Episodes: Blockbuster Video's Shockwave Cinema
(99–00 Season)

Last Updated: 30 September 2000

# R? DOFB Date Episode Notes

8 August 1999 to 19 May 2000: 8:00pm Fridays

Season 2

1 8 Oct 99 8 Oct 99 Batman Returns (1992). The Caped Crusader clashes with Catwoman and saves gloomy Gotham City from the foul Penguin's plot. Directed by: Tim Burton. With: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Michael Murphy, Cristi Conaway, Andrew Bryniarski, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli.
2 15 Oct 99 15 Oct 99 Chameleon II: Death Match (Premiere). A genetically engineered agent tries to thwart a criminal holding hostages at a casino resort. Directed by: Craig Baxley. With: Bobbie Phillips, Casey Siemaszko, Tasha Smith, Kara Zediker.
3 22 Oct 99 22 Oct 99 Safe House (Premiere). A former intelligence agent with knowledge of secret government matters contends with Alzheimer's disease. Directed by: Eric Steven Stahl. With: Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams, Hector Elizondo, Joy Kilpatrick, Craig Shoemaker, James Harlow, Richard Livingston, Julia Vera, Robert Barry, Scott Zacky.
4 29 Oct 99 29 Oct 99 The Disciples (Premiere). Martial-arts experts protect a high-profile baseball pitcher from mercenaries trying to kidnap him. With: Ice-T, Erin Daniels, Eva Mendez, Will Yun Lee, Greg Lauren.
5 5 Nov 99 5 Nov 99 Avalon: Beyond the Abyss (Premiere). A researcher and his team investigate the implosion of a small island off the coast of Mexico. With: Parker Stevenson, Meghan Heaney-Grier, Krista Allen, Lewis Smith, Shelli Lether, Billy Rieck.
6 12 Nov 99 12 Nov 99 Monster! (Premiere). A boy discovers that a monster from a 1950s movie filmed in his town is real. Directed by: John Lafia. With: Brendon Cowell, Ashley Gavin, Angela Keep, Tobias Mehler, Johnathan Oldham, James Russell, Chris Sandrinna, Jeremiah Tickell, M. Emmet Walsh.
19 Nov 99 Pre-empted by Teen Files: The Truth About Violence
7 26 Nov 99 26 Nov 99 Airtight (Premiere). In 2040 a team of specialists, which protects a city's fresh air supply, tracks down an industrialist who wants control of the air. Directed by: Ian Barry. With: Grayson McCouch, Andrew McFarlane, Tasma Walton, Marshall Napier, Grant Piro, Danny Adcock, Frank Whitten, Richie Singer, Salvatore Coco, Alan Novell.
R 6 May 99 3 Dec 99 Primal Force (1999). An island recluse tries to save plane-crash survivors from genetically altered jungle beasts. With: Ron Perlman.
R 11 Feb 99 10 Dec 99 The Foster Family Nightmare: Lost in the Bermuda Triangle (1999). A man seeking another world finds his wife, lost at sea during a storm, living on a mystical island. Directed by: Noberto Barba. With: Tom Verica, Charlotte D'Amboise, Christina Haag, Ron Canada, Graham Beckel.
8 17 Dec 99 17 Dec 99 Millennium Man (Premiere). The brain of a man who almost died is transferred into a bioengineered body that is nearly indestructible. Directed by: Bradford May. With: Andrew Jackson, Shannon Kenny, Michael Harney, Jennifer Gatti, Eric Scott Woods, Edoardo Costa, Monte Markham.
R 3 Dec 98 24 Dec 99 Piranha (1995). A government tank containing genetically engineered piranha is unwittingly emptied into a river that flows past a resort area. Directed by: Scott Levy. With: Alexandra Paul, William Katt, Monte Markham, Darleen Carr, James Karen, Soleil Moon Frye, Mila Kuniss, Drancy Jackson, Billie Worley, Kehli O'Byrne.
R 4 Feb 99 29 Dec 99 Roswell: The Aliens Attack (1999). Two aliens assume human form and set out to destroy humanity with nuclear force. Directed by: Brad Turner. With: Steven Flynn, Kate Greenhouse, Brent Stait, Heather Hanson.
31 Dec 99 31 Dec 99 To Die For (1995). Observers recall the relationship of a slain small-town bartender and his ambitious TV-reporter wife, charged with the crime. Directed by: Gus Van Sant. With: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Alison Folland, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Holland Taylor.
R 20 May 99 7 Jan 00 Life in a Day (1999). A research scientist must counteract the effects of a growth drug that will turn a baby elderly within a week. Directed by: Eleanore Lindo. With: Michael Goorjian, Chandra West, Linda Kash, Zachary Bennett, Stephanie Mills.
14 Jan 00 14 Jan 00 Trespass (1992). Two Arkansas firemen have a shootout over gold with a crime lord's gang in a factory. Directed by: Walter Hill. With: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube, Art Evans, Devoreaux White, Bruce A. Young, Glenn Plummer, Stoney Jackson, T.E. Russell.
