9 2009  PG-13, 79 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Shane Acker
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Chrispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Fred Tatascirore, Elijah Wood, Alan Oppenheimer, Tom Kane, Helen Wilson
In an apocalyptic world, robots have taken over after destroying humanity. Out of the destruction, a burlap doll, #9 (voice of Elijah Wood), comes to life and, with help from his friends–war veteran #1 (voice of Christopher Plummer), inventor #2 (voice of Martin Landau), mechanic #5 (voice of John C. Reilly), visionary artist #6 (voice of Crispin Glover), and warrior #7 (Jennifer Connelly)–sets out to defeat the robots and give hope for the future.
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Death Sentence 1974  TV, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Murder One
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Laurence Luckinbill, Nick Nolte, Alan Oppenheimer, William Schallert, Yvonne Wilder, Herb Voland, Hope Summers, Peter Hobbs, Doreen Lang
When Susan Davies (Cloris Leachman) is selected for the jury in a murder case, she begins to believe the defendant is innocent, and the real killer goes after her–and he's a very close friend.
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Gamera the Invincible 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Cast: Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay, John Baragrey, Dick O'Neill, Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Jun-ichiro Yamashiko, Yoshiro Uchida, Michiko Sugata, Mort Marshall, Bob Carraway, Alan Oppenheimer, John McCurry, Steve Zacharias
"Godzilla" was so popular that it made sense to bring out new monsters. Thus, Gamera was born, and this film is the first of a series, which was revived in the mid-1990s. A nuclear blast in the Arctic awakens Gamera–a giant, flying, fire-breathing monster. Gamera proceeds to wreak havoc on Tokyo and other assorted areas until a plan is developed that is successful in sending Gamera rocketing to Mars.
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Helter Skelter 1976 TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe, Marilyn Burns, Christina Hart, Cathey Paine, Alan Oppenheimer, Rudy Ramos, Sondra Blake, George Garro, Marc Alaimo, Skip Homeier
Based on Vincent Bugliosi's book, this film represents Bugliosi's account of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson and his "family" who murdered seven Beverly Hills residents–including pregnant actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski.
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The Hindenburg 1975 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess Meredith, Charles Durning, Richard Dysart, Robert Clary, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Donat, Alan Oppenheimer, Katherine Helmond, Stephen Elliott, Joanna Moore
In an interesting switch, the Hindenburg explosion is examined as a possible result of the action of saboteurs. In this story, the German government assigns Col. Ritter (George C. Scott) the mission of making sure that no one sabotages the Nazi blimp Hindenburg when it flies to New York. Ritter boards the airship and follows leads that include his ex-lover Ursula (Anne Bancroft), businessman Edward Douglas (Gig Young), suspicious crew members, and the captains Pruss (Charles Durning) and Lehmann (Richard Dysart). Ritter believes that a sabotage is planned and tries to get the blimp landed and the passengers out of danger. But, the Hindenburg explodes over New Jersey, and 36 people are killed.
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland 1992  G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Misami Hata, William T. Hurtz
Cast: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann, Laura Mooney, Bernard Erhard, William E. Martin, Alan Oppenheimer, Michael Bell, Sidney Miller, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Gough
Jointly made by the U.S. and Japan (taking advantage of Japan's animation techniques), this is a good children's story based on an early 1900s' comic strip. Dreams take Nemo (voice of Gabriel Damon) and his flying squirrel friend (voice of Danny Mann) off to a magic land where he befriends the king (voice of Bernard Erhard) and receives the keys to the kingdom. One no-no: do not open the forbidden door. Of course Nemo does, and bad things happen as the forces from Nightmareland are unleashed. Nemo learns several lessons while saving Slumberland.
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 The Neverending Story 1984 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Gerald MacRaney, Moses Gunn, Sydney Bromley, Patricia Hayes, Alan Oppenheimer, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy, Tilo Pruckner, Moses Gunn, Drum Garrett, Darryl Cooksey, Nicholas Gilbert
A young boy, Bastian (Barret Oliver), finds a peculiar-looking book and goes up to the school attic to read it. No sooner does he start reading than he enters a world of fantasy where a force called "The Nothing" is destroying the universe. Only Bastian has the power to beat "The Nothing."
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Private Benjamin 1980 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Zieff
Cast: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker, Barbara Barrie, Mary Kay Place, Harry Dean Stanton, Albert Brooks, Alan Oppenheimer
A young, pampered Jewish princess (Goldie Hawn) suffers misfortune when her husband dies on their wedding night. During her bereavement, she impulsively decides to join the Army–with hilarious results. Hawn received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and Eileen Brennan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
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Star! 1968  G, 174 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, Beryl Reid, Jenny Agutter, Alan Oppenheimer, Roy Scheider
This biography of stage star Gertrude Lawrence flopped at the box office but received seven Academy Award nominations. Julie Andrews as Lawrence and Daniel Massey as Noel Coward are superb. Daniel Massey received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 1 User Review
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| | Best I have Ever Seen | Ethel 02/28/2007 | | So underated! Better than the original title of STAR! Excellent songs and excellent performances! |
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Trancers 4: Jack of Swords 1994  R, 75 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Nutter
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Clabe Hartley, Stacie Randall, Ty Miller, Teri Ivens, Rona Hartner, Alan Oppenheimer, Stephen Macht, Mark Arnold, Lochlyn Munro
Jack (Tim Thomerson) should have taken care of all the Trancers by now but–wait! He is off on a mission, and his time machine is broken by a plant creature from his last mission. Jack ends up in another dimension at a place run by vampires. He (somehow) determines that these are another strain of Trancers. Interestingly, they all have Shakespearian names. Jack joins a resistance group to overturn the evil leadership. One more sequel left.
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Trancers 5: Sudden Deth 1995  R, 73 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Nutter
Cast: Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Ty Miller, Teri Ivens, Mark Arnold, Clabe Hartley, Stephen Macht, Rona Hartner, Lochlyn Munro, Alan Oppenheimer
This final episode (at least so far) finds Jack trying to get out of the dimension where the last episode left him. The Trancers are sure to retaliate and try to regain power, so he must hurry. But–to get home he needs a magical jewel, and he starts the quest. In the meantime, the evil leader is revived, so Jack's quest will be hard. There's no question that it is time to bid a fond farewell to Jack Deth and the Trancers.
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Westworld 1973 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Western
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Victoria Shaw, Norman Bartold, Alan Oppenheimer, Dick Van Patten, Steve Franken, Linda Gaye Scott, Terry Wilson, Majel Barrett, Ann Bellamy, Wade Crosby, Chris Holter, Jared Martin
Gunslinger (Yul Brynner) works at a fantasy resort filled with robots, Westworld, where dreams can come true. Enter two 21st-century men–Martin and Blane (Richard Benjamin and James Brolin)–who dream of living back in the Wild West. Their fantasies reach the realm of reality when the robot Gunslinger stalks them.
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| 1. 9 (2009)
2. The Bionic Woman (1975)
3. Death Sentence (1974)
aka: Murder One
4. Gamera the Invincible (1965)
5. Helter Skelter (1976)
6. The Hindenburg (1975)
7. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
8. The Neverending Story (1984)
9. Private Benjamin (1980)
10. Star! (1968)
aka: Those Were the Happy Times
11. Trancers 4: Jack of Swords (1994)
12. Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1995)
13. Westworld (1973)
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