Barenaked in America 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jason Priestley
Cast: Barenaked Ladies
The Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies (Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Jim Creeggan, Tyler Stewart, and Kevin Hearn) is the topic of this documentary, which covers the band's early history and continues on with their American tour.
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The Boy Who Could Fly 1986  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy Drama
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Jay Underwood, Bonnie Bedelia, Fred Gwynne, Lucy Deakins, Fred Savage, Colleen Dewhurst, Janet MacLachlan, Jason Priestley, Jennifer Michas, Mindy Cohn, Michelle Bardeaux, Aura Pithart, Cameron Bancroft, Chris Arnold, Sean Kelso
Following the tragic death of his parents, autistic Eric (Jay Underwood) lives with alcoholic Uncle Hugo Gibb (Fred Gwynne) and retreats into a world of dreams where he can fly. Young Millie Michaelson (Lucy Deakins), with family problems of her own, befriends him and together they realize that dreams can come true. Good movie for kids.
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Cherish 2002  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Finn Taylor
Cast: Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Brad Hunt, Jason Priestley, Nora Dunn, Liz Phair, Lindsay Crouse, Ricardo Gil, Kelvin Han Yee, Stephen Polk
Socially inept computer programmer Zoe (Robin Tunney) leaves an after-hours office party where she drank too much and is carjacked by a stranger who flees the scene after mowing down a policeman. Now, Zoe must face manslaughter charges.
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Common Ground 2000 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donna Deitch
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Brittany Murphy, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James LeGros, Jason Priestley, Mimi Rogers, Margot Kidder, Steven Weber, Edward Asner, Beau Bridges
Set in the small town of Homer, Connecticut, this film contains three short stories about three generations of Homer's residents. Changing attitudes toward gays and lesbians are examined as they change from 1950 until the present day.
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Die, Mommie, Die 2003 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Rucker
Cast: Charles Busch, Natasha Lyonne, Jason Priestley, Frances Conroy, Philip Baker Hall, Stark Sands, Victor Raider-Wexler, Nora Dunn, Stanley DeSantis, Josh Hutchinson, Angela Paton, Christopher McDaniel
Drag queen Charles Busch takes on the role of ex-pop singer Angela Arden who murders her producer husband (Philip Baker Hall) so she can be with her gigolo boyfriend (Jason Priestley) in this campy tale of greed, corruption, and revenge. A dark comedy.
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Eye of the Beholder 1999   R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Stephan Elliott
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, k.d. lang, Jason Priestley, Genevieve Bujold, Janine Theriault, Vlasta Vrana, Michelle Sweeney, Anne-Marie Brown, Kaitlin Brown, David Nerman, Steven McCarthy, Don Jordan, Maria Revelins
A surveillance expert (Ewan McGregor) spots Joanna (Ashley Judd) committing a murder and develops an obsession through which he follows her for the next 10 years as she kills again and again on a psychotic killing spree.
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Fancy Dancing 2002 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Brock Simpson
Cast: Jason Priestley, Tanya Allen, Connor Price, Ewen Bremner, Dave Thomas, Dave Foley, Deborah Odell, Jake Simons, Christian Lloyd, Dan Chameroy, Jack Duffy, Joyce Campion, Stephanie Graham, Clinton Walker, Naomi Gaskin
Deadbeat Asa (Jason Priestley) lives off a trust fund, writing music by day and partying at night. He does have one responsibility: his son (Connor Price) who lives with Asa's ex-wife Charity (Deborah Odell). When Charity finds out that Asa takes her son to his night spots, Asa must clean up his act or lose his son.
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The Fourth Angel 2001 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Jason Priestley, Ian McNeice, Charlotte Rampling, Lois Maxwell, Briony Glassco, Timothy West, Joel Pitts, Anna Maguire, Holly Boyd, Kal Weber, William Armstrong, Garrick Hagon, Serge Soric
After his wife and daughter are killed during an airplane hijacking, normally mild-mannered Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) sets out to track down the terrorists himself. U.S. State Department representative Davidson (Jason Priestley) tells Jack that nothing can be done legally to keep the hijackers in custody. When the government refuses to take action and the hijackers are released, Jack, with help from his friend Kate Stockton (Charlotte Rampling), is determined to bring the hijackers to justice. In the process, he gains the attention of FBI Agent Jules Bernard (Forest Whitaker) who has his own plans for dealing with the hijackers.
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Hacks 1997 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
aka: Sink or Swim
Director: Gary Rosen
Cast: Stephen Rea, Illeana Douglas, John Ritter, Dave Foley, Richard Kind, Dusty Kay, Tom Arnold, Robert Patrick, Ryan O'Neal, Ricky Jay, Jason Priestley, Olivia d'Abo, Matt Clark, Lisa Kudrow, Kim Lores
TV script-writer Brian (Stephen Rea) is given the task of coming up with a new TV series–but he's out of ideas. Then, while at his routine poker game with his buds, Brian sees a couple on a balcony and gets an idea for the series. He meets the balcony-girl, offers to buy her life story, and then disappears with her. Well-known cast, but the film didn't hit it big.
