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Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as two country handymen who lead a cast of zany characters to safety in this exciting sci-fi creature comedy. Just as Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Basset (Ward) decide to leave Perfection, Nevada, strange rumblings prevent their departure. With the help of a shapely seismology student (Finn Carter), they discover their desolate town is infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live below the ground. The race is on to overcome these slimy subterraneans and find a way to higher ground, in this enjoyable thriller co-starring Michael Gross and Reba McEntire.
Rated PG-13.
Lorraine Gary repeats her role of Ellen Brody, widow of Chief Martin Brody (played by Roy Scheider in Jaws and Jaws II), in this suspenseful sequel starring Oscar-winner Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters). After Deputy Sean Brody is killed by a shark off Amity Island, she joins her other son Michael (Lance Guest), a marine biologist, his wife Carla (Karen Young), and their daughter Thea (Judith Barsi) in the Bahamas. There she falls for Hoagie (Caine), a carefree pilot, and starts putting her life back together -- until a Great White threatens Thea, and Ellen knows she has no choice but to face her fear in a final fatal showdown. This thriller from multiple Emmy Award-winner Joseph Sargent (Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) features Mario Van Peebles (Posse) as Michael's Bahamian biologist partner Jake.
Rated PG-13.
Boyz 'N The Hood is the critically acclaimed story of three friends growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood, and of street life where friendship, pain, danger and love combine to form reality. "The Hood" is a place where drive-by shootings and unemployment are rampant. But it is also a place where harmony coexists with adversity, especially for the three young men growing up there: Doughboy (Ice Cube), an unambitious drug dealer; his brother Ricky (Morris Chestnut), a college-bound teenage father; and Ricky's best friend, Tre (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), who aspires to a brighter future beyond "The Hood." In a world where a trip to the store can end in death, the friends have diverse reactions to their bleak surroundings. Tre's resolve is strengthened by a strong father (Larry Fishburne) who keeps him on the right track. But the lessons Tre learns are put to the ultimate test when tragedy strikes close to home, and violence seems like the only recourse. This powerful portrait of black urban America is "a film of enormous relevance and importance." (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times)
Rated R.
The comic sequel to the smash original Weekend At Bernie's reunites Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman and Terry Kiser for more slapstick fun in the sun! This time, insurance clerks Larry (McCarthy) and Richard (Silverman) return to work after their original weekend with Bernie only to discover they've been fired. And the $2 million Bernie stole from the company is stashed in the Virgin Islands. Ever resourceful, these two party animals head to the Caribbean, where a voodoo priestess resurrects Bernie from the dead so he can lead her to the money. With an insurance investigator (Barry Bostwick) on their tails, a voodoo spell on their heads, and a beautiful islander (Troy Beyer) at their side, Larry and Richard go for the gold...and discover that sometimes you're better off dead!
Rated PG.
Tom Cruise is electrifying as Brian Flanagan, a young, confident and ambitious bartender who, with the help of a seasoned pro (Bryan Brown - Gorillas in the Mist), becomes the toast of Manhattan's Upper East Side. But when he moves to Jamaica and meets an independent artist (Elisabeth Shue - Adventures in Babysitting), their vivid romance brings a new perspective to the self-centered bartender's life. Sizzling with high-powered performances and a #1 soundtrack, the box office blockbuster Cocktail has it all!
Rated R.
Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman team up in the drop-dead comedy of the year, Weekend At Bernie's. The pair star as ambitious young employees who accidentally uncover an embezzlement scam in their company. Bernie (Terry Kiser), their boss, rewards their efforts by inviting them to his beachside pleasure palace for the weekend. When the boys arrive, they find that Bernie has been bumped off. But even a stiff won't stap this party. Aided by the charms of Catherine Mary Stewart, the boys make quite a splash as they dodge bullets, babes and bodies in the wackiest, wildest weekend of their lives.
Rated PG-13.
Big-screen favorite Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men, JFK, Flatliners) stars as Jimmy Dolan, a fast-talking college basketball coach who'll go to the ends of the earth to bring home all-star talent. His hunt takes hem to Winabi, Africa, where he discovers Saleh, a native warrior who's heads above the rest! Unfortunately, Saleh has no interest in the pressure-filled world of college sports. But when the Winabi decide to settle difference with a neighboring tribe on the basketball court, it becomes a whole new ballgame! Join the team you're sure to love as this fast-break comedy soars from the opening tip-off to the final buzzer!
Rated PG.
Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner chase a priceless jewel - and each other - in this hit romantic adventure. Quietly toiling at home on her best-selling romance novels, Joan Wilder (Turner) suddenly finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and dangerous turns in the jungles of Columbia. After her sister is captured by a gang of thugs searching for a priceless jewel, Joan sets out to rescue her and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Douglas). He convinces her they should beat the bandits to the treasure - unaware the desperadoes' loose-lipped advance man (DeVito) is trailing them. Filled with high-powered stunts and non-stop action, Romancing The Stone promises a unique blend of romance, suspense and comedy.
Rated PG.
