Drillbit Taylor 2008  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Danny McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Stephen Root, Rance Howard, Casey Boersma, Dylan Boersma, Jareb Dauplaise, Ian Roberts, Lisa Ann Walter
High-school freshmen Emmit (David Dorfman), Ryan (Troy Gentile), and Wade (Nate Hartley) are picked on by a bully, Filkins (Alex Frost). To solve their problem, they hire a bodyguard, AWOL homeless soldier Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), who–unknown to Emmit, Ryan, and Wade–is a scam artist planning to steal from the kids' parents. But, as Drillbit gets to know them, he begins to like the boys. He also meets English teacher Lisa (Leslie Mann) who he really likes. Now, Drillbit is learning that it isn't the money; instead, it is friendships that really matter in life.
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Going Overboard 1989  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Valerie Breiman
Cast: Adam Sandler, Tom Hodges, Lisa Collins, Peter Berg, Ricky Paull Goldin, Warren Selko, Billy Zane, Adam Rifkin, Steven Brill, Terry Moore, Scott LaRose, Burt Young
Although he holds the menial job of a cruise ship waiter, Shecky Moskowitz (Adam Sandler) dreams of being a standup comic. Guess what? Shecky's chance comes when the ship's comedian is believed lost at sea, and now he has the opportunity to prove himself.
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Heavyweights 1995  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Ben Stiller, Aaron Schwartz, Tom McGowan, Shaun Weiss, Tom Hodges, Jeffrey Tambor, Paul Feig, Leah Lail, Kenan Thompson, Anne Meara
Overweight Gerry Garner (Aaron Schwartz) is sent to Camp Hope–hopefully for a summer of fun. He is pleased when he notes that the other campers are also substantially overweight. But the camp has changed hands and is now run by a wild fitness guru, Tony (Ben Stiller), who intends to whip the campers into shape while filming the process for an infomercial on his weight loss/fitness system. The young campers don't care for that one bit, and the rebellion begins. Disney missed the mark with this slapstick effort.
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 Little Nicky 2000 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys Ifans, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Reese Witherspoon, Rodney Dangerfield, Allen Covert, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz
Satan's (Harvey Keitel) mentally challenged son Nicky (Adam Sandler) heads off to NYC on a mission to bring his brothers–Adrian (Rhys Ifans) and Cassius (Tommy "Tiny" Lister) –back to Hell. It seems that when Adrian and Cassius left, they froze the gates to Hell, and now no new souls can enter. Without a new population supply, Satan literally begins falling apart. Nicky has just one week to retrieve them. Will he succeed?
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The Mighty Ducks 1992 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Lane Smith, Joss Ackland, Heidi Kling, Josef Sommer, Joshua Jackson, George Coe, Elden Henson, Shaun Weiss, M.C. Gainey, Matt Doherty, Brandon Quintin Adams, J.D. Daniels, Steven Brill
Set in Minneapolis, this is the story of a misfit coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) who atones for his drunken driving offense by coaching a Pee Wee hockey team and bringing them to the championship. Disney.
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Mr. Deeds 2002 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Jared Harris, Peter Gallagher, Allen Covert, Roark Critchlow, Peter Dante, Conchata Ferrell, Gideon Jacobs, Erick Avari, Harve Presnell, Blake Clark, J.B. Smoove
After small-town pizza shop owner Longfellow Deeds (Adam Sandler) inherits a $40 billion media conglomerate, he heads for New York to do business. Once there, he finds himself the object of prey by greedy stockholders and becomes the subject for tabloid journalists–especially Babe Bennett (Winona Ryder) who poses as a school nurse to obtain information that will give her the scoop on Deeds. But, in the process, Babe ends up falling in love with Deeds who is equally smitten with her. This is an updated version of Frank Capra's award-winning 1936 classic, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter, Steven Brill, Alexandra Root, Earl T. Taylor, David Foil
Impotency and illicit affairs are dealt with in this movie about a married couple, John (Peter Gallagher) and Ann (Andie MacDowell), and Ann's sister Cynthia (Laura San Ciacomo) who is John's lover. Graham Dalton (James Spader) is an old college friend of John who comes to visit, and he videotapes interviews with Ann and Cynthia about their sexual fantasies. Complicated and intriguing at the same time, this film has been directed with sensitivity as the story reveals secrets through which lives change.
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 Without a Paddle 2004 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Burt Reynolds, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard, Christina Moore, Bonnie Somerville, Matthew Price, Danielle Cormack, Scott Adsit, Andrew Hampton, Jarred Rumbold, Carl Snell
Three friends since childhood–Dan (Seth Green), Jerry (Matthew Lillard), and Tom (Dax Shepard)–reunite for the funeral of their childhood friend Billy (Carl Snell). They find a trunk with papers in it revealing that Billy was searching for the $200,000 that airplane hijacker D.B. Cooper had in his grasp when he jumped from a plane 30 years before. Deciding to continue Billy's search, the trio canoe down the Columbia River where many dangers await.
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| 1. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
2. Going Overboard (1989)
3. Heavyweights (1995)
4. Little Nicky (2000)
5. The Mighty Ducks (1992)
6. Mr. Deeds (2002)
7. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
8. Without a Paddle (2004)
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