Alien: Resurrection 1997  R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, Dominique Pinon, Gary Dourdan, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Kim Flowers, Marlene Bush, Leland Orser, Carolyn Campbell, David St. James
In this sequel to "Alien 3," the time is 200 years later, and Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) has died., but she has been cloned. Scientists remove the baby Alien Queen from the cloned Ripley's chest. Unfortunately, some of the old Queen Alien DNA is still present, and, once again, the Queen Alien begins giving birth to a new breed of deadly aliens.
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Amos and Andrew 1993  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: E. Max Frye
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Dabney Coleman, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin, Brad Dourif, Tracey Walter, Bob Balaban, Chelcie Ross, Jodi Long
Police chief Tolliver (Dabney Coleman) has his men surrounding a home and its suspected burglar. The "burglar" is a Pulitzer Prize winner (Samuel L. Jackson) who also just happens to be an African-American. When Tolliver realizes that residents have mistakenly called in the police, he tries to talk prisoner Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage) into the act so the police can come to the rescue.
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Best Men 1997 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Tamra Davis
Cast: Dean Cain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Luke Wilson, Andy Dick, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Ward, Raymond J. Barry, Drew Barrymore, Brad Dourif, Tracy Fraim, Art Elder Brown, Jeff Phillips, Biff Yeager, Kathryn Joosten
Jesse Reilly (Luke Wilson), upon release from prison, is met by four tuxedo-clad friends who are there to escort him to church for his marriage to Hope (Drew Barrymore). But, along the way they pass a bank, and before one could say, "I do" they are robbing the bank and taking hostages.
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 Blue Velvet 1986 R, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, Dean Stockwell, Priscilla Pointer, Frances Bay, Brad Dourif, George Dickerson
This film begins with the discovery of an ear in a field. The police have no leads, but two young people (Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern) become involved when they decide to investigate a cabaret singer (Isabella Rossellini). Kinda weird. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Director.
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Body Parts 1991  R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Eric Red
Cast: Jeff Fahey, Kim Delaney, Lindsay Duncan, Peter Murnik, Brad Dourif, Zakes Mokae, Paul Ben-Victor, Nathaniel Moreau, Sarah Campbell, Lindsay Merrithew, James Kidnie
Psychiatrist Bill Crushank (Jeff Fahey) loses an arm in an auto accident and receives a new arm transplanted from an executed psychopathic killer. Bill soon starts having nightmares, and the arm seems to have a will of its own. He seeks out two other recipients of the killer's limbs and finds that both have some of the same symptoms. After the other two are brutally murdered and their transplanted limbs taken, Bill is confronted by the killer–none other than the remnants of the executed man.
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Bride of Chucky 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Romance
aka: Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky
Director: Ronny Yu
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, Alexis Arquette, Gordon Michael Woolvett, John Ritter, Lawrence Dane, Michael Johnson, Kathy Najimy, James Gallanders, Janet Kidder, Vince Corazzo, Park Bench, Emily Weedon
Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif), that doll that came to life as a serial killer, returns to the screen. Chucky's ex-girlfriend Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) has gathered Chucky's pieces from the morgue and sewn them together. Chucky comes back to life when he casts a voodoo spell to revive himself. He electrocutes Tiffany, and then revives her as his Talking Tina doll bride. They set off on their honeymoon and hitch a ride with teenagers Jade (Katherine Heigl) and Jessie (Nick Stabile). Another bout of murder and mayhem ensues while Jade and Jessie must face the fact that their doll companions are killers.
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Child's Play 1988 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Tom Holland
Cast: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Neil Giuntoli, Juan Ramirez, Alan Wilder, Richard Baird, Raymond Oliver, Ted Liss, Tyler Hard, Aaron Osborne
Chucky is six-year-old Andy Barclay's (Alex Vincent) new doll; however, Chucky is possessed by the soul of a dead murderer (Brad Dourif), which leads to the terrorization of Andy through Chucky's evil deeds. Murders take place, and when Andy tells people that Chucky did it, no one pays attention. Andy's mother Karen (Catherine Hicks) asks Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon) to investigate. Because Mike is romantically interested in Karen, he agrees even though he does not believe Andy's stories–until Chucky starts to strangle him. Sequels follow.