"Sex, violence, romance...and Patrick Swayze!" - The Atlanta Journal. From the producer of Die Hard and Lethal Weapon comes a sexy, action-packed adventure that pushes the envelope for high-octane thrills. Patrick Swayze stars as one of the screen's most unforgettable heroes, charged with magnetic charm and lightning fast martial arts moves. Dalton (Swayze) is a legendary bouncer who comes to Jasper, Missouri for a special purpose: to restore order at the dangerous Double Deuce bar. But as, one by one, he rids the bar of thugs, hoodlums and hit men, he incurs the wrath of their employer - the notorious racketeer Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara). The town lives in fear of Wesley, but Dalton is ready for action! He confronts Wesley's goons in one spectacular fight after another, but when they strike back with deadly force, Dalton knows he must face the crime boss himself in a blistering battle to the finish. Co-starring Kelly Lynch (Cocktail) and Sam Elliott (Gettysburg) and featuring hard-driving music by Alabama, the Jeff Healey Band, Otis Redding and more, Road House is where the action is!
Rated R.
Little House on the Prairie - Premiere Movie
Little House on the Prairie, is the dramatic, gripping story of a young pioneer family's struggle to build a new life for themselves on the American Frontier of the 1870's. Dirt-poor and alone, the Ingalls family moves from the woods of Wisconsin to the plains of Kansas and faces the dangers of an untamed wilderness as they fight to build and hold on to their new home - only to find themselves driven from their land by government decree. With indomitable courage that celebrates the American pioneer and the resilience of the human spirit, the Ingalls move on, taking their hopes and dreams bravely to Minnesota. There they face the endless challenges of frontier life- a hard, bitter, sometimes joyous, sometimes tearful existence. "Little House on the Prairie" builds to an emotional crescendo that captures all the high-powered excitement of the Old West. Adapted from the "Little House" books written by the late Laura Ingalls Wilder, which recounts her unforgettable childhood. "Little House on the Prairie" is big, enthralling family entertainment, acclaimed by viewer and critic alike. It is a rich and exciting cinematic look, with warmth, humor and drama, at a proud generation of people and a period of strength and courage.
Not Rated.
Tom Selleck stars in this hilarious comedy about an arrogant and aging major league baseball player who attempts to revive his career by signing to play in Japan. In the twilight of his glory days, Jack Elliot (Selleck) is no longer hitting them like he use to. His fun-loving attitude is put to the test when he finds himself replaced by a rookie. Soon he learns the only team that wants him is the Chunichi Dragons...in Nagoya, Japan. After arriving in Japan, Jack manages to alienate everyone without improving his batting average, and treats the team's hard-headed manager (Ken Takakura) with disrespect. But with the love of elegant Hiroko (Aya Takanashi), along with a newfound respect for his manager and Japanese culture, Jack finds a way to win in this warmhearted, fast-moving comedy from director Fred Schepisi.
Rated PG-13.
"Loads of Fun!" - Sneak Previews. An exciting comedy adventure of enormous proportions. Operation Dumbo Drop was cheered by critics and audiences across America! A savvy veteran army captain (Danny Glover - Lethal Weapon I, II, III, Angels in The Outfield) is teamed with a by-the-book West Point officer (Ray Liotta - No Escape, Field of Dreams) to lead the "weightiest" military maneuver ever. Their job: To secretly transport a full-grown elephan across 200 miles of rugged terrain - fording rivers, scaling mountains and crossing canyons - to reach a remote jungle village! You'll discover laughter around every hilarious corner as these hardy Green Berets prove that with a little luck...and tons of hard work...no mission is impossible! "A comedy adventure...solid laughs!" - Chicago Tribune.
Rated PG.
SWF seeks female to share apt in West 70s. Non-smkr, professional preferred. An innocent want ad opens the door to murderous, unrelenting terror in this pulse-pounding psychological shocker starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh. After an unfaithful fiance leaves her abruptly single again, young New Yorker Allie Jones (Fonda) advertises for a roommate to share her spacious apartment. But when mousy Hedra Carlson (Leigh) moves in, she doesn't just take over Allie's spare bedroom. She takes over her clothes, her boyfriend...and her identity. Before Allie's eyes, Hedra makes a startling transformation, as the perfect roommate...becomes the perfect nightmare. Powered by electrifying performances from Fonda and Leigh, it's a stylishly chilling, adrenaline-laced thriller from Oscar-nominated director Barbet Schroeder (Reversal of Fortune).
Rated R.
"4 Stars Houston and Costner are the best romantic couple in years." - Bob Fenstar, Arizona Republic. She's safe now. Safe from hordes of screaming, grasping fans. Safe from demanding kooks who pop up unexpectedly. Safe from the unknown killer stalking her every move. She's in the arms of The Bodyguard. Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and featuring songs from the #1 soundtrack album (including Houston's hits "I Will Always Love You" and "I Have Nothing"), The Bodyguard has it all: Suspense. Thrills. Romance. Peril. Passion. And the shining brilliance of two great stars. In her spectacular film debut, Houston plays Rachel Marron, a music/movie superstar at her peak. Fans want to see her, hear her, touch her. But one wants to kill her - and that's where security expert Frank Farmer (Costner) comes in. Farmer is a professional who never lets his guard down. Rachel's glamorous life often puts her at risk. Each expects to be in charge. What they don't expect is to fall in love.
