3 Ninjas Knuckle Up 1995  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy
Director: Simon Sheen
Cast: Victor Wong, Charles Napier, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power, Crystle Lightning, Patrick Kilpatrick, Don Shanks, Nick Ramus, Donal Logue, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Vincent Schiavelli, Selina Jayne, Don Stark, Kait Lyn Mathews
After sitting on the shelf for three years, this is another in the comedy/martial arts series. This time, Grampa's (Victor Wong) young heroes–Rocky, Colt, and Tum Tum (Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, and Chad Power)–set out to help an Indian tribe whose land is being used as a toxic-waste dump by the town's rich boss Jack (Charles Napier).
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Amadeus 1984  PG, 158 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Kenny(2) Baker, Vincent Schiavelli, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan
This Oscar-winning Best Picture tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) from the voice of Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), a fellow composer who is awed by Mozart's effortless genius but who is also jealous of it. Meanwhile, the madcap Mozart remains forever the child who delights in his wonderful gift. Oscars also went to Abraham (Best Actor) and Director Milos Forman; Hulce was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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Baadasssss! 2004  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, T.K. Carter, Terry Crews, Ossie Davis, David Alan Grier, Nia Long, Paul Rodriguez, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Schiavelli, Khleo Thomas, Rainn Wilson
In this homage to his father, Melvin, wrote, directed, and independently produced the first blaxploitation film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Mario Van Peebles shows how Melvin was able to get away with showing his 1971 anti-establishment film, which opened Hollywood studios to Blacks.
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Batman Returns 1992  PG-13, 126 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Cristi Conaway, Paul Reubens, Andrew Bryniarski, Steve Witting, Jan Hooks, Rick Zumwalt, Anna Katarina
Back out of the Bat Cave into gloomy Gotham City comes Batman (Michael Keaton). This time around, he is still fighting evil forces in Gothem City, and he must contend with the Penguin (Danny DeVito) and the seductive Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). As usual, Batman prevails. 1 User Review
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 Better Off Dead 1985  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Savage Steve Holland
Cast: John Cusack, Kim Darby, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong, Vincent Schiavelli, Taylor Negron, Demian Slade, Scooter Stevens, Laura Waterbury, Dan Schneider, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada, Chuck Mitchell
When teenager Lane Meyer (John Cusack) gets dumped by his girlfriend Beth (Amanda Wyss) after she falls for the ski team captain, he tries, without success, to kill himself. Hoping to win Beth back, Lane challenges the new boyfriend to a ski race. In the meantime, Lane meets French exchange student Monique (Diane Franklin) and begins to fall for her. And through it all, Lane endures his mother's (Kim Darby) imaginative, but terrible, cooking. Followed by "One Crazy Summer."
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Cold Feet 1989  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Dornhelm
Cast: Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits, Bill Pullman, Rip Torn, Kathleen York, Vincent Schiavelli, Jeff Bridges
Monte (Keith Carradine), Maureen (Sally Kirkland), and Kenny (Tom Waits) hatch a scheme to smuggle jewels into the United States –in the stomach of a horse.
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 Death to Smoochy 2002 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Danny DeVito
Cast: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Danny DeVito, Jon Stewart, Catherine Keener, Harvey Fierstein, Pam Ferris, Michael Rispoli, Vincent Schiavelli, Salma Hayek
Fired from his job as host of a children's TV show, bribe-taking, foul-mouthed "Rainbow"/Randolph Smiley (Robin Williams) plots against his too-good-to-be-true replacement–a purple rhino, "Smoochy"/Sheldon Mopes (Edward Norton).
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Eric Stoltz, Vincent Schiavelli, Amanda Wyss, Scott Thomson, Forest Whitaker, Kelli Maroney, Blair Tefkin, D.W. Brown
Lifestyles of teenagers–including jobs, sex, and drugs–are wryly depicted in this film. The story is based on Cameron Crowe's book relating his experiences when he returned to high school and pretended to be a student. While stoned student Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) spends much of his time arguing with his history teacher Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), other students–including Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), Linda (Phoebe Cates), Mark (Brian Backer), and Mike (Robert Romanus)–visit the shopping mall, surf, eat fast-food, and experiment with sex. When they do attend class, wild havoc is often the order of the day.
