Baby
Love Luci Thompson is the illegitimate teenage sex kitten of a
wealthy doctor; after her sleazy, promiscuous mother dies, Luci sets out to
destroy the doctor and his family. Starring Ann Lynn, Keith Barron, Linda
Hayden, Diana Dors. Based on the novel by Tina Chad Christian.
Written by Guido Coen, Michael Klinger, Alastair Reid; Directed by Reid.
1968.
The
Baltimore Bullet Nick Casey--The Baltimore Bullet--is a
legendary pool player who's seen better days. He takes aspiring pool champ
Billie Joe Robbins under his wing, but soon finds himself facing his protege in
a winner-take-all match. Starring James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Bruce
Boxleitner, Ronee Blakley, Jack O'Halloran, Calvin Lockhart, John Alderman.
Written by John Brascia, Robert Vincent O'Neill; Directed by Robert Ellis
Miller. 1980.
Bittersweet
Love A young married couple expecting a baby suddenly discover
they are half-brother and sister. Starring Lana Turner, Robert Lansing,
Celeste Holm, Robert Alda, Meredith Baxter, Richard Masur. Written by D.A.
Kellogg, Adrian Morrall; Directed by David Miller. 1976.
Born
Again President Richard Nixon's legal counselor Charles Colson
is sent to prison for his part in Watergate. There he is converted from a
cynical politician to a committed Christian, eventually starting his own prison
ministry. Starring Dean Jones, Anne Francis, Jay Robinson, Dana Andrews,
Raymond St. Jacques. Based on the book by Charles Colson. Written by
Walter Bloch; Directed by Irving Rapper. 1978.
Caboblanco
Peru, late 1940s. A Nazi villain, an American tough guy, a French woman in
search of a lost lover, a police captain and others hunt for a $22 million
treasure from a sunken ship. Starring Charles Bronson, Jason Robards,
Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey, Simon MacCorkindale, Camilla Sparv, Gilbert
Roland, James Booth, Clifton James. Written by Víctor Andrés Catena, Jaime
Comas Gil, James Granby Hunter, Morton S. Fine, Milton S. Gelman; Directed by J.
Lee Thompson. 1980.
The
Chicken Chronicles In 1969 a high school senior goes to any
lengths to impress a pretty cheerleader and lose his virginity, while juggling
his job at a chicken joint and trying not to get thrown out of Beverly Hills
High - a fate that could get him sent to Vietnam. Starring Phil Silvers,
Ed Lauter, Steve Guttenberg, Lisa Reeves, Branscombe Richmond, Raven De La
Croix. Written by Paul Diamond; Directed by Frank Simon. 1977.
City
on Fire A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a Midwestern oil refinery
creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that
engulf an entire city. Starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley
Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner, Henry Fonda.
Written by Jack Hill, David P. Lewis, Céline La Frenière; Directed by Alvin
Rakoff. 1979.
Deadly
Hero A bigoted New York cop's rabid hatred forces him into
a bloody rampage in order to save himself and his job. Starring Don
Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, Treat Williams, Danny
DeVito, Rutanya Alda, Deborah Harry. Written by Don Petersen, George
Wislocki; Directed by Ivan Nagy. 1976.
Death
Ship Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a
mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realize
that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for
years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.
Starring George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Saul
Rubinek. Written by Jack Hill, David D. Lewis, John Robins; Directed by
Alvin Rakoff. 1980.
Dirty
Tricks After a Harvard professor comes into possession of a
letter written by George Washington, he finds that criminals are after the
valuable document as well. Starring Elliott Gould, Kate Jackson, Rich
Little, Arthur Hill. Based on the novel "The Glendower Legacy" by
Thomas Gifford. Written by William & Eleanor Norton, Thomas & Camille
Gifford; Directed by Alvin Rakoff. 1981.
Don't
Drink the Water The Hollander family's European vacation is
interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Bulgaria. The Hollanders
leave the plane to take pictures, which results in accusations of spying.
Chased by Bulgarian soldiers, they take refuge in the American Embassy under
the protection of the absent ambassador's hapless son. Starring Jackie
Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Joan Delaney, Michael Constantine.
Based on the play by Woody Allen. Written by Allen, Harvey Bullock;
Directed by Howard Morris. 1969.
