The Last Boy Scout

1991 Action Film

Director: Tony Scott

Writer: Shane Black

Cinematography: Ward Russell

Running time: 105 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: The goal is to survive.

Cast:

Bruce Willis as Joe Cornelius Hallenbeck

Damon Wayans as James "Jimmy" Alexander Dix

Noble Willingham as Sheldon Marcone

Taylor Negron as Milo

Danielle Harris as Darian Hallenbeck

Halle Berry as Cory

Chelsea Field as Sarah Hallenbeck

Bruce McGill as Mike Matthews

Badja Djola as Alley Thug

Kim Coates as Chet

Chelcie Ross as Senator Calvin Baynard

Joe Santos as Benjamin Bessalo

Clarence Felder as McCoskey

Tony Longo as Big Ray Walston

Frank Collison as Pablo

Eddie Griffin as Club DJ

Bill Medley as Himself

Verne Lundquist as Himself

Dick Butkus as Himself

Lynn Swann as Himself

Billy Blanks as Billy Cole

Ken Kells as Head Coach

Morris Chestnut as Locker Room Kid

Plot

A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician.

Awards: None

Trivia

In a "New Yorker" profile, producer Joel Silver said that the making of this film was "one of the three worst experiences of my life."

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5 star out of 5 stars

Along Came a Spider

2001 Thriller Film

Director: Lee Tamahori

Writer: Marc Moss

Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti

Running time: 103 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: The game is far from over.

Cast:

Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross

Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannigan

Michael Wincott as Gary Soneji

Dylan Baker as Ollie McArthur

Mika Boorem as Megan Rose

Billy Burke as Ben Devine

Anton Yelchin as Dimitri Starodubov

Jay O. Sanders as Kyle Craig

Michael Moriarty as Senator Hank Rose

Penelope Ann Miller as Elizabeth Rose

Anna Maria Horsford as Vickie

Plot

A congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school by an insider who calls Det. Alex Cross, sucking him into the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.

Awards:

1. BMI Film Music Award-Jerry Goldsmith-BMI Film & TV Awards

Trivia

This story takes place over the course of a few days. In the novel that the film is based on, the story takes place over the course of around two years. Also, in the book, Alex Cross is 38 years old with two kids, where as in the film he is in his mid to late fifties.

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4 star out of 5 stars

Kiss the Girls

1997 Thriller Film

Director: Gary Fleder

Writer: David Klass

Cinematography: Aaron Schneider

Running time: 117 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: Smart Girls. Pretty Girls. Missing Girls.

Cast:

Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross

Ashley Judd as Dr. Kate McTiernan

Cary Elwes as Det. Nick Ruskin

Alex McArthur as Det. Davey Sikes

Bill Nunn as Det. John Sampson

Jeremy Piven as Det. Henry Castillo

Brian Cox as Durham P.D. Chief Hatfield

Jay O. Sanders as FBI Agent Kyle Craig

Tony Goldwyn as Dr. William Rudolph

William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Wick Sachs

Roma Maffia as Dr. Ruocco

Richard T. Jones as Seth Samuel

Gina Ravera as Naomi Cross

Heidi Schanz as Megan Murphy

Tatyana Ali as Janelle Cross

Anna Maria Horsford as Mrs. Vicki Cross

Helen Martin as Nana Cross

Plot

Police hunting for a serial killer are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Awards: None

Trivia

Campus officials at the University of North Carolina refused to agree to allow filming on campus in Chapel Hill because of the subject matter of the film. Hence the only UNC-Chapel Hill campus scenes are the flyover shots. 

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5 star out of 5 stars

Jeremiah Johnson

1972 Western Film

Director: Sydney Pollack

Writer: Edward Anhalt & John Milius

Cinematography: Duke Callaghan

Running time: 116 minutes

Country: United States

Tagline: A man of peace driven wild!

Cast:

Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson

Will Geer as Bear Claw Chris Lapp

Stefan Gierasch as Del Gue

Delle Bolton as Swan

Josh Albee as Caleb

Joaquín Martínez as Paints His Shirt Red

Allyn Ann McLerie as The crazy woman

Paul Benedict as Reverend Lindquist

Jack Colvin as Lieutenant Mulvey

Matt Clark as Qualen

Plot

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.

Awards:

1. Bronze Wrangler-Theatrical Motion Picture- Joe Wizan (producer), Sydney Pollack (director), John Milius (writer), Edward Anhalt (writer), Will Geer (actor), Delle Bolton (actor) & Robert Redford (actor)-Western Heritage Awards

Trivia

Based upon a real-life trapper named John Johnston, nicknamed "Crow Killer" and "Liver Eater Johnston" for his penchant for cutting out and eating the livers of Crow Indians he had killed (several Crows had murdered his wife and he swore vengeance against the entire tribe). 

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5 star out of 5 stars