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SUMMER MOVIE RENTALS
Posted by: LeopardHead on Saturday, July 06, 2002 - 12:10 AM

	Summer is a time for baseball, picnics, trips to beaches and lakes, family vacations...and movies! On June 18th, Lions Gate Films released American Psycho 2 on DVD and video. In it Bill stars as a former FBI agent who is currently working as a college professor. This thriller is the sequel to American Psycho.
<p align="right"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">July 5, 2002</font> <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Summer is a time for baseball, picnics, trips to beaches and lakes, family vacations...and movies! On June 18th, Lions Gate Films released American Psycho 2 on DVD and video. In it Bill stars as a former FBI agent who is currently working as a college professor. This thriller is the sequel to American Psycho. </font> <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here are just a few of the many films Bill's starred in which are currently available on DVD and VHS. </font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">American Psycho 2 (2002)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Patrick Bateman is dead. But his evil legacy continues in the body of Rachael Newman (Mila Kunis), the only victim who managed to escape Bateman's grasp. Years later, Rachael, now a college student, will get rid of anyone who stands between her and her goal of becoming the teaching assistant to the infamous Dr. Daniels (William Shatner), a professor and former FBI profiler. [88 minutes/R]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Showtime (2002)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Buddy-cop movies are mercilessly spoofed when two mismatched detectives (Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy) are forced to work together as stars of a new reality-based TV show. The police department hopes the program will boost officer morale and lead to a better image in general (yeah, right!). In the film's funniest set piece, William Shatner is brought in to teach the pair how to master important "TV cop procedures." [95 minutes/ PG-13] </font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Mind Meld (2001)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime is an unprecedented seventy five minute examination of the impact the Star Trek experience has had on the franchise's most celebrated participants - William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. "Join them as they reveal the incredible bond that was the cornerstone of their success; the trust, the friendship and the ability to consistently challenge each other to boldly go where neither man has gone before." [75 minutes, UR]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Miss Congeniality (2001)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Sandra Bullock stars as a bumbling female FBI agent assigned to go undercover as a participant in the Miss United States beauty pageant when it is discovered that one of the contestants is being targeted for murder. Benjamin Bratt leads the undercover team, while also playing the reluctant love interest. Candice Bergen and William Shatner manage the pageant and hire Michael Caine to turn Bullock into a...stunning beauty queen. [109 minutes/PG-13]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Osmosis Jones (2001)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">A cutting-edge, live action/animated action adventure comedy about one white blood cell's (Chris Rock) race against the biological clock to hunt down and destroy a lethal new virus (Laurence Fishburne). Bill Murray stars as Frank, in whose body the action unfolds. Bill was nominated for an Annie Award for his work as the voice of The Mayor. [98 minutes/PG]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Falcon Down (2000)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">When a U.S. military weapons test ends tragically, the government asks ex-fighter pilot Hank Thomas (Dale Midkiff) to steal a deadly supersonic aircraft. As he begins to carry out the mission, he realizes that it involves other mercenaries, the Chinese military, and some very deadly weapons. Bill stars as Major Robert Carson. [93 minutes/R]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF">Land of the Free (1998)</font> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF">The idealistic campaign manager for a flag-waving Senate contender discovers the truth about the campaign for which he has fought so hard - the intended takeover of the U.S. government! Bill plays the part of senatorial contender, Aidian Carvell. [96 minutes/R] </font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Free Enterprise (1998)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In this romantic comedy, two Star Trek fans (Rafer Weigel and Eric McCormack) have their illusions shattered when they meet their idol William Shatner and learn he's hawking a musical version of "Julius Caesar" in which he will play all the parts. Bill, playing himself, is hysterical...a must see for fans of Bill and Star Trek! [114 minutes/R] </font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)</font> <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An L.A. detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to stop the fiends before they can distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive. Bill stars as General Curtis Mortars. [83 minutes/PG-13]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Captain Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew on a mission to free kidnapped diplomats. Arriving at the planet Nimbus III, Kirk and Company come face to face with the captor: a smiling Vulcan named Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) who's Mr. Spock's half-brother. Obsessively searching for God, Sybok hijacks the Enterprise and sets a course for the center of the galaxy. [106 minutes/PG]</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">This is one of Bill's favorites...for obvious reasons (ours too!) Check out all of the Star Trek movies and episodes, they're always entertaining and fun to watch! </font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">This sequel to Airplane adheres to the original's manic comic sensibility. Pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) knows that the first commercial spaceflight to the moon is headed for disaster. Fighting his fears, he races to save the passengers and win back his ex-girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as the chain-smoking, amphetamine-popping, glue-sniffing, booze-swilling airport controller. Bill plays Captain Buck Murdock, Alpha Beta Base. [84 minutes/PG]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Kidnapping of the President (1980)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">South American terrorists succeed at the impossible -- they kidnap the U.S. president (Hal Holbrook). Their plan: Lock him in an armored car and threaten to blow it up if their demands aren't met. The president's only hope is his Secret Service chief, played with commanding presence by William Shatner. Can he track down the terrorists before it's too late? [114 minutes/R]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Incubus (1965)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">In a surreal mystical land, a bewitching blond succubus lures a recovering soldier into becoming her prey. Starring William Shatner, Allyson Ames, Milos Milos (as "The Incubus"), Eloise Hardt, Robert Fortier, and Ann Atmar, Incubus was the first American movie to use the artificial language Esperanto.[76 minutes/UR] [English subtitles]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">The Intruder (1961)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Five years before strapping on a phaser as everyone's favorite space cowboy the then unknown William Shatner had the starring role in Roger Corman's bold, controversial and least commercial film, The Intruder. As rabble-rousing hatemonger Adam Cramer, Shatner essays perhaps his finest screen performance. [83 minutes/PG-13]</font> <p align="left">  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Oedipus Rex (1957)</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> Acclaimed actor-director Sir Tyrone Guthrie filmed this 1957 masterpiece production of Sophocles's beloved Greek tragedy. Just as the ancient Greeks performed it, the actors here also wear masks, which add a classic touch. Oedipus Rex, the story of a Greek man who killed his father so he could marry his mother and quench his primal sexual thirst, has for centuries influenced countless plays and films. Bill has the role of Priest. [90 minutes/UR]</font> <p align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">* * </font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">All of the above descriptions are courtesy of publicity materials for the respective films.</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">This is not a definitive list of all of Bill's movies available for rental, as new titles are being added all the time. But it's a good start.</font> <p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">Contributed by Sandy Moruzzi and Jane Singer</font> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#FFFFFF">P.S. If you missed any of our past articles, you can view them in the SFI Archive. 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