The Battle of Shaker Heights 2003 PG-13, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart, Billy Kay, Kathleen Quinlan, Shiri Appleby, William Sadler, Ray Wise, Philipp Karner, Anson Mount, Dale R. Simonton, Michael McShane
This coming-of-age story is set in Shaker Heights, an upper-middle class suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Two teenagers–Bart (Elden Henson) and Kelly (Shia LaBeouf)–come from very different backgrounds but join forces and use military strategy to take on a local bully.
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The Curse II: The Bite 1988 R, 88 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: The Bite
Director: Frederico Prosperi Cast: Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck, Jamie Farr, Savina Gersak, Marianne Muellerleile, Al Fann, Sydney Lassick, Terrence Evans, Sandra Sexton, Bruce Marchiano, Shiri Appleby, Bo Svenson, Jose Garcia, Tiny Wells
While on a road trip through New Mexico, Lisa and Clark (Jill Schoelen and J. Eddie Peck) come across an abandoned nuclear test site that is teeming with radioactive snakes. One such snake bites Clark's hand, and now his arm becomes a lethal snake head. To top it off, his body produces snakes by the dozens. The special effects are good in this sequel to 1987's "The Curse," though there is no common storyline between the two.
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Havoc 2005 R, 92 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Barbara Kopple Cast: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Matt O'Leary, Freddy Rodriguez, Laura San Giacomo, Mike Vogel, Raymond Cruz, Alexis Dziena, Channing Tatum, Luis Robledo, Sam Hennings
Wealthy teens–Allison (Anne Hathaway), Emily (Bijou Phillips), Sam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Toby (Mike Vogel)–copy the "gangsta lifestyle" of talk and dress. But they run into real trouble on a trip to East L.A. in search of drugs when they run into Mexican drug dealer Hector (Freddy Rodriguez). Wealthy White girls and LA street thugs just do not mix, and danger is sure to follow.
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Swimfan 2002 PG-13, 90 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Polson Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Kate Burton, Clayne Crawford, Jason Ritter, Kia Goodwin, Dan Hedaya, Michael Higgins, Nick Sandow
After high-school senior Ben Cronin (Jesse Bradford) enjoys a one-night stand with sexy Madison (Erika Christensen), his life takes a decided turn for the worse when Madison fails in her demand that he drop girlfriend Amy (Shiri Appleby).
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Undertow 2004 R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: David Gordon Green Cast: Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan, Dermot Mulroney, Shiri Appleby, Kristen Stewart, Robert Longstreet, Pat Healy, Bill McKinney, Terry Loughlin, Eddie Rouse, Patrice Johnson
Widower John Mann (Dermot Mulroney) has retreated into an idyllic life of farming with his sons Chris (Jamie Bell) and Tim (Devon Alan). When John's fresh-out-of-prison brother, Deel (Josh Lucas), appears on the scene, tragedy follows close behind him.
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When Do We Eat? 2006 R, 86 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Salvador Litvak Cast: Michael Lerner, Lesley Ann Warren, Jack Klugman, Meredith Scott Lynn, Shiri Appleby, Max Greenfield, Ben Feldman, Mili Avital, Adam Lamberg, Cynda Williams, Mark Ivanir, Oscar Nunez, Dan Bucatinsky
Control freak Peggy Stuckman plans the perfect Passover Seder, and her efforts almost pay off–until son Zeke (Ben Feldman) slips his dad, Ira (Michael Lerner), an Ecstasy tablet that causes Ira to experience psychedelic hallucinations resulting in his inane efforts to end resentments within his stubborn, dysfunctional family.
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| 1. The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
2. The Curse II: The Bite (1988) aka: The Bite
3. Havoc (2005)
4. Swimfan (2002)
5. Undertow (2004)
6. When Do We Eat? (2006)
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