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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The Stepfather 1987  R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller, Robyn Stevan, Blu Mankuma, Jeff Schultz, Lindsay Bourne, Anna Hagan, Gillian Barber, Gabrielle Rose, Jackson Davies, Sandra Head
The stepfather, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn), at times appears to be a congenial family man. He romances and marries a series of widows, and all goes well until his new family fails to live up to his expectations. Then, the stepfather turns into a psychopathic murderer, kills them, and moves on to the next family of victims. Now, he is married to Susan Maine (Shelley Hack) whose daughter, Stephanie (Jill Schoelen), does not trust him, and the stepfather plots the next murders.
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Stepping Out 1991  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Shelley Winters, Bill Irwin, Ellen Greene, Julie Walters, Robyn Stevan, Jane Krakowski, Andrea Martin, Sheila McCarthy, Nora Dunn
Mavis Turner (Liza Minnelli) is a former dancer who agrees to teach a class of clumsy students to tap dance for a performance in a charity show.
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Sworn to Silence 1987 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Levin
Cast: Peter Coyote, Dabney Coleman, Liam Neeson, Caroline McWilliams, David Spielberg, Ed Nelson, Mavor Moore, Gary Chalk, Guy Sanvido, Margaret Langrick, Linda Darlow, Robyn Stevan
Despite local community outcries against a man accused of several killings, his lawyers believe he is innocent. But after he confesses to them, confidentiality precludes them from revealing the truth. Dabney Coleman won an Emmy for his performance as a hard-drinking lawyer.
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| 1. Distant Thunder (1988)
2. The Stepfather (1987)
3. Stepping Out (1991)
4. Sworn to Silence (1987)
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