 Adaptation 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Jay Tavare, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Doug Jones, Jim Beaver
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage) takes on the project of adapting Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) non-fiction book, "The Orchid Thief," into a movie. Orlean's story involves John Laroche's (Chris Cooper) poaching of "ghost orchids" from a Florida Everglades natural preserve. Charlie faces a mid-life crisis when his brother Donald (also played by Cage), who is following in his brother's footsteps as a screenwriter, moves in with him. Donald breezes through the writing of his assigned screenplay. Meanwhile, paranoid Charlie encounters more than a few problems writing his and, in the process, ends up as the subject in his script that tells of his inability to adapt Orlean's book into a film. Cooper won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Cage) and Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep).
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Around the Fire 1999  R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Jacobsen
Cast: Devon Sawa, Bill Smitrovich, Tara Reid, Eric Mabius, Colman Domingo, Charlayne Woodard, Lisa Burgett, Henri Lubatti, John Pirruccello, Stephen Tobolowsky
Well-bred Simon (Devon Sawa) is still haunted by the mysterious death of his mother and feels that his father (Bill Smitrovich) married again much too quickly after the death. While at prep school he is introduced to drugs, and he quickly immerses himself into a new fantasy world of hippies and following of rock bands. He ends up in rehab where he must make tough decisions.
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 Basic Instinct 1992  R, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Leilani Sarelle, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Bruce A. Young, Dorothy Malone, Denis Arndt, Wayne Knight, Stephen Tobolowsky, Chelcie Ross, Daniel von Bargen, Benjamin Mouton, Bill Cable, Jack McGee
A bisexual novelist, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), is a suspect in a murder that closely resembles the plot of her latest bestseller. San Francisco homicide Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) becomes attracted to her as he investigates Tramell for the ice pick murder. Meanwhile, Nick's partner Gus Moran (George Dzundza) and his psychiatrist Beth Gardner (Jeanne Tripplehorn) are concerned for Nick's safety as more murders occur. But, Nick's sexual attraction to Catherine is not helping the investigation, and Nick unwittingly enters into Catherine's cat-and-mouse game.
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Bird on a Wire 1990  PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Romance / Thriller / Drama
Director: John Badham
Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance, Harry Caesar, Jeff Corey, Alex Bruhanski, John Pyper-Ferguson, Clyde Kusatsu, Jackson Davies, Florence Patterson, Tim Healy
Lots of chase scenes fill the screen in this film about lawyer Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) who saves her ex-fiance, FBI informer Rick Jarmin) (Mel Gibson), whose life is in jeopardy after he leaves the witness protection program.
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Black Dog 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kevin Hooks
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, Meat Loaf, Gabriel Casseus, Brian Vincent, Brenda Strong, Graham Beckel, Stephen Tobolowsky, Charles S. Dutton
This average trucker action flick has ex-con Jack Crews (Patrick Swayze) on the road with an 18-wheeler unknowingly carrying a load of AK-47 assault rifles. There's lots of road action as he finds out what he's carrying and this wife and daughter are targeted as hostages to ensure Jack delivers the goods. 4 User Reviews
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| | The movie was awlsome | babydoll 09/18/2009 | | The movie moved me with the compassion for his family..The action he did was real. I give it a 100% for rating.. The action, drama and love. He is a very good actor, takes pride in his work, and co-workers. |
| | Get the movie, watch the action and the good guy wins | Enjoyable, Action loaded 09/18/2009 | | This is one of his movies you wouldn't want to miss. You like action, watch it, Want a good guy that wins, watch it. Exciting, that will keep you in your seat. |
| | Very enjoyable | old timer 01/28/2007 | | Action loaded, the good guy wins. |
| | it was an amazing action movie that no one should miss! | julianna 01/19/2007 | | |
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Bossa Nova 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Amy Irving, Antonio Fagundes, Alexandre Borges, Debora Bloch, Drica Moraes, Giovanna Antonelli, Rogerio Cardoso, Sergio Loroza, Alberto de Mendoza, Stephen Tobolowsky
In this romantic comedy, Amy Irving takes on the role of Mary Ann, an English teacher and widow living in Rio de Janeiro. She has given up on love while grieving over her husband's untimely death, but the fates step in and romance blooms.
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 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars 1998  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Cast: Thurl Ravenscroft, Deanna Oliver, Eric Lloyd, Timothy Stack, Roger Kabler, Andy Milder, Stephen Tobolowsky, Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O'Neal, Wayne Knight
This is the second of Disney's "Little Toaster" cartoons. This time around, Toaster leads his other appliance cohorts on a rescue mission in space.
