The Chuck Taylor in Films: D

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PG

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, Ron Frazier, Danny Corkill, Steve Ryan, Amy Linker, David Wohl. Directed by Simon Wincer. Barret Oliver stars as an extraordinarily gifted and talented Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform created by a top secret Defense Department research project. With the help of one of his creators, Daryl escapes to a small town to live a normal life among regular people. But he is pursued by the military authorities, who want to cancel the program and destroy him.

R

Dagon. (2001) Ezra Godden, Rancisco Rabal, Raquel Merono, Macarena Gomez, Brendan Price, Birgit Bofarull. Directed by Stuart Gordon. When a sudden storm grounds the boat of four wealthy tourists off the coast of Spain, injuring one of them, two of them seek help in the nearby fishing village of Imboca. But when they arrive, they discover that the village has been taken over by an evil cult that worships Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea. Based on an H. P. Lovecraft short story.

R

Dance of the Dead. (2008) Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, Carissa Capobianco, Randy McDowell, Michael V. Mammoliti, Mark Lynch, Justin Welborn, Mark Oliver. Directed by Gregg Bishop. On the night of the big high school prom in a town surrounding by nuclear plants, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance and the crazy high school foottball coach.

R

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. (2002) Kieran Culkin, Jena Malone, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jodie Foster, Tyler Long, Jake Richardson. Directed by Peter Care. Tim and Francis, best friends attending a strict Catholic school, work hard to cause trouble without getting caught by Sister Assumpta, while writing up their exploits in a comic book they call The Atomic Trinity. While Tim plots the ultimate prank to cap off the school year, Francis begins to discover the opposite sex.

NR

Dannny Doom. (2021) Gavin Michaels, Brett Hargrove, NJ Ambonisye, Sean Abplanalp, Vinnie Duyck, Paul Ryan Hobson, Kimberly Zyler, Mark Wilder. Written and directed by Matthew Wilson. A young church intern masquerades as a mysterious rebel to chase the girl of his dreams because she considers him hopelessly square.

R

The Dare. (2019) Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short, Alexandra Evans, Robert Maaser, Mitchell Norman, Harry Jarvis, Daniel Schutzmann, Devora Wilde, Oliver Cunliffe, Alexander Biehn, George Pilsworth, Maddy Bryan. Written and directed by Giles Alderson. A rare family night takes a brutal twist when a workoholic father is kidnapped and awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. Filled with many scenes of sadistic gore, eventually flashbacks solve the mystery behind their captor’s motivation and show his abusive upbringing.

NR

Darker Than Midnight, (aka Più buio di mezzanotte). (2014) Davide Capone, Vincenzo Amato, Lucia Sardo, Pippo Delbono, Carla Amodeo, Sebastian Gimelli Morosini, Giovanni Gulizia, Giovanni Mannino. Written and directed by Sebastiano Riso. Persecuted by his father for being different, fourteen-year-old Davide, an androgynous boy, leaves home to live on the streets of Catania.

PG-13

Dark Skies. (2013) Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons. Written and directed by Scott Stewart. A series of disturbing paranormal events disrupts the lives of a young suburban family and leads them to realize that they are being stalked by aliens.

R

Dazed and Confused. (1993) Jason London, Joey Lauren Adams, Milla Jovovich, Rory Cochrane, Anthony Rapp, Sasha Jenson, Jeremy Fox, Ben Affleck, Priscilla Kinser, Matthew McConaughey. Written and directed by Richard Linklater. The class of 1976 at a Texas high school is about to graduate and looking forward to wild parties, and the traditional hazing of the incoming freshmen. The film explores friendships, romances, and the future status of all of the groups — the jocks, the stoners, the “in” crowd, the cheerleaders, and the hapless freshmen — in one long day and night to remember.

NR,

would be PG

De Boskampi’s (The Little Gangster). (2015) Thor Braun, Henry van Loon, Meral Polat, Rene van t’ Hof, Rick Lens, Thijn Brobbel. Directed by Arne Toonen. Young Rik Boskamp, son of a nerdy accountant, wants one thing: to not be bullied. Inspired by a mafia film, Rikki concocts a plan where he and his father move to a new village and everyone is led to believe that his father is the dangerous mafia boss Paulo Boskampi. The plan works great until a bully from the past emerges and Paulo hears of his new competition. In Dutch with English subtitles. Not yet released in the USA.