A
DREAM OF PASSION Maya is a famous actress who is returning to the
stage for a production of the classic Greek tragedy "Medea", in which she
will play the title character, a mother who murders her children.
Brenda, an American woman, is housed in a nearby Greek prison for killing
her offspring. As a means of better understanding her character, Maya
meets Brenda, but their tense and emotional conversation threatens to
undercut Maya's performance. Starring Melina Mercouri, Ellen Burstyn,
Andréas Voutsinas, Despo Diamantidou. Written & Directed by Jules
Dassin. 1978.
FINAL
EXAM Out to avenge the suicide of a
sorority pledge, a campus-cruising killer hacks up coeds, frat brothers and
security guards during finals week at a small town college. Starring Cecile
Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Ralph Brown, DeAnna Robbins. Written & Directed by
Jimmy Huston. 1981.
Goldengirl
A neo-Nazi Doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter, who
has been specially fed, exercised and conditioned since she was a child to
run in the Olympics. Starring Susan Anton, James Coburn, Curd Jürgens,
Leslie Caron, Robert Culp, Harry Guardino, Michael Lerner, Jessica Walter.
Written by John Kohn; Directed by Joseph Sargent. 1979.
THE
HERO (aka Bloomfield)
A soccer player, a child and an artist find their lives entangled in a story
which achieves its climax in a pivotal soccer match. Starring Richard
Harris, Romy Schneider, Kim Burfield, Maurice Kaufmann. Based on the
novel "Bloomfield" by Joseph Gross. Written by Wolf Mankowitz, Richard
Harris; Directed by Harris, Uri Zohar. 1971.
Hog
Wild Expelled from military school, Tim Warner returns home
to discover that a motorcycle gang has been terrorizing his high school.
He falls for the girlfriend of the gang's leader and ends up battling the
thugs to win her love. Starring Patti D'Arbanville, Michael Biehn,
Tony Rosato, Angelo Rizacos. Written by Stephen J. Miller, Andrew
Peter Marin; Directed by Les Rose. 1980.
Homebodies
When a quiet group of pensioners learn that their homes are to be
torn down to make way for a block of flats, they decide to take action. What
starts as an attempt to discourage the developers soon escalates into the
wholesale murder of developers and construction workers. Starring
Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Frances Fuller, Ian Wolfe, Kenneth Tobey.
Written by Howard Kaminsky, Bennett Sims, Larry Yust; Directed by Yust.
1974.
THE
HOWLING Karen White, a popular L.A. female reporter, cannot get
over the horror of her encounter with a deranged serial killer. Her
psychologist recommends a retreat to a Northern California commune; when she
and her husband arrive, they find a motley crew of residents, strange sounds
in the night, sexual seduction and a deadly secret. Starring Dee Wallace,
Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin
McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, Elisabeth Brooks, Robert Picardo,
Noble Willingham, Kenneth Tobey, Dick Miller, Meshach Taylor. Based on the
novel by Gary Brandner. Written by John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless;
Directed by Joe Dante. 1981. ¤SPECIAL
EDITION:
RESTORES Ten minutes of additional footage; Presented in
Widescreen format; Features Interview with animator David Allen and clips
from unused stop-motion effects, Seven minute outtake reel
and original theatrical trailer.
Hurry
Up, or I'll Be 30 A Brooklyn bachelor's thirtieth birthday
forces him to come to terms with his lack of success in every area of life.
Starring John Lefkowitz, Linda DeCoff, Ronald Anton, Maureen Byrnes, Danny
DeVito. Written by Joseph Jacoby, David Wiltse; Directed by Jacoby.
1973.
Interval
A middle-aged woman falls in love with a painter 20 years her
junior. Starring Merle Oberon, Robert Wolders, Claudio Brook, Russ
Conway. Written by Gavin Lambert; Directed by Daniel Mann. 1973.
"Jock"
Petersen Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-soccer
player, goes to university to study English. He receives
extracurricular help from his stuffy professor's beautiful lecturer wife and
the two eventually become lovers. Starring Jack Thompson, Jacki
Weaver, Wendy Hughes, Belinda Giblin. Written by David Williamson;
Directed by Tim Burstall. 1974.
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Lucky
Luciano After serving nine years of a 50-year sentence,
Mafia don Charles 'Lucky' Luciano is pardoned and deported to post-war
Italy. Once there, Luciano travels to Naples, where he finds himself under a
continuous ten-year investigation by narcotics investigator Charles Siragusa
while he builds a new empire. Starring Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent
Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi, Edmond O'Brien, Rod Steiger.