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Breaking In 1989 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Forsyth
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Albert Salmi, Harry Carey Jr., Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alan Fudge
Burt Reynolds does a great job as a veteran safe-cracker who encounters a young hoodlum while robbing a wealthy home and decides to teach him his art. The two form a partnership of sorts and plan on stealing the Fourth of July take of an amusement park. A clever, well done film.
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The Country Bears 2002  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Hastings
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Toby Huss, Kevin Michael Richardson, Stephen Root, Christopher Walken, Stephen Tobolowsky, Daryl Mitchell, M.C. Gainey
Based on Disney World's "Country Bear Jamboree," this musical farce involves bears playing in a benefit concert to save their Country Bear retirement home.
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Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde 1995 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Price
Cast: Sean Young, Tim Daly, Lysette Anthony, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harvey Fierstein, Thea Vidale, Jeremy Piven, Polly Bergen, Stephen Shellen, Sheena Larkin, John Franklyn-Robbins, Aron Tager, Kim Morgan Greene, Jane Connell, Julie Cobb
A frustrated chemist, Dr. Richard Jacks (Tim Daly), creates perfumes in NYC. One day, Jack reads the notebooks filled with experiments of his great-grandfather, Dr. Henry Jekyll. Jack decides to try his own experiment; however, the results are different from those of his ancestor. Instead of creating a beast, Jack creates a beautiful woman, Helen Hyde (Sean Young). But wait, Helen's nymphomaniac personality may just be Jack's ticket to the top of the perfume industry.
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Failure to Launch 2006 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Dey
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates, Tyrell Jackson Williams, Katheryn Winnick, Rob Corddry, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Adam Alexi-Malle
Trip (Matthew McConaughey) is in his 30s and still lives at home with his parents, Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates), who want him out of their house. The solution: hire Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker)–who has already lured a neighbor's son out of his house–to get Trip to fall for her and move out. The ploy worked before, but will it work this time?
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 Freaky Friday 2003  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christina Vidal, Ryan Malgarini, Haley Hudson, Rosalind Chao, Lucille Soong, Willie Garson
Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rebellious daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), seldom see eye to eye on anything. One night at a Chinese restaurant, their arguing reaches a fever pitch, and they open identical fortune cookies that are served by a meddling restauranteur. The cookies contained a mystical potion, and the next morning Tess and Anna discover that they are trapped in each others bodies. The solution to their dilemma is to perform one selfless act. Will they manage to figure it out before Tess' wedding on Saturday?
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 Freddy Got Fingered 2001  R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom Green
Cast: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Harland Williams, Anthony Michael Hall, Julie Hagerty, Jackson Davies, Connor Widdows, Stephen Tobolowsky
Gord Brody (Tom Green) dreams of a career as a film animator in Hollywood, but he is 28 years old and back living in his parents' home where he couldn't be more unwelcome. His father (Rip Torn) is so disappointed in his son that he stops at nothing, including beatings, to force Gord out of the house and into the employment field.
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Funny About Love 1990 PG-13, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Prosky, Stephen Tobolowsky, Susan Ruttan, Anne Jackson, Jean De Baer, David Margulies, Tara Shannon, Wendie Malick, Robert Hy Gorman, Freda Foh Shen, Scott Groff, Ramy Zada
Liberal political cartoonist Duffy Bergman (Gene Wilder) falls in love with and marries a chef, Meg (Christine Lahti). All goes well–for awhile–until Duffy thinks about having a baby, and Meg wants her career. They drift apart, and Duffy finds another "love of his life," Daphne (Mary Stuart Masterson). Only after Daphne becomes pregnant does Duffy realize how much Meg means to him.
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Garfield: The Movie 2004 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray, Evan Arnold, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vanessa Christelle, Nick Cannon, Alan Cumming, David Eigenberg, Brad Garrett, Debra Messing
When veterinarian Liz (Jennifer Love Hewitt) gives Jon (Breckin Meyer) a new dog, Odie, Jon's cat, Garfield (voice of Bill Murray), is not crazy about the new family member. But, when Odie chases after a car and gets lost, Garfield feels guilty and sets out to rescue Odie.
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 The Glimmer Man 1996 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Gray
Cast: Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Brian Cox, Michelle Johnson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bob Gunton, John M. Jackson, Peter Jason, Ryan Cutrona, Richard Gant, Robert Mailhouse, Johnny Strong, Alexa Vega
While on the trail of a serial killer in L.A., a detective, Lt. Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) is teamed up with Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans). Cole becomes a suspect when his own ex-wife (Michelle Johnson) is murdered.
