The United States of Leland (2003) This is the story of a sensitive teenager, Leland (Gosling), faced with issues of morality and hope under difficult circumstances, who is arrested and sent to juvenile hall, after he kills an autistic child out of sympathy (sort of like an emotional euthanasia). Once there, he meets a teacher, Mr. Pearl (Cheadle), who helps him figure out the reasons why he committed the crime, as we also see the ramifications of the murder have on his community, his family, and that of the victim.
$windle (2002)
Scent of Danger (2002)
Off Season (2001)
Cement (1999)
Darkness Falls (1999)
Nightmare Street (1998)
Outside Ozona (1998)
The Shadow Men (1998)
Just Write (1997)
Lovelife (1997)
The Don's Analyst (1997)
The Assassination File (1996)
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995)
Slave of Dreams (1995)
Spring Awakening (1994)
Boxing Helena (1993) A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once ditched him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but an horrific accident leaves her at his mercy. The plot is bizarre and perhaps sick at times, ending abruptly and with a twist.
Fatal Instinct (1993)
Three of Hearts (1993)
Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992)
Of Mice and Men (1992) The classic John Steinbeck tale of two friends - George and Lennie - who wander the country during the Depression. Lennie is mentally retarded and doesn't know his own strength causing frequent problems for brother George. An incident with a young girl leads to a tragic end for this classic American tale.
Ruby (1992)
Diary of a Hitman (1991)
Dillinger (1991)
Backstreet Dreams (1990)
Meridian (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
True Blood (1989)
A Family Again (1988)
Crime Zone (1988)
Divided We Stand (1988)
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (1987)
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)