, 1h25 Directed byBob Clark OriginUSA GenresComedy ActorsCharles Grodin, Kieran Culkin, Mary Steenburgen, Glenn Shadix, Troy Evans, Al Mancini Roles Big Dickie Bumpus Rating56% The film has several plot lines, one each for Ralphie, his father and his mother, followed by one involving Ralphie and his dad on a fishing trip. Ralphie's quest for most of the movie is to find a top tough enough to knock a bully's top out of a chalk circle in a game of "Kill". Meanwhile, Ralphie's dad has a series of skirmishes with his hillbilly neighbors, the Bumpuses, and all forty-three Bloodhounds named Big Red. The Old Man calls in Barkley, the family dog, to distract the Bumpuses' hounds when the Old Man comes home from work; when he gets out of the car, he accidentally steps in dog poop. Ralphie's mom would like to finally get something other than a Ronald Colman gravy boat on dish night at the local cinema. Scut, the main bully, is demoted, with a new head bully ruling over him.
, 1h56 Directed byFrères Coen OriginUSA GenresDrama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror, Crime ThemesFilms about films, Films about writers, Mise en scène d'un scénariste, Children's films ActorsJohn Turturro, John Goodman, Michael Lerner, Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis, John Mahoney Roles Wrestler Rating75% In 1941, Barton Fink's first Broadway play, Bare Ruined Choirs, has achieved critical and popular success. His agent informs him that Capitol Pictures in Hollywood has offered him a thousand dollars per week to write film scripts. Barton hesitates, worried that moving to California would separate him from "the common man", his focus as a writer. He accepts the offer, however, and checks into the Hotel Earle, a large and unusually deserted building. His room is sparse and draped in subdued colors; its only decoration is a small painting of a woman on the beach, arm raised to block the sun.
, 1h38 Directed byJohn Frankenheimer OriginUSA GenresDrama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime ThemesFilms about racism ActorsDon Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Tim Reid, Bob Balaban, Tate Donovan Roles Biker #1 Rating61% A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy is shot down on Christmas Eve when he stumbles upon a robbery-homicide at a convenience store. A down-on-his-luck L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. homicide detective, Jerry Beck (Johnson), is assigned to the case. As with every case, he takes this one very emotionally, because "the job" is the last thing left in his life, and vows to get the perpetrator no matter what.
, 1h24 Directed byPeter Bonerz OriginUSA GenresComedy, Comedy thriller, Crime ActorsDavid Graf, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, Bubba Smith, G. W. Bailey, Lance Kinsey Roles Ox Rating44% The police must investigate a series of robberies along a strip of land in the city. The Mayor (Kenneth Mars) assigns Captain Harris (G.W. Bailey) and Lt. Proctor (Lance Kinsey) to the case, but while on stakeout the Wilson gang, composed of Ace (Gerrit Graham), Flash (Brian Seeman), and Ox (Darwyn Swalve), manages to slip through their fingers. The Mayor wants Harris and Proctor to work with Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) on apprehending the gang. Lassard assembles a seven-man team consisting of Hightower (Bubba Smith), Tackleberry (David Graf), Jones (Michael Winslow), Hooks (Marion Ramsey), Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook), Fackler (Bruce Mahler), and Lassard's nephew, Nick (Matt McCoy).
, 1h35 Directed byJag Mundhra OriginUSA GenresHorror, Slasher ThemesFilms about families, Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films ActorsJoseph Bottoms, Adrienne Barbeau, Scott Thompson Baker, Robert Miano, Mary Stävin, Page Moseley Roles Harry Rating41% A teenage girl who was molested by her father calls David Kelley, a radio psychologist working for KDRX, and shoots herself on the air. Later, a real estate broker shows off a house to prospective buyers, and discovers the decomposing remains of another realtor in the washroom, the fourth victim of a psychopath dubbed the "Open House Killer". Outside Grant Real Estate, which David's girlfriend Lisa runs, someone digs through the trash, and takes discarded Seller Listings. The vagabond goes to one of the listed houses, and murders the realtor and buyer inside with a plunger that has had razor blades attached to it. The Open House Killer (who gives his name as "Harry") then calls David at KDRX, and opines that his victims deserved their fates.
, 1h37 Directed byCarl Reiner OriginUSA GenresComedy ThemesFilms about education ActorsMark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Duane Davis, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux, Courtney Thorne-Smith Roles Scary Inmate Rating65% On the last day of school before summer vacation, physical education teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) is preparing to leave on a vacation to Hawaii with his girlfriend, Kim. Vice principal Phil Gills (Robin Thomas) informs several underachieving students, including easily distracted Pam (Courtney Thorne-Smith); "nocturnal" Larry, a male stripper (Ken Olandt); football jock Kevin (Patrick Labyorteaux); pregnant Rhonda (Shawnee Smith); geeky Alan (Richard Steven Horvitz); dyslexic Denise (Kelly Jo Minter); intimidating Jerome (Duane Davis), and two horror-film-obsessed underachievers, Dave (Gary Riley) and Francis, a.k.a. 'Chainsaw' (Dean Cameron), that they must attend summer school for remedial English.