Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde 1995  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Price
Cast: Sean Young, Tim Daly, Lysette Anthony, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harvey Fierstein, Thea Vidale, Jeremy Piven, Polly Bergen, Stephen Shellen, Sheena Larkin, John Franklyn-Robbins, Aron Tager, Kim Morgan Greene, Jane Connell, Julie Cobb
A frustrated chemist, Dr. Richard Jacks (Tim Daly), creates perfumes in NYC. One day, Jack reads the notebooks filled with experiments of his great-grandfather, Dr. Henry Jekyll. Jack decides to try his own experiment; however, the results are different from those of his ancestor. Instead of creating a beast, Jack creates a beautiful woman, Helen Hyde (Sean Young). But wait, Helen's nymphomaniac personality may just be Jack's ticket to the top of the perfume industry.
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Mel Brooks
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Anne Bancroft, Clive Revill, Mark Blankfield, Megan Cavanagh, Chuck McCann, Avery Schreiber
The Prince of Darkness (Leslie Nielsen) is happy as a Transylvania vampire–even though he keeps tripping over his cape. However, he still has a huge ego to overcome as he tries to keep his dignity in impossible situations throughout this very funny Mel Brooks film.
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The Emperor's New Clothes 1987  G, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: David Irving
Cast: Sid Caesar, Clive Revill, Robert Morse, Lysette Anthony, Julian Chagrin, Jason Carter, Art Carney, Danny Segev, Yehuda Efroni, Israel Gurion, Eli Gorenstein, Zachi Noy
In this version of the Hans Christian Anderson classic, Sid Caesar takes on the role of the vain Emperor who is conned into believing his new set of clothes will be woven from threads made of diamonds–which he, of course, must provide.
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The Hour of the Pig 1993  R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Advocate
Director: Leslie Megahey
Cast: Colin Firth, Amina Annabi, Jim Carter, Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm, Nicol Williamson, Joanna Dunham, Lysette Anthony, Justin Chadwick, Michael Gough
Richard Courtois (Colin Firth) defends a mysterious murder suspect in this story set in medieval France.
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Husbands and Wives 1992  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Juliette Lewis, Liam Neeson, Lysette Anthony, Ron Rifkin, Blythe Danner, Cristi Conaway
This is another brilliant Woody Allen comedy/drama about four individuals whose marriages are undergoing stress; they become interested in each others' mates.
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 Ivanhoe 1982 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Douglas Camfield
Cast: James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey, Lysette Anthony, Julian Glover, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Pickup, George Innes, David Robb, Stuart Wilson, Michael Gothard, Tony Haygarth, Philip Locke
This TV version of the Sir Walter Scott classic is well done; the photography is excellent, with good performances all around. Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) returns to England after the Crusades only to immediately get involved in a struggle against the tyranny of Prince John (Ronald Pickup). King Richard (Julian Glover) has been kidnapped, and Prince John refuses to pay the ransom. With help from Rebecca (Olivia Hussey)–whose Jewish father, Isaac of York (James Mason), was held by the anti-Semites and Ivanhoe rescued–Ivanhoe finds hope in rescuing the throne of England. Then, Ivanhoe's partnership with Robin Hood (David Robb) will right many of the wrongs in England.
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Krull 1983 PG, 122 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Francesca Annis, Freddie Jones, David Battley, Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Bresslaw, John Welsh, Graham McGrath, Tony Church, Bernard Archard, Belinda Mayne, Dicken Ashworth
The wizard Ynyr (Freddie Jones) sends our young hero Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) on a mission to rescue the young maiden, Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Along the way, he must find the magic boomerang that he needs to fight the Beast that holds the Princess hostage.
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The Lady and the Highwayman 1989 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Hough
Cast: Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Hugh Grant, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove, Lysette Anthony, Michael York, John Mills, Ian Bannen, Gordon Jackson
Based on Barbara Cartland's novel, this is the tale of a 17th-century romance between a highwayman (Hugh Grant) and a woman (Lysette Anthony) he saved from her brutal husband (Hugh Grant). With the reinstatement of Charles II (Michael York) as King of England, problems interfere with the romance.
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Look Who's Talking Now 1993 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tom Ropelewski
Cast: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, Lysette Anthony, Danny DeVito, Diane Keaton, George Segal, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien, Charles Barkley, John Stocker, Elizabeth Leslie, Sandra P. Grant, Frank C. Turner, Serge Houde
In this second sequel to "Look Who's Talking," there is a new twist to the Ubriacco family: instead of the children, the dogs–Rocks (voice of Danny DeVito) and Daphne (voice of Diane Keaton)–do the talking. These dogs not only talk, they argue with each other all the time. Meanwhile, the children Mikey (David Gallagher) and Julie (Tabitha Lupien) are still living in a strained world with their parents Mollie (Kristie Alley) and James (John Travolta). More troubles fill their lives when James gets a job flying a private plane for business woman Samantha (Lysette Anthony) who has more planned for James than simply flying her airplane.
