Brannigan 1975  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Douglas Hickox
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, Ralph Meeker, John Vernon, Lesley-Anne Down, Barry Dennen, Brian Glover, James Booth
Chicago cop Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) heads for London on the trail of an escaped criminal.
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Kentucky Fried Movie 1977  R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, Evan C. Kim, Donald Sutherland, George Lazenby, Bong Soo Han, Marilyn Joi, Saul Kahan, Barry Dennen, Jim Abrahams, Marcy Goldman, Joseph G. Medalis, Rich Gates, Tara Strohmeier, Neil Thompson
Satirical skits from the Kentucky Fried Theater–a group that was formed at the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the early 1970s–are brought to the screen. This film contains over 20 segments, which include well-known stars, and features satire and parodies of a variety of subjects. One of the best segments is "A Fistful of Yen" that presents a spoof on martial-arts films.
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Madhouse 1974 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim Clark
Cast: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri, Natasha Pyne, Linda Hayden, Catherine Willmer, Jenny Lee Wright, Barry Dennen, Ellis Dayle
In the process of making a TV series, the star (Vincent Price) is in the middle of a series of murders of his crew and fellow actors. Archival footage of Boris Karloff adds to the effect.
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Not for Publication 1984  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Barry Dennen, Richard Blackburn, Jeanne Evans, Richard Paul, Michael Sullivan
Reporter Lois (Nancy Allen) works for a sleazy New York newspaper that specializes in finding all the scandals that abound in the city. She also has a second job: working for the mayor. When she begins to suspect the mayor of wrongdoing, the fun begins. Bizarre characters, funny at times, tasteless more often than not.
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 The Shining 1980 R, 142 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Barry Dennen, Manning Redwood
This film begins with a father (Jack Nicholson) moving his family (Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd) up to a mountain retreat where he will be its caretaker for the winter. Sounds heavenly, but then Dad starts to go more than a little stir crazy and is transformed into a demon whose aim is to do in his little family. Based on Stephen King's novel.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1991 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
Director: David Greene
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Glover, Bruce A. Young, Amy Steel, John Scott Clough, Samantha Jordan, Erinn Canavan, J. Michael Flynn, Vinny Argiro, Pat Skipper, Barry Dennen, Alexandra Johnson, Bradley Mott, Beans Morocco
In this made-for-TV remake of the 1962 classic, Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of invalid, ex-film star Blanche, and Lynn Redgrave plays her jealous, torturing, younger sister, Jane. Jane had gained stardom as the child star "Baby Jane," but her career then faded. Blanche, on the other hand, as an adult rose to success as a film star but was severely injured in an accident and has been paralyzed ever since. Jane tortures and plots to murder Blanche while planning a comeback in the show business world with help from musician Billy Cork (John Glover) who is destined–because of Jane–to meet a tragic end.
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| 1. Brannigan (1975)
2. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
3. Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
4. Madhouse (1974)
5. Not for Publication (1984)
6. The Shining (1980)
7. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
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