David Hemblen
Biography: David Hemblen was an English actor who frequently worked in Canadian film, television and theatre. He was born in London, England, on September 16, 1941. He grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where he pursued a classical education before turning to theatre. He received an M.A. in English and was working towards a Ph.D. in medieval studies when he was spotted during a rehearsal of a university production by Clifford Williams of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Hemblen was offered a season at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre. Hemblen's career in theatre included many productions at the Stratford Festival and four seasons at the renowned Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He received a Dora Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Dr. Astrov in Toronto's Tarragon Theatre production of Uncle Vanya. He also received a Genie Award nomination as Best Actor in Family Viewing. Hemblen's television career began in the early 1970s, and he appeared in a number of Canadian television series, including The Beachcombers, Night Heat, and Street Legal. He also had recurring roles in the American series T. and T. and The X-Files. Hemblen's most famous role was as Johnathan Doors in the science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict. He played the role from 1994 to 2002, and his performance was critically acclaimed. He also voiced the character of Magneto in the X-Men animated series from 1992 to 1997. Hemblen died on November 16, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 79. He was survived by his wife, actress Kate Nelligan, and their two daughters.
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Birthday: September 16, 1941
Deathday: November 16, 2020
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Exotica
1994-11-30
Exotica
Overview: In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-30
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Rollerball
2002-02-08
Rollerball
Overview: In this fast action-packed thriller, Jonathan, Marcus, and Aurora compete in a dangerous, fierce sport called Rollerball. Although, Johnathan and Marcus try to quit, cruel and vindictive promoter Alexi Petrovich encourages them to still participate.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-08
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M. Butterfly
1993-10-01
M. Butterfly
Overview: In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling – but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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Replikator
1994-01-01
Replikator
Overview: In a poisoned world where sunshine kills, a hit squad from the Zyklor Corporation interrupts the testing of a matter replikator capable of duplicating living tissue for the purpose of extending human life. When the smoke clears, scientist Ludovic finds himself framed for murder and on the run from an exact duplicate... of himself. Joining forces with ex-lover Kat Moscow and cynical Detective Valiant, Ludovic follows the bloody path of destruction wrought by a monster with his face.
Genres: Crime Science Fiction Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Where the Truth Lies
2005-10-07
Where the Truth Lies
Overview: An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-07
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Family Viewing
1987-09-09
Family Viewing
Overview: An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography. Will Van rescue his grandmother and memories of his mother in time?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-09
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Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull
1995-05-22
Heritage Minutes: Sitting Bull
Overview: Native American Chief Sitting Bull seeks refuge in Canada.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-22
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Brainscan
1994-04-22
Brainscan
Overview: A lonely teenage horror-movie fan discovers a mysterious computer game that uses hypnosis to custom-tailor the game into the most terrifying experience imaginable. When he emerges from the hypnotic trance he is horrified to find evidence that the brutal murder depicted in the game actually happened -- and he's the killer.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-22
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Redwall The Movie
2000-02-01
Redwall The Movie
Overview: Redwall is a compelling tale of fantasy, courage and adventure; the fable of a daunting quest to recover a legendary lost weapon and the classic strugle between good and evil. The delightful world of Redwall - a place of peace and beauty, companionship and courage - has captured the dedication of millions of readers worldwide. See the story brought to life!
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-02-01
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Straight Line
1989-12-01
Straight Line
Overview: Mr. T comes out fighting in Straight Line, an intense, unrelenting action thriller about the sinister mind-control plot of a power-mad man, and the immovable object that won't stop 'til he drops! Mr. T is T.S. (Too Strong) Turner, a "private investigator" called on to seek and destroy the vicious street thugs who are causing chaos all over the city's East End. These Punks are running wild - they are afraid of nothing. The Gang, called "The Future" is a radical clan who want their future all white! When he hears this, Turner sees red, and now he's out for blood! His hell-bent mission: find out who's controlling these kids, and stop them before the terrorism gets out of control! T.S. is armed and ready for a furious fight to the finish.
Genres: Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-01
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I Love a Man in Uniform
1993-09-10
I Love a Man in Uniform
Overview: Henry Adler, an outwardly normal banker, yearns to make it in show business and still answers to his overbearing father. When Henry is hired to act in a television police drama, he realizes his big break has arrived and decides to do whatever it takes to get into the role — even if that means donning his police costume in public during off hours. It isn't long, however, before Henry begins to take the law into his own hands as his violent side chillingly emerges.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01
Pocahontas: The Legend
Overview: Englishmen come to explore and settle the new world. There they find natives who are curious about their "firesticks" and strange customs.
Genres: Romance Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-01
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Jane Doe
2001-12-11
Jane Doe
Overview: A woman's son is snatched and she must follow his kidnappers’ instructions to get him back. But when she’s framed for murder by a government department, she must take them on at their own game to ensure her son's survival.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-11
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Valentine's Day
1998-01-01
Valentine's Day
Overview: Detective Jack Valentine is reinstated from his desk job to go back onto the streets. His first assignment ends with the death of a mobster who was about to turn states evidence. The killing came as the mobster was with his girlfriend Alma. Jack suspects Alma of being involved - even more so when he finds her involved with one of the mob family, Michael. However he begins to fall for her himself and finds himself involved in the deadly game where not everything is what it seems.
