Reginald VelJohnson
Biography: Reginald VelJohnson (born August 16, 1952) is an American actor of film, stage and television, well known for his role as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, where he was the only cast member to appear in every single episode. He also portrayed LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the film Die Hard (1988), its sequel Die Hard 2 (1990), and the Chuck episode "Chuck Versus Santa Claus" (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Reginald VelJohnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: August 16, 1952
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Die Hard
1988-07-15
Die Hard
Overview: NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her offices Christmas Party, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-15
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Ghostbusters
1984-06-08
Ghostbusters
Overview: After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-08
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Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
Die Hard 2
Overview: One year after his heroics in Los Angeles, John McClane is an off-duty cop who is the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. On a snowy Christmas Eve, as he waits for his wife's plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport, terrorists take over the air traffic control system in a plot to free a South American army general and drug smuggler being flown into the US to face drug charges. It's now up to McClane to take on the terrorists, while coping with an inept airport police chief, an uncooperative anti-terrorist squad, and the life of his wife and everyone else trapped in planes circling overhead.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-03
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Turner & Hooch
1989-07-28
Turner & Hooch
Overview: Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-28
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Crocodile Dundee
1986-09-26
Crocodile Dundee
Overview: When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-26
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Marriage Retreat
2011-08-23
Marriage Retreat
Overview: A trio of unhappily married couples head to a mountain retreat where they are subjected to unorthodox and seemingly comical methods by Dr. Sullivan and his wife Katrina. As the couples struggle through the program for marital bliss, they soon discover it’s not “What” they are missing from their lives but “Who”, Jesus.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-23
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Air Collision
2012-03-27
Air Collision
Overview: When a solar storm wipes out the air traffic control system, Air Force One and a passenger jet liner are locked on a collision course in the skies above the midwest.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-27
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Jelly
2010-01-23
Jelly
Overview: The young lady Jelly gets into a crisis when her boyfriend Luke dumps her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-23
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Suits on the Loose
2005-10-14
Suits on the Loose
Overview: Suits on the Loose is the story of two rebellious teens, Justin and Ty, and their breakout from a desert survival camp. When two naive Mormon missionaries, Elder Talbot and Elder Johnson, run into a restroom at a remote rest stop, Justin steals their car. Scrapping their military fatigues for the conservative missionaries' tags in hopes of passing through any road blocks, their guise is so good that the police insist upon escorting the escapees directly to New Harmony, the town that's been anxiously awaiting their Mormon missionaries. As the two renegades find themselves embraced by the town's hospitality, they try to map out their escape. With Elder Talbot and Elder Johnson destined to arrive, what will happen when the town of New Harmony discovers that their missionaries are actually on the lam from the law? Can they keep up the charade and fool everyone around them or will they be found out? Written by HaleStorm Entertainment
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-14
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Brother White
2012-04-15
Brother White
Overview: James White (White) is one of dozens of associate pastors at a mega church in Southern California under the tutelage of television evangelist Johnny Kingman (Wise). He always longed to have his own church and jumps at the opportunity to become pastor of the impoverished Divine Faith Apostolic Church in Atlanta. His wife and two children aren’t very enthusiastic about his assignment. Neither is the congregation itself, but they will have to learn to trust each other and pull together to save the church from a corrupt banker anxious to foreclose. It will take a musical miracle, supplied by BeBe Winans himself, to save them all in this heartfelt, family-friendly comedy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-15
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The Three Gifts
2009-12-19
The Three Gifts
Overview: Jack Green inherited a southern Californian horse ranch and an all-natural toy factory in the barn. With his wife Cherie, he accepts taking in the three 'holy terrors' from his bossy aunt Rita's orphanage during renovations, until the holidays. Resourceful Mike and his buddies, Henry and Ray, prove handfuls, but Jack proves father-potential. Will the trio find a real home for Christmas?
