Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey 1991 PG, 98 min. Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hewitt Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Jim Martin, Hal Landon Jr., Chelcie Ross, Annette Azcuy, Sarah Trigger, Hal Landon Sr., Robert Noble, Taj Mahal
That dumb duo–teenagers Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves)–find themselves dead at the hands of their look-alike robots. So, they must convince everyone from God to the Grim Reaper to allow them permission to come back to life in order to get to the "Battle of the Bands" where they plan to perform with their rock group. They do manage to return to Earth and now must compete against their look-alike robots in "The Battle of the Bands." Some funny lines, but boy, are they ever dumb!
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Deadfall 1993 R, 99 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Coppola Cast: Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, Nicolas Cage, James Coburn, Peter Fonda, Charlie Sheen, Talia Shire, Angus Scrimm, J. Kenneth Campbell, Michael Constantine
Con artists Joe (Michael Biehn) and his father, Mike (James Coburn), work together until Mike is killed (in the line of "duty"). Mike's last words are that Joe should look in Mike's locker at a bus station. Joe finds that his father has a twin and that the twin had stolen money from Mike. Joe hunts down the twin, Lou (also played by Coburn) and finds that he is into the con game big time. Now, Joe joins Lou and his gang of thugs but still has lessons to learn.
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Good Luck 1996 R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy aka: The Ox and the Eye
Director: Richard LaBrie Cast: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones, Max Gail, Joe Theismann, Roy Firestone, Robert O'Reilly, Maria O'Brien, Jack Rader, Kathryn Howell, Ramsay Midwood, Sarah Trigger
Paraplegic Bernard "Bern" Lemley (Gregory Hines) and blind, suicidal, ex-professional football star Tony "Ole" Olezniak (Vincent D'Onofrio) challenge the rapids in a white-water race on Oregon's Rogue River in this uplifting story.
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Grand Canyon 1991 R, 134 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Kasdan Cast: Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Mary McDonnell, Mary-Louise Parker, Alfre Woodard, Jeremy Sisto, Tina Lifford, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jeanne Bates, Patrick Malone, Randle Mell, Sarah Trigger, Destinee DeWalt, Jack Kehler
Through a series of vignettes, this film examines a group of friends, including lawyer Mack (Kevin Kline) and his newfound friend Simon (Danny Glover). Mack's car breaks down in Simon's rough neighborhood, and Simon and his gang come to his aid. Mack thanks Simon by helping Simon's sister Deborah (Tina Lifford) move out of the neighborhood and by setting up a date for Simon with Jane (Alfre Woodard). Other neighborhood problems and solutions ensue as the lives of residents from different backgrounds intertwine.
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Paradise 1991 PG-13, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mary Agnes Donoghue Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, Elijah Wood, Thora Birch, Sheila McCarthy, Eve Gordon, Louise Latham, Sarah Trigger, Richard K. Olsen, Anthony Romano, Greg Travis, Rick Andosca, Timothy Erskine, Chestley Price, Dave Hager
A woman (Eve Gordon) with marital difficulties sends her 10-year-old son Willard (Elijah Wood) to a friend's house for the summer. In this quiet Southern town, the boy is befriended by a girl (Thora Birch), and attempts to find out why the couple (Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson) who he is staying with are so unhappy with each other. He makes them contemplate their lives, which had been marred by the death of their own child.
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PCU 1994 PG-13, 79 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Hart Bochner Cast: Jeremy Piven, Chris Young, Megan Ward, Jon Favreau, David Spade, Sarah Trigger, Alex Desert, Jessica Walter, Jake Busey, Maddie Corman
The plot for this comedy involves events occurring on the campus of Port Chester University during a weekend visit by pre-frosh Tom Lawrence (Chris Young). Tom is taken under the wing of a long-time (seven years) undergrad, Droz Andrews (Jeremy Piven), from whom Tom learns more than a little bit about the political correctness of PCU environs.
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Pet Sematary II 1992 R, 102 min. Genre: Horror / Action / Thriller
Director: Mary Lambert Cast: Edward Furlong, Jason McGuire, Clancy Brown, Anthony Edwards, Jared Rushton, Darlanne Fluegel, Robert Easton, Jason McGuire, Reid Binion, Sarah Trigger, Lisa Waltz, Jim Peck, Len Hunt, David Ratajczak, Lucius Houghton
After his mother, Renee (Darlanne Fluegel), is electrocuted and dies, teenager Jeff (Edward Furlong) and his father Chase (Anthony Edwards) move to Ludlow, Maine, where they hope to start life anew. Jeff hears stories about an Indian burial ground where pets come back to life and makes friends with Drew (Jason McGuire). When Drew's father Gus (Clancy Brown) kills Drew's dog Zowie, Jeff and Drew bury Zowie in the Indian burial ground. Zowie comes back to life and kills Gus. Now, Jeff, hoping for another life-after-death experience, thinks about how he can bring his mother back to life by burying her in the same burial ground .
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| 1. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
2. Deadfall (1993)
3. Good Luck (1996) aka: The Ox and the Eye
4. Grand Canyon (1991)
5. Paradise (1991)
6. PCU (1994)
7. Pet Sematary II (1992)
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