Miguel Fernandes

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Ghost Story (1981)

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  John Houseman

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Melvyn Douglas  •  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  John Houseman

Trancers (1984)

Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band
CAST:  Tim Thomerson  •  Helen Hunt  •  Biff Manard  •  Michael Stefani

Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Band
CAST:  Tim Thomerson  •  Helen Hunt  •  Biff Manard  •  Michael Stefani

True Believer (1989)

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Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  James Woods  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Margaret Colin  •  Yuji Okumoto

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  James Woods  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Margaret Colin  •  Yuji Okumoto

Rabid (1977)

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a strange phallic growth on her body and a thirst for human blood—the only nourishment that will now sustain her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Marilyn Chambers  •  Frank Moore  •  Joe Silver  •  Howard Ryshpan

After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a strange phallic growth on her body and a thirst for human blood—the only nourishment that will now sustain her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Marilyn Chambers  •  Frank Moore  •  Joe Silver  •  Howard Ryshpan

Family of Cops (1995)

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Sebastian Spence  •  Kate Trotter

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Kotcheff
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Angela Featherstone  •  Sebastian Spence  •  Kate Trotter

Blood (1989)

Nino, tough but sickly, and his older brother Vicente live in the country with their father. After their father disappears ― we’re never sure why ― murder is suggested. Vicente brings his girlfriend to the house, and a different kind of family is established as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Costa
CAST:  Pedro Hestnes  •  Nuno Ferreira  •  Inês de Medeiros  •  Luís Miguel Cintra

Nino, tough but sickly, and his older brother Vicente live in the country with their father. After their father disappears ― we’re never sure why ― murder is suggested. Vicente brings his girlfriend to the house, and a different kind of family is established as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Costa
CAST:  Pedro Hestnes  •  Nuno Ferreira  •  Inês de Medeiros  •  Luís Miguel Cintra

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DIRECTION:  Ralph L. Thomas
CAST:  Carol Alt  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Eli Wallach  •  Louis Ferreira

Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992)

This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian government to bring down billionaire drug lords Don Pablo Escobar Gaviria and José Rodriguez Gacha, leaders of the infamous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Krasny
CAST:  Dennis Farina  •  Alex McArthur  •  Julie Carmen  •  Michele Placido

This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian government to bring down billionaire drug lords Don Pablo Escobar Gaviria and José Rodriguez Gacha, leaders of the infamous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Krasny
CAST:  Dennis Farina  •  Alex McArthur  •  Julie Carmen  •  Michele Placido

Spasms (1983)

A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Fruet
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Oliver Reed  •  Kerrie Keane  •  Al Waxman

A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Fruet
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Oliver Reed  •  Kerrie Keane  •  Al Waxman

Gridlock (1996)

After explosions destroy all the bridges connecting Manhattan to the rest of New York, the authorities attribute the disaster to a terrorist organization. New York cop Jake Gorki, flying over the Federal Reserve Bank in his helicopter, suspects something else: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandor Stern
CAST:  David Hasselhoff  •  Kathy Ireland  •  Miguel Fernandes  •  Götz Otto

After explosions destroy all the bridges connecting Manhattan to the rest of New York, the authorities attribute the disaster to a terrorist organization. New York cop Jake Gorki, flying over the Federal Reserve Bank in his helicopter, suspects something else: a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sandor Stern
CAST:  David Hasselhoff  •  Kathy Ireland  •  Miguel Fernandes  •  Götz Otto

The Alley Cat (1985)

Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky, their dream become reality, but only to quick turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they had been tricked by him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Beaudin
CAST:  Serge Dupire  •  Monique Spaziani  •  Jean Carmet  •  Julien Guiomar

Florent Boissonneault and his young wife Elise always had one dream: own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky, their dream become reality, but only to quick turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they had been tricked by him, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Beaudin
CAST:  Serge Dupire  •  Monique Spaziani  •  Jean Carmet  •  Julien Guiomar