Genres: Drama Action Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Hollow Point
1996-10-21
Hollow Point
Overview: Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-21
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TekWar
1994-01-23
TekWar
Overview: After four years, Jake Cardigan is prematurely awoken from his fifteen year cryogenic punishment to a world very different than the one he knew. Much more than before 'Tek', the highly-addictive electronic designer narcotic of the 21st century, seems to be prevalent. His wife has divorced him and disappeared together with their son. He wants them back and he wants justice for those undercover policemen who were murdered by unknown conspirators which led to his imprisonment for a crime he did not commit.
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-23
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Firing Squad
1991-01-01
Firing Squad
Overview: Based on the controversial case of Pvt. Joseph Pringle, a Canadian soldier convicted of murder in Italy in 1945 and executed by firing squad.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Deliberate Intent
2000-08-06
Deliberate Intent
Overview: A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how-to manual the book company published. They set out to put the company on trial for providing blueprints for would-be murderers. Arguing that the publisher is not protected by the First Amendment, the crusading lawyers seek monetary damages for the victims' families.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-06
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Where the Spirit Lives
1990-06-06
Where the Spirit Lives
Overview: In 1937, a young First Nations (Canadian native) girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. She is taken to a boarding school where she is forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment. Only one sympathetic white teacher who is more and more repelled by this bigotry offers her any help from among the staff. That, with her force of will, Ashtecome (forced to take the name Amelia) is determined to hold on to her identity and that of her siblings, who were also abducted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-06
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Lifeline to Victory
Lifeline to Victory
Overview: Paul Devereaux is a second officer with lots of experience with merchant ships. But this is World War II and the Royal Canadian Navy desperately needs experienced officers. Paul is thus given command of his own ship. However, in early 1940's, Canadian Navy does not have the biggest budget nor the most qualified enlisted men. Paul's ship must escort merchant ship to Europe and back and take part in the longest naval battle in history.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
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Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer
1993-02-28
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer
Overview: A look into the life of troubled former hockey player Brian Spencer, who got into problems both on the ice and off. The film also has a close focus on Spencer's father, and shows how he influenced Brian's violent life both before and after his death.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-28
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Fly Away Home
1996-09-13
Fly Away Home
Overview: Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When Winter comes, Amy, and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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Speaking Parts
1989-09-29
Speaking Parts
Overview: Hotel employee Lisa develops an obsession with her co-worker Lance, a struggling actor who has appeared in several films as an extra.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-29
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Sarabande
1997-10-24
Sarabande
Overview: The film explores the relationships that a limousine driver, a doctor, and a real estate agent have amongst each other and with Yo-Yo Ma as he travels to Canada to perform Bach's Cello Suites.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-24
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The Adjuster
1991-11-27
The Adjuster
Overview: An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-27
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Basements
1987-05-12
Basements
Overview: Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-12
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Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
1999-06-23
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Overview: Fact-based story about a Bible-quoting woman who in 1990 murdered a camp counselor, whom she learned molested her 7 year old son. Seeking revenge, she turns to murder when she learns the man had previously been convicted of the same crime in 1983 and got off with probation.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-23
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The Song Spinner
1995-11-19
The Song Spinner
Overview: In an isolated, snow-covered country known as the Water Land, the town of Shandrilan remains the quietest place in the world because its "Hush Law" prohibits noise of any kind, including music. Enter the exiled gypsy Zantalalia (Patti LuPone), who returns determined to pass her singing secrets on to ten-year-old Aurora (Meredith Henderson), an action that will get the girl in trouble with Captain Nizzle of the dreaded Noise Police. John Neville completes the cast of this colorful family fantasy.
Genres: Music Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-19
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Man and Cat
2001-11-08
Man and Cat
Overview: Man lives with his best friend, Cat, to defend others from big bad.
Genres: Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-08
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Norman's Awesome Experience
1989-09-01
Norman's Awesome Experience
Overview: Through the experiment of a crazy scientist, his colleague Norman, model Erica and her photographer are sent back in time to the Romans. They arrive in a small village, controlled by the Roman Septimus Fabius and a fat village mayor. They teach the people the Rock'n Roll... and revolution. Of course the Romans don't appreciate their efforts - will Norman's Know How save them? Written by Tom Zoerner
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-01
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Come Again in Spring
2007-01-01
Come Again in Spring
Overview: This gentle tale about mortality works in subliminal ways. When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Does he have the strength to find the answers he needs? Can we negotiate our time on earth? How do we reconcile our mortal fate? A lyrical look at a reality as old as humanity, yet as young as today. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
1999-03-16
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly
Overview: About a notorious Connecticut convicted rapist.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-16
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Tommy Boy
1995-03-31
Tommy Boy
Overview: To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-31
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Sam's Army
1999-03-01
Sam's Army
Overview: Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-01
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The Last 100 Days
1999-03-28
The Last 100 Days
Overview: Canadian military accomplishments in the last hundred days of World War I, when the German Army was destroyed, surpassed those of any other army. The Canadian success was, in no small measure, due to Arthur Currie, whom a recent British historian describes as "the most successful Allied General and one of the least well known."
