Movies

A little bit about them and the role that Dean Cameron played in them

The main character in this film was the lone survivor of a mass cult suicide in the mid-1970s. After being in a coma for thirteen years, she awakens in a psychiatric ward, with no recollection of the incident. As her psychiatrist tries to help her remember, she is visited by visions of the long dead cult leader. Meanwhile, the other members of her therapy group begin commiting suicide, one by one. Dean Cameron portrays Ralph, a troubled young man who tends to cut himself a lot. One of my favorite performances.

Poor young Charlie feels neglected by his father. Making things worse, he has just moved to a new home, leaving his friends behind. Then his life gets really confusing when he is befriended by the ghost of Coronado. This is definately a movie that is geared toward kids in the range of 8 to 12 years old. Dean Cameron makes a humorous cameo as a sherrif. Directed by Anthony Edwards.

During the Civil War, Captain John Harling (Adrian Pasdar) is ordered to track down and stop a rebel brigade. He inlists the help of the batallion's former leader, Colonel Strayn (Corbin Bernsen in a nice performance) to stop them, even though Strayn insists that they were all massacred. Unknown to both of them, the brigade is now a regiment of ghostly undead.
Dean Cameron plays the role of Borne, one of the undead soldiers. The part in the film is small, with no speaking lines, as this version has been heavily edited. Earlier versions were titled "The Killing Box" and "Grey Knight".

Jimmy, an out of work actor (played by Eric Stoltz) needs $900 to pay off his bookie. Facing painful body alteration, he lies to his girlfriend about why he needs the cash. She enlists the help of her brother with an entirely different lie, and comedy and tension ensues. Dean plays a bitter, drunken santa in a scene that made me laugh out loud. Recommended.

In this film, four friends (including Christopher Eigeman of ABC's "It's Like, You Know") encounter the limbo that comes with college graduation. In a slowly wandering movie with apparently no point, they try to face their future. One of several movies in which Dean Cameron and Eric Stoltz both appear. Dean Cameron plays Zach, the manager of a video store. He is the bright spot in an otherwise dull film.

Two garbagemen (Sheen and Estevez) discover a body stuffed into the trash on their morning rounds. They suspect that their beautiful neighbor is the killer. Dean is the pizza delivery guy in this silly movie. The critics unanimously hated this film. I don't care much for critics. It is pretty stupid, but in a happy, goofy kind of way. Written by Emilio Estevez.

Scotty (Dean Cameron) has lost his job, his girlfriend, and his home. Life is looking pretty grim until... Viola! He discovers a bottle containing a genie named Genie (Ami Dolenz). She grants his every wish, and life starts to look a lot better. Dean Cain and Pat Morita make appearances. Oh, and Dean Cameron hates this movie.

Dean Cameron portrays Ralph, an adolescent vampire who lost his one true love centuries ago when she was clubbed to death by a peg-legged, hambone-weilding pirate. Now he is doomed to see her reborn again and again, just to be clubbed to death again and again for eternity. It is about to happen again, but this time he will try to stop it. Oh, and somewhere in there he forms a band and becomes a rock star. If you leave your brain at the door, you will love this movie.

In the first of two Ski School movies, Dean Cameron plays Dave Marshak, a ski instructor with more interest in partying than hitting the slopes. As the leader of Section 8, Dave finds himself in danger of being thrown off the mountain after crossing paths with Reid Janssen, the vain and downright annoying leader of section 1. This is a classic, and Cameron's Marshak will make you laugh out loud. Co-Starring Stuart Fratkin.

Dean Cameron returns as Dave Marshak in the second installment of the Ski School movies. This time, Marshak is in danger of losing his old girlfriend, Beth to a nasty weasel that has it out for Dave and his buddies. Marshak sets out to save her from an impending life of boredom by trying to win her back. Featuring a nice chicken dance by Dean Cameron.

In this movie, Joseph (Eric Stoltz) has finally decided to marry his longtime love, Sarah (played by Meg Tilly). Unfortunately, his best friend Frank has come to the conclusion that he is also in love with Sarah. What ensues is a bizarre, yet very entertaining story. Dean Cameron plays the part of Leo, who is irritated by the whole mess and just wants everyone to play poker. A must see.

This made for HBO drama is set in a major hospital with an emergency room that regularly faces an overload of traffic. One of the doctors is compelled to adopt an unorthodox procedure to save a patient, and must face the consequences of his actions. Dean plays "Roger". This is another movie that I am yet to see. Starring Joe Mantegna

The movie that introduced me to Dean Cameron, and still considered one of his best. School is out, and Mr. Shoop (Mark Harmon) is forced to miss out on a Hawaiian vacation to stay and teach a group of remedial misfits over the Summer. An incredibly funny movie, featuring Courtney Thorne-Smith and Patrick Labyorteaux (who appears with Cameron in three movies). And of course, Dean Cameron as Francis "Chainsaw" Gremp. Chainsaw absolutely carries this movie, and I recommend it to everyone. Classic Dean Cameron.

Of course, any opinions above are my own, and I strongly urge you to watch the movies and form your own opinions. Enjoy. Just remember, no matter how bad a movie is, it still has it's merits if Dean Cameron is there.

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