After Hours 1985  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, John Heard, Dick Miller, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, Catherine O'Hara, Will Patton, Bronson Pinchot, Rocco Sisto, Larry Block
Martin Scorsese directed this dark comedy about an upwardly mobile man who meets an engaging girl in a coffee shop in Manhattan, and unusual adventures follow. Scorsese won a Best Director award at the Cannes film festival for this different film.
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All the Right Moves 1983  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Chapman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, Charles Cioffi, Paul Carafotes, Sandy Faison, Leon, Gary Graham, Mel Winkler, Dick Miller, James A. Baffico, Jonas Chaka, Keith Diamond
Tom Cruise stars as Pennsylvania mill town high-school football star Stefen Djordjevic who wants a scholarship to gain a better life. A good story that highlights the conflicts he has between his dreams with his coach (Craig T. Nelson) and his relationship with his girlfriend Lisa (Lea Thompson).
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Amazon Women on the Moon 1986  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Steve Guttenberg, Carrie Fisher, Ralph Bellamy, Griffin Dunne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter Horton, Sybil Danning, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Bartel, Dick Miller
Lots of stars in cameos in this off-the-wall series of stories which is "highlighted" by a parody of "Cat Women of the Moon." The skits are intended to be funny, but most fail.
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Amityville 1992: It's About Time 1992  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tony Randel
Cast: Stephen Macht, Shawn Weatherly, Megan Ward, Damon Martin, Jonathan Penner, Nita Talbot, Dean Cochran, Dick Miller, Margarita Franco, Terrie Snell
It's the sixth time around, and another direct-to-video effort finds the demon possessing an old mantel clock (direct from the Amityville house). It is provided to a family in another town, and guess what happens?
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Armed Response 1986 R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako, Lois Hamilton, Ross Hagen, Brent Huff, Laurene Landon, Dick Miller, Michael Berryman, David Goss
Family revenge is the name of the game in this cheapie with a good cast that could have been much better with decent writing and support acting. When a man and his sleazy partner are hired to regain a statuette for a Japanese leader (Mako), things go awry and the man is killed. The man's dad (Lee Van Cleef) and ex-cop and Vietnam vet brother (David Carradine) set out to get those responsible.
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Attack of the 5'2" Women 1994  R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Attack of the 5'2" Women
Attack of the 5 foot 2 Women
Director: Richard Wenk, Julie Brown
Cast: Julie Brown, Stella Stevens, Adam Storke, Sam McMurray, Khrystyne Haje, John Robert Hoffman, Bridget Sienna, Eric Edwards, Priscilla Barnes, Dick Miller
Spoofmaster Julie Brown comes up with two wild ones in this National Lampoon film. In the first, "Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee," she plays Tonya Hardly, who is out to win an Olympic Gold Medal in skating–but "Miss Perfect," Nancy Cardigan, is in the way. She plays Lenora Babbitt in the second sketch, "He Never Gave Me an Orgasm," which justified the removal of his penis. A raunchy flick.
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 PG, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Marilu Henner, Jeff Bennett, Jane Downs, Ed Gilbert
This animated version of Batman/Bruce Wayne (voice of Kevin Conroy) begins with the Phantasm, a vicious killer who has killed a crime lord in Gotham City. Police and gangsters suspect that the killer is Batman, and now it is up to Batman to find the real culprit. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is entertaining Councilman Arthur Reeves (voice of Hart Bochner) who is responsible for the accusations about Batman, and he taunts Wayne about his long-lost love, college sweetheart Andrea (Dana Delany), who left him years before. Now, the story skips back-and-forth between the present and the past, and, in the process, Batman discovers a link between Andrea and the crime villain. The Joker (Mark Hamill) steps in and uncovers the fact that Andrea is the Phantasm, and she is out to avenge her father's (Stacey Keach) murder. Batman arrives on the scene, a battle ensues, and Batman's name is cleared.
