SPIT: The Story of a Caveman and a Chicken (2013)

Actors: Jonathan Stimac (producer), Jonathan Stimac (director), Jonathan Stimac (writer), Eric Franke (writer), Ryan Shields Johnston (producer), Puck the Chicken (actor), B.J. Johnston (actor), Puck the Chicken (writer), Andrew Cook (writer), Bethany Stimac (actor), Jesse Logan (actor), Daniel J. Stimac (composer), Karla Cook (actor), Jesse Elliott (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: SPIT is the story of a caveman who is separated from his tribe. On his epic journey to be reunited with the family he loves, he comes across an unusual traveling partner. A chicken! SPIT and his new friend journey across gorgeous prehistoric landscapes while dodging many trials that come their way! SPIT will stop at nothing in the hope of one day seeing his family again! This hilarious adventure of a Caveman and a Chicken is sure touch your heart, and is one to bring home to the whole family!

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family,

Baby Needs Milk (2012)

Actors: Sasha Blake (actor), Lindy Gibbs (actor), Elliot Laurence (actor), Bettina Juminer (producer),

Plot: Spit is a 20 year old father and struggling rapper. Against the pleading of Vanessa not to, Spit is tempted into a job with gangster Dollaz (Lindy Elmo Gibbs) which will guarantee Spit a share of money. But the job goes horribly wrong. With the police tracking Spit down, he makes a fatal mistake.

Genres: Drama, Short,

Spork (2010)

Actors: Beth Grant (actress), Yeardley Smith (actress), Keith David (actor), Richard Riehle (actor), Andra Hayes (miscellaneous crew), Elaine Hendrix (actress), Phillip J. Bartell (editor), Angela Sostre (producer), Chad Allen (producer), Chad Allen (actor), Michael Harthen (miscellaneous crew), Rodney Eastman (actor), Jane Shayne (actress), Samantha Kuester (costume designer), Phil Eisenhower (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: A colorful and foul-mouthed feature musical comedy.A film about a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork who is trying to navigate her way through the annals of junior high. When a school dance show provides a chance for Spork to show up a mean girls gang, her trailer-park neighbor steps up to coach her with some "booty-poppin" moves. Featuring a vintage 90's soundtrack (that includes 2-Live Crew, JJ Fad's "SuperSonic," Dimples T's "Get It Girl"), a score by Casey James and the Staypuft Kid; and extended school hall dance sequences, Spork is a film about standing out and fitting in.

Keywords: 13-year-old, african-american, broken-leg, brother-sister-relationship, bully, bullying, child's-point-of-view, children, coming-of-age, dance-contest
Genres: Comedy,

Melvin (2009)

Actors: Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Henry Weintraub (producer), Henry Weintraub (writer), Henry Weintraub (editor), Henry Weintraub (director), Cutshawkane (composer), Meredith Adelaide (actress), Jackson Stewart (producer), Leif Fuller (actor), Leif Fuller (producer), Sara Weintraub (producer), Sara Weintraub (actress), Mike Schaaf (producer), Patrick O'Driscoll (actor), Mike Schaaf (actor),

Plot: Melvin is dead... Now, three years after his accidental murder, he's finally making up for lost time. After enlisting the involuntary help of nerdy college student Norton Pincus, he's ready to take on those who are responsible for his death. Melvin's thirst for vengeance will take this dynamic dork duo on a mind-blowing streak of throat-ripping, vomit-spewing, head decapitating and much, much more.

Keywords: character-name-in-title, gore, independent-film, nerd, one-word-title, zombie
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror,
Taglines: Melvin is dead... You're next

Quotes:

Knuckles: Someone's gonna have to put this stick in his ass...::Spit: Why?::Knuckles: So it looks like he was raped, stupid!

December Boys (2007)

Actors: Jack Thompson (actor), Daniel Radcliffe (actor), Max Cullen (actor), Max Cullen (actor), Paul Blackwell (actor), Andy McPhee (actor), Kris McQuade (actress), Fiona Searson (miscellaneous crew), Ralph Cotterill (actor), Frank Gallacher (actor), Barbara Gibbs (producer), Tony Gibbs (miscellaneous crew), Linda Cropper (miscellaneous crew), Carlo Giacco (composer), Anni Browning (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: The film is based on 'Michael Noonan (II)' (qv)'s novel and focuses on four orphans who leave their orphanage for a holiday by the sea. A rumor about two of the seaside residents possibly adopting one of the orphans causes tension to rise among the orphans. .

