Dan's film collection: 2009-06-14

Enemy Mine

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Enemy Mine

Story : In the distant future, as the galaxy is being colonized, the human race goes to war against the Dracs, a intelligent reptilian race from the planet Draco as both races fight over the control of many worlds. During a space battle, space pilot Willis Davidge crashes on Fryine IV, a volcanic planet. Willis finds he isn't alone and finds a Drac named Jeriba Shigan has also crashed on the planet. Both stranded on Fryine IV, Both Davidge and Jeriba both put aside their differences and their hatred for each other as they both tries to survive on the planet, where they learn of each others cultures and form a friendship.

Video Distributor : CBS / Fox

Year : 1987

Running time : 108 minutes

Actors : Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr. , Brion James, Carolyn McCormick

Director : Wolfgang Petersen

Charley Hannah

Charley Hannah

Story : A Fort Lauderdale police captain (Robert Conrad) accidentally kills a youth when he is pursuing some cop killers. The investigation into the murders and into a cocaine connection then hinges on the captain's capabilities to get the slain teen's homeless buddy (Robert's son Shane Conrad) to trust him and provide information. Robert's son, Christian Conrad also co-stars as another police officer.

Video Distributor : Video For Pleasure ( telepictures)

Year : 1987

Running time : 120 minutes

Actors : Robert Conrad, Red West, Joan Leslie; Shane Conrad

Director : Peter H. Hunt

Joy of Sex

Friday, June 19, 2009

Joy of Sex

Story : Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies. Meanwhile, hormone-crazed Alan Holt pursues some sex for himself, with predictable results.

Video Distributor : Esselte CIC

Year : 1985

Running time : 93 minutes

Actors : Ernie Hudson, Colleen Camp, Christopher Lloyd

Director : Martha Coolidge

Dead Man

Dead man

Story : Dead Man is the story of a young man's journey, both physically and spiritually, into very unfamiliar terrain. William Blake travels to the extreme western frontiers of America sometime in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Lost and badly wounded, he encounters a very odd, outcast Native American, named "Nobody," who believes Blake is actually the dead English poet of the same name. The story, with Nobody's help, leads William Blake through situations that are in turn comical and violent. Contrary to his nature, circumstances transform Blake into a hunted outlaw, a killer, and a man whose physical existence is slowly slipping away. Thrown into a world that is cruel and chaotic, his eyes are opened to the fragility that defines the realm of the living. It is as though he passes through the surface of a mirror, and emerges into a previously-unknown world that exists on the other side

Video Distributor : C Sales

Year : 1996

Running time : 116 minutes

Actors : Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thorton, Jared Harris, John Hurt, Robert Mitchum

Director : Jim Jarmush

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

Story : When everyone's out to get you, and you don't know why... NEVER SAY DIE!

Video Distributor : R.C.V. 2001

Year : 1989

Running time : 105 minutes

Actors : Lisa Eilbacher, George Wendt, Temuera Morrison, Tony Barry

Director : Geoff Murphy

Blue Belgium

Blue Belgium

Story : Author: An Depuydt from Leuven, Belgium wrote on IMDB
Starting with an image of the Atomium in Brussels, "Blue Belgium" intends to give the watcher a possible explanation for what went wrong in Belgium during the last two decades, going from the raids of the "gang of Nijvel", over "pink ballets" and "virgin hunting parties", to the Dutroux-affair. The story connects all this events - made up or real - in a plot-theory being a right-wing attempt to evoke agitation in the country and seize power. Up to that point, I have no complaints. Where things really go wrong is in how this is done. First of all, none of the "actors" seem to be bothered by any acting qualities nor decent knowledge of the English pronunciation, the story is sewed together by the one improbable event after the other, the sound track is purely imbecile ("On the road again" when they are driving a car), and there is not the least attempt to sustain any internal logic, not to mention the technical "qualities" of this creation. In other words: Ed Wood would have done better !It is clear that this is a very cheap attempt to earn some quick money on an international eager-for-sensation video-watching audience. In principle there is nothing wrong with that as long as they would keep it away from real movie houses and as long as the director and his crew would not be that conceited (or simply naive ?) to expect some applause for "daring to treat this national taboo" (his words !). Ashamed to be a Belgian !