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Big Bad Mama 1974 R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom Skerritt, Susan Sennett, Robbie Lee, Noble Willingham, Dick Miller, Royal Dano, Sally Kirkland, Joan Prather
Wilma McClatchie (Angie Dickinson) and her two teenage daughters (Susan Sennett and Robbie Lee) bootleg and rob banks as they lead law enforcement officers on a merry chase.
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A Bucket of Blood 1959 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Anthony Carbone, Julian Burton, Ed Nelson, John Brinkley, Bert Convy, John Herman Shaner, Bruno VeSota, Judy Bamber, Myrtle Vail, Lynn Storey
Nerdy Walter Paisley (Dick Miller, in the first of several "Walter Paisley" films) is a busboy in a Greenwich Village cafe frequented by artistic-type people. He admires their lifestyle, but at the same time he is jealous of their talents. One day while trying to save a cat, he accidentally kills it, and, in order to hide the killing, he covers it with plaster, thus making it a sculpture that goes on display at the cafe. The patrons consider it a work of art, and proclaim Walter to be a great artist. They want more, and the untalented Walter must resort to what was successful with the first sculpture–and people start disappearing. A real Roger Corman hoot–cheap but lots of fun.
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Candy Stripe Nurses 1974 R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Holleb
Cast: Candice Rialson, Robin Mattson, Maria Rojo, Roger Cruz, Rod Haase, Rick Gates, Don Keefer, Kendrew Lascelles, Michael Ross Verona, Kimberly Hyde, Dick Miller
One of Roger Corman's "Nurse" films is another sexploitation effort as three high-shool girls volunteer for hospital work. The adventures of each is intermingled with the others as sexual escapades abound.
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Cannonball 1976 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham, Robert Carradine, Judy Canova, Belinda Balaski, Martin Scorsese, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, Dick Miller
This is a funny account of a Trans-American Grand Prix in which the winning purse is $100,000. Among those making brief appearances are Sylvester Stallone, Roger Corman, and Martin Scorsese.
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 Capone 1975  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, Harry Guardino, John Cassavetes, Sylvester Stallone, Frank Campanella, Carmen Argenziano, George Chandler, Royal Dano, Dick Miller
This film is a biography of Chicago mobster Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) and the world of Chicago in the 1920s. Poor, despite the pretty good cast.
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Chopping Mall 1986 R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: Killbots
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Gerrit Graham, Mel Welles, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton, Nick Segal, Suzee Slater, Angela Aames, Paul Coufos
Teenagers who work at the mall decide to have a midnight party at their store. Elaborate security assures that no unauthorized person can enter the area, but something goes wrong with the security system, robots are released, and murders ensue. Good special effects.
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Crazy Mama 1975 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus, Donny Most, Linda Purl, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller, Harry Northrup, John Aprea
Three generations of one family (Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, and Linda Purl) commit robberies during a car trip across country in this gem of a movie. 1950s sounds and sights.
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 Demon Knight 1995 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
Director: Gilbert Adler, Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Billy Zane, William Sadler, John Kassir, Jada Pinkett Smith, Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Dick Miller, Thomas Haden Church, John Schuck, Gary Farmer
Based on the HBO series, this is a poor try at bringing the series to movie status. Brayker (William Sadler), the long-lived warrior who fights evil, is on the run from the Collector (Billy Zane) who intends to send the universe into Chaos.
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Evil Toons 1990 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: David Carradine, Arte Johnson, Dick Miller, Monique Gabrielle, Suzanne Ager, Madison Stone, Barbara Dare, Don Dowe, Michelle Bauer
Four sexy, young women are hired to clean up an old house and they set loose a demon–a cartoon demon at that. The demon lusts for young women's blood in this cheapie.
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Executive Action 1973 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Miller
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer, Gilbert Green, John Anderson, Ed Lauter, Sidney Clute, Lloyd Gough, Dick Miller, Walter Brooke
Based on Mark Lane's book "Rush to Judgment," this film utilizes fiction and documentary style to look at reasons behind President John F. Kennedy's assassination. The story revolves around a group of military-industrial leaders (Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Will Geer) who conspire to set up the assassination and put the blame on Lee Harvey Oswald.
