The Adventures of Stella Star 1979  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Starcrash
Star Crash
Director: Luigi Cozzi
Cast: Caroline Munro, Marjoe Gortner, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, Robert Tessier, Nadia Cassini, Judd Hamilton, Hamilton Camp, Salvatore Baccaro
Smugglers Stella (Caroline Munro) and Akton (Marjoe Gortner) are pursued by the galactic police. After being caught and imprisoned, it isn't long before they are out and being brought in front of the Emperor (Christopher Plummer) who signs them up to find and destroy a Count's secret weapon AND find his missing son. No challenge is too big for our heroines in this low-budget rip-off of "Star Wars."
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All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 1996  G, 84 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Larry Leker, Paul Sabella
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Dom DeLuise, Sheena Easton, Ernest Borgnine, Bebe Neuwirth, Wallace Shawn, Jim Cummings, Pat Corley, Hamilton Camp, Dan Castellaneta, Steve Mackall, Tony Jay, George Hearn, Adam Wylie, Kevin Michael Richardson
In this animated feature film, Charlie Barken (voice of Charlie Sheen) is a dog angel and is bored by the eternal bliss of Heaven. Charlie finds relief when another angel, Carface (voice of Ernest Borgnine) tries to steal Gabriel's horn, and Charlie comes to Gabriel's defense. Along the way, Sasha La Fleur (voice of Sheena Easton) sashays her way into Charlie's life, and love blooms.
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Almost Heroes 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy, Kevin Dunn, David Packer, Bokeem Woodbine, Lisa Barbuscia, Scott Anderson, Hamilton Camp, Steven M. Porter
In this film, which marks Chris Farley's last starring role, he plays a 19th-century explorer, Bartholomew Hunt, who sets out with his companion, Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), in a race to the Pacific Ocean–with the intent of stealing the thunder from the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Copacabana 1985  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan, Andra Akers, Silvana Gallardo, Joseph Bologna, Cliff Osmond, Dwier Brown, Ernie Sabella, Hamilton Camp
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this made-for-TV effort stars Manilow as a World War II veteran who tries to become a top songwriter while working at the Copacabana nightclub. Along the way he falls for Lola (Annette O'Toole), a dancer at the club. But tragedy strikes when the gangster-owner of the club gets involved.
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 Heaven Can Wait 1978  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp, Arthur Malet, Harry D.K. Wong, Stephanie Faracy, Jeannie Linero, George J. Manos
Whoops! Due to some bungling by an overzealous angel (Buck Henry), L.A. Rams football star Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) dies before he is supposed to. Joe's body is cremated before the error can be corrected, and, to make up for the error, archangel Mr. Jordan (James Mason) offers to place his soul in the body of Leo Farnsworth whose wife Julia (Dyan Cannon) and secretary Tony Abbott (Charles Grodin) have plotted his demise. Environmentalist Betty Logan (Julie Christie) convinces Joe to assume Leo's body, and, because he is attracted to her, he agrees. The deed is done. Joe hires his coach Max Corkle (Jack Warden) to get him in shape, straightens out Farnsworth's affairs, and struggles to get on the Rams' line-up. Meanwhile, Julia and Tony, who are sure they murdered Farnsworth, are trying to figure out just what is happening. The film won an Oscar for Best Art Direction and was nominated for eight others, including Best Picture, Actor (Beatty), Supporting Actor (Warden), Supporting Actress (Cannon), and Director.
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Kim 1950  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway, Reginald Owen, Arnold Moss, Richard Hale, Hayden Rorke, Laurette Luez, Roman Toporow, Ivan Triesault, Olaf Hytten, Hamilton Camp
Based on the Rudyard Kipling story, this plot revolves around an orphaned boy, Kim (Dean Stockwell), who is recruited by the Secret Service in India and trained by Mahbub Ali (Errol Flynn) to become an espionage agent for the British. Kim's mission: work with Mahbub Ali and help rid India of the Czarist Russians who are causing trouble in India.