R

Dead Calm. (1989) Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden, George Shevtsov. Directed by Phillip Noyce. A couple on a solo cruise, recovering from the death of their son, run into a young man rowing away from another ship who seems to be the only survivor from a tragic incident of food poisoning but turns out to be a homicidal killer.

R

Dead in 3 Days. (2006) Sabrina Reiter, Julia Rosa Stockl, Laurence Rupp, Nadja Vogel, Michael Steinocher. Directed by Andreas Prochaska. An Austrian mountain lake community is terrorized when a close-knit group of friends just graduated from high school become the target of a deranged killer.

R

Dead Man On Campus. (1998) Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Poppy Montgomery, Lochlyn Munro, Randy Pearlstein, Corey Page, Alyson Hannigan, Mari Morrow. Directed by Alan Cohn. Two unlikely freshmen roommates are in danger of flunking out due to excessive partying. But then they remember that an obscure clause in the college academic code automatically awards straight As to any students whose roommate commits suicide. So they set out to find a new roommate who is “likely to succeed.”

PG

Dead Poets Society. (1989) Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Josh Charles, Lara Flynn Boyle. Directed by Peter Weir. In the late 1950’s, a free-thinking English teacher returns to the exclusive boys prep school where he was a student and brings his unusual teaching methods to his classes. Encouraged to “carpe diem” (seize the day), a group of his students reform the Dead Poet’s Society, a secret forum where they can escape from the ridgid conformity of their academic life and discuss ideas freely.

R

Deadly Friend. (1986) Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey, Anne Ramsey, Richard Marcus, Russ Marin, Lee Paul, Andrew Roperto, Charles Fleischer. Directed by Wes Craven. Paul Conway, 15-year-old whiz kid, implants a robotic brain into Samantha, the sweet girl next door, after she is put into a coma by her abusive father. But instead of recreating sweet Sam, she has become an unstoppable monster bent only on murder and destruction.

NR,

would be PG

The Deadly Room: A Garage Sale Mystery. (2015) Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, Steve Bacic, Brendan Meyer, Eva Bourne, Kevin O'Grady, Janet Kidder, David Lewis, Brenna O'Brien, Richard Harmon. Directed by Peter Deluise. Antinque dealer Jennifer Shannon uses her intuitive skills to investigate her realtor friend’s mysterious death in a multimillion-dollar home she is trying to sell after her friend spends the night there to challenge rumors that the house is cursed.

PG-13

Dear Eleanor. (2016) Liana Liberatto, Isabelle Fuhrman, Joel Courtney, Josh Lucas, Luke Wilson, Jessica Alba, Reid Casson, Liam Applegate, Patrick Schwarzenegger. Directed by Kevin Connolly. Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.

R

Death and Cremation. (2010) Brad Dourif, Jeremy Sumpter, Scott Elrod, Debbon Ayer. Written and directed by Justin Steele. Stan, the 59-year-old owner of the Stanley Crematory is a deranged psychopath who kills bullies and cremates their bodies. He forms an alliance with his new employee, fatherless outcast teenager Jarod Leary who is bullied at his high school by David Valentine and his gang.

NR,

would be PG-13

R

Death Race. (2008) Jason Stratham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Joan Allen. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Framed for the murder of his wife in a post-industrial world, race driver Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in that world’s most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

R

Deep Rising. (1998) Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O’Connor, Wes Studi, Derrick O’Connor, Jason Flemyng. Written and directed by Stephen Sommers. A band of ruthless hijackers take over a boat for hire and then invade the world’s most luxurious cruise ship, but are shocked to find that the wealthy passengers have vanished. However they are not alone, as a terrifying sea monster has also invaded the ship. A small group of survivors band together to try to escape the doomed cruise ship.

