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.

 

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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