Backtrack 1969  G, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Earl Bellamy
Cast: Neville Brand, James Drury, Doug McClure, Peter Brown, Fernando Lamas, Rhonda Fleming, Ida Lupino, Royal Dano, L.Q. Jones, Philip Carey
Using scenes from "The Virginian" and "Laredo," this film features Doug McClure as Trampas–an adventurer who happens upon murder and mayhem after a train robbery.
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970  R, 121 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Jason Robards, Stella Stevens, David Warner, Strother Martin, Slim Pickens, L.Q. Jones, Peter Whitney, R.G. Armstrong, Gene Evans, Kathleen Freeman, William Mims, Susan O'Connell, Vaughn Taylor, Max Evans, James Anderson
Loner Cable Hogue (Jason Robards) builds a home and a new life for himself in the old West–until his stagecoach stop loses out to a new invention: the automobile.
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Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free 1976  TV, 98 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Banjo Hackett
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Don Meredith, Ike Eisenmann, Jeff Corey, Gloria DeHaven, L.Q. Jones, Jennifer Warren, Chuck Connors, Dan O'Herlihy, Jan Murray, Anne Francis, Slim Pickens, John O'Leary
Horse trader Banjo Hackett (Don Meredith) travels west with his young nephew, Jubal (Ike Eisenmann), in search of a rare Arabian horse that was stolen from Jubal's mother before her death. But they're not alone in their quest. A slow, made-for-TV film.
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The Beast Within 1982  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Philippe Mora
Cast: Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, Don Gordon, R.G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, L.Q. Jones, Luke Askew, Logan Ramsey, John Dennis Johnston, Ron Soble, Meshach Taylor, Boyce Holleman, Malcolm McMillan, Natalie Nolan Howard
While on her honeymoon in Mississippi, Caroline (Bibi Besch) is raped by a hairy-legged creature. Eighteen years later, her son (Paul Clemens) by that incident is acting strange, so he is taken back to Mississippi in hopes that his behavior has something to do with the rape. Well, wouldn't you know it–he turns into an insect-like creature and starts dismembering and eating people.
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 Casino 1995 R, 171 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Kevin Pollak, L.Q. Jones, Dick Smothers, Frank Vincent, Pasquale Cajano, Vinny Vella, Joseph Rigano, John Bloom, Melissa Prophet
Accomplished gambler Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), who plays by the rules, enters the mob-controlled Las Vegas scene in the 1970s when he becomes an operator of the Tangiers Casino. His best friend, Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), is a Mafia under-boss who robs locals and cheats his way to the top of the gambling world. Now, Las Vegas hustler Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone) becomes part of their lives when Ace falls in love with her. This leads to the downfall of Ace, Ginger, and Nicky as they seek new heights in the world of drugs and violence. The message of this film is that greed, lust, and corruption lie just below the surface glitz that is Las Vegas.
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 The Edge 1997  R, 117 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, L.Q. Jones, Kathleen Wilhoite, David Lindstedt, Mark Kiely, Eli Gabay, Larry Musser
Supermodel Mickey Morse (Elle MacPherson) is flying to a photo shoot with her billionaire husband Charles (Anthony Hopkins) and photographer Robert Green (Alec Baldwin). The plane crashes on a lake and they find that they must learn to work as a team in order to survive their trek back to civilization.
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Flaming Star 1960 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Dolores del Rio, John McIntire, Rodolfo Acosta, Karl Swenson, Ford Rainey, Richard Jaeckel, L.Q. Jones
There is big trouble between settlers in Texas and the Indian tribe of Kiowas. Elvis Presley plays a half-breed who must decide between his mother's tribe and the Texans.
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Hang 'Em High 1968  PG, 114 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, James MacArthur, Arlene Golonka, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ruth White, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Alan Hale Jr., James Westerfield, L.Q. Jones, Joseph Sirola
Rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is accosted by nine men, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley), and accused of stealing his neighbor's cattle and killing him. They hang Cooper and leave him for dead, but he is rescued by Deputy U.S. Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) and later cleared by Judge Fenton (Pat Hingle). Now a free man, Cooper wants revenge and takes the law into his own hands and sets off to administer his own form of justice on the men who tried to hang him.
