Stephens

White on Rice (2009)

Actors: James Kyson (actor), Pepe Serna (actor), Bruce Campbell (actor), Duane Andersen (producer), Duane Andersen (editor), Cathy Shim (actress), Jimmy Chunga (actor), Lynn Chen (actress), Dave Boyle (director), Nae (actress), Dave Boyle (writer), Ryan Poland (miscellaneous crew), Bryce Bishop (miscellaneous crew), Bryce Bishop (actor), Sonja A. Nelson (costume designer),

Plot: 40-year-old Jimmy is growing up, or at least he's getting older. While mooching the upper bunk of his ten-year-old nephew's bed, he enjoys the never-ending generosity of his sister Aiko, and dodges the wrath of his impatient brother-in-law Tak. He thinks that if only he could get married all his problems would be solved. But when he falls head over heels for Tak's niece things only go from bad to worse.

Keywords: bunk-bed, color-in-title, dating, dinosaur, family-relationships, film-within-a-film, funeral-home, japanese, rock-'n'-roll, samurai
Genres: Comedy,

Quotes:

Jimmy: My brother-in-law thinks I'm retarded.::Tim Kim: Tak? Why do you say that?::Jimmy: Because he said, "I think you're retarded".

Jimmy: It's hard to be an adult. Lots of things to worry about. Like the water bill.

Nathan: Can I get you something to drink?::Jimmy: Can I have some grape juice with ice?::Nathan: I'll get you some coffee.

Mary: It's still early. Do you want to get some ice cream?::Jimmy: No, I have to go home and kill myself.

Doctor: Look, I understand there's a lot of dishonor in your culture, but...

Waiter: I don't speak Russian, so SHUT UP!

Professor Berk: You're solid as a rock. I'm sure you'll land on your feet.::Jimmy: Yes, like a cat. But then I'll break my legs.

Passed the Door of Darkness (2008)

Actors: Nora L. Ferris (miscellaneous crew), Mel Lewis (composer), Tammy Klein (actress), Christopher DeMaci (actor), Peter Mervis (editor), Peter Mervis (director), Peter Mervis (writer), Greg Aronowitz (actor), Rick Walker (producer), Judy Dixon (actress), Steven Gorel (actor), Andrew Hunt (producer), Kevin Carraway (producer), Andrew Hunt (miscellaneous crew), Matthew Prater (actor),

Plot: Passed the Door of Darkness: Two young children dead, floating face down in their family's bathtub. Their mother, shot in the back of the head, lies next to the tub in a pool of her own blood. On the floor slumped against a blood covered wall is her husband, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. For rookie Homicide Detective Chris Malloy this grisly scene is more than he expected to see in his first week of working the graveyard shift. For his partner, grizzled yet poetic Detective Murphy MacCasey, this is but one tragedy among countless in his fifteen years in homicide. They haven't seen anything yet.

Genres: Thriller,

Dracula (2006)

Actors: Elton Farla (miscellaneous crew), Bram Stoker (writer), Donald Sumpter (actor), David Suchet (actor), Marc Warren (actor), Rebecca Eaton (producer), Jamie Lengyel (miscellaneous crew), Michele Buck (producer), Rafe Spall (actor), James Greene (actor), Amy Roberts (costume designer), Dominik Scherrer (composer), Suzanne McGeachan (miscellaneous crew), Shane Nolan (actor), Ian Redford (actor),

Plot: The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood. A young Lord who is one the verge of being wed. Unknown to Arthur's future bride Lucy. Her future husband is infected with syphilis and therefore cannot consummate their future marriage. Arthur has laid his hope's on being cured on the enigmatic count. As it is said that Dracula has extraordinary powers. But these supernatural powers have sinister origins. As the Count is a Vampire. Soon Arthur realizes his serious mistake as all hell breaks loose and the Count infects others with his ancient curse. But Dracula has not counted on the young Lord acquiring the assistance of the Dutch Vampire expert. Prof. Abraham Van Helsing.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, based-on-novel, dracula, faith, gothic-horror, london-england, remake, transylvania, turn-of-the-century
Genres: Horror,
Taglines: A chilling new adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic story.

Quotes:

[first lines]::Lucy Westenra: My Lord Holmwood.::Lord Holmwood: Lucy.

