First Do No Harm 1997  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Oni Faida Lampley, Michael Yarmush, Margo Martindale, Leo Burmester, Tom Butler, Mairon Bennett
This made-for-TV film is about parents Lori (Meryl Streep) and Robbie (Seth Adkins) Reimuller watching as their epileptic son grows weaker, and doctors try different drugs to control his seizures.
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Funky Monkey 2004  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Harry Basil
Cast: Matthew Modine, Seth Adkins, Roma Downey, Bodhi Elfman, Jeffrey Tambor, Fred Ward, Gilbert Gottfried, Justine Basil, Pat Finn, Michael Diamant
A secret government laboratory makes kung-fu fighters out of chimpanzees. Employee Jack McCall (Matthew Modine) doesn't agree with what is going on, so he takes off with the chimp. When the government recovers the chimpanzee, Matthew and new-found friend, young genius Michael (Seth Adkins), team up to recover the chimp and stop the testing. Mindless family fun.
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Geppetto 2000 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Tom Moore
Cast: Drew Carey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brent Spiner, Rene Auberjonois, Seth Adkins, Usher Raymond, Ana Gasteyer, Wayne Brady, Melissa Bailey, Anthony Crivello, Kane Hodder
This Disney live-action musical version of Pinocchio is actually an OK retelling of the classic tale, this time as seen through the eyes of Geppetto, Pinocchio's (Seth Adkins) creator. Drew Carey does a good job in the role of Geppetto who learns that children are not perfect. Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the Blue Fairy and Brent Spiner as Stromoli are a hoot.
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Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998  PG-13, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Mafia!
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke, Christina Applegate, Pamela Gidley, Olympia Dukakis, Jason Fuchs, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo Bianco, Seth Adkins, Blake Hammond, Philip Suriano, Vincent Pastore, Gregory Sierra, Marisol Nichols
Vincenzo Cortino (Lloyd Bridges) rose from a poor Sicilian background to the top of the U.S. Mafia. After an attempt on his life, his son Anthony (Jay Mohr) heads for Las Vegas and runs a casino where things get complicated.
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Pirates of the Plain 1999 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Tim Curry, Seth Adkins, Dee Wallace, Charles Napier, Jeffrey Pillars, Buck Ford, Sean Higgs, Danny Keogh, Peter Butler, Jeroen Kranenburg
Eight-year-old Bobby (Seth Adkins) lives in a rural town in the Midwest with his mother (Dee Wallace) and grandfather (Charles Napier). He also has quite an imagination, and he uses it to escape into a world of fantasy. One day his fantasies become reality as a pirate (Tim Curry) from the 17th century materializes. But with the pirate comes trouble, and the family adventures begin.
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Stir 1998 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Rodion Nakhapetov
Cast: Traci Lords, Andrew Heckler, Daniel Roebuck, Seth Adkins, Tony Todd, Karen Black, Michael J. Pollard, Reno Wilson, Robert Wisdom, Angel Aviles, Darryl Jones, Rodion Nakhapetov
Shortly after Joseph Bekins (Daniel Roebuck) was murdered in a motel room, his widow, Kelly (Traci Lords), and their six-year-old son, Matthew (Seth Adkins), visit the sight of the crime. Kelly is surprised to find Joseph's colleague, Michael (Andrew Heckler), there also. Unbeknownst to them, all fall under the watchful eye of FBI agent Bubba (Tony Todd). Later, Matthew begins having visions of his father's death scene and identifies Michael as the killer. Now, the action really heats up.
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| 1. First Do No Harm (1997)
2. Funky Monkey (2004)
3. Geppetto (2000)
4. Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
aka: Mafia!
5. Pirates of the Plain (1999)
6. Stir (1998)
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