92 in the Shade 1975  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas McGuane
Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Margot Kidder, Burgess Meredith, Harry Dean Stanton, Sylvia Miles, Elizabeth Ashley, William Hickey, Louise Latham, Joe Spinell
Set in Key West, this is the film adaptation of Thomas McGuane's novel about competition between captains of fishing boats.
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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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The Big Score 1983  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Williamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, John Saxon, Richard Roundtree, Ed Lauter, Nancy Wilson, D'Urville Martin, Michael Dante, Bruce Glover, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Tony King, Ron Dean
Chicago detective Frank Hooks (Fred Williamson) and his partners–Davis and Gordon (John Saxon and Richard Roundtree)–are on the trail of a drug dealer when a large cache of drug money disappears. Frank is accused of stealing the money and is suspended from the police force. Now, Frank can ignore all the rules and take on the drug dealers himself.
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 Big Wednesday 1978  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Summer of Innocence
Director: John Milius
Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, Lee Purcell, Barbara Hale, Robert Englund, Joe Spinell, Steve Kanaly, Reb Brown
This surfing film involves three California surfers–Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt), and Leroy (Gary Busey)–whose exploits are covered from 1962 to 1974.
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 Cruising 1980 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Barton Heyman, Gene Davis, Allan Miller, Ed O'Neill, Jay Acovone, Randy Jurgensen
Steve Burns (Al Pacino) is an officer for the NYPD who goes undercover by dressing in leather and chains in the S & M subculture to catch a sadistic homosexual killer. In the process, Burns becomes obsessed with the man (Richard Cox) he is trailing.
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Eureka 1984  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Ed Lauter, Mickey Rourke, Joe Pesci, Corin Redgrave, Helena Kallianiotes, Cavan Kendall, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Emrys James
Living 15 years in the Klondike proved prosperous for gold miner Jack McCann (Gene Hackman), and he was able to buy his own Caribbean island. However, his reclusive life on the island spells trouble when his daughter Tracy (Theresa Russell) brings on major problems via the Miami underworld.
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975  R, 95 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Dick Richards
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Jack O'Halloran, Sylvester Stallone, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean Stanton, Walter McGinn, Joe Spinell
Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) employs his expertise as a private detective to find ex-convict Moose Malloy's (Jack O'Halloran) old girlfriend. During the search Marlowe runs into murder, blackmail, and prostitution. Based on Raymond Chandler's book, this is also a remake of the 1944 film and is nearly as good as that classic.
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The First Deadly Sin 1980 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, James Whitmore, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel, Anthony Zerbe, George Coe, Joe Spinell, Bruce Willis, Anna Navarro, Jeffrey DeMunn, John Devaney, Hugh Hurd, Robert Weil
Police detective Edward Delaney (Frank Sinatra) is nearing retirement, and his wife Barbara (Faye Dunaway) is dying and looking for a miracle to save herself. Meanwhile, Edward is stalking a psychotic killer (David Dukes) in this chilling drama.
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Forbidden Zone 1980 R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Richard Elfman
Cast: Herve Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Gisele Lindley, Jan Stuart Schwartz, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Virginia Rose, Gene Cunningham, Phil Gordon, Hyman Diamond, Matthew Bright, Danny Elfman, Viva, Joe Spinell, Martin von Haselberg
The Hercules family has moved into a new home in Venice, California. In the basement is a door they are forbidden to open, but daughter Frenchy (Maria-Pascale Elfman) does not heed the warning, opens the door, and steps inside. She has entered the Sixth Dimension where she catches the eye of King Fausto (Herve Villechaize). But, Queen Doris (Susan Tyrrell) becomes jealous and puts Frenchy in a prison cell with the Ex-Queen (Viva). Now, Frenchy's fate rests with her brother Flash (Phil Gordon) and Grampa Hercules (Hyman Diamond) who try to rescue her. When they fail, her friend Squeezit Henderson (Matthew Bright) steps in, but many problems lie ahead. Music by the Mystic Knights Of The Oingo Boingo–whose founder, Richard Elfman, directed this film.
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Losin' It 1983 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, Shelley Long, John P. Navin Jr., Henry Darrow, James Victor, Rick Rossovich, Joe Spinell, Hector Elias
Three teenage boys (Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, and John Stockwell) head for Tijuana for fun and first-time sex. Just like the Little Red Hen, they meet a number of characters along the way.