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 Great Balls of Fire! 1989 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Steve Allen, Lisa Blount, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, Jimmie Vaughn, David Ferguson, Paula Person
Jerry Lee Lewis and his music in the 1950s are the subjects of this film, and includes Lewis' cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) as the Bible thumping zealot. It is actually a good movie, and Dennis Quaid in the title role has the singer's mannerisms down cold.
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 Groundhog Day 1993 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, Andie MacDowell, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Harold Ramis, Robin Duke, Michael Shannon, Willie Garson, Carol Bivins, Les Podewell
Weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) comes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover Groundhog Day activities and report on whether a shadow was spotted. Once there, he finds himself trapped in time and must relive the same day over and over. The key to his escape lies with TV producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) in his ability to become a better person.
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 Hero 1992 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Accidental Hero
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Arnold, Warren Berlinger, Christian Clemenson, Susie Cusack, Richard Riehle, Cady Huffman, James Madio, Daniel Baldwin
Andy Garcia plays John Bubber who takes credit and the $1,000,000 reward for the rescue effort of a burning airplane. In fact, the real hero is Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) who is amazed at the attention and money Bubber receives.
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In Country 1989 R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, John Terry, Peggy Rea, Judith Ivey, Daniel Jenkins, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Beaver, Richard Hamilton, Heidi Swedberg
Samantha (Emily Lloyd) lives with her Uncle Emmett (Bruce Willis) in Kentucky. Her father was killed in Vietnam, and Uncle Emmet also served in that war. When Samantha becomes obsessed with learning more about the father she never knew and to better understand the war, she and Uncle Emmett travel to Washington, D.C. to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and gain some emotional release from the traumas caused by the war.
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 The Insider 1999 R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Rip Torn
Based on a 1994 "60 Minutes" episode, Al Pacino plays Lowell Bergman, the "60 Minutes" producer who was responsible for Mike Wallace's (Christopher Plummer) interview with Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), the fired researcher at Brown & Williamson–one of America's largest tobacco companies. The interview proved damaging to the tobacco industry, and, faced with the probability of a lawsuit, CBS refused to air the segment. The film received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), and Director.
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 Little Black Book 2004 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Hurran
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Julianne Nicholson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Kevin Sussman, Rashida Jones, Josie Maran, Jason Antoon, Sharon Lawrence, Gavin Rossdale
Stacy (Brittany Murphy) produces a TV daytime talk show, "Kippie Kan Do" (Kathy Bates plays Kippie). As part of her job, Stacy digs into the seamy sides of the show's guests. When she gets hold of her boyfriend Derek's (Ron Livingston) Palm Pilot, through which she sets up meetings with his ex-girlfriends, she oversteps her bounds and pays for it.
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Love Liza 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Louiso
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Jack Kehler, Sarah Koskoff, Stephen Tobolowsky, Shannon Holt, J.D. Walsh, Jim Wise, Trace Turville, Erika Alexander
Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) can't come to grips with his wife's suicide and resorts to sniffing gasoline and becoming a remote-control airplane enthusiast.
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 Memento 2000  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Samson Harris, Callum Keith Rennie, Russ Fega, Kimberly Campbell, Jorja Fox, Thomas Lennon, Marianne Muellerleile, Larry Holden, Buzz Visconte
In a desperate attempt to avenge his wife's murder, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce), who suffers from short-term memory loss, must rely on Polaroid pictures and tattoos as permanent reminders. Inconsistencies abound in Leonard's world but serve to give the viewer clues to this psychological puzzle's solution. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Editing and Writing.
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Norton, Pat Skipper, Rosalind Chao, Paul Perri, Richard Epcar
After a bizarre accident, Nick Holloway becomes invisible, and a corrupt government agent has devious plans to take advantage of his condition.
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Mirror, Mirror 1990 R, 104 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Marina Sargenti
Cast: Karen Black, William Sanderson, Rainbow Harvest, Yvonne De Carlo, Kristin Dattilo, Ricky Paull Goldin, Charlie Spradling, Tom Bresnahan, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Hearn
Widowed Susan (Karen Black) moves from L.A. to a small Midwestern town with daughter Megan (Rainbow Harvest). But Megan doesn't get along with her schoolmates and is embittered by her circumstances. One night, while near a large mirror that was in the house when she moved in, she wishes for her father's return, and her father appears. Yes, a demon exists in the mirror, and now she has the means to take vengeance against her classmates.