NR,

would be PG

Den korsikanske biskopen (The Corsican Bishop). (1993) Oliver Loftéen, David Fornander, Jenny Lindroth, Krister Henriksson, Åke Lindman, Jan Malmsjö, Marie Richardson, Tomas von Brömssen. Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. Twelve-year-old Kalle Magnusson is spending the summer on the Swedish coast in his late father’s summer cottage. His vacation is dramatically interrupted when he receives a videotape recorded by his father urging him to complete the task of finding a magical waterwheel from the Sudan, called the “Corsican Bishop”, stolen from the Vatican years ago and hidden away. With the assistance of his cousin Max, the two follow the clues left by his father, while fending off several other men who are after the waterwheel also.

G

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again. (1998) (Made for Video) Justin Cooper, Heidi Swedberg, Dwier Brown, Betty White, Don Rickles, Brian Doyle-Murray, George Kennedy. Directed by Charles T. Kanganis. Dennis plays the usual tricks on his long suffering neighbor, Mr. Wilson, and then Dennis’ youthful grandfather comes to town and competes with Wilson as well. But Dennis isn’t the only one causing an uproar. Two con men try to swindle Mr. Wilson with a fountain of youth scheme leaving Dennis to rescue him and save the neighborhood.

NR,

would be PG

Der Alte und die Nervensäge, aka Opa hat die Schnauze voll. (2020) Jürgen Prochnow, Marinus Hohmann, David Rott, Karolina Lodyga, Katja Studt, Christian Erdmann, Lara-Joy Körner, Albert Kitzl. Directed by Uljana Havemann. A 75-year-old man facing the loss of his independence and a 16-year-old kid running away from his restrictive parents meet in a taxi and end up going on a road trip together. Meanwhile, their families are searching for them.

TV-14

Deranged Granny. (1997) Wendie Malick, Amanda Righetti, Josh Ventura, Dave Baez, Isabel Gameros, Finnegan Garay, Jana Nawartschi, Anne Son. Directed by Jennifer Liao. A psychotic woman goes to murderous lengths to protect her relationship with her new grandchildren.

PG

Desert Bloom. (1986) Anabeth Gish, Jon Voight, JoBeth Williams, Ellen Barkin, Jay Underwood. Directed by Eugene Corr. Set in 1950’s Las Vegas at the start of underground testing in Nevada, this film is about a Rose, a young girl trying to find her way. Her family life is turbulent, with an unstable war veteran step-father who resents his acquired daughters, a mother who tries to hold the family by being compliant, and a sexy aunt who comes to stay with them after a divorce.

PG-13

Desperate Measures. (1997) Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Joseph Cross, Marcia Gay Harden, Brian Cox. Directed by Joseph Ruben. A police detective will do anything to find a compatible donor for his son who has leukemia. He is able to break into the FBI computer and finds a perfect match, but the person who matches turns out to be his worst nightmare, a ruthless killer imprisoned for murder.

R

Desperate Souls. (2005) Ryan Barrett, Pete Soltesz, Lisa Biffis, Karen Boshart, Nick Boshart, Lindsay Bridges, Adam Debuck, Buchanan Elliott, Matt Kowall. Written and directed by Chad Archibald and Phillip Carrer. A group of spiteful young orphans open up a window of evil Druid powers on the world, after being assisted by young Nick Randeen. When some unsuspecting teenagers stumble into the window and are possessed by the evil spirits, only Nick and one of their friends are around to try and stop them.

R

Detention. (2011) Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, A.D. Johnson, Spencer Locke, Alison Woods, Parker Bagley, Dane Cook. Written and directed by Joseph Kahn. As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while dealing with their own teen issues. Eventually they figure out who the killer is when they are all assigned detention together. The cinematography features many close up shots of Josh Hutcherson’s red high top chucks and Shanley Caswell’s red low tops. Click here to see a photo gallery.

R

Detroit Rock City. (1999) Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, James DeBello, Giuseppe Andrews, Natasha Lyonne, Melanie Lynskey, Lin Shaye, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Cody Jones. Directed by Adam Rifkin. Four teenagers in a rock band overcome all kinds of obstacles to get to Detroit and see a KISS concert in this road movie set in 1978.