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Freejack 1992  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Geoff Murphy
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, David Johansen, Amanda Plummer, Grand L. Bush, Frankie Faison, Vincent Schiavelli
Auto racer Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez) is snatched by time travel into the year 2009. The intent is to use Furlong's body to house the soul of a tycoon, McCandless (Anthony Hopkins). Good chase scenes ensue with Mick Jagger as a bounty hunter.
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 Ghost 1990  PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Jerry Zucker
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles, Vincent Schiavelli, Gail Boggs, Armelia McQueen, Susan Breslau, Martina Deignan, Stanley Lawrence, Christopher J. Keene, Rick Kleber, Macka Foley, Phil Leeds
New York banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is mugged and killed during his attempt to obtain a computer password in order to steal from a client's account. Sam, having unfinished business here on Earth, comes back as a ghost to help uncover the reasons for his death. A psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) helps him communicate with the living to find out who wanted the computer password. A blockbuster movie that was popular at theaters. Whoopi won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress; the film also won for Best Writing and was nominated for three others, including Best Picture. 5 User Reviews
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| | steelers68 09/24/2009 | | definitely a good romantic movie, there is another movie that was forgotten in this list also, it is called One last Dance |
| | AWESOME! | julziegirl06 09/15/2009 | | Patrick and Demi are awesome in this movie!!! |
| | "patrick" know's what he's doing,I LIKE THE MOVIE | Faith 07/04/2009 | | |
| | fantastic, touching and great acting from all of the cast | sorare 05/11/2007 | | |
| | fantastic, touching and great acting from all of the cast | sorare 05/11/2007 | | |
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The Happy Hooker 1975  R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nicholas Soarro
Cast: Lynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Elizabeth Wilson, Tom Poston, Lovelady Powell, Nicholas Pryor, Conrad Janis, George Dzundza, Vincent Schiavelli, Mason Adams
This film, based on Xaviera Hollander's autobiography, tells the story of a prostitute (Lynn Redgrave) who improves her lot in life and becomes one of New York's leading madams.
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Hey Arnold! The Movie 2002 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Tuck Tucker
Cast: Spencer Klein, Francesca Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Tress MacNeille, Paul Sorvino, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Lloyd, Vincent Schiavelli, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie, Christopher Walberg, Sam Gifaldi, Blake McIver Ewing
In this animated film, fourth-grader Arnold (voice of Spencer Klein) enlists the aid of his friends to stop the efforts of a developer who plans to bulldoze landmarks and build a shopping mall.
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Inferno 1999 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Desert Heat
Coyote Moon
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pat Morita, Larry Drake, Vincent Schiavelli, Danny Trejo, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Jaime Pressly, Ford Rainey, Paul Koslo, Priscilla Pointer, David "Shark" Fralick, Silas Weir Mitchell, Jonathan Avildsen, Bill Erwin, Kevin West
The Hogan brothers–Matt (David "Shark" Fralick), Jessie (Silas Weir Mitchell), and Petey (Jonathan Avildsen)–are bullies in the desert town of Inferno, Nevada. When they find Eddie Lomax (Jean-Claude Van Damme) trying to commit suicide in the scorching desert sun, the brothers beat him up and steal his Moto Guzzi VII Sport motorcycle. Jubal Early (Pat Morita) finds Eddie and nurses him back to health. Now, revenge is all that is on Eddie's mind as he seeks revenge against the brothers.