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Hell Is for Heroes 1962 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, James Coburn, Don Haggerty, Nick Adams, Bob Newhart, L.Q. Jones, Mike Kellin, Joseph Hoover, Bill Mullikin, Michele Montau, Chuck Hicks, Robert Phillips
In this World War II drama, Sergeant John Reese (Steve McQueen) has been demoted because of his drinking and is sent back to his old squad, which is assigned to defend an area near a German pillbox. Reese persuades his squad leader Sgt. Larkin (Harry Guardino) to convince the Germans that the U.S. squad is much larger than it really is. Then, against orders, Reese leads two members of his squad in an attack on the pillbox. The attack fails, and the two men are killed, but Reese, despite being threatened with court martial, once again attacks the pillbox–this time alone. Reese is killed in his effort, but he has enabled the Allies to overtake the Germans.
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The Hunting Party 1971 R, 108 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Action
Director: Don Medford
Cast: Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen, Gene Hackman, Simon Oakland, L.Q. Jones, Ronald Howard, G.D. Spradlin, Mitch Ryan, William Watson, Rayford Barnes, Bernard Kay, Richard Adams, Dean Selmier, Sarah Atkinson, Francesca Tu
This violent film involves the kidnapping of Melissa (Candice Bergen). Her wealthy rancher husband Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) sets off to seek revenge against her captor, outlaw Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), and his gang. While Brandt searches for Melissa, she falls in love with Frank, and now Brandt is humiliated and determines to kill Frank and his gang–one by one.
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In Cold Blood 1996 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Eric Roberts, Sam Neill, Kevin Tighe, Gillian Barber, Margot Finley, Robbie Bowen, Bethel Leslie, Gwen Verdon, Leo Rossi, Troy Evans, L.Q. Jones
This made-for-TV remake of the 1967 near-classic retells the story of a pair of killers (Anthony Edwards and Eric Roberts) who murder a farm family for the money; the plan includes leaving no witnesses.
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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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Lightning Jack 1994 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Paul Hogan, Beverly D'Angelo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kamala Dawson, Pat Hingle, Richard Riehle, Frank McRae, Roger Daltrey, L.Q. Jones
Lightning Jack Kane (Paul Hogan) needs some public relations work, and, to that end, he stages new robberies. In the process, he gains a sidekick (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who happens to be mute. The results make for a fairly good western/comedy that is carried almost entirely by Hogan.
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Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Steve Carver
Cast: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Robert Beltran, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Kimmell, Sharon Farrell, William Sanderson
Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) heads for Mexico where he rescues his friend and daughter from the Mexican Mafia. Good Norris action.
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 Love Me Tender 1956 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Elvis Presley, Debra Paget, Richard Egan, Robert Middleton, William Campbell, Neville Brand, Mildred Dunnock, Bruce Bennett, James Drury, L.Q. Jones
This film represents Elvis Presley's first starring role. The story takes place in Texas just after the Civil War and has a plot of brothers fighting for the same girl.
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Major Dundee 1965 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Brock Peters, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, Slim Pickens, Michael Pate, Karl Swenson
Major Dundee (Charlton Heston) is a member of the Union Cavalry who, as a result of his mistakes at the Battle of Gettysburg, has been sent out West to be in charge of a Union prison in New Mexico. The Apache Indians, led by Sierra Charriba (Michael Pate), have been raiding U.S. bases and kidnapping children, and Major Dundee decides to take on the job of capturing the raiders and rescuing the victims. But, he does not have enough men under his command, so he recruits Confederate prisoners–including his childhood friend Captain Benjamin Tyreen (Richard Harris)–and leads a motley group of men across the border into Mexico in pursuit of the marauding Apaches.
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 The Mask of Zorro 1998 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, Maury Chaykin, Tony Amendola, Pedro Armendariz Jr., L.Q. Jones, Jose Perez, William Marquez, Victor Rivers, Moises Suarez, Humberto Elizondo
The original Zorro, Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins), was captured and imprisoned 20 years ago. At the time, his wife was killed, and his daughter Elena was kidnapped and raised by the ruthless Governor Montero (Stuart Wilson). Now, Don Diego breaks out of prison and trains a new Zorro (Antonio Banderas) to take his place and fight Montero who has returned to California to take control. Zorro sets off on his mission and, in the process, wins the heart of Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Style and tongue-in-cheek humor prevail in this entertaining film.
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The McMasters 1969 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alf Kjellin
Cast: Burl Ives, Brock Peters, Nancy Kwan, Jack Palance, David Carradine, John Carradine, R.G. Armstrong, Dane Clark, L.Q. Jones, Alan Vint
Following the Civil War, former slave Benji (Brock Peters) returns and tries to work–as a business partner–with his old master. There are two versions of this film–with different endings.
