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Double Take
Tagline: "One big shot. One big mouth. The switch is on."
Length: 88 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and language
In this action comedy, Orlando Jones and Eddie Griffin star as a mismatched pair of guys thrown together by circumstances. Daryl Chase (Jones) is a New York investment banker who suddenly finds that no matter where he goes, a jive-talking street hustler named Freddy Tiffany (Griffin) turns up. When Chase is wrongly accused of murder, he flees and exchanges identities with Tiffany in an effort to avoid being caught. Posing as Tiffany, Chase heads for Mexico, but soon discovers that his troubles are deeper than ever since Tiffany is sought by Mexican authorities for the murder of a governor.
Formats Available: DVD, VHS
The Family Man
Tagline: "What if ... "
Length: 125 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for sensuality and some language
This romantic comedy stars Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni. Jack Campbell (Cage) is a well-to-do, career-oriented, Manhattan-dwelling bachelor who split up with a girlfriend named Kate (Leoni) thirteen years ago. But one morning Campbell awakens to find himself in a parallel universe where he has been married to Kate for years and lives modestly in New Jersey with her and their two children. At first Campbell is miserable, but as he gradually gets used to being a middle-class, suburban family man, he begins to wander if his new life isn’t better for him after all.
Formats Available: DVD, VHS
The Gift
Tagline: "The only witness to the crime was not even there."
Length: 111 minutesMPAA Rating: R for violence, language, and sexuality/nudity
Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Greg Kinnear, and Hilary Swank star in this thriller, which is set in a small town in Georgia. Annie Wilson (Blanchett), a widow with three children, is a psychic who is consulted about a missing woman. When Annie helps to locate the woman’s dead body, some of Annie’s clients, as well as Annie herself, are suspected of murder. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, The Gift offers fine acting, a clever plot, and interesting characters.
Formats Available: DVD, VHS
Saving Silverman
Tagline: "They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along."
Length: 90 minutesMPAA Rating: Theatrical version rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, and thematic material. Video/DVD version is rated R for sexual content and language.
In this lowbrow comedy, Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs), Wayne (Steve Zahn), and J.D. (Jack Black) are young adult men who have been buddies for years. But Silverman becomes involved with a demanding girlfriend named Judith (Amanda Peet), who totally dominates him. To keep Silverman from ruining his life, Wayne and J.D. come up with a desperate scheme: They kidnap Judith and try to get Silverman back together with his old girlfriend (Amanda Detmer), who is training to become a nun. Singer Neil Diamond appears in the film as himself.
Formats Available: DVD, VHS
Sugar & Spice
Tagline: "Why would the most popular girl in school wear a mask?"
Length: 80 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, sex-related humor and some thematic elements
This teen comedy is about a high school cheerleading squad who organizes a bank robbery. The squad consists of: Diane (Marley Shelton), who becomes pregnant by the football team’s quarterback (James Marsden); Kansas (Mena Suvari), whose mother is in prison; Hannah (Rachel Blanchard), who comes from a devoutly religious family; Lucy (Sara Marsh), who excels at academics; and Cleo (Melissa George), who idolizes Conan O’Brien. The story of how the caper works out is narrated by Lisa (Marla Sokoloff), a cheerleader on the B-squad.
Formats Available: DVD, VHS
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