The Astronaut Farmer 2007   PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Polish
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish, Logan Polish, Bruce Dern, Mark Polish, Jon Gries, Tim Blake Nelson, Sal Lopez, J.K. Simmons, Kiersten Warren, Rick Overton, Richard Edson, Julie White
After dropping out of NASA's astronaut training program to save the family ranch, Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) risks everything attempting to launch his own barn-built rocket so that he can follow his dream of orbiting Earth. Although he has the support of his wife Audrey (Virginia Madsen) and their children–Shepard (Max Thieriot), Stanley (Jasper Polish), and Sunshine (Logan Polish)–the FBI, FAA, NASA, CIA, and Homeland Security want nothing more than to destroy Charles' dream. 1 User Review
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| | A beautiful film | A Fan 08/19/2007 | | I thought it a beautiful film where family stills sticks together despite negative things that come into there life, to bad we dont have alot of that today. The kids were great...jasper and logan polish were cute actresses and real in there roles. Hope there are more films like this. |
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The Big Empty 2003  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steve Anderson
Cast: Jon Favreau, Joey Lauren Adams, Bud Cort, Daryl Hannah, Jon Gries, Adam Beach, Gary Farmer, Rachael Leigh Cook, Brent Briscoe, Melora Walters, Kelsey Grammer, Sean Bean
When struggling actor John Person (Jon Favreau) is offered $27,000 to deliver a suitcase to Cowboy (Sean Bean) in the middle of a desert, he eagerly takes on the task. Unfortunately, John misses his connection with Cowboy, and problems multiply leaving John to deal with a number of strange characters and events.
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Fright Night Part 2 1988  R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Cast: Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind, Julie Carmen, Jon Gries, Russell Clark, Brian Thompson, Merritt Butrick, Ernie Sabella, Matt Landers, Karen Anders, Blair Tefkin, Josh Richman, Rochelle Ashana, Alexander Folk
In this sequel to the 1985 film, the sister, Regine (Julie Carmen), of the vampire killed by Charley (William Ragsdale) and Peter (Roddy McDowall) comes to town to get revenge three years after her brother's murder. Charley meets and falls under the spell of Regine but is torn between her and his love for Alex (Traci Lind). When Charley learns from Peter that Regine is the sister of the vampire they killed, the two once again join forces to stop Regine before she turns Charley into a vampire.
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 Get Shorty 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, David Paymer, Miguel Sandoval, Martin Ferrero, Jon Gries, Renee Props, Jacob Vargas, Linda Hart, Bobby Slayton
Miami loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) heads for Hollywood to collect on a gambling debt from B-movies producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman). After meeting Harry, Chili stays on to be part of the film business when Harry convinces him that he has a great script that could be Academy Award material IF Harry can convince a major star, Martin Weir (Danny DeVito), to take the lead role. Meanwhile, Harry is in cahoots with drug dealer Bo Catlett (Delroy Lindo) who also wants in on the action. Bette Midler and Harvey Keitel are among several guest stars in this enticing crime story.
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Jackpot 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Polish
Cast: Jon Gries, Daryl Hannah, Garrett Morris, Patrick Bauchau, Adam Baldwin, Rosie O'Grady, Peggy Lipton, Mac Davis, Rick Overton, Suzanne Krull
Sunny Holiday (John Gries) is a loser who dreams of becoming a famous singer, and his means to that end is competing in karaoke contests on a 43-city tour. He has left his wife, Bobbi (Daryl Hannah), behind with their daughter and sends her a weekly $1.00 lottery ticket in lieu of child support. Traveling with his manager, Les (Garrett Morris), in Bobbi's pink New Yorker, Sunny heads for Jackpot, Nevada, for the next contest and then, ultimately, on to L.A. for that big break.
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Kill Me Again 1989 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Dahl
Cast: Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer, Michael Madsen, Pat Mulligan, Bibi Besch, Jon Gries, Michael Greene, Nick Dimitri, Robert Schuch, Duane Tucker
After a rip-off of mobsters, the team of Fay Forrester (Joanne Whalley) and Vince Miller (Michael Madsen) split up when Forrester takes a hike–with the money! She hires Jack Andrews (Val Kilmer) to fake her death, but he ends up empty-handed as well.
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Men in Black 1997 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, Siobhan Fallon, Mike Nussbaum, Jon Gries, Sergio Calderon, Carel Struycken, Fredric Lehne, Richard Hamilton, Kent Faulcon, John Alexander
Federal agents–Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith)–are assigned to monitor alien activity in New York City. They uncover the diabolical plot of an intergalactic terrorist, Edgar (Vincent D'Onofrio), to destroy Earth. Now, Agent K and Agent J race against time to prevent Edgar from accomplishing his dastardly deed. The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and received two other nominations.
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 Napoleon Dynamite 2004  PG-13, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jared Hess
Cast: Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader, Haylie Duff, Ellen Dubin, Emily Tyndall, Sandy Martin, Trevor Snarr, Shondrella Avery, Bracken Johnson, Carmen Brady, J.C. Cunningham
Teenage nerd Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) lives in Preston, Idaho, with Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell). Surrounding Napoleon are a cast of off-beat characters–including Pedro (Efren Ramirez) and weird Uncle Rico (Jon Gries). Pedro is a new kid in school who has become Napoleon's best friend, so when Pedro runs for class president against popular, but nasty, Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon comes to his aid.