R

Deuces Wild. (2002) Stephen Dorff, Brad Renfro, Fairuza Balk, Matt Dillon, Frankie Muniz. Directed by Adam Rifkin. Film about two rival street gangs in 1950s Brooklyn who come to murderous blows when one gang tries to takeover the turf of the other.

PG

Diamond’s Edge, aka Just Ask For Diamond. (1988) Colin Dale, Dorsley McClinden, Susannah York, Peter Eyre, Bill Paterson. Directed by Stephen Bayly. 13-year-old Nick Diamond continually saves the day for his older brother, Tim, a struggling and somewhat incompetent private eye, when he is asked to store a package for a client who is later murdered.

PG

Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (2010) Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life — middle school! Based on the best-selling book by Jeff Kinney.

PG

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. (2011) Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn. Directed by Rob Turner. Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents’ misguided attempts to have them bond.

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PG

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. (2012) Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Payton List, Steve Zahn. Directed by Rob Turner. School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?

PG

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. (2017) Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos. Directed by David Bowers. This film continues the series with an all new cast meant to look like the previous three but not having the same energy or verve. This time the Heffley family is on a road trip to attend Meemaw’s 90th birthday party with the usual mishaps and toilet humor. Luckily Greg still wears black high top chucks and the cinemaphotography continues to be chucks-friendly.

PG-13

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. (2003) David Spade, Mary McCormack, Craig Bierko, Scott Terra, Jenna Boyd, Evan Lee Dahl. Directed by Sam Weisman. A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had. Real former child stars and black high top chucks have brief cameo appearances.

PG

Different Drummers. (2013) Brayden Tucker, Ethan Reed McKay, Collen Carey, D. R. Anderson, Lisa Coronado. Written and directed by Don Caron and Lyle Hatcher. Two eleven-year-old-boys, hyper Lyle and David who is wheelchair bound suffering from spinal meningitis, team up to do a science project while Lyle tries to get David to defy the odds and run again. Lyle’s wild schemes to do this run afoul of the school principal Miss O’Donnell who tries to stiffle his plans. Based on a true story.

PG

Digger. (1993) Timothy Bottoms, Olympia Dukakis, Adam Hann-Byrd, Joshua Jackson, Lochlyn Munro, Leslie Nielsen. Directed by Rob Turner. Young Digger spends the summer with relatives on a Pacific Northwest island community and learns about the troubled relationships in his family. He befriends Billy, a boy dying from leukemia who has a special connection with nature and learns about life, loyalty, and friendship in the process.

NR,

would be PG

Dinosaur Island. (2014) Darius Williams, Kate Rasmussen. Written and directed by Matt Drummond. Young Lucas is on a vacation when the airplane he is flying on runs into severe turbulance. When Lucas awakes he finds himself alone in an other-worldly island jungle filled with strange mysteries, dinosaurs, restless natives, and crashed airplanes. Luckily he meets up with Kathryn, a girl from the 1950s who helps him survive and figure out how to escape.

R

The Dirt. (2019) Machine Gun Kelly, Douglas Booth, Iwan Rheon, Daniel Webber. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock ’n roll groups in history. Currently on Netflix.

PG-13

Dirty Work. (1998) Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Artie Lange, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase, Wilfrid Bray. Directed by Bob Saget. A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business.

R

Disconnect. (2012) Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Max Thieriot, Colin Ford, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm. Directed by Henry Alex Rubin. A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world

PG-13

Dishdogz. (2006) Marshall Alman, Haylie Duff, Luke Perry, Ryna Sheckler, Tony Alva, Art Alexakis. Directed by Mikey Hilb. A coming of age story about a teenaged skateboarder working at an extreme sports camp as a dishwasher and his relationship with the chef, who we come to find out was a skateboarding pioneer back in the day.

R

Dr. Alien. (1988) Billy Jacoby, Judy Landers, Olivia Barash, Stuart Fratkin, Raymond O’Connor, Arlene Golonka, Bobby Jacoby, Jim Hackett, Troy Donohue. Directed by David DeCoteau. A sexy biology professor from outer space gives a special potion to a nerdy freshman turning him into a stud that no woman on campus can resist.

