 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Tom Shadyac
Cast: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox, Tone Loc, Udo Kier, Noble Willingham, Troy Evans, David Margulies, Mark Margolis, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Dan Marino, Raynor Scheine, Frank Adonis, John Capodice, Judy Clayton
Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) has the unusual job of searching for lost pets. Now, he has been assigned a difficult task: find the Miami Dolphin's stolen mascot. It is the eve of the Super Bowl game, and the dolphin MUST be found by kick-off time.
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 The Black Dahlia 2006  R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Fiona Shaw, Mike Starr, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh, Troy Evans, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnes, Rachel Miner
Based on James Ellroy's novel about a real-life Los Angeles murder case when Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was brutally murdered and grotesquely mutilated, this film is fiction but uses details from the still unsolved 1947 case. Ex-boxers, now LAPD detectives Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) investigate the murder in their unique ways. Bucky dumps girlfriend Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson) when he comes under the spell of the beautiful bisexual, Madeleine (Hilary Swank), who, it turns out, once slept with Elizabeth. Then there are the drugs and police corruption that enter the picture in this difficult case.
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Ed 1996  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Bill Couturie
Cast: Matt LeBlanc, Bill Cobbs, Jayne Brook, Patrick Kerr, Charlie Schlatter, James Caviezel, Gene Ross, Sage Allen, Stan Ivar, Paul Hewitt, Jim O'Heir, Rick Johnson, Valente Rodriguez, Jack Worden, Troy Evans
Ed is a chimpanzee that teaches farm-boy Jack Cooper (Matt LeBlanc) a thing or two about the game of baseball. Jack gets nervous when pitching for his class A minor league team, the Santa Rosa Rockets, and Ed, who is the team mascot, is moved up to the position of third baseman in an effort to inspire Jack and his teammates.
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Father and Scout 1994  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Richard Michaels
Cast: Bob Saget, Brian Bonsall, Heidi Swedberg, Troy Evans, Stuart Pankin, David Graf, Kimberly Scott, Denver Pyle, Brian Levinson, Chachi Pittman, Lucy Butler
Urban-oriented Spencer Paley (Bob Saget) takes his son and scout Michael (Brian Bonsall) on a camping trip and shows his ineptness in the out-of-doors in this weak made-for-TV effort that has just a few good one-liners.
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The Frighteners 1996 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride, Jim Fyfe, Julianna McCarthy, R. Lee Ermey, Jake Busey, Troy Evans, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Angela Bloomfield, Desmond Kelly
When citizens of Fairwater realize they have a problem with ghosts, they call on the services of ghostbuster Bannister (Michael J. Fox). Can he take care of the problem?
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In Cold Blood 1996 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill, Kevin Tighe, Gillian Barber, Margot Finley, Robbie Bowen, Bethel Leslie, Gwen Verdon, Leo Rossi, Troy Evans, L.Q. Jones
This made-for-TV remake of the 1967 near-classic retells the story of a pair of killers (Anthony Edwards and Eric Roberts) who murder a farm family for the money; the plan includes leaving no witnesses.
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 It Runs in the Family 1994 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: My Summer Story
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Charles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen, Christian Culkin, Al Mancini, Troy Evans, Roy Brocksmith, Glenn Shadix, Dick O'Neill, Wayne Grace, Whit Hertford, Geoffrey Wigdor
This sequel to "The Christmas Story" finds the 1940s Parker family–The Old Man (Charles Grodin), Mom (Mary Steenburgen), son "Ralphie" (Kieran Culkin) and younger son Randy (Christian Culkin)–spending their summer vacation amidst hillbilly neighbors, killer spinning tops, and Mom's attempts at collecting china.
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Kuffs 1992 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Bruce A. Evans
Cast: Christian Slater, Tony Goldwyn, Milla Jovovich, Bruce Boxleitner, Leon Rippy, Ashley Judd, Mary Ellen Trainor, Troy Evans, Craig Benton
George Kuffs (Christian Slater) approaches his older brother Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) for a loan. Instead of a loan, his brother offers him a job. When Brad is killed, George becomes sole owner of the business and helps police battle neighborhood crime.
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The Lawnmower Man 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Romance / Thriller
Director: Brett Leonard
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Mark Bringleson, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris, Troy Evans, Colleen Coffey, Jim Landis, Austin O'Brien, Rosalee Mayeux, Michael Gregory, Joe Hart, John Laughlin
Through drugs and virtual reality, computer scientist Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) takes retarded gardener Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey) and turns him into a "super-being." However, problems arise when Jobe, with his boosted IQ, develops a psychopathic personality and decides to take revenge on the people who had treated him badly in the past. Good special effects.