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Mississippi Burning 1988 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff
This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.
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Mr. Magoo 1997 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Malcolm McDowell, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson, Miguel Ferrer, Jennifer Garner, Matt Keeslar, L. Harvey Gold, Jerry Wasserman, Terence Kelly, Rick Burgess
The myopic Mr. Magoo (Leslie Nielson) is cutting a ceremonial ribbon at a museum when he accidentally cuts a power line–just in time for a robbery. During the resulting confusion, Mr. Magoo ends up with a priceless ruby, the Star of Kuristan. And the chase is on with Mr. Magoo the target of an international manhunt.
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 Murder in the First 1995 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, William H. Macy, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stefan Gierasch, Mia Kirshner, Amanda Borden, Ben Slack, Kyra Sedgwick, Alex Bookston, Richie Allan
Based on a true story, this film relates the violence and horror of Alcatraz Prison. Even worse is the fact that Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) should never have been there in the first place. 1 User Review
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| | scary and sad | lit rose 10/22/2009 | | This is an extremely explicit movie of the treatment Henri Young received in Alctraz. You will cry (mostly), and laugh a tiny bit also |
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My Father the Hero 1994 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Miner
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James, Lauren Hutton, Faith Prince, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Hearn, Robyn Peterson, Frank Renzulli, Manny Jacobs, Emma Thompson
Divorced Andre (Gerard Depardieu), realizing that he had not spent much time with his 14-year-old daughter, Nicole (Katherine Heigl), over the years, takes her to a resort in the Caribbean. Embarrassed to be seen with him, and bitter about their past estrangement, she makes up stories about him to a handsome 16-year-old boy, Ben (Dalton James). Included in the stories are that Andre is her lover, a spy, and other assorted tales. When fellow vacationers give him a cold shoulder, he is told by Nicole what she has done. He even goes along with the ruse. This is a remake of the French film "Mon Pere, Ce Heros," ("My Father the Hero") also starring Depardieu but not nearly as good as the original.
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 National Security 2003 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Robinne Lee, Matt McCoy, Brett Cullen, Wayne Morse, Stephen Tobolowsky, Troy Gilbert
A mismatched pair–Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence) and Hank (Steve Zahn)–are hired as National Security guards who reluctantly join forces to break up an international smuggling operation.
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One Man's Hero 1999 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lance Hool
Cast: Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo, James Gammon, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Bergin, Mark Moses, Stuart Graham
With the Mexican-American War as background, this film offers a little-known story of the Saint Patrick Battalion–a band of Irish American immigrants. The men in this battalion faced religious discrimination upon arrival in the U.S., and while fighting in Mexico, they deserted to the Mexican side. This act would result in execution for treason at war's end.
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The Operator 2000 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jon Dichter
Cast: Michael(2) Laurence, Jacqueline Kim, Brion James, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christa Miller, John Beasley, Frances Bay, Lori Heuring, Paul Heckmann
Gary (Michael Laurence) is an arrogant, bigoted lawyer who demeans all around him; he also cheats on his wife. He makes a BIG mistake when he verbally abuses a telephone operator (Jacqueline Kim). Having records on Gary, she sets out to completely destroy him.
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The Philadelphia Experiment 1984 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cast: Michael Pare, Nancy Allen, Bobby DiCicco, Eric Christmas, Kene Holliday, Louise Latham, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Currie, Ralph Manza
A U.S. Navy vessel is part of a top-secret experiment during World War II. In the course of the operation, the ship disappears, and the ship with its crew is thrown ahead in time to 1984.
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The Pickle 1993 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Mazursky
Cast: Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon, Clotilde Courau, Shelley Winters, Barry Miller, Jerry Stiller, Spalding Gray, Chris Penn, Stephen Tobolowsky, Dudley Moore
If you really have nothing else to do, check out this flick about Harry Stone's (Danny Aiello) midlife crisis. Stone is a movie director whose recent credits include a sci-fi story about a large pickle.
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The Prime Gig 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Mosher
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, Ed Harris, Rory Cochrane, Wallace Shawn, George Wendt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jeanetta Arnette, Shishir Kurup, Harper Roisman
Slick telemarketer Penny (Vince Vaughn) is out of a job after the current operation goes belly-up. He is approached by Caitlin (Julie Ormand) who offers him a telemarketing job for her boyfriend, legendary telemarketer Kelly Grant (Ed Harris). Penny does have a conscience, of sorts, and so is suspicious of the current offer of selling shares in a gold mine. But he takes the job, which results in bonus checks. Caitlin even makes a play for him. Is this a legitimate deal or another crooked scheme like the one that sent Kelly to jail in the past?
