Asteroid 1997  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bradford May
Cast: Michael Biehn, Annabella Sciorra, Zachary Charles, Don Franklin, Anthony Zerbe, Carlos Gomez, Michael Weatherly, Jensen Daggett, Frank McRae, Gerry Becker
Originally a TV miniseries, this filmed version has been pared down by about an hour. A large asteroid is headed for Earth after being kicked out of its orbit by a comet. The asteroid could wipe out the entire population of Earth, so something must be done to destroy it. That something would be weapons fired at it, which does break it up into small pieces. The bad news is that the chunks all fall on Dallas, wreaking havoc. The last half of the film is concerned with the efforts of our heroes to save the people from the devastation.
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Baja Oklahoma 1988  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Julia Roberts, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Alice Krige, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Carole Davis, Linda Dona
Based on Dan Jenkins' novel, this is a delightful musical/comedy about a Texas barmaid who dreams of making a name for herself in the music business.
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The Dead Zone 1983 R, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Nicholas Campbell, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Sean Sullivan, Geza Kovacs, Roberta Weiss, Simon Craig, Peter Dvorsky
Written by Stephen King, this is the story of high school teacher Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) who is badly injured while in a car with his girlfriend, Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams). Upon awakening from a five-year coma, Johnny discovers that he can see people's futures just by touching them. Johnny's life has changed, and he tries to move on. His physician, Dr. Sam Weizak (Herbert Lom), believes that Johnny has not only the ability to predict the future but to change it as well. When Johnny shakes the hand of political candidate Greg Stillson (Martin Sheen), Johnny's ability is tested when he sees Stillson as a future President of the United States in the middle of a nuclear holocaust.
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975  R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Dick Richards
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Jack O'Halloran, Sylvester Stallone, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean Stanton, Walter McGinn, Joe Spinell
Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) employs his expertise as a private detective to find ex-convict Moose Malloy's (Jack O'Halloran) old girlfriend. During the search Marlowe runs into murder, blackmail, and prostitution. Based on Raymond Chandler's book, this is also a remake of the 1944 film and is nearly as good as that classic.
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The First Deadly Sin 1980  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, James Whitmore, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel, Anthony Zerbe, George Coe, Joe Spinell, Bruce Willis, Anna Navarro, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Devaney, Hugh Hurd, Robert Weil
Police detective Edward Delaney (Frank Sinatra) is nearing retirement, and his wife Barbara (Faye Dunaway) is dying and looking for a miracle to save herself. Meanwhile, Edward is stalking a psychotic killer (David Dukes) in this chilling drama.
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 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1972  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Barry Crane
Cast: Stewart Granger, William Shatner, Bernard Fox, John Williams, Anthony Zerbe, Jane Merrow, Sally Ann Howes, Brendan Dillon, Ian Ireland, Alan Caillou, Arline Anderson, Liam Dunn, Michael St. Clair, Constance Cavendish, Barry Bernard
In this made-for-TV version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tale, Holmes (Stewart Granger) is asked to investigate the Baskerville family curse and protect the latest heir, Sir Henry Baskerville (Ian Ireland). Holmes sends Dr. Watson (Bernard Fox) to the Baskerville estate to investigate, while Holmes disguises himself to perform undercover work. Together, Watson and Holmes learn that a relative of the Baskerville family plans to use a gigantic hound to kill Henry and then gain possession of the estate.
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The Laughing Policeman 1974 R, 111 min.
Genre: Action
aka: An Investigation of Murder
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Cast: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Anthony Zerbe, Anthony Costello, Cathy Lee Crosby, Joanna Cassidy, Albert Paulsen, William Hansen, Paul Koslo
Policemen Jake Martin (Walter Matthau) and Leo Larson (Bruce Dern) track down a psychopath who killed all the passengers on a San Francisco bus, and it is feared that he will strike again.