Keywords: 1960s, 2000s, abandoned-car, adolescent-boy, adolescent-girl, adoption, ash-scattering, australia, bare-breasts, bare-butt
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: After that summer nothing would ever be the same again.

Quotes:

Maps: I'm trying to look after you!

Maps: Just remember Misty, no matter what, you're still a December boy.

Los Locos (1997)

Actors: Mario Van Peebles (actor), Mario Van Peebles (writer), Rene Auberjonois (actor), Jack N. Young (miscellaneous crew), Rusty Schwimmer (actress), Melora Walters (actress), Mario Van Peebles (producer), Danny Trejo (actor), Paul Lazar (actor), Jim Cody Williams (actor), Joseph Culp (actor), Reno Wilson (actor), Alan Poul (producer), Jean Speegle Howard (actress), Lesley Barber (composer),

Genres: Western,

Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood (1988)

Actors: Ritchie Montgomery (actor), Richard Farnsworth (actor), Ralph Waite (actor), Maureen O'Sullivan (actress), Anne Ramsey (actress), Dulé Hill (actor), Devin Ratray (actor), Richard Council (actor), Ryan Francis (actor), Todd Braley (actor), Caryn West (actress), Jordan Marder (actor), Gennie James (actress), Mary Kelly (producer), Dixie K. Wade (actress),

Genres: Action, Adventure, Family,
Taglines: Willie and his friends found the adventure of a lifetime searching for...

Beat Street (1984)

Actors: Harry Belafonte (composer), Harry Belafonte (producer), Rae Dawn Chong (actress), Stan Lathan (director), Doug E. Fresh (actor), Dan Perri (miscellaneous crew), Solomon J. LeFlore (miscellaneous crew), Kadeem Hardison (actor), David V. Picker (producer), Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas (actor), Antonia Rey (actress), David Massar (miscellaneous crew), Dov Hoenig (editor), Kool Moe Dee (actor), Clayton Townsend (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: An upbeat, lets-put-on-a-show musical about the wonders of hip-hop music and culture that tells the story of Kenny, a young hip-hop artist living in the rough slums of the Bronx with his younger brother Lee and their mother Cora. Kenny dreams of making it big as a disc jockey and playing in the most swank of Manhattan nightclubs, the Roxy. Into their lives comes Tracy, a composer and assistant choreographer from the City College of New York, who inspires him to try to continue his dream while romance begins to grow between them, despite coming from different neighborhoods and worlds. Meanwhile, Lee is part of a break-dancing crew set on dominating the scene of their street. The rest of their friends include Ramon, a graffiti artist determined to spread his painting to every subway car in the city while dealing with his girlfriend Carmen and Chollie, a fellow disc jockey who becomes Kenny's manager after he lands him a gig at a Bronx club. Many hip-hop groups, electro artists, break dancers, and Latin freestyle singers, who include Us Girls, the Treacherous Three, the System, the Rock Steady Crew, Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force and Shango, the Magnificent Force, the New York City Breakers, Grand Master Melle Mel & the Furious Five, Tina B., Johnny B. Bad, and many more, make cameo appearances.

Keywords: breakdance, breakdancing, bronx-new-york-city, d.j., dance, dead-boy, graffiti, hip-hop, independent-film, new-york-city
Genres: Drama, Music,
Taglines: Get down, brother, shuffle those feet, shake a little boogie to the sound of that beat. Capture the energy, excitement, and rhythm on.... The music and break-dance explosion of the summer!

Quotes:

Lee: [Lee explains about how he got arrested for dancing] Hey, Mom, these fools busted us for dancing, can you believe that?::Cora: I believe you better shut your damn mouth before I decide to leave you down here.

Cora: You better eat your eggs before I break your legs.

Kenny 'Double K' Kirkland: This ain't New York, this the Bronx!

Ramon: [quoting his father] "When are you going to stop writing on the walls and make some money, when are you going to stop tagging the subway cars, when are you going to make your son legitimate... legitimate shit."

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)

Actors: Tom Dugan (actor), Mike Donovan (actor), John Dilson (actor), Gabriel Dell (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), Clem Bevans (actor), Nat Carr (actor), Eddy Chandler (actor), Cliff Clark (actor), Hal Craig (actor), Joe Cunningham (actor), William B. Davidson (actor), John Garfield (actor),

Plot: Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of a reporter and is taken for dead. Running away from New York, he ends up in a ranch in Arizona, run by an old lady as a work farm for delinquent teenagers. He falls in love with Peggy and became the teenagers' hero. But there is that New York Detective, Phelan, that does not believe he is dead and is chasing him... An unlikely scenario, but not a so bad film.