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 Real Genius 1985 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, William Atherton, Michelle Meyrink, Patti D'Arbanville, Robert Prescott, Louis Giambalvo, Ed Lauter, Deborah Foreman, Jon Gries
When a group of young scientists discover that their research is being used to build a new weapon, they decide to interfere with the intended plans.
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 The Rundown 2003 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Peter Berg
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Bremner, Jon Gries, William Lucking, Ernie Reyes Jr., Stuart F. Wilson, Dennis Keiffer, Garrett Warren, Toby Holguin, Stephen Bishop, Paul S. Power, Chuck Norman
Bounty hunter Beck (Dwayne Johnson) enters the Amazon jungle looking for mobster Billy Walker's (William Lucking) son Travis (Seann William Scott). But, after Beck locates Travis, many pitfalls stand in his way–including a goon squad, rebels, jungle traps, and monkeys.
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Running Scared 1986 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Peter Hyams
Cast: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Jimmy Smits, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed, Larry Hankin, John DiSanti, Don Calfa, Betty Carvalho, Robert Lesser, Louis Perez
In this comedy/action film, cool undercover policemen Ray Hughes and Danny Costanzo (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) set out to stop Julio Gonazales' (Jimmy Smits) drug trafficking in Chicago. But, after their boss Captain Logan (Dan Hedaya) chews them out for blowing the cover on the operation, they leave Chicago and take a forced vacation in Key West where they enjoy the sunshine. They have so much fun in Key West that they decide to retire–after they return to Chicago and put an end to Julio and his drug ring. Hines and Crystal play well off each other and make this an enjoyable movie.
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September Dawn 2007 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Romance
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Jon Voight, Terence Stamp, Lolita Davidovich, Trent Ford, Dean Cain, Tamara Hope, Jon Gries, Taylor Handley, Huntley Ritter, Shaun Johnston, Krisinda Cain, Tom Carey
This film is based on real events from the Mountain Meadow Massacre that took place in September of 1837 when Mormons slaughtered 120 settlers passing through the Utah Territory. The story looks into the activities of Mormon leaders Bishop Jacob Samuelson (Jon Voight) and Brigham Young (Terence Stamp) who were behind the massacre and the reasons why it happened.
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Stick It 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jessica Bendinger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies, Nikki SooHoo, Maddy Curley, Kellan Lutz, John Patrick Amedori, Tarah Paige, Mio Dzakula, Svetlana Efremova, Jon Gries, Gia Carides, Polly Holliday, Julie Warner
Award-winning gymnast Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) suddenly gave up her sport in the middle of a meet and is now dirt biking and in trouble with both her divorced parents (Jon Gries and Gia Carides) and the law. Following her arrest for property damage, Judge Westreich (Polly Holliday) gives Haley a choice of serving time in jail or attending a VGA school run by gymnast Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges). Haley opts for the school, but her attitude is negative toward Burt and the other gymnasts–Mina (Maddy Curley), Wei Wei (Nikki SooHoo), and Joanna (Vanessa Lengies). However, by story's end, Haley learns that she can rebel and still be a good person and team player as well.
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Taken 2008 G, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Goran Kostic, Katie Cassidy, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Gerard Watkins, Arben Bajraktaraj, Nathan Rippy, Camille Japy
Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) retired from the CIA in order to be closer to his 17-year-old daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), who now divides her time between Bryan and Bryan's ex-wife Lenore (Franke Janssen). After agreeing to her family's strict set of rules, Kim sets off on a trip to Paris with her friend Amanda (Katie Cassidy). Kim and Amanda land in Paris, but are kidnapped by Albanian sex traffickers while Kim is checking in by phone with Bryan. Now, Bryan talks to the kidnappers and delivers a warning to them. Knowing that he has only 96 hours in which to save the girls, Bryan heads for Paris where he uses his surveillance skills and works against evil forces in his search for his beloved daughter.
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 TerrorVision 1986   R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Ted Nicolaou
Cast: Diane Franklin, Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov, Chad Allen, Bert Remsen, Alejandro Rey, Randi Brooks, Jennifer Richards, Sonny Carl Davis, Jon Gries
A real dilemma is posed to a dysfunctional family who ends up with an alien from outer space they have received through their satellite dish. Cheap, poorly directed and acted, but a hoot at times. 1 User Review
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| | She has it | Anonymous 01/31/2007 | | Are you kiddinfg ,just check out Jennifer Richards Tits the more the reason to watch the flick.;) |
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Twin Falls Idaho 1999 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Polish
Cast: Michael Polish, Mark Polish, Michele Hicks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jon Gries, Patrick Bauchau, Garrett Morris, William Katt, Teresa Hill, Holly Woodlawn
Conjoined at the hip, twins Francis (Michael Polish) and Blake (Mark Polish) live fairly reclusive lives until Penny (Michele Hicks) arrives on the scene, moves in to care for the brothers, and falls in love with Blake. The strength of this film lies in the subject matter of the seriousness of physical separation when Francis seems to be dying.
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| 1. The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
2. The Big Empty (2003)
3. Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
4. Get Shorty (1995)
5. Jackpot (2001)
6. Kill Me Again (1989)
7. Men in Black (1997)
8. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
9. Real Genius (1985)
10. The Rundown (2003)
11. Running Scared (1986)
12. September Dawn (2007)
13. Stick It (2006)
14. Taken (2008)
15. TerrorVision (1986)
16. Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
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