Aliens 1986  R, 137 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Mark Rolston, Paul Maxwell, Blain Fairman, Al Matthews, Ricco Ross, Colette Hiller
Fifty-seven years have passed since the last encounter, and Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)–the only survivor of "Alien"–awakens from hibernation and becomes a member of a crew of soldiers on the trail of the alien in her nest (where she has devoured an entire colony except for one little girl). Intense and scary. Weaver continues her good performances and received an Oscar nomination. The film also received two Oscars (Best Visual Effects and Sound Effects Editing) and was nominated for four others.
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The Apocalypse Watch 1997  TV, 174 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Patrick Bergin, John Shea, Virginia Madsen, Benedick Blythe, Malcolm Tierney, Al Matthews, Ted Maynard, Christopher Neame, David Cheung, James Aubrey, James Faulkner, Daphne Cheung, Glynis Barber, Alan Shearman, Geoffrey Toone
Terrorist attacks are breaking out across England, and two members of the CIA, brothers Drew and Harry (Patrick Bergin and John Shea), enter the fray to find out what is going on. They are joined by the girlfriend, Karin (Virginia Madsen), of their CIA brother who was killed by the terrorists. What they find is a vast organization of neo-Nazis. Based on a Robert Ludlum novel by the same name.
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Riders of the Storm 1986 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The American Way
Director: Maurice Phillips
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, Eugene Lipinski, James Aubrey, Al Matthews, William Armstrong, Nigel Pegram, Mark Caven, Michael Ho, Derek Hoxby
Two Vietnam vets (Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard) use their military electronics experience to interrupt broadcasts of a woman presidential candidate who they do not support. "The American Way" is a shortened (by about 15 minutes) version.
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Rough Cut 1980  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven, Timothy West, Patrick Magee, Al Matthews, Susan Littler, Joss Ackland, Isabel Dean, Wolf Kahler
Problems making this film involved four successive directors and a scriptwriter who refused to use his real name in the credits. The plot involves a jewel thief, Jack Rhodes (Burt Reynolds), who falls for the beautiful Gillian Bromley (Lesley-Anne Down), a Scotland Yard operative who has been sent to lure Rhodes into a trap.
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The Sender 1982  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight, Paul Freeman, Marsha A. Hunt, Sean Hewitt, Harry Ditson, Angus MacInnes, Al Matthews, Jana Sheldon, Olivier Pierre, Tracy Harper, Manning Redwood, John Stephen Hill, Monica Buford
A psychiatrist, Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold), deals with a suicidal patient who she dubs "John Doe" (Zeljko Ivanek) when he is put under her care. As he mysteriously disappears and then reappears, "John Doe" telepathically sends his thoughts into the minds of doctors and patients at the hospital. The hospital turns into a nightmare situation as Gail tries to help "John Doe" and solve the problems he appears to be causing.
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Stormy Monday 1988  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting, Sean Bean, James Cosmo, Heathcote Williams, Prunella Gee, Alison Steadman, Al Matthews, Brian Lewis, Mark Long, Brian Lewis, Andrzej Borkowski, Les Wilde, Benny Graham
Corrupt American businessman Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones) is trying to take over Finney's (Sting) Newcastle, England, nightclub. But, he runs into big time trouble from club workers Kate (Melanie Griffith) and Brendan (Sean Bean) who are determined to stop him.
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| 1. Aliens (1986)
2. The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
3. Riders of the Storm (1986)
aka: The American Way
4. Rough Cut (1980)
5. The Sender (1982)
6. Stormy Monday (1988)
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