Cavedweller 2004 R, 101 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lisa Cholodenko Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn, Kevin Bacon, Sherilyn Fenn, Regan Arnold, Jill Scott, April Mullen, Vanessa Zima, Jackie Burroughs, Myron Natwick, Panou, Edie Inksetter, Brian Paul
After her rocker husband (Kevin Bacon) dies, musician Delia Byrd (Kyra Sedgwick) packs up her rebellious daughter Cissy (Regan Arnold) and returns to her Southern town to begin life anew with the now-teenage daughters–Dede (April Mullen) and Amanda (Vanessa Zima)–who she abandoned years ago. But the girls now live with ex-husband Clint's (Aidan Quinn) mother (Jackie Burroughs), and Delia must find courage to deal with once-abusive Clint if she wants to see her daughters.
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Cement 1999 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Adrian Pasdar Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Chris Penn, Sherilyn Fenn, Henry Czerny, Anthony DeSando, Gregory Jbara, Yorgo Constantine, Titus Welliver, Kevin Jackson, Max Martini
Corrupt cops Nin (Jeffrey Wright) and Holt (Chris Penn) are into the gangster and drug scenes. When hot-headed Holt finds his girlfriend with another gangster, there's hell to pay–a bath in cement for the gangster. Flashbacks show how they got to this point.
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Dillinger 1991 TV, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Rupert Wainwright Cast: Mark Harmon, Sherilyn Fenn, Will Patton, Bruce Abbott, Tom Bower, Patricia Arquette, Xander Berkeley, Vince Edwards, Amy Yasbeck, John Philbin, Yvonne Suhor, Lawrence Tierney, David Neidorf, Joe Guzaldo, Michael Krawic
Mark Harmon takes on the role of bank robber John Dillinger in this version that takes liberties with the story while looking at Dillinger's personal relationships as he lives life on the edge. After his prison sentence is completed, Dillinger is determined to never again serve time while he continues his illegal activities. He does get arrested again but escapes and has plastic surgery to disguise himself. J. Edgar Hoover (Vince Edwards) is determined to capture him, and Dillinger is betrayed by his girlfriend Billie's (Sherilyn Fenn) landlady, which leads to the Feds ending his life outside Chicago's Biograph Theater. Look quickly for Lawrence Tierney–who played Dillinger 1945 film–as a sheriff gunned down by Dillinger's gang.
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The Don's Analyst 1997 R, 103 min. Genre: Comedy aka: National Lampoon's The Don's Analyst
Director: David Jablin Cast: Robert Loggia, Kevin Pollak, Sherilyn Fenn, Joseph Bologna, Angie Dickinson, Rick Aiello, Robert Cicchini, Lucy Webb, Howard Jerome, David Calderisi
In this made-for-TV spoof, another in a series of second-rate National Lampoon comedies, Godfather Don Vito Leone (Robert Loggia) is having all sorts of problems at home and "work." He decides to undergo psychoanalysis–a wrong decision.
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007 R, 95 min. Genre: Comedy / Action
Director: Robert Berlinger Cast: Jonathan Bennett, Randy Wayne, April Scott, Adam Shulman, Willie Nelson, Christopher McDonald, Sherilyn Fenn, Harland Williams, Joel Moore, Todd Grinnell, Kimberly Bosso, Sy Richardson, Kym Stys, Jennifer Hill
This made-for-TV feature-length show explains how and why the Duke cousins Bo (Jonathan Bennett) and Luke (Randy Wayne) were sent to Hazzard County to live with their moonshiner Uncle Jessie (Willie Nelson). The story unfolds revealing why Bo and Luke incurred the wrath of Boss Hogg (Christopher McDonald) when he tried to foreclose on Uncle Jesse's farm. They join forces with 18-year-old cousin Daisy (April Scott) and come up with one scheme after another–including kidnapping–making Boss Hogg's life miserable as they compete with him in the moonshine business and plot to keep Uncle Jesse's farm out of Boss Hogg's clutches.
