Beyond Witch Mountain 1982 TV, 60 min. Genre: Family / Fantasy / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Day Cast: Eddie Albert, Tracey Gold, Andy Freeman, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., J.D. Cannon, Noah Beery Jr., Stephanie Blackmore, Peter Hobbs, James Luisi, William Bassett, Eric Aved, Gene Dynarski, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Kirk Cameron, Lola Mason
In this third installment of the "Witch Mountain" movies, those alien kids Tia and Tony (Tracey Gold and Andy Freeman) are on Earth helping their Uncle Ben (Noah Beery Jr.) search for his grandson, Gregory (Eric Aved). Their old friend Jason (Eddie Albert) once again comes to their aid, but then Jason is kidnapped by their nemesis from the past, billionaire Aristotle (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), who wants to use Tia and Tony's telepathic powers to control the world. Tia and Tony rescue Jason, and, together, they race to find Gregory with Aristotle in hot pursuit.
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Double Indemnity 1973 TV, 80 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jack Smight Cast: Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Samantha Eggar, Kathleen Cody, Arch Johnson, John Fiedler, Robert Webber, John Elerick, Gene Dynarski, Joan Pringle, Ken Renard, Arnold F. Turner, Rand Brooks, Tom Curtis, Joyce Cunning
Scheming housewife Phyllis Dietrickson (Samantha Eggar) seduces insurance salesman Walter Neff (Richard Crenna) into helping her in a scheme to murder her husband (Arch Johnson). Neff's job will be to falsify the accident insurance that carries a double indemnity clause, which will pay twice as much if he is killed in a train accident. The scheme works–until Neff's boss Barton Keyes (Lee J. Cobb) suspects foul play and investigates.
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Duel 1971 PG, 90 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Dennis Weaver, Eddie Firestone, Gene Dynarski, Tim Herbert, Jacqueline Scott, Lou Frizzell, Lucille Benson, Dale Van Sickel, Dick Whittington, Charles Seel, Alexander Lockwood, Amy Douglass
David Mann (Dennis Weaver) is driving alone on a lonely stretch of road when he unwittingly angers a trucker (Cary Loffin) who then chases him all over California. A good, tense film.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 2 (Episodes 5&6) 1966 TV, 100 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure
Director: Harvey Hart, Leo Penn Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Roger C. Carmel, Grace Lee Whitney, Susan Denberg, Karen Steele, Maggie Thrett, Jim Goodwin, Gene Dynarski, Ed Madden, Garland Thompson
Two episodes (5 and 6) of the original series: "Mudd's Women" (aired 10/13/1966, stardate 1329.1)-The Enterprise rescues the passengers of a spaceship, who turn out to be con man Harry Mudd and three beautiful women who are on their way to marry settlers. Trouble begins when the Enterprise needs to refuel. "The Enemy Within" (aired 10/6/1966, stardate 1672.1)-Kirk is split into two beings due to a transporter malfunction above the planet Alfa 177. One "Kirk" is strong, the other weak. The crew must put Kirk back together and fix the transporter in order to save the people stranded on the planet before the frigid night falls.
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Then Came Bronson 1969 TV, 98 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham Cast: Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Akim Tamiroff, Gary Merrill, Sheree North, Martin Sheen, Peter Brocco, Bert Freed, Ted Gehring, Gene Dynarski
James Bronson (Michael Parks) is a reporter who sets off on an American odyssey looking for his true values in life in this pilot for a TV series.
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| 1. Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)
2. Double Indemnity (1973)
3. Duel (1971)
4. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 2 (Episodes 5&6) (1966)
5. Then Came Bronson (1969)
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