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 A Little Princess 1995 G, 97 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Cast: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer, Arthur Malet, Vanessa Lee Chester, Errol Sitahal, Vincent Schiavelli, Heather DeLoach, Taylor Fry, Darcie Bradford, Rachel Bella, Alexandra Rea-Baum, Camilla Belle, Lauren Blumenfeld
Sara Crew (Liesel Matthews) has lived with her loving father (Liam Cunningham), but now World War I interferes with her idyllic lifestyle. When her father leaves to fight in the war, Sara is sent to a New York boarding school where she encounters a mean headmistress (Eleanor Bron). When her father is reported as missing in action and presumed dead, Sarah finds herself in the position of being a servant.
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Man on the Moon 1999 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti, George Shapiro, Vincent Schiavelli, Peter Bonerz, Jerry Lawler, Gerry Becker, Leslie Lyles, George Shapiro, Budd Friedman, Pamela Abdy, Cash Oshman, Matt Price
Jim Carrey plays the late comedian Andy Kaufman in this biography, which follows Kaufman from his days on the standup circuit, through his popular stint on "Taxi," and into the wrestling world where his feud with Jerry Lawler culminated in a fight on the Letterman show.
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 The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996 R, 127 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, James Cromwell, Crispin Glover, James Carville, Brett Harrelson, Donna Hanover, Vincent Schiavelli, Miles Chapin
This biography of the publisher of "Hustler" magazine, Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson), focuses on Flynt's many legal battles over public decency. Courtney Love stands out in her role of Flynt's long-time lover, Althea Leasure, who enjoys drugs, group sex, and bisexuality.
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 Pinocchio 1984 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Carl Reiner, Paul Reubens, James Belushi, Lainie Kazan, Vincent Schiavelli, James Coburn, Don Novello, Vito Scotti, Michael Richards, Helena Kallianiotes, Avery Schreiber
The Carlo Collodi story comes to the screen again via TV as part of "Faerie Tale Theater" series. Carl Reiner takes the role of woodcarver Geppetto who dreams of having a son when he creates a wooden puppet, Pinocchio (Paul Reubens). The Blue Fairy (Lainie Kazan) appears on the scene and grants Geppetto's wish by turning Pinocchio into a living marionette. But, Pinocchio must prove himself to be a good boy and must never lie or his nose will grow. Problems lie ahead, but, by story's end, Pinocchio proves that he has a good soul.
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Rescue from Gilligan's Island 1978 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Cast: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Judith Baldwin, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Vincent Schiavelli, Art LaFleur, Norman Bartold, Mary Gregory
After all those years, the crew of the Minnow is rescued after the Professor (Russell Johnson) uses part of a barometer from a Russian satellite that had crashed on the island. The barometer indicates that a huge wave will sweep the island, so Gilligan (Bob Denver) and crew prepare to ride it off the island and out to sea. The plan works, after a rescue by a Navy helicopter, and they arrive in Hawaii. Civilization has changed, and it is not easy to adjust–especially with those Russian spies looking for the barometer.
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Rusty: The Great Rescue 1998 G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Director: Shuki Levy
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Rue McClanahan, Laraine Newman, Charles Fleischer, Blake Foster, Danielle Keaton, Beau Billingslea, Michael J. Pagan, Rodney Dangerfield, Bob Goldthwait, Matthew Lawrence, Suzanne Somers, Patrick Duffy, Doug E. Doug, Vincent Schiavelli
Rusty the dog (voice of Matthew Lawrence) gets help from his friends at the animal shelter, and they set out to protect Rusty's owners from scheming criminals.
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Taking Off 1971  R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Linnea Heacock, Georgia Engel, Tony Harvey, Audra Lindley, Paul Benedict, Vincent Schiavelli, Kathy Bates, Allen Garfield
While searching for their runaway daughter (Linnea Heacock), parents (Lynn Carlin and Buck Henry) discover a world quite different from suburbia. Watch for bit parts played by Kathy Bates and Carly Simon.
