Peter Vasquez

Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Pamela Reed  •  Linda Hunt

Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Reitman
CAST:  Arnold Schwarzenegger  •  Penelope Ann Miller  •  Pamela Reed  •  Linda Hunt

Sleepstalker (1995)

Seventeen years after slaughtering all but one member of a family, a vicious serial killer known only as "The Sandman" awaits execution. But first, his jailers allow a minister to visit the killer to give him last rites, unaware that the minister is a voodoo priest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Turi Meyer
CAST:  Michael Harris  •  Jay Underwood  •  Kathryn Morris  •  Michael D. Roberts

Seventeen years after slaughtering all but one member of a family, a vicious serial killer known only as "The Sandman" awaits execution. But first, his jailers allow a minister to visit the killer to give him last rites, unaware that the minister is a voodoo priest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Turi Meyer
CAST:  Michael Harris  •  Jay Underwood  •  Kathryn Morris  •  Michael D. Roberts

Colors (1988)

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A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Robert Duvall  •  María Conchita Alonso  •  Randy Brooks

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Robert Duvall  •  María Conchita Alonso  •  Randy Brooks

Street Corner Justice (1996)

Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unfortunately his dream retirement turns out to be a nightmare and he is forced to deal out his own brand of street corner justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Bail
CAST:  Marc Singer  •  Steve Railsback  •  Bryan Cranston  •  Kim Lankford

Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unfortunately his dream retirement turns out to be a nightmare and he is forced to deal out his own brand of street corner justice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Bail
CAST:  Marc Singer  •  Steve Railsback  •  Bryan Cranston  •  Kim Lankford

Prehysteria! (1993)

A young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band  •  Albert Band
CAST:  Brett Cullen  •  Colleen Morris  •  Samantha Mills  •  Austin O'Brien

A young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band  •  Albert Band
CAST:  Brett Cullen  •  Colleen Morris  •  Samantha Mills  •  Austin O'Brien

Big Stan (2007)

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Schneider
CAST:  Rob Schneider  •  David Carradine  •  Jennifer Morrison  •  Scott Wilson

A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Schneider
CAST:  Rob Schneider  •  David Carradine  •  Jennifer Morrison  •  Scott Wilson

Fear (1988)

A family living in an isolated cabin in the woods are terrorized by a gang of escaped convicts. Their leader, a serial killer, is a disturbed Vietnam veteran. What the gang doesn't know is that the family's father is also a Vietnam veteran, and he has no intention ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert A. Ferretti
CAST:  Cliff DeYoung  •  Kay Lenz  •  Zoe Trilling  •  Scott Schwartz

A family living in an isolated cabin in the woods are terrorized by a gang of escaped convicts. Their leader, a serial killer, is a disturbed Vietnam veteran. What the gang doesn't know is that the family's father is also a Vietnam veteran, and he has no intention ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert A. Ferretti
CAST:  Cliff DeYoung  •  Kay Lenz  •  Zoe Trilling  •  Scott Schwartz

King of the Streets (2009)

Rey is a small time drug dealer waiting for a chance to make it in a big way. He is in love with a prostitute, together they share their ups and downs expecting to one day get out of their miserable lives. They continue to struggle until one day they come across an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ignacio Rinza
CAST:  Danny Martinez  •  Russia Hardy  •  Allen Grigorian  •  Traycee King

Rey is a small time drug dealer waiting for a chance to make it in a big way. He is in love with a prostitute, together they share their ups and downs expecting to one day get out of their miserable lives. They continue to struggle until one day they come across an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ignacio Rinza
CAST:  Danny Martinez  •  Russia Hardy  •  Allen Grigorian  •  Traycee King

Crank: High Voltage (2009)

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Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Bai Ling  •  Corey Haim

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Neveldine  •  Brian Taylor
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Amy Smart  •  Bai Ling  •  Corey Haim

Robot Wars (1993)

In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up (despite personal differences, a reluctant romance, and official pressure to cease and desist) to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Band
CAST:  Don Michael Paul  •  Barbara Crampton  •  James Staley  •  Lisa Rinna

In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up (despite personal differences, a reluctant romance, and official pressure to cease and desist) to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Band
CAST:  Don Michael Paul  •  Barbara Crampton  •  James Staley  •  Lisa Rinna

Red Sun Rising (1994)

Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that Yakuza prepares a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Megahy
CAST:  Don Wilson  •  Terry Farrell  •  Mako  •  Michael Ironside

Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that Yakuza prepares a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Megahy
CAST:  Don Wilson  •  Terry Farrell  •  Mako  •  Michael Ironside

Ana Maria in Novela Land (2015)

Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from Novela Land, Ana Maria finally understands why her real life was such a mess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgina Riedel
CAST:  Edy Ganem  •  Michael Steger  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Nestor Serrano

Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from Novela Land, Ana Maria finally understands why her real life was such a mess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Georgina Riedel
CAST:  Edy Ganem  •  Michael Steger  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Nestor Serrano

Destroyer (2018)

When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karyn Kusama
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Sebastian Stan  •  Bradley Whitford

When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karyn Kusama
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Tatiana Maslany  •  Sebastian Stan  •  Bradley Whitford

Almost an Angel (1990)

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Elias Koteas  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Doreen Lang

Terry Dean is an electronics wizard and thief. After he is released from jail, he is hit by a car while saving a little girl's life. While in the hospital, he dreams that God visits him and tells him he's an Angel, and must start doing good things to make up for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Elias Koteas  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  Doreen Lang

Crossed the Line (2014)

A young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her late mother's flower shop in order to run drugs. However, when he crosses the line, she and her siblings seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Conrad
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Caryn Ward  •  Vanessa Williams  •  La'Myia Good

A young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her late mother's flower shop in order to run drugs. However, when he crosses the line, she and her siblings seek revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Conrad
CAST:  Ice-T  •  Caryn Ward  •  Vanessa Williams  •  La'Myia Good