Written by Francesco Rosi, Tonino Guerra, Lino Iannuzzi, Jerome Chodorov;
Directed by Rosi. 1973.
Macho
Callahan A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate
army is later thrown into a hellish stockade on desertion charges.
Starring David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb, James Booth, Pedro
Armendáriz Jr., David Carradine, Bo Hopkins, Richard Anderson, Diane Ladd.
Written by Richard Carr, Clifford Newton Gould; Directed by Bernard L.
Kowalski. 1970.
The
Man Who Had Power Over Women A
successful talent executive has a serious problem with women - he just can't
keep his grasping hands off them. Starring Rod Taylor, Carol
White, James Booth, Penelope Horner, Valerie Leon. Written by Chris
Bryant, Allan Scott; Directed by John Krish. 1970.
A
Nice Girl Like Me Candida finds life with her elderly
spinster aunts unexciting, so she leaves for Paris and becomes pregnant
after meeting a young student at a museum. A trip to Italy finds her in the
arms of an American man and Candida is soon pregnant again. Then a stranger
gives her baby to Candida at the train station as she prepares to leave for
home. She suddenly has two young babies and another on the way, and must
find a way to care for them. Starring Barbara Ferris, Harry Andrews,
Gladys Cooper, William Hinnant, James Villiers. Based on the novel
"Marry at Leisure" by Anne Piper. Written & Directed by Desmond Davis.
1969.
Night
Games A California housewife is paralyzed by her fear of
having sex, which stems from a childhood rape. Determined to overcome her
problem, she starts a strange course that begins when a man shows up at her
door dressed as a bird. Starring Cindy Pickett, Barry Primus, Joanna
Cassidy, Paul Jenkins. Written by Anton Diether, Clarke Reynolds,
Barth Jules Sussman; Directed by Roger Vadim. 1980.
The
Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia A young singer and his
sister/manager travel to Nashville in search of stardom. As they journey
from one grimy hotel to another, it becomes increasingly obvious that only
one of them has what it takes to become a star. Starring Kristy
McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill, Sunny Johnson, Don Stroud.
Written by Bob Bonney; Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. 1981.
NIGHT
WATCH Living an apparently enviable life
in the upper strata of London society, Ellen Wheeler secretly wrestles with
memories of her dead husband and a past scarred by unresolved bitterness.
Unable to sleep one violently stormy night, Ellen is horrified to see a man
murdered in the deserted house beyond the garden. But when the police find
nothing, Ellen's sanity is questioned, and a terrifying web of intrigue
begins to materialize around her. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence
Harvey, Billie Whitelaw, Robert Lang, Linda Hayden. Based on the play by
Lucille Fletcher. Written by Evan Jones, Tony Williamson; Directed by Brian
G. Hutton. 1973.
Old
Boyfriends Dianne Cruise, a psychologist going through a
severe depression, takes a long look at her life after attempting
suicide. She decides to pay a visit to her former boyfriends in order to get
in touch with her past and map out her future. Starring Talia Shire,
Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi, John Houseman, Buck Henry,
Gerrit Graham, P.J. Soles, Barry Corbin. Written by Leonard & Paul
Schrader; Directed by Joan Tewkesbury. 1979.
The
Old Curiosity Shop The evil Daniel Quilp, a hunchbacked usurer,
wishes to take over the business of an honorable antique dealer. Starring
Anthony Newley, David Hemmings, Jill Bennett, Sarah-Jane Varley, Michael Hordern,
David Warner. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Written by
Irene & Louis Kamp; Directed by Michael Tuchner. 1975.
Permission
to Kill Master spy Alan Curtis must keep the head of a radical
third-world organization from returning to his country. Starring Dirk
Bogarde, Ava Gardner, Bekim Fehmiu, Timothy Dalton, Frederic Forrest.
Written by Robin Estridge; Directed by Cyril Frankel. 1975.
Pipe
Dreams Maria Wilson moves to Alaska, hoping to regain the love
of her estranged husband working on the pipeline there, but finds herself being
pursued by the town boss to become one of his call girls. Starring Gladys
Knight, Barry L. Hankerson, Bruce French, Sherry Bain, Sally Kirkland.