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-28
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Mesmer
1994-08-25
Mesmer
Overview: A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-25
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Salem Witch Trials
2002-12-24
Salem Witch Trials
Overview: Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-24
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Journey to the Planets
1993-01-01
Journey to the Planets
Overview: Creatures from space in search of a new home arrive at the Solar System and discuss each planet. An educational animated short made for IMAX.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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When the Dark Man Calls
1995-06-14
When the Dark Man Calls
Overview: A famous radio talk-show host finds herself being stalked by the man convicted of murdering her husband, who has finished his 25-year sentence and is out of prison. Her situation is made even more dire when it turns out that he isn't the only problem she has.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-14
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Maximum Risk
1996-09-13
Maximum Risk
Overview: Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-13
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Captain Power: The Beginning
1991-02-23
Captain Power: The Beginning
Overview: The year 2099. The place 'Volcania', center of the bionic universe. It is shortly after the titanic struggles of the metal wars in a world of Darkness, Destruction and Terrifying Evil, ruled by "Lord Dread" and his bionic creations. Due to the twisted mind of this evil creature, the very machines designed to end war for all time are now the executioners of civilization. History tells us that such times produce heroes and heroines, dedicated to turning back the darkness and creating a brave new world of Power, Wonder and Mystery. The World has only one chance "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future". Aided by their power suits, which turn each soldier into a one man specialized attack force, they give hope once again to civilization. The World once more has a future! A future where legends are born!
Genres: Science Fiction Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-23
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In Defense of a Married Man
1990-10-14
In Defense of a Married Man
Overview: When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him. Can she overcome his betrayal while searching for the truth?
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-14
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The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998-01-18
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Overview: The Defenders are a crack team of lawyers dedicated to one principle - the accused is innocent untill proven guilty. This time, they defend a man wrongly convicted of murder.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-18
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The Sweet Hereafter
1997-09-25
The Sweet Hereafter
Overview: A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-25
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Model by Day
1993-10-10
Model by Day
Overview: Lady X is a woman who works during the day as a model but turns into a fighter for justice at night with the help of her karate master Chang.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-10
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Short Circuit 2
1988-07-06
Short Circuit 2
Overview: Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
Genres: Comedy Family Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-06
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The Piano Man's Daughter
2003-09-22
The Piano Man's Daughter
Overview: Terrified of passing on the madness that runs in his family, Charlie Kilworth (Christian Campbell) stays away from relationships that could lead to marriage and children. Meanwhile, his grandparents (R.H. Thomson and Wendy Crewson) are debating whether to put his mother (Stockard Channing) into a mental institution. Whoopi Goldberg shares producing credits on this generational drama adapted from the acclaimed novel by Timothy Findley.
Genres: TV Movie Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-22
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Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997-02-02
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Overview: The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian Mafia, who proceed to try to draw the family off the case.
Genres: Action Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-02
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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Raid on Volcania - Skill Level 3
1987-01-01
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Raid on Volcania - Skill Level 3
Overview: LORD DREAD LAUNCHES AN ALL OUT ATTACK AGAINST HUMAN SURVIVAL CAMPS! Soaron Sky Sentry and his clones are leading the attack, backed up by hundreds of Interlocker thrones and Phantom Striker jets! Captain Power, Major Hawk Masterson, and YOU - Pilot 1 - seem hopelessly outnumbered! STRATEGY: Cut the pre-programmed Bio Dread invasion off at the source - Volcania. Short-circuit the battle computer.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Future Force Training - Skill Level 1
1987-01-01
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Future Force Training - Skill Level 1
Overview: CAPTAIN POWER NEEDS YOU! Prepare for you flight training as one of the Soldiers of the Future! Captain Power himself will take all beginning pilots on a simulated flight mission aboard the PowerJet XT-7 - where you will learn special battle tactics and aerial maneuvers. WARNING: Lord Dread and his Bio Creads can strike at any time! In case of an unexpected attack, your service may be needed! (This tape was included in some editions of the XT-7 toy.)
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dreas Strike Mission - Skill Level 2
1987-01-01
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dreas Strike Mission - Skill Level 2
Overview: THIS IS IT! YOUR FIRST PLANNED MISSION AGAINST THE BIO DREAD EMPIRE! Your target is a massive Bio Dread military industrial complex - which is manufacturing a robotic army. Many human survivors are depending on you! Corporal Jennifer "PILOT" Chase and Captain Jonathan Power will be flying with you. Prepare to "POWER ON"!
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Booty Call
1997-02-26
Booty Call
Overview: Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-02-26
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