Movies Opening June 12, 2009
June 12, 2009
Imagine That
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriter: Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson
Movie Website: ImagineThatmovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, DeRay Davis, Ronny Cox, Vanessa Williams, Timm Sharp
Plot Summary: In Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies’ family comedy “Imagine That,” Eddie Murphy stars as a successful financial executive who has more time for his blackberry than his seven-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi). When he has a crisis of confidence and his career starts going down the drain, however, he finds the solution to all his problems in his daughter’s imaginary world.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Movie Website: CatchTheTrain.com
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Actors/Actresses: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini
Plot Summary: In “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?
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