Video Distributor : R.C.V

Year : 2000

Running time : 90 minutes

Actors : Nathalie Jane Krits, Personella Van Kastel,Saar Vandendriesche, Jaques Verbist

Director : Rob Van Eyck

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The Magician of Lublin

The Magician of Lublin

Story : Author: peter-1080 from United States wrote on IMDB
Arkin spares nothing of himself in what I consider one of his finest roles. The story is both incredibly painful and liberating (the Bladerunner writer must have read this story by Singer). This movie is not for the emotionally faint of heart, but it is so incredibly honest there are great rewards. For those studying translating literature to film, I would suggest this (as well as the Bill Murray version of The Razor's Edge) as worthy case studies. Also, for a period piece, The Magician of Lublin exposes an interesting time in Europe, both for the sexual mores of the time and the existent seeds of anti-Semitism that served as a precursor to the Twentieth Century.

Video Distributor : Elsevier

Year : 1984

Running time : 109 minutes

Actors : Alan Arkin, Valerie Perrine, Louise Fletcher, Maia Danziger

Director : Menahem Golan

De Noorderlingen

De Noorderlingen

Story : A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960's housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. The liberation of the Belgian Congo is taking place and Thomas becomes Lumumba, one of the contenders as the Congo's new leader. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizzarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate.

Video Distributor : CIC video

Year : 1992

Running time : 112 minutes

Actors : Leonard Lucieer, Alex Van Warmerdam, Veerle Dobbelaere, Loes Wouterson, Theo Van Gogh

Director : Alex Van Warmerdam

Prey

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Prey

Story : Jessica awakens when an alien spacecraft lands nearby. After dispatching a young couple, the alien assumes the identity of the recently dispatched young man. Jessica and her possessive lover Josephine invite "Anders" in when it appears he's hurt. Soon Jessica becomes suspicious of Josephine's overbearing ways, and relies more on the alien for support, but his purpose on earth remains unclear.

Video Distributor : Video for Pleasure

Year : 1984

Running time : 88 minutes

Actors : Glory Annen, Barry Strokes, Sally Faulkner, Sandy Chinney, Eddie Stacey

Director : Norman J. Warren

Tour de Sex de France aka Cours du soir pour monsieur seul

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Tour de Sex de France

(Cours du soir pour monsieur seul)

Story : Author: Tearless from Brussels, Belgium wrote on IMDB:
A silly warehouse manager receives an anonymous letter accusing his wife of cheating him with another man. His friend, a real playboy, advises him to see a female psychiatrist, who seems to be a real nympho. Then his friend introduces him to his cycle of girlfriends … Duval plays the role of his girlfriend Madly. Earl plays a photo model that engages in a lesbian encounter with a colleague. This is a mediocre near hardcore comedy in the french and Latin style from this period. Mediocre cinematography. Interesting because a whole bunch of adult french starlets from the early period of adult filming appear. The acting is acceptable and the storyline is more or less logic. The video box of this Holland edition states Jean-Pierre Marise as the director.

Video Distributor : Video For Pleasure

Year : 1984

Running time : 80 minutes

Actors : Monique Duval, Nathalie Zeiger,Grégory Szernoevez, Claudie Bregeon, Françoise Quentin

Director : Daniel Daërt

Filmpje

Filmpje

Story : Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical island to save their relationship. However, Bob takes someone else with him on holiday: Carmen, the daughter of Mafioso Don Gorgonzola. Annie lags behind in Holland, where she falls in love again with other men.

Video Distributor : Polygram Video

Year : 1996

Running time : 101 minutes

Actors : Paul de Leeuw, Rijk De Gooijer, Olga Zuiderhoek, Arjan Ederveen, Tom Jansen

Director : Paul Ruven

Hells Angels On Wheels

Hells Angels on Wheels

Story : At first gas station attendant Poet is happy when the rockers gang "Hell's Angels" finally accepts him. But he's shocked when he learns how brutal they are - not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader's girlfriend falls in love with him - and he welcomes her approaches

Video Distributor : New York Video

Year : 1984

Running time : 95 minutes

Actors : Jack Nicholson, Diane Ladd, Adam Roarke, Bruce Dern.