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Licence to Kill 1989 PG-13, 133 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Frank McRae, Everett McGill, Benicio Del Toro, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Wayne Newton, Anthony Starke, Robert Brown, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Priscilla Barnes
Timothy Dalton continues his James Bond portrayals in his second starring role as Agent 007. This time, he heads to Mexico to fight a drug empire after learning that drug dealer Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) has killed his CIA friend Felix Leiter's (David Hedison) bride on their honeymoon. Bond tracks down Sanchez, and the chase culminates on the highway and involves an oil tanker and a helicopter.
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 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 R, 138 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Monica Belucci, Lambert Wilson, Randall Duk Kim, Harry Lennix, Nona Gaye, Anthony Zerbe, Harold Perrineau, Neil&Adrian Rayment, Gloria Foster, Helmut Bakaitis
In this "Matrix" sequel, Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) have been called to join Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) on a trip to Zion. Neo finds The Oracle (Gloria Foster) who tells him that unless he can fend off the robots drilling into Zion (the last free human colony hidden under Earth's surface), the survivors living in Zion have only 72 hours left to live. Now, Neo deals with Persephone (Monica Belucci) to get her husband Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) to release The Key Maker (Randall Duk Kim) in order to unlock "The Source" and save the citizens of Zion. The Key Maker is released, but now Merovingian sends his henchmen–the albino twins (Neil Rayment and Adrian Rayment)–out to track down Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus.
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 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 R, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ian Bliss, Mary Alice, Monica Bellucci, Nona Gaye, Clayton Watson, Harold Perrineau, Lambert Wilson, Harry Lennix, Anthony Zerbe, Rupert Reid
As the citizens of Zion are mobilizing for an all-out battle against the machines, Neo (Keanu Reeves) lies in a comatose state in a subway station between the Matrix and the Real World. Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) holds a vigil over Neo's unconscious body and works with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to free him. They succeed, and Neo again meets with The Oracle (Mary Alice). Now, with aid from Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Neo and Trinity enter the dangerous machine world where Neo makes a deal with the Deus Ex Machina to end the war and, hopefully, save the world.
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The Molly Maguires 1970 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Zerbe, Art Lund, Frank Finlay, Bethel Leslie, John Alderson, Anthony Costello, Philip Bourneuf, Brendan Dillon, Frances Heflin, Malachy McCourt, Susan Goodman, Chuck Hicks
This film is based on the true story of Irish emigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and worked in coal mines during the 1800s. The miners form a secret group, the "Molly Maguires" whose aim is to correct abuse in the mines. Jack Kehoe (Sean Connery) serves as their leader, and sabotage and murder are how they fight the mine owners. The owners hire Pinkerton detective James McParlan (Richard Harris) to go undercover, infiltrate the Molly Maguires, and report on their activities. McParlan does get first-hand information and begins to understand that the Molly Maguires are protesting truly miserable conditions and exploitation in the mines. Now, McParlan's loyalties become divided between the mine owners who hired him and the struggling miners.
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Off Beat 1986 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Dinner
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Mantegna, Jacques d'Amboise, Amy Wright, John Turturro, Harvey Keitel, Julie Bovasso, Anthony Zerbe
Librarian Joe Gower (Judge Reinhold) is filling in for a friend on the police force when he meets and falls in love with a female officer, Rachel Wareham (Meg Tilly)
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 The Omega Man 1971 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Eric Laneuville, John Dierkes, Brian Tochi, Jill Giraldi, Anna Aries, DeVeren Bookwalter, Monika Henreid, Linda Redfearn, Forrest Wood
This film adaptation of Richard J. Matheson's "I Am a Legend" is about a bacteriological-war survivor, Col. Robert Neville (Charlton Heston), who guards a life-saving serum in his Los Angeles high-rise apartment while fighting off mutated zombies led by Matthias (Anthony Zerbe). Neville believes that he is the sole survivor on Earth until he encounters a group of young people, led by Lisa (Rosalind Cash). Neville becomes romantically involved with Lisa, and, together, they try to suppress the zombies. The original movie adaptation of "I Am a Legend" was made as "The Last Man on Earth" in 1964 and starred Vincent Price as the lone survivor. It was again re-made in 2007 as "I Am Legend."