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Fatal Instinct 1993 PG-13, 89 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Reiner Cast: Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Nelligan, Sean Young, Christopher McDonald, James Remar, Tony Randall, Eartha Kitt
This had the possibility of being a good satire on the film world, but, while it does have very funny moments, it is not one of Reiner's best efforts.
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Just Write 1997 PG-13, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Gallerani Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn, Alex Rocco, Jeffrey D. Sams, Costas Mandylor, Yeardley Smith, Holland Taylor, Anita Barone
A tour bus driver, Harold McMurphy (Jeremy Piven), sees a future with his favorite star, Amanda Clark (Sherilyn Fenn), when she wrongly assumes that he is a screenwriter. He goes along with the charade that leads to more than one complication for Harold in this comedy.
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Of Mice and Men 1992 PG-13, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Gary Sinise Cast: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham, Alexis Arquette, Joe D'Angerio, Tuck Milligan, Mark Boone Junior, David Steen, Moira Harris
This remake of John Steinbeck's novel about California migrant workers during the Great Depression is well worth watching. John Malkovich plays feeble-minded Lennie who is in need of support and protection by his friend George (Gary Sinise). They find work at a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley, but the foreman, Curley (Casey Siemaszko), torments Lennie, and Curley's wife (Sherilyn Fenn) flirts with Lennie–all of which leads to a tragic end.
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Off Season 2001 TV, 95 min. Genre: Family
Director: Bruce Davison Cast: Hume Cronyn, Sherilyn Fenn, Rory Culkin, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath, Stephen E. Miller, Adam Arkin, Karin Konoval, Lisa Pelikan, Philip Granger
This made-for-TV family film follows 10-year-old Jackson (Rory Culkin), who lost his parents, is sent to Florida to spend time with his aunt (Sherilyn Fenn), a resort lounge singer. He meets Sam (Hume Cronyn) and, as Jackson gets to know him, starts believing that the old man may be Santa Claus who is vacationing until it is time to head back North.
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Out of Control 1985 R, 78 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Holzman Cast: Martin Hewitt, Betsy Russell, Jim Youngs, Claudia Udy, Andrew J. Lederer, Cindi Dietrich, Richard Kantor, Sherilyn Fenn
Teenagers, on their way to a private island retreat, endure a plane crash. They find themselves on an island where they undergo hardships, yet they mix humor, sex, drinking, and drugs into their survival efforts. Get the picture?
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Outside Ozona 1998 R, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: J.S. Cardone Cast: Taj Mahal, Robert Forster, Sherilyn Fenn, Swoosie Kurtz, Meat Loaf, Penelope Ann Miller, David Paymer, Kevin Pollak, Kateri Walker, Lois Red Elk
A series of coincidences, involving a group of strangers traveling the lonely highways outside Ozona, Oklahoma, bring them together through the local radio station KWOK's DJ Dix (Taj Mahal).
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Ruby 1992 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Mackenzie Cast: Danny Aiello, Sherilyn Fenn, Frank Orsatti, Jeffrey Nordling, Veronica Hart, Maurice Benard, Joe Viterelli, Robert S. Telford, John Roselius, David Duchovny, Richard C. Sarafian, Marc Lawrence
This interesting fictionalized account of the assassination of JFK is from the perspective of strip-joint owner Jack Ruby (Danny Aiello), who shot the person, Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of the assassination in front of a national TV audience. It brings out the various conspiracy theories of the assassination.
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Scent of Danger 2002 TV, 88 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller aka: Scent of Murder
Director: Peter Svatek Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Costas Mandylor, Emma Campbell, Bruce Dinsmore, James McGowan, Ellen David, Steve Adams, Alicia Ducasse, Cary Lawrence, Vlasta Vrana
Dog trainer Brenna Shaw (Sherilyn Fenn) also helps in search-and-rescue cases. She saves a young captive of a serial killer, and now the killer intends to make Brenna his next victim. Made for TV.
