 Fargo 1996  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joel Coen
Cast: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Steve Reevis, Kristin Rudrud, John Carroll Lynch, Tony Denman, Gary Houston, Warren Keith, Larry Brandenburg, Bruce Bohne
This film by Joel and Ethan Coen is based on actual events that took place in Fargo, ND. Car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) plots to have his wife (Kristin Rudrud) kidnapped so he can collect the ransom from his wealthy father-in-law (Harve Presnell). Frances McDormand won an Oscar as Best Actress for her role as the pregnant policewoman. An Oscar also went to the Coens for Writing, and five other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (William H. Macy).
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Follow Me Home 1997   R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Bratt
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Calvin Levels, Steve Reevis, Tom Bower, John Allen Nelson, Ahimsa Stone, Salma Hayek, Akima
Four graffiti artists take a road trip. Destination: Washington, D.C. where they plan to "paint" the White House. The artists represent minority races, while their adversaries are white. For many viewers the caricatures of white men as indecent souls may be uncomfortable, but the concept is insightful.
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Geronimo: An American Legend 1993  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Matt Damon, Rodney A. Grant, Kevin Tighe, Stephen McHattie, Scott Wilson, Lee de Broux, Steve Reevis, Carlos Palomino, Victor Aaron, Stuart Proud Eagle Grant, John Finn
Finally, a film is made that attempts to show the Native American perspective of their U.S. government-ordered resettlement to reservations in Arizona during the 1800s. Geronimo (Wes Studi) and a small band of warriors escape from the reservation, and General George Crook (Gene Hackman) does try, unsuccessfully, to bring Geronimo back to the reservation. Finally, after five years of eluding capture, Lt. Britton Davis (Matt Damon) and Lt. Gatewood (Jason Patric) convince Geronimo to surrender. But, when all is said and done, all involved share a respect for Geronimo.
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Last of the Dogmen 1995  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tab Murphy
Cast: Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis, Andrew Miller, Eugene Blackbear, Graham Jarvis
An anthropologist (Barbara Hershey) and an outdoorsman (Tom Berenger) stumble upon a lost Indian tribe in Montana. Their tribe was massacred 130 years ago, and the Cheyenne Dogmen are living peacefully in a hidden valley–until the contemporary world interferes. 2 User Reviews
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| | littleladyjunbug@hotmail.com 10/15/2009 | | I thought this was a very good movie and the idea of it makes you wonder.... |
| | crosbylawfirm_penny@hotmail.co 05/31/2007 | | I thought it to be a marvelous movie with quite a surprising twist in the the end. I am fond of all Tom Berenger movies. |
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 The Longest Yard 2005  PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Segal
Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, Michael Irvin, James Cromwell, Walter Williamson, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Bob Sapp, Lobo Sebastian, David Patrick Kelly, Nicholas Turturro, Dalip Singh, Steve Reevis
In this remake of the 1974 film about prisoners who square off against their guards in a game of football, Burt Reynolds is cast in the role of Coach Nate Scarborough, while Adam Sandler takes on the Burt Reynolds' old role of the former NFL pro, now prisoner, Paul "Wrecking" Crewe. Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) makes a deal with Crewe to help his prison guard team win the league championship. Crewe suggests that he train a team of convicts to play against the guards in a game that Hazen assumes will be an easy win for his team of guards. But, as Crewe and fellow prisoner Caretaker (Chris Rock) begin working with their team of convicts, Crewe decides to go for the win.
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 The Missing 2003 R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller / Western
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Eric Schweig, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, Sergio Calderon, Jay Tavare, Steve Reevis, Rance Howard, Simon Baker
In 1885, Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones) returns to his home in New Mexico after a 20-year absence and finds that his daughter, Maggie (Cate Blanchett), needs him to track down Army deserters–led by an Aztec mystic, Chidin (Eric Schweig)–who have kidnapped Maggie's daughter. Father and daughter unite as they pursue Chidin in hopes of finding the young girl before she is sold to a prostitution ring across the border in Mexico.
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| 1. Fargo (1996)
2. Follow Me Home (1997)
3. Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
4. Last of the Dogmen (1995)
5. The Longest Yard (2005)
6. The Missing (2003)
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