Big Alligator River 1979  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: The Great Alligator
Director: Sergio Martino
Cast: Claudio Cassinelli, Barbara Bach, Mel Ferrer, Richard Johnson, Geneve Hutton, Romano Puppo, Fabrizia Castagnoli, Silvia Collatina, Enzo Fisichella, Anny Papa, Bobby Rhodes, Clara Colosimo
Joshua (Mel Ferrer) has just finished greeting his first guests at his tourist resort, Paradise House, when first one of the tourists and then some of the natives are eaten by a giant alligator. But never fear, Alice and Daniel (Barbara Bach and Claudio Cassinelli) will save the day.
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Caveman 1981  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Carl Gottlieb
Cast: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford, John Matuszak, Barbara Bach, Carl Lumbly, Cork Hubbert, Richard Moll, Evan C. Kim
This slapstick comedy is a pretty good spoof in which outcast Atouk (Ringo Starr) grunts out his desires for the beautiful Lana (Barbara Bach).
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A Few Hours of Sunlight 1971  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jacques Deray
Cast: Claudine Auger, Marc Porel, Judith Magre, Barbara Bach, Andre Falcon, Jean-Claude Carriere, Nadine Alari, Gerard Depardieu, Marc Eyraud, Jacques Debary
This is the tragic story of a man who is depressed, though he has an attractive mistress. On a visit to his sister in the country, he meets a woman with whom he can relate and brings her back to Paris. But, his depression persists, and the woman– realizing that he does not love her–sets him free by committing suicide. Notable only for an early film appearance of Gerard Depardieu.
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Force 10 from Navarone 1978 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Barbara Bach, Carl Weathers, Richard Kiel, Alan Badel, Michael Byrne, Philip Latham, Angus MacInnes, Michael Sheard, Petar Buntic, Leslie Schofield, Anthony Langdon
In this sequel to "Guns of Navarone," Major Keith Mallory (Robert Shaw) and SSgt. Dusty Miller (Edward Fox) are the only ones who can identify the traitor who was at Navarone, and they join U.S. Colonel Mike Barnsby (Harrison Ford) and his unit, Force 10, in the search. But, there is more to the mission than Mallory and Miller realize. When plans go awry, they must convince the Germans that they are not spies.
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Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Peter Webb
Cast: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Ralph Richardson, Bryan Brown, Tracey Ullman, John Bennett, George Martin
Beatles fans should enjoy Paul McCartney's story about searching for a missing recording tape, and, as an added bonus, they also get some songs. But this film is NOT going to make anyone's list of "10 Best..."
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Malastrana 1971 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Short Night of the Glass Dolls
Director: Aldo Lado
Cast: Jean Sorel, Ingrid Thulin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach, Fabijan Sovagovic, Jose Quaglio, Piero Vida, Daniele Dublino, Sven Lasta, Luciano Catenacci, Relja Basic, Michaela Martin
This low-budget Italian flick is another in the long line of horror/thrillers popular in the 1970s. Gregory (Jean Sorel) appears to be dead on his arrival at the hospital, even though his body temperature is still normal. He is duly declared dead and sent for an autopsy. But Gregory is indeed alive, though paralyzed, and as he awaits the autopsy he tries to figure out what happened to place him here. Good, creepy film.
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 The Spy Who Loved Me 1977  PG, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel, Curt Jurgens, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Caroline Munro, Walter Gotell, Geoffrey Keen, George Baker, Michael Billington, Vernon Dobtcheff, Olga Bisera, Edward de Souza
Curt Jurgens stars as evil industrialist Karl Stromberg who wants to control an undersea kingdom. In order to accomplish his goal, Stromberg tries to manipulate both the Soviet and American submarine fleets. Not to worry, James Bond, Agent 007 (Roger Moore), teams up with sexy Russian agent Major Anya Amasova(Barbara Bach), and, together, they come to the rescue.
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Stateline Motel 1975 R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Last Chance for a Born Loser
Last Chance
Director: Maurizio Lucidi
Cast: Eli Wallach, Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Massimo Girotti, Barbara Bach, Renato Rossini, Carlo De Mejo, Howard Ross, Celine Lomez, Susanna Onofri, Luigi Antonio Guerra
Joe (Eli Wallach) and Floyd (Fabio Testi) team up and steal $1,000,000 in diamonds. After the heist, they split up and arrange a meeting near the Canadian border. On his way to the meeting, Floyd, who has the diamonds in his possession, experiences car trouble and ends up in a motel run by Fred Norton (Massimo Girotti). It doesn't take long for Floyd to fall for Fred's wife, Michelle (Ursula Andress), and ends up in bed with her. But, now the diamonds are missing and matters take even more of a turn for the worse when Joe, suspecting a double-cross, arrives on the scene.
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Street Law 1974  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama
aka: The Citizen Rebels
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Cast: Franco Nero, Giancarlo Prete, Barbara Bach, Renzo Palmer, Nazzareno Zamperla, Massimo Vanni, Romano Puppo, Adriana Facchetti, Franco Borelli, Mauro Vestri
After muggers (Nazzareno Zamperla, Massimo Vanni, and Romano Puppo) attack and rob Carlo (Franco Nero) at his bank, Carlo takes justice into his own hands and tracks them down.
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Up the Academy 1980 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Downey Sr.
Cast: Ron Leibman, Wendell Brown, Ralph Macchio, Tommy Citera, Tom Poston, Robert Downey Jr., Ian Wolfe, Barbara Bach, Stacy Nelkin, Leonard Frey
Students at the Sheldon R. Weinberg Military Academy rebel against the discipline meted out by the school's Major Vaughn Leisman (Ron Leibman).
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| 1. Big Alligator River (1979)
aka: The Great Alligator
2. Caveman (1981)
3. A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971)
4. Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
5. Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)
6. Jaguar Lives! (1979)
7. Malastrana (1971)
aka: Short Night of the Glass Dolls
8. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
9. Stateline Motel (1975)
aka: Last Chance for a Born Loser
aka: Last Chance
10. Street Law (1974)
aka: The Citizen Rebels
11. Up the Academy (1980)
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