Amazing Stories: Book 2 1987  PG, 71 min.
Genre: Animation / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Zemeckis, Brad Bird
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Scott Coffey, Mary Stuart Masterson, Stan Freberg, Annie Potts, Mercedes McCambridge, Billy Beck, Tom Bresnahan, Scott Menville, Marshall Efron, Jack Angel, Brad Bird
Two more stories from the Spielberg TV series are provided: "Go to the Head of the Class," concerns two students who get back at their sadistic teacher, and "Family Dog" is an animated film of a suburban family as seen through the eyes of their dog.
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Montana 1990  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Richard Crenna, Lea Thompson, Justin Deas, Elizabeth Berridge, Darren Dalton, Scott Coffey, Michael Madsen, Jim Bishop, Dana Andersen, A.J. Kallan, Dean Norris, Kurt Bushnell, Dean Folkvord, Tammy Lewis
Good action prevails in this Western film about a long-married couple Bess and Hoyce Guthrie (Gena Rowlands and Richard Crenna). They are at a crisis point in their lives over the decision of whether to remain ranchers or allow progressive technology to take over their lives.
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 Mulholland Drive 2001 R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Mark Pellegrino, Robert Forster, Lee Grant, Michael J. Anderson, Kate Forster, Brent Briscoe, Justin Theroux, Katharine Towne, Scott Coffey, Chad Everett
Aspiring actress Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) arrives in L.A. and into her vacationing aunt's garden apartment. To her surprise, she discovers that the apartment is already being used by Rita (Laura Harring) who is suffering from amnesia following her involvement in a car accident the previous night. Betty and Rita set out to uncover Rita's identity. At the same time, movie director Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) experiences problems with his financial backers. By story's end, Betty's, Rita's, and Adam's lives affect each other in such mystifying scenes that the viewer is left to interpret the solutions. David Lynch received a Best Director Oscar nomination.
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Satisfaction 1988  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
aka: Girls of Summer
Director: Joan Freeman
Cast: Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, Julia Roberts, Britta Phillips, Scott Coffey, Deborah Harry, Chris Nash, Michael DeLorenzo, Tom(2) O'Brien
Rock band lead singer Jennie Lee (Justine Bateman) finds unforeseen problems when her group, "Mystery," is hired for a gig at an expensive resort. Her companions, who are from a seedy side of town, have mixed reactions to their new surroundings.
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 Shag 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Zelda Barron
Cast: Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Shirley Anne Field, Page Hannah, Robert Rusler, Jeff Yagher, Tyrone Power Jr., Paul Lieber
Despite its plot, this is a surprisingly good comedy. The story takes place during the summer of 1963 at Myrtle Beach where four Southern high-school girls partake of the Summer Fun Festival.
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Shout 1991  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday
Cast: John Travolta, James Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan, Linda Fiorentino, Scott Coffey, Glenn Quinn, Frank von Zerneck, Michael Bacall, Gwyneth Paltrow
Set in the 1950s at the Benedict Home for Boys in Texas, this story involves a new music teacher, Jack Cabe (John Travolta), whose liberal ideas–professing rock & roll–are not readily accepted by the warden, Eugene Benedict (Richard Jordan).
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SpaceCamp 1986  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Winer
Cast: Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Tom Skerritt, Kelly Preston, Tate Donovan, Joaquin Phoenix, Larry B. Scott, Barry Primus, Terry O'Quinn, Scott Coffey
While teaching at the U.S. Space Camp in Alabama, the instructor (Kate Capshaw) and her students are accidentally launched into space where they must learn survival techniques in the real environment.
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 Tank Girl 1995  R, 103 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rachel Talalay
Cast: Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts, Ann Cusack, Ice-T, Don Harvey, Iggy Pop, James Hong, Scott Coffey, Brian Wimmer
Rebecca Buck "Tank Girl" (Lori Petty) steps from her comic book pages onto the screen in this soft-core porn film about super-trials in the super-lives of superheroines. Tank Girl takes on the evil Water and Power Company in the year 2033. Maybe the Citizens Utility Board finally realized their futility!!
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The Temp 1993 R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tom Holland
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt, Steven Weber, Scott Coffey, Dakin Matthews, Colleen Flynn, Maura Tierney, Lin Shaye, Jesse Vint
Kris Bolin (Lara Flynn Boyle) fills in as a temporary office assistant when Peter Dern's (Timothy Hutton) secretary goes on vacation. Murder and mayhem quickly follow her arrival as the corporate office is turned into her own "playhouse."
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| 1. Amazing Stories: Book 2 (1987)
2. Montana (1990)
3. Mulholland Drive (2001)
4. Satisfaction (1988)
aka: Girls of Summer
5. Shag (1989)
6. Shout (1991)
7. SpaceCamp (1986)
8. Tank Girl (1995)
9. The Temp (1993)
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