Stevie (2003)
Documentary
In 1995, director Steve James returned to rural Southern Illinois to reconnect with Stevie Fielding, a troubled young boy to whom he had been an "Advocate Big Brother" ten years earlier.
Starring: Stephen Fielding, Steve James, Bernice Hagler, Verna Hagler
Director: Steve James
Avenging Force (1986)
Action | Drama | Thriller
A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style.
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, James Booth, John P. Ryan, Karl Johnson, Marc Alaimo
Director: Sam Firstenberg
Prefontaine (1997)
Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport
It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits … and smashed records … in an incredible against-all-odds quest for Olympic gold.
Starring: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Amy Locane, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse
Director: Steve James
American Ninja (1985)
Action | Adventure | Romance
In American Ninja, Michael Dudikoff plays American "GI Joe" who, based in the Philippines, gets hip to a crooked arms racket involving none other than the military itself. There's no end to the rib-cracking opportunities Dudikoff encounters as he knee-knocks his way through a host of bad guys, rescues a lady in distress, and ventures to thwart the thieving arms vendors.
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock, John Fujioka, Don Stewart
Director: Sam Firstenberg
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Action | Drama
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Larry Poindexter , Gary Conway, Jeff Celentano
Director: Sam Firstenberg
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Action | Drama
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas.
Starring: David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner, Michele B. Chan, Yehuda Efroni
Director: Cedric Sundstrom
Life Itself (2014)
Biography | Documentary
'Life Itself' recounts the surprising and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert – a story that's by turns personal, wistful, funny, painful, and transcendent. The film explores the impact and legacy of Roger Ebert's life: from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism and his nearly quarter-century run with Gene Siskel on their review show, to becoming one of the country's most influential cultural voices, and finally to Roger's inspiring battles with cancer and the resulting physical disability – how he literally and symbolically put a new face on the disease and continued to be a cultural force despite it.
Starring: Martin Scorsese, Roger Ebert, Werner Herzog, Chaz Ebert, Errol Morris
Director: Steve James
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Action | Comedy
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
The Exterminator (1980)
Action | Crime | Thriller
When his friend is paralysed in a gang attack Vietnam veteran John Eastland decides to wreak revenge upon anyone who crosses his path. He becomes a hero to the public with his no-nonsense approach to law enforcement, but the police believe him to be an unstable psychopath, capable of untold murder and mayhem.
Starring: Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Robert Ginty, Steve James, Tony DiBenedetto
Director: James Glickenhaus
