Beach Blanket Bingo 1965 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: William Asher Cast: Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Jody McCrea, Marta Kristen, Linda Evans, Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, Donna Loren, Timothy Carey, Donna Michelle, Michael Nader, Patti Chandler
Frankie Avalon is back in one of the more popular of the "Beach Party" entries–this being the fifth one. Singing, surfing, partying, parachuting, and a host of other goings on–even a mermaid joins the silly fun. Good comedy skits by Don Rickles, Buster Keaton, and Paul Lynde add to the festivities.
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Below Utopia 1997 R, 88 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller aka: Body Count
Director: Kurt Voss Cast: Alyssa Milano, Justin Theroux, Ice-T, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jeanette O'Connor, Nicholas Walker, Eric Saiet, Marta Kristen, Ron Harper, Robert Pine, Richard Danielson, Bob Thomas
Daniel (Justin Theroux) brings his fiancee, Susanne (Alyssa Milano), to his rich family's estate for a reunion. Things are tight around the place since Daniel hasn't lived up to his father's expectations of remaining in the family art dealership business. The father mourns the death of the favorite son and also is disappointed with the other son, Justin (Nicholas Walker), who is a drunkard. But all that doesn't matter when thieves break in to steal the art and kill the family members. All are killed except Daniel, Justin, and Susanne; Justin is a prime suspect for setting up the raid.
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Lost in Space 1998 PG-13, 128 min. Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins Cast: William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris, June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Lennie James, Marta Kristen, Edward Fox, Adam Sims
Based on the popular 1960s' TV show, this is the story of Prof. John Robinson (William Hurt) and his family's journey to the planet Alpha Prime. Traveling along with the family is a saboteur, Dr. Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman), who manages to hurl their spaceship into an unknown part of the galaxy.
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Savage Sam 1963 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Family / Western / Drama / Adventure
Director: Norman Tokar Cast: Brian Keith, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Dewey Martin, Jeff York, Marta Kristen, Rafael Campos, Slim Pickens, Royal Dano, Rodolfo Acosta, Pat Hogan, Dean Fredericks, Brad Weston
Three children–Travis (Tommy Kirk), Arliss (Kevin Corcoran), and Lisbeth (Marta Kristen)–are kidnapped by Apaches, but the family dog, Savage Sam, comes to the rescue in this Disney sequel to "Old Yeller."
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| 1. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
2. Below Utopia (1997) aka: Body Count
3. Lost in Space (1998)
4. Savage Sam (1963)
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