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Comedy
92 Minutes |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story |
| Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic clientele of decidedly less-than-average Joes is comprised of: a self-styled pirate; a scrawny nerd who dreams of impressing an unattainable cheerleader; an obsessive aficionado of obscure sports; a dim-witted young man; and a cocky know-it-all who, of course, really knows nothing. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. White intends to take over Average Joe's, and Peter's non-existent bookkeeping is making it all too easy for him. A foreclosing bank has stationed attorney Kate Veatch inside Average Joe's to finalize Globo's takeover of the gym. But Peter's boyish charms win her over and Kate joins his team of social rejects to beat the odds--and their own ineptitude--to try to save Average Joe's. How? A showdown dodgeball competition against Globo Gym. |
| Cast: Vince Vaughn; Christine Taylor; Ben Stiller; Rip Torn; Justin Long; Stephen Root; Joel Moore; Chris Williams; Alan Tudyk; Missi Pyle; Jamal Duff; Gary Cole; Jason Bateman; Hank Azaria; Al Kaplon |
| Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber |
Written by: Rawson Marshall Thurber |
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Action / Adventure / Fantasy
108 Minutes |
Dragonslayer |
| A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line - the Kings own daughter. |
| Cast: Peter MacNicol; Caitlin Clarke; Ralph Richardson; John Hallam; Peter Eyre; Albert Salmi; Sydney Bromley; Chloe Salaman; Emrys James; Roger Kemp; Ian McDiarmid; Ken Shorter; Jason White; Yolande Palfrey; Douglas Cooper |
| Directed by: Matthew Robbins |
Written by: Hal Barwood; Matthew Robbins |
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Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
270 Minutes |
Dune |
| In the 11th millennium SHADDAM IV., ruler of the Galactic Empire, rids himself of his competitor Prince LETO by giving him control of the desert planet Dune also called Arrakis; fully aware that its present owner, Baron HARKONNEN, will not give it up without a fight. The reason is that Arrakis is the source of the valuable spice, a substance produced by enormous and dangerous sand worms, which bestows special mental qualities on anyone who consumes it. A short while later Harkonnen does indeed succeed in ambushing and massacring Leto and his men. Leto's mistress JESSICA, who is a member of the clairvoyant order of Bene Gesserit, manages to escape into the desert with her son PAUL, and after a long and dangerous march they finally encounter the Fremen, the long suppressed desert tribe of Arrakis. Impressed by Paul's clairvoyant abilities, tribal prince STILGAR takes in the fugitives. Very soon the Fremen are convinced that Paul is their long-prophesied redeemer, and Stilgar prepares him for his great task. While Paul is being instructed in the secrets of desert life he falls in love with young CHANI, who bears him a son. During the next few years the Fremen, led by Paul, wage a guerilla war of attrition against Harkonnen, who suffers heavy losses. Most important of all, they sabotage the planet's spice production: this brings Shaddam IV. onto the scene, who senses that the basis of his power is being threatened. The rebels on Arrakis want to finish off the imperial forces once and for all, but after a terrible battle which costs him almost all his men, Shaddam is finally forced to concede defeat... |
| Cast: William Hurt; Alec Newman; Saskia Reeves; James Watson; Jan Vlasak; P.H. Moriarty; Robert Russell; Laura Burton; Ian McNeice; Matt Keeslar; Laszlo I. Kish; Jan Unger; Giancarlo Giannini; Julie Cox; Miroslav Taborsky |
| Directed by: John Harrison |
Written by: John Harrison |
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Action / Adventure / Fantasy
107 Minutes |
Dungeons and Dragons |
| Emperess Savina Rules over the magical empire Izmer. The young thieves Ridley and Snails get involved with her quest to find the legendary Scepter of Savrille. With this most desirable magical wand she could have the power to rule over the Red Dragons and she would then be able to provide freedom and equality amongst all people. Ridley and Snails are closely followed by Damodar, the cruel assistant of Profion who is longing for the power of the Scepter. Profion wants to get into battle with the Emperess. Whenever Profion would get his hands on the Scepter, the whole empire would then forever live in darkness. The future depends on the braveness of Ridley and Snails |
| Cast: Jeremy Irons; Bruce Payne; Justin Whalin; Marlon Wayans; Robert Miano; Tomas Havrlik; Thora Birch; Edward Jewesbury; Zoe McLellan; Lee Arenberg; Kristen Wilson; Martin Astles; Matthew O'Toole; David O'Kelly; Richard O'Brien |
| Directed by: Courtney Solomon |
Written by: Topper Lilien; Carroll Cartwright |
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Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
115 Minutes |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
