Coma 1978  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Crichton
Cast: Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Lois Chiles, Hari Rhodes, Tom Selleck, Ed Harris, Charles Siebert
This suspenseful tale, first presented in Robin Cook's novel, explores the possibilities of scientists gone berserk. In this case, too many patients reach a comatose state during surgery leading to the discovery of illegal medical experiments.
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalban, Don Murray, Natalie Trundy, Hari Rhodes, Severn Darden, John Randolph, John Dennis, H.M. Wynant, Gordon Jump, Lou Wagner, Asa Maynor, David Chow, Buck Kartalian, Paul Comi
In this sequel to "Planet of the Apes," Roddy McDowall plays his own son as he moves among his fellow apes that are now servants. He manages to lead them into an organized revolt in their quest for freedom. This is the fourth in the series of five "episodes."
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Detroit 9000 1973  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Arthur Marks
Cast: Hari Rhodes, Alex Rocco, Scatman Crothers, Vonetta McGee, Robert Phillips, John Nichols, Ella Edwards
Set in the 1960's era of racial discord, this film explores racial conflicts between a Black cop, Sgt. Jesse Williams (Hari Rhodes), and a White cop, Lt. Danny Bassett (Alex Rocco), as they investigate a jewel heist–each employing his own unique, culturally learned methods to solve the crime.
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Mirage 1965 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Weston, Walter Abel, George Kennedy, Leif Erickson, Anne Seymour, Hari Rhodes, Robert H. Harris, House Jameson, Syl Lamont, Eileen Baral, Neil Fitzgerald
After a blackout at a Gotham skyscraper, everything inside the building changes for David Stillwell (Gregory Peck). He knows that he is linked to the death of Charles Calvin (Walter Abel) who fell out of the 27th-story window, but Stillwell suffers from amnesia and cannot remember anything. Stillwell does know that danger lurks and seeks help from private eye Ted Caselle (Walter Matthau) who doesn't appear to believe that Stillwell has a problem–and then Caselle is murdered. The plot twists and turns as Stillwell finds himself the intended victim in a series of murder attempts. Remade in 1968 as "Jigsaw."
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 Sharky's Machine 1981 R, 119 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Burt Reynolds
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Henry Silva, Darryl Hickman, Hari Rhodes, John Fiedler
In the police/action genre, this film fare well. As a member of the vice squad, Sharky (Burt Reynolds) investigates and falls in love with a call girl (Rachel Ward). She is murdered, and to avenge her death Sharky trains his co-workers into the precision tool of a "Machine."
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Shock Corridor 1963 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, Bill Zuckert, Philip Ahn, Chuck Roberson, Paul Dubov
Reporter Johhy Barrett (Peter Breck) wants to win a Pulitzer prize, and he thinks he has the subject: a murder in an asylum and only three witnesses, none of whom will talk. The solution is to get himself admitted, but there will be a price to pay if he gets the job done. A typical Fuller effort–even more intense than usual.
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Trouble Comes to Town 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, Pat Hingle, Thomas Evans, Hari Rhodes, Janet MacLachlan, James Wheaton, Austin Stoker, Joseph Bottoms, Sheree North
Sheriff Murdock (Lloyd Bridges) of a southern town takes in a northern juvenile delinquent–an African-American youth (Thomas Evans). (The youth's father had saved Murdock during the Korean War.) Racial tensions result from the sheriff's action, and when the number of car thefts increases, the tensions also increase. A good made-for-TV film.
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| 1. Coma (1978)
2. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
3. Deadlock (1969)
4. Detroit 9000 (1973)
5. Mirage (1965)
6. Sharky's Machine (1981)
7. Shock Corridor (1963)
8. Trouble Comes to Town (1972)
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