29th Street 1991  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Gallo
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Robert Forster, Donna Magnani, Ron Karabatsos, Rick Aiello, Vic Manni, Paul Lazar
On Christmas Eve, the local priest marches Frank Pesce Jr. (Anthony LaPaglia) to police headquarters. Frank had been throwing snowballs to break church windows. While in custody, Frank relates the story of how his life has been cursed with good luck while his father (Danny Aiello) has endured nothing but bad fortune. Now, NY officials have just announced the first State Lottery winner. Frank's father bought many tickets, but Frank bought only one. You guessed it, Frank won the prize and is having trouble dealing with the repercussions.
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Alligator 1980  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Jack Carter, Perry Lang, Henry Silva, Sue Lyon, Angel Tompkins, Sydney Lassick
In this comedy/horror film, Ramon the alligator was flushed down the toilet when he was a baby. He has grown up in the sewer where he has managed to survive on corpses of laboratory animals. Now, Ramon has evolved into a monster that feeds on the citizens of his Midwestern city.
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The Banker 1989   R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Webb
Cast: Robert Forster, Duncan Regehr, Shanna Reed, Jeff Conaway, Leif Garrett, Richard Roundtree, Deborah Richter, Teri Weigel, Michael Fairman
A proper banker (Duncan Regehr) is also a vigilante killer of prostitutes, wielding his crossbow as he plies his trade. A tough cop (Robert Forster) is out to stop this nonsense. 1 User Review
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| | Good writing - great potential - director walked through it | Anonymous 05/28/2007 | | Lots of promise in this urban 'Most Dangerous Game' -- but the director, William Webb, appears to have either walked through his duties or phoned it in. Great ideas barely explored by the screenwriter, Dana Augustine, as exampled when we are introduced to the hero, Robert Forster, living at his sister's house .... and when he went on a beer drunk, banished to the nephew's tree-fort. The VIDEOHOUND'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO CULT PICS AND TRASH FLICKS gave it 4 STARS out of 5. Worth a look and a purchase for the odd Saturday night. |
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Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Andrew Stevens, Morgan Fairchild, Shari Shattuck, Chick Vennera, Robert Forster, Stella Stevens, Delia Sheppard, Jon Lindstrom, Antonia Dorian, Lenny Juliano
Dr. Claire (Shari Shattuck), the sex researcher who has now caused the death of two men who tried to break free of her, is back for a third try. Now, a film on her life is in the works, and she and the Producer (Andrew Stevens) hit it off. But, as has happened before, tragedy follows when she won't let go.
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Confidence 2003 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Donal Logue, Luis Guzman, Brian Van Holt, Frankie G, Morris Chestnut, Robert Forster, Ethan Embry
Small-time con man Jake Vig (Edward Burns) pulls off a scam that ultimately involves big-time Mob boss King (Andy Garcia). Now, it's payback time.
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D-War 2007 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy
aka: Dragon Wars
Director: Hyung-rae Shim
Cast: Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, Aimee Garcia, Craig Robinson, Chris Mulkey, John Ales, Elizabeth Pena, Billy Gardell, Holmes Osborne, Cody Arens, Kevin Breznahan, Geoffrey Pierson
Young Ethan (Cody Arens) enters a Los Angeles antiques shop run by Jack (Robert Forster) and is zapped by something emanating from an old Korean Chest. It turns out that Ethan has absorbed the spirit of a warrior from 500 years ago who had saved his beloved from the monstrous Buraki–Serpents and Dragons that devastated the land. Jack presents a pendant that has powers and tells Ethan to seek out the modern-day incarnation of the warrior's lover, which, after she reaches age 20, they will be able to call up Imoogi dragons to take on the Buraki. Later, Ethan (now played by Jason Behr) does meet up with the woman, Sarah (Amanda Brooks). And yes, the Buraki are released on Los Angeles, wreaking havoc, and yes, the Ethan/Sarah duo take on the monsters via the Imoogi.
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Diamond Men 2000  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dan Cohen
Cast: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy, George Coe, Jeff Gendelman, Douglas Allen Johnson, Kristin Minter, Nikki Fritz, Shannah Laumeister
Aging salesman Eddie Miller (Robert Forster) travels the Pennsylvania roads selling his diamonds to small-town jewelry stores. After a heart attack he is given a clean bill of health, but his company still thinks it's time for him to retire. His money is gone as a result of his late wife's cancer treatments so Eddie must work; thus, he resists retirement. He is, however, given a young man to train, which results in a new start in Eddie's life.
