The Accidental Tourist 1988  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, Robert Hy Gorman, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr., London Nelson, Donald Neal, Bradley Mott, Seth Granger, Amanda Houck, Caroline Houck, Gregory Gouyer
Their 12-year-old son is murdered, and, finding it hard to cope with the tragedy, Macon (William Hurt) and his wife Sarah (Kathleen Turner) separate. The dead son's Welsh corgi has discipline problems, and Macon hires dog trainer Muriel (Geena Davis) to solve the problem. Now, Macon and Muriel start a relationship, but when Sara realizes what is happening, she wants to get back together with Macon, and problems lie ahead. Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The film also received three Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
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Charlie's Ghost Story 1994  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Anthony Edwards
Cast: Cheech Marin, Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino, Trenton Knight, Charles Rocket, J.T. Walsh, Daphne Zuniga, Robert Hy Gorman, Veronica Lauren, Dean Cameron
Young Charlie's (Trenton Knight) archaeologist father (Anthony Edwards) is so preoccupied with his discovery of Spanish conquistador Coronado's cave that he neglects Charlie. But Charlie finds a friend in the ghost of Coronado (Cheech Marin) who haunts the boy. Together they embark on an adventure to enable Coronado to find a proper place for him to rest in peace. Based on a Mark Twain story.
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan, Concetta Tomei, David Duchovny, Kimmy Robertson, Jayne Brook, Eda Reiss Merin, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet, Jeff Bollow, Chris Claridge
A single mom (Concetta Tomei) takes off for a new job in Australia and leaves her five children in the care of a tyrannical old woman (Eda Reiss Merin). But, the woman dies of a heart attack on the first day, and now the kids (Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, and Christopher Pettiet) must fend for themselves–after dropping the babysitter off at a mortuary.
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Forever Young 1992 PG, 138 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Elijah Wood, Isabel Glasser, George Wendt, Nicolas Surovy, David Marshall Grant, Robert Hy Gorman, Joe Morton, Art LaFleur, Millie Slavin, Veronica Lauren, Michael A. Goorjian, Eric Pierpoint, Walton Goggins
Daniel (Mel Gibson) is a test pilot who is cryogenically frozen in 1939 as part of a military experiment. David volunteers for the experiment so that he will not have to deal with his girlfriend Helen (Isabel Glasser) being in a coma. He wakes up in 1992 when young Nat (Elijah Wood) and Felix (Robert Hy Gorman) find the freezing unit while playing at an abandoned warehouse once run by the military. When David thaws out, the boys take him home where their mother Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis) takes care of him and helps him adjust to the modern world. Their friendship grows into love–until David learns that Helen is still alive.
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Funny About Love 1990 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Prosky, Stephen Tobolowsky, Susan Ruttan, Anne Jackson, Jean De Baer, David Margulies, Tara Shannon, Wendie Malick, Robert Hy Gorman, Freda Foh Shen, Scott Groff, Ramy Zada
Liberal political cartoonist Duffy Bergman (Gene Wilder) falls in love with and marries a chef, Meg (Christine Lahti). All goes well–for awhile–until Duffy thinks about having a baby, and Meg wants her career. They drift apart, and Duffy finds another "love of his life," Daphne (Mary Stuart Masterson). Only after Daphne becomes pregnant does Duffy realize how much Meg means to him.
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Leprechaun 1993 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Mark Jones
Cast: Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman, John Sanderford, Shay Duffin, John Voldstad, Pamela Mant, William Newman, David Permenter, Raymond C. Turner
After Dan O'Grady (Shay Duffin) returns to his North Dakota farm with the pot of gold he stole while visiting Ireland, his plans for enjoying his new-found wealth are quickly ended. The Leprechaun (Warwick Davis), whose gold Dan had stolen, has followed him. Now, the Leprechaun kills Dan's wife Leah (Pamela Mant), and Dan suffers a stroke–but not before locking the Leprechaun in a crate. Years later, teenager Tory (Jennifer Aniston) and her father J.D. (John Sanderford) move into the house, and the Leprechaun is accidentally released. Murder and mayhem ensue as the evil Leprechaun stops at nothing to regain his stolen pot of gold.
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Mr. Nanny 1993  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Hulk Hogan, Sherman Hemsley, Austin Pendleton, David Johansen, Robert Hy Gorman, Madeline Zima, Mother Love, Raymond O'Connor, Kelly Erin-Welton, James Coffey
Sean (Hulk Hogan), a retired wrestler, is talked into being a bodyguard/nanny for the children of Alex (Austin Pendleton) who has developed a secret microchip and is now being threatened by the dastardly Thanatos (David Johansen). The kids have already frightened away other nannies, and Sean has his hands full dealing with them. When Thanatos attempts to kidnap the children, the adventure begins in this weak comedy/family flick.
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Rookie of the Year 1993  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Daniel Stern
Cast: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Dan Hedaya, Amy Morton, Albert Hall, Eddie Bracken, Daniel Stern, Bruce Altman, Robert Hy Gorman, Patrick LaBrecque, Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine, Kristie Davis, Tyler Ann Caroll, Ross Lehman, Tom Milanovich
Twelve-year-old Henry Rowengartner (Thomas Ian Nicholas) loves baseball but has no talent as a player. But, after he breaks his arm and it heals, Henry discovers that he now has a "super" arm, and he can pitch better than any major league player. "Wait 'til next year!" is the cry of the Chicago Cubs, and Cubs manager Larry Fisher (Dan Hedaya) gets Henry to play for the Cubs hoping that Henry is just what Cubs owner Bob Carson (Eddie Bracken) needs to make the Cubs a winning team. With Henry pitching, the Cubs begin winning, and it looks like they are headed for the National Championships. Henry's family may be changing also when his mother Mary (Amy Morton) falls in love with injured Cubs player Chuck Steadman (Gary Busey).
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Sometimes They Come Back 1991 R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Nicholas Sadler, William Sanderson, Robert Hy Gorman, Chris Demetral, Tasia Valenza, Bentley Mitchum, Matt Nolan, Chadd Nyerges, T. Max Graham, William Kuhlke, Duncan McLeod, Nancy McLoughlin
A high-school teacher, Jim Norman (Tim Matheson), accepts a position in his hometown where, 30 years earlier, he had escaped from a high-school gang that killed his brother. The gang members subsequently died in a fiery car accident. Now they return from the dead, one by one, in his classroom and they're out to finish the job on him. His brother also returns to help him. Based on a Stephen King short story.
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| 1. The Accidental Tourist (1988)
2. Charlie's Ghost Story (1994)
3. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
4. Forever Young (1992)
5. Funny About Love (1990)
6. Leprechaun (1993)
7. Mr. Nanny (1993)
8. Rookie of the Year (1993)
9. Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
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