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Child's Play 2 1990 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
aka: Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back
Director: John Lafia
Cast: Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham, Christine Elise, Brad Dourif, Grace Zabriskie, Peter Haskell, Beth Grant, Greg Germann, Raymond Singer, Stuart Mabray, Don Pugsley, Charles Meshack, Matt Roe, Herbie Braha
After experiencing the terrors of Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif), Andy's mom suffered a nervous breakdown, and Andy (Alex Vincent) moves into the foster home of Phil and Joanne Simpson (Gerrit Graham and Jenny Agutter) who try to help him forget his previous terrors brought on by Chucky. Even though Andy "thinks" his evil doll, Chucky, is out of the way, Chucky tracks him down and puts his killer soul inside Andy's body, providing more terror and horror for the young boy.
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Child's Play 3 1991  R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers, Travis Fine, Dean Jacobson, Brad Dourif, Peter Haskell, Dakin Matthews, Andrew Robinson, Burke Byrnes, Edan Gross, Matthew Walker, Donna Eskra, Terry Wils, Richard Marion
Andy Barclay (Justin Whalin) is now a teenager away at military school and has new friends Kristen De Silva (Perrey Reeves) and Harold Whitehurst (Dean Jacobson). But, the evil "possessed doll" Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) is back and has tracked down Andy. When Chucky arrives at the school, he decides to put his soul into the body of a younger boy, Ronald Tyler (Jeremy Sylvers). Andy recognizes the bloody signs that Chucky has returned and sets out to put an end to Chucky.
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Critters 4: They're Invading Your Space 1991 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rupert Harvey
Cast: Don Keith Opper, Terrence Mann, Paul Whitthorne, Anders Hove, Angela Bassett, Brad Dourif, Martine Beswick
The ferocious, fanged, furry creatures are back one more time, and this time it's the future. After Charlie (Don Keith Opper) nearly destroys the last egg, animal activists, of course, say it would be illegal to eliminate a breed. So–off they go, deep-frozen, into space with Charlie. After being lost for 50-some years, they thaw, and Charlie has his hands full again.
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Dune 1984  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Linda Hunt, Paul L. Smith, Max von Sydow, Silvana Mangano
Based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel, this is the story of struggle for control of a distant planet–all for a monopoly of the inter-galactic spice trade.
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The Exorcist III 1990 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: William Peter Blatty
Cast: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller, Nicol Williamson, Nancy Fish, Lee Richardson, Viveca Lindfors, George DiCenzo, Scott Wilson, Don Gordon, Grand L. Bush, Mary Jackson, Ken Lerner, Tracy Thorne
It has been about 15 years since Father Damien Karras died while performing an exorcism, and now bizarre murders are taking place, which seem to be related to that exorcism. Will the tired police lieutenant (George C. Scott) be able to figure out what's going on?
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Eyes of Laura Mars 1978 R, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois, Darlanne Fluegel, Steve Marachuk, Raul Julia, Rose Gregorio, Frank Adonis, Lisa Taylor, Bill Boggs, Meg Mundy, Marilyn Meyers, Gary Bayer, Mitchell Edmonds
Fashion photographer Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) has premonitions about a series of gruesome murders involving her friends and associates. When they become victims of actual crimes, Laura seeks help. Police detective John Neville (Tommy Lee Jones) steps in to identify the killer. Gradually, Laura begins to realize that she is being stalked by the killer who seems to be trying to discredit her photography work.
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 Fatal Beauty 1987 R, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Tom Holland
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Ruben Blades, Harris Yulin, John P. Ryan, Jennifer Warren, Brad Dourif, Cheech Marin, Charles Hallahan, Neill Barry, Mike Jolly, David Harris, James LeGros, Mark Pellegrino, Fred Asparagus
Tenacious narcotics cop Detective Rita Rizzo (Whoopi Goldberg) is on the trail of drug kingpin Conrad Kroll (Harris Yulin), but, after problems arise, she is taken off the case. Small-time dealers Leo Nova and Earl Skinner (Brad Dourif and Mike Jolly) have hijacked the drug "Fatal Beauty" and have a problem: they do not know that "Fatal Beauty" has been contaminated, is poisonous, and is killing people. Now, Rizzo goes undercover posing as a prostitute, but Kroll has assigned Mike Marshak (Sam Elliott) to keep an eye on Rita, and he becomes her companion as she hunts down Nova and Skinner.