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Onassis
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn, Francesca Annis, Elias Koteas, Beatie Edney, Anthony Zerbe, John Kapelos, Simon Andreu, Silvia Tortosa, Geoffrey Hutchings, Dimitra Arliss
This made-for-TV biography of the life of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Raul Julia) traces his life through his rise to fame and fortune including long-time relationship with singer Maria Callas (Jane Seymour) and marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy (Francesca Annis).
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Opposing Force 1986 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Hellcamp
Director: Eric Carson
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Zerbe, John Considine, Robert Wightman, Jeff Moldovan
During training, a group of soldiers undergo a simulation of what it would be like living in a P.O.W. camp. During the exercise, their commander goes insane and rapes the female soldier, setting off more violence.
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Papillon 1973 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Gregory Sierra, Ratna Assan, Val Avery, William Smithers, Vic Tayback, Mills Watson
The infamous French Guinea prison colony, Devil's Island, was an inhumane place on which to exist. One resident, Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), claiming that he was falsely accused and convicted of murder, tries again and again to escape. After saving the life of fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon receives help from Dega in his escape attempts. This film is based on the true story of his many escape attempts that finally culminate in his harrowing escape from Devil's Island.
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The Parallax View 1974 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Kenneth Mars, Kelly Thordsen, Stacy Keach Sr., Paula Prentiss, Anthony Zerbe, Bill McKinney, Ted Gehring, Walter McGinn, Chuck Waters, Earl Hindman, William Joyce, Jo Ann Harris
Following the assassination of a U.S. senator at the Seattle Space Needle, reporter Joseph Frady (Warren Beatty) gets involved in the case when he realizes that eyewitness reporters at the assassination are dying mysteriously. His ex-girlfriend and colleague Lee Carter (Paula Prentiss) was an eyewitness, and Frady is determined to uncover the truth behind the murders. His investigation leads him to a conspiracy involving the Parallax Corporation, and Frady, aided by his editor Bill Rintels (Hume Cronyn), goes undercover to infiltrate the corporation. But, Parallax knows about Joe, and he may be the next in line to lose his life. Thrilling all the way.
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Rooster Cogburn 1975 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Stuart Miller
Cast: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan, Anthony Zerbe, Strother Martin, John McIntire, Paul Koslo, Jack Colvin, Warren Vanders, Lane Smith
A boozing U.S. marshal (John Wayne), complete with patch over one eye, fights for law and order with a minister's daughter (Katharine Hepburn) as his sidekick. Hepburn and Wayne are a good team in this sometimes-exciting film.
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Alan North, Anthony Zerbe, Louis Giambalvo, Kristen Childs, Hardy Rawls, Audrie J. Neenan, John Capodice
A blind man (Richard Pryor) and a deaf man (Gene Wilder) work at a newspaper stand in New York. One day, a murder takes place near their newsstand, and guess who is arrested for the dirty deed? The stars are there, the idea is there, but the execution of the film isn't all it could be.
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Soggy Bottom, USA 1981 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast: Ben Johnson, Ann Wedgeworth, Lois Nettleton, Dub Taylor, Anthony Zerbe, Jack Elam, P.J. Soles, Cloris Leachman, Lane Smith, Don Johnson, Earl Boen, Hank Worden
Set in a Southern town during Prohibition, a sheriff tries to keep law and order with virtually no support from the townsfolk. The fine cast makes this otherwise weak film watchable.
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Star Trek: Insurrection 1998 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony Zerbe
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his crew risk courts martial as they try to save the peaceful Ba'ku race from a forced relocation by the Son'a who want them exiled from the planet.