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The Shadow Men 1998 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Timothy Bond Cast: Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, Brendon Ryan Barrett, Dean Stockwell, Andrew Prine, Chris McCarty, Tom Poster, Valerie Swift, Hans Howes, David Bowe, Ben Slack, Treva Tegtmeier
Bob, Dez, and son Andy Wilson (Eric Roberts, Sherilyn Fenn, and Brendon Ryan Barrett) experience an alien encounter and report it to authorities. But when a trio of Men In Black begin to stalk and menace the family, the Wilsons decide to fight back with the help of sci-fi writer Stan Mills (Dean Stockwell).
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Silence of the Heart 1984 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Michaels Cast: Mariette Hartley, Dana Hill, Howard Hesseman, Chad Lowe, Charlie Sheen, Silvana Gallardo, Lynette Mettey, Elizabeth Berridge, Alexandra Powers, Sherilyn Fenn
In this excellent made-for-TV film, a teenager (Chad Lowe) is killed in an auto accident, which appears to be a suicide. How the family and his closest friend cope with this tragedy is revealed.
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Thrashin' 1986 PG-13, 93 min. Genre: Drama
Director: David Winters Cast: Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, Pamela Gidley, Chuck McCann, Brett Marx, Sherilyn Fenn, Brooke McCarter, Josh Richman, David Wagner, Tony Alva
Street skating is the theme of this rather lame movie about a skateboarder (Josh Brolin) who runs into trouble when he appears in L.A. for a skateboard contest.
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Three of Hearts 1993 R, 102 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Yurek Bogayevicz Cast: William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Joe Pantoliano, Gail Strickland, Cec Verrell, Claire Callaway, Marek Johnson, Monique Mannen, Timothy Stickney, Tony Amendola, Gloria Gifford
When college professor Ellen (Sherilyn Fenn) leaves, her lover Connie (Kelly Lynch) is left with a problem: Ellen will not be available to escort her to her sister's wedding. Solution: hire an escort, Joe (William Baldwin). After Joe and Connie hit it off, she convinces him to pursue Ellen and then drop her so she will return heartbroken to Connie. A plot much easier planned than executed.
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Two Moon Junction 1988 R, 104 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Zalman King Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol, Martin Hewitt, Juanita Moore, Don Galloway, Millie Perkins, Milla Jovovich
April (Sherilyn Fenn) is from a rich, southern family, and her father is a senator to boot. She has just graduated from college and will soon marry a man with an appropriate station in life. When she is left alone in the mansion, she gets bored, meets a carnival man, and has a sex-filled interlude. Poor, and there is a sequel: "Return to Two Moon Junction."
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The United States of Leland 2003 R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Martin Donovan, Ann Magnuson, Kerry Washington, Sherilyn Fenn, Matt Malloy
After committing a shocking murder, world-famous novelist Albert T. Fitzgerald's (Kevin Spacey) son Leland (Ryan Gosling) is confined to a juvenile detention center. Leland's teacher Pearl Madison (Don Cheadle) is an aspiring writer, and it doesn't take long for Pearl to see a career-enhancing book in the story about why Leland committed the crime.
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The Wraith 1986 R, 93 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Mike Marvin Cast: Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Clint Howard, Randy Quaid, Griffin O'Neal, Sherilyn Fenn, David Sherrill, Matthew Barry, Chris Nash, Steven Eckholdt
If you are into car wrecks and blood and guts, you will find this film is the one for which you have been waiting. Be sure to check out the Wraith Mobile that attempts to avenge a gang of road pirates.
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| 1. The Assassination File (1996)
2. Cavedweller (2004)
3. Cement (1999)
4. Crime Zone (1988)
5. Dillinger (1991)
6. The Don's Analyst (1997) aka: National Lampoon's The Don's Analyst
7. The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
8. Fatal Instinct (1993)
9. Just Write (1997)
10. Lovelife (1997)
11. Of Mice and Men (1992)
12. Off Season (2001)
13. Out of Control (1985)
14. Outside Ozona (1998)
15. Ruby (1992)
16. Scent of Danger (2002) aka: Scent of Murder
17. The Shadow Men (1998)
18. Silence of the Heart (1984)
19. Thrashin' (1986)
20. Three of Hearts (1993)
21. Two Moon Junction (1988)
22. The United States of Leland (2003)
23. The Wraith (1986)
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