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 The Little Mermaid 1989 G, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Samuel E. Wright, Kenneth Mars, Rene Auberjonois, Buddy Hackett, Edie McClurg, Ben Wright, Pat Carroll, Hamilton Camp, Paddi Edwards, Jason Marin, Will Ryan
This is Disney's excellent animated version of Hans Christian Andersen's mermaid Ariel (voice of Jodi Benson), who falls in love with a handsome human (voice of Christopher Daniel Barnes). The song "Under the Sea" won an Oscar. Songwriter Alan Menken also won an Oscar for Best Musical Score, and another of his songs, "Kiss the Girl," was nominated.
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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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No Small Affair 1984 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt, Peter Frechette, Elizabeth Daily, Ann Wedgeworth, Jeffrey Tambor, Tim Robbins, Jennifer Tilly, Hamilton Camp
Awkward teen Charles Cummings (Jon Cryer) has a crush on an "older woman," Laura Victor (Demi Moore), and sets out to promote her rock-singing career as his way to impress her.
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The Pebble and the Penguin 1995 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Cast: Martin Short, James Belushi, Tim Curry, Annie Golden, Shani Wallis, Hamilton Camp, Will Ryan, B.J. Ward, Angeline Ball, S. Scott Bullock, Louise Vallance, Pat Musick, Stevie Vallance, Kendall Cunningham, Alissa King
In this animated film, narrated by Shani Wallis, a full moon ceremony will signify that Hubie (voice of Martin Short), a shy penguin, must find the courage to give Marina (voice of Annie Golden) a pebble to seal their love. However, he must fight Drake (voice of Tim Curry) for the right to Marina.
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Portrait of a Showgirl 1982 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno, Tony Curtis, Barry Primus, Dianne Kay, Kip Gilman, Howard Morris, Hamilton Camp, Floyd Levine, Douglas Dirkson, Stephen Young, Nicky Blair
Las Vegas life in general and Caesar's Palace in particular are highlighted in this film about a dancer (Lesley Ann Warren) who comes to realize there is more to life than dancing in Vegas. Made for TV. Rita Moreno is great as her dancer friend.
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 The Rosebud Beach Hotel 1984 R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Big Lobby
The No-Tell Hotel
Director: Harry Hurwitz
Cast: Colleen Camp, Peter Scolari, Christopher Lee, Fran Drescher, Eddie Deezen, Chuck McCann, Hank Garrett, Hamilton Camp, Daniel Greene, Monique Gabrielle, Cherie Currie
Mr. Clifford King (Christopher Lee)–the owner of a dilapidated, seaside hotel–offers to let his daughter Tracy's (Colleen Camp) boyfriend (Peter Scolari) take over the management. When Tracy arranges for hookers to serve as the hotel's bellhops, business skyrockets.
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Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers 1987 TV, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Paul Sommer, Carl Urbano
Cast: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Sorrell Booke, Rob Paulsen, Ronnie Schell, Jerry Houser, Arte Johnson, Victoria Carroll, William Callaway, Michael Rye, June Foray, Hamilton Camp
Shaggy (voice of Casey Kasem) inherits a mansion and he, along with fellow sleuths Scooby and Scrappy (both voice of Don Messick), hit the road for the estate. The estate seems to be haunted, and the spooking begins even before they arrive.
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Under Fire 1983  R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ed Harris, Alma Martinez, Holly Palance, Hamilton Camp, Richard Masur, Enrique Lucero
Journalists (Nick Nolte and Joanna Cassidy) cover the revolution in Nicaragua and end up coming to the aid of the guerilla cause. Good stars do a good job in a better than good film.
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| 1. The Adventures of Stella Star (1979)
aka: Starcrash
aka: Star Crash
2. All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
3. Almost Heroes (1998)
4. Copacabana (1985)
5. Heaven Can Wait (1978)
6. Kim (1950)
7. The Little Mermaid (1989)
8. Meatballs Part II (1984)
9. No Small Affair (1984)
10. The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
11. Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
12. The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
aka: The Big Lobby
aka: The No-Tell Hotel
13. Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
14. Under Fire (1983)
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