Blind Fury 1990  R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Phillip Noyce
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Brandon Call, Terry O'Quinn, Lisa Blount, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Noble Willingham, Meg Foster, Nick Cassavetes, Rick Overton, Sho Kosugi
Blindness is the gimmick employed when a sightless swordsman uses his martial-arts skills in a quest against evil. The swordsman is based on a blind Samurai, Zatoichi, who made Japanese movies in the 1960s.
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Box of Moonlight 1996  R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tom DiCillo
Cast: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley, Rica Martens, Ray Aranha, Dermot Mulroney
When his factory job is eliminated, Al Fountain (John Turturro) faces a midlife crisis, which he solves by heading for Lake Splatchee–a place he remembers visiting as a boy. The lake is a disappointment, but Al meets his direct opposite: the Kid (Sam Rockwell). The Kid is a free-spirited, offbeat character living in a trailer home in the woods, and he teaches the sad and lonely Al that there is more to life than Al ever imagined.
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Chrystal 2004  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ray McKinnon
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Ray McKinnon, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins, Grace Zabriskie, Johnny Galecki, Harry Dean Stanton, James Intveld, Colin Fickes
Joe (Billy Bob Thornton) is released from prison after serving his sentence for assorted drug deals and returns home. Just before he went to jail, Joe had survived a major car accident that left his young son dead and his wife, Chrystal (Lisa Blount), permanently disabled. Joe had been the driver, and the accident occurred because he swerved off the road while trying to escape from the police. Joe does seek redemption and, through Chrystal's mental and physical ills, sees the fault in his past activities.
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Cut and Run 1985 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: Lisa Blount, Willie Aames, Karen Black, Leonard Mann, Richard Lynch, Richard Bright, Valentina Forte, Michael Berryman, Gabriele Tinti, Eriq La Salle, John Steiner, Barbara Magnolfi, Luca Barbareschi
The South American drug war is the setting for this movie about freelance journalist Fran's (Lisa Blount) quest for the son, Tommy (Willie Aames), of corporate executives (Richard Bright and Karen Black). Fran and her cameraman Mark (Leonard Mann) travel to the Venezuelan jungles where they deal with brutal natives in the hostile environment. They discover a drug cartel run by corrupt Col. Brian Horne (Richard Lynch) who is holding Tommy captive, and now Fran and Mark are caught up in a life-threatening drug war.
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Dead & Buried 1981 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Dead and Buried
Director: Gary Sherman
Cast: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield, Nancy Locke, Lisa Blount, Robert Englund, Bill Quinn, Michael Currie, Christopher Allport, Macon McCalman, Lisa Marie, Joseph G. Medalis, Barry Corbin, Estelle Omens
There are bizarre goings-on in usually quiet Potters Bluff, Rhode Island when outsiders passing through town meet with gruesome deaths. But, you can trust the undertaker, William G. Dobbs (Jack Albertson), to take care of the increased death rate.
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 Great Balls of Fire! 1989  PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Jim McBride
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Trey Wilson, Steve Allen, Lisa Blount, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser, Joshua Sheffield, Mojo Nixon, Jimmie Vaughn, David Ferguson, Paula Person
Jerry Lee Lewis and his music in the 1950s are the subjects of this film, and includes Lewis' (Dennis Quaid) cousin Jimmy Swaggart (Alec Baldwin) as the Bible-thumping zealot. Lewis' unconventional lifestyle includes marrying his 13-year-old cousin, Myra (Winona Ryder), an act that begins his downfall when he is condemned as a pervert. Songs include "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Real Wild Child," "Crazy Arms," and the title song "Great Balls of Fire!" to round out the hits.
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An Officer and a Gentleman 1982   R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Tony Plana, Harold Sylvester, David Caruso, Victor French, Grace Zabriskie, Tommy Petersen, Mara Scott-Wood, David Greenfield
This story of the 13 weeks an officer candidate must endure while in training for his career is entertaining. Richard Gere plays the officer candidate who strives to attain his goal of flying jets. Louis Gossett Jr. takes on the role of the drill sergeant who turns boys into men, and Debra Winger plays Gere's love interest, the town girl with her own dreams of improving her station in life. An Oscar was presented to Gossett for his supporting role, and the song "Up Where We Belong" also won. Debra Winger received a nomination as Best Actress. 1 User Review
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| | A real weepy! | Jane Jones 02/13/2007 | | Richard Gere looks sooooo good in uniform !!!!!!!! |
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Out Cold 1989  R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Cast: John Lithgow, Teri Garr, Randy Quaid, Bruce McGill, Lisa Blount, Morgan Paull, Barbara Rhoades, Fran Ryan
When a husband runs around with other women, he better watch out! At least, this is the case in this film where Teri Garr has stowed her unfaithful mate in a meat locker.
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Prince of Darkness 1987 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard, Anne Marie Howard, Ann Yen, Peter Jason, Jesse Lawrence Ferguson, Ken Wright, Dirk Blocker, Robert Grasmere, Thom Bray, Joanna Merlin
A priest (Donald Pleasence) learns of the existence of a large tube, with green swirling fluid, in the cellar of an old church. The priest, a physicist friend, and two graduate students stay in the church to uncover the truth behind the fluid. The truth is that the devil has been "sleeping" for thousands of years and now is the time to awaken. John Carpenter all the way.
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Sam's Song 1969  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Line of Fire
The Swap
Director: John C. Broderick, John Shade
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Warren, Jered Mickey, Martin Kelley, Viva, Terrayne Crawford, Lisa Blount, Sybil Danning, John Medici, James Brown, Anthony Charnota, Sam Anderson, Tony Brande, Matt Greene, Alvin Hammer
This story about friends getting together for a weekend on Long Island is boring; it was rereleased in 1980 with material added and called "The Swap," which is equally slow.
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| 1. Blind Fury (1990)
2. Box of Moonlight (1996)
3. Chrystal (2004)
4. Cut and Run (1985)
5. Dead & Buried (1981)
aka: Dead and Buried
6. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
7. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
8. Out Cold (1989)
9. Prince of Darkness (1987)
10. Sam's Song (1969)
aka: Line of Fire
aka: The Swap
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