Brendan Fraser
1) Dragon rider
Author
Series
Dragon rider (Cornelia Funke) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
2) Inkspell
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Now thirteen, Meggie "reads" herself into Inkworld, where she, her family, and the characters in the book face chaos and danger as the original creator of the world frantically tries to redirect the story.
Language
English
Description
It's now 1933, 10 years after Rick and Evie met. They're married, settled in London and are raising their 8-year-old son, Alex. But Imhotep's corpse has been brought to the British Museum, and resurrected; the mummy now walks the earth again, determined to become immortal. Meanwhile, another force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, even more powerful than Imhotep, has also been set loose. When these two forces clash, the world...
4) The Whale
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
5) The Mummy
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
As punishment for killing Pharaoh Seti and sleeping with his mistress, Egyptian priest Imhotep was mummified alive and cursed. But in 1923 he is inadvertently resurrected by treasure hunters and must be stopped before he can wreak his final vengeance on the world.
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs featuring five Matt Damon films into one "binge box."
Elysium (2013). In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth.
Interstellar (2014). With the humanity's time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
Widescreen and full screen versions.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (83 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow the hilarious exploits of the dedicated but hapless young Mountie as he atruggles to outwit the evil Snidely Whiplash.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the jungle lives George, the sole survivor of a plane crash who is raised by gorillas. When poachers threaten his animal friends, George swings into action.
10) The nut job
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow the travails of Surly, a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, who plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and hilarious adventure.
11) Crash
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A car accident brings together a group of strangers in Los Angeles. Crash takes a provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America.
12) The Scout
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"A desperate Yankee scout who will do anything to sign a new prospect. Banished to Mexico to search for talent, he discovers the greatest young ballplayer he's ever seen. But once he gets him back home, he finds this new recruit has a few unexpected problems that may jeopardize both their jobs." -- container.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Ultimate ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (250 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As punishment for killing Pharaoh Seti and sleeping with his mistress, Egyptian priest Imhotep was mummified alive and cursed. But in 1923 he is inadvertently resurrected by treasure hunters and must be stopped before he can wreak his final vengeance on the world.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Alex O'Connell sets out to help combat the resurrected a Han Emperor. When Alex is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. This time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy that has awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. As the monarch...
15) Airheads
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
Wide screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Desperate for recognition, a struggling rock band sneaks into a radio station in an attempt to get their demo played on the air. Things turn hilariously chaotic when they pull out water machine guns and inadvertently take over the radio station while it's on the air.
16) Furry vengeance
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sometimes four legs are better than two. Dan just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur, and Dan's temper, is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction.
17) Gimme shelter
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on inspiring true events, a teenage girl flees life with her drug-addicted mother to find the wealthy father she's never known. Tells the extraordinary and courageous tale of one girl's fight against the odds to find redemption and, ultimately, to create a family she can call her own.
18) Texas rising
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 450 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bringing to life the true story of how the people of Texas fought for freedom against the mighty Mexican military that had overtaken the Alamo. The legendary Texas Rangers assembled for the first time against General Santa Anna's massive military might. United under the leadership of Sam Houston and with the help of his ragtag army, they passionately battled for life and country and the Lone Star State.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full screen and widescreen versions.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After being raised in a bomb shelter for 35 years by his parents, Adam emerges into the modern world of Los Angeles.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.