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The Don Is Dead 1973  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Beautiful But Deadly
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri, Angel Tompkins, Ina Balin, Abe Vigoda, Charles Cioffi, Louis Zorich, Frank DeKova, Joe Santos, Victor Argo
Mafia control of the underworld is the subject of this convoluted plot starring Anthony Quinn as the infamous Don Angelo.
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Family Tree 1999 G, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Duane Clark
Cast: Naomi Judd, Robert Forster, Cliff Robertson, Andrew Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Krystal Benn, Genevieve Butler, Kate Forster, Susan Gayle Watts, D. Elliot Woods
When a plastics firm wants to build its new factory in Wagstaff, it is met with resistance from 10-year-old Mitch (Andrew Lawrence) whose favorite tree is slated to be chopped down. Mitch tries to save the tree, but few listen–until he hooks up with a drifter, Larry (Cliff Robertson), and his dog, Walden, who appear on the scene.
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Finder's Fee 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Probst
Cast: Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Matthew Lillard, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Robert Forster, Frances Bay, Carly Pope, Colleen Wheeler, Louis Chirillo
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst makes his film directorial debut in this average thriller. Tepper (Erik Palladino) finds a wallet on the street and, being a good samaritan, calls the owner, Avery (James Earl Jones), to tell of his find. The wallet also contains a lottery ticket, which is a six million dollar winner. So Tepper swaps the winning ticket with his losing one. The problems begin when the regularly scheduled poker game takes place and lottery tickets are to be put up as the bet. To add to the problems, Avery arrives to claim his wallet and stays for the game. Good character development and gambling scenes.
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 Firewall 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany, Virginia Madsen, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Robert Patrick, Robert Forster, Alan Arkin, Carly Schroeder, Jimmy Bennett, Matthew Currie Holmes, Eric Keenleyside, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Vince Vieluf
Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) is in charge of a global bank's computer security when robbers kidnap his wife, Beth (Virginia Madsen), and their children Andrew (Jimmy Bennett) and Sarah (Carly Schroeder). The robbers' boss, Bill Cox (Paul Bettany), tells Jack to siphon off $100 million from wealthy depositors, but Jack looks for ways to sabotage the plot and to save his family as well.
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Grand Theft Parsons 2004 PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Caffrey
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Christina Applegate, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster, Marley Shelton, Gabriel Macht, Mike Shawver, Jamie McShane, Danielle Sapia, Robert Alan Beuth, Sara Arrington, Scott Adsit
This film is based on the true story of events following the death of influential singer/songwriter Gram Parsons when his road manager, Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville), stole the body to fulfill a promise to Gram to "set his spirits free" in a desert. Hot on his heels are Gram's father (Robert Forster) and Gram's ex-girlfriend (Christina Applegate) who have their own reasons for recovering the body.
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Human Nature 2002 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Tim Robbins, Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Miranda Otto, Robert Forster, Mary Kay Place, Rosie Perez, Ken Magee, Sy Richardson, David Warshofsky
Puff (Rhys Ifans) has been raised in the wilds–until scientist Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins) gets into the act and decides to civilize him. But, Nathan's lover, Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), (who has spent more than her share of years in self-imposed exile in the woods) disagrees with Nathan's intentions and believes it would be better for Puff to retain some of his wild side.
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 Jackie Brown 1997  R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Hattie Winston, Sid Haig, Aimee Graham, Tangie Ambrose
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is an over-the-hill flight attendant caught smuggling money for her arms-dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). Now the cops want to get their hands on Ordell, and Jackie is faced with doing time or being killed for not keeping her mouth shut. So, she works out a scam to beat them all at their own games. Robert Forster received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Kiss Toledo Goodbye 1999 R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck
Cast: Michael Rapaport, Christopher Walken, Robert Forster, Christine Taylor, Jamie Anderson, Nancy Allen, Paul Ben-Victor, Robert Alan Beuth, Colin(3) Campbell, Bill Capizzi
Kevin (Michael Rapaport) enjoys a good life and is engaged to be married. Then he finds out that his biological father is a crime boss, and when the father is killed, Kevin is expected to take over. A weak comedy/crime flick with lots of yawns and bullets.
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Lakeboat 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Mantegna
Cast: Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary, Robert Forster, J.J. Johnston, Tony Mamet, Jack Wallace, George Wendt, Andy Garcia, Roberta Angelica
Graduate student Dale Katzman (Tony Mamet) signs on for a summer job on a Great Lakes freighter where he listens to the tales of hardened, veteran sailors and learns there is more to them than first meets the eye.
