Bogus 1996  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Denis Mercier, Nancy Travis, Andrea Martin, Al Waxman, Richard Portnow, Sheryl Lee Ralph
Bogus is a family movie about a little boy, Albert Franklin (Haley Joel Osment), who is orphaned when he loses his Las Vegas showgirl mother. Sent to live in Newark, N.J., with his mother's friend, Harriet Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg), Albert feels resentful and alone. To solve his dilemma, he invents a friend (Bogus is a happy face cartoon Albert draws); however, his invention comes to life in the form of Gerard Depardieu.
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Deterrence 2000  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sean Astin, Clotilde Courau, Badja Djola, Mark Thompson, Uzi Gal, Kathryn Morris, Michael Mantell
In the year 2008, U.S. President Emerson (Kevin Pollak), who took office after the death of the elected president, is now running for his own term as president. He and his staff get snowed in at a small diner in Colorado. That's a good time for Saddam Hussein's son, now running Iraq, to invade Kuwait and kill hundreds of members of the American peacekeeping force. The President warns that he will nuke Iraq if they don't retreat, and Hussein counters with his own threats. So, Emerson asks the people in the diner what to do. Made in 1998 but sat on the shelf until the 2000 release.
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The Distinguished Gentleman 1992  R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Lane Smith, Victoria Rowell, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Joe Don Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Charles S. Dutton, Noble Willingham, James Garner, Gary Frank
This satire on Washington, D.C. politics involves a con man (Eddie Murphy) elected to public office who later sees the error of his ways.
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The Flintstones 1994 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Brian Levant
Cast: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Elizabeth Perkins, Rosie O'Donnell, Kyle MacLachlan, Halle Berry, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Moll, Jonathan Winters, Sheryl Lee Ralph
The Flintstones leap from pages of animation into the human world as they portray America's favorite prehistoric family. Fans of the Flintstones will thoroughly enjoy this clever presentation with John Goodman as the family patriarch, Fred.
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The Mighty Quinn 1989 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, M. Emmet Walsh, James Fox, Mimi Rogers, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Keye Luke, Tyra Ferrell, Art Evans, Esther Rolle, Norman Beaton, Alex Colon, Carl Bradshaw, Fitz Weir, Baldwin Howe
Quinn (Denzel Washington) is the chief of police on a Caribbean island where he is trying to find a murderer. Although the clues point to his boyhood friend Maubee (Robert Townsend) who has become a local folk hero, Quinn believes that Maubee is innocent. Quinn is being pressured to solve the case and continues to investigate–even if it turns out that Maubee really is the murderer.
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Mistress 1992 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Primus
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Jace Alexander, Laurie Metcalf, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jean Smart, Ernest Borgnine
While Jack Roth (Martin Landau) attempts to produce a screenplay for Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl), three wealthy backers of the project (Eli Wallach, Danny Aiello, and Robert De Niro) work to get their mistresses roles in the film. This drama/comedy is not at all great, but not bad for a winter night when you don't want to think too hard.
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Oliver & Company 1988  G, 72 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: George Scribner
Cast: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dom DeLuise, Bette Midler, Robert Loggia, Natalie Gregory, Taurean Blacque, Carl Weintraub, Frank Welker
This animated Disney flick follows a kitten, Oliver (voice of Joey Lawrence) as he experiences adventures in the tough streets of New York. Though OK for the young ones, the gangster-ridden story may be a little much for the youngest ones. Loosely based on Dickens' "Oliver Twist." 1 User Review
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Personals 1998 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mike Sargent
Cast: Malik Yoba, Stacey Dash, Monteria Ivey, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jim Gaffigan, Rosalyn Coleman, Delilah Cotto, Angela Bullock, Joie Lee
A New York City magazine writer, Keith (Malik Yoba), loses his job when his two girlfriends take priority over his work. This results in both girlfriends taking a hike. Keith decides to place personal ads in the newspaper under two names and the responses lead to funny adventures with a variety of women.
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A Piece of the Action 1977 PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clark, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis, Marc Lawrence, Frances Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph
This sequel to "Uptown Saturday Night" has Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby again teamed, but this time around they are determined to help ghetto kids improve their lot in life.
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 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes, Mary Wickes, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Maggie Smith, Brad Sullivan
"Sister Mary Clarence" (Whoopi Goldberg) returns to the San Francisco convent when her friends, the convent sisters, need help with the high-school choir.
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Danny Glover, Richard(2) Brooks, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vonetta McGee, Wonderful Smith, Ethel Ayler, Sy Richardson
A drifter, Harry (Danny Glover), arrives at the doorstep of a couple he grew up with. The family, headed by Gideon (Paul Butler) and Suzie (Mary Alice), is undergoing strife, and Harry assists by helping them rediscover their roots. But, he also starts bringing in his shady friends and begins to drink heavily. After Gideon has a stroke, Harry takes over the household with disastrous results.
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Unconditional Love 1999  R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Steven Rush
Cast: John Kennedy Horne, Tracey Ross, Henry Silva, Miles O'Keeffe, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Leo Rossi, Antonio Fargas, Adrian Zmed, Robert Culp, Robert Miano
Reporter Joe Kirkman (John Kennedy Horne) is a crusader against slum conditions. When his good friend and mentor (Sheryl Lee Ralph) is murdered, Joe–with many roadblocks in the way–investigates while the bad guys are out to kill him. Poor in many respects.
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White Man's Burden 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Desmond Nakano
Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Tom Bower, Margaret Avery, Carrie Snodgress, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lawrence Bender, Tom Wright
Racial roles in America are reversed when Louis Pinnock (John Travolta) inadvertently glimpses the naked wife of his boss, Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte). Pinnock is fired, cannot find a new job, and faces eviction. Next, his wife and kids go home to her mother. Things cannot get much worse than this. BUT, wait, they do!
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Witch Hunt 1994  R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Bogosian, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Julian Sands, Valerie Mahaffey, John Epperson, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg, Christopher John Fields
Set in 1953, this made-for-cable-TV film is another takeoff on the McCarthy era. Witchcraft and magic are commonplace and Senator Larson Crockett (Eric Bogosian) is holding hearings on this threat to the American way of life. Meanwhile, private investigator Lovecraft (Dennis Hopper) is hired to investigate an infidelity case. When the subject is a victim of a magic spell, Lovecraft, who is one of the few who refuse to use magic, must get to the bottom of the conspiracy before his employer (the victim's wife) is burned at the stake.
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| 1. Bogus (1996)
2. Deterrence (2000)
3. The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
4. The Flintstones (1994)
5. The Mighty Quinn (1989)
6. Mistress (1992)
7. Oliver & Company (1988)
8. Personals (1998)
9. A Piece of the Action (1977)
10. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
11. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
12. Unconditional Love (1999)
13. White Man's Burden (1995)
14. Witch Hunt (1994)
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