Director : Richard Rush

Blackout

Blackout

Story ; A police officer suspects that a local husband and father who has recently undergone facial surgery because of injuries received in a car accident is in reality the same man who committed a quadruple murder several years before.

Video Distributor : Video Entertainment

Year : 1987

Running time : 100 minutes

Actors : Richard Widmark, Keith Carradine, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Beck

Director ; Douglas Hickox

Operation Overkill aka Warriors of the Apocalypse

Operation Overkill

(Warriors of the Apocalypse)

Story : After civilization is wiped out by nuclear war, an adventurer leads a group of wanderers on a search for the fabled Mountain of Life. Along the way they encounter pygmy tribes, bands of savage outlaws and a tribe of Amazon women.

Video Distributor : R.C.V. 2001

Year : 1986

Running time : 90 minutes

Actors : Michael James, Deborah Moore, Ken Metcalfe, Mike Cohen, David Brass, Charlotte Cain

Director : Bobby A. Suarez

Hellriders

Hellriders

Story : A woman whose car breaks down in the desert finds her way to an abandoned town, where she is menaced by a gang of psycho bikers.

Video Distributor : Empire

Year : 1985

Running time : 84 minutes

Actors : Tina Louise, Adam West, Russ Alexander, Renee Harmon

Director : James Bryan

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

Story : Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, The Amityville Horror is about a large house on the coast of Long Island where newly weds George and Kathy Lutz and their three children move into the house that they hope will be their dream house but it ends up in terror. Despite full disclosure by the real estate agent of the home's history, George and Kathy buy the house. George says, "Houses don't have memories," but they turn to their family priest Father Delaney who believes the house is haunted and performs an exorcism on the house. But the evil spirit in the house causes him to become blind and makes him very ill. George and Kathy with the help of another priest Father Bolen and a police detective they face the fears of the house, but not knowing the spirit is planning to possess George and then the children...

Video Distributor : R.C.V.

Year : 1982

Running time : 114 minutes

Actors : Margot Kidder, James Brolin, Rod Steiger, Murray Hamilton

Director : Stuart Rosenberg

Trauma aka Burnt Offerings

Trauma

(Burnt Offerings)

Story : Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into gothic house with their young son. The catch? The house rejuvenates a part of itself with each death that occurs on its premises.

Video Distributor : IVS

Year : 1982

Running time 116 minutes

Actors : Bette Davis, Karen Black,Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Lee Montgommery

Director : Dan Curtis

Stricking Back aka The New kids

Stricking Back

( The New Kids)

Story : Abby McWilliams (Loughlin) and her brother Loren (Presby) are particularly normal teenagers. Their parents Mac (Atkins) and Mary Beth (DeBaer) are killed in an accident. It's decided that Abby and Loren live in Glenby, Florida with their Aunt Fay (Martin) and Uncle Charlie (Jones) who own a gas station and an amusement park. Loren and Abby don't have much trouble making friends at their new high school. Loren starts dating Karen (Price), the local sherriff's daughter while Abby starts dating Mark (Stoltz). Loren feels uncomfortable when he sees a blond-haired guy harassing Abby in the lunchroom. Mark tells Loren and Abby that the blond-haired guy is Eddie Dutra (Spader), a teenage drug addict who is the leader of a gang of redneck thugs. Loren helps Abby keep Dutra at a distance. Dutra's retaliations keep getting more vicious until Dutra forces a showdown at the amusement park by kidnapping Abby.

Video Distributor : RCA Columbia

Year : 1985

Running time : 86 minutes

Actors : Shannon Presby, Lori Laughlin, James Spader, John Philbin, Eddie Jones, Eric Stoltz

Director : Sean S. Cunningham

Payback

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Payback

Story : Author: max-mitchell from England wrote on IMDB
"A right-wing terrorist army Strike Force go on a murderous rampage in the quest to get their bloodthirsty hands on a defence contractor's awesome NK-2 assault weapon. A hardened Vietnam vet is hired to pursue the fanatical killers and does so with vengeance, after two loyal friends are callously slain by the Strike Force's ruthless members."Wow! What a description! This film must be a real white-knuckle ride, part A-Team, part Deathwish, part Cobra/Nico. Right? Right? Yeah, right! The NK-2 is an assault weapon. A gun. Only, this one kills 10 people at once! The film opens with the most ridiculous and gratuitous booby shot (dead woman, topless, in the background). Someone is tripped up and killed. Someone has a knife thrown into their neck. A dude is in a bar and some "terrorists" (Pat Sharpe-look alike, one of the guys from Deliverance and their friend) burst in, riddle his body with bullets and run off. Plus Strike Force has about 3 members!This film is ridiculous. But hysterically funny! The acting is terrible, the soundtrack, plot, locations, extras, outfits, everything is just so dumb! But it makes for great watching.