[last lines]::Mina Murray: Are you hungry?::Dr. John Seward: Yes. Yes. Yes.

A Dog of Flanders (1999)

Actors: Jenny Tanghe (actress), Lonnie Ramati (miscellaneous crew), Lyle Howry (producer), Jack Warden (actor), Steven Paul (producer), Michael Mendelsohn (miscellaneous crew), Fred Van Kuyk (actor), Jaak Van Assche (actor), Jon Voight (actor), Bouli Lanners (actor), Mark Damon (producer), Bruce McGill (actor), Cheryl Ladd (actress), Annamaria Szanto (editor), Beatrix Aruna Pasztor (costume designer),

Plot: Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.

Keywords: animal-in-title, antwerp-belgium, artist, bouvier-the-dog, boy-dog-relationship, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, candle, children, class-differences, dead-child-in-dream
Genres: Drama, Family,
Taglines: It's not where you come from. It's where you're going.

Quotes:

Nicholas Cogez: Aloise, come on. Your mother's been looking for you.::Young Aloise: Coming Papa.::Nicholas Cogez: [upong seeing Aloise] Look at you! Who's been painting your face, love?::Young Nello: Good evening, Master Cogez.::Nicholas Cogez: William. Nello. Say buh-bye William::Young Aloise: Buh bye, William::Nicholas Cogez: Say buh bye Nello.::Young Aloise: Buh bye, Nello.::Nicholas Cogez: Buh bye.::Young Nello: Bye Aloise!

Nicholas Cogez: [calling out] Aloise! Aloise! Aloise! Answer me! Aloise! [Aloise wakes up at the circus grounds, Nicholas spots her and runs up to her] Oh thank God! [he hugs her]::Aloise: [as she hugs her father] I'm sorry, Papa. I fell asleep.::Nello: Master Cogez it was all my fault. I wanted to paint her picture...::Nicholas Cogez: Do you have even idea how worried we've been, Nello? That's all that matters. If you have any idea. [Nello hands him the picture]::Aloise: Papa, you know it was my fault!::Nicholas Cogez: I'll deal with you later. There's one thing I want you to remember, Nello and remember it well. Aloise is our child and not yours and you have no right to keep her out this late. I don't want her anywhere near you as far as today. [he drops the picture to the ground and begins to drag Aloise away, she grabs the picture quickly and gives Nello one last look]

Anna Cogez: Nicholas, what are you going to do?::Nicholas Cogez: I'm going to find Nello. I've done that boy a terrible wrong, Anna.

Florence Nightingale (1993)

Actors: Lex de Azevedo (composer), James Koford (editor), Richard Rich (producer), Terry L. Noss (producer), Richard Rich (director), Brian Nissen (writer), Jared F. Brown (producer), Ray Porter (actor), Bernie Van De Yacht (miscellaneous crew), Mel Fair (miscellaneous crew), Karen Higgins (miscellaneous crew), Therese Alexus (miscellaneous crew), Randy Paton (editor), Helena Collins-Liuag (miscellaneous crew), Gregory Daven (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Florence Nightingale is the child of wealthy parents in 19th Century England. She is uninterested in marriage, society life and money. She wants to help the poor. When she accepts a job as superintendent at a hospital in the slums of London, he parents threaten to disown her. But Florence knows what she was meant to do. She says that to marry would ruin the life that God intended her to have. War comes to the Crimea and British troops are involved in the action. The British Army hospital in Turkey is full of the wounded and the sick. In an effort to relieve the suffering, Florence and a small group of women are sent to help. At the hospital, Florence and the others face the contempt of the military officials. The head of the hospital, John Hall, does not allow the nurses to care for the sick. But he cannot stop the nurses from showing compassion to the wounded men. Finally, when the situation in the hospital grows desperate, John Hall reluctantly allows Florence and the other nurses to minister to the soldiers. Quickly Florence takes matters in hand. Conditions improve. The death rate falls. When "The Times" of London publishes stories about her work, they call her "The Lady of the Lamp." A woman full of compassion. On a trip to the front lines hospitals, Florence falls ill from exhaustion and seems near death. While still in a fever, she receives a brooch from Queen Victoria inscribed: "Blessed are the Merciful." From her parents she receives a letter expressing how proud they are of her. Florence recovers. She returns to the military hospital where the grateful men salute her.