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Explorers 1985 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, James Cromwell, Dana Ivey, Bobby Fite, Meshach Taylor, Danny Nucci, Bradley Gregg, Georg Olden, Chance Schwass, Taliesin Jaffe, Brooke Bundy
In this sci-fi family-oriented tale about aliens in outer space, Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke), Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix), and Darren Woods (Jason Presson) are given the chance of a lifetime: young boys blasting off on their own starship to encounter unknown beings.
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Far from Home 1989 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Meiert Avis
Cast: Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore, Richard Masur, Karen Austin, Susan Tyrrell, Andras Jones, Dick Miller, Anthony Rapp, Jennifer Tilly, Connie Sawyer, Stephanie Walski, Teri Weigel, John Spencer, Murrill Maglio, Fred Culbertson
A killer is on the loose and teen Joleen Cox (Drew Barrymore) is the one being stalked. Not much here except Drew in her first teen role.
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Gremlins 1984 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Scott Brady, Polly Holliday, Glynn Turman, Harry Carey Jr., Keye Luke, Dick Miller, Corey Feldman, John Louie, Don Steele, Judge Reinhold, Arnie Moore, Donald Elson
Billy Peltzer's (Zach Galligan) father Randall (Hoyt Axton) brings home a strange, but lovable, gremlin from a shop in Chinatown. However, Billy is told to never feed it after midnight, never expose it to bright light, and never let it get wet. After an accident occurs, the gremlin is exposed to light and food after midnight. This results in the whole town being threatened by evil offspring of the lovable creature.
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Tony Randall, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Keye Luke, Kathleen Freeman, Haviland Morris, Jackie Joseph, Gedde Watanabe, Shawn Nelson, Howie Mandel
The Gremlins are back, and this time they invade the Clamp Center office building in New York that is owned by billionaire Daniel Clamp (John Glover). Billy (Zach Galligan) and Kate (Phoebe Cates) are also back, and now they work for Clamp. One day, they find a Gremlin in the building. But, it is too late, the Gremlin reproduces a new generation of Gremlins, and their leader Brain Gremlin (voice of Tony Randall) is plotting an escape after dark so that they can wreak havoc on New York. Lots of funny stuff with the gore.
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Gunslinger 1956 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Martin Kingsley, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Margaret Campbell, Chris Alcaide, Bruno VeSota, William Schallert
When the marshal is murdered, his widow (Beverly Garland) takes over the helm of a Texas town and falls in love with the wrong man.
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Heart Like a Wheel 1983 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton, Bill McKinney, Dean Paul Martin, Dick Miller, Anthony Edwards, Paul Bartel, Ellen Geer
The National Hot Rod Association was for men only until Shirley Muldowney earned the right to compete big time. This is her story.
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Heartbeeps 1981 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron, Christopher Guest, Richard B. Shull, Dick Miller, Kathleen Freeman, Mary Woronov
Val (Andy Kaufman) and Aqua (Bernadette Peters) are robots that fall in love and run away from their repair facility. They start out on their own by assembling their family–including a child and an uncle–from spare parts.
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 The Howling 1981 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Dee Wallace, Christopher Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Roger Corman, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, Kenneth Tobey, Dick Miller
This spooky movie became the forerunner for no less than six sequels. This, the first, should not be watched alone on a stormy night! TV anchorwoman Karen White (Dee Wallace) investigates a California cult that turns out to be made up of werewolves. Great special effects. 1 User Review
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| | scared 02/13/2007 | | This movie will scare your pants off!!!! |
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Innerspace 1987 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Martin Short, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis, Vernon Wells, Robert Picardo, Henry Gibson, Kenneth Tobey, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Miller
An experiment in which a shrunken man piloting a ship is to be injected into a rabbit is altered. Instead, the tiny man-in-ship is injected into a grocery clerk (Martin Short). This sets the stage for Short to display his comedic abilities.