Video Distributor : RCA / Columbia

Year : 1991

Running time : 86 minutes

Actors : Roger Rodd, Denis Daugherty, James Sweeny, Jean Carol, George Dunn

Director : Addison Randall

Nightflyers

Nightflyers

Story : A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.

Video Distributor : CNR Video

Year : 1987

Running time : 89 minutes

Actors : Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, John Standing, Lisa Blount, Glenn Withrow

Director : T.C. Blake

The Beach Girls

The Beach Girls

Story : School is out, and three girls head to the beach for vacation. Two of the girls are world-wise party-goers who attempt to loosen up their naive, virginal friend, whose uncle has allowed the girls to stay at his beach house. When the near-sighted, drug smuggling Captain Bly dumps his cargo of marijuana, the bales wash up on shore. The two party girls, Ginger and Ducky, quickly stuff the dope into giant bags and spirit it back to the beach house, where it fuels a party with assorted misfits, delivery persons, and passersby.

Video Distributor : Video For Pleasure

Year : 1985

Running time : 98 minutes

Actors : Debra Blee, Jeana Tomasina, Val Kline, James Daughton

Director ; Bud Townsend

Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III

Story : Curt loved Julie very much. So much so, when she asked Curt to break into his Father's top secret army test center he agrees. What they discover is that they are testing the zombie gas to see if it can become a usable bio-weapon against terrorist and communist countries. They escape after letting one of the monsters loose and while in the mist of a blind panic, Curt crashes his motorcycle. Killing Julie when she goes flying off the bike. Curt can't live without her and again sneaks on the base, (great security) and uses the gas on Julie. Now Julie starts to act strange and when she takes a bite out of a Latino gang member, they are chased and perhaps a new wave of zombies maybe unleashed on the unsuspecting city.

Video Distributor : Laurus

Year : 1994

Running time : 97 minutes

Actors : Mindy Clarke, J.Trevor Edmond, Kent McCord, Bassil Wallace

Director : Brian Yunza

Tarzan in Manhattan

Tarzan in Manhattan

Story : Tarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.

Video Distributor : RCA / Columbia

Year : 1990

Running time : 95 minutes

Actors : Joe Lara, Tony Curtis, Jan Michael Vincent, Kim Crosby

Director : Michael Schultz

The Falcon aka Banovic Strahinja

The Falcon

(Banovic Strahinja)

Story : In late 14th century medieval Serbia becomes the target of Ottoman invaders. One of their renegade gangs burns the castle and takes young wife of Banovic Strahinja, respected Serbian noble. Banovic Strahinja begins long and almost futile quest for her wife despite everybody else's doubts in her fidelity.

Video Distributor : Delta Video

Year : 1984

Running time : 125 minutes

Actors : Franco Nero, Gert Fröbe, Petra Peters, Dragan Nikolic, Sanja Vejnovic, Rade Serbedzija

Director : Vatroslav Mimica

Striker

Striker

Story : John Slade is hired to rescue a journalist named Frank Morris from a Sandanista prison in Nicaragua. He teams with Marta, a local woman, to carry out this mission, but then he's captured, tortured, and forced to deal with the fact that he's been betrayed.

