American Anthem 1986  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Magnoli
Cast: Mitch Gaylord, Janet Jones, Michelle Phillips, R.J. Williams, Michael Pataki, John Aprea, Patrice Donnelly, Tiny Wells, Katherine Gosney, Stacy Maloney
Your small gymnastic buff will love this story of a young athlete's conflict between family and the rings. Olympic star Mitch Gaylord stars with Janet Jones. They had to do something with an Olympic star, but couldn't there have been at least some effort of a story?
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 Bullitt 1968  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Don Gordon, Simon Oakland, Norman Fell, Georg Stanford Brown, Bill Hickman, John Aprea, Justin Tarr, Carl Reindel, Vic Tayback, Felice Orlandi, Pat Renella
Capt. Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is a tough San Francisco cop whose assignment is to keep star witness John Ross (Pat Renella) safe for 48 hours until it is time for him to testify against the Mafia. But, hit men attack and kill Ross. Now, despite objections from Sen. Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), Bullitt sets out on his own investigation to find the killers–and to uncover facts behind who leaked the information about where he was hiding Ross. The San Francisco car chase scene is tops. A good McQueen film.
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Caged Heat 1974  R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Renegade Girls
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Erica Gavin, Don Heitzer, Mike Shack, Gary Goetzman, Cheryl Smith, John Aprea, Gina Martine, Juanita Brown, Roberta Collins, Barbara Steele
This is Oscar-winning director ("The Silence of the Lambs") Jonathan Demme's first feature film and concerns a women's prison and the treatment of a wrongly convicted young girl by the tough inmates.
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Crazy Mama 1975 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Stuart Whitman, Ann Sothern, Jim Backus, Donny Most, Linda Purl, Sally Kirkland, Dick Miller, Harry Northrup, John Aprea
Three generations of one family (Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, and Linda Purl) commit robberies during a car trip across country in this gem of a movie. 1950s sounds and sights.
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CyberTracker 1994 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Richard Pepin
Cast: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Richard Norton, Stacie Foster, Abby Dalton, Joseph Ruskin, John Aprea, Steve Burton, Jim Maniaci, David Barnathan, Edward Blanchard
Nearly indestructible cyborg "Cyber-Trackers" hunt down and execute criminals in the near future. When secret service agent Eric Phillips (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) finds out that all is not on the up-and-up with the new police force, he becomes a target. And the kick-boxing begins.
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The Game 1997  R, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Anna Katerina, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Charles Martinet, Scott Hunter McGuire, John Aprea, Daniel Shorr, Elizabeth Dennehy, Florentine Mocanu, Caroline Barclay
Accepting an unusual birthday gift–for the "man who has everything"–from his brother Conrad (Sean Penn), wealthy recluse Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) enters the live-action "Game," a real-life game designed by Consumer Recreation Services. Nicholas' ordered lifestyle is turned upside down when he becomes deeply involved in the game and begins to suspect that his particular game is an attempt to steal his fortune, drive him insane, and even kill him.
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The Godfather Part II 1974  R, 201 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, Richard Bright, G.D. Spradlin, Abe Vigoda, Bruno Kirby, Troy Donahue, John Aprea
In this sequel to "The Godfather," Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) takes over as head of his father's family and modernizes it into a sleek 1920s' New York crime syndicate. Exciting from beginning to end, the movie earned six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro). It was nominated for five others, including Best Actor (Pacino), Best Supporting Actor (Michael V. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg) and Best Supporting Actress (Talia Shire).
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The Idolmaker 1980  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, John Aprea, Richard Bright, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Pantoliano
Loosely based on promoter Bob Marucci's life (he discovered Fabian and Frankie Avalon), the "Idolmaker" turns singers into rock stars in this entertaining film. 1 User Review
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| | Guy with marketing savvy brings 2 young men to the limelight | Sylver 03/02/2009 | | I own this movie and watch it a couple times each year for good acting, good music, and a lot of fun. Ray Sharkey is at his best, and all the cast is great. |
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Picasso Trigger 1988  R, 99 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sidaris
Cast: Steve Bond, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Harold Diamond, John Aprea, Roberta Vasquez, Guich Koock, Rodrigo Obregon, Bruce Penhall, Cynthia Brimhall
This time, Andy Sidaris brings a record number of Playboy Playmates (seven, to be exact) to the screen in one of his low-budget action flicks. A double-crossing member of the Agency starts blowing up Agency members because, in his opinion, the Agency is responsible for his brother's death. Agency operatives are out to stop the traitor. Highlight: gadgets used to deliver bombs.
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Savage Beach 1989 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Andy Sidaris
Cast: Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, John Aprea, Bruce Penhall, Rodrigo Obregon, Michael Mikasa, Michael Shane, Teri Weigel, Lisa London, Patty Duffek
Andy Sidaris continues with his use of Playboy's sexy, buxom women in this entry. Drug enforcement agents Donna and Taryn (Dona Speir and Hope Marie Carlton) are delivering emergency vaccines when their plane is downed by bad weather on a remote South Pacific island. It turns out that a treasure in gold, stolen by the Japanese from the Philippines in World War II, is located here. A Japanese soldier from the war is still guarding the gold. But others know of the treasure, and many show up to get their hands on it. Can our heroines fend them off? They really are lucky that they had an arsenal stashed in the plane that might help.
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 The Stepford Wives 1975  PG, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Fantasy
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman, Tina Louise, Josef Sommer, Mary Stuart Masterson, Patrick O'Neal, John Aprea, William Prince, Carol Eve Rossen, Carol Mallory, Judith Baldwin, Barbara Rucker, Toni Reid
Ira Levin's best-selling novel is brought to the screen as mysteries unfold behind the personalities of "perfect" housewives in the town of Stepford, Connecticut. Joanna (Katherine Ross) and Walter (Peter Masterson) move with their children to Stepford to enjoy what they believe is an ideal suburban community. But, Stepford has a dark secret: the husbands are replacing their wives with robots that will perform domestic tasks and exist only to please their husbands. Will Joanna be able to escape this nightmare?
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To the Limit 1995  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Raymond Martino
Cast: Anna Nicole Smith, Joey Travolta, John Aprea, David Proval, Branscombe Richmond, Michael Nouri, Jack Bannon, Lydie Denier, Floyd Levine, Gino Dentie, Melissa Martino, Alexander Marshall
There's a renegade CIA agent out there who will stop at nothing to cover up his drug activities in Vietnam. After CIA agent Collette's (Anna Nicole Smith) husband is killed, she goes undercover to get revenge on the gang of murderers. Meanwhile, Frank's (Joey Travolta) wife was also killed by the gang. Eventually, the two team up to get the job done.
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| 1. American Anthem (1986)
2. Bullitt (1968)
3. Caged Heat (1974)
aka: Renegade Girls
4. Crazy Mama (1975)
5. CyberTracker (1994)
6. The Game (1997)
7. The Godfather Part II (1974)
8. The Idolmaker (1980)
9. Picasso Trigger (1988)
10. Savage Beach (1989)
11. The Stepford Wives (1975)
12. To the Limit (1995)
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