R

Dr. Sleep. (2019) Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Selena Anduze, Robert Longstree, Roger Dale Floyd, Dakota Hickman. Written and directed by Mike Flanagan. Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

PG-13

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. (2004) Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk. Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. When a corporate fitness company tries to crush and foreclose on the Average Joe Gym, the regulars of the gym decide to enter the national dodgeball tournament to raise the money they need.

G

A Dog Named Christmas. (2009) Noel Fisher, Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Ken Pogue, Sonja Bennett, Carrie Genzel, Josh Young, Carrie Ruscheinsky. Directed by Peter Werner. A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family — and their whole rural community — to participate in a local shelter’s inaugural “Adopt a Dog for Christmas” program.

G

A Doggone Adventure. (2018) Jayden Hedden, John Henry Richardson, Michael Gaglio, Walter Mintz, Jonathan Tysor, Sydney Thackray, Freddie John James. Directed by Tony Randel. A telepathic dog enlists a group of fun loving kids to help him reunite with his owner and defeat a high tech company who wants his computer-enhanced brain.

R

Dolomite Is My Name. (2019) Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Snoop Dogg. Directed by Craig Brewer. Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.

NR,

would be PG

Don Quixote. (2008) Christoph Maria Herbst, Johann Hillmann, Bibiana Ballbé, Peter Lohmeyer. Directed by Sibylle Tafel. After the death of his mother, 12-year-old Moritz is distressed and bullied at school, so the aunt he is living with sends him off to Spain to be with his father. His father is very late picking him up at the airport, so Moritz wanders off. Outside he runs into a seemingly delusional man dressed as Don Quixote who goes around attacking windmills and monsters. After Moritz and his father have a quarrel, Mortiz runs off to have some adventures with Don Quixote as they head to the sea to leave a message bottle for Moritz’s mother. (In German with French subtitles)

R

Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark. (2010) Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson. Directed by Troy Nixey. While architect Alex Hurst and his new girlfriend Kim restore their Gothic Mansion’s period interiors, Alex’s young daughter Sally discovers an army of beady-eyed, sharp clawed monsters who live in the basement.

NR,

would be PG-13

Don’t Forget To Breathe. (2019) Matija Valant, Tine Ugrin, Jakob Cilensek, Nikola Djuricko,Iva Krajnc, Klara Kuk, Ronja Matijevec Jerman, Miha Rodman. Written and directed by Martin Turk. 15-year old Klemen’s well-established routine of spending time with his beloved older brother on the tennis court and by the nearby river gets interrupted by Peter’s sudden and passionate love affair with his gorgeous classmate Sonja and his desire to go to college far away from their small Slovenian town. This triggers a torrent of jealousy and reckless actions by Klemen. In Slovenian with English subtitles.

NR

Don’t Let Me Go. (2013) Natalia Dyer, Isabelle Fuhrman, Joel Courtney, James le Gros, Peter Bogdanovich. Written and directed by Giorgo Serafini. An ailing father, who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery, takes his teenage kids into the woods to recapture their early closeness. The three are swept into a supernatural adventure, lead by demons and angels trying to control their destinies. (Not in general release yet. This film has also been known as The Between and The Healer.) View a slide show of stills from the film.

PG-13

Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. (1991) Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, John Getz, Josh Charles, Keith Coogan. Directed by Stephen Herek. Five kids left in the care of a tyrannical babysitter when their mom goes off to Australia for two months are suddenly on their own when the sitter drops dead on the first night. They want their independence, but need money to live on if they are going to have the summer of their dreams. Luckily Sue Ellen, the oldest is able to fake her way into a demanding but well paying job at a clothing design company, which leads to all kinds of changes in her life and that of her sibllings.

R

Dopamine. (2003) John Livingston, Sabrina Lloyd, Bruno Campos, Reuben Grundy, Kathleen Antonia, Nicole Wilder, William Windom. Written and directed by Mark Decena. A computer programmer working on a virtual toy project has an on-again off-again romance with a young school teacher he meets while testing the toy in her classroom. Will their love for each other be able to survive their own personal baggage and unwillingness to make commitments?

