Colin Friels

Loves Her Gun (2014)

Actors: John Merriman (actor), Heather Kafka (actress), Chris Doubek (actor), Josephine Decker (actress), Matthew Kordelski (miscellaneous crew), Geoff Marslett (producer), Geoff Marslett (writer), Geoff Marslett (actor), Geoff Marslett (director), Hanan Townshend (composer), Trieste Kelly Dunn (actress), Matt Latham (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Spillers (actress), Jennymarie Jemison (actress), Francisco Barreiro (actor),

Plot: Loves Her Gun is a romantic tragedy about a young woman who flees violence in New York for the laid back environment in central Texas. Once she settles into Austin she falls into the local gun culture and some of her same worries come back to haunt her.

Keywords: three-word-title
Genres: ,

Water for Elephants (2011)

Actors: Reese Witherspoon (actress), James Newton Howard (composer), Christoph Waltz (actor), Barry Ratcliffe (actor), Ilia Volok (actor), Kevin Halloran (producer), Ken Foree (actor), James Keane (actor), Hal Holbrook (actor), Robert Pattinson (actor), Tim Guinee (actor), Bruce Gray (actor), James Frain (actor), D.R. Farquharson (miscellaneous crew), Julie Adams (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to joining the circus as their vet, working under their unstable boss August whose violent tendencies give everyone reason to be cautious around him, including his beautiful and quiet wife Marlena, whom August is very possessive of and who Jacob finds himself soon falling in love with.

Keywords: 1930s, abusive-husband, animal-abuse, animal-in-title, bad-temper, based-on-novel, big-top, brutality, circus, circus-horse
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

Quotes:

Jacob: I don't know if I picked that circus. But something told me that circus picked me.

Jacob: Who's the woman who works with the horses?::Camel: That ain't no woman, that's the boss' wife and she don't talk to nobody and you don't talk to her.

August: You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.

Jacob: You're a beautiful woman, you deserve a beautiful life. Nothing less.

August: As long as we can walk, we play.

Jacob: I'm not running away, I'm coming home.

Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Puppy (2010)

Actors: Marco Bottiglieri (actor), Mark Stoddard (actor), Liz Franke (actress), Liz Franke (producer), Liz Franke (miscellaneous crew), Liz Franke (writer), Liz Franke (producer), Stephanie Rhodes (actress), Bill Jenkins (actor), Steve Franke (director), Steve Franke (producer), Steve Franke (actor), Steve Franke (producer), Steve Franke (writer), Wolfgang Lackner (composer),

Plot: Bailey, an adorable Golden Retriever puppy, is moving! On the road trip to their new home, his family makes a stop and mistakenly leaves Bailey behind. This mischievous and playful pup sets out to find his family and stumbles across "Sharkarosa," an exotic wildlife ranch. At the ranch, Bailey meets and is befriended by an assortment of animals, including kangaroos, camels, a bearcat, a baby tiger, and "Puck," the sheepdog entrusted with running "Sharkarosa." Will Bailey ever see his family again? Or will he be left to work at the ranch until the "Cows Come Home?"

Keywords: children, golden-retriever, puppy, tiger
Genres: Family,
Taglines: A puppy can always find his way home... or can he?

A Dogs Christmas Tale (2009)

Actors: Luke Robson (producer), Luke Robson (editor), Luke Robson (actor), Luke Robson (director), Luke Robson (writer), Peter Barbaro (actor), Lisa Emanuel (actress), Silvia Jeandet (actress), Belinda Sharp (actress), Kendall Osborne (actor), Cihan Tochumcuer (actor), Claire Gethin-Davies (actress), Rylee Delaney (actress), Jessica O'Meara (actress), Harris Sultan (actor),

Plot: A dog, Zoe runs away on Christmas day after feeling neglected by her family. Zoe then wanders off to far and gets lost and scared in the Australian bush. She then looks to the other animals in the bush to find the wise Koala and her way home.

Keywords: christmas
Genres: Adventure, Family, Short,

Napoleon (1995)

Actors: Adam Wylie (actor), Blythe Danner (actress), Wallace Shawn (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), Stuart Pankin (actor), Reg E. Cathey (actor), Stuart Pankin (actor), Barry Humphries (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Maurice LaMarche (actor), Bronson Pinchot (actor), Joan Rivers (actress), Carol Kane (actress),

Plot: Napoleon is a little dog that lives in Sydney. He and his mother live with a family, but Napoleon loves to dream about meeting the wild dogs that live far away, and eventually becoming one himself. One day he gets into a basket hung from some balloons and flies away into the sky. The wind carries him to a nearby island where the basket finally lands. There he meets all kinds of different animals; some of them are friendly, but some aren't. With the help of a parakeet friend he learns the secrets of living alone in the island and defending himself from wild animals. He goes in search of the wild dogs, whom he finally finds. He is very happy with them, but then he gets homesick and starts to miss his mother, so he decides to go home again.

