Daddy 1987  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Arquette, John Karlen, Tess Harper, Trey Ames, Danny Aiello, J.J. Cohen, Darren Dalton, Stuart Fratkin, Micole Mercurio, Edan Gross, Noelle Parker
High-schooler Bobby's (Dermot Mulroney) girlfriend Stacy (Patricia Arquette) is pregnant, and neither is ready for parenthood as their naivete becomes prominent in this made-for-TV drama.
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Daughters of Darkness 1971 R, 87 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Harry Kumel
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, Andrea Rau, Paul Esser, Georges Jamin, Joris Collet, Fons Rademakers
Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) are the only guests at a posh seaside resort until Countess Elisabeth Bathory (Delphine Seyrig) and her lesbian lover Ilona (Andrea Rau) appear at the resort. Valerie is attracted to the Countess, especially after finding out that Stefan is a brutal sadist. But, the audience soon begins to suspect that the Countess is a vampire when the blood-draining of townsfolk begins, and the Countess makes plans to replace her lover with Valerie. Good mood and visual effects by Director Harry Kumel.
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 Frankenstein 1973 TV, 130 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Robert Foxworth, Bo Svenson, Susan Strasberg, Robert Gentry, Heidi Vaughn, John Karlen, Willie Aames, Philip Bourneuf, Jon Lormer, William Hansen, George Morgan, Brian Avery, Rosella Olsen, Edgar Daniels, Edgar Justice
Robert Foxworth steps into the role of Dr. Frankenstein experimenting in his lab in Ingolstadt during 1856. He experiments with nature by harnessing electricity to create his monster (Bo Svenson) from dead body parts. This monster is decent looking but doomed because of its homicidal nature. After murdering Frankenstein's assistant, the monster hides in a forest where it learns English by listening in on a family living nearby. The monster then returns to Frankenstein demanding that Frankenstein create a mate for it. Frankenstein refuses and destroys his experiment, which leads to the monster vowing revenge.
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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang 1979  TV, 145 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Cliff Potts, Randy Quaid, Larry Wilcox, Don Collier, Sharon Farrell, Matt Clark, Royal Dano, Julie Hill, John Karlen, Bo Hopkins, Mills Watson, Jack Palance
This made-for-TV film provides the wild semi-biographical account of the Dalton brothers as they form their gang and proceed to become train robbers, bank robbers, and horse thieves. It all leads up to their final robbery: the raid on Coffeyville, Kansas. Plenty of cameo appearances.
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Native Son 1986  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerrold Freedman
Cast: Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Oprah Winfrey, Victor Love, Carroll Baker, Art Evans, John Karlen, Geraldine Page, Lane Smith, John McMartin
This film shows the great chasm of misunderstanding between the "haves" and "have nots." Bigger, a young black man (Victor Young), is offered the chance to move up in the world when he is given the job of chauffeur for a wealthy family. When their daughter is accidentally killed by him, he is at a complete loss as to how to handle the situation in his strange new affluent and alien surroundings.
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Pennies from Heaven 1981 R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper, Christopher Walken, Vernel Bagneris, John McMartin, John Karlen, Nancy Parsons, Will Hare
A songwriter and peddler (Steve Martin) endures a rather drab existence, but he lives out his fantasies through his song lyrics. Many song numbers are worked into the script to show the difference between Martin's dreary real life and his carefree dream world.
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Racing with the Moon 1984 PG, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Richard Benjamin
Cast: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage, John Karlen, Rutanya Alda, Kate Williamson, Max Showalter, Crispin Glover, Arnold Johnson, Dana Carvey, Barbara Howard, Bob Maroff, Dominic Nardini, John Brandon, Eve Brent
It is Christmas 1942, and two friends, Hopper and Nickey (Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage) are due to report to the Marine Corps in just a few weeks. During the holiday season, Hopper falls in love with a rich girl, Caddie Winger (Elizabeth McGovern), who comes from a world far removed from his drab surroundings. A good, often humorous, view of the 1940s during World War II.
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A Small Town in Texas 1976 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jack Starrett
Cast: Timothy Bottoms, George "Buck" Flower, Susan George, Art Hindle, Bo Hopkins, John Karlen, Morgan Woodward, Hank Rolike, Clay Tanner, Mark Silva
Following a prison term for which he was set up by Sheriff Duke (Bo Hopkins), Poke Jackson (Timothy Bottoms) returns home seeking revenge.
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 Surf Ninjas 1993  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Neal Israel
Cast: Ernie Reyes Jr., Rob Schneider, Nicolas Cowan, Leslie Nielsen, Tone Loc, John Karlen, Ernie Reyes Sr., Keone Young, Tad Horino, Neal Israel
After inheriting a South Seas island, surfers Johnny (Ernie Reyes Jr.) and Adam (Nicolas Cowan) must fight off the evil Colonel Chi (Leslie Nielsen) who threatens their property rights.
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Trilogy of Terror 1975 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Karen Black, Robert Burton, John Karlen, George Gaynes, Jim Storm, Gregory Harrison, Tracy Curtis, Kathryn Reynolds, Orin Cannon
Dan Curtis, of the "Dark Shadows" TV show, brings three interwoven stories to a made-for-TV film–all starring Karen Black. "Julie"-A student is infatuated with his teacher, gets her out on a date, then drugs and photographs her. When he tries to blackmail her, she kills him, and now it starts over with another student. "Millicent and Therese"-Two estranged sisters have opposite personalities. When Millicent tries to kill her sister using a voodoo doll, we find out that they are actually the same person. "Amelia"-This one makes the film and has become a classic in itself. Amelia bought a doll that supposedly contains the soul of a great tribal warrior. When a chain around the doll breaks, the soul is released, and the doll and Amelia fight it out around the apartment. When Amelia thinks she has killed the doll, she finds she is mistaken since the warrior now possesses her. This film broke new ground in TV with its sex and horror theme.
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| 1. Daddy (1987)
2. Daughters of Darkness (1971)
3. Frankenstein (1973)
4. Impulse (1984)
5. The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
6. Native Son (1986)
7. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
8. Racing with the Moon (1984)
9. A Small Town in Texas (1976)
10. Surf Ninjas (1993)
11. Trilogy of Terror (1975)
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