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It Conquered the World 1956 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef, Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Charles B. Griffith
The low budget for this film becomes painfully apparent in its display of special effects. The story is about an alien from Venus that comes to Earth intent on dominating the planet. At first, it is aided by a confused scientist, Tom Anderson (Lee Van Cleef), who later "sees the light"–thanks to fellow scientist Dr. Paul Nelson (Peter Graves). 1 User Review
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| | Only ½ star, but should be in everybody's collection. | Bobo 11/20/2007 | | The invading alien is a turnip-shaped creature with crab-like claws and a face reminiscent of a evil-faced Halloween pumpkin carving. How can you NOT have a copy of this campy treat? (Also note that this movie sports and all-star cast -- uh, for the genre, that is... :) |
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The Lady in Red 1979 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Pamela Sue Martin, Robert Conrad, Louise Fletcher, Robert Hogan, Laurie Heineman, Glenn Withrow, Rod Gist, Peter Hobbs, Christopher Lloyd, Dick Miller
Polly (Pamela Sue Martin) led a life of crime and has spent time in prison. Now, as a prostitute, she meets and becomes the girlfriend of John Dillinger (Robert Conrad)–though she doesn't know who he is. After his violent death, she returns to crime in this Roger Corman low-budget effort.
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 The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Jack Nicholson, Dick Miller, Myrtle Vail, Leola Wendorff, Lynn Storey, Wally Campo, John Herman Shaner, Toby Michaels, Jack Warford, Meri Welles, Dodie Drake, Karyn Kupcinet
When flower shop worker Seymour (Jonathan Haze) cuts his finger, the blood vitalizes his bloodthirsty Venus flytrap-like plant. Seymour becomes a slave to the plant and must perform murders to supply the needed blood while the plant brings business into the flower shop. Grossly funny and cheap, but it is lots of fun. Highlight: pain-loving Wilbur Force (Jack Nicholson) goes to the dentist.
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Timothy Dalton, Joe Alaskey, Heather Locklear, Joan Cusack, Bill Goldberg, Dick Miller, Roger Corman, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Woronov
After firing Daffy Duck from Warner Bros., studio exec. Kate Houghton (Jenna Elfman) takes the heat and tries to hunt him down to make amends. But Daffy has taken off on a new adventure with stuntman DJ Drake (Brendan Fraser) involving the mythical Blue Diamond and DJ's kidnapped father, Damien Drake (Timothy Dalton). With help from Bugs Bunny, Kate sets off on her mission to find them.
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Matinee 1993 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse White, Dick Miller, John Sayles, David Clennon
Lawrence Woolsey (John Goodman) brings his horror film to the Key West area just as the Cuban Missile crisis is in full swing. The combination of real and pretend horror sets off a chain of events that affects some teenage lives.
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Motorama 1991 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Shils
Cast: Jordan Christopher Michael, Martha Quinn, Susan Tyrrell, John Diehl, Robert Picardo, Garrett Morris, Michael J. Pollard, Sandy Baron, Mary Woronov, Vince Edwards, Dick Miller
Ten-year-old Gus (Jordan Christopher Michael) is tired of his abusive parents so he steals a 1960s' Mustang and heads off to win the "Motorama" road game–a game sponsored by a gas company that involves getting game cards at their stations and spelling out "Motorama." He meets some strange and amusing people on his journey in this weird little film. Cameo appearances abound.
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Moving Violation 1976 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Charles S. Dubin
Cast: Stephen McHattie, Kay Lenz, Eddie Albert, Lonny Chapman, Will Geer, Jack Murdock, John S. Ragin, Dennis Redfield, Michael Ross Verona, Francis de Sales, Dick Miller
After witnessing a crime committed by Sheriff Rockfield (Will Geer), Eddie Moore (Stephen McHattie) and Cam Johnson (Kay Lenz) are forced to flee for their lives, and the chase is on.
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Mr. Billion 1977 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Adventure
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Terence Hill, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Gleason, Slim Pickens, William Redfield, Chill Wills, Dick Miller, R.G. Armstrong, Kate Heflin, David S. Cass Sr., Johnny Ray McGhee, Sam Laws, Leo Rossi, Bob Minor, Bob Herron
Auto mechanic Guido Falcone (Terence Hill) inherits his uncle's billion-dollar estate, and Guido must be in San Francisco within 20 days to claim it. But, kidnappers and the corporation's president, John Cutter (Jackie Gleason), have other plans for Guido.
