 The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Genevieve Bujold, Udo Kier, Rob Schneider, Bebe Neuwirth, John Sessions, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Carlo Callodi's classic tale is retold in this live-action film about the woodcutter, Gepetto (Martin Landau), who carves the figure of a boy that becomes the real-life Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).
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Arabian Nights 2000  TV, 175 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Mili Avital, Dougray Scott, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tcheky Karyo, Jason Scott Lee, John Leguizamo, Vanessa Mae, Rufus Sewell, Jim Carter, Peter Guinness, Andy Serkis, Hugh Quarshie, Amira Casar, Pik Sen Lim
This made-for-TV miniseries captures the spell of Scheherezade's (Mili Avital) stories that she tells to the Sultan (Dougray Scott). She drags out her tales night after night–leaving each ending for the following evening's fare–in an effort to cure the Sultan's madness and save her own life as well.
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 Coneheads 1993 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean, Laraine Newman, Chris Farley, Jason Alexander, Lisa Jane Persky, Sinbad, Dave Thomas
The Coneheads, who originated on "Saturday Night Live," are back in a feature length film. In this story, the family goes through its usual paces while biding time waiting for their rescue space ship to take them back to their planet.
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Electric Dreams 1984 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield, Bud Cort, Don Fellows, Alan Polonsky, Wendy Miller, Harry Rabinowitz, Miriam Margolyes, Holly De Jong
Miles (Lenny von Dohlen) purchases a computer (Bud Cort) that begins to express emotions after an exposure to spilled champagne. This poses no big problem–until the computer and Miles both fall in love with the beautiful Madeline.
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Merlin 1998  TV, 140 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer, James Earl Jones, Miranda Richardson, Isabella Rossellini, Martin Short, Paul Curran, Jeremy Sheffield
King Arthur's wizard, Merlin (Sam Neill), is the subject of this Camelot adventure. Beginning with young Merlin being trained in magic, the story ensues through his meeting with Arthur (Paul Curran) and subsequent efforts to keep Arthur on the straight-and-narrow path leading to the throne. Originally a TV miniseries.
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Rat 2000 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton, Frank Kelly, David Wilmot, Kerry Condon, Andrew Lovern, Veronica Duffy, Ed Byrne, Niall Toibin, Peter Caffrey
Hubert (Pete Postlethwaite) loves to drop by the pub for drinks and gambling in this Irish fable. One evening while on his way home he changes into a rat–a big white one. His long-suffering wife (Imelda Staunton) figures it's just another of his many tricks, but the others of his family and friends view his situation differently. Odd, but somewhat fun.
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 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Steve Barron
Cast: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, David Forman, Jay Patterson, Raymond Serra, Corey Feldman, Michael Turney, James Saito, Sam Rockwell, Toshiro Obata, Kevin Clash, Robbie Rist
Those crazy turtles that live in sewers have jumped off the pages of comics and are now on the screen. After being exposed to radiation, the turtles–Michelangelo (Michelan Sisti), Donatello (Leif Tilden), Leonardo (David Forman), and Raphael (Josh Pais)–have mutated into teenagers and are living in New York City's sewers. They become ninja fighters under the guidance of the rat, Splinter (voice of Kevin Clash). When problems develop with the Foot Clan gang, which is led by The Shredder (James Saito), the turtles team up with television reporter April O'Neil (Judith Hoag) and Casey Jones (Elias Koteas) to stop the gang in its tracks.
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| 1. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
2. Arabian Nights (2000)
3. Coneheads (1993)
4. Electric Dreams (1984)
5. Merlin (1998)
6. Rat (2000)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
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