All the Kind Strangers 1974 TV, 72 min. Genre: Thriller aka: Evil in the Swamp
Director: Burt Kennedy Cast: Stacy Keach, Samantha Eggar, John Savage, Robby Benson, John Connell, Arlene Farber, Brent Campbell, Tim Parkison, Patti Parkison
Motorists Jimmy and Carol Ann (Stacy Keach and Samantha Eggar) are taken prisoner by a group of hillbilly orphans and their mean dogs. The orphans only want a mom and dad, but they can't handle rejection. Made for TV.
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The Amateur 1981 R, 111 min. Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Charles Jarrott Cast: John Savage, Christopher Plummer, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Nicholas Campbell, Ed Lauter, Graham Jarvis, John Marley, George Coe, Jan Rubes
CIA computer expert Charles Heller (John Savage) goes behind the Iron Curtain to investigate his wife's murder in this spy thriller.
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The Anarchist Cookbook 2002 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Jordan Susman Cast: Devon Gummersall, Dylan Bruno, John Savage, Katharine Towne, Gina Philips, Steve Van Wormer, Johnny Whitworth, Sabine Singh, Richard Black, Kinna McInroe
Young radical anarchists live in a dilapidated house in Dallas from which they peacefully protest what they perceive as society's ills. When their commune is infiltrated by Johnny Black (Dylan Bruno), who introduces plastic explosives into the mix, the radicals are sure to cause run-ins with the law.
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Any Man's Death 1988 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Clegg Cast: John Savage, William Hickey, Mia Sara, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Lerner, James Ryan, Nancy Mulford, Robin Smith, Claudia Udy, James Whyle
While investigating a strange photograph, a reporter (John Savage) travels to Africa and discovers a former Nazi war criminal living among the natives.
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Bad Company 1972 R, 94 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert Benton Cast: Jeff Bridges, Barry Brown, Jim Davis, John Savage, David Huddleston, Jerry Houser, Ed Lauter, Charles Tyner, Geoffrey Lewis, John Quade, Damon Cofer, Joshua Hill Lewis, Raymond Guth, Jean Allison, Ned Wertimer
This story centers on what happens to a Civil War draft dodger, Drew Dixon (Barry Brown), when he heads west and takes on a criminal lifestyle. He bonds with con-artist Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges) and joins Jake's gang of boy bandits, including Loney (John Savage) and Arthur (Jerry Houser). As the gang fights the harsh elements and tries to avoid confrontations with criminals such as Big Joe (David Huddleston), Drew realizes that he may have no choice but to rely on a life of crime in order to survive.
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Beautiful Thing 1996 R, 89 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Hettie MacDonald Cast: Glenn Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Tameka Empson, Ben Daniels, Meera Syal, Martin Walsh, John Savage
Teenagers Jamie Gangel (Glenn Berry) and Ste Pearce (Scott Neal), from a London housing project, discover they are gay, fall in love, and come out in this fantasy tale about homosexuality.
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches 1981 PG, 95 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lamont Johnson Cast: Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane, Rod Steiger, John Savage, Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleason, William Russ, John Quade, Perry Lang
Annie (Amanda Plummer) and Jenny (Diane Lane) head west in search of adventure and persuade Bill Doolin (Burt Lancaster) and surviving members of the Doolin-Dalton gang to let them in on a bank robbery.
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Christina's House 1999 R, 95 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gavin Wilding Cast: Brendan Fehr, Brad Rowe, Allison Lange, John Savage, Lorne Stewart, Crystal Buble, Jerry Wasserman, Chelsea Hobbs, Sigrid M. Spade, Chilton Crane
Seventeen-year-old Christina (Allison Lange) moves into a new home with weirdo dad (John Savage) and loser brother. While she decides on which of two boys (Brendan Fehr and Brad Rowe) she likes best, things go awry at the house when it is clear that there is another inhabitant–and it/he/she leaves messages and presents for Christina. It/he/she isn't afraid to kill, either. Absolutely terrible movie–maybe even a candidate for the "Worst 10 List."
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CIA II: Target Alexa 1994 R, 88 min. Genre: Action
Director: Lorenzo Lamas Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, John Savage, John Ryan, Lori Fetrick, Pamela Dixon, Al Sapienza, Sandee Van Dyke, Michael Chong, Daryl Keith Roach, Gary Wood, Larry Manetti
In this follow-on to "CIA–Code Name Alexa," terrorist-turned-CIA agent Alexa (Kathleen Kinmont) is in the witness protection program as a result of her awesome work in her last adventure. Meanwhile, agent Mark (Lorenzo Lamas) has his hands full tracking down a terrorist who has stolen a top secret module AND a soldier of fortune who has stolen the computer chip needed to activate the module. Luckily, Alexa comes out of "retirement" to assist in the effort.