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Steel Dawn 1987  R, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Lance Hool
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Christopher Neame, Anthony Zerbe, Brion James, John Fujioka, Brett Hool, Arnold Vosloo, Marcel Van Heerden, James Whyle
In a post-holocaust world, a colony of settlers is threatened because their water supply is in jeopardy. Onto the scene comes Nomad (Patrick Swayze) to help them–especially the young widow (Lisa Niemi).
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs 1970 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Martin Landau, David Sheiner, Anthony Zerbe, Jeff Corey, Edward Asner, Norma Crane, Juano Hernandez, Beverly Todd
Police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is once again out on the street solving crimes, but his real personality comes through in his father/son relationship. Follows "In the Heat of the Night" and is followed by "The Organization."
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Touch 1997 R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Schrader
Cast: Christopher Walken, Skeet Ulrich, Bridget Fonda, Tom Arnold, Gina Gershon, Janeane Garofalo, Lolita Davidovich, Paul Mazursky, John Doe, Conchata Ferrell, LL Cool J, Maria Celedonio, Anthony Zerbe, Breckin Meyer
Juvenal (Skeet Ulrich) is a healer who can perform miracles through his touch. He is a confused young man who Bill Hill (Christopher Walken) hopes to exploit–with help from Lynn (Bridget Fonda)–as a member of his evangelism business.
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The Turning Point 1977 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Tom Skerritt, Alexandra Danilova, Anthony Zerbe, James Crittenden, Marshall Thompson
This very good story is about two mature women, Emma (Anne Bancroft) and Deedee (Shirley MacLaine), who have chosen different paths at turning points in their lives. One took career over family, while the other woman sacrificed fame for love and a family. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards but won none. The nominations included: Best Picture, Actress (two nominations), Director, Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), and Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne).
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Who'll Stop the Rain? 1978 R, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Dog Soldiers
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Mazur, Ray Sharkey, Gail Strickland, David Opatoshu, Charles Haid, Joaquin Martinez, Timothy Blake, James Cranna, Jean Howell, Shelby Balik, Jose Carlos Ruiz
Based on Robert Stone's award-winning novel "Dog Soldiers," this story begins with Marine Corps combat veteran John Converse (Michael Moriarty) returning to Vietnam as a journalist and deciding to smuggle heroin into the United States. Merchant Marine sailor Ray Hicks (Nick Nolte) delivers the drugs to John's wife Marge (Tuesday Weld) in California, but then thugs–Smitty and Danskin (Ray Sharkey and Richard Mazur)–steal the drugs. It isn't long before Ray and Marge are on the lam–with crooked narcotics agent Antheil (Anthony Zerbe) close behind.
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Will Penny 1968 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Lee Majors, Bruce Dern, Anthony Zerbe, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Donald Pleasence, Clifton James, William Schallert
Charlton Heston plays the title role of a rugged cowboy living on the range who forsakes society until he meets Catherine Allen (Joan Hackett) who is out for a new life, and introduces him to the more civilized world in which she lives. One of Heston's best performances.
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| 1. Asteroid (1997)
2. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
3. The Dead Zone (1983)
4. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
5. The First Deadly Sin (1980)
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
7. Independence (1987)
8. The Laughing Policeman (1974)
aka: An Investigation of Murder
9. Licence to Kill (1989)
10. Listen to Me (1989)
11. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
12. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
13. The Molly Maguires (1970)
14. Off Beat (1986)
15. The Omega Man (1971)
16. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
aka: Onassis
17. Opposing Force (1986)
aka: Hellcamp
18. Papillon (1973)
19. The Parallax View (1974)
20. Rooster Cogburn (1975)
21. See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
22. Soggy Bottom, USA (1981)
23. Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
24. Steel Dawn (1987)
25. They Call Me Mister Tibbs (1970)
26. Touch (1997)
27. The Turning Point (1977)
28. Who'll Stop the Rain? (1978)
aka: Dog Soldiers
29. Will Penny (1968)
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