Angels Hard as They Come 1971  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: Joe Viola
Cast: Scott Glenn, Charles Dierkop, Gilda Texter, James Inglehart, Gary Littlejohn, Gary Busey, Janet Wood, Don Carerra, Brendan Kelly, Larry Tucker, Cherie Latimer, Marc Seaton, John Taylor, Ron Starr
After their drug deal fails, biker gang The Angels sets up a new meeting place in the desert. On their way into the desert, The Angels meet another biker gang, The Dragons, and are invited to a party in a ghost town. A wild night lies ahead–complete with a murder that results in a fight to the finish between the two gangs.
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 The Hustler 1961   N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Stefan Gierasch, Jake LaMotta, Vincent Gardenia, Myron McCormick, Clifford A. Pellow, Gordon B. Clarke, Alexander Rose, William Duell, Charles Dierkop
Paul Newman plays pool shark "Fast" Eddie Felson who yearns to beat Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason) for the thrill of hitting the big time instead of hustling in sleazy pool halls. Minnesota Fats: "No bar, no pinball machine. Just pool. This here is Ames, son." The story involves Eddie's match with Minnesota Fats and also covers his romance with alcoholic Sarah (Piper Laurie), his teaming up with backer Bert Gordon (George C. Scott), and the tragic trip to Louisville for a big match with Findlay (Murray Hamilton). The film received Oscar nominations in all of the top six categories (nine total), but won only two: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Cinematography. 1 User Review
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| | Don Nunn 08/20/2007 | | terrific pool movie |
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Invisible Dad 1997  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Fred Olen Ray
Cast: William Meyers, Daran Norris, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Steve Scionti, Robert Donovan, Ross Hagen, Charles Dierkop, Karen Black, Nicholas Dunn, Shayna Ryan, Hoke Howell, Gary Graver
While exploring the house that Doug (William Meyers) and his workaholic dad (Daran Norris) just moved into after the latest of several moves, Doug finds a machine left behind by an eccentric inventor. The machine makes wishes come true, and Doug has fun with it until Dad finds it and orders Doug to destroy it. While doing so, the unhappy youth utters that he wished his dad would disappear–and dad becomes invisible. While Dad tries to cope with that, Doug tries to fix the machine. Yuk.
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Lock, Stock and Barrel 1971  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Cast: Tim Matheson, Belinda Montgomery, Claude Akins, Jack Albertson, Neville Brand, Burgess Meredith, Robert Emhardt, John Beck, Charles Dierkop, Joe Di Reda, Timothy Scott, Mills Watson, Marlene Tracy, Dal Jenkins
During the 1880s, Clarence and Roselle (Tim Matheson and Belinda Montgomery) elope and head West. As they travel through the untamed land, they hook up with escaped convict Punck Logan (Claude Akins) and charlatan preacher Reverend Willie Pursle (Burgess Meredith) and experience many adventures in this comedy/western that spawned a sequel, "Hitched."
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Messenger of Death 1988 R, 92 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Jeff Corey, Marilyn Hassett, John Ireland, Daniel Benzali, Charles Dierkop, Penny Peyser, Gene Davis
A Mormon family is murdered and a newspaper reporter (Charles Bronson) finds more than a routine story during his investigation.
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The Sting 1973 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan, Harold Gould, Dana Elcar, Jack Kehoe, John Heffernan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, Charles Dierkop, Sally Kirkland
To avenge the death of a friend, two small-time con men (Robert Redford and Paul Newman) decide to pull a fantastic scam. They set up a sting operation to cheat the killer, Doyle Lonnigan (Robert Shaw), out of half a million dollars. The film won seven Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Robert Redford received a nomination for Best Actor.
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The Student Teachers 1973  R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Susan Damante-Shaw, Brooke Mills, Brenda Sutton, Nora Heflin, Dick Miller, Chuck Norris, Charles Dierkop, Johnny Ray McGhee, Bob Harris, John Kramer
The 60's culture of drugs, sex, and Rock and Roll are depicted in this film on the day-to-day happenings at a high school. A sequel, "Summer School Teachers," followed.
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Superguy: Behind the Cape 2002 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Lae
Cast: Mark Teague, Charles Dierkop, Katherine Victor, Jan Garrett, Christopher Fey, Elizabeth Jaeger-Rydall, Marcello Paz-Pulliam, Tim Peyton, Peter Stacker, David Anthony Hernandez
This mockumentary begins with Superguy as a boy growing up with his human parents and continues through his problems as the adult Superguy who suffers performance anxiety because he can not solve all of the problems all of the time.
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| 1. Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
2. The Deerslayer (1978)
3. The Hot Box (1972)
4. The Hustler (1961)
5. Invisible Dad (1997)
6. Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
7. Messenger of Death (1988)
8. The Sting (1973)
9. The Student Teachers (1973)
10. Superguy: Behind the Cape (2002)
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