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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 The Crow 1994  R, 98 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Rochelle Davis, Michael Berryman, Jon Polito, Bill Raymond, Tony Todd, Angel David
Violence is the theme for this film, whose star Brandon Lee died from a gunshot wound during the actual filming. This is the story of a murder investigation in which the corpse (Brandon Lee) comes back from the dead in the form of a crow and avenges his own murder.
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Cut and Run 1985  PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: Lisa Blount, Willie Aames, Karen Black, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch, Richard Bright, Valentina Forte, Michael Berryman, Gabriele Tinti, Eriq La Salle, John Steiner, Barbara Magnolfi, Luca Barbareschi
The South American drug war is the setting for this movie about freelance journalist Fran's (Lisa Blount) quest for the son, Tommy (Willie Aames), of corporate executives (Richard Bright and Karen Black). Fran and her cameraman Mark (Leonard Mann) travel to the Venezuelan jungles where they deal with brutal natives in the hostile environment. They discover a drug cartel run by corrupt Col. Brian Horne (Richard Lynch) who is holding Tommy captive, and now Fran and Mark are caught up in a life-threatening drug war.
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Evil Spirits 1991 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gary Graver
Cast: Karen Black, Michael Berryman, Arte Johnson, Virginia Mayo, Martine Beswick, Bert Remsen, Debra Lamb, Robert Quarry, Yvette Vickers, Joan Caulfield, Anthony Eisley, Hoke Howell
Boarding-house owner Ella Purdy (Karen Black) listens to the advice of her dead husband and kills off her tenants but keeps their monthly Social Security checks for herself.
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The Guyver 1991 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang
Cast: Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, Jack Armstrong, David Gale, Michael Berryman, Jimmie Walker, Spice Williams, Peter Spellos, Willard E. Pugh, Jeffrey Combs, David Wells, Deborah Gorman
CIA agent Max Reed (Mark Hamill) sets off to obtain a mysterious box from a scientist, but the scientist is murdered after hiding the box from his killers. Sean (Jack Armstrong) finds the box, and, when he gets into a fight, the box causes him to be encased in armor and become a super-being. But the aliens, who can change into terrifying reptilian creatures, want their device back There is a sequel to this film that is based on a Japanese comic-book character.
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Haunting Fear 1991  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Brinke Stevens, Jan-Michael Vincent, Karen Black, Jay Richardson, Delia Sheppard, Michael Berryman, Robert Clark, Robert Quarry, Hoke Howell, Greta Carlson
Victoria (Brinke Stevens) suffers nightmares about being buried alive and seeks help from a therapist, Dr. Julia Harcourt (Karen Black). Meanwhile, Victoria's husband, Terry (Jay Richardson), is having an affair with his secretary, Lisa (Delia Sheppard), and is plotting Victoria's murder–a bad move because it will drive Victoria completely insane–running off, wielding a knife, and disappearing into the night.
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The Hills Have Eyes Part II 1985 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Michael Berryman, Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom, Janus Blythe, Colleen Riley, Penny Johnson, John Laughlin, Willard E. Pugh, Robert Houston, Susan Lanier, Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman, David Nichols, Edith Fellows
When a bus carrying a load of bikers breaks down in the desert, some of the passengers wander off and soon are attacked by cannibals–in the same part of the desert where the Carter family ran into trouble in the original film.
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 The Hills Have Eyes 1977 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Virginia Vincent, Dee Wallace, Martin Speer, Russ Grieve, John Steadman, James Whitworth, Lance Gordon, Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe, Cordy Clark, Peter Locke, Brenda Marinoff
Horrible things happen when a middle-class family–the Carters–drive their mobile home through the desert on their way to California. A breakdown of their vehicle, caused when Air Force jets fly over, leaves them stranded in the territory of desert cannibals who find the Carter baby a likely item for their first dinner menu.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975   R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Michael Berryman, Scatman Crothers, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Brocco, William Duell, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Nathan George, Sydney Lassick, Ted Markland
Jack Nicholson's performance is great as Randle Patrick McMurphy, a convict who feigns mental problems to get himself out of prison. He is admitted to a psychiatric ward, realizes that jail was not so bad, and fights the system of drugging patients to keep them "quiet." In the process, he helps the other patients to gain a sense of self-worth. All this is done under the disapproving eye of insensitive Nurse Ratched (Louise Fledcher). The picture won five Academy awards: Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman), and Writing and was nominated for four others, including Best Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif).
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 Weird Science 1985 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Rusler, Vernon Wells, Britt Leach, Barbara Lang, Michael Berryman, Ivor Barry, Ann Coyle, Suzy J. Kellems
Two enterprising computer wizards–unpopular teens Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith)–find a new way of coming up with a date. They create a very sexy, smart, perfect woman after hacking into an Air Force computer system. When lightning strikes, the woman comes to life. They name her Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) and join her on a wild weekend adventure that includes going to a bar, shopping for cool clothes, driving a sports car, and throwing a party for the "cool" kids. Wyatt's older brother Chet (Bill Paxton) suspects that something strange is going on, but Wyatt finds a way to avoid problems with him, and the fun continues.
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Wizards of the Demon Sword 1991 R, 81 min.
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: Lyle Waggoner, Russ Tamblyn, Blake Bahner, Heidi Paine, Jay Richardson, Dawn Wildsmith, Dan Speaker, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Berryman, Hoke Howell, Dan Golden
The evil Lord Khoura (Lyle Waggoner) grabs possession of the Knife of Actar and, in the process, kidnaps the sword's keeper, Ulric (Russ Tamblyn). Ulric's daughter, Melina (Heidi Paine), recruits swordsman Thane (Blake Bahner) to help free her father, regain the sword, and save the world.
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| 1. Armed Response (1986)
2. The Crow (1994)
3. Cut and Run (1985)
4. Evil Spirits (1991)
5. The Guyver (1991)
6. Haunting Fear (1991)
7. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)
8. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
10. Weird Science (1985)
11. Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
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