The Principal (1987)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violence and crime ridden high school.
Starring: James Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright, Esai Morales
Director: Christopher Cain
Enemy Mine (1985)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
A soldier from Earth crash-lands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Lance Kerwin, Carolyn McCormick, Bumper Robinson
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Drama | Romance
Once in a great while a movie comes along that truly grips and uplifts its audiences. Such a movie is An Officer And A Gentleman, a timeless tale of romance, friendship and growth. Loner Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) enters Officer Candidate School to become a Navy pilot and in thirteen tortuous weeks he learns the importance of discipline, love and friendship. Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of the tough drill instructor who teaches Zack that no man can make it alone. And while Gossett tries to warn the young officer about the local girls who will do anything to catch themselves pilot husbands, Zack eventually learns to love one (Debra Winger) while his fellow candidate, a memorable character portrayed by David Keith, struggles with a very different fate. An Officer And A Gentleman is a rich and satisfying story with moving performances that will stay with you long after the film has ended.
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia, Louis Gossett Jr., Lisa Blount
Director: Taylor Hackford
The Punisher (1989)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb, has become THE PUNISHER… a shadowy, invincible fighter against evil who lives for total revenge on his mob enemies. Only his ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast. Lashing out from a labyrinth of subterranean sewers, THE PUNISHER leads a heavily armed raid into a world of brutal crime and savage retribution. A world where only one thing is certain…the guilty will be punished.
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé
Director: Mark Goldblatt
Jaws 3 (1983)
Horror | Thriller
The sons of police chief Brody must protect civilians at a Sea World theme park after a gigantic 35-foot shark becomes trapped in the park.
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr., John Putch, Lea Thompson
Director: Joe Alves
