A Bucket of Blood 1959  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Anthony Carbone, Julian Burton, Ed Nelson, John Brinkley, Bert Convy, John Herman Shaner, Bruno VeSota, Judy Bamber, Myrtle Vail, Lynn Storey
Nerdy Walter Paisley (Dick Miller, in the first of several "Walter Paisley" films) is a busboy in a Greenwich Village cafe frequented by artistic-type people. He admires their lifestyle, but at the same time he is jealous of their talents. One day while trying to save a cat, he accidentally kills it, and, in order to hide the killing, he covers it with plaster, thus making it a sculpture that goes on display at the cafe. The patrons consider it a work of art, and proclaim Walter to be a great artist. They want more, and the untalented Walter must resort to what was successful with the first sculpture–and people start disappearing. A real Roger Corman hoot–cheap but lots of fun.
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 The Cannonball Run 1981  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Fonda, Jackie Chan, Bert Convy, Jamie Farr
This is another Hal Needham/Burt Reynolds predictable story about beer-drinking rednecks who, this time, participate in a coast-to-coast car race. Old story, old gags.
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Hero at Large 1980  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Martin Davidson
Cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy, Kevin McCarthy, Harry Bellaver, Anita Dangler, Allan Rich, Kenneth Tobey, Kevin Bacon, Garry Goodrow
An out-of-work actor (John Ritter) takes on the persona of action hero "Captain Avenger" and meets resistance from local politicians in this silly comedy.
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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit 1979  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Corey Allen
Cast: Fred Astaire, Gary Burghoff, John Byner, Bert Convy, Nanette Fabray, Harold Gould, Tara Buckman, Brooke Bundy, Eddie Barth, Ray Vitte
Fred Astaire plays a multitude of different characters as he tries to bring joy to three unhappy souls who try to rent Santa Claus costumes in this made-for-TV film.
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Semi-Tough 1978 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, Lotte Lenya, Richard Masur, Carl Weathers, Brian Dennehy, Ron Silver
Two football stars (Kris Kristofferson and Burt Reynolds) vie for the exclusive attention of the beautiful Barbara Jane Bookman (Jill Clayburgh).
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Susan Slade 1961 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuire, Lloyd Nolan, Brian Aherne, Grant Williams, Natalie Schafer, Kent Smith, Bert Convy, Guy Wilkerson, Maurice Wells, Ramsay Hill, Everett Glass, John A. Alonzo, Bob Baker
Seventeen-year-old Susan Slade (Connie Stevens) ends up pregnant after having an affair with Conn White (Grant Williams) who dies when he falls off Mt. McKinley. Susan attempts suicide, but Hoyt Brecker (Troy Donahue) rescues her. She confesses to her parents, Roger and Leah (Lloyd Nolan and Dorothy McGuire) that she is pregnant, and they take her to Guatemala to have the baby. She has the baby, and then Roger dies of a heart attack. Susan and Leah return home to California, and Leah pretends that she is the baby's mother. Now, Hoyt and aspiring author Wells Corbett (Bert Convy) propose to Susan, but she refuses both of their offers. After her baby is badly burned in an accident, Susan confesses that she is the mother. Wells loses interest in Susan, but Hoyt is still smitten. Will Susan marry Hoyt and live happily ever after?
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Weekend Warriors 1986  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Hollywood Air Force
Director: Bert Convy
Cast: Chris Lemmon, Vic Tayback, Lloyd Bridges, Graham Jarvis, Daniel Greene, Marty Cohen
Avoiding active duty in the military, enterprising young men enlist in the National Guard and plan to enjoy weekend duties that include wine, women, and gambling. 1 User Review
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| | see it for Daniel Greene | Candy Kane 01/28/2007 | | Pumped up Daniel Green shows adeptness at comedy as dimwitted but solidly built boxing contender Phil McCracken (fill my crack in?). Chris Lemmon is funny too. |
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| 1. A Bucket of Blood (1959)
2. The Cannonball Run (1981)
3. Hero at Large (1980)
4. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
5. Semi-Tough (1978)
6. Susan Slade (1961)
7. Weekend Warriors (1986)
aka: Hollywood Air Force
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