 B.A.P.S. 1997  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Ian Richardson, Natalie Desselle, Troy Beyer, Luigi Amadeo, Jonathan Fried, Dennis Rodman, Pierre Edwards, Bernie Mac
B.A.P.S. is an acronym for Black American Princesses. This film is a satire with waitress Nisi (Halle Berry) and hairdresser Mickey (Natalie Desselle) as two young women who travel to Hollywood to audition for a music video and to Beverly Hills in search of a million dollar husband.
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Disorderlies 1987 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Mark Morales, Ralph Bellamy, Anthony Geary, Tony Plana, Marco Rodriguez, Troy Beyer, Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley, Don Hood, Helen Reddy, Lisa Kingston, JoMarie Payton
The dastardly nephew Winslow (Anthony Geary) plots to get the money of his millionaire Uncle Albert (Ralph Bellamy) by murdering him. A bomb.
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Eddie 1996  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John "Spider" Salley, Malik Sealy, John Benjamin Hickey, Troy Beyer
Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg) is a dyed-in-the-wool New York Knicks fan who wins a contest and is rewarded with becoming the Knicks' new coach. The new manager, Wild Bill Burgess (Frank Langella), tapped her in a desperate attempt to boost the sagging attendance numbers.
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 The Gingerbread Man 1998  R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger, Famke Janssen, Mae Whitman, Robert Duvall, Jesse James, Clyde Hayes, Troy Beyer, Julie Ryder Perce
Robert Altman brings this John Grisham tale to the screen, and the result is a very good film. The plot involves a high-powered lawyer, Rick Magruder (Kenneth Branagh), who is seduced by a sexy waitress, Mallory Doss (Embeth Davidtz), whose father (Robert Duvall) is tormenting her. Magruder takes on her case, and very soon finds himself in a situation way over his head.
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Let's Talk About Sex 1998  R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Troy Beyer
Cast: Troy Beyer, Paget Brewster, Randi Ingerman, Joseph C. Phillips, Michaline Babich, Tina Nguyen, Dale Paris, James Hyde, Phyllis Bash, Judith Lauro
Three Miami roommates–Jazz (Troy Beyer), Michelle (Paget Brewster), and Lena (Randi Ingerman)–have problems finding the right men to fill their lives. In this uninspired melodrama, much of the film involves sex-filled interviews with women on the street for Jazz's TV talk show, "Girl Talk."
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Love Don't Cost a Thing 2003 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Troy Beyer
Cast: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson, Al Thompson, Kal Penn, Kevin Christy, Nichole Mercedes, Melissa Schuman, Sam Sarpong, Gay Thomas Wilson, Imani Parks
Nerdy, high-school senior Alvin Johnson (Nick Cannon) thinks he has the solution for becoming popular: if he pays cheerleader Paris Morgan (Christina Milian) the money needed to repair her mother's wrecked car, she will pretend to be his girlfriend for two weeks.
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Weekend at Bernie's II 1993 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Klane
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Troy Beyer, Barry Bostwick, Tom Wright, Steve(2) James, Novella Nelson, Gary Dourdan, Stack Pierce
We didn't really need a sequel, but there may be some appeal to a follow-up of a loser, and this film fills the bill. As the story continues, Larry and Richard (Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman), who are suspected of fraud, set out to clear their names. However, they will need Bernie, but he is dead.
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| 1. B.A.P.S. (1997)
2. Disorderlies (1987)
3. Eddie (1996)
4. The Gingerbread Man (1998)
5. Let's Talk About Sex (1998)
6. Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
7. Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)
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