A novice sleuth is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers which help solve crimes. With the assistance of his reluctant best friend, the duo take on a series of complicated cases.
An absorbing glimpse into the colorful life, and mysterious death, of actor Bob Crane, star of classic 60s sit com "Hogan's Heroes."
The Jack Bull was produced for and premiered on American television network HBO, but it's easily the most respectable job that feature director John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, WarGames) has done in the past two decades. The title refers to a metaphorical Jack Russell terrier that, once it's annoyed enough to close its jaws on something, will hang on to the point of death. This terrier is Myrl Redding (John Cusack), a horse breeder of limited means who has a deeply entrenched sense of justice. His independence galls Henry Ballard (L Q Jones), the crusty land baron out to set his brand on most of the countryside. Ballard insults and cheats Redding several times over and his men beat Redding's Indian horse trainer and friend (Rodney A Grant). When Redding seeks redress from the law, its agents can't be bothered as the local magistrate is in Ballard's pocket. So Redding musters a vigilante army to enforce his own law. Scratch this handsome but rigorously unromanticised Western—a full hour passes without a shot being fired--and you find the classic Heinrich von Kleist book Michael Kohlhaas transposed to Wyoming Territory on the eve of statehood. The script--by the star/producer's dad, Dick Cusack--is sturdy and uncompromising and willing to engage the knotty ambiguities of embracing vigilantism even in a just cause. Badham's decision to treat the authorities (Scott Wilson, Jay O Sanders, John Goodman) as period caricatures is regrettable but John Cusack is solid as a figure of utterly matter-of-fact integrity. --Richard T. Jameson, Amazon.com
Every guy on campus wants a copy of Kate. Weird Science enters the Twenty-First Century in this laugh-out-loud tale of cloning gone mad! Young geneticist Max Fleming may be brilliant enough to have created the world's first cloning machine but when it comes to women he's a moron. So when he accidentally clones the girl of his dream he seizes the opportunity to create what he feels will be the perfect woman - one who acts just like a guy. But Max soon realizes that the differences between men and women are what makes it all worthwhile!
Experience all the full-throttle flame-spitting wall-hitting action of the 2007 NHRA Powerade Championship in this incredible highlights package. From the edge-of-the-seat drama of the 17-round countdown to the eight top competitors to the crowning of 2007's Champions - this season review has it all. The Top Fuel dragsters covering the quarter mile in 4.5 seconds and hitting 330mph produced one of the most unpredictable title battles ever. Defending champ Tony ""The Sarge"" Schumacher faced season-long challenges from the likes of J.R Todd ""Hot"" Rod Fuller Brandon Bernstein Melanie Troxel Larry Dixon and more. The outcome wouldn't be known until the very end of a season which saw no fewer than nine drivers score victories. The Funny Cars saw triumph and tragedy the incredible performances of Ron Capps Robert Hight John Force and his rookie daughter Ashley overshadowed by the loss of Eric Medlen. Despite their sadness the drivers gave it their all for a truly exceptional championship battle - including one who felt the full 'Force' of the wall! There's also complete reviews of the Pro Stock season with the likes of Greg Anderson Jason Line Jeg Coughlin and Dave Connolly running the quarter mile at more than 200mph in just 6.5 seconds! And then there's the two-wheel action as the motorcycles speed to 100mph in one second and race side-by-side at 200mph-plus! Bonus features include a photo album plus tributes to Eric Medlen and veteran Wally Parks
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