Eight Legged Freaks 2002 PG-13, 99 min. Genre: Comedy / Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Ellory Elkayem Cast: David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug, Rick Overton, Leon Rippy, Eileen Ryan, Matt Czuchry, Jay Arlen Jones, Riley Smith, Jane Edith Wilson, Roy Gaintner, Jack Moore, Matt Holwick
After ingesting hazardous chemicals, spiders grow to gigantic sizes on Taft's Exotic Spider Farm in Prosperity, Arizona, and go on a feeding frenzy eating all humans in sight. Some of the terrorized townspeople–Chris McCormack (David Arquette), Sheriff Sam Parker (Kari Wuhrer), and her children Mike (Scott Terra) and Ashley (Scarlett Johansson)–join Deputy Pete (Rick Overton) and paranoid radio DJ Harlan (Doug E. Doug) and take refuge in a local mall where they prepare to battle the beasts.
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New York Minute 2004 PG, 91 min. Genre: Family
Director: Dennie Gordon Cast: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Riley Smith, Jared Padalecki, Drew Pinsky, Andrea Martin, Darrell Hammond, Alannah Ong, Mary Bond Davis, Bob Saget
Overachiever, 17-year-old Jane (Ashley Olsen) is trying to win the Callahan Fellowship at Oxford. Meanwhile, her twin, Roxy (Mary-Kate Olsen), has taken a different road: she skips school regularly and dreams of making it big singing with her band. All plans appear to be in jeopardy when, in the course of one day, the sisters find themselves in the middle of a black market deal, chased by a truant officer (Eugene Levy), accused of stealing a senator's (Andrea Martin) dog, and pursued by music pirates. A good movie for the 12-year-old set.
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Radio 2003 PG, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tollin Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Alfre Woodard, Debra Winger, Chris Mulkey, Sarah Drew, S. Epatha Merkerson, Riley Smith, Brent Sexton, Patrick Breen, Bill Robertson, Kenneth H. Callender, Michael Harding, Charles Garren, Rebecca Koon
High-school football coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) mentors mentally challenged James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and invites Radio to help him with football practice. Eventually, Radio becomes the team mascot and cheerleader while winning over the local townsfolk.
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| 1. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
2. New York Minute (2004)
3. Radio (2003)
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