Keywords: accidental-death, arizona, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, based-on-play, boxing, brother-sister-relationship, champion, cynic, dead-end-kids
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller,
Taglines: I am a fugitive! I am hunted by the mob! I am wanted by the cops! I am forgotten by decent women! (re-release print ad) YOU'D GIVE A DOG A BETTER CHANCE! (re-release print ad - all caps) Sensational Human Drama! I am a fugitive... I am hunted by ruthless men! I am shunned by decent women! I am doomed to hide forever!

Quotes:

Speed: She took eight gallons. That's a dollar twenty-eight.

Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney: If you're rootin' for me, I'll go in there and bang the ears off the biggest guy in the world.

J. Douglas Williamson: You think you're smart, don't you?::Spit: They call us "the Six Geniuses."

Ringside Radio Fight Announcer: A right to the jaw. A left to the face. Boy, is he a killer. Is he murderous. The Bull lands a terrific right to Smith's jaw, and Smith is down! It'll be best for Smith if he stays down, because this is downright murder. Smith's face is red pulp; red, red pulp. 8, 9, 10! And Smith's out. Phew! And I'm glad that's over.

Johnnie Bradfield, aka Jack Dorney: Are you trying to make a sucker out of me?

Dead End (1937)

Actors: George Humbert (actor), Charles Halton (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Robert Homans (actor), Al Bridge (actor), Humphrey Bogart (actor), Don 'Red' Barry (actor), G. Pat Collins (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Huntz Hall (actor), Gabriel Dell (actor), Bud Geary (actor), James Burke (actor), Leo Gorcey (actor), Thomas E. Jackson (actor),

Plot: The Dead End Kids are introduced in their intricate East Side slum, overlooked by the apartments of the rich. Their antics, some funny, some vicious, alternate with subplots: unemployed architect Dave is torn between Drina, sweet but equally poor, and Kay, a rich man's mistress; gangster Baby Face Martin returns to his old neighborhood and finds that nobody is glad to see him. Then violent crime, both juvenile and adult, impacts the neighborhood and its people.

Keywords: architect, bar, based-on-play, beating, brother-sister-relationship, class-differences, cockroach, dead-end-kids, deep-focus, detective
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir,
Taglines: THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN! (1944 reissue print ad - all caps)

Quotes:

Hunk: Maybe I'm wrong. We all make mistakes, boss. That's why they put the rubber on the ends of pencils.

Hugh 'Baby Face': [Hugh doesn't give a street kid money when the kid doesn't deliver] Nothing for nothing, kid.

Milton 'Milty': You think I'm some dope?::Spit: Yeah, a dope what smells on ice.::Tommy Gordon: Stand up to him, Milty. Stand up to him.::Milton 'Milty': What's a matter? You wanna fight?::Spit: Yeah.::Milton 'Milty': Ya do?::Spit: Yeah!::Milton 'Milty': Well, join the army!

[the police are looking for Tommy after he has a fight with Philip Griswald and then injures Philip's father]::Dave Connell: Don't worry, Drina. He knows his way around - he can take care of himself.::Drina Gordon: He can take care of himself too well. How can he have done such a thing? Where does he learn about knives and...::Dave Connell: He had an expert teacher. [refers to Martin] Anyway it's not hard to learn in a place like this.::Drina Gordon: But he's not a bad kid - not really bad. He never has been.::Dave Connell: The famous 'Baby Face' Martin used to live on this block. He wasn't such a bad kid either at first. He was smart and brave and decent... at first.::Drina Gordon: Like Tommy, you mean. Ever since he was a little kid I've tried to teach him what's right. I don't know what else to do - I've tried to bring him up decent.::Dave Connell: Aw, what chance have they got against all this? They gotta fight for a place to play, fight for a little extra somethin' to eat, fight for everything. They get used to fightin'. "Enemies of society" it says in the papers... why not? What've they got to be so friendly about?

Dippy 'Dip': Well I dink an' I dink' an' I dink an' I can't rememba da numba. Den I rememba da building but I forget da floor. But den I check every room an' whoever she is she ain't dare.::Hugh 'Baby Face': Nuttin' for nuttin' kid.::Dippy 'Dip': What a fine ding to do to a kid, a fine ding, a fine ding.