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 Like Mike 2002 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Jesse Plemons, Julius Ritter, Crispin Glover, Anne Meara, Robert Forster, Eugene Levy, Roger W. Morrissey, Timon Kyle
Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge (Bow Wow) slips his feet into a pair of sneakers marked "M.J." and, almost instantly, becomes an NBA star.
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The Magic of Marciano 2000 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Barbieri
Cast: Cody Morgan, Nastassja Kinski, Robert Forster, Jason Cairns, Will Cochran, Eugene Clark, Jennifer Overton, Bruce Godfree, Ron Hartman, Marcia Bennett, Billy Kay
Although his mother (Nastassia Kinski) is emotionally disturbed, 10-year-old James (Cody Morgan) finds strength through his friendship with retired psychologist Henry (Robert Forster) who teaches James how to cope.
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 1992 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Lustig, Joel Soisson
Cast: Robert Davi, Robert Z'Dar, Caitlin Dulany, Gretchen Becker, Paul Gleason, Jackie Earle Haley, Julius Harris, Grand L. Bush, Doug Savant, Robert Forster
The zombie psycho cop (Robert Z'Dar) is back, and he seeks revenge while on a rampage of terror. He intends to protect the woman cop (Gretchen Becker) who is in a coma and accused of using excess force during a shootout. Bad stuff happens.
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Me, Myself & Irene 2000 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee, Jerod Mixon, Chris Cooper, Michael Bowman, Richard Jenkins, Robert Forster, Traylor Howard, Kate Forster, Mike Cerrone, Daniel Greene
Jim Carrey's slapstick humor reigns over this story in which he plays a very meek Rhode Island state trooper, Charlie Baileygates. Charlie avoids all confrontations, but his alter ego, Hank, is ALL confrontation. After Hank's sudden appearance, Charlie's career is in jeopardy. Enter Irene (Renee Zellweger), a prisoner assigned to Charlie to deliver to a New York police station. Things go from bad to worse, and diehard Carrey fans will enjoy it.
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Medium Cool 1969 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Haskell Wexler
Cast: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Peter Boyle, Marianna Hill, Christine Bergstrom, Harold Blankenship, Charles Geary, Doug Kimball, Robert McAndrew
This excellent semi-documentary makes a statement about the influence of TV on society. It focuses on a disinterested cameraman who unemotionally films the street riots, which were a facet of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
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The Method 1997 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kevin Lewis
Cast: Nicholas Sadler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Tyrin Turner, Michael P. Bondies, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Robert Forster, Amanda Anka, Laurie Bogdanovich, Dennis James, Monica Evans
Jack (Nicholas Sadler), the director of a university theater production concerning a bank robbery, is having troubles motivating the cast. To add to the reality and creativity of the cast, he provides real guns. This does the trick when the cast decides to rob a real bank.
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 Mulholland Drive 2001 R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Robert Forster, Lee Grant, Michael J. Anderson, Kate Forster, Brent Briscoe, Justin Theroux, Katharine Towne, Scott Coffey, Chad Everett
Aspiring actress Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) arrives in L.A. and into her vacationing aunt's garden apartment. To her surprise, she discovers that the apartment is already being used by Rita (Laura Harring) who is suffering from amnesia following her involvement in a car accident the previous night. Betty and Rita set out to uncover Rita's identity. At the same time, movie director Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) experiences problems with his financial backers. By story's end, Betty's, Rita's, and Adam's lives affect each other in such mystifying scenes that the viewer is left to interpret the solutions. David Lynch received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
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Outside Ozona 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: J.S. Cardone
Cast: Taj Mahal, Robert Forster, Sherilyn Fenn, Swoosie Kurtz, Meat Loaf, Penelope Ann Miller, David Paymer, Kevin Pollak, Kateri Walker, Lois Red Elk
A series of coincidences, involving a group of strangers traveling the lonely highways outside Ozona, Oklahoma, bring them together through the local radio station KWOK's DJ Dix (Taj Mahal).
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Psycho 1998  R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Heche, Rita Wilson, Robert Forster, Chad Everett, Anne Haney
Given the choice of the two "Psychos"? Don't waste your time on this one. Get the Tony Perkins/Janet Leigh version, which is unbeatable in telling the story of Marion Crane's demise in the shower at Norman Bates' motel and the story that follows. 1 User Review
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| | I suppose you could, but why would you want to? | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | I remember a long magazine article about twenty years ago which detailed how progressive parents were teaching their six-month-old babies how to swim.
The best comment on this new athletic phenomenon came from some doctor or another who said: "I suppose you could, but why would you want to?"
