Charley Varrick 1973   PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Jacqueline Scott, Tom Tully, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Marjorie Bennett, Ruby Diaz, Charlie Briggs, Colby Chester
Bank robber Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his partner Garman Sullivan (Andrew Robinson) rob a small bank in Tres Cruces, New Mexico, and later learn that they have stolen $750,000 in Mafia funds. Now, they must find a way to return the money in order to escape being killed by the Mob hit man Molly (Joe Don Baker) who is hot on their trail and killing everyone in the way.
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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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Empire of the Ants 1977  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop, Robert Pine, Edward Power, Brooke Palance, Tom Fadden
It would be nice to say there is some cult value here, but it's hard to find in this tale of crooked Marilyn (Joan Collins) trying to get buyers for an island that had been a radioactive waste dump. On a trip to the island, prospective buyers find giant, mutated ants that have spawned from the waste, and the feast begins. Terrible special effects.
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Jinxed! 1982  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Benson Fong, Jacqueline Scott, F. William Parker, Ian Wolfe, George Dickerson
Las Vegas lounge singer Bonita (Bette Midler) teams up with blackjack dealer Willie (Ken Wahl), who has been "jinxed" by Bonita's lover, Harold (Rip Torn). Bonita and Willie hatch a plot to kill Harold and collect on his life insurance.
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Macabre 1958 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Castle
Cast: William Prince, Jim Backus, Christine White, Jacqueline Scott, Susan Morrow, Ellen Corby, Dorothy Morris, Philip Tonge, Jonathan Kidd, Howard Hoffman
When this film was released, theaters used the gimmick of insuring its moviegoers for $1,000 against "death by fright." The story involves a diabolical plot by a father (William Prince) to fake his daughter Alice's (Dorothy Morris) kidnapping and bring on her grandfather's heart attack.
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Telefon 1977  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence, Tyne Daly, Alan Badel, Patrick Magee, Sheree North, Frank Marth, Roy Jenson, John Mitchum, Helen Page Camp, Jacqueline Scott, Ed Bakey, Hank Brandt, Iggie Wolfington
KGB agent Col. Grigori Borzov (Charles Bronson) and KGB double agent Barbara (Lee Remick) work against time to prevent Dalchimsky's (Donald Pleasence) plot–of blowing-up a U.S. military base–from coming to fruition. Dalchimsky's plot could re-ignite the Cold War, and, while Grigori and Barbara step quickly into action, they still find time to fall in love.
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| 1. Charley Varrick (1973)
2. Duel (1971)
3. Empire of the Ants (1977)
4. Jinxed! (1982)
5. Macabre (1958)
6. Telefon (1977)
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