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 The Ghost 2001 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Code of the Dragon
Director: Douglas Jackson
Cast: Julie Lee, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch, James Hong, Michael Paul Chan, Louis Herthum, Brad Dourif, Brad Hunt, George Cheung
Fearing for her life, Chinese Tong hit woman Jing (Julie Lee) escapes to the United States posing as a mail-order bride. But, bounty hunter Dan Olinghouse (Michael Madsen) tracks her down.
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones 1980  TV, 192 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright, Rosalind Cash, Brad Dourif, Diane Ladd, Randy Quaid, James Earl Jones, Meg Foster
This excellent TV drama recreates the tragedy where nearly 1000 cult followers of Jim Jones commit suicide in Guyana. An excellent cast is headed by Powers Boothe who won an Emmy for his role as Jones.
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Halloween 2007  R, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rob Zombie
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Hanna Hall
Growing up in Haddonfield, Illinois, mentally unbalanced Michael Myers (Daeg Faerch) lives in a dysfunctional family, which includes his stripper mother Deborah (Sheri Moon), his stepfather Ronnie (William Forsythe), his teenage sister Judith (Hanna Hall), and infant sister Laurie. One Halloween night, Michael kills Ronnie, Judith, and her boyfriend. Michael is sent to a sanitarium and placed under the care of Dr. Samuel Loomis (Malcolm McDowell). Seventeen years later, Michael (now played by Tyler Mane) escapes and heads for Haddonfield in search of Laurie. Dr. Loomis follows, hoping to stop another killing spree. But, even the good doctor cannot prevent the bloody Halloween reunion.
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Halloween II 2009 R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Halloween 2
Director: Rob Zombie
Cast: Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Brad Dourif, Sheri Moon Zombie, Malcolm McDowell, Brea Grant, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Chase Wright Vanek, Caroline Williams, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Octavia Spencer, Margot Kidder, Richard Riehle
In this sequel, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton) is still in the hospital when her brother Michael (Tyler Mane) appears on the scene and kills people in the hospital. Laurie survives, but now, on the anniversary of the massacre, Laurie will learn that the horrors of eating body parts will continue.
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Heaven's Gate 1980 R, 219 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
aka: Johnson County Wars
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Jeff Bridges, Joseph Cotten, Richard Masur, Terry O'Quinn
In the 1890s, immigrant farmers were moving westward into Wyoming and other territories searching for land to call their own. They were met with resistance from cattlemen who were already there letting their herds roam free on the vast land. This film is about the ensuing problems between the two groups.
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 Hidden Agenda 1990 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling, Bernard Bloch, Des McAleer, Jim Norton, Patrick Kavanagh, Bernard Archard, Maurice Roeves
Set in the war-like environment of Northern Ireland in the early 1980s, this thriller follows a British investigator (Brian Cox) and an international amnesty group activist (Frances McDormand). They investigate possible cover-ups at Britain's highest level that have also resulted in murder. Good performances make this worth a look.
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Horseplayer 1991 R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Kurt Voss
Cast: Brad Dourif, Sammi Davis, Michael Harris, Vic Tayback, Max Perlich, Rocky Giordani, Debby Steele, Pino Giordani, Bill Barminski, Stephen Saban, Garret Greenwood
Paroled killer Bud Cowan (Brad Dourif) spends his time working in George Samsa's (Vic Tayback) liquor store stocking the walk-in refrigerator and playing horses at the track. One day, Bud meets his new neighbors Matthew (Michael Harris) and his "sister" Randi (Sammi Davis) who take on Bud as their victim in a deadly battle of wits.
