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"Fire with Fire" is the romantic story of Lisa, a Catholic school student (Virginia Madsen) who meets an inmate from a nearby prison camp at a dance held by her school. Who played the inmate, Joe Fisk?

    Craig Sheffer. "Fire with Fire" also starred Jean Smart, Jon Polito, D.B. Sweeney, Kate Reid and J.J. Cohen. Craig Sheffer also appeared in "A River Runs Through It", "Babycakes" and "Some Kind of Wonderful".

A young woman (Karen Kopins) seeks the help of a pulp fiction hero to find her kidnapped sister in "Jake Speed". Who played the charming and laid-back hero Jake Speed?
    Wayne Crawford. Dennis Christopher played the author who writes about Jake's adventures, and John Hurt played the bad guy. The movie also starred Leon Ames, Donna Pescow, Monte Markham, Millie Perkins and Sal Viscuso. If you knew this one, you are truly an 80's movie buff. I saw this humorous tongue-in-cheek action movie on HBO a lot in the late 80s and I really enjoyed it. Wayne Crawford and director Andrew Lane co-wrote the screenplay and co-produced "Jake Speed". The two of them also co-wrote "Valley Girl". Wayne Crawford also directed and appeared in "Crime Lords".

Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway requests a transfer to his former unit as his last assignment before retirement in "Heartbreak Ridge". The Gunny must whip his recon platoon into shape while also trying to get back with his ex-wife who left him because of his gung-ho Marine ways. Who played his former wife, Aggie?
    Marsha Mason. Clint Eastwood directed and starred as Tom Highway. "Heartbreak Ridge" also starred Mario Van Peebles, Boyd Gaines, Vincent Irizarry, Ramon Franco, Tom Villard, Moses Gunn, Everett McGill, Eileen Heckart, Arlen Dean Snyder and Peter Koch. The movie was nominated for an Oscar for Best Sound.

Debbie (Demi Moore) and Danny are two people trying to forge a relationship from a one night stand, despite the reservations of their best friends in "About Last Night...". Who played Debbie's best friend Joan?
    Elizabeth Perkins. Rob Lowe, Jim Belushi, Robin Thomas and Megan Mullally also starred in "About Last Night...". Former "Saturday Night Live" regular Tim Kazurinsky co-wrote the screenplay based on a David Mamet play, and also appeared in the movie as Debbie's date. Elizabeth Perkins also appeared in "He Said, She Said", "Big" and "The Flintstones". "About Last Night..." was her film debut.

Andie Walsh is from the opposite side of the tracks from 'richie' Blane (Andrew McCarthy) in "Pretty In Pink". They begin dating but class differences and their friends make them doubt that their relationship will succeed. Who played Andie's friend and biggest admirer, Duckie?
    Jon Cryer. "Pretty In Pink" starred Molly Ringwald, Annie Potts, James Spader, Harry Dean Stanton, Alexa Kenin and Kate Vernon. Jon Cryer also appeared in "Hiding Out" and "Hot Shots!", and in the TV series "Two and a Half Men", "Partners" and "The Famous Teddy Z".

Kelly, CeCe (Cynthia Gibb) and Margo (Daphne Zuniga), who share an apartment in L.A., live to go out to clubs and even have their own set of rules for clubbing. When Clifford, a young man who Kelly had made a date with shows up, Margo and CeCe realize that Kelly has left without them to go and see her former boyfriend. Margo and CeCe spend the night taking Clifford to the clubs as they try to find Kelly. Who played the character of Kelly in "Modern Girls"?
    Virginia Madsen. In a dual role, Clayton Rohner played Clifford and also a rock star named Bruno who CeCe spends the night looking for, after having spent a brief moment with him at a club. Virginia Madsen also appeared in "Long Gone", "The Florentine", "Fire With Fire" and "Dune".

When his son becomes discouraged at college, wealthy, obnoxious businessman Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) decides to enroll in college with him, in "Back To School". Who played his son, Jason?
    Keith Gordon. Also starring in "Back To School" are Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Robert Downey, Jr., William Zabka, Ned Beatty, Sam Kinison and Terry Farrell. Rodney Dangerfield and Harold Ramis were among the writers of "Back To School". Keith Gordon has also appeared in "Christine", "The Legend of Billie Jean" and "Jaws 2". He also wrote and directed "The Chocolate War" and "A Midnight Clear".

Corey Haim is Lucas, a nerd who befriends a new girl named Maggie over the summer. After school starts, Maggie becomes a cheerleader and begins dating a football player. A hurt Lucas, who thought that Maggie was his girlfriend, begins doing things to win her back, such as joining the football team. Who played Maggie, the object of Lucas's affections in "Lucas"?
    Kerri Green. "Lucas" also starred Charlie Sheen, Tom Hodges, and in their movie debuts, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Piven and Courtney Thorne-Smith. Written and directed by David Seltzer, whose daughter Emily played the role of Marie in the film.

After graduating from high school, Hoops McCann goes with his friend George to Nantucket to stay with George's grandma for the summer in "One Crazy Summer". While there, Hoops and his friends become involved in a battle to save a woman's family home from wealthy land developers. Who played George?
    Joel Murray. All four actors appeared in the movie. Matt Mulhern and Jeremy Piven played the rivals of Hoops, Teddy and Ty, and Curtis Armstrong played Hoops's new friend Ack Ack. The movie starred John Cusack, Demi Moore, William Hickey and Joe Flaherty. This was Joel Murray's film debut. He has also appeared in "Scrooged" and "Long Gone", and in the TV series "Dharma & Greg" and "Love & War".

An inventor (Harrison Ford) determined to better the world, uproots his wife and children to move to Central America, where he hopes to supply the jungle with ice, in "The Mosquito Coast". Who played his wife?
    Helen Mirren. "The Mosquito Coast" also starred River Phoenix (who played Ford's son in this movie, and a young Indy in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"), Martha Plimpton, Conrad Roberts and Andre Gregory. Helen Mirren was nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscars for her roles in "Gosford Park" and "The Madness of King George". She also appeared in "Calendar Girls", "2010" and "Excalibur".


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