Dark of the Sun (1968)

Starring:

• Jim Brown
• Rod Taylor
• Yvette Mimieux
• Peter Carsten
• Kenneth More
• André Morell
• Olivier Despax
• Guy Deghy
• Bloke Modisane
• Calvin Lockhart
• Alan Gifford
• David Bauer
• Murray Kash
• John Serret
• Danny Daniels

Storyline

Professional soldier Curry (Rod Taylor) is tapped to oversee a dangerous mission in the Congo. The leader of the region needs Curry to guard a train carrying valuables that are snaking through areas controlled by rebel forces. Teamed with a local named Ruffo (Jim Brown), Curry recruits two more men for the job -- a heavy-drinking doctor (Kenneth More) and a former Nazi (Peter Carsten) -- and the foursome work to protect the train from invading marauders.

The Wood (1999)

Starring:

• Omar Epps
• Richard T. Jones
• Sean Nelson
• Duane Finley
• Trent Cameron
• Malinda Williams
• Taye Diggs
• Tamala Jones
• De'aundre Bonds
• Cynthia Martells
• Jascha Washington
• La'Myia Good
• LisaRaye McCoyaye
• Sanaa Lathan
• Patricia Belcher
• Elayn J. Taylor

Storyline

Three old friends -- Mike (Omar Epps), Roland (Taye Diggs) and Slim (Richard T. Jones) -- recount memories of their shared childhood in Inglewood, Calif., as they prepare for Roland's wedding to his fiancée, Lisa (LisaRaye). When the groom goes missing without a word, Mike and Slim struggle to find their nervous friend and return him to his impatient bride before the wedding begins. Along the way, they continue to swap stories about lessons learned during their awkward teenage years.