48 Hrs. 1982  R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Brion James, Sonny Landham, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Sherman, James Keane, Tara King, Greta Blackburn, Marot Rose, Denise Crosby
Convict Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) is granted a two-day furlough in which he is told to aid a San Francisco police detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) in the search for cop killers. This unlikely couple works well together as they intersperse comedy with violence, and the result is a top-notch Comedy/Action film. This is Eddie Murphy's screen debut.
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Asteroid 1997  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bradford May
Cast: Michael Biehn, Annabella Sciorra, Zachary Charles, Don Franklin, Anthony Zerbe, Carlos Gomez, Michael Weatherly, Jensen Daggett, Frank McRae, Gerry Becker
Originally a TV miniseries, this filmed version has been pared down by about an hour. A large asteroid is headed for Earth after being kicked out of its orbit by a comet. The asteroid could wipe out the entire population of Earth, so something must be done to destroy it. That something would be weapons fired at it, which does break it up into small pieces. The bad news is that the chunks all fall on Dallas, wreaking havoc. The last half of the film is concerned with the efforts of our heroes to save the people from the devastation.
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Bank Shot 1974 PG, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gower Champion
Cast: George C. Scott, Joanna Cassidy, Sorrell Booke, Clifton James, Bob Balaban, Frank McRae, Harvey Adams, G. Wood, Don Calfa, Jack Riley, Bibi Osterwald, Harvey Evans, Hank Stohl, Pat Zurica, Harvey J. Goldenberg
Irving (Harvey Adams) plots a bank robbery with a twist–he plans to rob the entire mobile home in which the bank funds are temporarily housed. This is one nutty comedy.
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Cannery Row 1982  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David S. Ward
Cast: Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae, M. Emmet Walsh, Sunshine Parker, Santos Morales, John Huston, Tom Mahoney, Art LaFleur, John Malloy, James Keane, Sharon Ernster, Ellen Blake, Mary Margaret Amato
John Steinbeck's novel, set in Monterey, California, is brought to the screen with Nick Nolte as the marine biologist, Doc, who falls for local floozy Suzy (Debra Winger) after he meets her at the Bear Flag Restaurant. Romance blooms between the two but quickly turns sour. Meanwhile, Cannery Row inhabitants–including Mac (M. Emmet Walsh)–hope that Doc and Suzy will get back together because their love is the one thing in Doc and Suzy's lives that really counts.
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 Dillinger 1973 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: John Milius
Cast: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Steve Kanaly, Roy Jenson, John Martino, Read Morgan, Frank McRae, David Dorr, Catherine Tambini
In the early 1930s, John Dillinger was on the FBI's "most wanted" list; his bank robberies had made him famous, but he is captured by "Big Jim" Wollard (Read Morgan) and sent to prison. He escapes from jail and rejoins the gang of hoods that now includes Pretty Boy Floyd (Steve Kanaly) and Baby Face Nelson (Richard Dreyfuss). They continue the bank robberies while FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) is determined to put an end to their illegal activities. This story is seen through the eyes of Purvis who is behind the gunning down of Dillinger outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.
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Hard Times 1975 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Robert Tessier, Bruce Glover, Frank McRae, Felice Orlandi
During the Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) arrives in New Orleans and joins forces with gambler "Speed" (James Coburn). Speed becomes his manager, and Chaney becomes the under-dog boxer who ekes out a living for the two.
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Last Action Hero 1993  PG-13, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mercedes Ruehl, Tom Noonan, Anthony Quinn, Chevy Chase, Danny DeVito, Charles Dance, Frank McRae, Robert Prosky, Ian McKellen, Joan Plowright
Eleven-year-old Danny (Austin O'Brien) gets a magic ticket, once owned by Houdini, to meet his hero Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Danny enters the theater and is catapulted from the real world of the theater, through the movie screen, and into Slater's sports car. Slater is battling a trio of bad guys–Benedict (Charles Dance), Vivaldi (Anthony Quinn), and The Ripper (Tom Noonan)–and Danny becomes his assistant. Then, Benedict steals Danny's magic ticket stub and propels himself into the real world where he and The Ripper create havoc on Times Square. Their actions force Slater to leave his cinematic world and cross over into reality to stop the villains. Will Slater's heroic actions succeed in the real world? The film is filled with cameo appearances/voices.
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Licence to Kill 1989 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Benicio Del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Wayne Newton, Anthony Starke, Robert Brown, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Priscilla Barnes
Timothy Dalton continues his James Bond portrayals in his second starring role as Agent 007. This time, he heads to Mexico to fight a drug empire after learning that drug dealer Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has killed his CIA friend Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) bride on their honeymoon. Bond tracks down Sanchez, and the chase culminates on the highway and involves an oil tanker and a helicopter.
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Lightning Jack 1994 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Paul Hogan, Beverly D'Angelo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kamala Dawson, Pat Hingle, Richard Riehle, Frank McRae, Roger Daltrey, L.Q. Jones
Lightning Jack Kane (Paul Hogan) needs some public relations work, and, to that end, he stages new robberies. In the process, he gains a sidekick (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who happens to be mute. The results make for a fairly good western/comedy that is carried almost entirely by Hogan.