Written & Directed by Stephen Verona. 1976.
A
Place Called Today (aka city
in fear) Tensions arise when a black lawyer runs for mayor
of a racially divided town. Starring J. Herbert Kerr Jr., Lana Wood,
Cheri Caffaro, Richard Smedley. Written & Directed by Don Schain.
1972.
Rabbit
Test A young virgin male is engaged to be married when he
learns to his shock that he's pregnant. Starring Billy Crystal, Joan
Prather, Alex Rocco, Doris Roberts, Imogene Coca, Richard Deacon, Norman Fell,
Alice Ghostley, George Gobel, Roosevelt Grier, Paul Lynde, Peter Marshall, Roddy
McDowall, Sheree North, Tom Poston, Charlotte Rae, Jimmie Walker, Billy Barty,
Valerie Curtin, Keene Curtis, Fannie Flagg, Joan Rivers. Written by Jay
Redack, Joan Rivers; Directed by Rivers. 1978.
Rivals
After a bitter divorce, a little boy sees his mother
remarry. He doesn't seem to mind, until he finds out his mother's husband
has a son his own age and decides to kill him. Starring Joan Hackett,
Robert Klein, Scott Jacoby, Jeanne Tanzy, James Karen. Written &
Directed by Krishna Shah. 1972.
Road
to Salina Jonas is on the road to Salina, Kansas. He stops at a
gas station/restaurant and its owner, Mara, is struck by his resemblance to her
dead son Rocky. Jonas decides to stay on and meet Mara's daughter Billie, but
his presence unexpectedly brings to light some dark facts surrounding Rocky's
death. Starring Mimsy Farmer, Robert Walker Jr., Rita Hayworth, Ed Begley.
Based on the novel by Maurice Cury. Written by Pascal Jardin, Georges
Lautner, Jack Miller; Directed by Lautner. 1970.
ROBINSON
CRUSOE AND THE TIGER The classic tale as told by a narrating tiger
that witnesses castaway Robinson Crusoe's struggles to survive the man-eating
cannibals on a tropical island. Starring Hugo Stiglitz, Ahui Camacho,
Carlos Agostí, Al Coster. Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe.
Written by René Cardona Jr., Mario Zacarias; Directed by Cardona Jr. 1970.
Russian
Roulette A Mountie finds himself entangled in a KGB conspiracy
to kill the renegade Russian Premier Alexei Kosygin during his Canadian visit.
Starring George Segal, Cristina Raines, Bo Brundin, Denholm Elliott, Gordon
Jackson, Louise Fletcher. Based on the novel "Kosygin Is Coming" by Tom
Ardies. Written by Ardies, Stanley Mann, Arnold Margolin; Directed by Lou
Lombardo. 1975.
SCALPEL
(aka False Face) A
psychopathic plastic surgeon transforms a young accident victim into the
spitting image of his missing daughter. Starring Robert Lansing, Judith
Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder, David Scarroll. Written by Joseph Weintraub,
John Grissmer; Directed by Grissmer. 1977.
Sidewinder
1 Motorcross racer J.W. Wyatt works to develop a
high-performance motorcycle while pursuing a romance with the wealthy Chris
Gentry. Starring Marjoe Gortner, Michael Parks, Susan Howard, Alex Cord,
Charlotte Rae. Written by Nancy Voyles Crawford, Thomas A. McMahon;
Directed by Earl Bellamy. 1977.
The
Ski Bum Ski pro Johnny leaves the slopes in favor of the
business world. But he's soon taken advantage of by a gang of crooks, who
plan to use him as their fall guy for a major caper. Starring Zalman King,
Charlotte Rampling, Joseph Mell, Dimitra Arliss, Michael Lerner, Penelope
Spheeris. Written by Bruce D. Clark, Marc Siegler; Directed by Clark.
1971.
The
Sporting Club In northern Michigan, an exclusive hunting club
is where some of the country's richest, most powerful men come to relax and get
closer to nature. Unfortunately, that also means that they become debauched,
amoral killers. Starring Robert Fields, Nicolas Coster, Margaret Blye,
Jack Warden, Richard A. Dysart, Logan Ramsey, Ralph Waite, Jo Ann Harris, Linda
Blair, Anne Ramsey. Based on the novel by Thomas McGuane. Written by
Lorenzo Semple Jr.; Directed by Larry Peerce. 1971.
