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J.W. Fails Movies

1990  
 
A flu epidemic at Dewey High School affords Mike (Kirk Cameron) the opportunity of becoming a substitute teacher. But it's not going to be easy sailing: Not only is Principal DeWitt (Sam Anderson) openly hostile to former troublemaker Mike, but our hero has been assigned the rowdiest class in school, crammed full of hostile kids just one step removed from the penal system! Meanwhile, baby Chrissy learns a dirty word--and refuses to stop repeating it. Watch for future ER and Men in Trees regular Abraham Benrubi as an oversized high-schooler. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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1988  
PG13  
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Young, ambitious high school students Darcy Elliot (Molly Ringwald) and Stan Bobrucz (Randal Batinkoff) have a hitch thrown into their plans to attend college and pursue professional careers when they discover that Darcy is pregnant. Deciding against abortion or adoption, the couple decides to carry the child to term and to try to raise it themselves; however they are unprepared for the myriad of decisions and responsibilities that they are forced to deal with. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

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Starring:
Molly RingwaldRandall Batinkoff, (more)
 
1986  
PG  
This film is a kind of David meets Goliath story told in martial arts terms. Young Jason Stillwell (Kurt McKinney) moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom (Tim Baker) does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrolls in a martial arts class and quietly rises in rank to be a major contender. His mettle is tested in an international match against Ivan, a Russian champion (Jean-Claude Van Damme), expanding the "enemy" beyond Seattle's borders. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
Kurt McKinneyJean-Claude Van Damme, (more)
 
1985  
R  
A young woman kills a would-be rapist in self-defense and ends up serving a two year sentence for manslaughter. Once there she is killed by a macho, drug-dealing lesbian gang leader. The death is listed as a suicide, but the victim's sister, Laurie Collins, suspects otherwise and begs the authorities to do a full investigation. They refuse so Laurie, a movie stuntwoman, commits a crime, gets herself sent to the same prison and heads off for revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Starring:
Karen ChaseLisa Clarson, (more)