Blind Date 1984  R, 99 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Deadly Seduction
Director: Nico Mastorakis
Cast: Joseph Bottoms, Kirstie Alley, James Daughton, Lana Clarkson, Keir Dullea, Charles Nicklin, Marina Sirtis, Michael Howe, Gerard Kelly, Gerry Sundquist, Valeria Golino
Filmed in Athens, Greece, this low-budget slasher film is centered on Jonathon (Joseph Bottoms) who has become blind, though the doctors can find no physical reason. He is fitted with an electronic camera-like device that provides some sight–just in time to witness a murder. Wanting to prove he can do it (apparently), he sets out to track down the crazed killer who specializes in carving up scantily dressed women. Yuck. Watch for the soon-to-be the empath counselor on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"–Marina Sirtis.
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Boarding School 1978  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: The Passion Flower Hotel
Director: Andre Farwagi
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Carolin Ohrner, Marion Kracht, Fabiana Udenio, Gerry Sundquist, Stefano D'Amato, Gabriele Blum, Veronique Delbourg, Sean Chapman, Nigel Greaves, Kurt Raab, Peter Schmidt Pawloff
Deborah (Nastassja Kinski) attends an exclusive girls' boarding school, which just happens to be close to a boys' school. She heads a group of classmates that tries to convince the boys that the girls are hookers–and the fun begins.
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 Great Expectations 1981  TV, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Amyes
Cast: Gerry Sundquist, Derek Francis, Joan Hickson, Patsy Kensit, Colin Jeavons, Stratford Johns, Phillip Joseph, Graham McGrath, Tim Munro, John Stratton, Christine Absalom, Sarah-Jane Varley
This offering from the BBC TV miniseries focuses on the life and times of humble Pip (Graham McGrath as young Pip and Gerry Sundquist as older Pip) who dreams of grandeur and finds when he grows up that an unknown benefactor (Stratford Johns) has bestowed a fortune on him enabling him to become a gentleman in the Victorian world of the social elite.
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 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Romance
aka: Hunchback
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down, Robert Powell, John Gielgud, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist, Tim Pigott-Smith, Alan Webb, Roland Culver, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosalie Crutchley, David Kelly, Joseph Batchley, Dave Hill
This made-for-TV miniseries stars Anthony Hopkins as the hunchback Quasimodo who is the bell ringer at Notre Dame Cathedral. Quasimodo leaves the bell tower and attends a festival during which, through a series of unfortunate events, he ends up the victim of a flogging. The sensuous gypsy Esmeralda (Lesley-Anne Down) consoles him by bringing him water, and Quasimodo falls in love with her. Later, after she is falsely accused of murder, Quasimodo rescues Esmeralda and brings her to the safety of the cathedral. But, his love for Esmeralda is doomed because she is in love with handsome soldier Phoebus (Robert Powell). This film features an outstanding supporting cast to provide an enthralling version of Victor Hugo's novel.
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| 1. Blind Date (1984)
aka: Deadly Seduction
2. Boarding School (1978)
aka: The Passion Flower Hotel
3. Great Expectations (1981)
4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
aka: Hunchback
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