Affliction 1997  R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe, Mary Beth Hurt, Jim True-Frost, Marian Seldes, Holmes Osborne, Brigid Tierney, Sean McCann, Tim Post, Christopher Heyerdahl, Janine Theriault, Wayne Robson, Sheena Larkin
Based on Russell Banks' novel, this film adaptation features Nick Nolte as Wade Whitehouse, a small-town sheriff in New England who delves into an "accidental" hunting accident to redeem his bleak life–both professionally and personally. He reexamines his life and the relationship he has with his abusive father Glen (James Coburn). Meanwhile, his ex-wife (Mary Beth Hurt) hates him, and his relationship with his daughter Jill (Brigid Tierney) is badly in need of repair. Wade is dating Margie (Sissy Spacek) who is the only one he seems capable of relating to. After his mother dies, Wade's brother Rolfe (Willem Dafoe) comes home to pay his respects, and now Wade suspects Rolfe of being involved in the criminal world. James Coburn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Nick Nolte was nominated for Best Actor.
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Bingo 1991  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Matthew Robbins
Cast: Cindy Williams, David Rasche, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Kurt Fuller, Joe Guzaldo, David French, Glenn Shadix, Janet Wright, Wayne Robson, Suzie Plakson, Simon Webb, Blu Mankuma
A mangy dog, Bingo, runs away from its cruel circus master and soon saves the life of Chuckie (Rober J. Steinmiller Jr.), a boy who doesn't fit in well with the other boys. Boy and dog become good pals, but his football-player dad (David Rasche) wants no part of the dog. The family packs up and heads East after Dad is traded to the Green Bay Packers–with Bingo following behind, having many adventures, and overcoming challenges along the way.
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Charms for the Easy Life 2002  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joan Micklin Silver
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt, Geordie Johnson, Kenneth Mitchell, Wayne Robson, Kayla Perlmutter, Kirsten Kieferle, Christine Rotenberg, Sylvie Weir
In the early 1900s, eccentric Charlie (Gena Rowlands) heads a family consisting of her daughter, Sophia (Mimi Rogers), and granddaughter (Susan May Pratt). Her husband had previously left Charlie and, after Sophia's husband died at a young age, Sophia and her daughter move in with Charlie. This made-for-TV film covers the family's story over the following few decades. Based on a novel by Kaye Gibbons.
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Dead of Winter 1987 R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, Jan Rubes, William Russ, Mark Malone, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Michael Copeman, Sam Malkin, Pamela Moller
A young woman is given a job as a double for a film in which the star had a nervous breakdown. The woman gradually realizes she is involved in a cover-up and that the star has NOT had a nervous breakdown but rather has been MURDERED.
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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 1993  TV, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Stuart Margolin
Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Cloris Leachman, Phil Fondacaro, Eric McCormack, Kelli Fox, Wayne Robson, Matthew Walker, Meshach Taylor, Denalda Williams, Gary Jones, Alex Green, Babs Chula, Bill Meilen, Nora McLellan
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are back–this time in dual roles of Kelly and Lynn Farmer and their young aunts Sofia and Agatha during their childhood. Kelly and Lynn try to save the family home from the clutches of their evil Aunt Agatha (now played by Cloris Leachman) who has managed to cast a spell on her own twin sister, Aunt Sophia (also Cloris Leachman).
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The Grey Fox 1982  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Phillip Borsos
Cast: Richard Farnsworth, Wayne Robson, Jackie Burroughs, Timothy Webber, Ken Pogue, Gary Reineke, David Petersen, Don MacKay, Tom Heaton
Bill Miner (Richard Farnsworth) served 33 years in San Quentin for stagecoach robberies. When he is released in 1901, he finds stagecoaches are no longer in existence, so he robs trains! Great photography, especially of trains roaring through the mountains of the Northwest.
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Harlan County War 2000 TV, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Bill
Cast: Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson, Alex House, Charlotte Arnold, Ker Wells, Jennifer Irwin, Rufus Crawford, Cliff Saunders
Based on a true story of coal miners' struggles in Kentucky, this made-for-TV film tells of the poor conditions under which the miners worked and lived and the women who joined the violent strike to improve those conditions. An Oscar-winning documentary, "Harlan County, U.S.A." was released in 1976 and is well worth watching–for the real and full story.
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Interstate 60 2002 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Gale
Cast: James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Kurt Russell, Michael J. Fox, Chris Cooper, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Brogren, Wayne Robson, Melyssa Ade, John Bourgeois, Michael Rhoades, Matthew Edison, Ann-Margret, Amy Stewart
Neal (James Marsden) isn't sure he wants to follow in his lawyer father's footsteps. Rather, he is considering art. Not only that, he routinely dreams of a girl (Amy Smart) who encourages him to pursue art. His decision is aided when immortal One Wish Grant (Gary Oldman) grants him a wish–but Neal must travel on non-existent Interstate 60 to a nonexistent town. On the way, he sees his dream girl on billboards encouraging him on, and he has other adventures as well. What will be the outcome? If this sounds a little like "Back to the Future," it is because Director Bob Gale was the creator and screenwriter for that series, and this is his first directorial effort.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Bert Remsen, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy, Antony Holland, Corey Fischer, Hugh Millais, Wayne Robson, Wayne Grace, Jackie Crossland
Set in the Old West, this is the story of John Q. McCabe (Warren Beatty), a not-very-bright hustler who sets out to make a success out of a whorehouse in the Pacific Northwest. The much brighter Constance Miller (Julie Christie), a professional madam, lends her expertise to the project and assures its success. When a buy-out is offered, John and Constance experience differences of opinion. Christie was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
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Parents 1989 R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy
Director: Bob Balaban
Cast: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Bryan Madorsky, Juno Mills Cockell, Kathryn Grody, Deborah Rush, Graham Jarvis, Wayne Robson, Helen Carscallen
It is the 1950s, and Michael Laemle (Bryan Madorsky) is growing up in his suburban home where he is often exposed to his parents' (Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt) sexuality and suspects that they are cannibals. He reports this to the school's social worker (Sandy Dennis) who investigates and becomes the family's dinner entree.
