THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984)

Directed by: W.D. Richter

Starring: Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Lewis Smith, Rosalind Cash, Clancy Brown, Pepe Serna, Robert Ito, Vincent Schiavelli, Dan Hedaya, Jonathan Banks, John Ashton, Carl Lumbly, Ronald Lacey, Michael Santoro, Matt Clark, William Traylor, Mariclare Costello, Bill Henderson, Damon Hines, Billy Vera, Laura Harrington, Yakov Smirnoff, Tommy J. Huff

102 minutes

(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:

Brain surgeon, rock musician, adventurer Buckaroo Banzai is a modern renaissance man and has made scientific history. He perfected the Oscillation Overthruster, which allows him to travel through solid matter by using the eighth dimension. But when his sworn enemy Dr. Emilio Lizardo devises a plot to steal the device and bring an evil army back to destroy Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in a battle that could spell doom for the universe. Along with his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, Buckaroo must stop the evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer our dimension. He is helped by Penny Pretty, the long-lost twin sister of his late wife, and some good extra-dimensional beings who look and talk like they are from Jamaica.

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INSPECTOR GADGET SAVES CHRISTMAS (1992)

Directed by: Chuck Patton

Starring: (voices) Don Adams, Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche, Erica Horn

22 minutes

(TV-G - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:

Inspector Gadget is off to the North Pole to stop Dr. Claw from taking over Santa's elves and workshop.

 

EVE OF DESTRUCTION (1991)

Directed by: Duncan Gibbons

Starring: Gregory Hines, Renee Soutendijk, Kurt Fuller, Michael Greene, John M. Jackson, Kevin McCarthy

100 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:

EVE VIII is a military android created to look and sound exactly like her creator, Dr. Eve Simmons. When the robot is damaged during a bank robbery, it accesses memories it was programmed with by her creator. The memories used, though, are dark and tragic ones. The robot is also programmed as a killing machine if anyone tries to stop her mission. Colonel Jim McQuade is tasked with eliminating the unstoppable machine. With the help of Dr. Simmons, he tries to outthink the intelligent and emotional robotic doppelgänger.

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NORTH (1994)

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Based on the novel "North: The Tale of a 9-Year-Old Boy Who Becomes a Free Agent and Travels the World in Search of the Perfect Parents" by: Alan Zweibel

Starring: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates, Faith Ford, Graham Greene, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reba McIntire, John Ritter, Abe Vigoda, Scarlett Johansson, Kelly McGillis, Alexander Godunov, Matthew McCurley, Jesse Ziegler, Keone Young, Lauren Tom, Ben Stein, Taylor Fry, Alana Austin, Jussie Smollett, Robert Costanzo, Rosalind Chao, Alan Rachins, Richard Belzer, Marc Shaiman, Alan Zweibel

87 minutes

(PG - mild language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus, North starts off on a hilarious journey around the world to find the parents that really care about him.

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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLOW BY READING BOOKS (1988)

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Richard Linklater, Daniel Johnston

86 minutes

(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

In its minimal and non-traditional plot, the protagonist travels about the country meeting with various acquaintances when not taking part in various mundane, day-to-day activities. There is no real rising action or climax, and Linklater's character does not change substantially throughout the course of the film.

Richard Linklater's directorial debut.

 

THE LAST STAND (2013)

Directed by: Kim Jee-woon

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzman, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford, Genesis Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, Tait Fletcher, John Patrick Amedori

105 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence)

PLOT:

Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small-town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for the face off.

 

POLICE STORY 2 (1988)

Directed by: Jackie Chan

Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, Lam Kwok-Hung, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Kenny Ho, Chor Yuen, Charlie Cho, Benny Lai, Mars (Cheung Wing-fat), Johnny Cheung, Ben Lam, Chi Fai, Shan Kwan, Isabella Wong, Ann Mui

122 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, some nudity)

Country of origin: China

PLOT:

Despite his success at apprehending criminals, Kevin Chan's unorthodox approach to his work as a police officer sees him demoted to the traffic branch. Despite this, the man he put behind bars is now out of prison and has vowed to make his life a misery. While this crime boss is harassing Kevin and his girlfriend, the police are contemplating reinstating Kevin to help them fight a group of bombers attempting to extort $10 million from building owners.

