saw it, and still enjoy watching it from time to time. I only wish Williams and Conti could have done some sequels! |
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Bad Boys 1983  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Sean Penn, Reni Santoni, Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Jim Moody, Eric Gurry, Clancy Brown, Alan Ruck, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Tony Mockus Jr., Erik Barefield, Dean Fortunato, Lawrence Mah, Jorge Noa
Juvenile delinquents–Mick O'Brien (Sean Penn) and drug dealer Paco Moreno (Esai Morales)–from the streets of Chicago are forced to room together in a correctional institution. A showdown is inevitable when Nick seeks revenge against Paco for raping Nick's girlfriend J.C. (Ally Sheedy), and Paco wants to avenge the death of his young brother who Nick killed in a car accident. This film marks Ally Sheedy's first movie.
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Distant Thunder 1988  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Kean, Reb Brown, Janet Margolin, Denis Arndt, Jamey Sheridan, Tom Bower, Michael Currie, Hilary Strang, Robyn Stevan, Gordon Currie
Emotionally troubled Vietnam veteran Mark (John Lithgow) abandons his family and lives in the Washington wilderness with other similarly troubled buddies. After years of wandering, he is ready to reunite with his now-grown son, Jack (Ralph Macchio). Heavy drama.
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Halloween II 1981  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Pamela Susan Shoop, Tony Moran, Lance Guest, Dick Warlock, Hunter von Leer, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, Tawny Moyer, Ana Alicia, Ford Rainey, Cliff Emmich, Jeffrey Kramer
Beginning where the last film left off, the only survivor of Michael Myers (Tony Moran) slaughter is Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) who is being taken to the hospital suffering from shock. Myers has eluded the police and arrives at the hospital searching for Laurie. He continues his killing spree–this time nurses and doctors are killed–until his psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) finally catches up with Myers for the big confrontation.
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Halloween: Resurrection 2002  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree, Bianca Kajlich, Tyra Banks, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sean Patrick Thomas, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Ryan Merriman, Daisy McCrackin, Katee Sackhoff
In John Carpenter's eighth "Halloween" movie, teens sign up for a reality show that will provide a live broadcast of their night spent in slasher Michael Myers' (Brad Loree) home. But, unknown to all, Michael is back and living in his house. Is history going to repeat itself?
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Just a Little Harmless Sex 1999 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cast: Alison Eastwood, Robert Mailhouse, William Ragsdale, Jonathan Silverman, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Jessica Lundy, Lauren Hutton, Rachel Hunter, Tito Larriva, Michael Ontkean
When her husband Alan (Robert Mailhouse) is caught with a hooker, Laura (Alison Eastwood) throws him out and seeks consolation from her friends Terrianne (Jessica Lundy) and Allison (Kimberly Williams-Paisley). Meanwhile, Alan seeks refuge with his pals Danny (Jonathan Silverman) and Brent (William Ragsdale). Let the gender games begin!
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| 1. American Dreamer (1984)
2. Bad Boys (1983)
3. Code of Vengeance (1985)
4. Distant Thunder (1988)
5. Halloween II (1981)
6. Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
7. Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999)
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