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Pippi Longstocking 1997 G, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Michael Schaack, Clive A. Smith, Bill Giggie
Cast: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Carole Pope, Dave Thomas, Gordon Pinsent, Wayne Robson, Olivia Garrett, Noah Reid, Richard Binsley, Rick Jones, Peter Karlsson, Gunilla Roor
Based on Astrid Lindgren's children's stories, this a a good animated adaptation that follows the upbeat, smart, and mischievous nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking. When Pippi's father, a sea captain, washes overboard during a storm, he tells her to go to their country home and await his return. There she finds new friends (and enemies) and moves from one adventure to another.
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 The Rescuers Down Under 1990 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty, Douglas Seale, Ed Gilbert, Russi Taylor
Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.
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Stuck 2008 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Lionel Mark Smith, Wayne Robson, R.D. Reid, Patrick McKenna, Sharlene Royer, John Dartt, John Dunsworth, Mauricio Hoyos, Brian Johnson, Wally MacKinnon
In Providence, Rhode Island, nurse's assistant Brandi Boski (Mena Suvari) celebrates the possibility of a job promotion at a bar with co-worker Tanya (Rukiya Bernard). Brandi drinks too much, and when she drives home, she runs into a homeless man, Tom (Stephen Rea). The impact smashes Tom through Brandi's broken windshield. Knowing that the accident will ruin her promotion possibilities, Brandi drives the car into her garage and plans to let Tom die there. But, Tom doesn't die and now realizes that he, and he alone, must save himself from certain death.
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Two If by Sea 1996 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Bennett
Cast: Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock, Yaphet Kotto, Stephen Dillane, Wayne Robson, Mike Starr, Michael Badalucco
Small-time thief Frank (Denis Leary) and his girlfriend, Roz (Sandra Bullock), hide out in a mansion while waiting for his buyer to pick up a stolen Matisse painting. Problems really begin when the wealthy neighbor, Evan (Stephen Dillane), introduces Roz to the posh Rhode Island social scene of which he is a part.
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Vendetta 1999 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: Christopher Walken, Clancy Brown, Bruce Davison, Joaquim de Almeida, Edward Herrmann, Kenneth Welsh, Luke Askew, Richard Libertini, Andrea Di Stefano, Joel Gordon, Chris Benson, Wayne Robson, Pierrino Mascarino, Daragh O'Malley, Richard Blackburn
In the 1890s, cotton exporter James Houston (Christopher Walken) masterminds a plot to take over the New Orleans docks. When police chief David Hennessy (Clancy Brown) stands in the way, he is killed. As a result of the homicide, Sicilian immigrants who work on the New Orleans docks are rounded up for questioning. Eventually, nine go on trial, but all are acquitted. However, the populace does not agree with the verdicts, and a series of lynchings result. This made-for-HBO film is based on a true story.
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 Welcome to Mooseport 2004 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Donald Petrie
Cast: Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden, Maura Tierney, Christine Baranski, Fred Savage, Rip Torn, June Squibb, Wayne Robson, John Rothman, Karl Pruner, David Macniven
After suffering defeat in his bid for re-election, U.S. ex-President Monroe "The Eagle" Cole (Gene Hackman) heads home to Mooseport, Maine, where he enters the race for mayor. Local hardware store owner Handy Harrison (Ray Romano) drops out of the race when he learns of Monroe's intentions to run. But when Monroe pursues Handy's girlfriend, Sally Mannis (Maura Tierney), Handy quickly re-enters the race–both politically and romantically.
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End 2007 R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Thriller
aka: Wrong Turn 2
Director: Joe Lynch
Cast: Erica Leerhsen, Henry Rollins, Texas Battle, Daniella Alonso, Steve Braun, Aleksa Palladino, Matthew Currie Holmes, Crystal Lowe, Kimberly Caldwell, Wayne Robson, Ken Kirzinger, Ashlea Earl
Host Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins) accompanies the contestants of his reality game show as they head into Greenbriar Back Country, West Virginia. In order to win the cash prize, they must find hidden supplies that will help them survive six days and nights in the wilderness. What they have not counted on is a family of cannibals that begins to butcher the contestants–one by one.
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| 1. Affliction (1997)
2. Bingo (1991)
3. Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
4. Cube (1998)
5. Dead of Winter (1987)
6. Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
7. The Grey Fox (1982)
8. Harlan County War (2000)
9. The Haunting of Lisa (1995)
10. Housekeeping (1987)
11. Interstate 60 (2002)
12. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
13. One Magic Christmas (1985)
14. Parents (1989)
15. Pippi Longstocking (1997)
16. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
17. Stuck (2008)
18. Two If by Sea (1996)
19. Vendetta (1999)
20. Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
21. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
aka: Wrong Turn 2
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