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Naked Paradise 1957 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Thunder Over Hawaii
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Richard Denning, Beverly Garland, Lisa Montell, Leslie Bradley, Dick Miller, Jonathan Haze, Roger Corman, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Johnny Kieoni, Carol Lindsay
Filmed on location in Hawaii, this is the story of a seafaring captain, Duke (Richard Denning), who unwittingly becomes involved with criminals.
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National Lampoon Goes to the Movies 1981 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom
Cast: Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Culp, Dick Miller, Ann Dusenberry, Teresa Ganzel, Olympia Dukakis, Titos Vandis, Joe Spinell, Fred Willard
Three short stories that spoof personal growth, soap operas, and police stories are provided in this extremely weak offering. It's not clear how some of the stars were talked into participating; some are shown in the above credits.
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New York, New York 1977 PG, 164 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli, Lionel Stander, Georgie Auld, Mary Kay Place, Barry Primus, Dick Miller, George Memmoli, Diahnne Abbott
With its setting in the Big Band era of the 1940s, this musical drama is the on-again, off-again love story of saxophonist Jimmy Doyle (Robert De Niro) and singer Francine Evans (Liza Minnelli). Songs include "New York, New York" and "Happy Endings."
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Night Call Nurses 1972 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Patty Byrne, Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence, Clint Kimbrough, Felton Perry, Stack Pierce, Richard Young, Dick Miller, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Law
Roger Corman brings out a new director in this third of four "Nurse" films. Three attractive nurses cope with the night shift, including a killer, in a psychiatric ward. Highlighted by poor acting, with some comedy, sex, horror, and even more sex thrown in.
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Not of This Earth 1957 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones, William Roerick, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Ann Carroll, Pat Flynn, Roy Engel, Harold Fong
When an alien vampire (Paul Birch) is sent to Earth in search of a new blood supply for his diseased planet, a nurse (Beverly Garland) comes to his aid by providing transfusions.
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The Oklahoma Woman 1956 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peggie Castle, Mike Connors, Richard Denning, Cathy Downs, Dick Miller, Tudor Owen, Martin Kingsley, Jonathan Haze, Edmund Cobb
Ex-con Steve Ward (Richard Denning) arrives in town to claim his inheritance and becomes involved in a rough election engineered by a gunslinging saloon owner, Marie "Oklahoma" Saunders. Typical Corman.
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Piranha 1978 R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Barry Brown, Paul Bartel, Richard Deacon, Belinda Balaski
This spoof of "Jaws" is the subject for Joe Dante's directorial debut. The story is about the accidental release of piranhas into a river that flows by a summer resort. There is a sequel.
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The Premature Burial 1962 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Richard Ney, Heather Angel, Alan Napier, John Dierkes, Dick Miller, Clive Halliday, Brendan Dillon
Based on Edgar Allen Poe's tale, this is Roger Corman's only film based on Poe's stories that does not star Vincent Price. The plot involves medical student Guy Carrell (Ray Milland who is afraid of being buried alive. His fears are realized, and following his premature burial he returns for revenge.
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Project X 1987 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler, Johnny Ray McGhee, Jonathan Stark, Robin Gammell, Stephen Lang, Marvin J. McIntyre, Jean Smart, Dick Miller
An Air Force noncom (Matthew Broderick) is working with a secret experiment using chimpanzees in flight simulators.
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 Pulp Fiction 1994  R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Dick Miller, Quentin Tarantino, Phil LaMarr, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Greene
Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer) are thieves who rob a coffee shop. Meanwhile, mob kingpin Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) sends hit men Jules Winfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) to retrieve a briefcase, and, later, Vincent takes the boss's wife (Uma Thurman) out on the town. Then there is prizefighter Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) who Marcellus has told to throw a fight. These stories and more overlap into one great tale dealing with unsavory characters who quickly become very real to the viewer. "Pulp Fiction" is certainly a movie that will not disappoint, and the pace never lets up. In addition to receiving the Oscar for Best Writing, the film received six other nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Travolta), Supporting Actor (Jackson), Supporting Actress (Thurman), and Director.
