Eberhardt, Thom

Night of the Comet

A sleeper at the time of its release in 1984, Thom Eberhardt's Night of the Comet has built a small cadre of fans thanks to its breezy performances and blend of comedy and tongue-in-cheek science fiction. Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney are thoroughly likable as a pair of San Fernando Valley sisters who find themselves completely alone after the arrival of Halley's Comet reduces their affluent community--and most of Los Angeles--to dust. Their subsequent nonstop shopping spree is soon interrupted by predatory zombies, as well as a sinister scientific cabal (led by cult favorites Mary Woronov and Geoffrey Lewis) with designs on the girls. Stewart and Maroney are terrifically game as the heroines (especially Maroney, whose flair for bubbly comedy was never given another chance on screen), and Robert (Star Trek: Voyager) Beltran is also on hand as a fellow survivor and romantic lead. Fun for '80s enthusiasts and sci-fi fiends who don't mind a little fizz in their end-of-the-world scenarios. -- Paul Gaita

Captain Ron

Without a Clue

Suppose for a moment that Dr. Watson was the real brains behind Sherlock Holmes? The result is anything but elementary! Academy Award® winners* Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley deliver stellar performances as a delightful duo an 1890s Odd Couple (Los Angeles Times) in this madcap mystery that s the most hilarious Sherlock Holmes adventure of them all ( Sneak Previews )! Dr. John Watson (Kingsley) is secretly a crime-solving genius. But to protect his reputation as a physician he hires bumbling boozy out-of-work actor Reginald Kincaid (Caine) to play the part of his fictional creation Sherlock Holmes. The charade works until Watson mysteriously disappears forcing the baffled seriously inept Holmes to crack the biggest case of Watson s career on his own!System Requirements: Running Time 107 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 027616902962 Manufacturer No: 1006073

Without a Clue is an underrated comedy featuring stellar teamwork by two great actors, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. This Sherlock Holmes pastiche with a twist stars Kingsley as physician, writer, and self-effacing super-sleuth Dr. John Watson, who channels his genius for deduction into lucrative stories about Holmes. Watson wants the world to believe the fictional private eye actually exists, posing a problem when a steady stream of troubled souls come seeking Holmes's help. The doctor's prescription: hire a two-bit, drunken, skirt-chasing actor (Caine) to portray the Great Detective, an arrangement that causes Watson consternation whenever "Holmes" tries to improvise his way through a case. Wonderful comic timing and tension make Without a Clue a delight; Caine, particularly, gets a lot of mileage out of the faux Holmes's grand efforts to appear a genius. Henry Mancini's score adds a touch of old Hollywood gloss, and Thom Eberhardt (Night of the Comet) directs. --Tom Keogh

Sole Survivor

Before FINAL DESTINATION there was SOLE SURVIVOR. Directed by Thom Eberhardt (Night of the Comet) This chilling film tells of a yound women who is the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Disregarding the warnings from a psychic actress friend Denise tries to get on with her life but she has somehow cheated death and the Grim Reaper sends his minions to bring her to him. System Requirements:Runtime: 85 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/PSYCHIC ABILITIES Rating: R UPC: 891978002000 Manufacturer No: CRD2007

Gross Anatomy

Matthew Modine (ANY GIVEN SUNDAY) stars as Joe Slovak, a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in gross anatomy, the toughest course in med school. Joe's freewheeling, independent style creates funny moments in the classroom, but puts him at odds with his demanding professor (Christina Lahti, HIDEAWAY), who questions whether her class "rebel" has what it takes to be a doctor. On top of that, Joe falls in love with his no-nonsense lab partner (Daphne Zuniga -- THE SURE THING, TV's MELROSE PLACE), who won't let anything, especially romance, interfere with her plans. And while Joe's never done anything by the book, he proves he does have what it takes to succeed -- without changing his ways!

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I Was a Teenage Faust

I Was a Teenage Faust is the re-telling of Goethe's classic tale about a man who sold his soul, with a new twist. It's been 15 years since Mr. Five has delivered a soul to his boss, and unless he signs someone up, he'll be roasting in eternal flames himself. He finds a long-suffering teenage geek who would do anything to be one of the cool kids.

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