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Maniac 1980 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Gail Lawrence, Rita Montone, Tom Savini, Kelly Piper, Hyla Marrow, James Brewster, Linda Lee Walter, Tracie Evans
Disturbed loner Frank Zito (Joe Spinell) is still bitter over his mother's death in a car accident years before. He satisfies his grief by scalping young, beautiful women and displaying their hair on mannequins in his apartment. Extremely gory and perverse.
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Married to the Mob 1988 R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Charles Napier, David Johansen, Joe Spinell, Captain Haggerty, Marlene Willoughby, Ellen Foley, O'Lan Jones, Anthony J. Nici
When her mobster husband is killed, Angela (Michelle Pfeiffer) heads for New York with her son and enjoys delightfully funny experiences as she finds that it is not easy to extricate herself from her past. Dean Stockwell received an Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor).
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National Lampoon Goes to the Movies 1981 R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi, Henry Jaglom
Cast: Robby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Elisha Cook Jr., Robert Culp, Dick Miller, Ann Dusenberry, Teresa Ganzel, Olympia Dukakis, Titos Vandis, Joe Spinell, Fred Willard
Three short stories that spoof personal growth, soap operas, and police stories are provided in this extremely weak offering. It's not clear how some of the stars were talked into participating; some are shown in the above credits.
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Nighthawks 1981  R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Bruce Malmuth
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer, Nigel Davenport, Lindsay Wagner, Joe Spinell, Catherine Mary Stewart, Edward Fox, Persis Khambatta, Hilary Thompson, Walter Mathews, E. Brian Dean, Caesar Cordova, Charles Duval, Tony Munafo
Two N.Y.C. cops–Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) and Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams)–are recruited to track down international terrorist Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) who has detonated a bomb in a department store and killed several children. DaSilva and Fox enter a cat-and-mouse game in their effort to catch Wulfgar and track him down via a variety of urban locations including subways, discos, and even a tram above Manhattan.
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The Ninth Configuration 1980 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
Director: William Peter Blatty
Cast: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand, George DiCenzo, Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia, Joe Spinell, Alejandro Rey, Tom Atkins
Military psychiatrist Col. Kane (Stacy Keach) does his doctoring at a remote, converted castle where mentally disturbed military personnel undergo treatment. But it appears that Kane has more than just a few demons in his past. An unusual and interesting tale written and directed by the author of "The Exorcist."
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One Down, Two to Go 1982 R, 84 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Fred Williamson
Cast: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, Richard Roundtree, Paula Sills, Laura Loftus, Joe Spinell, Tom Signorelli, John Guitz, Louis Neglia
Blaxploitation's best comes together when Ralph (Richard Roundtree) is cheated out of his share in a martial-arts tournament, and his friend is shot. Ralph's friends come to the rescue to bring the bad guys to justice.
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Paradise Alley 1978 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Conway, Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, Armand Assante, Lee Canalito, Frank McRae, Tom Waits, Ray Sharkey, Joyce Ingalls
This film marks Sylvester Stallone's first directing effort, and he also sings the title song. The story is about three brothers–Cosmo (Stallone), Lenny (Armand Assante), and Victor (Lee Canalito)– who pin their hopes for a better crack at life on Victor's wrestling skills.
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Rancho Deluxe 1975 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Perry
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Ashley, Clifton James, Slim Pickens, Charlene Dallas, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Bright, Patti D'Arbanville, Joe Spinell
The modern West still has rustlers. In this story they are two drifters, Cecil Colson (Sam Waterston) and Jack McKee (Jeff Bridges) whose methods of stealing cattle are as contemporary as pickup trucks and helicopters.
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 Rocky 1976 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, George Memmoli, Al Silvani, Jodi Letizia, Larry Carroll, Diana Lewis, George O'Hanlon
Sylvester Stallone not only starred as the title character, he wrote the original script. This is a fairy-tale story about Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa who experiences the American dream when he gets a chance at the World Heavyweight Championship. The movie won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director (John G. Avildsen), and Film Editing; it also received seven other nominations, including Best Actor (Stallone), Actress (Talia Shire), and two for Supporting Actor (Burgess Meredith and Burt Young).
