The Heist 1989  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Stuart Orme
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky, Stephen Apostolina, Ben Mittleman, Roger Hewlett, Joseph Carberry, Chino "Fats" Williams, Art Frankel
In this made-for-TV movie, Neil Skinner (Pierce Brosnan) has been framed by his ex-partner, Ebbet Berens (Tom Skerritt), and sent to jail. Now, released from prison, Neil sets out to exact revenge on Ebbet who not only took his money but his girlfriend, Sheila (Wendy Hughes), as well.
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Missing in Action 1984  R, 101 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Zito
Cast: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, James Hong, Lenore Kasdorf, David Tress, Ernie Ortega, Pierrino Mascarino, Erich Anderson, Joseph Carberry, Avi Kleinberger
Col. Braddock (Chuck Norris) has escaped from a prisoner of war camp where he was held for many years. Now, he re-enters Vietnam in search of other MIAs who he is sure are there. There is a sequel, which goes back in time to when Braddock was a P.O.W.
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Short Eyes 1977  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Slammer
Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Bruce Davison, Jose Perez, Nathan George, Don Blakely, Shawn Elliott, Mark Margolis, Curtis Mayfield, Miguel Pinero, Tito Goya, Joseph Carberry, Bob Maroff, Keith Davis, Bob O'Connell, Richard Matamoros, Freddy Fender
Based on Miguel Pinero's play, this is a powerful story about prison life. Short Eyes is prison lingo for "child molester," and Bruce Davison takes on that role as prisoner Clark Davis at "The Tombs"–the Manhattan House of Detention–whose fellow detainees treat him as they would the lowest form of life. Many in the cast are not professional actors; instead they are former convicts, and this adds to the believability of the story.
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The Survivors 1983 R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Ritchie
Cast: Robin Williams, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright, Anne Pitoniak, John Goodman, Kristen Vigard, Annie McEnroe, Bernard Barrow, Michael P. Moran, Marian Hailey, Joseph Carberry, Skipp Lynch, Meg Mundy, Yudie Bank
Robin Williams plays unemployed executive Donald Quinelle who is taken under the wing of gas station owner Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau). Because of a strange set of circumstances, they are on the list of hit man Jack Locke (Jerry Reed). From there, they end up in a survival-training unit where things really get "Robin Williams" strange.
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Vigilante 1983  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Street Gang
Director: William Lustig
Cast: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda, Joe Spinell, Carol Lynley, Woody Strode, Don Blakely, Joseph Carberry, Willie Colon
When criminals take over the city, victims seek to regain control through a violent attempt to end gang action in their city.
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| 1. The Heist (1989)
2. Missing in Action (1984)
3. Short Eyes (1977)
aka: Slammer
4. The Survivors (1983)
5. Vigilante (1983)
aka: Street Gang
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