| While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family's garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot's brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth's first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there's no alien spaceship in sight. |
| Cast: Henry Thomas; Dee Wallace-Stone; Robert MacNaughton; Drew Barrymore; Peter Coyote; K.C. Martel; Sean Frye; C. Thomas Howell; David M. O'Dell; Richard Swingler; Frank Toth; Robert Barton; Michael Durrell |
| Directed by: Steven Spielberg |
Written by: Melissa Mathison |
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Animation / Comedy / Musical
86 Minutes |
Eight Crazy Nights |
| Adam Sandler invites you to share some holiday cheer in the new, no-holds-barred musical comedy Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights. Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption-spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. Davey thinks he's gotten off easy until he meets Whitey Duvall, the eccentric, elf-like head referee. The mismatch between Whitey's good heart and never-ending optimism and Davey's constant troublemaking soon have them both wondering if going to jail wouldn't have been easier! In this new, full-length animated feature about basketball, old girlfriends, holiday spirits, and the mall, Adam Sandler voices the three lead characters of Whitey, Davey, and Whitey's fraternal twin sister Eleanore! |
| Cast: Adam Sandler; Jackie Titone; Austin Stout; Kevin Nealon; Rob Schneider; Norm Crosby; Jon Lovitz; Tyra Banks; Blake Clark; Peter Dante; Ellen Albertini Dow; Kevin P. Farley; Lari Friedman; Tom Kenny; Cole Sprouse |
| Directed by: Seth Kearsley |
Written by: Brooks Arthur; Allen Covert |
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Action / Crime / Thriller / Western
81 Minutes |
El Mariachi |
| El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor...a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake El Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case. |
| Cast: Carlos Gallardo; Consuelo Gomez; Jaime de Hoyos; Peter Marquardt; Reinol Martinez; Ramiro Gomez; Jesus Lopez; Luis Baro; Oscar Fabila; Poncho Ramon; Fernando Martinez; Manuel Acosta; Walter Vargas; Roberto Martinez; Virgen Delgado |
| Directed by: Robert Rodriguez |
Written by: Robert Rodriguez |
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Animation / Comedy / Family
78 Minutes |
The Emperors New Groove |
| In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma; he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk, Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama's true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor's problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park. |
| Cast: David Spade; Eartha Kitt; John Goodman; Patrick Warburton; Wendie Malick; Eli Russell Linnetz; Kellyann Kelso; Bob Bergen; Tom Jones (I); Patti Deutsch; John Fiedler (I); Joe Whyte |
| Directed by: Mark Dindal |
Written by: Chris Williams; Mark Dindal |
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Biography / Drama
130 Minutes |
Erin Brockovich |
| Erin Brockovich is an unemployed single mother, desperate to find a job, but is having no luck. This losing streak even extends to a failed lawsuit against a doctor in a car accident she was in. With no alternative, she successfully browbeats her lawyer to give her a job in compensation for the loss. While no one takes her seriously, with her trashy clothes and earthy manners, that soon changes when she begins to investigate a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. What she discovers is that the company is trying quietly to buy land that was contaminated by hexavalent chromium, a deadly toxic waste that the company is improperly and illegally dumping and, in turn, poisoning the residents in the area. As she digs deeper, Erin finds herself leading point in a series of events that would involve her lawfirm in one of the biggest class action lawsuits in American history against a multi-billion dollar corporation. |
| Cast: Julia Roberts; David Brisbin; Dawn Didawick; Albert Finney; Valente Rodriguez; Conchata Ferrell; George Rocky Sullivan; Pat Skipper; Jack Gill; Irene Olga Lopez; Emily Marks; Julie Marks; Scotty Leavenworth; Gemmenne de la Pena; Erin Brockovich-Ellis |
| Directed by: Steven Soderbergh |
Written by: Susannah Grant |
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Adventure / Comedy
90 Minutes |
EuroTrip |
| When Scotty's German online pen pal suggests they meet, he initially freaks out. But then he discovers that she's gorgeous, and heads out with three friends after graduation to meet her. As they travel across Europe, the four friends have comical misadventures. |
| Cast: Scott Mechlowicz; Jacob Pitts; Kristin Kreuk; Cathy Meils; Nial Iskhakov; Michelle Trachtenberg; Travis Wester; Matt Damon; J. Adams; Christopher Baird; Nicholas J.M. Cloutman; Bruce Fulford; Molly Schade; Jakki Degg; Lenka Vomocilova |
| Directed by: Jeff Schaffer |
Written by: Alec Berg; David Mandel |
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