The
Steagle In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a
mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, traveling
across the country and adopting a different persona in each city. Starring
Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leachman, Jean Allison, Susan Tyrrell,
Diane Ladd. Based on the novel by Irvin Faust. Written & Directed by
Paul Sylbert. 1971.
Stiletto
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia
hitman. Starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'Neal, Joseph Wiseman,
Barbara McNair, Roy Scheider, Lincoln Kilpatrick, James Tolkan, Charles Durning,
Raul Julia, M. Emmet Walsh, Olympia Dukakis. Written by Harold Robbins,
A.J. Russell, W.R. Burnett; Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. 1969.
Stingray
Two drug dealers hide a million bucks and drugs in a red
Corvette Stingray in a used car lot. When they attempt to recover their stash,
they find out that two happy-go-lucky dudes have bought the car. They quickly
pursue the two, along with the police, who think that the car's new owners are
the criminals. Starring Christopher Mitchum, Les Lannom, William Watson,
Cliff Emmich, Sherry Jackson. Written & Directed by Richard Taylor.
1978.
THE
SWIMMING POOL Lovers Marianne and Jean-Paul spend their vacation in a
villa near St.-Tropez, whose main feature is a beautiful swimming pool.
Soon afterwards, Marianne invites former lover Harry and his teenage daughter
Penelope to stay. Tension between the grown-ups arises, especially after
Jean-Paul seduces Penelope. Starring Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice
Ronet, Jane Birkin. Written by Jean-Emmanuel Conil, Jean-Claude Carrière,
Jacques Deray; Directed by Deray. 1969.
The
Tamarind Seed During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil
servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent. Starring Julie
Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy, Harold Pinter, Kate O'Mara.
Based on the novel by Evelyn Anthony. Written & Directed by Blake Edwards.
1974.
THE
TEMPTER Ippolita, a paralyzed young woman with serious mental
problems, is revealed to have been a witch during the Inquisition. She
becomes possessed and starts seducing and killing men before the local priest
and Ippolita's housekeeper perform an exorcism. Starring Carla Gravina,
Mel Ferrer, Arthur Kennedy, George Coulouris, Alida Valli. Written by
Gianfranco Clerici, Alberto De Martino, Vincenzo Mannino; Directed by De
Martino. 1978.
TEN
LITTLE INDIANS Ten guests are invited to a remote desert mansion in
Iran, where the mysterious host describes in a nursery rhyme how they will all
die during the gathering. Starring Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Richard
Attenborough, Stéphane Audran, Herbert Lom, Gert Fröbe, Maria Rohm, Adolfo Celi,
Alberto de Mendoza, Charles Aznavour. Based on the novel by Agatha
Christie. Written by Erich Kröhnke, Enrique Llovet, Harry Alan Towers;
Directed by Peter Collinson. 1974.
THIS
TIME I'LL MAKE YOU RICH An Italian and a Scot are engaged by a Greek
to be his bodyguards, only to find themselves in the middle of a drug war with a
group of Orientals. Starring Antonio Sabato, Brad Harris, Gianni Rizzo,
George Wang, Karin Schubert. Written & Directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
1974.
Thumb
Tripping A stereotypical hippie couple hitchhikes around
California and meets various odd people. Starring Michael Burns, Meg
Foster, Marianna Hill, Burke Byrnes, Mike Conrad, Bruce Dern, Joyce Van Patten.
Based on the novel by Don Mitchell. Written by Mitchell; Directed by
Quentin Masters. 1972.
A
TIME FOR GIVING (aka GENERATION) A harried father is shocked to learn
that his pregnant daughter and kooky son-in-law plan to engage in natural
childbirth for their new baby. Starring David Janssen, Kim Darby, Pete
Duel, Carl Reiner, Andrew Prine, James Coco, Sam Waterston, Lincoln Kilpatrick.
Written by William Goodhart; Directed by George Schaefer. 1969.
Tulips
After many failed attempts at suicide, Leland Irving takes a contract out on
himself. Unfortunately, he happens upon the love of his life--also
suicidal--and must figure out how to call off the hit man. Starring Gabe
Kaplan, Bernadette Peters, Henry Gibson, Al Waxman. Written by Henry Olek,
Al Waxman, Gabe Kaplan; Directed by Rex Bromfield, Mark Warren, Waxman.
1981.
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