Evil Spirits 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gary Graver
Cast: Karen Black, Michael Berryman, Arte Johnson, Virginia Mayo, Martine Beswick, Bert Remsen, Debra Lamb, Robert Quarry, Yvette Vickers, Joan Caulfield, Anthony Eisley, Hoke Howell
Boarding-house owner Ella Purdy (Karen Black) listens to the advice of her dead husband and kills off her tenants but keeps their monthly Social Security checks for herself.
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Evil Toons 1990  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: David Carradine, Arte Johnson, Dick Miller, Monique Gabrielle, Suzanne Ager, Madison Stone, Barbara Dare, Don Dowe, Michelle Bauer
Four sexy, young women are hired to clean up an old house and they set loose a demon–a cartoon demon at that. The demon lusts for young women's blood in this cheapie.
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Love at First Bite 1979  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Isabel Sanford, Arte Johnson, Sherman Hemsley, Barry Gordon, Ronnie Schell, Michael Pataki
This modern-day Count Dracula (George Hamilton) is deported from Transylvania and ends up in the blood bank of New York City trying to satisfy his vampire needs. He meets and falls in love with fashion model Cindy Soundheim (Susan Saint James) much to the dismay of her boyfriend, Dr. Jeff Rosenberg (Richard Benjamin).
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Miracle in the Rain 1956  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Peggie Castle, Fred Clark, Eileen Heckart, Josephine Hutchinson, William Gargan, Marcel Dalio, George Givot, Barbara Nichols, Halliwell Hobbes, Paul Picerni, Alan King, Arte Johnson, Minerva Urecal
During World War II, a New York City shoe company secretary, Ruth Wood (Jane Wyman), falls in love with and accepts the proposal from Army Pvt. Arthur Hugenon (Van Johnson) just before he is shipped overseas. Arthur is killed in the war, and Ruth nearly falls apart both mentally and physically–until she walks past St. Patrick's Cathedral, and a miracle occurs.
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Munchie 1992 PG, 80 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Loni Anderson, Dom DeLuise, Andrew Stevens, Arte Johnson, Jaime McEnnan, Scott Ferguson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Toni Naples, Monique Gabrielle, Ace Mask, Angus Scrimm, Jay Richardson
This is a sequel, of sorts, to Roger Corman's "Munchies" (1987), but there is only one Munchie (voice of Dom DeLuise) left, and he is child-friendly. Young Gage Dobson (Jaime McEnnan) finds a crate in an abandoned mine, and the crate contains Munchie. With the power to grant wishes, Munchie takes care of Gage's problems–such as dealing with bullies and low grades.
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The President's Analyst 1967  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden, Joan Delaney, Pat Harrington Jr., Eduard Franz, Walter Burke, Will Geer, William Daniels, Arte Johnson
Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) has been selected as personal psychiatrist to the President of the United States. Because of all the state secrets he learns, he becomes paranoid. Suspecting both American and foreign government agents, he is wary of everyone. James Coburn: "Killing is an excellent way of dealing with a hostility problem."
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Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers 1987  TV, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano
Cast: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Sorrell Booke, Rob Paulsen, Ronnie Schell, Jerry Houser, Arte Johnson, Victoria Carroll, William Callaway, Michael Rye, June Foray, Hamilton Camp
Shaggy (voice of Casey Kasem) inherits a mansion and he, along with fellow sleuths Scooby and Scrappy (both voice of Don Messick), hit the road for the estate. The estate seems to be haunted, and the spooking begins even before they arrive.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1974 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Della Reese, Eric Laneuville, Slim Pickens, Arte Johnson, Vito Scotti, Warren Vanders
This pilot for a TV series didn't bear fruit, nor did it deserve to. It is, however, worth a look if you are bored, as a loud and salty retired navy cook (Ernest Borgnine) operates a tug. Life on the waterfront sets the scene.
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| 1. Evil Spirits (1991)
2. Evil Toons (1990)
3. Love at First Bite (1979)
4. Miracle in the Rain (1956)
5. Munchie (1992)
6. The President's Analyst (1967)
7. Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
8. Twice in a Lifetime (1974)
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