Almost Heroes 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn, David Packer, Bokeem Woodbine, Lisa Barbuscia, Scott Anderson, Hamilton Camp, Steven M. Porter
In this film, which marks Chris Farley's last starring role, he plays a 19th-century explorer, Bartholomew Hunt, who sets out with his companion, Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), in a race to the Pacific Ocean–with the intent of stealing the thunder from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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American Boyfriends 1989  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sandy Wilson
Cast: Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Jason Blicker, Liisa Repo Martell, Delia Brett, Michelle Bardeaux, Troy Mallory, Scott Anderson, Gordon Currie, Loren Dunsworth
Set in the 1960s, this sequel to "My American Cousin" brings back Sandy Wilcox (Margaret Langrick), who has grown up and is a Canadian college freshman. Bored with college, she and two friends head to a wedding in Oregon, and before you know it they are having fun from California to Europe. A fair follow-up to the good original.
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The Hunting Party 2007 R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Shepard
Cast: Richard Gere, Terrence Howard, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Kruger, James Brolin, Joy Bryant, Dylan Baker, Mark Ivanir, Ljubomir Kerekes, Kristina Krepela, Goran Kostic, Scott Anderson
War correspondent Simon Hunt (Richard Gere) suffered a melt-down while reporting during the war in Bosnia and disappeared from the scene. Now, five years later, network anchorman Franklin Harris (James Brolin) is reporting on the scene and brings Hunt's cameraman Duck (Terrence Howard) with him. Out of the blue, Simon appears with a lead on where the fugitive Serbian war criminal "The Fox" (Ljubomir Kerekes) can be found. Unable to resist the scoop, Duck, Simon, and Benjamin (Jesse Eisenberg) the son of the network vice-president set out in search of "The Fox." As they follow a trail that ends in numerous dead ends, Simon confesses that he does not want to interview "The Fox," he wants to kill him to avenge the death of his pregnant Bosnian girlfriend of the past. Other problems rise to the fore–including interference from a U.N. peacekeeping official (Mark Ivanir)–that result in alerting "The Fox" of their presence. But still, the search continues.
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Skinwalkers 2007 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: James Isaac
Cast: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Kim Coates, Natassia Malthe, Matthew Knight, Sarah Carter, Tom Jackson, Rogue Johnston, Barbara Gordon, Shawn Roberts, Lyriq Bent, Todd Schroeder, Scott Anderson
Bad skinwalkers (werewolves)–Varek (Jason Behr), Zo (Kim Coates), and Sonja (Natassia Malthe)–converge on the town of Huguenot where Timothy (Matthew Knight) is preparing to celebrate his 13th birthday. Timothy is being raised by his widowed mother Rachel (Rhona Mitra) and her husband's family (Sarah Carter, Elias Koteas, and Barbara Gordon). Katherine is unaware that the family members are werewolves and that they protect Timothy because the family knows that Timothy holds the power to control the good skinwalkers' destiny. But, those bad skinwalkers know of the prophecy and, having just learned of where Timothy lives, are determined to kill him.
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| 1. Almost Heroes (1998)
2. American Boyfriends (1989)
3. The Hunting Party (2007)
4. Skinwalkers (2007)
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