Video Distributor : New York Video

Year : 1988

Running time : 90 minutes

Actors : Frank Zagarino, Melonee Rodgers, Paul Werner, John Steiner, John Philip Law

Director : Enzo G. Castellari

Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion

Story : Nikolai (Dolph Lundgren) is a Spetsnaz-a Soviet agent par excellence trained in deep undercover work. Assigned to infiltrate and squelch a rebel African uprising, Nikolai unexpectedly finds himself drawn to the guerillas' cause, a betrayal that enrages his Russian superiors, who order his immediate termination. Making his escape through the harsh desert in the company of an adversarial American journalist (M. Emmet Walsh), Nikolai allies himself with a tribe of rebel bushmen, his fierceness in combat earning him the nickname "Red Scorpion." Nikolai's new-found independance climaxes in his leadership of the rebels against his former comrades, storming their headquarters in a lethal, no-quarter showdown

Video Distributor : Video Screen

Year : 1990

Running time : 104 minutes

Actors : Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White, Carmen Argenziano

Director : Joseph Zito

- My U.K. Vestron Video International VHS tape from Red Scorpion on my Vestron blog here: Red Scorpion

Waidmannsheil im Spitzenhöschen

Waidmannsheil im Spitzenhöschen

(Jacht op de Tiroler Slipjes)

Story : A count is experiencing financial problems. He rents his hunting place to tourists to earn some extra cash. Curiously enough, all guests seem not to be interested in hunting, but in sex...

Video Distributor : VUH

Year : 1983

Running time : 84 minutes

Actors : Günther Amann, Sandra Atia, Dorle Buchner, Eleonore Melzer, Christine Neona, Mario Pollak

Director : Jürgen Enz

Hot Potato

Hot Potato

Story : Martial-arts expert tries to rescue an ambassador's daughter who was kidnapped in Thailand

Video Distributor : Warner Home Video

Year : 1986

Running time : 83 minutes

Actors : Jim Kelly, George Memmoli, Geoffrey Binney, Irene Tsu, Judith Brown

Director : Oscar Williams

Spanglish

Spanglish

Story : When a Mexican mother and her daughter come to the United States, the mother, Flor Moreno, gets a job as a maid at the home of a successful chef John Clasky, his insecure wife Deborah, their two children, and Deborah's mother. Despite Flor's lack of an English language vocabulary, she tries the best she can to assist the Clasky family in more than just house cleaning matters. However, when Flor is forced to live with the family over the summer, she has no choice but to bring her daughter, Christina along. Deborah, much to Flor's disliking, treats Flor's daughter much like her own and at the same time she hurts the feelings of her own daughter, Bernice, as well as Flor. When John's dreams begin to unravel, he begins to feel like his whole world is coming down around him, but with the love of his children and with the help of Flor, he finds himself trying to get through it all. Flor's daughter Christina, through which this story is told in a college letter to Princeton University, serves as a translator for the beginning of the film, but after Flor breaks the communication bridge by learning to speak English, Christina must learn that things come and go in life, but family is the most important thing a person can have.

Video Distributor : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Year : 2005

Running time : 125 minutes

Actors : Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega

Director : James L. Brooks

Dallax aka Hot Dallas Nights

Dallax

(Hot Dallas Nights)

Story : Nothing's as hot as those Hot Dallas Nights! People in this big, bawdy town get really hot when the sun goes down. And the Brewing family is no exception. Rock Brewing and his wife, Miss Millie, oversee their empire of fertilizer factories from their hilltop estate where anything goes; and when the torrid noontime sun turns into another Hot Dallas Night ... everything goes!

Video Distributor : US. Video

Year : 1984

Running time : 83 minutes

Actors : Hillary Summers, Raven Turner, Tara Flynn, Sam Grady

Director : Tony Kendrick

Vera storia della monaca di Monza

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Vera storia della monaca di Monza

(het ware verhaal van de non van Monza)

Story : Author: The_Void from Beverley Hills, England wrote on IMDB
Eriprando Visconti's 1969 film 'The Nun of Monza' is often hailed as one of the founding entries of the nunsploitation genre; and one of the best, but Bruno Mattei obviously didn't feel that Eriprando Visconti told the story properly and so, for reasons of artistic integrity I'm sure, decided to make his own version; entitled 'The True Story of the Nun of Monza', in order to right whatever wrongs were present in the earlier version of the film. Well, it would seem that the older one simply wasn't trashy enough and didn't feature enough nudity, and Mattei certainly corrected that; although the rest of the film suffers as a result. The plot focuses on Sister Virginia de Leyva; a nun who becomes the Mother Superior of her convent in Monza. However, all is not rosy as the nun is plagued by dreams involving various forms of debauchery; and her problems aren't just limited to her sleep either, as it turns out that the convent is also a place of sin as her fellow nuns enjoy lustful encounters with one another.This film was apparently shot at the same time as Mattei's other nunsploitation flick, The Other Hell and while this film is not very good; it is at least better than the more well known one. The original Nun of Monza was actually quite a high quality nunsploitation flick; and while this one is of a higher quality than some entries in the genre, it's still clearly a trashy eighties film. Still, the film is not a complete dead loss. Bruno Mattei may have hit the nunsploitation genre a little bit too late; but he still manages to create an often interesting tale. Much of the film is taken up by various sex acts and demonic imagery; but the director does manage something in the way of a foreboding atmosphere and the film is usually somewhat interesting. However, too much of it is dragged out and it feels like its never really going anywhere; which is even more disappointing considering how heavy the story in the original film was. However, Mattei fans may find something to like here and I wouldn't hesitate to call this the director's best foray into this genre.

