Out of Sight (1998)

Out of Sight

Charm can go a long way. Even in the most serious situation, the presence of a charmer can ease the tension and make things better. So thinks the bank teller when Jack Foley (George Clooney) bluffs a robbery by saying that another customer has a gun and will shoot the assistant manager (who is actually discussing a bank loan). With a small smile, he whispers to the teller that she is doing fine after asking if it her first robbery. She is terrified but is gamely playing along.


Director:  Steven Soderbergh; Charles Kiselyak
Writer:  Elmore Leonard; Scott Frank
Cast:
George Clooney -  Jack Foley
Jennifer Lopez -  Karen Sisco
Ving Rhames -  Buddy Bragg
Don Cheadle -  Maurice ‘Snoopy’ Miller
Dennis Farina -  Marshall Sisco
Albert Brooks -  Richard Ripley
Nancy Allen -  Midge
Catherine Keener -  Adele Delisi
Isaiah Washington -  Kenneth ‘Kenny’
Steve Zahn -  Glenn Michaels
Luis Guzmán -  Jose Portencio ‘Chino’ Chirino
Keith Loneker -  White Boy Bob
Jim Robinson -  Mr. Gwendon
Elgin Marlow -  Bank Customer
Donna Frenzel -  Loretta Randall
Manny Suárez -  Cop #1/Bank









Out for a Kill (2003)

Out for a Kill

Losing a spouse is an agony beyond words. Robert Burns (Steven Seagal) in on an archaeological dig when a drug smuggling ring plants a batch of drugs and calls the police. Trying to outrun them, they fire upon his car, killing his wife Maya (Kata Dobó) with slow motion bullets, prolonging the anguish for him. Vengeance will follow.


Director:  Michael Oblowitz
Writer:  Danny Lerner; Dennis Dimster; Sam Hayes; Dennis Dimster-Denk
Cast:
Steven Seagal -  Prof. Robert Burns
Michelle Goh -  Tommie Ling
Corey Johnson -  Ed Grey
Eloise Anderson -  Tattoo Artist #2
Edward Cox -  D.E.A. Agent
Kata Dobó -  Maya Burns
Michael Junior Harvey -  King
Chooi Kheng-Beh -  Wong Dai
Chris Pavlo -  Luc Breton
Michael J. Reynolds -  Dean
Elaine Tan -  Luo Yi
Giselle Tcherniak -  Tattoo Artist
Raicho Vasilev -  Bulgarian Thug
Bruce Wang -  Tony Zhili
Dave Wong -  Yin
Vincent Wong -  Luo Dazkong









The Out-of-Towners (1999)

The Out-of-Towners

Did you ever wonder what goes on in your hotel room when you are visiting some far off city? Staff like Mr. Mersault (John Cleese) caper about wearing your earrings, your fur coat, hat and high heels dancing like a fool to “Bad Girls.” Mind you he does look rather fetching.


Director:  Sam Weisman
Writer:  Marc Lawrence; Neil Simon
Cast:
Steve Martin -  Henry Clark
Goldie Hawn -  Nancy Clark
Mark McKinney -  Greg
John Cleese -  Mr. Mersault
Oliver Hudson -  Alan Clark
Valerie Perri -  Stewardess
Steve Mittleman -  Passenger
Randall Arney -  Passenger
Carlease Burke -  Airline Representative
William Duell -  Lost Baggage Clerk
J.P. Bumstead -  Boston Cab Driver
Peggy Mannix -  Sweeper Woman
Anne Haney -  Woman in Bathroom
Charlie Dell -  Janitor on Train
Jordan Baker -  Rental Car Clerk
Tom Riis Farrell -  Andrew Lloyd Webber









Ocean’s Twelve (2004)

Ocean's Twelve

I don’t know how you felt watching this movie. Despite the thin plot, I found myself thinking these folks can’t get much cooler than this. Even when Tess Ocean (Julia Roberts) is cajoled into playing Julia Roberts to let the gang gain entrance to the museum. It all seems to be working until Bruce Willis (as himself) shows up and things begin to go awry. Then Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) reveals that she has been in contact with the real Julia Roberts who is running late for another appointment. Oops…


Director:  Steven Soderbergh
Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; George Nolfi
Cast:
Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan
Catherine Zeta-Jones -  Isabel Lahiri
George Clooney -  Danny Ocean
Ed Kross -  Bank Officer
Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean
Don Tiffany -  House Painter
Anne Jacques -  Shop Owner
David Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #1
Larry Sontag -  Plainclothes Goon #2
Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict
Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy
Dina Connolly -  Virgil’s Fiancée
Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy
Nelson Peltz -  Partygoer
Mini Anden -  Supermodel
Shaobo Qin -  Yen









Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Ocean's Eleven

Do you ever wonder if some of these actors are as smart as they appear in the movies and on TV? Or are they as dumb as a bag of rocks? I’d imagine it is somewhere in between. However, when Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) is picking up a few bucks by tutoring some actors in the rules of poker, you hope that Barry Watson, Shane West, Holly Marie Combs, Topher Grace and Joshua Jackson are smarter than how they come across.


Director:  Steven Soderbergh
Writer:  George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell; Harry Brown; Charles Lederer; Ted Griffin
Cast:
George Clooney -  Danny Ocean
Brad Pitt -  Rusty Ryan
Bernie Mac -  Frank Catton
Elliott Gould -  Reuben Tishkoff
Casey Affleck -  Virgil Malloy
Scott Caan -  Turk Malloy
Eddie Jemison -  Livingston Dell
Shaobo Qin -  Yen
Carl Reiner -  Saul Bloom
Matt Damon -  Linus Caldwell
Andy Garcia -  Terry Benedict
Julia Roberts -  Tess Ocean
Jerry Weintraub -  High Roller
James Curatola -  Baccarat Dealer
Henry Silva -  Himself
Eydie Gorme -  Herself