 Angels in the Outfield 1994  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Johnson, Jay O. Sanders, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew McConaughey, Taylor Negron, Milton Davis Jr., Tony Longo, Neal McDonough, Stoney Jackson, Adrien Brody
Eleven-year-old Roger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a foster child of Maggie (Brenda Fricker) who hears his irresponsible father (Dermot Mulroney) claim that the chances of reuniting his family are just as good as the last-place California Angels winning the pennant. Roger wants his family to get back together so that he can move out of his foster home and prays that the Angels will win the pennant. Roger's prayers are answered in the form of angel Al (Christopher Lloyd) who heads up a group of angels (appearing as glowing special effects) that arrive to help the team–much to the amazement of the Angels' manager George Knox (Danny Glover) and the long-suffering owner Hank Murphy (Ben Johnson).
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Balloon Farm 1999 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Rip Torn, Mara Wilson, Roberts Blossom, Fredric Lehne, Richard Riehle, Laurie Metcalf, Neal McDonough, RuDee Sade, Holly Maples, Adam Wylie, Guy Boyd, Ken Jenkins, Lee Garlington, Ernie Lively, Arnetia Walker
Harvey H. Potter (Rip Torn) arrives in the drought-stricken farming town of Waterston and begins raising a new crop: magical, colorful balloons that bring new hope to the town. Disney fare.
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Harry and the Hendersons 1987  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Dear
Cast: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, David Suchet, Lainie Kazan, M. Emmet Walsh, Bill Ontiveros, Kevin Peter Hall
This film gives us a look at what happens to a family when they first encounter, take home, and care for a bigfoot-like creature. Sound silly? It is. However, the film is watchable, and kids will love it.
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann 1982 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Timerider
Director: William Dear
Cast: Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Tracey Walter, Ed Lauter, L.Q. Jones, Chris Mulkey, Macon McCalman, Jonathan Banks
Through the magic of a time machine, Lyle Swann (Fred Ward) is transported to 1875 where he rides his motorcycle in the Mexican desert and meets an assortment of bandits, murderers, and rapists.
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Wild America 1997 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Comedy
Director: William Dear
Cast: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Scott Bairstow, Frances Fisher, Jamey Sheridan, Tracey Walter, Don Stroud, Zack Ward, Claudia Stedelin, Anastasia Spivey, Leighanne Littrell, Amy Lee Douglas, Jennifer Crumbley, Sonny Shroyer, Rachel Fowler
This true-life adventure is set in 1967 when Stouffer brothers–Marshall (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), Mark (Devon Sawa), and Marty (Scott Bairstow)–set off on a cross-country trek during which they use a 16-mm camera to record their odyssey. As they film their nature documentary, the brothers encounter alligators, bears, moose, and bats during what becomes a perilous journey.
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| 1. Angels in the Outfield (1994)
2. Balloon Farm (1999)
3. Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
4. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
aka: Timerider
5. Wild America (1997)
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