Video Distributor : Replay Video

Year : 1982

Running time : 80 minutes

Actors : Zora Kerova, Mario Cutini, Paola Corazzi, Tom Felleghy, Franco Garofalo, Annie Carol Edel

Director : Bruno Mattei

Blind Terror aka Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out

Blind Terror

(Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!)

Story : Ricky Caldwell, the notorious 'Killer Santa Claus', awakens from a six year coma after being kept alive on life-support by a slightly crazed doctor experimenting with ESP and other special abilities. Ricky targets a young, clairvoyant blind woman, named Laura, whom is traveling with her brother Chris, and his girlfriend Jerri to their grandmothers house for Christmas Eve, and Ricky decides to go after her, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake.

Video Distributor : Arrow Film

Year : 1991

Running time : 90 minutes

Actors : Richard Beymer, Bill Moseley, Samantha Scully, Eric Da Re

Director : Monte Hellman

Dead Time aka Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Dead Time

(Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?)

Story : This is a retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in England in the 1920s. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. In reality, she is a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. One Christmas, her eye falls upon a little girl who reminds her of her daughter and she imprisons her in her attic. Nobody believes her brother, Christopher, when he tells them what has happened, so he goes to rescue her.

Video Distributor : R.C.V.

Year : 1985

Running time : 89 minutes

Actors : Shelly Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson, Judy Cornwell

Director : Curtis Harrington

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz

Story : The true story of Frank Morris, a convict who was sent to Alcatraz, the most feared prison in the world. Although nobody had ever escaped from Alcatraz, Frank did it.

Video Distributor : Esselte CIC

Year : 1983

Running time : 105 minutes

Actors : Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Fred Ward, Paul Benjamin

Director : Don Siegel

Two Moon Junction

Two Moon Junction

Story : April (Sherilyn Fenn) is a shy, beautiful young southern girl who is engaged to a handsome whealthy man named Chad (Martin Hewett). April loves him, but one day, April and her sisters go to a local carnival and meets a muscle bound worker named Perry (Richard Tyson). April doesn't think much of him at first. April parents (Don Galloway and Millie Perkins) who are both respected politicians, leave town for a few days and April stays with her cankerous grandmother Belle (Louise Fletcher), but April is more closer to Belle's housekeeper Delilah (Juanita Moore) and askes her to cover for her while April goes back to the carnival. Belle, aware of what she is going to do, askes Sheriff Hawkins (Burl Ives) to spy on her. April returns to the carnival to find Perry, drunk and disorded. Perry's friend, Patti Jean (Kristy McNicole) askes April to go with her on a night on the town, so Perry can sober up. While April and Patti Jean are gone, Perry's enemy and carnival gambler Smiley !

Video Distributor : the company of motion Pictures

Year : 1990

Running time : 104 minutes

Actors : Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol

Director : Zalman King

The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Story : Charlie is an American stage actress working in England. She is neither Arab or Jewish, but is openly supportive of the Palestinian side in the Middle East conflict, although her ultimate want is for Middle East peace with an end to the current bloodshed characteristic of the conflict. However, through an elaborate set-up, the Zionist factions in the conflict recruit her to work on a campaign to uncover the person behind the name "Khalil", a Palestinian who has been orchestrating the killings, through the delivery of crude bombs, of prominent Jews. The Zionists want someone like Charlie in the role who has a real and credible non-Jewish back story, and someone who can act in the needed undercover work. Charlie agrees if only because of her growing romantic connection to one of the recruiters, Joseph, who she originally thought was a prominent Palestinian activist named Michel who happens to be Khalil's brother. She also agrees on the understanding that she would not be directly involved in the killing of anyone. As Charlie gets further into her role, she has conflicting emotions about Joseph. She also comes to the realization that both sides will do whatever they need to to achieve their end goals.