Keywords: affection, animal's-point-of-view, australia, balloon, bear, bird, character-name-in-title, cross-country, dog, family-relationships
Genres: Adventure, Family,
Taglines: ADVENTURE has a new name . . . Meet a pup with a nose for adventure. He's a little dog with a big thirst for adventure! He's a hero who will capture your heart. He's living the adventure of a lifetime. Meeting new friends. Seeing new sights. And facing new dangers. NAPOLEON. The tale of a little dog with a big thirst for adventure.

Quotes:

Napoleon: This kittens really lost her mittens.

Cat: MOUSE... MUST... DIE.::Napoleon: H-huh... good thing I'm not a mouse...::Cat: Ahh, but you are a mouse. A big, yellow mouse.

Napoleon's Mum: I want you to promise me you'll never run off like that again!::Napoleon: I won't. And I want you to promise me something too.::Napoleon's Mum: Anything!::Napoleon: I want you... to call me Napoleon!::Napoleon's Mum: [laughs] From now on, you're my little Napoleon.

Cat: Ahh... not a mouse... a dog. DOG MUST DIE!

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1980)

Actors: Ian Bannen (actor), David Hemmings (actor), Desmond Llewelyn (actor), Robert Louis Stevenson (writer), David Hemmings (actor), Diana Dors (actress), Toyah Willcox (actress), Clive Swift (actor), Ben Aris (actor), Gretchen Franklin (actress), Sally Head (miscellaneous crew), Roland Curram (actor), Jonathan Powell (producer), Antony Carrick (actor), Gaye Brown (actress),

Genres: Horror, Thriller,

Speed to Spare (1948)

Actors: Richard Arlen (actor), John Bagni (actor), Monte Blue (actor), George Eldredge (actor), Roy Gordon (actor), Sol Gorss (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), Roscoe Karns (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), Ian MacDonald (actor), Alphonse Martell (actor), William H. Pine (producer), William C. Thomas (producer), Milton Raison (writer), Darrell Calker (composer),

Plot: Stunt driver Cliff Jordan takes a job with his old pal Jerry McGee, branch manager of an express trucking firm. Jerry is married to Mary, Cliff's former girl friend. Also working for Jerry is Pete Simmons, son of the owner Al Simmons, and office secretary Jane Chandler, who is Pete's sweetheart. Before long, Cliff has made enemies of Pusher Wilks, a trucker whose run he takes over, and also Pete, whose girl he is trying to take over. Pusher sabotages Cliff's rig at every opportunity causing several near-fatal accidents.

Keywords: accidental-death, arson, b-movie, brawl, burning, cafe, california, cargo, chemical, cigarette-smoking
Genres: Drama,
Taglines: DANGER-DRIVERS ROARING THRU THE NIGHT...WITH A CARGO OF DEATH AND DISASTER! (original poster) Mile-a-minute thriller of those fearless heroes who drive our cargo juggernauts...risking their necks for glory...and love! 40 TONS OF DISASTER RUNNING WILD!...Thrill-packed drama of danger-drivers...riding cargo juggernauts of death...for the girl they left behind (original poster) BURNING UP THE HIGHWAYS! (original print ad - all caps) Hell Drivers! Speed To Burn . . .Thrills To Spare in the excitement-jammed drama of highway heroes who risk their necks . . . to deliver the goods.

Kongo-Roo (1946)

Actors: Stan Freberg (actor), Cal Howard (writer), Eddie Kilfeather (composer), Howard Swift (director),

Plot: Fuzzy-Wuzzy is an aborigine, hunting kangaroos while riding an ostrich. He spots one, working out on a punching bag; after a bit of to and fro, he lands in the roo's pouch. The animal isn't too bright, and tries to evict the hunter with a stick of dynamite, which turns the kangaroo into a lot of tiny roos; they jump into the pouch and reassemble. The kangaroo pulls up the ostrich's head, which was buried in the sand; he cuts it off, and it becomes a firehose in his face. The hunter crosses a stream on his ostrich, which is eaten by a crocodile (a bit of violence, and the ostrich is freed). Finally, a flurry of boomerangs is repulsed by the kangaroo and they shave off Fuzzy Wuzzy's hair; after the hunter suggests the kangaroo "pick on someone his own size" they start shrinking, until they are the size of bugs and the ostrich eats both of them.

Keywords: afro, alligator, alligator-bag, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, australian-aboriginal, binoculars, bird, boomerang, boxing-glove
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short,

Porky's Preview (1941)

Actors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Mel Blanc (actor), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Tex Avery (director), Dave Monahan (writer),

Plot: The audience enters Porky's movie theater, with a collection of quick gags: A firefly acting as usher, a kangaroo taking tickets and putting the stubs in her pouch, a chicken buying child tickets for her eggs. A skunk tries to buy a ticket, costing a nickel, but he only has one scent. He looks for a way to sneak in. Meanwhile, Porky introduces the show: a collection of cartoons, drawn as stick figures. At the end, the audience is all gone because the skunk managed to sneak in. Porky's cartoons include: Circus Parade, Choo-Choo Train, Soldiers (Marchin), Horse Race, and Dances (hula, Mexican hat, and ballet). All accompanied by a self-parody musical score.

Keywords: 1940s, character-name-in-title, circus, circus-parade, elephant, film-in-film, gas-mask, giraffe, hawaiian-dance, horse-race
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,