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Oliver Twist 1982 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West, Eileen Atkins, Cherie Lunghi, Oliver Cotton, Richard Charles, Lysette Anthony, Eleanor David, Philip Locke, Ann Beach, Artro Morris, John Barrard, Brenda Cowling
Orphan Oliver Twist (Richard Charles) is booted from his juvenile workhouse and joins other orphan boys surviving by pickpocketing on the city streets. Their leader, the evil Fagin (George C. Scott), trains them in the art of pickpocketing, and, of course, they must bring their stolen loot back to him. Along the way, Oliver gets help from Mr. Brownlow (Michael Hordern) and, later, barmaid Nancy (Cherie Lunghi), but it will take a lucky inheritance to save Oliver.
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Oliver Twist 1985  TV, 330 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gareth Davies
Cast: Ben Rodska, Eric Porter, Frank Middlemass, Scott Funnell, Lysette Anthony, Amanda Harris, Michael Attwell, Godfrey James, Brian Badcoe, Norman Rutherford, June Brown, Keith Campbell, Nicholas Bond-Owen, David King, David Garlick
This is an enjoyable British TV miniseries based on Charles Dickens' tale about the experiences of street urchin Oliver (Ben Rodska). The evil Fagin (Eric Porter) tutors Oliver in the art of pickpocketing, and Oliver starts working the streets–until he finds out that he is entitled to a large inheritance.
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 Robinson Crusoe 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
Director: Rod Hardy, George Miller
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Lysette Anthony, Ian Hart, Polly Walker, Martin Grace, James Frain, Sean Brosnan, Damian Lewis, Ben Robertson, Tim McMullan, Jim Clark
Daniel Defoe's classic tale of the shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan) fending for himself is retold in this film. After another shipwrecked man, whom Crusoe names Friday (William Takaku), is saved by Crusoe, the two learn how to survive on the remote island.
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Switch 1991 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Blake Edwards
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams, Lorraine Bracco, Perry King, Tony Roberts, Lysette Anthony, Bruce Payne, Victoria Mahoney, Basil Hoffman
Following his murder, a male chauvinist, Steve Brooks (Perry King), is given the chance for redemption by returning to Earth as a woman.
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Tale of the Mummy 1998   R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Michael Lerner, Jack Davenport, Honor Blackman, Christopher Lee, Shelley Duvall, Jon Polito
Professor Richard Turkel (Christopher Lee) once led a team of archeologists into Egypt where they discovered the Tomb of Talos. To prevent evil forces from escaping, he sealed the tomb. Now, years later, his granddaughter, Samantha (Louise Lombard), leads her own expedition to the tomb and sets into motion a series of murders in far-away London.
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Trilogy of Terror II 1996 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Blake Heron, Matt Clark, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Fitzpatrick, Thomas(2) Mitchell, Gerry Quigley, Dennis O'Connor, John McMahon
Over 20 years after his "Trilogy of Terror," Dan Curtis is back with another trio of thrillers with Lysette Anthony starring in all three. Not as good as the prior trilogy. "The Graveyard Rats"-After killing her husband, a woman realizes that information on his secret bank accounts was buried with him. But the monster rats are after her when she tries to recover the accounts. "Bobby"-A woman conducts a ritual to bring back her drowned son. It appears to have worked, but why is Bobby now after her? "He Who Kills"-In this continuation of the near-famous "Amelia" from the first trilogy, the police investigate the grisly death of Amelia and her mother and find the Zuni tribe doll. The doctor at the museum inspects the doll, which comes to life and possesses her–and here we go again.
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Without a Clue 1988 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Cast: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Matthew Sim, Paul Freeman, Nigel Davenport, Peter Cook, John Warner
This movie sets up Sherlock Holmes alias Reginald Kincaid (Michael Caine) as an often drunken actor. Who, then, was the actual sleuth? Why, Dr. Watson (Ben Kingsley) of course.
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| 1. Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)
2. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
3. The Emperor's New Clothes (1987)
4. The Hour of the Pig (1993)
aka: The Advocate
5. Husbands and Wives (1992)
6. Ivanhoe (1982)
7. Krull (1983)
8. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989)
9. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
10. Oliver Twist (1982)
11. Oliver Twist (1985)
12. Robinson Crusoe (1997)
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
13. Switch (1991)
14. Tale of the Mummy (1998)
aka: Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy
15. Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
16. Without a Clue (1988)
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