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Roe vs. Wade 1989 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Holly Hunter, Amy Madigan, Terry O'Quinn, Kathy Bates, James Gammon, Chris Mulkey, Stephen Tobolowsky, James Avery, Daniel Benzali, Kevin Cooney
This made-for-TV film revolves around the 1970s Supreme Court case that upheld abortion rights. Holly Hunter takes on the role of the young, unmarried woman who sued for her rights as a woman. Amy Madigan performs well as her lawyer who took the case all the way to the top.
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Single White Female 1992 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay, Kenneth Tobey, Jessica Lundy, Renee Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Michele Farr, Tara Karsian
Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) breaks off with her fiance Sam (Steven Weber), advertises in the classifieds for a new roommate, and ends up with the roommate from Hell (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
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Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes 2000 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Irmas
Cast: Steven Weber, Swoosie Kurtz, Gail O'Grady, Gabriel Mann, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gregg Henry, Nina Siemaszko, Jack Johnson, Bonnie Somerville, Larry Cedar
Hutch Rimes (Steven Weber) is in the insurance business, a happily married man who also keeps a motel room for his affairs with other women. Things get dicey when one of these women wants him to help kill her husband. His problems continue after a 10-year jail sentence for that botched job. A sometimes-clever black comedy.
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Sneakers 1992 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, River Phoenix, Mary McDonnell, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Stephen Tobolowsky
Computer expert Bishop (Robert Redford) works with "Sneakers"–a group of men who know how to gather security information. Government agents use Bishop's shady past to coerce him and his group into stealing a "black box" that is capable of breaking any government code.
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 Spaceballs 1987 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Michael Winslow, John Hurt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Rivers, Lorene Yarnell, Sal Viscuso, Jim J. Bullock, Leslie Bevis
This is a tongue-in-cheek parody of "Star Wars" in which President Scroob (Mel Brooks) plots the kidnapping of spoiled Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga). Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) is the villain opposed by Lone Star (Bill Pullman) and Barf (John Candy) who is half dog and is his own best friend. This one is "Mel Brooks" all the way.
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Stanley's Gig 2000 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Lazard
Cast: William Sanderson, Marla Gibbs, Faye Dunaway, Stephen Tobolowsky, Paul Benjamin, Kevin Jackson, Ian Whitcomb, Justin Lazard, Max Perlich, Lilyan Chauvin, Bill Irwin, Jim Ishida
Talented, but lonely, Stanley Myer (William Sanderson) has been hired by a nursing home for a gig as a ukelele player. While performing, he meets once-famous jazz great Elinor Whitney (Marla Gibbs), and a friendship develops.
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 Thelma & Louise 1991 R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Ken Swofford, Jason Beghe, Sonny Carl Davis, Shelly Desai, Carol Mansell, Stephen Polk
Thelma (Geena Davis) convinces housewife Louise (Susan Sarandan) to leave her husband Darryl (Christopher McDonald) at home and go off together on a weekend camping trip. After a series of mishaps, they now find themselves escaping police in their 1966 Thunderbird. As they attempt their escape to Mexico, they end up deeper and deeper in trouble. In addition to an Oscar for Best Writing, there were five nominations, including two for Best Actress (Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon) and Director.
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The Time Traveler's Wife 2009 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jane McLean, Brooklyn Proulx, Michelle Nolden, Alex Ferris, Katherine Trowell, Bart Bedford, Carly Street, Maggie Castle, Philip Craig, David Talbot
Clare Abshire (Rachel McAdams) has been in love with Chicago librarian Henry De Tamble (Eric Bana) ever since she was a child. The problem is that Henry is a time traveler, and he vanishes from time to time as he uncontrollably skips back and forth through time. Claire and Henry marry, and, despite Henry's disappearances, Claire tries to build a lasting relationship with Henry.
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View from the Top 2003 PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bruno Barreto
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe, Stacey Dash, Jon Polito, Stephen Tobolowsky, Roark Critchlow, Marc Blucas
In this rags-to-riches comedy/romance, a small town girl (Gwyneth Paltrow) leaves her trailer park home in Silver Springs, Nevada, with dreams of achieving her fortune as a flight attendant for Royalty Airlines.
