C. Thomas Howell

[4] C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher) stars as a high schooler who finds an anonymous love letter in his locker. Through serendipity, the letter and its replies fall into the hands of his parents and the parents of the girl of his dreams (Kelly Preston), wreaking havoc in everyone’s relationships. Meanwhile, it’s painfully obvious from the start that the love letter was written by Howell’s …

[5] C. Thomas Howell (The Hitcher) headlines this politically incorrect comedy about a teen who overdoses on tanning pills to appear black, so he can win a full scholarship to Harvard law school. While hiding his identity from a love interest (Rae Dawn Chong) and a professor (James Earl Jones) who comes to think highly of him, Howell’s character experiences racism first-hand and comes to …

[8] A teenager (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitcher (Rutger Hauer) in the middle of a rainy night and barely escapes to tell the tale. Unfortunately, that first night’s escape is only the beginning. The hitcher is relentless, pursuing the boy on the open road, framing him for murder, and forcing him to bare witness to his carnage. Hauer is at his psychopathic best …

[5] The Russians invade America and spark World War III in this Cold-War emblem from writer/director John Milius (Conan the Barbarian, Big Wednesday). Political correctness aside, the opening of this movie — the Russian invasion — is very effective. But the rest of the movie fails to live up to the promise of its first 10 minutes. It’s fun to see the cast, all of …