Another Stakeout 1993  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Badham
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O'Donnell, Dennis Farina, Marcia Strassman, Cathy Moriarty, John Rubinstein, Miguel Ferrer, Madeleine Stowe, Sharon Maughan, Christopher Doyle, Sharon Schaffer, Rick Seaman, Jan Speck, Gene Ellison-Jones
This time around, those wacky police detectives Chris Lecce and Bill Reimers (Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez) are joined by one very large dog and Assistant District Attorney Gina Garrett(Rosie O'Donnell) as they search for a witness needed for a trial in the near future.
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Beautiful Girls 1996 R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Ted Demme
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino, Uma Thurman, Max Perlich, Martha Plimpton, Richard Bright, Annabeth Gish, Noah Emmerich, Anne Bobby, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Willie (Timothy Hutton) returns home for a high-school reunion and finds that the guys–including himself–have not grown up. Furthermore, the women in their lives are not ranked much higher on the maturity scale.
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Car 54, Where Are You? 1994  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Fishman
Cast: David Johansen, Fran Drescher, John C. McGinley, Nipsey Russell, Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Al Lewis, Tone Loc
WELL, if you were a fan of the original 1960s television series, you may find some redeeming qualities in this film. If not, forget it, and check out another film. It is the same old story, no new twists and turns, but it will fill up an hour and a half on a rainy afternoon.
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Exit to Eden 1994 R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Rosie O'Donnell, Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Hector Elizondo, Iman, Stuart Wilson, Donna Dixon, Rosemary Forsyth, John Schneider
Eden is a private resort where the staff aims to fulfill sexual fantasies. While there is no disputing that this film has sex, what it is lacking is full use of the comedic talent at hand. However, the time viewing will not be entirely wasted as Rosie O'Donnell and Dan Aykroyd do not disappoint.
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The Flintstones 1994 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Moll, Jonathan Winters, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dann Florek, Irwin Keyes, Harvey Korman, Mary-Kate Olsen, Melanie Silver
The Flintstones leap from pages of animation into the human world as they portray America's favorite prehistoric family. Fans of the Flintstones will thoroughly enjoy this clever presentation with John Goodman as the family patriarch, Fred.
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Harriet the Spy 1996  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Vanessa Lee Chester, J. Smith-Cameron, Robert Joy, Eartha Kitt, Charlotte Sullivan, Gregory Smith, Teisha Kim, Cecilley Carroll, Nina Shock, Conor Devitt, Alisha Morrison, Nancy Beatty, Sally Cahill
Based on Louise Fitzhugh's children's book, this is the story of Harriet (Michelle Trachtenberg), a 13-year-old girl who prowls her neighborhood spying on its happenings and making entries in her notebook. When her notebook is discovered, Harriet must pay the consequences.
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I'll Do Anything 1994  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Nick Nolte, Whittni Wright, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Tracey Ullman, Joely Richardson, Ian McKellen, Woody Harrelson, Robert Joy, Rosie O'Donnell
A not-so-very successful actor (Nick Nolte) suddenly is given custody of his daughter (Whittni Wright), a six-year-old who has never known her father. He gets a job as a chauffeur for a movie studio exec and finds time to fall in love with his daughter.
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A League of Their Own 1992  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Penny Marshall
Cast: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Megan Cavanagh, Tracy Reiner, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Bill Pullman, Tea Leoni, Jon Lovitz, Bitty Schram, Don S. Davis, Ann Cusack
During World War II, the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League was formed to make up for the dearth of men playing the sport. This is the story of one team in the league, the Rockford Peaches, and centers on Oregon sisters Dottie and Kit (Geena Davis and Lori Petty) who come to Chicago to play ball. Other players who also make the team include Mae Mordabito (Madonna), Doris Murphy (Rosie O'Donnell), and Marla Hooch (Megan Cavanagh). The team's owner (Garry Marshall) picks ex-baseball star Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), who ruined his career with alcoholism, as the manager. Training begins, Dugan stops drinking, and the underdog team works hard and gains success.
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Now and Then 1995  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Cast: Gaby Hoffmann, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Melanie Griffith, Rita Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Cloris Leachman
When a mother-to-be is about to give birth, her lifelong friends gather around for support and reminiscences.
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 Sleepless in Seattle 1993  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Gaby Hoffmann, Carey Lowell, Frances Conroy, Victor Garber, Barbara Garrick, David Hyde Pierce, Dana Ivey, Tom Riis Farrell
Talk-show listener Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) becomes emotionally involved in the plight of recent widower Sam (Tom Hanks) when she hears his story over the radio. Sam's eight-year-old son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), had called the show hoping to find a new mother. Annie is engaged to marry Walter (Bill Pullman), but she believes it is Sam who she wants to marry. She travels to Seattle to meet Sam but then changes her mind. Meanwhile, Jonah has booked a flight to New York to meet Annie. Sam follows his son, and finally meets Annie in the observation area of the Empire State Building where love blooms. A nice, sweet, romantic comedy.
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 Tarzan 1999 G, 88 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Rosie O'Donnell, Wayne Knight, Nigel Hawthorne, Lance Henriksen, Brian Blessed, Alex D. Linz, Taylor Dempsey, Jason Marsden, Debi Derryberry, Rodger Bumpass, Jim Cummings, Jack Angel
This animated Disney film begins with violent scenes that are inappropriate for very young children. But for those old enough to handle vicious killings, this story of Tarzan's (voice of Alex D. Linz as a youth and voice of Tony Goldwyn as an adult) childhood among the gorillas should entertain; however, parents should be aware that violence continues with a hanging death and an abundance of gunfire. An Oscar was received for the song "You'll Be in My Heart."
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The Twilight of the Golds 1997 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ross Kagan Marks
Cast: Garry Marshall, Faye Dunaway, Jill Bernstein, Mark Shunkey, Jennifer Beals, Brendan Fraser, Jon Tenney, Sean O'Bryan, John Schlesinger, Rosie O'Donnell
Phyllis Gold (Faye Dunaway) has a genetic test performed on her unborn child and discovers that he will be predisposed to homosexuality. Her problem: whether or not to undergo an abortion.
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Wide Awake 1998 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary, Robert Loggia, Rosie O'Donnell, Camryn Manheim, Vicki Giunta, Julia Stiles, Michael Shulman, Heather Casler, Dan Lauria, Stefan Niemczyk, Michael Pacienza, Jaret Ross Barron
When his Grandpa Beal (Robert Loggia) passes away, 10-year-old Joshua (Joseph Cross) embarks on a search for God in order to find his grandfather who had promised to be with him forever. He gets help from sports-loving nun, Sister Terry (Rosie O'Donnell), who appears to be as equally devoted to baseball as she is to God.
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| 1. Another Stakeout (1993)
2. Beautiful Girls (1996)
3. Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
4. Exit to Eden (1994)
5. The Flintstones (1994)
6. Harriet the Spy (1996)
7. I'll Do Anything (1994)
8. A League of Their Own (1992)
9. Now and Then (1995)
10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
11. Tarzan (1999)
12. The Twilight of the Golds (1997)
13. Wide Awake (1998)
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