 Black Hawk Down 2001   R, 144 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, Gabriel Casseus, Ewen Bremner, Kim Coates, Ron Eldard, Hugh Dancy, Ioan Gruffudd, Tom Guiry, Charlie Hofheimer, Danny Hoch
This film is based on the true story of 100 U.S. soldiers who were dropped into Somalia to capture two lieutenants of a warlord. Their planned one-hour kidnapping raid turns out to be an ambush during which two of the Black Hawk helicopters are shot down in what is now known as 1993's bloody Battle of Mogadishu. Oscars were received for Best Sound and Editing; Ridley Scott was nominated for Best Director.
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Lassie 1994  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Tom Guiry, Helen Slater, Jon Tenney, Brittany Boyd, Frederic Forrest, Richard Farnsworth, Charlie Hofheimer, Michelle Williams, Joe Inscoe, Yvonne Brisendine, Clayton Barclay Jones, Margaret Peery, David Bridgewater, Earnest Poole Jr.
During their move from Baltimore to a farm in Virginia, the Turners–parents Laura and Steve (Helen Slater and Jon Tenney), daughter Jennifer (Brittany Boyd), and son Matthew (Tom Guiry)–pick up a stray dog, Lassie. Lassie becomes an important member of the family, especially to troubled Matthew, as they adjust to their new surroundings.
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The Mudge Boy 2003  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Burke
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Tom Guiry, Richard Jenkins, Pablo Schreiber, Zachary Knighton, Ryan Donowho, Meredith Handerhan, Beckie King, John(2) Alexander, Joshua J. Masters, Sandra Gartner, Tara O'Reilly
In this character study of 14-year-old farm boy Duncan Mudge (Emile Hirsch), Duncan is dealing with many issues, which include his mother's death, his father's (Richard Jenkins) disinterest in him, and a sexual attraction to Perry (Tom Guiry) that is going nowhere. As Duncan endures his misfortunes, the plot leads to a surprising finale.
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 Mystic River 2003 R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Adam Nelson, Emmy Rossum, Cameron Bowen, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Eli Wallach
Three childhood friends–Jimmy (Sean Penn), Dave (Tim Robbins), and Sean (Kevin Bacon)–reunite after Jimmy's 19-year-old daughter, Katie (Emmy Rossum), is found murdered. Sean is a policeman assigned to the case and finds clues pointing to Dave who had been abused as a boy. He must also deal with Jimmy's rage. Great acting in this one. Sean Penn won an Oscar for Best Actor, and Tim Robbins won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Marcia Gay Harden), and Director.
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Ride with the Devil 1999 R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire, Jewel Kilcher, Jeffrey Wright, Simon Baker, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, James Caviezel, Tom Guiry, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Brandis
Set along the Kansas-Missouri border during the Civil War, this moving story focuses on the Confederate perspective as it relates stories of the Bushwhakers–a band of Confederate supporters that fought a guerilla war by murdering Union sympathizers who lived in the countryside.
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 The Sandlot 1993 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David M. Evans
Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, Art LaFleur, Brandon Quintin Adams, Arliss Howard, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, Victor DiMattia
Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) is a shy boy whose mother and stepfather (Karen Allen and Denis Leary) move with him into a new neighborhood. He makes friends with Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez (Mike Vitar) who teaches him how to play baseball, and Scotty joins Benny's sandlot team that desperately needs its ninth member. Scotty helps himself to his stepfather's "Babe Ruth" autographed baseball and hits it for a home run. The problem is that the ball lands in Mr. Mertle's (James Earl Jones) junkyard, which is guarded by Mertle's snarling dog "The Beast." Now, the fun begins as Scotty and Benny devise ways to get the ball out of the junkyard by building ball-retrieving machines.
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Scotland, PA. 2001 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Morrissette
Cast: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan, James Rebhorn, Tom Guiry, Amy Smart, Timothy "Speed" Levitch, Andy Dick, Geoff Dunsworth
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is reset in 1970s' Scotland, PA. It's all there: greed, multiple murders, ambitious wife, stubborn spot, and visits from a ghost. In this clever and entertaining riff on a Shakespearean tragedy, the catch is that the intrigue takes place in a diner.
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Strike! 1998  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: All I Wanna Do
Director: Sarah Kernochan
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn Redgrave, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Guiry, Heather Matarazzo, Vincent Kartheiser, Monica Keena, Matthew Lawrence, Merritt Wever
Set during the 1960s, this story relates actions of students at Miss Godard's School for Girls when plans for a merger with a neighboring New England boys' school are implemented. Warning: this comedy is aimed at very young teenage girls.
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Tigerland 2000 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry, Shea Whigham, Russell Richardson, Nick Searcy, Afemo Omilami, Keith Ewell, Matt Gerald, James Macdonald, Stephen Fulton, Arian Waring Ash, Tyler Cravens, Michael Edmiston
On their way to Vietnam during the 1970s, recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk in Louisiana. When one draftee, Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell), doesn't exactly play by the rules, it isn't long before others follow suit. But, Bozz's actions backfire when his superiors see the insubordination as a sign of intelligence and regard him as a future leader. Their week in the Louisiana swamp, Tigerland, just might prove as dangerous as Vietnam when the men make decisions about whether or not they will go to war.
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U-571 2000 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith, Jake Weber, Thomas Kretschmann, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Will Estes, Terrence "T.C." Carson, Erik Palladino, Dave Power, Derk Cheetwood, Matthew Settle
Set during World War II, this is the story of problems encountered when U.S. submarine Captain Mike Dahlgren (Bill Paxton) sends a small crew, led by his Executive Officer Lt. Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey), out to board a stranded German U-Boat and capture a code machine: Enigma. Tyler and his crew complete their mission but now find themselves stranded on the U-Boat and must use their skills to pilot the U-Boat and find safety.
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We Were the Mulvaneys 2002 TV, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Werner
Cast: Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Tammy Blanchard, Tom Guiry, Jacob Pitts, Mark Famiglietti, Shawn Roberts, Colin Ferguson, Leigh Enns, John O'Callaghan, Jon Ted Wynne, Wayne Kicklas
In this made-for-TV film, Michael (Beau Bridges) and Corinne (Blythe Danner) Mulvaney enjoy what they consider an idyllic lifestyle with their four children–until daughter Marianne (Tammy Blanchard) is raped at her prom. Suddenly, the individual lives of family members are shattered, and each deals with the tragedy in unique ways.
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Wrestling with Alligators 1998  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurie Weltz
Cast: Aleksa Palladino, Joely Richardson, Claire Bloom, Sam Trammell, Jay O. Sanders, Adrienne Shelly, Tom Guiry, Nicole Bradin, Sloane Shelton, Angelica Torn
Maddy (Aleksa Palladino), a girl in her late teens, lives in Lulu's (Claire Bloom) rooming house and works in a garage. She is lonely after her best friend marries and moves away. Maddy meets Claire (Joely Richardson), another boarder, who is pregnant from a one-night-stand. The two decide to hit the road in search of an abortion and to get away from their current status.
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| 1. Black Hawk Down (2001)
2. Lassie (1994)
3. The Mudge Boy (2003)
4. Mystic River (2003)
5. Ride with the Devil (1999)
6. The Sandlot (1993)
7. Scotland, PA. (2001)
8. Strike! (1998)
aka: All I Wanna Do
9. Tigerland (2000)
10. U-571 (2000)
11. We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
12. Wrestling with Alligators (1998)
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