Friday the 13th, Part 5: A New Beginning 1985 R, 92 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Danny Steinmann Cast: John Shepard, Melanie Kinnaman, Shavar Ross, Richard Young, Carol Lacatell, Corey Parker, Corey Feldman, Marco St. John, Juliette Cummins, Vernon Washington, John Dixon, Jerry Pavlon, Caskey Swaim, Mark Venturini, Anthony Barrile
Jason Voorhees may be dead, but Tommy (John Shepherd) who killed him is haunted by nightmares of Jason returning to life. Tommy checks into a group home for the mentally disturbed. Now, patients are found–20 in all–hacked to death. Either Tommy is committing the murders, or something else very weird is going on.
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The Happiness Cage 1972 PG, 94 min. Genre: Drama aka: The Mind Snatchers The Demon Within
Director: Bernard Girard Cast: Christopher Walken, Joss Ackland, Ronny Cox, Ralph Meeker, Marco St. John, Susan Travers, Tom Aldredge, Bette Henritze, Birthe Neumann, Claus Nissen
U.S. Army Private Reese (Christopher Walken) is in constant trouble, so he is sent to a medical facility at a remote location. Hmmm, it appears he is part of a mind control experiment intended to take care of people like him.
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Monster 2003 R, 110 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Patty Jenkins Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Bubba Baker, Marc Macaulay, Brett Rice, Robb Chamberlain, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Stephen Jones
This crime drama attempts to delve into the psyche of highway prostitute Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron). At age 13, Aileen became a prostitute. Later, she hooks up with lesbian Selby Wall (Christina Ricci) and forms a relationship that leads to Aileen killing her clients and getting their money without having sex. Aileen kills seven men in Florida and is known as the first female serial killer. Theron won an Oscar for Best Actress.
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The Next Man 1976 R, 108 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller aka: Double Hit The Arab Conspiracy
Director: Richard C. Sarafian Cast: Sean Connery, Cornelia Sharpe, Albert Paulsen, Adolfo Celi, Marco St. John, Ted Beniades, Charles Cioffi, Richard C. Sarafian, John MacKay, Lance Henriksen, Jack Davidson, Bob Minor, William Mooney, Stephen D. Newman, Charles Randall
A Saudi, United Nations diplomat Khalil Abdul-Muhsen (Sean Connery), makes peace offerings to Israel and wants Israel be become a member of OPEC. This does not sit well with Arab terrorists who send Nicole Scott (Cornelia Sharpe) to assassinate him. Nicole arrives on the scene, she meets Khalil, and they fall in love in this action-filled story that takes place in New York, Germany, London, and Morocco.
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The Package 1989 R, 109 min. Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Ike Pappas, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Reni Santoni, Thalmus Rasulala, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Marco St. John
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting his prisoner, Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), from Germany to Washington, D.C. when Gallagher is mugged in a washroom at the airport. Boyette escapes, and Gallagher tries to track him down. In the process, Gallagher learns that Boyette is a pawn being used by senior military officers to prevent an arms control treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and Soviet Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) wants to stop Gallagher before he ruins the plot. The ensuing twists and turns of events are thrilling.
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State of Grace 1990 R, 134 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Joanou Cast: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, R.D. Call, Joe Viterelli, Burgess Meredith, Deirdre O'Connell, Marco St. John
A police officer, Terry Noonan (Sean Penn), returns to his childhood neighborhood in New York's Hell's Kitchen with orders to infiltrate a gang led by Frankie (Ed Harris), the brother of Terry's childhood best friend, Jackie (Gary Oldman). When Terry realizes that he still loves his childhood sweetheart, Frankie and Jackie's sister Kathleen (Robin Wright Penn), his loyalties become divided. It all leads to a bloody climax in this violent film.
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This Gun for Hire 1991 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lou Antonio Cast: Robert Wagner, Nancy Everhard, Fredric Lehne, John Harkins, Marco St. John, Danny Kamin, Dean Cochran, Lenore Banks, Patrik Balduff, David Dahlgren
Robert Wagner takes over the Alan Ladd role from the 1942 film and plays the gunman out for revenge after he is double-crossed.
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Tightrope 1984 R, 118 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Tuggle Cast: Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Alison Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Jenny Beck, Janet MacLachlan, Marco St. John, Rebecca Perle, Randi Brooks, Regina Richardson
This is one of the really good suspense movies as Wes Block (Clint Eastwood) is a New Orleans cop whose job is to track down a sex-killer. The killer attacks much too close to home.
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| 1. Friday the 13th, Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)
2. The Happiness Cage (1972) aka: The Mind Snatchers aka: The Demon Within
3. Monster (2003)
4. The Next Man (1976) aka: Double Hit aka: The Arab Conspiracy
5. The Package (1989)
6. State of Grace (1990)
7. This Gun for Hire (1991)
8. Tightrope (1984)
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