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Men in War 1957 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith, Phillip Pine, Nehemiah Persoff, Vic Morrow, James Edwards, L.Q. Jones, Adam Kennedy, Scott Marlowe, Walter Kelley, Anthony Ray
Lt. Benson (Robert Ryan) is ordered to deliver his 2nd Platoon, Co. D behind enemy lines in Korea on September 6, 1950, in an effort to get guns and supplies to U.S. troops trapped there. Benson must commandeer a truck on which Sgt. Montana (Aldo Ray) is escorting his war-weary colonel (Robert Keith) to a hospital. While Benson and Montana must deal with two different missions and two different personalities, the real danger remains the enemy.
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Mother, Jugs & Speed 1976 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, Larry Hagman, L.Q. Jones, Bruce Davison, Dick Butkus, Milt Kamen, Severn Darden
Los Angeles ambulance drivers compete for accident victims in this very funny black comedy.
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The Naked and the Dead 1958 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey, Lili St. Cyr, Barbara Nichols, William Campbell, Richard Jaeckel, Joey Bishop, Jerry Paris, L.Q. Jones
In this World War II drama, based on Norman Mailer's novel, tough Sgt. Croft (Aldo Ray) and the idealistic Lt. Hearn (Cliff Robertson) display differing methods as they strive for success in their mission of getting their squad behind enemy lines to observe Japanese troop movements.
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Operation Mad Ball 1957 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Quine
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grant, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur O'Connell, James Darren, Roger Smith, Dick York, L.Q. Jones, William Leslie, Sheridan Comerate, Jeanne Manet, Richard Bull, William Hickey, Paul Picerni
As a way to raise morale, World War II American soldiers stationed in France plan a big blast of a party and invite the nurses who they work with. But, the nurses are officers, and the soldiers are enlisted men, and they are not allowed to fraternize. Their commanding officer, Capt. Locke (Ernie Kovacs) sticks by the rules, so Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon), with help from Sgt. Yancy Skibo (Mickey Rooney), sneaks around and arranges for the party to be held at a local hotel managed by Mme. LaFour (Jeanne Manet). One of the nurses, Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), is Hogan's love interest, and she is not sure that the scheme will work.
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 The Patriot 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Dean Semler
Cast: Steven Seagal, Gailard Sartain, L.Q. Jones, Silas Weir Mitchell, Camilla Belle, Dan Beene, Damon Callazo, Molly McClure, Whitney Yellow Robe, Brad Leland, Philip Winchester, Douglas Sebern
In Montana, Dr. Wesley McClaren (Steven Seagal) rushes to find the cure for a deadly virus that threatens his town's residents.
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 A Prairie Home Companion 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, Marylouise Burke, L.Q. Jones
The action takes place at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the last broadcast of the fictionalized version of G.K.'s (Garrison Keillor) radio show. Onstage, singing cowboys (Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly) perform, and aging sisters (Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin) sing of the past. Meanwhile, the theater's security agent, Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), searches backstage for a mysterious blonde (Virginia Madsen). Just like in real life, people talk over and interrupt each other, but the show goes on.
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Ride the High Country 1962  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley, Ron Starr, Edgar Buchanan, James Drury, Warren Oates, R.G. Armstrong, L.Q. Jones, John Davis Chandler
Two lawmen, at the end of their careers, take on the job of delivering a gold shipment to a bank. One (Randolph Scott) plans to steal the gold; the other (Joel McCrea) will not go along with the scheme.
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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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Santiago 1956 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podesta, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills, Paul Fix, L.Q. Jones, Frank DeKova, Royal Dano, George J. Lewis, Marvin Miller
Gunrunners Cash Adams (Alan Ladd) and Clay Pike (Lloyd Nolan) join forces to supply arms to Cubans during the Spanish American War.
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Stay Away, Joe 1968  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Cast: Elvis Presley, Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado, Henry Jones, Thomas Gomez, L.Q. Jones, Quentin Dean, Anne Seymour, Douglas Henderson, Angus Duncan, Mike Lane, Warren Vanders, Buck Kartalian
A mixed-blood Indian rodeo champ, Joe Lightcloud (Elvis Presley), convinces a congressman to give him assistance in the form of a bull and twenty heifers so that he can build a herd. Then, Joe throws a party for his Navajo friends, and the bull, instead of a heifer, is slaughtered and barbequed. Joe does manage to get another bull, but that just leads to more problems. By story's end, Joe has romanced Mamie (Quentin Dean) and even manages to borrow a rodeo bull, win a big stake, and invest in a new herd. Along the way, Joe sings "Dominick," "Stay Away, Joe," "Lovely Mamie," and "All I Needed Was the Rain."