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Ted & Venus 1991 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Ted and Venus
Director: Bud Cort
Cast: Bud Cort, James Brolin, Kim Adams, Carol Kane, Pamella D'Pella, Brian Thompson, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Martin Mull, Roberta Wallach, Timothy Leary, Tricia O'Neil, Tony Genaro, Vincent Schiavelli, Andrea Martin
Hippie poet Ted Whitley (Bud Cort) spends his time in 1974 on the boardwalk at Venice Beach, California, where he delivers his poetry inspirations. One day, Ted sees a vision: beautiful, bikini clad Linda (Kim Adams) emerging from the sea. Ted entertains Linda with his poetry and decides to pursue her. Linda does not share Ted's interest, and soon Ted resorts to using obscene phone calls and stalking–all of which terrorize Linda–to make Linda forever his.
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 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Gotz Otto, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Joe Don Baker, Vincent Schiavelli, Ricky Jay, Colin Salmon, Geoffrey Palmer, Julian Fellowes, Terence Rigby
This top-flight James Bond adventure stars Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007 battling media baron Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) who will stop at nothing to boost his ratings–even starting World War III as he and his cohorts plot to sink a British naval ship and then place the blame on China. Bond teams up with Chinese External Security Force agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh) to bring an end to Carver's madness. Carver is married to Paris (Teri Hatcher) who just happens to be one of Bond's former lovers, and his superior, M (Judi Dench), ensures that the past relationship is exploited as Bond and Wai Lin go after the ruthless Carver.
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Two Much 1996 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fernando Trueba
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Joan Cusack, Eli Wallach, Vincent Schiavelli, Austin Pendleton, Allan Rich
Art Dodge (Antonio Banderas) is an artist-turned-disreputable art dealer who enjoys his love affair with Betty (Melanie Griffith) until he falls for her sister, Liz (Daryl Hannah). Art's solution is easy–pretend he has a twin brother, Bart. Bart sleeps with Liz, and Art sleeps with Betty, and all three are happy–for a while.
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 Waiting for the Light 1990 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Monger
Cast: Teri Garr, Shirley MacLaine, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, Jack McGee, John Bedford Lloyd, Hillary Wolf, Colin Baumgartner, Jeff McCracken, Bob Henry
This offbeat story is about Kay (Teri Garr) who inherits a small-town cafe and begins a new life with her children and strange Aunt Zena (Shirley MacLaine). When Zena and the kids play a practical joke on a neighbor, the event sets off a chain of events that results in people thinking a miracle has been performed. Soon, would-be believers flock into the town.
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The Whipping Boy 1994 G, 96 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
Director: Sydney Macartney
Cast: Truan Munro, Nic Knight, George C. Scott, Karen Salt, Andrew Bicknell, Kevin Conway, Vincent Schiavelli, Mathilda May, Jean Anderson, Nicolas Amer
This is a pretty good Disney family film that revolves around a growing friendship between a prince and a "whipping boy" that the prince talked his father, the king, into using to take the prince's punishment when discipline was needed. Based on Sid Fleischman's children's book.
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| 1. 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
2. Amadeus (1984)
3. Baadasssss! (2004)
4. Batman Returns (1992)
5. Better Off Dead (1985)
6. Cold Feet (1989)
7. Death to Smoochy (2002)
8. Escape (1980)
9. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
10. Freejack (1992)
11. Ghost (1990)
12. The Happy Hooker (1975)
13. Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)
14. Inferno (1999)
aka: Desert Heat
aka: Coyote Moon
15. A Little Princess (1995)
16. Lord of Illusions (1995)
17. Man on the Moon (1999)
18. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
19. Pinocchio (1984)
20. Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978)
21. The Return (1980)
aka: The Alien's Return
22. Rusty: The Great Rescue (1998)
aka: Rusty: A Dog's Tale
23. Taking Off (1971)
24. Ted & Venus (1991)
aka: Ted and Venus
25. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
26. Two Much (1996)
27. Waiting for the Light (1990)
28. The Whipping Boy (1994)
aka: Prince Brat and the Whipping Boy
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