Don't Drink the Water 1969  G, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Morris
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Joan Delaney, Michael Constantine, Howard St. John, Avery Schreiber, Richard Libertini, Danny Meehan, Pierre Olaf, Mark Gordon, Phil Leeds
American tourists (Jackie Gleason and Estelle Parsons) are bound for Europe when their plane is skyjacked, and they end up behind the Iron Curtain. From that tenuous position, their plight gets even worse when they are accused of spying.
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Anne Bancroft, Clive Revill, Mark Blankfield, Megan Cavanagh, Chuck McCann, Avery Schreiber
The Prince of Darkness (Leslie Nielsen) is happy as a Transylvania vampire–even though he keeps tripping over his cape. However, he still has a huge ego to overcome as he tries to keep his dignity in impossible situations throughout this very funny Mel Brooks film.
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 Galaxina 1980  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: William Sachs
Cast: Stephen Macht, Dorothy Stratten, James David Hinton, Avery Schreiber, Ronald Knight, Lionel Mark Smith, Tad Horino, Herb Kaplowitz, Nancy McCauley, Fred Daniel Scott
This low-budget effort is supposed to be a spoof of the biggie sci-fi flicks of the day, but the rocket fuse must have gotten wet. In the 31st century, the interstellar police are on their way to recover "The Blue Star" jewel. On the way, the crew must fill in the time: a crewmember falls in love with a robot; the captain swallows an egg, which turns out to be an alien; and so it goes. Dorothy Stratten, the Playboy Playmate, plays Galaxina the robot, and Stratten was murdered around the time of this film's premiere.
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Hunk 1987  PG, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Lawrence Bassoff
Cast: John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, Deborah Shelton, Rebeccah Bush, James Coco, Robert Morse, Avery Schreiber, Cynthia Szigeti, Melanie Vincz, Doug Shanklin, Page Mosely, Hilary Shepard, Charles Dougherty
Nerdy, computer programmer Bradley Brinkman (Steve Levitt) makes a deal with the Devil, Dr. D (James Coco), in which he temporarily gives up his soul in order to be turned into macho Hunk Golden (John Allen Nelson). Life is good–until She-Devil O'Brien (Deborah Shelton) threatens to turn him back into his nerdy self if he does not perform as the Devil orders.
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Loose Shoes 1980  R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Coming Attractions
Director: Ira Miller
Cast: Bill Murray, Howard Hesseman, David Landesberg, Ed Lauter, Susan Tyrrell, Avery Schreiber, Jaye P. Morgan, Buddy Hackett, Ira Miller, Garry Goodrow
Assorted selections presenting previews of coming attractions are the basis for this satire on B movies. This film marks the film debut of Bill Murray.
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The Monitors 1969 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Shea
Cast: Guy Stockwell, Susan Oliver, Avery Schreiber, Keenan Wynn, Ed Begley, Larry Storch, Alan Arkin, Adam Arkin, Xavier Cugat, Stubby Kaye
During a mercy mission to bring peace on Earth, aliens are dismayed to find Earthlings not receptive to their cause.
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 Pinocchio 1984 TV, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Carl Reiner, Paul Reubens, James Belushi, Lainie Kazan, Vincent Schiavelli, James Coburn, Don Novello, Vito Scotti, Michael Richards, Helena Kallianiotes, Avery Schreiber
The Carlo Collodi story comes to the screen again via TV as part of "Faerie Tale Theater" series. Carl Reiner takes the role of woodcarver Geppetto who dreams of having a son when he creates a wooden puppet, Pinocchio (Paul Reubens). The Blue Fairy (Lainie Kazan) appears on the scene and grants Geppetto's wish by turning Pinocchio into a living marionette. But, Pinocchio must prove himself to be a good boy and must never lie or his nose will grow. Problems lie ahead, but, by story's end, Pinocchio proves that he has a good soul.
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Silent Scream 1980   R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Denny Harris
Cast: Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Avery Schreiber, Barbara Steele, Steve Doubet, Yvonne De Carlo, Brad Rearden, John Widelock, Jack Stryker, Thelma Pelish
When college students move into Mrs. Engels' (Yvonne De Carlo) seaside mansion, they encounter murder and mayhem in what turns out to be a haunted house. No, thanks. 1 User Review
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| | mysticman 01/10/2007 | | I thought the movie was decent, some good scares. The sex scene was excellent, however. Combining a death with sex was very erotic and Scotty's orgasm was one of the best I've ever seen, intense and beautiful! |
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Swashbuckler 1976 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Avery Schreiber, Anjelica Huston, Tom Clancy, Bernard Behrens, Dorothy Tristan
Two 18th-century pirates, Ned Lynch (Robert Shaw) and Nick Debrett (James Earl Jones) try to do in Jamaica's corrupt governor (Peter Boyle) so they can continue in the life to which they have become accustomed. Really bad.
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| 1. Don't Drink the Water (1969)
2. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
3. Galaxina (1980)
4. Hunk (1987)
5. Loose Shoes (1980)
aka: Coming Attractions
6. The Monitors (1969)
7. Pinocchio (1984)
8. Silent Scream (1980)
9. Swashbuckler (1976)
aka: The Scarlet Buccaneer
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