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Target Zero 1955 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson, L.Q. Jones, Chuck Connors, Strother Martin, Joby Baker, John Alderson, John Dennis, George Chan
Lieutenant Flagler (Richard Conte) and his patrol join forces with three British soldiers and a United Nations worker, Ann Galloway (Peggie Castle), to hold off the enemy in this Korean War film.
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Ten Who Dared 1960  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Brian Keith, John Beal, James Drury, R.G. Armstrong, Ben Johnson, L.Q. Jones, Dan Sheridan, David Stollery, Stan Jones, David Frankham
This Disney failure is about the expedition down the Colorado River in the 1860s that is led by John Wesley Powell.
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Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann 1982 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Timerider
Director: William Dear
Cast: Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Tracey Walter, Ed Lauter, L.Q. Jones, Chris Mulkey, Macon McCalman, Jonathan Banks
Through the magic of a time machine, Lyle Swann (Fred Ward) is transported to 1875 where he rides his motorcycle in the Mexican desert and meets an assortment of bandits, murderers, and rapists.
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Tornado! 1996 TV, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Noel Nosseck
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Shannon Sturges, Ernie Hudson, L.Q. Jones, Bo Eason, Charles Homet, Carrie Boren, Aaron Izbicki, John Mansfield, Jeannie Fitzsimmons
1996 was the year of the tornado, and this made-for-TV flick played on the success of "Twister." The plot sounds (and is) similar, only the props are less costly and there's more talk and less action. The auditor shows up to provide input on whether or not research on tornado early warning systems should continue. So, our dedicated hero must make the contraption work while avoiding the tornadoes. Oh, the auditor is female and available.
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Torpedo Run 1958 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Dean Jones, L.Q. Jones, Philip Ober, Don Keefer, Robert Hardy, Paul Picerni, Richard Carlyle
In this submarine drama, the captain (Glenn Ford) must torpedo the ship on which his family is sailing. The action sequences were filmed in the waters around San Diego where the destroyer U.S.S. Tingey fired depth charge salvos under the direction of Lieutenant Ray Wyatt.
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Toward the Unknown 1956 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: William Holden, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Leith, Charles McGraw, Murray Hamilton, Paul Fix, James Garner, L.Q. Jones, Karen Steele, Bartlett Robinson
Air Force Major Lincoln Bond (William Holden) redeems himself for earlier behavior as a POW when he test-flies a new jet plane for the United States. Jim Garner's film debut.
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 The Wild Bunch 1969 R, 145 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, L.Q. Jones, Emilio Fernandez, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor, Paul Harper, Jorge Russek
In 1913, Pancho Villa was the leader of a revolutionary army that the U.S. was warily aiding. This story is about a group of outlaws whose leader Pike Bishop (William Holden) boldly hijacks an ammunition train loaded with supplies for Gen. Mapache (Emilio Fernandez), and Bishop's ex-partner Deke Thornton (Robert Ryan) is in hot pursuit. A Sam Peckinpah classic that has it all.
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| 1. Backtrack (1969)
2. The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
3. Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (1976)
aka: Banjo Hackett
4. The Beast Within (1982)
5. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
6. Casino (1995)
7. The Edge (1997)
8. Fast Charlie...The Moonbeam Rider (1979)
aka: Fast Charlie and the Moonbeam
9. Flaming Star (1960)
10. Hang 'Em High (1968)
11. Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
12. The Hunting Party (1971)
13. In Cold Blood (1996)
14. The Jack Bull (1999)
15. Lightning Jack (1994)
16. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
17. Love Me Tender (1956)
18. Major Dundee (1965)
19. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
20. The McMasters (1969)
21. Men in War (1957)
22. Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
23. The Naked and the Dead (1958)
24. Operation Mad Ball (1957)
25. The Patriot (1998)
26. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
27. Ride the High Country (1962)
28. The Sacketts (1979)
29. Santiago (1956)
30. Stay Away, Joe (1968)
31. Target Zero (1955)
32. Ten Who Dared (1960)
33. Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
aka: Timerider
34. Tornado! (1996)
35. Torpedo Run (1958)
36. Toward the Unknown (1956)
37. White Line Fever (1975)
38. The Wild Bunch (1969)
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