Movies by Peter Horton
As part of the cast:
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Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Peter Horton, Mel Gibson …
Directed by: Chris Paine
Amid a volatile climate of ever-changing gas prices, this documentary delves into the short life of the GM EV1 electric car -- a fuel-efficient auto that was once all the rage in the…
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The Naked Brothers Band (2005)
Cast: Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff, Joshua Kaye …
Directed by: Polly Draper
Real-life siblings Nat and Alex Wolff and the rest of their bandmates wrestle with the pitfalls of success in this rockumentary for kids. As the band wins fans, the guys struggle with an…
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The Dust Factory (2004)
Cast: Ryan Kelley, Hayden Panettiere, Armin Mueller-Stahl …
Directed by: Eric Small
A teenager (Ryan Kelley) who's been mute since witnessing his father's tragic death falls from a bridge into the titular fantasy world, where he meets his mysterious grandfather…
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Thoughtcrimes (2003)
Cast: Navi Rawat, Joe Flanigan, Peter Horton …
Directed by: Breck Eisner
High school student Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat) begins hearing voices in her head during prom and ends up misdiagnosed as schizophrenic. She spends eight agonizing years in an institution…
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T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous: IMAX (1998)
Cast: Peter Horton, Liz Stauber
Directed by: Brett Leonard
Dedicated paleontologist Donald Hayden (Peter Horton) is consumed with work, leaving little time for connecting with his teenage daughter, Ally (Liz Stauber). One night, while waiting for her…
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
Cast: Peter Horton, Christopher McDonald, Nathaniel Parker …
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
This made-for-TV movie follows author Jon Krakauer as he joins a team of mountain climbers making the journey to the top of Mount Everest. Krakauer has come along to write an article, but…
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Murder Live! (1997)
Cast: Marg Helgenberger, David Morse, Christine Estabrook …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Consumed with grief and enraged by his daughter's suicide -- which was caused by an inflammatory television talk show segment -- a father (David Morse) takes the show's egomaniacal…
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld's quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering…
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Singles (1992)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott …
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Generation X neighbors share their bittersweet, intertwined stories of the single life in director Cameron Crowe's quirky relationship comedy set against the backdrop of Seattle's…
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Side Out (1990)
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton, Courtney Thorne-Smith …
Directed by: Peter Israelson
Disheartened by his summer job evicting his wealthy uncle's tenants, law student Monroe Clark (C. Thomas Howell) ditches work and instead casts his lot with former volleyball champ Zack…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…
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Thirtysomething (1987)
Cast: Timothy Busfield, Polly Draper, Mel Harris …
Groundbreaking and insightful, this Emmy-winning series examines the lives of several suburban friends as they grapple with love, marriage, parenthood, work and the ever-present fear that…
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Stephen King's Children of the Corn (1984)
Cast: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong …
Directed by: Fritz Kiersch
A young couple stranded in a rural town falls into the sinister hands of a mysterious group of children who murder all of the town's adults at the command of their leader, known only as…
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The Cure (1995)
Cast: Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Aeryk Egan …
Directed by: Peter Horton
Rejected by his peers, an 11-year-old Minnesota boy who contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion develops a kinship with his new neighbor. When the duo reads about a New Orleans'…
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Extreme Close-Up (1990)
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Morgan Weisser, Samantha Mathis …
Directed by: Peter Horton
In the wake of his mother's (Blair Brown) untimely death, distraught teenager David (Morgan Weisser) studies old home movies that reveal her self-destructive nature, videotapes his own…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…