You don't remake a masterpiece. You especially don't film the same shooting script word for word and shot by shot. Virtually everyone in this thing suffers by comparison. The best they could have hoped for was "a worthy homage". But it wasn't. |
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Rear Window 1998 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anne Twomey, Ritchie Coster, Allison Mackie, Ali Marsh, Peter Giles, Julie Barker
This made-for-TV remake of "Rear Window" (1954) features Christopher Reeve in his first starring role after the 1995 horseback-riding accident that left him a quadriplegic. The story involves the activities of Jason Kemp (Reeve) and Claudia Henderson (Daryl Hannah) who, after spying on Jason's neighbors, fail to convince the police that a murder has occurred and find themselves in jeopardy.
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The Stalking Moon 1969 G, 109 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Mulligan
Cast: Gregory Peck, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Forster, Noland Clay, Nathaniel Narcisco, Russell Thorson, Frank Silvera, Lonny Chapman, Lou Frizzell, Henry Beckman, Charles Tyner
After escaping from years of being held captive by Indians, Sarah Carver (Eva Marie Saint) and her son (Noland Clay) are taken in by Sam Varner (Gregory Peck). Trouble looms when Sarah's Indian mate, Salvaje (Nathaniel Narcisco) determines to recapture his squaw.
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Stunts 1977 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis, Joanna Cassidy, Bruce Glover, Ray Sharkey, Richard Lynch, Darrell Fetty, James Luisi, Candice Rialson, Malachi Throne, Dave Shelley
After his brother is killed while performing a motion picture stunt, Glen (Robert Forster) takes his place on the set, and soon his stunt friends begin to suffer fatal accidents as well. Glen is determined to uncover the mystery and does–while dangling from a helicopter as part of an intended plot to kill him. Will our hero escape certain death and catch the perpetrator?
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Supernova 2000 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Sholder
Cast: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Wilson Cruz, Knox White, Eddy Rice Jr., Kerrigan Mahan, Vanessa Marshall, Kevin Sizemore
Set in the 22nd century, this space saga chronicles the mission of a medical rescue ship, Nightingale 229. The crew–Captain and Pilot (Robert Forster), co-pilot (James Spader), medical officer (Angela Bassett), medical technician (Lou Diamond Phillips), paramedic (Robin Tunney), and computer technician (Wilson Cruz)–finds itself in peril after rescuing Troy Larson (Peter Facinelli) who appears to be a psychotic killer. Good special effects.
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Uncle Sam 1997 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Leslie Neale, Christopher Ogden, Isaac Hayes, David "Shark" Fralick, Bo Hopkins, Anne Tremko, Timothy Bottoms, Matthew Flint, P.J. Soles, Tom McFadden, Robert Forster, Morgan Paull
Sam Harper's (David "Shark" Fralick) body is sent to his hometown for burial after he was killed by friendly fire in Desert Storm. When teens burn a flag over the grave where Sam is to be buried, Sam crawls out of his coffin and begins a killing spree in a confiscated Uncle Sam costume. He begins with all the unpatriotic citizens and then, it seems, to anyone he runs across.
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Vigilante 1983  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Street Gang
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda, Joe Spinell, Carol Lynley, Woody Strode, Don Blakely, Joseph Carberry, Willie Colon
When criminals take over the city, victims seek to regain control through a violent attempt to end gang action in their city.
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| 1. 29th Street (1991)
2. Alligator (1980)
3. Avalanche (1978)
4. The Banker (1989)
5. The Black Hole (1979)
6. Body Chemistry III: Point of Seduction (1994)
7. Confidence (2003)
8. D-War (2007)
aka: Dragon Wars
9. Diamond Men (2000)
10. The Don Is Dead (1973)
aka: Beautiful But Deadly
11. Family Tree (1999)
12. Finder's Fee (2001)
13. Firewall (2006)
14. Grand Theft Parsons (2004)
15. Human Nature (2002)
16. Jackie Brown (1997)
17. Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
18. Lakeboat (2001)
19. Like Mike (2002)
20. The Magic of Marciano (2000)
21. Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
22. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
23. Medium Cool (1969)
24. The Method (1997)
25. Mulholland Drive (2001)
26. Outside Ozona (1998)
27. Psycho (1998)
28. Rear Window (1998)
29. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
30. The Stalking Moon (1969)
31. Stunts (1977)
aka: Who Is Killing the Stuntmen?
32. Supernova (2000)
33. Uncle Sam (1997)
34. Vigilante (1983)
aka: Street Gang
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