Keywords: british-history, character-name-in-title, florence-nightingale, independent-film
Genres: Animation, Biography, Family, History, Short,

Transformations (1988)

Actors: Charles Band (producer), Patrick Macnee (actor), Benito Stefanelli (actor), Enzo Sisti (miscellaneous crew), Giancarlo J. Sini (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Neame (actor), Donald Hodson (actor), Pamela Prati (actress), Rex Smith (actor), Lisa Langlois (actress), Debra Spidell (miscellaneous crew), Bob Wynn (producer), Jay Kamen (director), Anita Borgiotti (miscellaneous crew), Cec Verrell (actress),

Plot: Wolfgang is traveling in outer space when a monster, which he sees as a beautiful woman, appears in his spaceship and makes love with him. Then the ship is forced to land on a planet which is a penal colony. Here he meets Miranda who falls in love with him. A group of prisoners uses him and his spaceship to fly away from the planet. But the monster which is by now inside Wolfgang arouses and only Miranda's love can save him.

Keywords: female-nudity, flamethrower, independent-film, love, prison-ship, sex, space, succubus, virus
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi,
Taglines: Lust in space.

The Power Within (1979)

Actors: Edward Binns (actor), John Dennis (actor), Art Hindle (actor), Douglas S. Cramer (producer), Aaron Spelling (producer), E. Duke Vincent (producer), John Addison (composer), Nolan Miller (costume designer), John Llewellyn Moxey (director), Eric Braeden (actor), David Hedison (actor), Dick Sargent (actor), Renate Kamer (miscellaneous crew), Susan Howard (actress), Bill Sorrells (actor),

Plot: A young man (Art Hindle) suffers a lightning strike on a dark and stormy night. Instead of dying, he absorbs the lightning's electrical energy into his body, losing consciousness. He awakens in a hospital, only to learn that the accident changed both his body and his life, as he knew it, forever. Now he can discharge electricity from his body at will. The government coerces the young man into becoming an operative, and his handler gives him a wristwatch that is not really a wristwatch, but rather is a device that allows him to control precisely his electrical discharges. The hook is that now that the lightning strike "charged" his body, he has no choice but to re-charge the electrical energy stored in his body on a regular basis, or he will die.

Keywords: electricity, lightning, pilot, super-power, superhero, watch, wristwatch
Genres: Fantasy,

Trigger, Jr. (1950)

Actors: John Daheim (actor), Lee Shumway (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Pat Brady (actor), David Sharpe (actor), Emile Avery (actor), Frank Fenton (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), I. Stanford Jolley (actor), Gordon Jones (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Frank Dae (actor), Roy Rogers (actor), Tom Steele (actor),

Plot: Evil Grant Withers lets a killer horse loose to ruin valuable horses on nearby ranches. He hopes to shake down the ranchers for his "protection". Roy tracks down the bad guys, but is suddenly trapped by them. Peter Miles, a boy terrified of horses, overcomes his fear and rides for help to save the day.

Keywords: acrobat, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, auction, birthday, blindness, boy, calf, cattle, character-name-in-title, chimpanzee
Genres: Western,
Taglines: All-Star Big Top Thrills... as you have never seen them before!

False Pretenses (1935)

Actors: Roland D. Reed (editor), Sidney Blackmer (actor), Rose Plumer (actress), George R. Batcheller (producer), Ewart Adamson (writer), Betty Burbridge (writer), Charles Lamont (director), Wilson Benge (actor), Lester Dorr (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Russell Hopton (actor), William Humphrey (actor), Lafe McKee (actor), Frank O'Connor (actor), Al Thompson (actor),

Plot: A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee. Complications ensue.

Keywords: millionaire
Genres: Comedy, Romance,

Quotes:

Mary Beekman: I knew when I met you tonight that you'd come in handy.::Kenneth Alden: Well that's very kind of you.::Mary Beekman: But I couldn't figure out how until a minute ago. I suppose you know everyone in the social register don't you?::Kenneth Alden: Well everyone worth knowing. Of course that eliminates most of them.