Victor, James

Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo

The critical and popular success of the Lonesome Dove miniseries just about ensured a sequel or three. The first spinoff, Return to Lonesome Dove, was rushed out without author Larry McMurtry's input, but Streets of Laredo, which McMurtry scripted from his own novel, returns us firmly to his brutal West. Legendary Texas Ranger Captain Woodrow Call (James Garner, who steps into the boots left by Tommy Lee Jones with comfortable assurance and understated courage) has turned bounty hunter, and he heads off on the bloody trail of vicious Mexican gunman Joey Garza (Alexis Cruz), a sadistic, angry south-of-the-border rebel without a cause. Lonesome Dove echoes through the story: Call's former trail hand Pea Eye Parker (Sam Shepard) is enlisted in his posse and Parker's wife, Lorena (Sissy Spacek in the role Diane Lane created in the original and the desert-worn soul of this story), follows in their wake with news that the psychopathic renegade Mox Mox (Kevin Conway), who once held her captive, is alive and back on the warpath.

McMurtry's Old West is not a pleasant place, and Streets of Laredo is not for the faint of heart. It's a lawless, racist, brutal world where might may not make right, but it certainly holds sway in isolated desert towns and lonely trails. Yet for all the tragedy and violence, McMurtry finds hope in the love and respect that breaks down racial barriers, holds families together, and creates new ones. --Sean Axmaker

Losin' It

Tom Curise (Magnolia) has everything to gain and a certain something to lose when he crosses paths with Shelley Long ("Cheers" The Brady Bunch Movies) in this rambunctious road-trip comedy set in the wild and wacky sixties. A wild irreverent and totally out-of-control trip down memory lane this high-octane Baja excursion has laughs coming as fast as a Tijuana Taxi!When all-American high-schooler Woody (Cruise) and his Sinatra-obsessed pal Dave (Jackie Earle Haley Nemesis) decide that it's time to lose their virginity they enlist the help of their "more experienced" friend Spider (John Stockwell Top Gun) and head south-of-the-border. Now in a hilariously raunchy search for cheap booze and even cheaper thrills the intrepid trio will run into fast-food floozies crooked cops and a close encounter with a doubting would-be divorcee (long) that will change Woody's life forever!System Requirements:Starring: Tom Cruise Rick Rossovich James Victor Kale Browne Jackie Earle Haley John Stockwell John P. Navin Jr. Shelley Long Henry Darrow Hector Elias Daniel Faraldo and Mario Marcelino. Directed By: Curtis Hanson. Running Time: 100 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Standard" format. Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 027616858672

Fuzz

Burt Reynolds plays detective Steve Carella in this 1972 adaptation of an Ed McBain novel, and Jack Weston does his cynical best as Carella's partner, Meyer Meyer. A reflection of its raucous era, Fuzz is as much influenced by the antiauthority high jinks of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H as it is by the unblinking violence of The Godfather or Bonnie and Clyde. The mixed result is a tough-minded crime drama-comedy with one extreme subplot (punks setting sleeping winos ablaze for kicks) and another, more fantastic one (a mad bomber called Deaf Man, played by Yul Brynner, is targeting politicians with his surprise packages). Raquel Welch is also on board as an undercover/under-the-covers policewoman, and Tom Skerritt is the beneficiary of her largesse. Fuzz suffered some brief notoriety when it was linked to some real-life torchings of innocent people. On a happier note, Fuzz affords a rare opportunity to see Reynolds in drag. --Tom Keogh

With "razor-bright wit" (Newsweek) and "an excellent cast" (Variety), including Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights), Raquel Welch (Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult), Tom Skerritt (Contact) and Yul Brynner (The King and I), this uproarious comedy about an incompetent police force is an absolute laugh riot! Adapted from the satirical 87th Precinct mysteries, Fuzz is "a slick police thriller" (Los Angeles Times) so rip-roaringly funny it would bea crime not to see it. The plain-clothesed policemen of Boston's 87th Precinct are armed and dangerousand the streets just aren't safe from their bumbling detective work! And when a mysterious extortionist begins carrying out his fiendish scheme to assassinate prominent city officials,no tactic is too outrageous for this goofy, ham-fisted squad who will stop at nothing to solve the high-profile case. But can these dim-witted detectives muster the skill to save their leadersor will the city fall into the grip of a ruthless, diabolical madman?

Gunfighter's Moon

Girl in Gold Boots

The Hollywood night life demands a high price from Michele (Death Race 2000's Leslie McRae), an aspiring dancer who ditches her backwoods job as a waitress to make it big in the land of movie stars and broken dreams. She hits L.A. with her chic gold boots, determined to shimmy her heart out for the demanding crowd at the Go-Go Revue. There, Michele is torn between two men as she confronts the dirty side of fame, a dangerous life filled with crime, greed, lust, and deception! Before Showgirls and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, this unflinching portrait of Tinsel Town rips away the glittery veneer of fame and fortune!

Girl In Gold Boots

A sexy girl becomes the top star in the glamorous world of go-go dancing.

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