Video Distributor : Warner Home Video

Year : 1985

Running time : 125 minutes

Actors : Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey, Eli Danker

Director : George Roy Hill

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Story : The most emotional adventure of his career begins for James Bond on a deserted beach where a young woman tries to drown herself. He rescues the girl and for his trouble is attacked by two toughs - the girl's bodyguards. It soon becomes much bigger for 007 - the girl is Teresa Draco, daughter of crime boss Marc Ange Draco, who wants James to marry his wayward daughter, and in return he can provide 007 with information on an even more dangerous criminal leader - Ernst Stavro Bloefeld of SPECTRE. But both James and Teresa find more than they ever bargained for when their paths collide in a vicious pursuit in the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland, an enormous avalanche, and a smuggling ring for germ warfare against the West by Blofeld, who proves most difficult to kill and who exacts a revenge that James can never forget - or forgive.

Video Distributor : Warner Home Video

Year : 1982

Running time : 142 minutes

Actors : George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Tettly Savalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat

Director : Peter Hunt

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

Story : On the forest moon of Endor, the Towani family are preparing to leave. But now in the beginning of this second venture, Wicket and Cindel must face off against the evil Marauders. The Marauders capture all the Ewoks, and kill Cindel's family. The duo isn't at it alone, though. On their journey they meet Noa, an old hermit who is also looking for a way home, and his small but fast companion Teek. Together, the four friends try to rescue the Ewoks, facing off against a whole army of evil Marauders led by King Terak, a witch named Charal, and a bloodthirsty dragon.

Video Distributor :CNR Video

Year : 1987

Running time : 93 minutes

Actors : Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Sian Philips, Paul Gleason

Director : Jim & Ken Wheat

Sign 'o' the Times

Sign 'o' the Times

Story: Author: Phillip Banks from San Diego, CA wrote on IMDB
From the opening with the title song, you can feel the energy created by the cast of musicians, the star and the audience. This energy builds and flows from one exciting song to the next; even the slow ballads are so full of power that it is hard to sit still; this film is a testament to the power of Prince... it is the definitive demonstration of his awesome talent; the live versions of these songs, including a "Little Red Corvette" sing along, make the studio album sound sterile and that is something damned-near impossible to do to Prince (And only Prince could do it!) If you want to see him at his peak, this is it!! There is dancing, singing and music, music, music. The band includes some members of the Revolution and some future NPG members, but the real stand-outs are Cat, Sheila E. and Bonnie Boyer. If you have only heard the studio album, check this film out...so good it'll make you slap yo' mama!!

Video Distributor : CNR Video

Year : 1987

Running time : 85 minutes

Actors : Prince, Sheila E, Sheena Easton, Cat

Director : Prince

Killing Zoe

Killing Zoe

Story : Zed has only just arrived in the beautiful Paris and already he's up to no good. Having just slept with a call girl, he spends a night on the town with his dangerous friends. They all decide to rob a bank the following day. There's only one problem: Zed's call-girl, Zoe, just happens to work at the bank which is to be robbed!

Video Distributor : Fox Video

Year : 1995

Running time : 96 minutes

Actors : Eric Stoltz, Jean Hugues Anglade, Julie Delpy

Director : Roger Avary

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Story : Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist specializing in dream therapy. She meets a group of children at a local hospital facing Freddy Krueger, the same demon she once encountered in her sleep. One of them is Kristen, who has the power to draw other people into her dreams. Working with a male doctor assigned to the case, Nancy helps the kids realize their special abilities within the nightmare world. When Freddy captures one of her charges, she leads a rescue attempt into Krueger's domain, in hopes of putting his spirit to rest once and for all

Video Distributor : Warner Home Video

Year : 1988

Running time : 96 minutes

Actors : Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburn , John Saxon, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dick Cavett

Director : Chuck Russel

The Commitments

The Commitments

Story : Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan. Song by song, gig by gig, the Commitments start their climb to the top: Dublin gets soul. But internal strife also builds: Deco is insufferable, Joey's a Casanova, and Jimmy may lack the seasoning to hold things together. Will the Commitments slip away?