Genres: TV Movie Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-19
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The Mistle-Tones
2012-12-09
The Mistle-Tones
Overview: Holly, blessed with an amazing singing voice, is all set to audition for the newly vacated spot in a legendary local Christmas group which was founded by her late mother years ago. Shocked and upset when the slot goes to the barely talented best friend of the group's leader, Marci, Holly sets out to create her own musical group, The Mistle-Tones. After challenging their rivals to a sing-off on Christmas Eve, Holly finds herself on a journey to the real meaning of Christmas with some new friends and a new love thrown in for good measure.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-09
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Waitin' to Live
2006-08-09
Waitin' to Live
Overview: Murdered because he refused to sell his land to a greedy opportunist, Bucko Cassidy (Lee Majors) returns as a ghost to help his grown son, Junior (Derek Hamilton), keep the homestead in the family. While contending with conflicts in his marriage to Ellie (Rachel Wilson), Junior also has to convince everyone around him that he's not crazy -- because he's the only one who can see Bucko. Barry Corbin costars in this quirky comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-09
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A Father's Homecoming
1988-06-19
A Father's Homecoming
Overview: Long separated from his teenaged son and daughter, Michael Fields comes into contact with them in a most unexpected fashion. He is appointed headmaster of the exclusive New England private school where they both are enrolled.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-19
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A Night to Die For
1995-05-18
A Night to Die For
Overview: TV special worth watching if only for the incongruous interviews with Wayne Newton, Wayne Gretzky, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Rudolph Giuliani, Mike Ditka, and Ice-T. Aired on CBS ahead of a screening of Die Hard 2, the day before the third film was released.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-18
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Strike One
2014-10-23
Strike One
Overview: Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle Manny, an ex-gang member, who has fallen into an acting career playing gang bangers since his release from prison. With the future on his doorstep, Juan, like most boys, can only think of girls and is unaware of the judicial system's hard line stance against gang affiliation.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Glisten and the Merry Mission
2023-11-03
Glisten and the Merry Mission
Overview: Follows Marzipan, a young elfling, and her mother Cinnameg, as Marzipan must believe in the magic of the season and goes on an adventure to rediscover the enchanted snow deer named Glisten and save Christmas.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-11-03
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Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022-10-30
Ghosts of Christmas Always
Overview: Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-30
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The Formula
2014-04-15
The Formula
Overview: The story of Quinn and Graham, two engineering students who discover a mathematical formula to pick up women with ease.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-15
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Roswell Delirium
2023-05-15
Roswell Delirium
Overview: During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they are all experiencing radiation poisoning. A young girl named Mayday tries to make contact on a series of ham radios with her father who is in space on a shuttle mission.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-15
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Grass Roots
1992-02-24
Grass Roots
Overview: This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Senate at the same time he is forced by a local judge to defend a young man in a murder trial. On top of this, he becomes the target of an assassin hired by a white-supremacist organization.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-24
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One of Her Own
1994-05-16
One of Her Own
Overview: A rookie female cop, raped by a fellow officer, risks her career and her life when she reports the attack. Based on a true story.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-16
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Plain Clothes
1988-04-15
Plain Clothes
Overview: To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery Crime Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-15
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Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
2010-10-01
Sex Tax: Based on a True Story
Overview: Is prostitution too big to fail, the true story of the first Government owned Brothel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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Out at the Wedding
2007-01-01
Out at the Wedding
Overview: After telling her fiancé, Dana, that her entire family is dead, Manhattanite Alex whisks off to her childhood home in South Carolina to serve as bridesmaid at her high-maintenance, estranged sister Jeannie's wedding. As she tries not to steal Jeannie's thunder by telling her family that a) she's engaged, and b) the man she's going to marry is a Jewish African American, things get a little mixed up.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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The Flight Before Christmas
2015-12-01
The Flight Before Christmas
Overview: Two strangers who both happen to be in marketing, share a room at a bed-and-breakfast when a snowstorm strands their flight in Montana on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-01
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12 Dog Days Till Christmas
2014-11-28
12 Dog Days Till Christmas
Overview: After being assigned to an animal rescue shelter as part of his community service by his probation officer, a troubled teenager is forced to get into the spirit of the holidays when he is recruited to help find homes for twelve unwanted dogs before Christmas.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-28
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Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988-12-16
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Overview: Film that tells the story of Los Gatos (California) high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer. At 31, onetime football pro Wedemeyer is living the American dream; a winning team, a happy marriage and public adulation.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-16
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On Angel's Wings
2014-09-01
On Angel's Wings
Overview: When the Angel's Soccer team's top player is injured, the Coach decides to play water girl McKenzie Adams. Things don't go precisely according to plan…
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-01
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The Bride in Black
1990-10-21
The Bride in Black
Overview: A Brooklyn widow (Susan Lucci) traces the past of her boxer/sculptor husband (David Soul), gunned down on their wedding day.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-21
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Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela
1996-06-07
Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela
Overview: It's the late 20th Century. The streets are crawling with young, nubile women, ready to be "consumed"... But what can a 450 year-old blood-suckin' soul brother do if he has...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-07
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Easter
2018-12-21
Easter
Overview: Easter is a five story-arc opera about the coming-of-age of juking. The first of its tales aptly deals with contemporary civil unrest with foci on the interrelationships between law enforcement in communities it serves, and corruption within the justice system as a whole. It unfolds from the perspective of an African-American male who feels circumstantially slighted by society, and because of that, takes the law into his own hands and goes on a rampage which erupts into a war in the process.
Genres: War Drama Music Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-21
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Funny Story
2018-01-21
Funny Story
Overview: Aging TV star Walter Campbell's attempts to break up with younger girlfriend Lucy are thwarted by the announcement of her pregnancy. Looking for space, Walter resolves to visit his estranged daughter Nic, currently residing in Big Sur, resentful of her father's neglectful parenting and womanizing ways. He agrees to give a lift to Nic's friend Kim, who having recently attended the funeral of her estranged mother, is dealing with her own emotional baggage. Upon arriving in Big Sur, Walter discovers that Nic is living on a lesbian commune, and is in fact due to get married. Nic is appreciative of Walter's acceptance of her sexuality, which sees the pair's relationship begin to repair, but this newly formed bond is at risk of being destroyed once and for all.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-21
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985-10-11
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Overview: An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the U.S. President.
