Balls of Fury 2007  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Ben Garant
Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, James Hong, Terry Crews, Robert Patrick, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler, Thomas Lennon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Bret DelBuono, Jason Scott Lee, Toby Huss, David Holmes
It is 1988, and American pre-teen, ping-pong champion Randy Daytona (Bret DelBuono) competes in the Summer Olympics. His father, Pete (Robert Patrick), borrows money from Chinese triad boss Feng (Christopher Walken) and bets it all on Randy. But Randy loses the match, and Feng orders Pete's murder. Now it is nineteen years later, and Randy (now played by Dan Fogler) is approached by FBI agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) who wants him to infiltrate Feng's invitation-only ping-pong tournament. Randy agrees because he wants to help bring down Feng. But, he must get back in shape, and blind ping-pong master Wong (James Hong) and his niece Maggie (Maggie Q.) take on the task. The road leads to the film's climax in Central America where the deadly ping-pong games transpire.
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Bedazzled 2000  PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Miriam Shor, Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein, Toby Huss, Gabriel Casseus, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jeff Doucette
Unhappy and lonely Elliot (Brendan Fraser) deals with the Devil (Elizabeth Hurley) and trades his soul for the chance to be married to the woman of his dreams, Allison (Frances O'Connor). As in the 1967 film version of the Faust saga, much goes wrong along the way.
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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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The Mod Squad 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Scott Silver
Cast: Claire Danes, Omar Epps, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin, Steve Harris, Michael Lerner, Toby Huss, Richard Jenkins, Larry Brandenburg
The Mod Squad–Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), and Peter Cochran (Giovanni Ribisi)–are redeemed souls serving on the LAPD. As an updated version of the 1960's TV show, the Mod Squad is still investigating crime. This time around, it is a conspiracy behind the murder of their boss that draws the attention. From its opening scene, this film suffers from a downhill slide into mediocrity.
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Rescue Dawn 2006  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Pat Healy, Toby Huss, Evan Jones, Teerawat Mulvilai, Marshall Bell, Francois Chau, Craig Gellis, Zach Grenier, Bonnie Z. Hutchinson, Abhijati "Meuk" Jusakul, Tony B. King, Richard Manning
This film is based on the true story of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Dieter Dengler's (Christian Bale) first mission over North Vietnam in 1966. When he is shot down and captured by Laotian troops, Dieter admits that he is an American, is tortured, and taken to a POW camp where he meets veterans of the camp–Americans Lt. Duane Martin (Steve Zahn) and Eugene DeBruin (Jeremy Davies)–who have been prisoners for two years. Now, Dieter plans a death defying escape in which he will lead fellow POWs through the jungles of Laos in a race to freedom.
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Still Breathing 1997 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James F. Robinson
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Joanna Going, Celeste Holm, Ann Magnuson, Lou Rawls, Angus Macfadyen, Toby Huss, Paolo Seganti, Michael McKean, Wendy Benson-Landes
En route from San Antonio to Taiwan Fletcher McBracken (Brendan Fraser) thinks he has found the woman of his dreams in Los Angeles. But Rosalyn (Joanna Going) is a con artist who has suffered so many disappointments in life that, by now, she does not believe in "true" love. Nevertheless, Fletcher convinces her to go to San Antonio with him where he is sure he can change her mind.
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| 1. Balls of Fury (2007)
2. Bedazzled (2000)
3. The Country Bears (2002)
4. Cracking Up (1994)
5. The Mod Squad (1999)
6. Rescue Dawn (2006)
7. Still Breathing (1997)
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