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 Rocky II 1979 PG, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Tony Burton, Joe Spinell, Frank McRae, Leonard Gaines, Al Silvani, Sylvia Meals, John Pleshette, Stu Nahan, Bill Baldwin, Jerry Ziesmer
In this sequel, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) marries Adrian (Talia Shire) after losing his match with World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Now, with a baby on the way, Rocky and Adrian need money, and down-and-out Rocky accepts the offer of a rematch with Apollo Creed. The fight finale is riveting. Stallone wrote and directed this sequel.
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The Seven-Ups 1973 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip D'Antoni
Cast: Roy Scheider, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon, Tony Lo Bianco, Larry Haines, Ken Kercheval, Richard Lynch, Bill Hickman, Lou Polan, Joe Spinell, Robert Burr, Rex Everhart
After one of their comrades is killed, New York City police members of an elite group–the Seven-Ups (minimum time to be sentenced in prison)–must find the murderers before their own reputations are ruined.
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Sorcerer 1977 PG, 121 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Joe Spinell, Karl John, Friedrich von Ledebur, Jacques Francois
This remake of "The Wages of Fear" is a suspenseful thriller about four outcasts who are given a second chance by trucking nitroglycerine through the South American jungle.
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Stay Hungry 1976 R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Englund, Helena Kallianiotes, Roger E. Mosley, Scatman Crothers, Woodrow Parfrey, Joe Spinell, Fannie Flagg
Rich, but confused, Craig Blake (Jeff Bridges) tries to buy a fitness center gym. When he meets Mary Tate Farnsworth (Sally Field) and Joe Santo (Arnold Schwarzenegger) at the gym, he finds depth to their lives of working and staying fit. This causes him to leave his wealthy friends behind and finds a new life through physical work. An OK comedy/drama.
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Strike Force 1975 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Crack
Director: Barry Shear
Cast: Cliff Gorman, Don Blakely, Richard Gere, Edward Grover, Joe Spinell, Allan Rich, Mimi Cecchini, Marilyn Chris, Arnold Soboloff, Stephen Zulick
The FBI, state police, and NYC police team up to rid the city of a drug ring. An early Richard Gere film.
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 Taxi Driver 1976  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, Martin Scorsese, Victor Argo, Joe Spinell, Diahnne Abbott, Leonard Harris, Frank Adu, Gino Ardito, Garth Avery, Harry Cohn
"You talkin' to me?" Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a lonely, psychotic New York City taxi driver who, when turned down by Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), plots to assassinate the President of the United States. Unsuccessful at that, he turns his aggression against a pimp (Harvey Keitel) for 12-year-old Iris (Jody Foster). Academy Award nominations include Best Picture, Actor (De Niro), and Supporting Actress (Foster).
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Vigilante 1983  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Street Gang
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda, Joe Spinell, Carol Lynley, Woody Strode, Don Blakely, Joseph Carberry, Willie Colon
When criminals take over the city, victims seek to regain control through a violent attempt to end gang action in their city.
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| 1. 92 in the Shade (1975)
2. The Adventures of Stella Star (1979)
aka: Starcrash
aka: Star Crash
3. The Big Score (1983)
4. Big Wednesday (1978)
aka: Summer of Innocence
5. Cruising (1980)
6. Deadly Illusion (1987)
aka: Love You to Death
7. Eureka (1984)
8. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
9. The First Deadly Sin (1980)
10. Forbidden Zone (1980)
11. Losin' It (1983)
12. Maniac (1980)
13. Married to the Mob (1988)
14. National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1981)
aka: National Lampoon's Movie Madness
15. Nighthawks (1981)
16. The Ninth Configuration (1980)
aka: Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane
17. Nunzio (1978)
18. One Down, Two to Go (1982)
19. One Man Jury (1978)
20. Paradise Alley (1978)
21. Rancho Deluxe (1975)
22. Rocky (1976)
23. Rocky II (1979)
24. The Seven-Ups (1973)
25. Sorcerer (1977)
26. Stay Hungry (1976)
27. Strike Force (1975)
aka: Crack
28. Taxi Driver (1976)
29. Vigilante (1983)
aka: Street Gang
30. The Whoopee Boys (1986)
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