Babes in Toyland 1986  TV, 150 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Richard Mulligan, Eileen Brennan, Keanu Reeves, Pat Morita, Jill Schoelen, Shari Weiser, Googy Gress, Walter Buschhoff, Rolf Knie, Gaston Hani, Pipo Sosman, Bill Marcus, Chad Carlson, Jean Moake
Victor Herbert's operetta is once again brought to the screen with Drew Barrymore in the role of 11-year-old Lisa Piper who bumps her head and finds herself in Toyland. After she runs into Barnaby (Richard Mulligan) who is plotting to take over Toyland, Lisa joins Mary Contrary (Jill Schoelen), Jack-be-Nimble (Keanu Reeves), and Georgie Porgie (Googy Gress) and asks the Toymaster (Pat Morita) for help. But, he can only help if Lisa can become a small child once more and truly believe in toys.
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Chiller 1985  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Wes Craven's Chiller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson, Dick O'Neill, Alan Fudge, Craig Richard Nelson, Paul Sorvino, Jill Schoelen, Anne Seymour, Russ Marin, Jerry Lacy, Ned Wertimer
Young, successful businessman Miles Creighton (Michael Beck) dies, and his body is frozen in hopes that science will allow him to be brought back to life in the future. Ten years later, a computer problem results in a thaw, and, surprisingly, Miles lives, but, alas, without a soul. Those around him realize that he is bent on destruction, and his mother (Beatrice Straight) must bite the bullet and take the lead in his destruction. Made for TV.
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The Curse II: The Bite 1988 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Bite
Director: Frederico Prosperi
Cast: Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck, Jamie Farr, Savina Gersak, Marianne Muellerleile, Al Fann, Sydney Lassick, Terrence Evans, Sandra Sexton, Bruce Marchiano, Shiri Appleby, Bo Svenson, Jose Garcia, Tiny Wells
While on a road trip through New Mexico, Lisa and Clark (Jill Schoelen and J. Eddie Peck) come across an abandoned nuclear test site that is teeming with radioactive snakes. One such snake bites Clark's hand, and now his arm becomes a lethal snake head. To top it off, his body produces snakes by the dozens. The special effects are good in this sequel to 1987's "The Curse," though there is no common storyline between the two.
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The Phantom of the Opera 1989 R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama / Musical
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Lawrence, Terence Harvey, Nathan Lewis, Molly Shannon, Mark Ryan, Peter Clapham, Emma Rawson, Yehuda Efroni, Terence Beesley, Robin Hunter, Ray Jewers
Christine (Jill Schoelen) auditions for a Broadway show and discovers a piece of music written by obscure composer Erik (Robert Englund). When Christine sings Erik's song, she is taken back to 1881 in London. Many years before, Erik had made a pact with the devil in exchange for writing popular songs. The devil horribly scarred Erik's face forever, but Erik lives beneath the London Opera House where he writes his music. When Erik meets Christine, he falls in love with her, coaches her, and she becomes an opera star. Christine enjoys her success and her romance with Erik–until she realizes that Erik is committing grisly murders in his attempt to assure Christine success in the musical world.
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Shattered Spirits 1986  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Greenwald
Cast: Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon, Matthew Laborteaux, Lukas Haas, Roxana Zal, Jill Schoelen, Jenny Gago, Gaby Mandelik, Lenny Hicks, Dyana Ortelli, John Herzfeld, John Miranda, Ed Call, Francine Lembi, Freddie Dawson
A family reaches the depths of despair when the father (Martin Sheen) is mired in his own selfish world of alcohol abuse.
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State of Mind 1992  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Reginald Adamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, Don Hannah, Lisa Gaye, Jill Schoelen, Manouk van der Meulen, Paul Naschy, Dominique Vande Kerckhove, Leo Franquet, Pablo Catry, Dominick Berten, Leo Franquet, Niek Vanleirsberge, Matthijs Linneman, Ann De Wilde, Frederique Van Servren
Detective Loomis (Fred Williamson) and his partner (Jill Schoelen) have their hands full trying to solve a strange series of incidents. The latest is the kidnapping of Jack and Ruth (Don Hannah and Lisa Gaye) by ex-nurse Barbara (Manouk van der Meulen) after they suffer a severe car accident. Barbara keeps them drugged while she feverishly tries to heal their wounds. And they don't seem to be Barbara's only "patients."
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The Stepfather 1987 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph Ruben
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Shellen, Stephen E. Miller, Robyn Stevan, Blu Mankuma, Jeff Schultz, Lindsay Bourne, Anna Hagan, Gillian Barber, Gabrielle Rose, Jackson Davies, Sandra Head
The stepfather, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn), at times appears to be a congenial family man. He romances and marries a series of widows, and all goes well until his new family fails to live up to his expectations. Then, the stepfather turns into a psychopathic murderer, kills them, and moves on to the next family of victims. Now, he is married to Susan Maine (Shelley Hack) whose daughter, Stephanie (Jill Schoelen), does not trust him, and the stepfather plots the next murders.
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That Was Then... This Is Now 1985 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney, Jill Schoelen, Barbara Babcock, Frank Howard, Larry B. Scott, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Dudley, Frank McCarthy, Ramon Estevez
Two teenagers (Emilio Estevez and Craig Sheffer) find that when a girlfriend enters the picture, their friendship suffers. It is an excellent depiction of what happens between carefree days of youth and young adulthood.
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1986)
2. Chiller (1985)
aka: Wes Craven's Chiller
3. The Curse II: The Bite (1988)
aka: The Bite
4. The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
5. Shattered Spirits (1986)
6. State of Mind (1992)
7. The Stepfather (1987)
8. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985)
9. When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)
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