Jumanji, Drugstore Cowboy, Steel Magnolias: This week's 99¢ movies

iTunes 99¢ movies of the week: Jumanji,
Drugstore Cowboy, Steel Magnolias

Posted on April 7th, 2009 by admin

When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn’t realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the startled eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jamanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game’s spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan reunites with Sarah and together with Judy and Peter tries to outwit the games powerful forces in this imaginative adventure that combines breaktaking special effects with an enchanting mixture of comedy, magic and thrills.

Director: Joe Johnston
Producer(s): William Teitler, Joe Johnston, Scott Kroope, Scott, Kroopf
Starring: Bonnie Hunt
Starring: Adam Hann-Byrd
Starring: Jonathan Hyde
Starring: Robin Williams
Starring: Kirsten Dunst
Starring: David Alan Grier

Feature II: Drugstore Cowboy

Addicted husband and wife team, Bob and Diane Hughes and a younger couple of thieves resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. Still in spite of this tragic lifestyle, they share moments of compassion and humor. The foursome skillfully skirt the law due to Bob’s wits and superstitious nature until the day his luck begins to change. When his death appears inevitable, Bob realizes he must give up drugs and for Diane to survive.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Producer(s): Matt Dillon
Starring: Kelly Lynch

Feature III: Steel Magnolias

Six divas of the silver screen—Sally Field Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts—come together as bossom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton, newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M’Lynn Eatenton looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

Director: Herbert Ross
Producer(s): Raymond Stark
Starring: Sally Field
Starring: Dolly Parton
Starring: Shirley MacLaine
Starring: Julia Roberts
Starring: Olympia Dukakis
Starring: Daryl Hannah