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Lock Up 1989 R, 115 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Flynn
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, John Amos, Darlanne Fluegel, Sonny Landham, Tom Sizemore, Frank McRae, William Allen Young, Larry Romano, Jordan Lund, John Lilla, Dean Duval, Jerry Strivelli, David Anthony Marshall, Kurek Ashley
Prison Warden Drumgoole (Donald Sutherland) had refused to give prisoner Frank Leone (Sylvester Stallone) a weekend pass to visit his dying father when Frank escaped and told the media about Drumgoole's evil treatment of prisoners. Frank is now back in prison serving the last six months of his sentence, and Warden Drumgoole is determined to exact revenge on Leone for ruining his "good" name.
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I 1993 PG-13, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
aka: Loaded Weapon 1
Director: Gene Quintano
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Lovitz, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, Bruce Willis, Erik Estrada, Frank McRae, William Shatner, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Ireland, Dhiru Shah, Denis Leary, Tom Bruggeman, Bill Nunn
This take-off on "Lethal Weapon" and its sequels has moments that are very funny between cop Jack Colt (Emilio Estevez) and his irritated partner Wes Luger (Samuel L. Jackson). While they are investigating the murder of Luger's ex-partner, Colt and Luger uncover General Mortars (William Shatner) drug conspiracy. Watch for cameo appearances by Bruce Willis, Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Corey Feldman, and Martin Sheen.
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National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
aka: Vacation
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Eddie Bracken, Miriam Flynn, James Keach, Frank McRae, Brian Doyle-Murray, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Christie Brinkley, Jane Krakowski
Clark and Ellen Griswold (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) set off on a cross-country trip to visit Wally World theme park with their children Russell "Rusty" (Anthony Michael Hall) and Audrey (Dana Barron). On the trip, they experience troubles, bizarre events, and laughs that culminate with their arrival at Wally World–only to find it is closed for the season.
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Paradise Alley 1978 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Tom Waits, Ray Sharkey, Joyce Ingalls
This film marks Sylvester Stallone's first directing effort, and he also sings the title song. The story is about three brothers–Cosmo (Stallone), Lenny (Armand Assante), and Victor (Lee Canalito)– who pin their hopes for a better crack at life on Victor's wrestling skills.
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Red Dawn 1984  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: John Milius
Cast: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Powers Boothe, Ron O'Neal, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Doug Toby, Frank McRae, Vladek Sheybal
In the mid-1980s, Russians and Cubans are invading the United States, and paratroopers land in a small town in Colorado where they attack a high school. Some of the teenagers escape. They stop at a store to get a truck, weapons, and other supplies and head for the nearby mountains. Now, from their secluded hide-away, the teens stage guerilla operations in an attempt to hold back the invaders. This is the first film ever to receive a PG-13 rating. 2 User Reviews
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| | I will never forget this movie | DREAMIN 09/15/2009 | | I still have this movie, it was one I first bought when dvds came out and I am going to put it on dvd, it is an excellent movie,really shows what can happen and if you have the strength to survive it.he is and always will be my favorite actor. |
| | anonymouse 10/21/2007 | | the film for the time was good |
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 Rocky II 1979 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Joe Spinell, Frank McRae, Leonard Gaines, Al Silvani, Sylvia Meals, John Pleshette, Stu Nahan, Bill Baldwin, Jerry Ziesmer
In this sequel, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) marries Adrian (Talia Shire) after losing his match with World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Now, with a baby on the way, Rocky and Adrian need money, and down-and-out Rocky accepts the offer of a rematch with Apollo Creed. The fight finale is riveting. Stallone wrote and directed this sequel.
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Used Cars 1980 R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon, Dub Taylor, Michael McKean, Harry Northrup, Alfonso Arau, Al Lewis, Dick Miller
Two used car dealers (Jack Warden and Kurt Russell) compete via extraordinary means for each other's customers in this comedy produced by Steven Spielberg.
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Walking Tall Part II 1975 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Walking Tall Part 2
Director: Earl Bellamy
Cast: Bo Svenson, Luke Askew, Richard Jaeckel, Noah Beery Jr., Robert DoQui, Bruce Glover, Lurene Tuttle, Frank McRae, John Davis Chandler, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn, Brooke Mills, Logan Ramsey, Angel Tomkins, William Bryant
The story of Sheriff Buford Pusser (now played by Bo Svenson) continues as the Tennessee lawmaker fights to single-handedly rid his Tennessee town of crime. Still avenging the murder of his wife, Pusser fights for justice and tries to bring down a four-state syndicate in the process.
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| 1. 48 Hrs. (1982)
2. Asteroid (1997)
3. Bank Shot (1974)
4. Batteries Not Included (1987)
5. Cannery Row (1982)
6. Dillinger (1973)
7. Farewell to the King (1989)
8. Hard Times (1975)
9. Last Action Hero (1993)
10. Licence to Kill (1989)
11. Lightning Jack (1994)
12. Lock Up (1989)
13. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (1993)
aka: Loaded Weapon 1
14. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
aka: Vacation
15. Paradise Alley (1978)
16. Red Dawn (1984)
17. Rocky II (1979)
18. Used Cars (1980)
19. Walking Tall Part II (1975)
aka: Walking Tall Part 2
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