The Brood 1979 R, 90 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg Cast: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Nuala Fitzgerald, Cindy Hinds, Susan Hogan, Michael McGhee, Gary McKeehan, Felix Silla, Reiner Schwartz
Nola Carveth (Samantha Eggar) is a mental patient under the care of eccentric psychiatrist, Dr. Hal Raglan (Oliver Reed). When Nola's family members become victims of vicious physical attacks, Dr. Raglan is suspected of being behind the attacks. Gross.
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Demon Seed 1977 R, 94 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Donald Cammell Cast: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham, Berry Kroeger, Lisa Lu, Larry J. Blake, Robert Vaughn, Felix Silla, John O'Leary
Alex Harris (Fritz Weaver) works on a computer, Proteus IV, that becomes ultra-sophisticated. Proteus IV picks Alex's wife Susan (Julie Christie) as its rape victim in an effort to perpetuate itself into human form. Clever.
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Mastermind 1976 G, 86 min. Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Director: Alex March Cast: Zero Mostel, Keiko Kishi, Gawn Grainger, Bradford Dillman, Jules Munshin, Frankie Sakai, Sorrell Booke, Felix Silla, Zaldy Zshornack, Phil Leeds, Kichi Taki, Tetsu Nakamura
This is an enjoyable spoof of Charlie Chan movies as the very funny Zero Mostel plays Inspector Hoku Ichihara who tries to protect a "special" robot from foreign efforts to capture it. Good car/motorcycle chase scene, complete with sidecar.
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Meatballs Part II 1984 PG, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Ken Wiederhorn Cast: Archie Hahn, John Mengatti, Tammy Taylor, Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, Kim Richards, John Larroquette, Paul Reubens, Misty Rowe, Felix Silla
Armand "Flash" Carducci (John Mengatti) is on probation when he is sent to serve as a counselor at Camp Sasquatch. Once there, Flash meets and becomes enamored with Cheryl (Kim Richards), and his campers become enthralled with an alien, nicknamed Meathead, whose parents dropped it off at camp to earn an Earth merit badge. The rival Camp Patton, across the lake, is run by the evil Hershey (Hamilton Camp) who wants to take over Camp Sasquatch. Hershey challenges Camp Sasquatch to an end of summer boxing match in an effort to claim the camp for himself. Will Flash be able to save the day?
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Pufnstuf 1970 G, 98 min. Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Hollingsworth Morse Cast: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye, Mama Cass Elliot, Billy Barty, Roberto Gamonet, Sharon Baird, Johnny Silver, Andy Ratoucheff, Felix Silla, Joy Campbell, Jane Dulo, Jan Davis, Angelo Rossitto, Allison McKay
This film version of the Saturday morning kids' TV show features many of the same players. In this story, Jimmy (Jack Wild) takes his magic flute to a land where plants and animals can speak, and he meets the good dragon Pufnstuf (Roberto Gamonet). All goes well–until the evil Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes) steals Jimmy's flute so that she will be named "Witch of the Year" at the Witches Convention. Jimmy, Pufnstuf, and friends must now retrieve the flute from Witchiepoo's enchanted castle.
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She Freak 1967 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Alley of Nightmares
Director: Byron Mabe Cast: Claire Brennen, Lee Raymond, Lynn Courtney, Bill McKinney, Van Teen, Felix Silla, Claude Smith, Ben Moore, Madame Lee, Marsha Drake, William Bagdad, Sandra Holcomb
Waitress Jade (Claire Brennen) needs more excitement in her life, so she joins a carnival that comes to town. She marries the owner of the carnival's freak show but has an affair with another. When one of the freaks rats on Jade to her husband, a fight ensues and her husband is killed. Now the owner of the freak show, Jade takes revenge on the informer. But the freaks are not happy about this and have the last word.
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| 1. The Black Bird (1975)
2. The Brood (1979)
3. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
4. Demon Seed (1977)
5. Mastermind (1976)
6. Meatballs Part II (1984)
7. Pufnstuf (1970)
8. She Freak (1967) aka: Alley of Nightmares
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