 1984 1956  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff, Mervyn Johns, Donald Pleasence, Carol Wolveridge, Ernest Clark, Patrick Allen, Michael Ripper, Ronan O'Casey, Ewen Solon, Kenneth Griffith, John Vernon, Walter Gotell
This story is based on George Orwell's novel about the future under a totalitarian government whose ruler, Big Brother, forbids individuality. Winston Smith (Edmond O'Brien) is a worker for the state who falls in love with another worker, Julia (Jan Sterling). Romance is forbidden, and Julia and Winston get help from fellow worker General O'Connor (Michael Redgrave) in a plot to overthrow Big Brother. Unbeknownst to Winston and Julia, O'Connor is a member of the Government and informs on them. They are captured and sent to rehabilitation centers where, under pressure, they betray each other. The story reflects Cold War thinking of the era. Remade in 1984.
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Airplane II: The Sequel 1982  PG, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Romance
Director: Ken Finkleman
Cast: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, William Shatner, Rip Torn, Chad Everett, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, John Dehner, Sonny Bono, John Vernon, Stephen Stucker, Kent McCord, James A. Watson Jr.
In this sequel (starring most of the original cast), the first passenger shuttle takes off for the moon, but there's a computer on board that kills the crew. Now, it is up to Ted Striker (Robert Hays) and stewardess Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty) to turn off the computer and save the passengers. Not as hilarious as the first movie, but it does have some amusing gags. Cameo appearances by Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, and Sonny Bono, among others.
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Angela 1978  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Sophia Loren, Steve Railsback, John Huston, John Vernon, Andree Cousineau, Luce Guilbeault, Jean Lapointe, Michelle Rossignol, Yvon Dufour
Many years following his kidnapping, a man has a relationship with an older woman–who turns out to be his birth mother.
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Bail Out 1989 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
aka: W.B., Blue and the Bean
Director: Max Kleven
Cast: David Hasselhoff, Linda Blair, Tony Brubaker, Thomas Rosales Jr., John Vernon, Gregory Scott Cummins, Wayne Montanio, Jack Jozefson, Sheree Bodoff, Valerie Swift, Bob Minor, Caroline Barclay, Clay M. Lilley
Bounty hunters White Bread, Blue, and Bean (David Hasselhoff, Tony Brubaker, and Thomas Rosales Jr.) are hired to watch after wealthy Nettie (Linda Blair) who is scheduled to testify after witnessing a murder. When Nettie is abducted by a drug kingpin, our heroes head south to Mexico in hot pursuit. Gross language and nudity abound.
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Brannigan 1975 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Douglas Hickox
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, Ralph Meeker, John Vernon, Lesley-Anne Down, Barry Dennen, Brian Glover, James Booth
Chicago cop Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) heads for London on the trail of an escaped criminal.
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 Dirty Harry 1971 R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino, John Mitchum, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, John Larch, John Vernon, Josef Sommer, Woodrow Parfrey, Mae Mercer, Lyn Edgington, Woodrow Parfrey, William Paterson, Maurice Argent
Clint Eastwood IS Dirty Harry, a San Francisco cop assigned to find a killer named Scorpio (Andrew Robinson). The problem is that Harry hates Scorpio so much that he violates his civil rights, and the system has to set the murderer free. When Scorpio hijacks a school bus, Dirty Harry is asked to carry the ransom. This time, he refuses and goes after Scorpio on his own.
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Dixie Lanes 1988 R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Don Cato
Cast: Hoyt Axton, Karen Black, Art Hindle, Moses Gunn, John Vernon, Nina Foch, Ruth Buzzi, Tina Louise, Pamela Spingsteen, Christopher Rydell
One would think that Clarence's (Hoyt Axton) return home from World War II would be a grand reunion, but his odd family may be harder to deal with than the war.
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Ernest Goes to Camp 1987  PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, Lyle Alzado, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody, Gailard Sartain, Daniel Butler, Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Patrick Day, Scott Menville, Jacob Vargas, Danny Capri
Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) has been hired as a fix-it man at Camp Kikakee and is then appointed the job of counselor to a group of juvenile delinquents. The kids give him more than a few problems, but Ernest also has time to get involved in coming to the aid of an old Indian chief (Iron Eyes Cody) who is being pressured by Sherman Krader (John Vernon) to sell his land rights for the camp so that Krader can set up a strip-mining business.
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The Fire Next Time 1993 PG, 195 min.
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Tom McLoughlin
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth, Jurgen Prochnow, Justin Whalin, Ashley Jones, Sal Lopez, Shawn Toovey, Charles Haid, Odetta, John Vernon
This made-for-TV propaganda film is set in 2017. Pollution and global warming have resulted in disasters such as floods, hurricanes, and other unpredictable weather–as well as oppressive pollution in parts of the Earth. The tale is told through the eyes of a Louisiana shrimp fisherman and his family who were victims of a hurricane.