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The Highwayman 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Keoni Waxman
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Jason Priestley, Louis Gossett Jr., Laura Harris, Bernie Coulson, Michael George, Callum Keith Rennie, Gordon Michael Woolvett
Ziggy (Laura Harris) wants adventure in her life, and to get money needed to accomplish her goal she helps two psychotic criminals–Panda (Bernie Coulson) and Breakfast (Jason Priestly)–rob a jewelry store. Then, with Ziggy's boyfriend (Gordon Woolvett) in tow, the quartet head to Toronto in search of Ziggy's long-lost father, Frank (Stephen McHattie). When they succeed in finding Frank, a whole new series of adventures begin.
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Hot Tamale 2006 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Damian
Cast: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Carmen Electra, Jason Priestley, Mike Starr, Matt Cedeno, James Best, Beth Grant, Sean Blakemore, Richard Riehle, Harland Williams, Jon Huertas, Robert Harvey
While traveling from his home in Wyoming searching for a new life as a musician in Los Angeles, Harlan Woodriff (Randy Spelling) meets con man Jude (Jason Priestley) who slips stolen jewels into Harlan's car. From that point on, Harlan is chased by thieves who want the jewels–but he does manage to shine at his music audition.
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Love and Death on Long Island 1997 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Cast: John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Maury Chaykin, Gawn Grainger, Elizabeth Quinn, Harvey Atkin, Linda Busby, Bill Leadbitter
Giles De'Ath (John Hurt) views a film starring Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestley) and falls in love with the actor and obsessively adores everything about him.
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Standing on Fishes 1999 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Meredith Scott Lynn, Bradford Tatum
Cast: Bradford Tatum, Meredith Scott Lynn, Jason Priestley, Lauren Fox, Pamela Reed, Kelsey Grammer, James Black, Nancy Hower, Jack McGee, Alexandra Hedison
A filmmaker, Richard Verk (Kelsey Grammer), approaches sculptor Caleb (Bradford Tatum) and asks him to make a rubber vagina to be used as a movie prop. Caleb accepts the offer, which, of course, results in repercussions from his girlfriend, Erika (Meredith Scott Lynn).
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Time of the Wolf 2002 G, 87 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Rod Pridy
Cast: Devin Douglas Drewita, Fraser McGregor, Shauna MacDonald, Jamie Kerr, Marthe Keller, Steven Taylor, Jason Priestley, Burt Reynolds, John Neville
A young, orphaned boy (Devin Douglas Drewitz) is taken in by his aunt (Marthe Keller) and uncle (Burt Reynolds). Not feeling welcome in his new home and bullied at his new school in a new town, he spends time in the open spaces, where he finds a young, injured wolf. He nurses the wolf back to health while keeping it hidden, but eventually it becomes harder and harder to protect the wolf.
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 Tombstone 1993 R, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Cast: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Robert Mitchum, Robert John Burke, Dana Delany, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Joanna Pacula, Charlton Heston, Jason Priestley, Jon Tenney, Stephen Lang, Thomas Haden Church
It's all there–Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer), and the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1879 when the Earp brothers–Virgil (Sam Elliott) and Morgan (Bill Paxton) join their brother Wyatt in a battle against the outlaw gang, the Cowboys. After the Cowboys take revenge by killing Morgan and injuring Virgil, Wyatt leaves town. But, Wyatt returns as a U.S. marshal and hunts down the Cowboys, which results in their leader, Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn), challenging Wyatt to a duel. This time around, more attention is given to providing insights into those involved, as well as accuracy in detail. Overall, a good story.
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 Vanishing Point 1997 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Charles Robert Carner
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Christine Elise, Steve Railsback, Keith David, John Doe, Geno Silva, Peta Wilson, Rodney A. Grant, Peter Murnik, Paul Benjamin, Jason Priestley, Ari Barak, James MacDonald, Ari Barak, Don Collier
Raphina Kowalski (Christine Elise) is hospitalized due to experiencing troubled labor, and husband Jimmy (Viggo Mortensen) is 1,200 miles from home. So, he uses his race-car experiences from the past and speeds against all odds–including an FBI roadblock–to get home in time.
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Watchers 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Blu Mankuma, Jason Priestley, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson, Lala Sloatman, Colleen Winton, Frank C. Turner, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell, Dan O'Dowd, Lou Bollo, Phillip Wong
In this adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's novel, Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) takes in a stray dog and unwittingly places himself in danger because the dog wears a device through which the evil monster Oxcom (Phillip Wong) can always locate the dog–and Travis.
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| 1. Barenaked in America (1999)
2. The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
3. Cherish (2002)
4. Common Ground (2000)
5. Die, Mommie, Die (2003)
6. Eye of the Beholder (1999)
7. Fancy Dancing (2002)
8. The Fourth Angel (2001)
9. Hacks (1997)
aka: Sink or Swim
10. The Highwayman (1999)
11. Hot Tamale (2006)
12. Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
13. Standing on Fishes (1999)
14. Time of the Wolf (2002)
15. Tombstone (1993)
16. Vanishing Point (1997)
17. Watchers (1988)
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