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 Rock 'N' Roll High School 1979 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, The Ramones, Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Dey Young, Dick Miller, Grady Sutton, Alix Elias, Don Steele, Loren Lester, Daniel Davies, Lynn Farrell, Herbie Braha
A stern new principal Evelyn Togar (Mary Woronov) takes over Lombardi High School and is dedicated to putting an end to her students' obsession with rock 'n' roll. She conducts experiments on laboratory rats to show the bad effects the music has on her teenage students. But, the students do not accept her discipline as they work to turn Lombardi High into Rock 'N' Roll High School. Rock and roll fans will love both the choices and volume of songs played in this film. Followed by "Rock 'N' Roll High School Forever."
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Small Soldiers 1998 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: David Cross, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kirsten Dunst, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Ernest Borgnine, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Dick Miller, Alexandra Wilson, Gregory Smith, Jacob Smith, Ann Magnuson
This partially animated film is filled with great special effects. The focus is on a set of children's toy soldiers that battle the Gorgonites, a collection of toy aliens. While this sounds like a cute children's movie, the violence could be too much for little ones.
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Sorority Girl 1957 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Susan Cabot, Barbara Crane, Barboura Morris, Dick Miller, June Kenny, Fay Baker, Jeane Wood, Joan Lora, Beach Dickerson, Jay Sayer
Sabra (Susan Cabot) tries to dominate fellow sorority sisters at her boarding school–until she drives one of her sisters to suicide.
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Space Raiders 1983 PG, 84 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Star Child
Director: Howard R. Cohen
Cast: Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall, Patsy Pease, Dick Miller, Luca Bercovici, Drew Snyder, Thom Christopher, Elizabeth Charlton, Virginia Kiser, George Dickerson
Space pirates travel the galaxy, but this time they have an uninvited "guest" on board–a 10-year-old boy has opted for an unexpected journey as "victim" of a kidnapping.
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The Student Teachers 1973 R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Susan Damante-Shaw, Brooke Mills, Brenda Sutton, Nora Heflin, Dick Miller, Chuck Norris, Charles Dierkop, Johnny Ray McGhee, Bob Harris, John Kramer
The 60's culture of drugs, sex, and Rock and Roll are depicted in this film on the day-to-day happenings at a high school. A sequel, "Summer School Teachers," followed.
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Summer School Teachers 1975 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barbara Peeters
Cast: Candice Rialson, Pat Anderson, Rhonda Leigh-Hopkins, Dick Miller, Will Carney, Grainger Hines, Christopher Barrett, Vince Barnett, Norman Bartold, Michael Greer
In this sequel to "The Student Teachers," three student teachers are followed as they teach summer school. Teaching in bikinis?
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The Terminator 1984 R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure / Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield, Rick Rossovich, Earl Boen, Dick Miller, Bill Paxton, Brian Thompson, Bess Motta, Shawn Schepps, Franco Columbu, Brad Rearden
A Cyborg Terminator (part machine/part man) is played to a tee by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator is sent from the future back in time to present-day Los Angeles with orders to murder Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and prevent the birth of her unborn son who is destined to have an impact on the Terminator's world of the future. In close pursuit is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) who is determined to stop the Terminator in his tracks. Nonstop action. Schwarzenegger: "I'll be back."
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The Terror 1963 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze, Rick Dean, Wayne Grace
Lt. Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) has collapsed from exhaustion along a beach when he is awakened by a beautiful woman (Sandra Knight) who then disappears into the sea. She reappears and then disappears again, and Duvalier follows her trail, which leads to the castle of Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). The Baron is being haunted by his dead wife who, Duvalier believes is the mystery woman. It turns out that the "Baron" is an imposter who killed the real Baron, and the servant, Stefan (Dick Miller), holds the key to what is really happening.