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The Crossing Guard 1995 R, 117 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Penn Cast: David Morse, Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Anjelica Huston, Piper Laurie, Richard Bradford, Priscilla Barnes, David Baerwald, John Savage, Richard C. Sarafian
When a man's (Jack Nicholson) daughter is killed by a drunken driver (David Morse), both men's lives come close to being destroyed.
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The Deer Hunter 1978 R, 183 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Cimino Cast: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi, Shirley Stoler, Rutanya Alda, Amy Wright, Chuck Aspegren, Pierre Segui, Mady Kaplan, Mary Ann Haenel, Richard Kuss
Three friends (Robert De Niro, John Savage, and Christopher Walken) from a small Pennsylvania town go to Vietnam where they are reunited as POWs. While POWs, they are forced to play a game of Russian Roulette. This film often leaves much for the viewer to figure out and is powerful in its impact and insights. Academy Awards were presented for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Walken), Film Editing, and Sound. Nominations were received for Best Actor (De Niro), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Writing, and Cinematography.
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Do the Right Thing 1989 R, 120 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Spike Lee Cast: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, John Savage, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn, Paul Benjamin, Frankie Faison, Rick Aiello, Joie Lee, Robin Harris, Miguel Sandoval
Italian-American Sal (Danny Aiello) owns a pizzeria in a Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, and his sons–angry bigoted Pino (John Turturro) and congenial Vito (Richard Edson)–work at the pizzeria. The only Black employee is Mookie (Spike Lee) who drives the delivery truck. One hot summer day, Buggin' Out (Giancarlo Esposito) arranges a boycott of Sal's pizzeria because of the lack of racial diversity. Tensions rise and erupt in violence. Spike Lee created critical attention with his much discussed finale.
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Flynn 1996 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Howson Cast: Guy Pearce, Steven Berkoff, Claudia Karvan, John Savage, Wendy Matthews, William Gluth, Nicki Paull, Tim Hughes, Adrian Wright, Jan Friedl
The life of a swashbuckling, but trouble-plagued, movie star of the 1930s and 1940s–Errol Flynn–is brought to the screen with Guy Pearce in the title role.
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Hair 1979 PG, 121 min. Genre: Musical
Director: Milos Forman Cast: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D'Angelo, Annie Golden, Richard Bright, Nicholas Ray, Charlotte Rae, Miles Chapin, Antonia Rey, Michael Jeter
In this rock musical, a draft inductee (John Savage) visits NYC where he is befriended by a group of hippies...just before he must leave for Vietnam. The impact of this film is not the same today, but it does reflect the unrest in the country during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s.
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Hostile Intent 1997 R, 88 min. Genre: Action
Director: Jonathan Heap Cast: Rob Lowe, Sofia Shinas, James Kidnie, John Savage, Saul Rubinek, Louis Del Grande, Ronn Sarosiak, Rino Romano, Christopher Kennedy, Gerry Quigley, Jody Racicot, Simon Reynolds
Mike Cleary (Rob Lowe) and his team are working on a computer chip that will make a computer hack-proof in response to a government computer that can get into any computer. When Mike's team participates in a weekend paintball competition, government assassins are on the scene using real bullets. A dull, anti-government film that went direct to video
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Inside Moves 1980 PG, 113 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Donner Cast: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Bill Henderson, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna, Steve Kahan, Jack O'Leary, Harold Sylvester, Arnold Williams, George Brenlin, Gerri Dean
Misfit patrons of a neighborhood bar have been pinning their hopes on the bartender, Jerry Maxwell (David Morse), who has just been offered a position on a professional basketball team and is leaving the bar. Bar patron Roary (John Savage), who had attempted suicide, learned much from this group and, with help from Jerry and his romance with Louise (Diana Scarwid), gains confidence to help himself. Helping Jerry train just might work to the advantage of Roary and the other bar patrons as well during the transition period. Scarwid was nominated for an Oscar.
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The Jack Bull 1999 R, 120 min. Genre: Western
Director: John Badham Cast: John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones, Miranda Otto, John C. McGinley, John Savage, Rodney A. Grant, Jay O. Sanders, Kurt Fuller, Rex Linn
In this made-for-HBO video the focus is on Myrl Redding (John Cusack), a Wyoming horse trader who has a run-in with Henry Ballard (L.Q. Jones) and ends up in front of Judge Tolliver (John Goodman). Tolliver throws the case out of court, which forces Myrl to wage a violent war that threatens Wyoming's bid for statehood.
