Billy Two Hats 1974  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Lady and the Outlaw
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Gregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack Warden, Sian Barbara Allen, David Huddleston, John Pearce, Dawn Little Sky, Vince St. Cyr, Henry Medicine Hat, Zeev Berlinsky
Aging bandit Deans (Gregory Peck) coerces a half-Indian boy, Billy (Desi Arnaz Jr.), into helping him commit one last robbery.
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The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid 1972 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Philip Kaufman
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffat, John Pearce, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano
Unbeknownst to the James and Younger Brothers, the townspeople of Northfield were ready and waiting when the bank robbers came to town to steal from their bank. This film begins with the gang's preparations for and unsuccessful attempt at robbing the bank.
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The Klansman 1974  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Burning Cross
KKK
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Lola Falana, Linda Evans, O.J. Simpson, Hoke Howell, David Ladd, Luciana Paluzzi, David Huddleston, Ed Call, John Alderson, John Pearce
Sheriff Bascomb (Lee Marvin) and townsman Breck Stancill (Richard Burton) battle against the Ku Klux Klan in their town.
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The Student Nurses 1970  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stephanie Rothman
Cast: Elaine Giftos, Karen Carlson, Brioni Farrell, Barbara Leigh, Richard Rust, Reni Santoni, Pepe Serna, Darrell Larson, John Pearce, Lawrence P. Casey
This film led to a series of "Nurse" films. The plot involves four student nurses who find love in their final year of school. A Corman production.
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The Stunt Man 1980  R, 129 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Rush
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco, Sharon Farrell, Adam Roarke, Philip Bruns, John Pearce, Dee Carroll
Cameron (Steve Railsback) is a fugitive who stumbles onto a movie set at a beach resort and pretends to be a stunt man in order to avoid detection. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actor (Peter O'Toole) and Director.
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THX 1138 1971 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: George Lucas
Cast: Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Ian Wolfe, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Sid Haig, David Ogden Stiers, John Pearce, Julie Payne, James Cranna
This tale about life in the future where people behave like robots began as a 20-minute production assignment when George Lucas was a student. Later, it was expanded and distributed by Warner Bros. The storyline begins in an underground city where the human race now exists, and residents are drugged to control their emotions. Sex is outlawed. But THX 1138's (Robert Duvall) roommate LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) has been reducing their drugs, and they have discovered love. Now LUH is pregnant, and THX is sent to prison for drug evasion. THX, with help from prison-mate SEN 5241 (Donald Pleasence) and TV hologram (Don Pedro Colley), escapes from prison, searches for LUH, and attempts to escape to Earth's surface while being pursued by the robocops.
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Ulzana's Raid 1972  R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jorge Luke, Bruce Davison, Richard Jaeckel, Joaquin Martinez, Lloyd Bouchner, Karl Swenson, John Pearce, Gladys Holland, Richard Bull
Seeking to gain revenge for an Apache attack, the U.S. Army tries to capture renegade Indians in this powerful film–one of Burt's best.
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| 1. Billy Two Hats (1974)
aka: The Lady and the Outlaw
2. The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972)
3. The Klansman (1974)
aka: The Burning Cross
aka: KKK
4. Little Treasure (1985)
5. The Student Nurses (1970)
6. The Stunt Man (1980)
7. THX 1138 (1971)
8. Ulzana's Raid (1972)
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