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A Time for Killing 1967  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Long Ride Home
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Glenn Ford, George Hamilton, Inger Stevens, Paul Petersen, Max Baer, Timothy Carey, Kenneth Tobey, Harry Dean Stanton, Harrison Ford, Dick Miller
A Union officer, Major Walcott (Glenn Ford), tracks down a Confederate soldier, Captain Bentley (George Hamilton), following Bentley's rape of Walcott's ladylove, Emily Biddle (Inger Stevens). 1 User Review
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The Trip 1967 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Susan Strasberg, Dennis Hopper, Dick Miller, Peter Bogdanovich, Luana Anders, Salli Sachse, Barboura Morris, Judy Lang
Written by Jack Nicholson, this is the story about a TV producer (Peter Fonda) who is on the verge of divorcing his wife (Susan Strasberg) when he decides to experiment with LSD as his way of relieving the stress. His friend John (Bruce Dern) takes Paul to his friend Max's (Dennis Hopper) pad, and Paul enters the world of hallucinogentic drugs. After his trip–involving visions of sex, dancing girls, witches, a torture chamber, and death–Paul believes that he is ready to face the future.
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Truck Turner 1974 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Alan Weeks, Annazette Chase, Nichelle Nichols, Sam Laws, Paul Harris, Charles Cyphers, Scatman Crothers, Dick Miller, John Kramer, Bob Harris, Jac Emil, Stan Shaw, Wendell Tucker
Mack "Truck" Turner (Isaac Hayes), a former football star, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down an evil pimp. Truck kills the pimp in self defense, which incurs the wrath of the pimp's woman (Nichelle Nichols). She hires the ruthless hit man Harvard Blue (Yaphet Kotto) and his gang of killers to exact revenge on Truck. Standard "blaxpoitation" with musical score by–you guessed it–Isaac Hayes.
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The Undead 1957 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, Allison Hayes, Val DuFour, Mel Welles, Dorothy Neumann, Billy Barty, Richard Devon, Dick Miller, Bruno VeSota
Prostitute Diana Love (Pamela Duncan) time-travels, via hypnosis, to the Middle Ages where she is thought to be Helen, the witch in a previous life. Trying to tamper with history can have grave repercussions in this pretty good Corman caper.
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Unlawful Entry 1992 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe, Roger E. Mosley, Carmen Argenziano, Andy Romano, Ken Lerner, Johnny Ray McGhee, Tony Longo, Dick Miller, Deborah Offner, Dino Anello, Sonny Carl Davis, Harry Northup, Sherrie Rose
After finding a burglar in their suburban L.A. home, Michael and Karen Carr (Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe) welcome a police investigation. The investigating police officer, Pete Davis (Ray Liotta), makes friends with Michael and Karen and helps them install a home alarm system, but he turns out to be a psychopath who zeroes in on Karen and tries to destroy Michael's life.
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Used Cars 1980 R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon, Dub Taylor, Michael McKean, Harry Northrup, Alfonso Arau, Al Lewis, Dick Miller
Two used car dealers (Jack Warden and Kurt Russell) compete via extraordinary means for each other's customers in this comedy produced by Steven Spielberg.
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 The Wasp Woman 1960 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Susan Cabot, Michael Mark, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, Frank Gerstle, Dick Miller, Bruno VeSota, Frank Wolff, William Roerick
Aging, cosmetics tycoon Janice (Susan Cabot) uses wasp jelly as her formula for eternal youth. However, problems develop when a chilling side effect of her youth potion turns her intermittently into a wasp monster.