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Little Boy Blue 1997 R, 105 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Antonio Tibaldi Cast: Ryan Phillippe, John Savage, Nastassja Kinski, Jenny Lewis, Shirley Knight, Adam Burke, Tyrin Turner, Devon Michael, John Doman, Brent Jennings
Ray West (John Savage) is a Vietnam vet in dire need of psychiatric help because he constantly terrorizes his wife (Nastassja Kinski) and sons (Ryan Phillippe, Adam Burke, and Devon Michael).
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The Little Sister 1985 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama aka: Forbidden The Tender Age
Director: Jan Egleson Cast: John Savage, Tracy Pollan, Roxanne Hart, Jack Kehoe, Henry Tomaszewski, Richard Jenkins, Lauree Berger, Patty Collinge, Vanessa Hill, Peter Gerety, Ted Kazanoff, David F. Wheeler, Kevin Bacon
In this made-for-TV movie, probation officer Tim Donovan (John Savage) tries to help 18-year-old Nicki Davis (Tracy Pollan) change her lifestyle, which consists of hanging around with her drug-dealing boyfriend. In the process of aiding Nicki, Tim uncovers a dark secret in her past involving an incestuous relationship with her father (Richard Jenkins).
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Maria's Lovers 1984 R, 103 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky Cast: Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Robert Mitchum, Keith Carradine, Tracy Nelson, John Goodman, Danton Stone, Vincent Spano, Bud Cort, Bill Smitrovich
Returning from a Japanese prison camp after World War II, Ivan (John Savage), the husband of Maria (Nastassja Kinski), faces problems resulting from his years of torture.
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Message in a Bottle 1999 PG-13, 132 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Luis Mandoki Cast: Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, Paul Newman, John Savage, Illeana Douglas, Robbie Coltrane, Jesse James, Bethel Leslie, Tom Aldredge, Viveka Davis, Raphael Sbarge, Richard Hamilton, Rosemary Murphy, Steven Eckholdt, Susan Brightbill
Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel, this is a love story of beautiful, divorced mother Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) and lonely widower Garret Blake (Kevin Costner) who spends his life making sailboats AND sending love letters in bottles to sea as messages to his deceased wife. When Theresa finds one of the bottles and travels to North Carolina to meet this man who could love forever, love blooms anew. 2 User Reviews
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| | cece 08/04/2007 | | I love this movie it is one of my favorites, Kevin Costner always does well in a love story. |
| | RascalBrat 02/25/2007 | | Excellent love story. Beautifully filmed. A wonderful performance from Kevin Costner and Paul Newman. I highly recommend this movie to all audiences. |
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The Onion Field 1979 R, 126 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker Cast: John Savage, Ted Danson, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ronny Cox, Dianne Hull, David Huffman, Christopher Lloyd, Priscilla Pointer, Richard Venture, Ned Wilson
Based on Joseph Wambaugh's book about cop killers using the California legal system to their advantage, this psychological drama is riveting.
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Red Scorpion 2 1994 R, 94 min. Genre: Action
Director: Michael Kennedy Cast: Matt McColm, John Savage, Jennifer Rubin, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Ironside, Michael Covert, Real Andrews, Duncan Fraser, George Touliatos, Vladimir Kulich
The far-right-wing, white-supremacist hate group must be stopped, and an elite team is put together to get the job done. Explosions, fires, gunfire, etc. abound, but that's not enough to overcome the amateurish story and acting.
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Salvador 1986 R, 123 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone Cast: James Woods, James Belushi, John Savage, Michael Murphy, Elpidia Carrillo, Tony Plana, Colby Chester, Cynthia Gibb, John Doe, Will MacMillan, Valerie Wildman, Jose Carlos Ruiz, Jorge Luke, Juan Fernandez, Salvador Sanchez
Richard Boyle (James Woods) is a down-on-his-luck photojournalist who joins his disc-jockey friend Dr. Rock (Jim Belushi) on a car trip to El Salvador in 1980 to cover the war. Boyle forms uneasy alliances with both the guerillas and the right-wing military and realizes that the U.S. press is not adequately reporting the situation. Meanwhile, Boyle falls in love with a Salvadorian, Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and must find the means to get her out of the country alive. This is based on a true story and conveys the excitement of the time. Woods was nominated for an Oscar.