NR

Downfalls High. (2021) Sydney Sweeney, Chase Hudson, Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker. Written and directed by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun. When reserved and lonely teenager Fenix (Chase Hudson) meets popular high school girl Scarlett (Sydney Sweeney), the two form a bond that shapes the rest of his life. A musical drama featuring the music of Machine Gun Kelly.

TV-G

Drake and Josh Go Hollywood — The Movie. (2006) Drake Bell, Josh Peck, Miranda Cosgrove, Jonathan Goldstein, Walter Nichols, Matt Newton, Nancy Sullivan, John J. York, Milo McCrary. Directed by Steven Hoefer. A feature film based on the Nickelodeon TV series about an Drake Parker, an aspiring rock musician and his step-brother, Josh Nichols, who wants to be his manager. When Josh and Drake accidentally put their younger sister on a flight to Los Angeles instead of Denver, they follow her there, manage to get booked into an MTV show, and run into a counterfeiting ring.

NR

The Dream Catcher. (1999) Maurice Compte, Paddy Connor, Jeanne Heaton, Joseph Arthur, Patrick Shining Elk, Larry John Meyers. Written and directed by Ed Radtke. An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. In Ohio, he meets another homeless teen, who accompanies him on a series of additional journeys.

PG-13

The Dream Team. (1989) Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Boutsikaris, Lorraine Braco. Directed by Howard Zieff. Four mental patients go on a field trip to Yankee Stadium, but when their van has an accident, they are separated from their supervising doctor. The doctor accidentally stumbles into a crime committed by two crooked cops, who attack him and put him in the hospital leaving the four to fend for themselves and eventually try to rescue the doctor.

R

Dreamcatcher. (2003) Morgan Freeman, Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg, Mike Holekamp, Reece Thompson, Giacomo Baessato, Joel Palmer, Andrew Robb, Jonathan Kasdan. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Four longtime friends, who have shared a psychic connection with each other since as youths they rescused a handicapped kid with special powers, get together for a camping trip in the Maine back country. Soon their good time is interrupted by eel-like alien forces trying to gain a foothold on earth and the government special forces unit sent to eradicate the aliens and anyone coming into contact with them.

PG-13

Dreamscape. (1983) Dennis Quaid, Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert, Kate Capshaw, Cory “Bumper” Yothers, George Wendt. Directed by Joseph Ruben. A young psychic is able to enter and participate in other peoples dreams. But another person with evil intentions has also learned the secret, and soon the two are involved in a fantastic duel held in the world of people’s dreams.

PG-13

Drought. (2019). Owen Scheid, Drew Scheid, Hannah Black, Megan Petersen. Written and directed by Hanna Black and Megan Petersen. Set in 1993, when North Carolina experienced a historic drought. Autistic teen Carl, fascinated by weather, predicts that a storm will soon hit nearby. His sister Sam crafts a plan to help him chase the storm, taking their mother’s ice-cream truck to embark on a road trip about family, forgiveness, and following your dreams.

PG-13

Drowning Mona. (2000) Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Neve Campbell. Directed by Nick Gomez. An offbeat comedy about the murder of Mona Dearly in a small town. For years Mona manipulated people and drove them crazy, so nearly everyone she knew ends up being a suspect for the local police chief, including his daughter.

PG

Duma. (2005) Alex Michaeletos, Eamonn Walker, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis. Directed by Carroll Ballard. An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of Xan, a young boy living in South Africa. When family circumstances change, Xan undertakes a trek to return Duma to his natural habitat.

NR,

would be PG

NR,

would be PG

NR,

would be PG-13

NR,

would be R

PG

The Dust Factory. (2004) Ryan Kelley, Hayden Panettiere, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Kim Myers, George De La Pena, Michael Angarano, Peter Horton. Written and directed by Eric Small. Ryan is a young teenager who has withdrawn into himself after seeing his father die. After a traumatic fall off a railroad trestle, Ryan finds himself in a realm between reality and immortality called the Dust Factory where people walk on water, determine their fate on a circus trapeze, and Ryan’s grandfather, who has Alzheimer’s disease is now lucid. He meets up with Melanie, another lost soul, and together they try to find the courage to return to the world of reality.

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