976-Evil 1989  R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Englund
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Jim Metzler, Sandy Dennis, Patrick O'Bryan, Maria Rubell, Robert Picardo, Lezlie Deane, J.J. Cohen, Paul Willson, Greg Collins
The "Horrorscope" number 976 takes over a teenager with frightening results.
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory 1987  TV, 145 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Arness, Brian Keith, Alec Baldwin, Raul Julia, David Ogden Stiers, Gene Evans, Lorne Greene, Isela Vega, Ethan Wayne, Jim Metzler
Based on J. Lon Tinkle's excellent book, "Thirteen Days to Glory," this is a not-so-excellent, made-for-TV depiction of the valiant Texans who tried in vain to hold the Alamo as Santa Anna laid siege to the mission.
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The Big Brass Ring 1999 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Hickenlooper
Cast: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Miranda Richardson, Irene Jacob, Ewan Stewart, Gregg Henry, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, Jim Metzler, Carmine Giovinazzo
An Orson Welles screenplay (written with his late-life companion Oja Kodar) is brought to the screen by George Hickenlooper. It's a drab political drama concerning the gubernatorial candidate (William Hurt) who has a rich and boozing wife. Then along comes his shady ex-mentor (Nigel Hawthorne) with all of the dark secrets, followed by a journalist (Irene Jacob).
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Cadillac Ranch 1997  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lisa Gottlieb
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Suzy Amis, Renee Humphrey, Caroleen Feeney, Linden Ashby, Jim Metzler, Ray Benson, Doyle Carter, Gary Carter, Joe Stevens
Three siblings (Suzy Amis, Renee Humphrey, and Caroleen Feeney) traverse Texas in search of their missing father. Meanwhile, former Texas Ranger Wood (Christopher Lloyd) is in hot pursuit of the trio.
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Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest 1994  R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: James D.R. Hickox
Cast: Daniel Cerny, Ron Melendez, Jim Metzler, Nancy Lee Grahn, Jon Clair, Mari Morrow, Michael Ensign, Duke Stroud, Rif Hutton, Garvin Funches, Johnny Legend, Gina St. John, Yvette Freeman, James O'Sullivan, Terence Mathews
Gore again runs amuck as two of the Nebraska boys, Eli (Daniel Cerny) and his brother Joshua (Ron Melendez), move into a foster home in Chicago. There must not have been any adults left at home to kill! Eli has brought corn seeds with him, and before long the evil "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" is bringing gore and bloodshed to the Windy City.
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The Christmas Star 1986 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Alan Shapiro
Cast: Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell, Karen Landry, Alan North, Philip Bruns, Nicolas Van Burek, Vicki Wauchope, Fred Gwynne, Zachary Ansley, Lillian Carlson
After he escapes from prison, dressed as Santa Claus, Horace (Edward Asner) finds refuge in a suburban neighborhood where children teach him the true meaning of Christmas.
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A Gun, a Car, a Blonde 1998 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stefani Ames
Cast: Jim Metzler, Victor Love, Kay Lenz, Norma Maldonado, John Ritter, Andrea Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Parducci, Paula Marshall
Not much entertainment can be found in this ordeal of a movie. The plot centers on Rick (Jim Metzler) who, while in remission from spinal cancer, hypnotizes himself and enters a fantasy life as a tough private detective.
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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 2001 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Cast: Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora, R. Lee Ermey, Udo Kier, Franco Nero, Jim Metzler, Noah Huntley, Michael Paul Chan, David Hedison
Michael York is back in his role of Stone Alexander whose body Satan has taken over to accomplish its goal of controlling the world–and the battleground between good and evil is set.
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Old Gringo 1989 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Luis Puenzo
Cast: Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits, Patricio Contreras, Jenny Gago, Jim Metzler, Anne Pitoniak, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Gabriela Roel, Sergio Calderon, Guillermo Rios, Samuel Valadez De La Torre, Pedro Damian, Stanley Grover, Josefina Echanove
A culture shock occurs when an American schoolteacher, Harriet Winslow (Jane Fonda), travels to Mexico to become a governess. Arriving at the hacienda, she realizes she is in the middle of a revolution and is kidnapped. Now she must choose a romantic alliance with either rebel General Tomas Arroyo or an American writer Ambrose "Old Gringo" Bierce (Gregory Peck) who has befriended Arroyo.
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 River's Edge 1986  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Roxana Zal, Tom Bower, Joshua John Miller, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler
This film is based on a real story in which a teenage killer showed his friends the corpse of his victim. A pact was made to keep everything hush-hush, and it almost worked as the teens excused themselves from responsibility for their actions.
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 1991 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Western
Director: Anthony Hickox
Cast: Morgan Brittany, Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, John Ireland, Bert Remsen, M. Emmet Walsh, Maxwell Caulfield, Deborah Foreman, Jim Metzler, Dabbs Greer, Dana Sshbrook, John Hancock, Marion Eaton, Sunshine Parker, Helena Carroll
It's been a hassle, all those years with vampires vs. humans. So, it seemed the right time for the vampires to live in peace in an old ghost town with their sun block 30, etc., and artificial blood made from plants. When the blood plant does not produce enough blood, its designer David Harrison (Jim Metzler) and his wife Sarah (Morgan Brittany) arrive in the ghost town and find themselves in the middle of trouble. There are those fundamentalists, led by Jefferson (John Ireland), who want the real thing and are ready to rise up against the peaceful vampire leader, Count Mardulak (David Carradine), who ordered the blood plant as a method of integrating the vampires into the human world. War it shall be.
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Tex 1982 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Hunter
Cast: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney, Frances Lee McCain, Ben Johnson, Emilio Estevez, Phil Brock, Zeljko Ivanek, Pamela Ludwig
Disney Studios produced this coming-of-age adventure about teenaged brothers Tex (Matt Dillon) and Mason (Jim Metzler) in Oklahoma who live on their own without parental support. Their experiences are touched by sex and drugs as the brothers struggle to find their way in the world.
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Waxwork II: Lost in Time 1992 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Anthony Hickox
Cast: Zach Galligan, Monika Schnarre, Martin Kemp, Bruce Campbell, Michael Des Barres, Jim Metzler, John Ireland, David Carradine, Drew Barrymore, Anthony Hickox
"Waxwork II" picks up right where "Waxwork" left off. But, a dismembered hand got away from Waxwork and is following our heroes (Zach and Monika). The hand kills the girl's father and she is accused of the murder. They must find clues to show that such a thing can happen, and find just about more than bargained for when they are sent back in time to get the evidence. Things get weird, don't they.
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Witness Protection 1999 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Pearce
Cast: Tom Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Shawn Hatosy, Forest Whitaker, Skye McCole Bartusiak, William Sadler, Jim Metzler, Greg Pitts, Leon Russom, Joanna Merlin, Harrison Young, Daniel Zacapa, Greg Lipari, Randy Thompson, Byron Minns
After a failed assassination attempt on his life, South Boston mobster Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore) applies for the Federal Witness Relocation Program. This means that he, his wife Cindy (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), and children Sean and Suzie (Shawn Hatosy and Skye McCole Bartusiak) must assume new identities and move to Seattle. They realize very quickly that those things are easier said than done.
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| 1. 976-Evil (1989)
2. The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
3. The Big Brass Ring (1999)
4. Cadillac Ranch (1997)
5. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1994)
6. The Christmas Star (1986)
7. Four Friends (1981)
8. A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1998)
9. Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
10. Old Gringo (1989)
11. One False Move (1991)
12. River's Edge (1986)
13. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
14. Tex (1982)
15. Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
16. Witness Protection (1999)
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