Rated R.
Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver and Robert Loggia star in John Schlesinger's shocking occult thriller, "The Believers" - a roller coaster ride of high-speed action, horror and gripping suspense. Minneapolis psychologist Cal Jamison (Sheen) arrives in New York to start a new life with his young son, after his wife is killed in a freak accident. Hired by New York's Police Department to help stressed-out cops, he's asked by Lieutenant McTaggert (Loggia) to treat a young detective (Jimmy Smits) who is acting as strange as the series of ritualistic child murders he is investigating. Jamison is soon plunged into a frightening world of strange religious worshippers. The Believers is the story of one man who risks his life to stop the deadly forces no one can find, no one can stop, no one can get away from.
Not Rated.
"A knockout performance by Andie MacDowell" - The Hollywood Reporter. Danger lurks around every corner of the world, yet nothing can stop Bessie Faro from putting together the puzzle of her husband's death - and secret life. But she soon discovers that the only thing more treacherous than lies...can be finding out the truth.
Rated PG-13.
Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire) drew raves for their starring performances in this hit love story by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Mr. Mom). She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the wealthy heartthrob who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it's threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure. A bittersweet story with an upbeat ending and a phenomenal rock score, Pretty In Pink also stars Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, James Spader and Annie Potts.
Rated PG-13.
John Travolta gives a sensual and intelligent performance as a local disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity. Once a week, after six full days of work in a Brooklyn paint store, Tony (Travolta) douses himself with Brut cologne, dons a floral bodyshirt, gabardine pants and platform shoes - and ritualistically prepares himself for "Saturday Night Fever." Through the influence of Stephanie - his more sophisticated dance partner - and Tony's brother - a disillusioned priest - Tony begins to question the way he views life and the narrowness of his perspective. The disco dance sequences and the BeeGees' music make the film an accurate and absorbing barometer for the seventies' generation.
Rated R.
This dramatic and true story recounts the breathtaking defeat of British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army. General Lord Chelmsford (brilliantly portrayed by Peter O'Toole) is the man responsible for the fatal decision to split up the troops based on faulty information provided by fake Zulu prisoners. Colonel Durnford (Burt Lancaster) courageously faces the hungry native army alone and although knowing this, he marches into a merciless death and fights to the last minute. Sir Henry Bartle Frere (Nigel Davenport) constructs the impossibly demanding ultimatum which ignites the Zulu chief to an unforgettable show of arms. The all star cast (including 1986 Cannes Best Actor Award Winner Bob Hoskins), and extravagant production quality make Zulu Dawn a spectacular film vibrantly rich and alive with passion and bravery seldom matched. Zulu Dawn has a guaranteed place in the list of Hollywood Greats.
Rated PG.
A grisly homicide...a sensation trial...a forbidden affair - it's Jagged Edge, a razor-sharp suspense thriller about crime, punishment and passion. Jeff Bridges is the prime suspect and Glenn Close plays the attorney who falls in love with him. When a San Francisco socalite is viciously murdered, her publisher-husband, Jack Forrester (Bridges), is accused of committing the crime. Teddy Barnes (Close) decides to defend the charming, manipulative Jack, only to disregard legal ethics by having an affair with him. With the help of a ruthless private eye Sam Ransome (Robert Loggia), she takes on a ruthless D.A. (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political steppingstone. However, a startling revelation puts Teddy in jeopardy of becoming the next victim of the Jagged Edge!
Rated R.
The movie that has won a place in everyone's heart. (Color, 1984) Acclaimed by critics all over the country and boasting one of the best performances of Sally Field's celebrated career - Places In The Heart is a landmark film. It's emotionally gripping story centers around Edna Spalding (Field) and her unending struggle against extraordinary hardships. But, as recalled from director-writer Robert Benton's own childhood, it's also a portrait of a time and a place and a people. It is the 1930's in Waxahachie, Texas. Against this Depression-torn background unforgettable characters meet and collide. Like Mr. Will (John Malkovich), the blind boarder who sees all too clearly the bigotry of his time...Moze (Danny Glover), a black man who knows a lot, including his own place in a white Southern town...and Wayne (Ed Harris), Margaret (Lindsay Crouse) and Viola (Amy Madigan), decent people caught up in an adulterous triangle which threatens two marriages. Together they leave an indelible impression of faith, courage, love and most of all, endurance. 113 minutes.
Rated PG.
Based on the humorous bestselling novel, Fast Times at Ridgemont High details the individual struggles of teenagers as they deal with independence, success, sexuality, money, maturity, school, and particularly with just making it through the formative years. Fast Times was directed by newcomer Amy Heckerling in what New York Magazine calls "an auspicious debut."
Rated R.