The Big Brawl 1980  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Battle Creek Brawl
Director: Robert Clouse
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako, Ron Max, David Sheiner, Rosalind Chao, Lenny Montana, Pat E. Johnson, Mary Ellen O'Neill
For a martial-arts movie, this film adds the element of comedy and should appeal to a large audience. The story takes place in the Chicago 1938 gangster era; however, this time Jackie Chan comes to the rescue using martial-arts skills.
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The End of Violence 1997  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Loren Dean, Traci Lind, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Udo Kier, Rosalind Chao, K. Todd Freeman, John Diehl, Chris Douridas, Soledad St. Hilaire, Nicole Ari Parker, Daniel Benzali, Samuel Fuller
Surveillance expert Ray Bering (Gabriel Byrne) looks out on Los Angeles via secret TV cameras and watches impotently as Hollywood producer Mike Max (Bill Pullman) is kidnapped, escapes, and hides out with a Mexican family. Numerous subplots evolve in this confusing story.
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Enemies of Laughter 2000 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joey Travolta
Cast: David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Beatrice Arthur, Peter Falk, Vanessa Angel, Daphne Zuniga, Kathy Griffin, Marilu Henner, Kristina Fulton, Paul Sampson, Leila Kenzle
Frustrated TV writer Paul Halpern (David Paymer) wrote a play that bombed in L.A. years ago. Now, he is attracted to Carla (Rosalind Chao) who wants Paul's play brought to Broadway, but Paul just wants to forget everything about that ill-fated play.
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An Eye for an Eye 1981 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark, Mako, Maggie Cooper, Rosalind Chao, Terry Kiser, Tim Culbertson, Nancy Fish, Stuart Pankin, Dorothy Dells, J.E. Freeman, Joe Bellan, Robert Behling
A San Francisco ex-cop, Sean Kane (Chuck Norris), joins forces with his martial arts instructor James Chan (Mako) to bring down a drug-traffic operation led by Morgan Canfield (Christopher Lee). The smugglers had killed Kane's former partner and his girlfriend Linda (Rosalind Chao), and now he will stop at nothing as he operates beyond the law to track down the henchmen of the smuggling operation.
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 Freaky Friday 2003  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, Chad Michael Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christina Vidal, Ryan Malgarini, Haley Hudson, Rosalind Chao, Lucille Soong, Willie Garson
Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her rebellious daughter, Anna (Lindsay Lohan), seldom see eye to eye on anything. One night at a Chinese restaurant, their arguing reaches a fever pitch, and they open identical fortune cookies that are served by a meddling restauranteur. The cookies contained a mystical potion, and the next morning Tess and Anna discover that they are trapped in each others bodies. The solution to their dilemma is to perform one selfless act. Will they manage to figure it out before Tess' wedding on Saturday?
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Inhabited 2003 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kelly Sandefur
Cast: Megan Gallagher, Eric Lutes, Sofia Vassilieva, Malcolm McDowell, Greg Cipes, Peter Looney, Patty McCormack, Rosalind Chao, Robert Joseph, James Otis
Soon after the Russell family moves into their new home, unusual occurrences begin. First, the daughter befriends elves in her playhouse followed by other events that terrify the family members. Just who or what are those elves? Family members decide it's time to get out–NOW.
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The Joy Luck Club 1993  R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lisa Lu, Ming-Na, Tamlyn Tomita, Lauren Tom, Rosalind Chao, Victor Wong, Michael Paul Chan, Chao Li Chi, Melanie Chang
This is the film adaptation of Amy Tan's excellent novel about four Chinese women who fled China in the 1930s and became lifelong friends in San Francisco. It is an insightful look into the Joy Luck Club's members as well as their daughters' contemporary problems.
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 Just Like Heaven 2005 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Waters, Ben Shenkman, Jon Heder, Ivana Milicevic, Caroline Aaron, Rosalind Chao, Ron Canada, Chris Pflueger, Willie Garson, Gabrielle Made, William Caploe, Billy Beck
Dr. Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon) climbs into her car, drives off, and is involved in a head-on crash. She has been in a coma ever since the accident, and David (Mark Ruffalo) has sublet her apartment. But, Elizabeth's spirit has not left the apartment, and she makes appearances to confront David about his sloppy housekeeping. Over time (You guessed it!), criticism turns into romance.
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Last Flight Out 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Larry Elikann
Cast: Richard Crenna, James Earl Jones, Eric Bogosian, Haing S. Ngor, Rosalind Chao, Barry Corbin, Lee Garlington, Molly Hagan
Just before the fall of Saigon, the Americans and Vietnamese residing in the city need to be rescued, so they head for safety.
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Michael McKean, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jim Norton, Pat Skipper, Rosalind Chao, Paul Perri, Richard Epcar
After a bizarre accident, Nick Holloway becomes invisible, and a corrupt government agent has devious plans to take advantage of his condition.
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Slam Dance 1987  R, 99 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Slamdance
Director: Wayne Wang
Cast: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Harry Dean Stanton, Millie Perkins, Don Keith Opper, Adam Ant, Judith Barsi, Rosalind Chao, Herta Ware
Two call girls are murdered, and an L.A. artist (Tom Hulce) had a connection to both of them. Suddenly, the police are investigating him, and now he must work to prove his innocence.
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What Dreams May Come 1998 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Vincent Ward
Cast: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Rosalind Chao, Josh Paddock, Jessica Brooks Grant, Lucinda Jenney, Wilma Bonet, Werner Herzog, Maggie McCarthy, Matt Salinger, Carin Sprague, June Carryl, Paul P. Card IV
After their children were killed in a car crash four years ago, Chris and Annie Nielsen's (Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra) marriage was nearly destroyed. They have managed to work things out and are back together–until Chris is killed in a car accident. Spiritual guide Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) helps Chris move on to the next world of Paradise where he sees his children (Josh Paddock and Jessica Brooks Grant) once again. Meanwhile, Annie's depression over her losses takes over, she commits suicide, and goes to Hell. With help from Albert and another guide, The Tracker (Max von Sydow), Chris ventures into Hell to save Annie from damnation.
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| 1. The Big Brawl (1980)
aka: Battle Creek Brawl
2. The End of Violence (1997)
3. Enemies of Laughter (2000)
4. An Eye for an Eye (1981)
5. Freaky Friday (2003)
6. Inhabited (2003)
7. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
8. Just Like Heaven (2005)
9. Last Flight Out (1990)
10. Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
11. Slam Dance (1987)
aka: Slamdance
12. The Ultimate Impostor (1979)
13. What Dreams May Come (1998)
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