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Interceptors 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
aka: Interceptor Force
The Last Line of Defence
Director: Phillip J. Roth
Cast: Olivier Gruner, Glenn Plummer, Ernie Hudson, William Zabka, Brad Dourif, Angel Boris, Mark Adair-Rios, Stefan Lysenko, Perry D'Marco, Holly Fields, Ruben Moreno, Marcus Aurelius
Specially-trained alien fighters, "Interceptor Force" (Olivier Gruner, Glenn Plummer, and William Zabka), are sent to investigate a suspicious landing of an object. They find that aliens have arrived and can assume the form of humans at will. The team has 24 hours to deal with the situation or the area will be nuked.
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London Kills Me 1991 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hanif Kureishi
Cast: Justin Chadwick, Steven Mackintosh, Emer McCourt, Roshan Seth, Fiona Shaw, Brad Dourif, Tony Haygarth, Alun Armstrong, Eleanor David
Clint (Justin Chadwick) tries to escape from the drug world, but he finds that even to be a waiter he must find the means to get new shoes. Too soft on drugs and thievery.
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 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002  PG-13, 179 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving
The Hobbits continue where the last film–"Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring"–left off as Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue on their way to Mordor in their effort to destroy the One Ring. Academy Awards were received for Best Sound Editing and Visual Effects, and the film received four nominations, including Best Picture.
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Mississippi Burning 1988  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Frankie Faison, Kevin Dunn, Tom Mason, Geoffrey Nauffts, Rick Zieff
This is a very good film about three civil rights workers who were killed in Mississippi during the height of racial problems of the 1960s. FBI agents Ward (Willem Dafoe) and Anderson (Gene Hackman), with different backgrounds, arrive to investigate. They overcome their differences and work together, and information from the town sheriff's wife (Frances McDormand) helps in solving the case. The film won an Oscar for Best Cinematography and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Hackman), Supporting Actress (Frances McDormand) and Director.
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 Murder in the First 1995  R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Marc Rocco
Cast: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, William H. Macy, Stephen Tobolowsky, Stefan Gierasch, Mia Kirshner, Amanda Borden, Ben Slack, Kyra Sedgwick, Alex Bookston, Richie Allan
Based on a true story, this film relates the violence and horror of Alcatraz Prison. Even worse is the fact that Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) should never have been there in the first place. 1 User Review
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| | scary and sad | lit rose 10/22/2009 | | This is an extremely explicit movie of the treatment Henri Young received in Alctraz. You will cry (mostly), and laugh a tiny bit also |
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Nightwatch 1998  R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ole Bornedal
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin, Patricia Arquette, Alix Koromzay, Lauren Graham, John C. Reilly, Brad Dourif, Lonny Chapman, Charles Fleischer
Ewan McGregor stars as a law school student, Martin Bells, who takes on a job as night watchman at a local morgue. He soon learns from Inspector Thomas Cray (Nick Nolte) that it is possible one of Martin's friends is setting him up as the prime suspect in a murder mystery.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975 R, 129 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Michael Berryman, Scatman Crothers, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Brocco, William Duell, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Nathan George, Sydney Lassick, Ted Markland
Jack Nicholson's performance is great as Randle Patrick McMurphy, a convict who feigns mental problems to get himself out of prison. He is admitted to a psychiatric ward, realizes that jail was not so bad, and fights the system of drugging patients to keep them "quiet." In the process, he helps the other patients to gain a sense of self-worth. All this is done under the disapproving eye of insensitive Nurse Ratched (Louise Fledcher). The picture won five Academy awards: Best Picture, Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman), and Writing and was nominated for four others, including Best Supporting Actor (Brad Dourif).
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The Prophecy III: The Ascent 2000 R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Patrick Lussier
Cast: Christopher Walken, Vincent Spano, Dave Buzzotta, Kayren Butler, Steve Hytner, Brad Dourif, Scott Cleverdon, Jack McGee, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Mark Prince Edwards, Moriah "Shining Dove" Snyder, J.D. Rosen, Tyrone Tann, William Stanford Davis, Drew Swaine
The "Prophecy" trilogy ends with this entry as Gabriel (Christopher Walken) returns for the final confrontation of good vs. bad angels. Gabriel has found a good life on Earth, but he needs the help of half-human/half-angel Danyael (Dave Buzzotta) to fight the evil Zophael (Vincent Spano).