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Leap of Faith 1992   PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas Haas, Troy Evans, Meat Loaf, M.C. Gainey, John Toles-Bey, Philip Seymour Hoffman
This comedy/drama involves an evangelical preacher (Steve Martin) who is determined to con the locals of a small Kansas town, but his partner (Debra Winger) is leery and tries to get him to leave town.
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Love Field 1992 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie McFadden, Brian Kerwin, Louise Latham, Peggy Rea, Beth Grant, Cooper Huckabee, Troy Evans, Johnny Ray McGhee, Mark Jeffrey Miller, Pearl Jones, Janell McLeod, Rhoda Griffis, Bob Gill
Lurene (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a Dallas housewife who is enamored with Jacqueline Kennedy. Following the assassination of J.F.K., Lurene takes off on a bus to attend the funeral and befriends Paul Cater (Dennis Haysbert) and his daughter Jonell (Stephanie McFadden) along the way. Michelle received an Oscar nomination as Best Actress.
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Near Dark 1987 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, Joshua John Miller, Marcie Leeds, Kenny Call, Ed Corbett, Bill Cross, Troy Evans, Thomas Wagner, Roger Aaron Brown, Robert Winley
Caleb (Adrian Pasdar), a farm boy in the Southwest, meets Mae (Jenny Wright) in a hangout. She turns out to be a vampire and bites Caleb so that he can be part of the "family." But, Caleb must prove himself to the others of the clan–which he does. A good film that presents a "modern-day" vampire story as they roam around in their van. Could this be the first vampire "Road" picture?
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Pastime 1991 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: One Cup of Coffee
Director: Robin B. Armstrong
Cast: William Russ, Scott Plank, Reed Rudy, Glenn Plummer, Ricky Paull Goldin, Peter Murnik, Deirdre O'Connell, Patrick O'Bryan, Noble Willingham, Charles Tyner, Jeffrey Tambor, Troy Evans
The love of baseball and the "simplicity" of the 1950s when the game meant more than the money–that's the theme of this film that follows aging pitcher Roy Dean Bream (William Russ) as his career nears an end with a losing minor league team. The manager is under pressure to let Roy go to make room for a new player, Tyrone (Glenn Plummer), the team's first black player. A friendship grows between the two, and Roy shows Tyrone his "special" pitch that once gave him a short stay in the major leagues. But, Roy's days are numbered on the team.
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Phenomenon 1996 PG, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, David Gallagher, Richard Kiley, Jeffrey DeMunn, Troy Evans, Bruce A. Young, Brent Spiner
George Malley (John Travolta) is an average guy who is knocked unconscious by a mysterious light and awakens to discover that he has gained the "gift" of great intelligence. His fellow townspeople, however, look upon George's higher brainpower as an affliction and treat him with suspicion.
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Shoot or Be Shot 2000 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Randy Argue
Cast: William Shatner, Harry Hamlin, Scott Rinker, James Healy Jr., Marcus Ashley, Lisa Long, Dylan Ziegler, Julianne Christie, Tim Thomerson, Troy Evans, John Paul Pitoc, Tony Perija
Inmate Harvey Wilkes (William Shatner) escapes from the mental institution and sets out to follow his dream of being a movie screenwriter. He gets his chance when, with pistol in hand, he takes over the production of a film being shot in the desert. Yes, it IS as bad as it sounds.
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Under Siege 1992 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Erika Eleniak, Patrick O'Neal, Damian Chapa, David McKnight, Glenn Morshower, Bernie Casey, Dale Dye, Colm Meaney, Patrick O'Neal, Andy Romano, Nick Mancuso, Troy Evans
This adventure film involves terrorists William Stranix and Cdr. Krill (Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey) who take over the U.S.S. Missouri, the famous Navy battleship. That was the easy part; now they are confronted by the ship's cook, Casey Ryback(Steven Seagal), who is a U.S. Navy SEAL determined to defend his ship.
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| 1. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
2. The Black Dahlia (2006)
3. Ed (1996)
4. Father and Scout (1994)
5. The Frighteners (1996)
6. In Cold Blood (1996)
7. It Runs in the Family (1994)
aka: My Summer Story
8. Kuffs (1992)
9. The Lawnmower Man (1992)
10. Leap of Faith (1992)
11. Love Field (1992)
12. Near Dark (1987)
13. Pastime (1991)
aka: One Cup of Coffee
14. Phenomenon (1996)
15. Shoot or Be Shot (2000)
16. Under Siege (1992)
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