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Thief (1981)

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Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  James Caan  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Willie Nelson  •  Jim Belushi

Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  James Caan  •  Tuesday Weld  •  Willie Nelson  •  Jim Belushi

Bound by Honor (1993)

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Damian Chapa  •  Jesse Borrego  •  Benjamin Bratt  •  Enrique Castillo

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Damian Chapa  •  Jesse Borrego  •  Benjamin Bratt  •  Enrique Castillo

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pryor
CAST:  Richard Pryor  •  Debbie Allen  •  Art Evans  •  Fay Hauser

Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pryor
CAST:  Richard Pryor  •  Debbie Allen  •  Art Evans  •  Fay Hauser

Point Break (1991)

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In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Gary Busey  •  Lori Petty

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Gary Busey  •  Lori Petty

Stark (1985)

Wichita policeman, Evan Stark, goes to Las Vegas in search of his missing sister, Laura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Marilu Henner  •  Nicolas Surovy  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Seth Jaffe

Wichita policeman, Evan Stark, goes to Las Vegas in search of his missing sister, Laura.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Marilu Henner  •  Nicolas Surovy  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Seth Jaffe

Oblivion (1994)

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Irvin
CAST:  Richard Joseph Paul  •  Jackie Swanson  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Meg Foster

On another planet which resembles the Old West, a die-hard pacifist is forced to re-examine his ways after an evil alien bandit and his gang murder his estranged sheriff father, take over his home town, and threaten his friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Irvin
CAST:  Richard Joseph Paul  •  Jackie Swanson  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Meg Foster

Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994)

A demoness from Hell, Veronica Iscariot, uninterested in tormenting the souls of damned sinners, ascends to the world above and finds our world full of evil and corruption. Veronica decides her mission in life is to punish the wicked and evil and goes about this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Linda Hassani
CAST:  Angela Featherstone  •  Constantin Drăgănescu  •  Daniel Markel  •  Milton James

A demoness from Hell, Veronica Iscariot, uninterested in tormenting the souls of damned sinners, ascends to the world above and finds our world full of evil and corruption. Veronica decides her mission in life is to punish the wicked and evil and goes about this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Linda Hassani
CAST:  Angela Featherstone  •  Constantin Drăgănescu  •  Daniel Markel  •  Milton James

Showdown (1993)

Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Billy Blanks  •  Kenn Scott  •  Christine Taylor  •  John Asher

Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has since then become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Billy Blanks  •  Kenn Scott  •  Christine Taylor  •  John Asher

On the Right Track (1981)

Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Gary Coleman  •  Michael Lembeck  •  Lisa Eilbacher  •  Maureen Stapleton

Lester is a homeless shoeshine boy living in a railway station. He's got this funny knack for picking the winning horses' names out of the paper while shining shoes. When word gets around, though, everyone wants a piece of the action.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Philips
CAST:  Gary Coleman  •  Michael Lembeck  •  Lisa Eilbacher  •  Maureen Stapleton

Triplecross (1986)

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private detectives. They get involved in cases involving the death of an artist, underworld figures, blackmail and a fix on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Ted Wass  •  Markie Post  •  Gary Swanson  •  Shannon Wilcox

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force and use their money to become flamboyant private detectives. They get involved in cases involving the death of an artist, underworld figures, blackmail and a fix on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Ted Wass  •  Markie Post  •  Gary Swanson  •  Shannon Wilcox

The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991)

Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Bilson
CAST:  John Wesley Shipp  •  Mark Hamill  •  Amanda Pays  •  Alex Désert

Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the Trickster  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny Bilson
CAST:  John Wesley Shipp  •  Mark Hamill  •  Amanda Pays  •  Alex Désert

The Marva Collins Story (1981)

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Cicely Tyson  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Rodrick F. Wimberly  •  Mashaune Hardy

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Cicely Tyson  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Rodrick F. Wimberly  •  Mashaune Hardy

Moment of Truth: Stalking Back (1993)

A teen girl is stalked and harassed by a perverted man ten years older than she is, but despite help from her family, there's little the police can do to get rid of him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Allen
CAST:  Shanna Reed  •  John Martin  •  LuAnne Ponce  •  Tom Kurlander

A teen girl is stalked and harassed by a perverted man ten years older than she is, but despite help from her family, there's little the police can do to get rid of him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Corey Allen
CAST:  Shanna Reed  •  John Martin  •  LuAnne Ponce  •  Tom Kurlander

Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)

This is a splendid little sleeper of a movie. Ernie Kovacs was one of the giants of early television. I think he would be pleased with the way Jeff Goldbloom captures his wonky personality. Melody Anderson also distills that of Edie Adams. There is a very basic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Jeff Goldblum  •  Melody Anderson  •  Madolyn Smith Osborne  •  John Glover

This is a splendid little sleeper of a movie. Ernie Kovacs was one of the giants of early television. I think he would be pleased with the way Jeff Goldbloom captures his wonky personality. Melody Anderson also distills that of Edie Adams. There is a very basic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Jeff Goldblum  •  Melody Anderson  •  Madolyn Smith Osborne  •  John Glover

The Invisible Kid (1988)

A nerdy teenage scientist discovers a formula for invisibility, and uses it to take revenge on all those who have wronged him--and also to spy on the girls' shower room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avery Crounse
CAST:  Jay Underwood  •  Wallace Langham  •  Chynna Phillips  •  Mike Genovese

A nerdy teenage scientist discovers a formula for invisibility, and uses it to take revenge on all those who have wronged him--and also to spy on the girls' shower room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avery Crounse
CAST:  Jay Underwood  •  Wallace Langham  •  Chynna Phillips  •  Mike Genovese

Eyes of Fire (1983)

A preacher is accused of adultery and he and his followers are chased out of town and become stranded in an isolated forest which is haunted by the spirits of long dead Native Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avery Crounse
CAST:  Dennis Lipscomb  •  Guy Boyd  •  Rebecca Stanley  •  Sally Klein

A preacher is accused of adultery and he and his followers are chased out of town and become stranded in an isolated forest which is haunted by the spirits of long dead Native Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Avery Crounse
CAST:  Dennis Lipscomb  •  Guy Boyd  •  Rebecca Stanley  •  Sally Klein

Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)

In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Irvin
CAST:  Richard Joseph Paul  •  Jackie Swanson  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Meg Foster

In the alien-western world of Oblivion, a suave, yet lethal bounty hunter named Sweeney arrives to arrest the seductive outlaw Lash on multiple charges, including murder. Lash, who just "inherited" a mine of Derconium (the most valuable mineral in the universe) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Irvin
CAST:  Richard Joseph Paul  •  Jackie Swanson  •  Andrew Divoff  •  Meg Foster

Executive Target (1997)

His wife held hostage, a stunt driver is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Merhi
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Roy Scheider  •  Keith David  •  Angie Everhart

His wife held hostage, a stunt driver is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Merhi
CAST:  Michael Madsen  •  Roy Scheider  •  Keith David  •  Angie Everhart

Best of the Best 2 (1993)

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Phillip Rhee  •  Chris Penn  •  Edan Gross

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to avenge their friend's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Radler
CAST:  Eric Roberts  •  Phillip Rhee  •  Chris Penn  •  Edan Gross

Code of Silence (1985)

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Davis
CAST:  Chuck Norris  •  Mike Genovese  •  Henry Silva  •  Bert Remsen

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Davis
CAST:  Chuck Norris  •  Mike Genovese  •  Henry Silva  •  Bert Remsen
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