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Fraternity Vacation 1985  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Cameron Dye, Leigh McCloskey, Tim Robbins, Matt McCoy, Amanda Bearse, John Vernon, Nita Talbot, Barbara Crampton
Three fraternity brothers (Stephen Geoffreys, Cameron Dye, and Tim Robbins) head off to Palm Springs for Spring break after the father of one has paid off the other two to take his son along. Thus begins their adventure. For teens only.
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 Heavy Metal 1981 R, 90 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror
Director: Gerald Potterton, Jimmy T. Murakami
Cast: John Candy, Jackie Burroughs, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, Richard Romanus, John Vernon, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Al Waxman, Harvey Atkin, Marilyn Lightstone, August Schellenberg
This animated film is based on the magazine, "Heavy Metal." The plot involves a series of adventures in which everyday people enter the realm of the Lochmnar–a fluorescent green ball that embodies evil.
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Herbie Goes Bananas 1980 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman, Charles Martin Smith, Stephen W. Burns, John Vernon, Richard Jaeckel, Alex Rocco, Fritz Feld, Elyssa Davalos, Joaquin Garay III, Vito Scotti, Ruben Moreno, Tina Menard, Jorge Morena, Allan Hunt
The "Love Bug"–the intelligent Volkswagen, Herbie–is back. Pete (Stephen W.Burns) has inherited Herbie, and he and his friend D.J. (Charles Martin Smith) take Herbie to Brazil for the Grand Primio race. Along the way, Herbie plays the matador in a bull ring, and more complications await as they encounter a smuggling ring. But, Herbie, of course, foils its plans to steal the gold.
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988  R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Cast: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Antonio Fargas, Steve(2) James, John Vernon, Clu Gulager, Clarence Williams III, Damon Wayans
In typical Keenen Ivory Wayans style, satire reigns in this very funny movie about the 1970s treatment of blacks in film.
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space 1988 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Comedy
Director: Stephen Chlodo
Cast: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano, John Vernon, Michael Siegel, Peter Licassi, Christopher Titus, Irene Michaels, Karla Sue Krull, Karen Raff, Adele Proom, Brian Degan Scott, Danny Kovacs, Howard Malpas
After catching sight of a meteor crashing on Earth, Mike (Grant Cramer) and his girlfriend Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) investigate. They find Killer Klowns inside a circus tent and soon learn that the Killer Klowns feast on the blood of humans–after wrapping their victims in cotton candy. As the title suggests, the Killer Klowns are from outer space, and their mixture of comedy with horrific deeds makes for an entertaining film.
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Malicious 1995 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Ian Corson
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Patrick McGaw, Sarah Lassez, Ryan Michael, Mimi Kuzyk, John Vernon, Rick Henrickson, Jennifer Copping, Joe Maffei, Jerry Wasserman, Jay Brazeau, Marlene Worrall, Stephen E. Miller
Doug Gordon (Patrick McGaw) studies sports medicine but takes a break one night and attends a party where he is seduced by Melissa (Molly Ringwald). Doug considers the affair to be a one-night stand, but Melissa does not agree and takes revenge on Doug's mother (Mimi Kuzyk), his girlfriend Laura (Sarah Lassez), and even his cat.
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 National Lampoon's Animal House 1978 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Animal House
Director: John Landis
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Karen Allen, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Mary Louise Weller, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, James Daughton, Mark Metcalf
This movie set a trend for several films to come. Faber College's Dean Wormer (John Vernon) plots with Greg Marmalard (James Daughton) of Omega fraternity to rid the campus of the disreputable Delta House fraternity. The fraternity boys–seniors Otter (Tim Matheson), D-Day (Bruce McGill), Boon (Peter Riegert), and "Bluto" Blutarsky (John Belushi)–at the Delta House provide plenty of laughs as they party, chase coeds, and battle school authorities.
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 The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 PG, 135 min.
Genre: Action / Western / Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, John Mitchum, John Russell, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Sam Bottoms, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Paula Trueman, Geraldine Keams, Sheb Wooley, Royal Dano, Will Sampson
After the killing of his wife and son by Union soldiers, Missouri farmer Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) sets out on a mission to avenge their deaths. First, he joins Confederate raiders, but after the war ends Josey sets out on his own and is deemed a dangerous outlaw. He is pursued by bounty hunters and U.S. cavalry soldiers, led by Terrill (Bill McKinney) and Fletcher (John Vernon). Along his trek, Josey gains traveling companions Cherokee Lone Watie (Chief Dan George), Laura Lee (Sondra Locke), and her Grandma Sarah (Pauls Trueman) who offers Josey a home in her farmhouse. Just when it looks like Josey will settle down, Terrill appears on the scene.