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Ragtime 1981 PG, 156 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milos Forman
Cast: James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Debbie Allen, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, Mandy Patinkin, James Olson, Mary Steenburgen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer
This story about New York, circa 1900, provides historical insights into four families of that era. In one story, millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy) murders architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer) who is having an affair with Thaw's wife, showgirl Evelyn (Elizabeth McGovern). Another plot involves immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) who becomes a successful, Hollywood director. Howard E. Rollins Jr. stars in another subplot as a Black man, Coalhouse Walker Jr., who is romancing a White, pregnant woman (Debbie Allen) living in the home of a mother and father (Mary Steenburgen and James Olson). Walker turns to rage when a racist fire chief (Kenneth McMillan) destroys his car. And, of course, there is James Cagney, returning to films after a retirement of 20 years in the role of Police Commissioner Waldo. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting Actor (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.) and Supporting Actress (Elizabeth McGovern).
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Seed of Chucky 2004 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Thriller
aka: Child's Play 5
Director: Don Mancini
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters, Brad Dourif, Redman, Steve Lawton, Tony Gardner, Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Rowe, Stephanie Chambers, Simon James Morgan, Bethany Simons-Danville, Billy Boyd, Rebecca Santos, Keith-Lee Castle
In this, the fifth, episode of the "Child's Play" series, Glenn (Billy Boyd)–the orphan doll son of those murdering dolls–Chuck and Tiffany (Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly)–comes to Hollywood when he hears that a film is being made about his infamous parents. Glenn resurrects his parents but then has major problems dealing with their blood-thirsty lifestyles.
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Senseless 1998 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Rip Torn, Tamara Taylor, Brad Dourif, Kenya Moore, Richard McGonagle, Esther Scott, Ken Lerner
College student Darryl Witherspoon (Marlon Wayans) needs money and thinks he has found the answer to his problems by volunteering as a guinea pig in a test of a new drug to increase the five senses to a super-human level. The plot is silly, but the film provides a good forum for Wayans to display his comic talent.
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 Shadow Hours 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Isaac H. Eaton
Cast: Balthazar Getty, Peter Weller, Rebecca Gayheart, Peter Greene, Michael Dorn, Brad Dourif, Richard Moll, Johnny Whitworth, Corin Nemec, Frederic Forrest, Johnny Whitworth, Richard Moll
The Devil, Stuart Chappell (Peter Weller), heads for L.A. on a mission to obtain the soul of Michael Holloway (Balthazar Getty), a young man who is confused and seduced by the glitz surrounding his life and is ready to descend into Hell.
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Soulkeeper 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darin Ferriola
Cast: Rodney Rowland, Kevin Patrick Walls, Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Brad Dourif, Karen Black, Deborah Gibson, Ali Landry, Keith Coogan
Two down-on-their-luck thieves are hired to steal an ancient relic that is able to summon demonic creatures. They do the job and–you guessed it–all sorts of monsters are unleashed on the world. Many B-movie horror actors/actresses appear in cameo roles in this silly movie that might be fun for some.
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Spontaneous Combustion 1990 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Brad Dourif, Cynthia Bain, Jon Cypher, William Prince, Melinda Dillon, Dey Young, Tegan West, John Landis, Michael Keys Hall, Dale Dye, Dick Butkus, Andre De Toth
In the 1950s, Sam's (Brad Dourif) parents participated in radiation experiments to find an antidote for nuclear radiation. But when Sam was born, it soon became obvious that he could cause spontaneous combustion, and his parents were his first victims. Now an adult, he is haunted by his past and is determined to find out more about what went on with those experiments, and people trying to stop him must be torched. Bad Hooper flick.