Genres: Comedy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-11
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Deadly Pursuits
1996-01-08
Deadly Pursuits
Overview: A former stripper befriends a young man looking for his father, all the while trying to avoid a hitman for the mob, to whom she is deeply in debt.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-08
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Posse
1993-05-14
Posse
Overview: A group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold. They travel to the West where their leader searches for the men who lynched his father.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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You Again
2010-09-23
You Again
Overview: History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-23
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Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta
2019-06-01
Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta
Overview: The author of a self-help book on how to find the perfect husband is determined to find eligible mates for her five single daughters.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-01
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Death to the Supermodels
2005-11-25
Death to the Supermodels
Overview: This sexy comedy finds the world's greatest, most eccentric supermodels gathered on a deserted island for the swimsuit photo shoot from hell
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-25
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Magic Sticks
1987-06-05
Magic Sticks
Overview: Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-05
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When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
1979-07-30
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
Overview: This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War. With utter grace and ease, the gifted eight-member singing ensemble glides from gospel to disco and from slave-quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-30
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A Cool Like That Christmas
1993-12-23
A Cool Like That Christmas
Overview: A funky hip-hop holiday special featuring a teenage boy named Orlando who lives in an underprivileged neighborhood.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-23
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Wolfen
1981-07-24
Wolfen
Overview: A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-24
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Doing Life
1986-01-01
Doing Life
Overview: Tony Danza stars in this prison drama about Jerome "Jerry" Rosenburg, a self-professed "jailhouse lawyer" who defends himself against the homicide charge that has put him on death row. This tense movie, made in Canada, has the feel of a biographical documentary.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Hidden Secrets
2006-10-06
Hidden Secrets
Overview: A young man finds himself torn between his current girlfriend and an old flame at a friend's funeral, where lifestyles and attitudes clash over a long weekend.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-06
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Penny
2010-01-01
Penny
Overview: An expert plumber, on a quest to save an aging city fountain, learns that with a little faith, a single penny can make even the most unlikely of wishes come true.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Steppin: The Movie
2009-05-19
Steppin: The Movie
Overview: Every college campus has its rivalries and UTS is no different. At this university, the Geeks run the campus and the greatest Steppers are king of the hill. When a local radio station announces the beginning of the step competition season, the campus fraternities and sororities fight to recruit the best talent that will help them win the big-money prize.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-19
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Like Mike
2002-07-03
Like Mike
Overview: Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Genres: Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-03
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The Prayer Box
2018-10-30
The Prayer Box
Overview: On a mission to get God's attention in hopes that God will heal his sister from terminal cancer, a young boy begins answering the prayers left by church members in the pastor's prayer box after the pastor throws them away, jaded by his own suffering.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-30
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Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990-01-14
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Overview: Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from Trout Industries. A decidedly mixed bag of jurors are chosen to serve on the case, including Eddie, a waiter; Rita, a high-priced call girl; Phil, a high-powered businessman; and Abby, a rabble rousing ex-hippie. When the star witness, the voluptuous Hope Hathaway, takes the stand, she startles everyone with her stories of Sanford's Lothario-esque conquests. Suddenly, the unassuming Sanford is a celebrity heartthrob and he finds himself in headlines and gossip columns across the country. Due to the case's growing notoriety, the judge sequesters the jury. And things start to get wild...
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-14
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Just 3 Boyz
2010-03-30
Just 3 Boyz
Overview: Tim & Eric are joined by Zach Galafianakis in the warped sitcom
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-30
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The Christmas Lottery
2020-12-12
The Christmas Lottery
Overview: The Davenport sisters have drifted apart over the years but when their Dad wins the lottery all he wants is having his girls home for Christmas. Getting over years of resentment proves a big task but it's pushed aside when their mother suffering from dementia loses the ticket. They put aside their differences to help find the ticket and in doing so get over their differences and finally learn to come together.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-12
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Ground Zero
2000-05-12
Ground Zero
Overview: When a series of strange earthquakes hit California, a seismologist named Kimberly Stevenson is sent to the Angeles Forest to investigate the epicenter. This might prove to be her biggest task so far, but also the one that will bring her renown. She brings along her son, Justin, who was recently involved in a car accident with his father. In the wilderness outside Los Angeles, the two of them find a man named Michael Brandeis, who seems to know an awful lot about what is happening. As expected, these are not natural earthquakes, but the work of a dangerous company selling nuclear weapons.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020-12-10
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Overview: Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-10
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The ABC Saturday Morning Preview
1991-09-21
The ABC Saturday Morning Preview
Overview: A primetime special featuring the stars of ABC's "Family Matters" in a preview of the network's Fall 1991, Saturday morning lineup.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-21
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ABC Saturday Morning Preview
1990-09-07
ABC Saturday Morning Preview
Overview: The cast of Family Matters introduces ABC's Saturday Morning lineup.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-07
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Onslaught
Onslaught
Overview: Described as a gonzo action horror thriller that follows a mother who falls back on a particular set of skills when a unknown threat escapes a military base.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
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