Gamera the Invincible 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Cast: Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay, John Baragrey, Dick O'Neill, Eiji Funakoshi, Harumi Kiritachi, Jun-ichiro Yamashiko, Yoshiro Uchida, Michiko Sugata, Mort Marshall, Bob Carraway, Alan Oppenheimer, John McCurry, Steve Zacharias
"Godzilla" was so popular that it made sense to bring out new monsters. Thus, Gamera was born, and this film is the first of a series, which was revived in the mid-1990s. A nuclear blast in the Arctic awakens Gamera–a giant, flying, fire-breathing monster. Gamera proceeds to wreak havoc on Tokyo and other assorted areas until a plan is developed that is successful in sending Gamera rocketing to Mars.
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The Pawnbroker 1965  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Rod Steiger, Thelma Oliver, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Marketa Kimbrell, Brock Peters, Jaime Sanchez, Juano Hernandez, Raymond St. Jacques, John McCurry, Nancy R. Pollock
Sol Nazerman (Rod Steiger) is a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust who comes to New York after the war and sets up a pawnshop. His problems do not end, and he must adjust to life in the modern world. Steiger received an Academy Award nomination.
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Streets of Gold 1986  R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Angela Molina, Elya Baskin, Rainbow Harvest, Adam Nathan, John Mahoney, John McCurry, Frances Foster
One way out of the ghetto is being very good at sports. This movie is about a young Irish boy who sets his sights on being a champion boxer.
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Trapped in Silence 1986 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kiefer Sutherland, Karen Shallo, Rebecca Schull, Amy Wright, Stephen Pearlman, Ron Silver, Frances Foster, Harsh Nayyar, John McCurry, John Mahoney, Marlyn Mason
In this made-for-TV movie, psychologist Jennifer Hubbell (Marsha Mason) helps a traumatized boy, Kevin Richter (Kiefer Sutherland), out of his refusal to talk due to a life of abuse.
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Wolfen 1981  R, 115 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Wadleigh
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill, Dehl Berti, Peter Michael Goetz, James Tolkan, John McCurry
Wolf-like creatures are on the prowl in Manhattan, and a city cop, Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney), tries to put an end to the terror they are causing among the city's residents.
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| 1. Fritz the Cat (1972)
2. Gamera the Invincible (1965)
3. The Pawnbroker (1965)
4. Streets of Gold (1986)
5. Trapped in Silence (1986)
6. Wolfen (1981)
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