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Wedlock 1991 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Deadlock
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers, Joan Chen, James Remar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Basil Wallace, Grand L. Bush, Denis Forest, Glenn Plummer, Belle Avery
Set in the near future, Frank (Rutger Hauer) is in prison for stealing millions in diamonds, which have not been recovered. He is in a unisex prison where each convict is linked to an unknown partner, and if they are separated by more than 100 yards, explosive collars on each will detonate. Frank finds out that his partner is Tracy (Mimi Rogers), and the two plan an escape. The escape is successful, and they head for the diamonds. But members of his gang, including his fiancee, are on their trail.
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Thomas Wilson Brown, Frances Fisher, Graham Beckel, Dinah Manoff, Ava Fabian, Joan McMurtrey, Robby Kiger, Sachi Parker, Stephen Tobolowsky, Micole Mercurio, John Short, Robin Thomas
Roxy Carmichael (Ava Fabian) is famous and has lived a luxurious life in Hollywood for the past 15 years. Now Roxy is returning to her small town of Clyde, Ohio, and excitement is in the air. It impacts the lives of many–including Roxy's ex-husband Denton Webb (Jeff Daniels). But perhaps the most affected is high-school outcast Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder) who has been adopted and is convinced that Roxy is her birth mother.
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Where the Day Takes You 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Balthazar Getty, Sean Astin, James LeGros, Ricki Lake, Will Smith, Peter Dobson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Robert Knepper, Adam Baldwin, Laura San Giacomo, Kyle MacLachlan, Nancy McKeon, Rachel Ticotin
Los Angeles street hustler King (Dermot Mulroney) acts as a father figure for a group of runaways–including gay prostitute Little J (Balthazar Getty), Heather (Lara Flynn Boyle), and drug addict Greg (Sean Astin). But, even though King tries to come to their aid, violence through drugs and prostitution is the norm for these teens, and tragic consequences ensue.
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 Wild Hogs 2007 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Durand, M.C. Gainey, Jill Hennessy, Dominic Janes, Tichina Arnold, Stephen Tobolowsky, Randy Sklar, Drew Sidora, Jason Shaw
Weekend warriors, the Wild Hogs (Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy), take off on their bikes for a trek from Cincinnati to the West Coast and run into more than their share of problems along the way. 2 User Reviews
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| | The Watcher 04/09/2007 | | Anyone that doesn't get a bang out of this comedy and laugh loads is just plain out of there minds. What a ton of laughs. The best movie of the year. A must see. |
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 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 2004 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel, Nathan Lane, Ginnifer Goodwin, Sean Hayes, Gary Cole, Kathryn Hahn, Octavia Spencer, Amy Smart, Wendy Worthington, Stephen Tobolowsky
Rosalee (Kate Bosworth) wins a date with bad-boy celebrity Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel). Tad falls in love with Rosalee's small town charms and follows her home to West Virginia. This leaves her best friend, Pete (Topher Grace), at a disadvantage in his secret crush on Rosalee. Will Pete find the courage to pursue Rosalee, or will she find happiness with Tad?
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2. Around the Fire (1999)
3. Basic Instinct (1992)
4. Bird on a Wire (1990)
5. Black Dog (1998)
6. Black River (2001)
aka: Dean Koontz's Black River
7. Bossa Nova (1999)
8. The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
9. Breaking In (1989)
10. The Country Bears (2002)
11. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
12. Failure to Launch (2006)
13. Freaky Friday (2003)
14. Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
15. Funny About Love (1990)
16. Garfield: The Movie (2004)
17. The Glimmer Man (1996)
18. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
19. Groundhog Day (1993)
20. Hero (1992)
aka: Accidental Hero
21. In Country (1989)
22. The Insider (1999)
23. Little Black Book (2004)
24. Love Liza (2002)
25. Memento (2000)
26. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
27. Mirror, Mirror (1990)
28. Mississippi Burning (1988)
29. Mr. Magoo (1997)
30. Murder in the First (1995)
31. My Father the Hero (1994)
32. National Security (2003)
33. Nobody's Fool (1986)
34. One Man's Hero (1999)
35. The Operator (2000)
36. The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
37. The Pickle (1993)
38. The Prime Gig (2000)
39. Roe vs. Wade (1989)
40. Single White Female (1992)
41. Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000)
42. Sneakers (1992)
43. Spaceballs (1987)
44. Stanley's Gig (2000)
45. Thelma & Louise (1991)
46. The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
47. View from the Top (2003)
48. Wedlock (1991)
aka: Deadlock
49. Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
50. Where the Day Takes You (1992)
51. Wild Hogs (2007)
52. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
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