The Amateur (1981)

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Jarrott
CAST:  John Savage  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Marthe Keller  •  Arthur Hill

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Jarrott
CAST:  John Savage  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Marthe Keller  •  Arthur Hill

The Kidnapping of the President (1980)

A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mendeluk
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Hal Holbrook  •  Van Johnson  •  Ava Gardner

A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mendeluk
CAST:  William Shatner  •  Hal Holbrook  •  Van Johnson  •  Ava Gardner

Dream House (1981)

TV movie 1981 Vacationing Georgia construction worker (John Schneider) meets and falls for Manhattan's comely Director of Urban Renewal (Marilu Henner) and despite her initial rejection of him, sets out to build a dream house for both of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Hardy
CAST:  Marilu Henner  •  Michael Gross  •  John Schneider  •  Remak Ramsay

TV movie 1981 Vacationing Georgia construction worker (John Schneider) meets and falls for Manhattan's comely Director of Urban Renewal (Marilu Henner) and despite her initial rejection of him, sets out to build a dream house for both of them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Hardy
CAST:  Marilu Henner  •  Michael Gross  •  John Schneider  •  Remak Ramsay

Sorry, Wrong Number (1989)

Based on a famous play, follows a bedridden wife who overhears a murder plan on her phone. She tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Wharmby
CAST:  Loni Anderson  •  J. Winston Carroll  •  Carl Weintraub  •  Patrick Macnee

Based on a famous play, follows a bedridden wife who overhears a murder plan on her phone. She tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Wharmby
CAST:  Loni Anderson  •  J. Winston Carroll  •  Carl Weintraub  •  Patrick Macnee

Cold Front (1990)

An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan A. Goldstein
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Kim Coates  •  Beverly D'Angelo

An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan A. Goldstein
CAST:  Martin Sheen  •  Michael Ontkean  •  Kim Coates  •  Beverly D'Angelo

Seeds of Tragedy (1991)

Coca leaves making their way from Peru to Downtown Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Donovan
CAST:  Larenz Tate  •  Norbert Weisser  •  Richard Bairos  •  Stephen Black

Coca leaves making their way from Peru to Downtown Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Donovan
CAST:  Larenz Tate  •  Norbert Weisser  •  Richard Bairos  •  Stephen Black

The Lifeforce Experiment (1994)

A CIA agent infiltrates the research team of a scientist who seeks to capture the essence of a dying leukemia patient.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Mimi Kuzyk  •  Vlasta Vrana  •  Corin Nemec

A CIA agent infiltrates the research team of a scientist who seeks to capture the essence of a dying leukemia patient.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Mimi Kuzyk  •  Vlasta Vrana  •  Corin Nemec

East End Hustle (1976)

Group of prostitutes who rely on each other to revolt against their sinister pimps. Their bid for freedom turns much more dangerous than they ever imagined.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Vitale
CAST:  Andrée Pelletier  •  Anne-Marie Provencher  •  Miguel Fernandes  •  Allan Moyle

Group of prostitutes who rely on each other to revolt against their sinister pimps. Their bid for freedom turns much more dangerous than they ever imagined.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Vitale
CAST:  Andrée Pelletier  •  Anne-Marie Provencher  •  Miguel Fernandes  •  Allan Moyle

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)

Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer). As the trial draws to a close, Charles reflects on the events leading up to the terrible incident...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Murray Markowitz
CAST:  Elke Sommer  •  Donald Pilon  •  Chuck Shamata  •  George Touliatos

Successful businessman Charles Kruschen (Donald Pilon) is accused of bludgeoning to death his beautiful but manipulative model wife Magdalene (Elke Sommer). As the trial draws to a close, Charles reflects on the events leading up to the terrible incident...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Murray Markowitz
CAST:  Elke Sommer  •  Donald Pilon  •  Chuck Shamata  •  George Touliatos
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