Encore Action (Pacific) TV Schedule
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Time Show -
- 11:00pm
Shanghai KnightsJackie Chan and Owen Wilson return as mismatched pair Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon for another helping of slapstick comedy and adventure. This time, the duo head for London on the trail of a murderer. However, their efforts lead them to a nefarious Englishman with a deadly scheme up his sleeve - so it's a good job their numbers are boosted by the presence of Chon's equally talented sister. With Aiden Gillen, Fann Wong and Donnie Yen
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Time Show -
- 1:00am
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Open Range
A pair of cattle drovers and their hired hands are looking for pasture to graze their herd, but, as they pass through a small backwoods town, thugs in the pay of the local sheriff try to drive them from the area. Behind the threats is a powerful and land-hungry cattle baron, but the drovers resolve to stand their ground as the rancher resorts to increasingly brutal means to intimidate them. Western, starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall, with Annette Bening and Michael Gambon
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- 3:20am
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The Blood of Heroes
Another woman joins a future gladiator's band of 'juggers' against fighters of the ruling elite.
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- 5:00am
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Detonator
A former FBI agent now works as a postal inspector, but he is drawn back into his old job to investigate a series of bombings. While all the evidence points to a drug dealer, but when he is killed while being arrested, the inspector thinks there is more to this case than there seems. Action thriller, starring Randall Batinkoff and Elizabeth Berkley
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- 6:35am
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Paprika
Therapists use a machine that allows them to view and record patients' dreams, until it is stolen. One of the doctors helps a police detective catch the thief, only to find the world of dreams has begun spilling over into reality and the persona she adopts when using the device has become a separate entity. Animated sci-fi adventure, with the voices of Megumi Hayashibara and Tôru Furuya. In Japanese
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- 8:10am
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Nature Unleashed: Avalanche
Two brothers living in the Ural Mountains of Russia make a living by providing snowmobile rides to adventurous tourists. Disaster strikes when an avalanche buries a village nestled at the base of the mountain, and the heroic siblings race against the clock to rescue as many people as possible. Action thriller, starring Andrew Lee Potts, Adam Croasdell and Zahary Baharov
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- 9:45am
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Fortress 2
Sci-fi thriller sequel, which sees troubled hero Brennick captured once again by the Men-Tel corporation. This time he is imprisoned in a new sophisticated fortress on board a space station - but the evil regime doesn't reckon on Brennick's determination to ensure its downfall and return to his wife and son on Earth. Christopher Lambert, Patrick Malahide, Anthony C Hall and Liz May Brice star
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- 11:20am
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Smokey and the Bandit, Part 3
Sheriff Buford T Justice (Jackie Gleason), now reluctantly nearing retirement, accepts a wild challenge to race from Miami to Texas in less than 24 hours. Idiotic comedy adventure which sounded a death knell for the franchise, also starring Jerry Reed, Mike Henry and Burt Reynolds
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- 12:50pm
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Dante's Peak
Geologist Harry Dalton's suspicions that a long-dormant volcano is about to erupt turn out to be true - prompting a race against time to save the lives of townsfolk caught in its lava path. Roger Donaldson's disaster movie, starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman and Charles Hallahan.
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- 2:45pm
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Full Clip
With help from an old friend, a man fights police corruption in a small Alabama town.
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- 4:20pm
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Bulletproof
An undercover cop forms an unlikely friendship with a small-time car thief in the hope of nailing a ruthless drug baron. However, the plan soon goes awry, exposing the lawman's true identity - and it's not long before the pair are targeted by assassins. Action comedy, starring Adam Sandler, Damon Wayans, James Caan and Kristen Wilson.
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- 5:50pm
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Smokey and the Bandit, Part 3
Sheriff Buford T Justice (Jackie Gleason), now reluctantly nearing retirement, accepts a wild challenge to race from Miami to Texas in less than 24 hours. Idiotic comedy adventure which sounded a death knell for the franchise, also starring Jerry Reed, Mike Henry and Burt Reynolds
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- 7:20pm
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Full Metal Jacket
Stanley Kubrick's drama follows a platoon of raw Marine recruits from their gruelling basic training to their first clash with enemy forces during a decisive battle in 1968. One of the best in the spate of 'Nam movies from the late 1980s, boasting stunning photography, great performances and harrowing scenes in which no punches are pulled. Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood, Kevyn Major Howard, Arliss Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio star, but the film is dominated by R Lee Ermey's unforgettable performance as their tough drill instructor. Nominated for 'Best Screenplay based on Material from Another Medium' at the 1988 Oscars.
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- 9:20pm
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The Take
An armoured-car driver survives being shot in the head during a robbery, but the injury causes a disturbing change in his personality. After spending months enduring a difficult recovery, he resolves to track down the criminals responsible and get revenge. Crime drama, starring John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson and Rosie Perez
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- 11:05pm
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Dante's Peak
Geologist Harry Dalton's suspicions that a long-dormant volcano is about to erupt turn out to be true - prompting a race against time to save the lives of townsfolk caught in its lava path. Roger Donaldson's disaster movie, starring Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Elizabeth Hoffman and Charles Hallahan.