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Trauma 1993 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Laura Johnson, James Russo, Brad Dourif, Frederic Forrest, Piper Laurie, Dominique Serrand, Hope Alexander-Willis, Ira Belgrade, Sharon Barr, Isabell O'Connor, Cory Garvin, Terry Perkins, Tony Saffold
After rescuing anorexic Aura (Asia Argento) when she threatened a suicidal leap off a bridge, David (Christopher Rydell) vows to protect her. Aura returns to her parents–Adriana and Stefan (Piper Laurie and Dominique Serrand)–who are professional mediums. That night, during a seance, Adriana is possessed by a spirit that identifies a serial killer in their midst. She runs outside, followed by Stefan and, later, by Aura who spots the killer holding up what she believes to be the severed heads of Adriana and Stefan. A psychopath is on the loose, and David helps Aura solve the mystery.
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Urban Legend 1998 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jamie Blanks
Cast: Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Robert Englund, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, John Neville, Loretta Devine, Brad Dourif, Michael Rosenbaum, Julian Richings, Danielle Harris, Kay Hawtrey, Angela Vint
This horror story takes place on the 25th anniversary of a mass murder in a dormitory at Pendleton College. Now, students are again killed–this time the methods are based on today's fears (e.g., the axe murderer in the back seat of one's car).
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Vlad 2003 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Sellers
Cast: Billy Zane, Brad Dourif, Francesco Quinn, Paul Popowich, Kam Heskin, Nicholas Irons, Monica Davidescu, Iva Hasperger, Emil Hostina, Guy Siner
Four graduate students head to Romania after being invited by a university professor (Brad Dourif) to uncover the secrets of 15th-century Vlad Drakul, or Vlad the Impaler. (Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was based on Vlad.) But there is more to the invitation than the students thought.
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The Wild Blue Yonder 2005 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Brad Dourif, Capt. Donald Williams, Dr. Ellen Baker, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Shannon Lucid, Michael McCulley, Roger Diehl, Ted Sweetser, Martin Lo
Using archival clips and actual footage shot by astronauts in space, this science fiction fantasy features a tale narrated by The Andromedan (Brad Dourif), an alien who relates the story of Earth becoming uninhabitable for humans and how a crew of astronauts sets out on a mission looking for a new world to colonize.
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Wise Blood 1979 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Brad Dourif, Ned Beatty, Harry Dean Stanton, Dan Shor, Amy Wright, John Huston, Mary Nell Santacroce, William Hickey, Dan Albright, Jerry Rushing, Joe Dorsey
This is the film adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's philosophical novel. The story traces the life of World War II veteran Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) as he returns to his home in the Deep South and finds his parents' home boarded up. Searching for spiritual meaning, Hazel forms his own Church of Truth and, despite being the grandson of a religious zealot (John Huston), Hazel becomes the preacher in his Christ-less church. Excellent Huston fare.
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| 1. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
2. Amos and Andrew (1993)
3. Best Men (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Body Parts (1991)
6. Bride of Chucky (1998)
aka: Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky
7. Child's Play (1988)
8. Child's Play 2 (1990)
aka: Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back
9. Child's Play 3 (1991)
aka: Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking
10. Critters 4: They're Invading Your Space (1991)
11. Dune (1984)
12. The Exorcist III (1990)
13. Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
14. Fatal Beauty (1987)
15. The Ghost (2001)
aka: Code of the Dragon
16. Graveyard Shift (1990)
17. Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
18. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
19. Halloween (2007)
20. Halloween II (2009)
aka: Halloween 2
21. Heaven's Gate (1980)
aka: Johnson County Wars
22. Hidden Agenda (1990)
23. Horseplayer (1991)
24. Interceptors (1999)
aka: Interceptor Force
aka: The Last Line of Defence
25. London Kills Me (1991)
26. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
27. Mississippi Burning (1988)
28. Murder in the First (1995)
29. Nightwatch (1998)
30. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
31. The Prophecy III: The Ascent (2000)
32. Ragtime (1981)
33. Seed of Chucky (2004)
aka: Child's Play 5
34. Senseless (1998)
35. Shadow Hours (2000)
36. Soulkeeper (2001)
37. Spontaneous Combustion (1990)
38. Trauma (1993)
39. Urban Legend (1998)
40. Vlad (2003)
41. The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
42. Wise Blood (1979)
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