Video Distributor : First Release

Year : 1992

Running time : 113 minutes

Actors : Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan, Colm Meaney, Anne Kent.

Director : Alan Parker

Graveyard Shift

Graveyard Shift

Story : Based on Stephen King's short story about a Maine textile mill, where it's workers come into contact with something far more gruesome than anyone might expect.

Video Distributor : Arrow Film

Year : 1990

Running time :83 minutes

Actors : Andrew Divoff, Brad Dourif, David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht

Director : Ralph S. Singelton

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

Story : It's the weekend, and five students have weekend detention. There's a jock, a princess, a misfit, a nerd, and a lout. Not much in common, except for having to give up their day, sit in the school library, and write an essay for the principal. Being from such widely different backgrounds and having such completely different personalities, it's inevitable that some frictions and shenanigans develop. Especially when the principal leaves the room...

Video Distributor : Esselte CIC

Year : 1986

Running time : 93 minutes

Actors : Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy

Director : John Hughes

Le Bal Masqué

Le Bal Masqué

Story : Author: frank vandenblock from Brussels, Belgium wrote on IMDB
I never quite understood why this movie received such low marks from the majority of users. It's a beautifully filmed piece of art that poses some important questions about one of Belgium's worst nightmares : the apparently senseless murders of dozens of innocent people during the late 80's. Of course I can see why this movie would shock or even confuse people. Le Bal Masqué does not give answers (although the main 'conspiracy' theory of an involvment of the Belgian crown is suggested), it uses close-ups to emphasize that we are blind to the truth. Yes, this is not an easy movie, but if you know a little bit of the background of the story (Bende van Nijvel/Tueurs du Brabant) then you will be blown away.

Video Distributor R.C.V.

Year : 1998

Running time : 105 minutes

Actors : Pascale Bal, Peter Van Den Begin, Alexandra Vandernot, Filip Peeters, Peter Van den Eede, Raymnd Gerome

Director : Julien Vrebos

American Anthem

American Anthem

Story : Steve is a talented gymnast who has given up competition and is working at his father's bike shop. Julie is the new girl at his old gym, who has moved to town to train with their powerful coach. Inspired by Julie, Steve resumes training. While dealing with the conflicts in their personal lives and the stress of training, they prepare for the US Olympic Trials

Video Distributor : Esselte CIC

Year : 1988

Running time : 100 minutes

Actors : Mitch Gaylor, Janet Jones; Tiny Wells, Michael Pataki

Director : Albert Magnoli

Hearts on Fire aka In Sickness and in Health

Hearts on Fire

(In Sickness and in Health)

Story : The Mother of a family has Multiple Scleroses, to relieve her and their daughter the father hires a young woman to help his wife. But the father and this young woman fall in love...

Video Distributor : Apcom

Year : 1993

Running time : 95 minutes

Actors : Lesley Ann Warren, Tom Skerritt, Marg Helgenberger, Ray Baker

Director : Jeff Bleckner

Temptress

Temptress

Story : Karin brings a statue home from her travels to Asia and it soon begins to have a strange effect on her. She has an insatiable sexual appetite and develops strange fetishes such as pain and death. Soon, she gets out of control and only her boyfriend Matt has the power in his love to exorcise the demon spirits from Karin's body.

Video Distributor : 20th Century Fox video

Year : 1996

Running time : 93 minutes

Actors : Kim Delaney, Chris Sarandon, Corbin Bernsen, Dee Wallace Stone, Jessica Walter, Ben Cross

Director : Lawrence Lannoff

Blue Hawai

Blue Hawai

Story : Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. His father wants him to go to work at the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, but Chad is reluctant. So Chad goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.

Video Distributor : CNR Video

Year : 1985

Running time : 101 minutes

Actors : Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury

Director : Norman Taurog

Robo Warriors

Robbo Warriors

Story : The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.

Video Distributor : H.O.M. Video

Year : 1998

Running time : 90 minutes

Actors : James Remar, Kyle Howard, James Lew

Director : Ian Barry

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