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 Point Blank 1967 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, John Vernon, James Sikking, Sharon Acker, Roberta Haynes
A gangster (Lee Marvin) is double-crossed by his wife and partner in crime. He is shot and left for dead; however, a few years later, he returns and is out for vengeance. Good thriller.
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The Sacketts 1979 TV, 193 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Totten
Cast: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson, Jeff Osterhage, Gilbert Roland, John Vernon, Ruth Roman, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, L.Q. Jones, Paul Koslo, Mercedes McCambridge, Slim Pickens, Pat Buttram
This made-for-TV Western combines the plots of Louis L'Amour's "The Daybreakers" and "The Sacketts" and takes place at the end of the Civil War when the Sackett brothers–Tell (Sam Elliott), Orrin (Tom Selleck), and Ty (Jeff Osterhage)–escape from a family feud and head West from their Tennessee home. While Tell prospects for gold, Orrin and Ty join cowboys Tom Sunday (Glenn Ford) and Cap Roundtree (Ben Johnson) herding cattle on the journey to Santa Fe where new troubles await.
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A Special Day 1977 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Ettore Scola
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Francoise Berd, Nicole Magny, Patrizia Basso, Tiziano De Paolantonio, Antonio Garibaldi, Vittorio Guerrieri, Alessandra Mussolini
This film was nominated for Best Foreign Film, and Marcello Mastroianni was nominated as Best Actor for his role of Gabriele, a depressed homosexual. Gabriele meets an oppressed housewife (Sophia Loren) and, for a few hours, finds human companionship and love.
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The Swiss Family Robinson 1975 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Harry Harris
Cast: Martin Milner, Pat Delany, Cameron Mitchell, Michael-James Wixted, Eric Olson, John Vernon, Helen Hunt, George DiCenzo, Cindy Fisher, John Crawford
A family outwits pirates and survives on a deserted island following their shipwreck.
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Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Cast: Robert Blake, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Susan Clark, Barry Sullivan, John Vernon, Charles Aidman, Charles McGraw, Lloyd Gough, Ned Romero
This tension-filled movie is set in 1909 and is the story of a Paiute Indian (Robert Blake) who kills in self-defense and is now being hunted by the sheriff (Robert Redford).
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 Topaz 1969 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon, Karin Dor, John Forsythe, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Roscoe Lee Browne, Claude Jade, John Van Dreelen
When a Soviet scientist is kidnapped, Andre Devereau (Frederick Stafford) is called on by the French government to get to the bottom of the story. A restored version, which includes about 17 minutes cut from the original release, is also available.
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Trial Run 1969 TV, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Graham
Cast: James Franciscus, Leslie Nielsen, Diane Baker, Janice Rule, John Vernon, David Sheiner, Fred Beir, Paul Carr, Lili Valenty, Jack Collins
The guidelines for American Bar Association members are examined in this story of an ambitious lawyer (James Franciscus) who will allow nothing to stand in the way of his success.
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The Virginia Hill Story 1974 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: Dyan Cannon, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, John Vernon, Herbert Anderson, Robby Benson, John Quade, Liam Dunn, Conrad Janis, Tom Reese
Told in flashback as she is testifying, this is the story of Hollywood starlet Virginia Hill (Dyan Cannon) who was the lover of Mafia gangster Bugsy Siegel (Harvey Keitel). Siegel went into debt opening a gambling casino in Las Vegas, upset opponents, and was murdered by rival mobsters.
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W 1974 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: I Want Her Dead
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Twiggy, Michael Witney, Eugene Roche, Dirk Benedict, John Vernon, Michael Conrad, Alfred Ryder, Carmen Zapata, Dave Morick, Ken Lynch
In this movie, which marks Twiggy's first film appearance, she plays an amnesiac, Katie, who had gained a new identity when she married Ben Lewis (Michael Witney). But now, the couple is threatened by a mysterious person who has left the letter "W" at the scene of three near-death "accidents" that have involved them in the last 24 hours.
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| 1. 1984 (1956)
2. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
3. Angela (1978)
4. Bail Out (1989)
aka: W.B., Blue and the Bean
5. Brannigan (1975)
6. Dirty Harry (1971)
7. Dixie Lanes (1988)
8. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
9. The Fire Next Time (1993)
10. Fraternity Vacation (1985)
11. Heavy Metal (1981)
12. Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
13. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
14. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
15. Malicious (1995)
16. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
aka: Animal House
17. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
18. Point Blank (1967)
19. The Sacketts (1979)
20. A Special Day (1977)
21. The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
22. Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
23. Topaz (1969)
24. Trial Run (1969)
25. The Uncanny (1977)
26. The Virginia Hill Story (1974)
27. W (1974)
aka: I Want Her Dead
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