Adventures of Huck Finn 1993  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Robards, Ron Perlman, Dana Ivey, Anne Heche, Curtis Armstrong, Frances Conroy, James Gammon, Paxton Whitehead, Tom Eldredge, Laura Bell Bundy, Mary Louise Wilson, Danny Tamberelli
This production stays close to the first half of Mark Twain's novel. The con-men, "the King" (Jason Robards) and "the Duke" (Robbie Coltrane), are played well with hints of humor as they impersonate royalty and try to swindle two sisters (Anne Heche and Laura Bell Bundy) out of their fortune. Meanwhile, the innocent boy, Huck (Elijah Wood), has escaped from his brutal father, Pap (Ron Perlman), and has joined escaped slave Jim (Courtney B. Vance) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Huck and Jim develop an understanding of each other and then run into "the King" and "the Duke" along the way. It doesn't take long for Huck and Jim to be drawn reluctantly into the schemes of "the King" and "the Duke."
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 Deep Rising 1998  R, 106 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou, Cliff Curtis, Clifton Powell
A gang of jewel thieves is in for a surprise when boarding a cruise ship in the South China Sea to discover that passengers and crew have been victims of a giant squid that devours its victims by sucking the fluid from their bodies. Yuck!
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009  PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Christopher Eccleston, Rachel Nichols, Said Taghmaoui, Byung-hun Lee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ray Park, Gregory Fitoussi, Leo Howard, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin J. O'Connor
Soldiers Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are transporting a missile containing microscopic "nanomites" that are capable of destroying whole cities when their convoy is attacked by the evil Cobra organization, led by the Baroness (Sienna Miller). Duke and Ripcord are rescued by the G.I. Joes–Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Breaker (Said Taghmaoui). They take Duke and Ripcord to their base beneath the Sahara Desert where Duke and Ripcord are recruited by General Abernathy (Dennis Quaid) to join their ranks. All goes well–until the Baroness returns, and the chase is on, culminating in Paris where the Eiffel Tower is toppled.
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 The Jungle Book 1994  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese, Jason Flemyng, Stefan Kalipha, Faran Tahir, Ron Donachie, Anirudh Agarwal, Sean Naegeli, Liza Walker, Rachel Robertson
As a young Indian boy, Mowgli (Jason Scott Lee) was raised by wolves. The movie begins with an older Mowgli falling in love with Kitty (Lena Headey). Together, Mowgli, Kitty, and Kitty's boyfriend Capt. Boone (Cary Elwes) set off to find a lost city. Along the way they encounter Mowgli's animal friends. Disney.
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The Mummy Returns 2001 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velasquez, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, Dwayne Johnson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Max Cavalera, Shaun Parkes, Aharon Ipale, Bruce Byron, Joe Dixon
The year is 1935 when Imhotep's mummified remains arrive at a London museum–10 years after Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) first discovered him. Now Rick and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are married with a young son, Alex (Freddie Boath), but, once again, Rick is thrown into danger. This time, Rick has discovered an ancient bracelet that could lead to the rebirth of the evil Scorpion King (voice of Max Cavalera).
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 The Mummy 1999 PG-13, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Comedy / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Erick Avari, Omid Djalili, Aharon Ipale, Bernard Fox, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Tuc Watkins, Patricia Velasquez
Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) and Jonathan (John Hannah) set off on an archeological dig in search of Egypt's "City of the Dead" and convince Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead them. They find the city but, in the process, revive Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) who plans to take over the world–after sacrificing Evelyn.
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 Van Helsing 2004 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Shuler Hensley, Elena Anaya, Will Kemp, Kevin J. O'Connor, Alun Armstrong, Silvia Colloca, Josie Maran, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Fisher, Samuel West, Stephen Fisher
Cardinal Jinette (Alun Armstrong) sends monster slayer Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) on a mission to help Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) kill Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh)–an act that will release her ancestors from Purgatory.
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| 1. Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)
2. Deep Rising (1998)
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
4. The Jungle Book (1994)
aka: Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book
5. The Mummy Returns (2001)
6. The Mummy (1999)
7. Van Helsing (2004)
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