 

HOW IT ENDS (2021)

Directed by: Zoe Lister-Jones, Daryl Wein

Starring: Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Logan Marshall-Green, Bobby Lee, Fred Armisen, Glenn Howerton, Bradley Whitford, Ayo Edebiri, Sharon Van Etten, Olivia Wilde, Paul W. Downs, Raymond Cham Jr, Lamorne Morris, Angelique Cabral, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Helen Hunt, Colin Hanks, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Pauly Shore

82 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, drug references)

PLOT:

On the last full day before a meteor arrives on its collision course with Earth, Liza takes stock of her life through a conversation with her "metaphysical" childhood self. The conversation carries through as they walk through the empty streets of Los Angeles to their cousin Mandy's End of the World Party. As they walk, they have short interactions with numerous individuals, including the metaphysical YS of others – the Younger Selves who are now visible due to certain doom having elevated everyone's awareness. The Lizas also stop to visit some family, and friends, they want to see before the end.

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SUBURBIA (1996)

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Based on the stage play by: Eric Bogosian

Starring: Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey, Nicky Katt, Ajay Naidu, Parker Posey, Giovanni Ribisi, Samia Shoaib, Dina Spybey, Steve Zahn

120 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, brief graphic nudity, drug references)

PLOT:

Five young losers spend their days and nights wasting their lives away, hanging out in parking lots and occasionally mentioning that they might want to make something of themselves... someday. On this particular night, they are visited by an old high school friend who has escaped their suburban town to become a pop star.

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SLASH/BACK (2022)

Directed by: Nyla Innuksuk

Starring: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Rory Anawak, Kristian Bruun, Shaun Benson, Paulette Metuq, Evan Innuksuk, Scottie Kilabuk, Nikita Burke, Janice Alivaktuk, Iris Sowdluapik, Lorna Lawson, Linda Uvilluk, Joanasie Qappik, Jenna Papatsie, Christopher Metuq, Hannah Flanagan, Jackie Maniapik, Madeleine Qumuatuq

86 minutes

(NR - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, sci-fi/fantasy violence, gore)

PLOT:

When Maika and her ragtag friends discover an alien invasion in their tiny arctic hamlet, it's up to them to save the day. Utilizing their makeshift weapons and horror movie knowledge, the aliens realize you don't mess with girls from Pang.

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THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976)

Directed by: Nicolas Roeg

Based on the novel by: Walter Tevis

Starring: David Bowie, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Rip Torn, Bernie Casey, Jackson D. Kane, Rick Riccardo, Tony Mascia, Adrienne La Russa, Albert Nelson, Claudia Jennings, Jim Lovell

138 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, some violence, graphic nudity)

PLOT:

Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however.

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MR. ACCIDENT (2000)

Directed by: Yahoo Serious

Starring: Yahoo Serious, Helen Dallimore, David Field, Grant Piro, Jeanette Cronin, Garry McDonald, David Hoey, Felix Williamson, Pippa Grandison, Libbi Gorr, Celine Boudelot, Louis Roach, Christina "Tiny" Ross, Warwick Ross, Paul Livingston, Mark Trevorrow, David Roach

89 minutes

(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, brief nudity)

PLOT:

Roger Crumpkin is a young, accident-prone maintenance man at an egg factory that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Sydney Opera House. He stumbles on his boss's plan to increase sales by lacing the eggs with nicotine. Crumpkin must risk his job and girlfriend to stop him. In the meantime, Crumpkin and his UFO-obsessed girlfriend, Sunday Valentine discover in ancient sedimentary rock a metal object that bears an uncanny resemblance to the wheel cap (hubcap) from a Volkswagen Beetle.

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RATATOUILLE (2007)

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring: (voices) Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Brad Garrett, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld, Brad Bird, Stephane Roux

111 minutes

(G - suitable for all ages)

PLOT:

A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely, and certainly unwanted, visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

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HOOSIERS (1986)

Directed by: David Anspaugh

Starring: Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, Sheb Wooley, Maris Valainis, David Neidorf, Brad Long, Steve Hollar, Brad Boyle, Wade Schenck, Kent Poole, Scott Summers, Fern Persons, Chelcie Ross, Michael Sassone, Gloria Dorson, Hilliard Gates, Michael O'Guinne, Wil Dewitt, John Robert Thompson

115 minutes

(PG - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.

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