21 Jan 00 Pre-empted by I Dare You! The Ultimate Challenge, Shasta, and Dilbert
28 Jan 00 Pre-empted by I Dare You! The Ultimate Challenge, Shasta, and Dilbert
4 Feb 00 4 Feb 00 Striking Distance (1993). An alienated Pittsburgh policeman hunts a serial killer with his new partner on the River Rescue Squad. Directed by: Rowdy Herrington. With: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, Robert Pastorelli, Timothy Busfield, John Mahoney, Andre Braugher, Jodi Long.
11 Feb 00 11 Feb 00 Operation Sandman: Warriors in Hell (Premiere). An experimental drug causes nightmares to become real during a military sleep-deprivation experiment. Directed by: Nelson McCormick. With: Ron Perlman, Mary Ward, Richard Tyson, Hardcore Holly, John Haymes Newton, Persia White.
18 Feb 00 18 Feb 00 Stephen King's The Night Flier (1997). Rival reporters tail a vampire who travels by airplane, claiming victims at small isolated airports. Directed by: Mark Pavia. With: Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan, Michael H. Moss, John Bennes, Beverly Skinner, Rob Wilds, Richard Olsen, Elizabeth McCormick.
25 Feb 00 25 Feb 00 Max Knight: Ultra Spy (Premiere). A hip young spy enters cyberspace to thwart a computer hacker with plans to eradicate mankind. Directed by: Colin Budds. With: Michael Landes, Rachel Blakely, Brooke Harman, Christopher Morris, Anja Colby.
3 Mar 00 3 Mar 00 Code Name: Phoenix (Premiere). A Hong Kong martial artist joins forces with a U.S. marshal in 2020 to stop the release of a virus that halts the aging process. Directed by: Jeff Freilich. With: Jeanne Chinn, Jeffrey Meek, Jonathan Scarfe, Denis Akiyama, Christina Cox.
10 Mar 00 10 Mar 00 Death By Magic (Premiere). Earth's current protector seeks a replacement to represent the forces of good against those of evil. Directed by: Lorraine Senna. With: Peter Firth, Charlie O'Connell, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Kimberley Davies, Sam Healy.
17 Mar 00 17 Mar 00 Hell Swarm (Premiere). An ex-convict teams with government agents to battle an advanced race bent on conquering Earth. With: Boyd Kestner, Jesse Borrego, Kathryn Morris, J.D. Hawkins, Amanda Welles, Tim Matheson.
24 Mar 00 24 Mar 00 Striking Distance (1993). An alienated Pittsburgh policeman hunts a serial killer with his new partner on the River Rescue Squad. Directed by: Rowdy Herrington. With: Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Brion James, Robert Pastorelli, Timothy Busfield, John Mahoney, Andre Braugher, Jodi Long.
21 Mar 00 21 Mar 00 Poltergeist (1982). A suburban couple's little girl is drawn from her bedroom into a nightmarish other dimension. Directed by: Tobe Hooper. With: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson, Michael McManus.
7 Apr 00 Pre-empted by Moesha & Teen Files: The Truth About Drugs
14 Apr 00 14 Apr 00 Virtual Nightmare (Premiere). An advertising executive and a librarian discover that their world is just a virtual-reality projection hiding an awful truth. Directed by: Michael Pattinson. With: Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton, Jennifer Congram, Peter Curtin, Todd MacDonald.
21 Apr 00 21 Apr 00 Alien Fury (Premiere). A police investigator confronts a government agent's security chief about the possibility of an impending alien invasion. Directed by: Stu Segall. With: Chyna, Dondre T. Whitfield, Dale Midkiff.
28 Apr 00 Pre-empted by WWF's Greatest Hits Too & I Dare You! The Ultimate Challenge
5 May 00 5 May 00 Bad Boys (1995). Undercover Miami detectives switch lives while investigating murders linked to stolen heroin. Directed by: Michael Bay. With: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Tea Leoni, Tcheky Karyo, Theresa Randle, Marg Helgenberger, Nestor Serrano, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Saverio Guerra, Anna Thomson.
12 May 00 12 May 00 Hot Boyz (1998). Corrupt police frame a young woman for murder and force her boyfriend's involvement with a local gangster. Directed by: Master P. With: Gary Busey, Silkk the Shocker, Jeff Speakman, Snoop Dogg, Master P, C. Thomas Howell, Shireen Crutchfield, Pamella D'Pella, C-Murder, Mystikal.
19 May 00 19 May 00 Chameleon 3: Dark Angel (Premiere). A genetically engineered agent tries to stop her evil twin brother from harming a teen prodigy. Directed by: John Lafia. With: Bobbie Phillips, Doug Penty.

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