Back Roads 1981  R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Miriam Colon, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael V. Gazzo, Dan Shor, Nell Carter, Barbara Babcock, Alex Colon, Lee de Broux, Ralph Seymour, Royce D. Applegate, Bruce M. Fischer, John Dennis Johnston
Amy Post (Sally Field) is a prostitute who teams up with unemployed boxer Elmore Pratt (Tommy Lee Jones). The two become traveling companions and leave their dead-end lives in Alabama. They hitchhike to California where they hope to better their lives–and along the trek, they find themselves attracted to each other.
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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, George Carlin, Robert V. Barron, Bernie Casey, Amy Stock-Poynton, Terry Camilleri, Dan Shor, Ted Steedman, Rod Loomis, Al Leong, Jane Wiedlin, Clifford David, Hal Landon Jr., J. Patrick McNamara
California teenagers Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are flunking most of their classes, but their history teacher Mr. Ryan (Bernie Casey) gives them a chance to pass–if they do well on an oral history exam. They receive help from an "Emissary from the Future," Rufus (George Carlin), who allows the boys to travel through time in a bogus phone booth and encounter some excellent (pronounced "exxxxcellent") dudes ("deuds"). They meet Joan of Arc (Jane Wiedlin), Abe Lincoln (Robert V. Barron), Beethoven (Clifford David), and Napoleon (Terry Camilleri) and bring them back as eyewitnesses for their oral exam.
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Black Moon Rising 1986  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Harley Cokliss
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel, Bubba Smith, Lee Ving, William Sanderson, Keenan Wynn, Dan Shor, Nick Cassavetes, Don Keith Opper, Richard Angarola, William Marquez, Stanley DeSantis
After being hired by the FBI to steal computer tapes from a large corporation, Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) uses his "Black Moon" high-speed car and hides the evidence in it. Now the car is missing! It was stolen by Nina (Linda Hamilton) and delivered to her car-thief boyfriend Ryland (Robert Vaughn). Now, Quint has no choice but to get the car back, and maybe Nina holds the key to his success.
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Doppelganger 1993 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
Director: Avi Nesher
Cast: Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher, Sally Kellerman, Leslie Hope, George Maharis, Peter Dobson, Carl Bressler, Dan Shor, Jaid Barrymore
Holly Gooding (Drew Barrymore) stabs her mother to death. Or was it Holly's double who did the dirty deed? She then re-locates from NYC to L.A. and starts an affair with a screenwriter (George Newbern), from whom she has rented a room. But her apparent double, or doppelganger, is also there, as is an FBI agent who is on her trail. Weird, with an unsatisfying ending.
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Mesmerized 1986 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Shocked
Director: Michael Laughlin
Cast: Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor, Harry Andrews, Philip Holder, Beryl Te Wiata, Reg Evans, Jonathan Hardy, Don Selwyn, Derek Hardwick, George Spoors
Set in late-1800s' New Zealand, this film is supposedly based on a true story. An 18-year-old, orphaned girl (Jodie Foster) marries a much older man (John Lithgow) who turns out to be cruel and sexually deviant. Finally, she must deal with the situation. Adapted from a Jerzy Skolimowski book.
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Mike's Murder 1984 R, 109 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: James Bridges
Cast: Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun, Paul Winfield, Darrell Larson, Brooke Alderson, William Ostrander, Dan Shor, Robert Crosson, Gregory Hormel, Mark Brandon
A bank employee (Debra Winger) becomes enamored with a professional tennis player (Mark Keyloun). She is unaware of his drug dealings until after his death when she begins to investigate his murder. Not at all good, at least for most people.
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Strange Behavior 1981 R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Dead Kids
Director: Michael Laughlin
Cast: Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Fiona Lewis, Arthur Dignam, Scott Brady, Charles(2) Lane, Marc McClure, Dey Young, Elizabeth Cheshire, Beryl Te Wiata, Jim Boelsen
A series of gory murders committed by a college town's teenagers seems to have a connection to the university psychology department that is run by Dr. Gwen Parkinson (Fiona Lewis). Sheriff John Brady (Michael Murphy) investigates and, through his son Pete (Dan Shor) who had participated in mind-control experiments, finds that the murders appear to have started when Dr. LeSange (Arthur Dignam) ran the mind-control experiments in Parkinson's psychology department. But, LeSange is dead–or is he?–as Brady is about to find out. Special effects are well-executed.
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Strangers Kiss 1983  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matthew Chapman
Cast: Peter Coyote, Victoria Tennant, Blaine Novak, Dan Shor, Richard Romanus, Linda Kerridge, Carlos Palomino, Vincent Palmieri, Jay Rasumny, Jon Sloan
Set in 1950s Hollywood, this love story involves two actors–portrayed by Blaine Novak and Victoria Tennant–whose director encourages them to continue their on-screen affair in their personal lives as well.
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 Tron 1982  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Lisberger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Dan Shor, Peter Jurasik, Tony Stephano, Craig Chudy
A computer genius (Jeff Bridges) finds that his computer games have been stolen by a computer corporation executive (David Warner). In order to incriminate the villain, Bridges must find actual evidence. The fight is on inside the computer with awesome special effects. Unfortunately, the rest is so-so in this Disney production.
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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. Back Roads (1981)
2. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
3. Black Moon Rising (1986)
4. Doppelganger (1993)
aka: Doppelganger: The Evil Within
5. Mesmerized (1986)
aka: Shocked
6. Mike's Murder (1984)
7. Red Rock West (1994)
8. Strange Behavior (1981)
aka: Dead Kids
9. Strangers Kiss (1983)
10. Tron (1982)
11. Wise Blood (1979)
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