The Accused 1988  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Leo Rossi, Tom(2) O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Scott Paulin, Tom Heaton, Kim Kondrashoff, Stephen E. Miller
Jodie Foster (in her Best Actress Oscar performance) takes the role of Sarah Tobias who is gang-raped in a crowded bar. The case goes to court where District Attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) agrees to a plea bargain and tries to show that Sarah was on drugs at the time of the rape and acted provocatively. Now, Sarah must contend with the humiliation of her questionable past being paraded in a courtroom. Powerful and moving.
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 Air Bud 1997  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Cast: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs, Eric Christmas, Brendan Fletcher, Norman Browning, Jay Brazeau, Shayn Solberg, Nicola Cavendish, Stephen E. Miller, Frank C. Turner
Josh (Kevin Zegers) is suffering emotionally after his father's death and has now been placed in a new school. One day, he finds an abandoned Golden Retriever, Buddy. It turns out that Buddy can shoot hoops, and since Josh wants to try out for the school basketball team, Buddy can help him practice. Josh makes the team, and he and Buddy perform at half-time. Buddy is a hit with the media, which is good IF the notoriety does not cause his previous owner Norm Snively (Michael Jeter) to reclaim him and cash in on his celebrity status.
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Arctic Blue 1993  R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Peter Masterson
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Dylan Walsh, Rya Kihlstedt, Jon Cuthbert, Richard Bradford, Bill Croft, Kevin Cooney, John Bear Curtis, Michael Lawrenchuk, Stephen E. Miller
City-bred conservation agent Eric (Dylan Walsh) and his wife (Rya Kihlstedt) take on a new lifestyle in Alaska. Eric gets an early indoctrination when he must take an illegal trapper and accused murderer Ben (Rutger Hauer) to Fairbanks by plane. After the plane crashes, Eric must depend on Ben for his survival. Meanwhile, Ben's friends are hot on their trail. Nice scenery.
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 Best in Show 2000 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, Patrick Cranshaw, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, Jay Brazeau, Colin Cunningham, Will Sasso, Stephen E. Miller, Dany Canino
This mockumentary, set at Philadelphia's annual Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show, centers on anxious owners and their coddled pets. The actors were handed a script but encouraged to improvise as the film was shot, and the fun begins as TV cameras bring Weimaraner "Beatrice," Shih Tzu "Miss Agnes," Poodle "Rhapsody in White," and Bloodhound "Hubert"–and their owners–into the homes of millions. The result is a very funny movie.
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A Christmas Romance 1994  TV, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Sheldon Larry
Cast: Olivia Newton-John, Gregory Harrison, Chloe Lattanzi, Stephanie Sawyer, Tom Heaton, Stephen E. Miller, Brent Stait, Susan Astley, Tom McBeath, Anna Ferguson, Teryl Rothery, Melody Ryane
Single-mom Julia Stonecypher (Olivia Newton-John) is struggling to eke out a living while raising daughters Emily Rose (Stephanie Sawyer) and Deenie (Chloe Lattanzi–Newton-John's real-life daughter). One day, bank employee Brian Harding (Gregory Harrison) comes to Julia's door and announces that her house is being repossessed. Just when it couldn't get any worse for Julia, Brian is involved in a car accident after leaving her home. He returns to the house where he is stranded by bad weather. But a bond forms, romance begins, and it looks like Julia's life will take a turn for the better.
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Free Willy 3: The Rescue 1997 PG, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Sam Pillsbury
Cast: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tasha Simms, Peter LaCroix, Stephen E. Miller, Ian Tracey, Matthew Walker
This is yet another in the "Willy the Whale" series. Jesse (Jason James Richter) is a bit older now (16-years-old) and is determined to put a halt to illegal whaling. He teams up with the son of a whaling captain, and, together, the boys ensure Willy and other whales' safety–at least for now.
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Iceman 1984 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, Philip Akin, Danny Glover, Amelia Hall, Stephen E. Miller, James Tolkan
After being frozen for 40,000 years, a Neanderthal man (John Lone), is brought back to life and befriended by Doctor Stanley Shephard (Timothy Hutton) who teaches him the art of communication in the modern-day world.
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Jane Doe 1983 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Ivan Nagy
Cast: Karen Valentine, William Devane, David Huffman, Stephen E. Miller, Eva Marie Saint, Terry David Mulligan, Don MacKay, Jackson Davies, Anthony Holland, Julie Brown, Tom Heaton, Jason Michas
Jane Doe (Karen Valentine) was left for dead after being beaten, but she survived and now suffers from amnesia. To make matters worse, a serial killer is on her trail as Jane begins to have flashbacks of past events. Made for TV.
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Malicious 1995  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ian Corson
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Patrick McGaw, Sarah Lassez, Ryan Michael, Mimi Kuzyk, John Vernon, Rick Henrickson, Jennifer Copping, Joe Maffei, Jerry Wasserman, Jay Brazeau, Marlene Worrall, Stephen E. Miller
Doug Gordon (Patrick McGaw) studies sports medicine but takes a break one night and attends a party where he is seduced by Melissa (Molly Ringwald). Doug considers the affair to be a one-night stand, but Melissa does not agree and takes revenge on Doug's mother (Mimi Kuzyk), his girlfriend Laura (Sarah Lassez), and even his cat.
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Off Season 2001 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Bruce Davison
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Sherilyn Fenn, Rory Culkin, Bruce Davison, Tom McBeath, Stephen E. Miller, Adam Arkin, Karin Konoval, Lisa Pelikan, Philip Granger
This made-for-TV family film follows 10-year-old Jackson (Rory Culkin), who lost his parents, is sent to Florida to spend time with his aunt (Sherilyn Fenn), a resort lounge singer. He meets Sam (Hume Cronyn) and, as Jackson gets to know him, starts believing that the old man may be Santa Claus who is vacationing until it is time to head back North.
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Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. 1996 TV, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
aka: Double Play
Director: Stefan Scaini
Cast: Jonathan Jackson, Jay Brazeau, Richard Lee Jackson, William Shatner, Don S. Davis, Katherine Isabelle, John Tench, Jed Rees, Mark Acheson, Sean Amsing, Howard Dell, Demetri Goritsas, Alan Robertson, David Kaye, Stephen E. Miller
Teenager, computer geek Rudy (Jonathan Jackson) is kidnapped just after he has been made CEO of his recently deceased father's corporation. To the rescue comes Rudy's look-alike, Oliver (also Jonathan Jackson).
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The Stepfather 1987 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller, Robyn Stevan, Blu Mankuma, Jeff Schultz, Lindsay Bourne, Anna Hagan, Gillian Barber, Gabrielle Rose, Jackson Davies, Sandra Head
The stepfather, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn), at times appears to be a congenial family man. He romances and marries a series of widows, and all goes well until his new family fails to live up to his expectations. Then, the stepfather turns into a psychopathic murderer, kills them, and moves on to the next family of victims. Now, he is married to Susan Maine (Shelley Hack) whose daughter, Stephanie (Jill Schoelen), does not trust him, and the stepfather plots the next murders.
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| 1. The Accused (1988)
2. Air Bud (1997)
3. Arctic Blue (1993)
4. Best in Show (2000)
5. A Christmas Romance (1994)
6. Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
7. Home Is Where the Hart Is (1987)
8. Iceman (1984)
9. Jane Doe (1983)
10. Malicious (1995)
11. Off Season (2001)
12. Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
aka: Double Play
13. The Stepfather (1987)
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