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 The Wild Angels 1966 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Lou Procopio, Diane Ladd, Norman Alden, Michael J. Pollard, Joan Shawlee, Dick Miller, Gayle Hunnicutt
The Hell's Angels biker crowd led by Heavenly Blues (Peter Fonda) runs into more than a little trouble at a funeral. This film was a precursor to "Easy Rider." 1 User Review
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| | A tale of sociological horror | Ace McCain 12/25/2007 | | Slick, imitative but stylishly directed melodrama done in a semi-documentary style by Roger Corman. Great rock score by The Arrows and fine widescreen color photography by Laszlo Kovacs are definite assets. (3 stars) |
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X 1963 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, Don Rickles, John Hoyt, Morris Ankrum, Dick Miller, John Dierkes, Jonathan Haze, Kathryn Hart
Dr. Xavier (Ray Milland) experiments with drugs and uses himself as the guinea pig to prove his hypothesis. Pretty good Roger Corman film.
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The Young Nurses 1973 R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Nightingale
Director: Clint Kimbrough
Cast: Jeane Manson, Ashley Porter, Angela Gibbs, Zack Taylor, Jack La Rue Jr., Mantan Moreland, Nan Martin, William Joyce, Allan Arbus, Mary Doyle, Dick Miller
In Roger Corman's fourth entry in his "Nurse" series, young nurses fight a drug ring that is operating out of the hospital. As usual, some nudity, violence, and a touch of a social message highlight the film.
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The 'burbs 1989 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Horror
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Tom Hanks, Rick Ducommun, Carrie Fisher, Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, Gale Gordon, Dick Miller, Brother Theodore, Courtney Gains, Robert Picardo, Rance Howard, Franklyn Ajaye, Cory Danziger
Ray and Carol Peterson (Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher) spend what they had hoped would be a quiet week in their suburban home when Ray notices that new neighbors, the Klopeks (Henry Gibson, Brother Theodore, and Courtney Gains), are behaving strangely. Ray and his best friend Art (Rick Ducommun), along with other neighbors, pry into the Klopeks' activities and suspect that gruesome activities are being carried out by the Klopeks.
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| 1. After Hours (1985)
2. All the Right Moves (1983)
3. Amazon Women on the Moon (1986)
4. Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992)
5. Apache Woman (1955)
6. Armed Response (1986)
7. Attack of the 5'2" Women (1994)
aka: National Lampoon's Attack of the 5'2" Women
aka: Attack of the 5 foot 2 Women
8. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
9. Big Bad Mama (1974)
10. A Bucket of Blood (1959)
11. Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
12. Cannonball (1976)
13. Capone (1975)
14. Carnival Rock (1957)
15. Chopping Mall (1986)
aka: Killbots
16. Crazy Mama (1975)
17. Demon Knight (1995)
aka: Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
18. Evil Toons (1990)
19. Executive Action (1973)
20. Explorers (1985)
21. Far from Home (1989)
22. Gremlins (1984)
23. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
24. Gunslinger (1956)
25. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
26. Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
27. Heartbeeps (1981)
28. Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
29. The Howling (1981)
30. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
31. Innerspace (1987)
32. It Conquered the World (1956)
33. The Lady in Red (1979)
aka: Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin
34. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
35. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
36. Matinee (1993)
37. Motorama (1991)
38. Moving Violation (1976)
39. Mr. Billion (1977)
40. Naked Paradise (1957)
aka: Thunder Over Hawaii
41. National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
42. New York, New York (1977)
43. Night Call Nurses (1972)
44. Not of This Earth (1957)
45. The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
46. Piranha (1978)
47. The Premature Burial (1962)
48. Project X (1987)
49. Pulp Fiction (1994)
50. Rock All Night (1957)
51. Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
52. Small Soldiers (1998)
53. Sorority Girl (1957)
54. Space Raiders (1983)
aka: Star Child
55. The Student Teachers (1973)
56. Summer School Teachers (1975)
57. The Terminator (1984)
58. The Terror (1963)
59. A Time for Killing (1967)
aka: The Long Ride Home
60. The Trip (1967)
61. Truck Turner (1974)
62. The Undead (1957)
63. Unlawful Entry (1992)
64. Used Cars (1980)
65. War of the Satellites (1958)
66. The Wasp Woman (1960)
67. White Line Fever (1975)
68. The Wild Angels (1966)
69. X (1963)
aka: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
aka: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
70. The Young Nurses (1973)
aka: Nightingale
71. The 'burbs (1989)
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