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Shattered Image 1994 R, 95 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Fritz Kiersch Cast: Jack Scalia, Bo Derek, John Savage, Dorian Harewood, David McCallum, Ramon Franco, Michael Harris, Carol Lawrence, Sully Diaz, Michael Shamus Wiles, Patrick Thomas, Kevin Brophy, Donald Burton, Trent Dolan
During his investigation of the apparent murder of businessman Ben Allgood (David McCallum), FBI agent Brian Dillon (Jack Scalia) zeroes in on his prime suspect, Ben's wife Helen (Bo Derek), who, with her boyfriend David (John Savage), had plotted to have Ben kidnapped. Problems lie ahead during the investigation when Brian falls in love with Helen, and he loses his objectivity.
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Steelyard Blues 1973 PG, 92 min. Genre: Comedy aka: The Final Crash
Director: Alan Myerson Cast: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle, Garry Goodrow, Howard Hesseman, John Savage, Richard Schaal, Mel Stewart, Nancy Fish, Larry Hankin
Iris (Jane Fonda), Veldini (Donald Sutherland), and Eagle (Peter Boyle) are determined to restore an antiquated Navy plane in order to escape to a place of freedom. But, the plane is about to be scrapped, so they must raid the Navy's spare parts locker to find necessary parts.
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They Nest 2000 PG-13, 92 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller aka: Creepy Crawlers
Director: Ellory Elkayem Cast: Thomas Calabro, Dean Stockwell, John Savage, Kristen Dalton, Tom McBeath, Mark Schooley, Travis MacDonald, Dean Wray, Lee Jay Bamberry, Shaina Tianne Unger, Marcel Maillard, Alexander Pollock
Recovering alcoholic Ben Cahill (Thomas Calabro) moves to Maine and finds that his new home is filled with giant cockroaches. When townsfolk start turning up dead, Ben tries to convince the inhabitants that the cockroaches are carnivorous and thrive on human food. Made for Cable TV.
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The Virginian 2000 TV, 95 min. Genre: Western
Director: Bill Pullman Cast: Bill Pullman, Diane Lane, John Savage, Dennis Weaver, James Drury, Harris Yulin, Colm Feore, Gary Farmer, Brent Stait, Mark Anderako
In this remake of the classic Owen Wister novel, Bill Pullman steps into the title role, played first by Gary Cooper in 1929. Pullman is well cast as the Wyoming ranch hand–striving for frontier justice while doing what is right for all.
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Where Truth Lies 1996 R, 92 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William H. Molina Cast: John Savage, Kim Cattrall, Malcolm McDowell, Candice Daly, Eric Pierpoint, Sam J. Jones, Denis Forest, David St. James, Timothy Patrick Quill, Rance Howard, Barry Lee Pearl, Jean Speegle Howard
Now here's a bizarre film. A psychiatrist, Dr. Ian Lazarre (John Savage), sinks into depression and drinking after his wife's death in an alcohol-related car accident, though he has remarried to a woman who looks just like his dead wife. He is talked into going to a rehab center that specializes in using experimental drugs. But the head of the institution, Dr. Renquist (Malcolm McDowell), is out to get Ian; in fact, Renquist murdered Ian's first wife–and staged the car accident–out of jealousy and now intends to take care of Ian.
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White Squall 1996 PG-13, 128 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto, Ryan Phillippe, James Rebhorn, Jason Marsden, David Selby, Julio Oscar Mechoso
Based on a true story, 13 teenage boys come of age as they embark on a voyage aboard their ocean going "school," the square-rigger "Albatross" in 1960. A freak Atlantic storm adds to the adventure.
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| 1. All the Kind Strangers (1974) aka: Evil in the Swamp
2. The Amateur (1981)
3. The Anarchist Cookbook (2002)
4. Any Man's Death (1988)
5. Bad Company (1972)
6. Beautiful Thing (1996)
7. Carnosaur 2 (1995)
8. Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
9. Christina's House (1999)
10. CIA II: Target Alexa (1994)
11. The Crossing Guard (1995)
12. The Deer Hunter (1978)
13. Do the Right Thing (1989)
14. Eric (1975)
15. Flynn (1996)
16. Hair (1979)
17. Hostile Intent (1997)
18. Hotel Colonial (1987)
19. Inside Moves (1980)
20. The Jack Bull (1999)
21. The Killing Kind (1973)
22. Little Boy Blue (1997)
23. The Little Sister (1985) aka: Forbidden aka: The Tender Age
24. Maria's Lovers (1984)
25. Message in a Bottle (1999)
26. Nairobi Affair (1984)
27. The Onion Field (1979)
28. Red Scorpion 2 (1994)
29. Salvador (1986)
30. Shattered Image (1994)
31. Steelyard Blues (1973) aka: The Final Crash
32. They Nest (2000) aka: Creepy Crawlers
33. The Virginian (2000)
34. Where Truth Lies (1996)
35. White Squall (1996)
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