Alphabet Killer 2008  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Rob Schmidt
Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Tom Malloy, Michael Ironside, Bill Moseley, Brian Scannell, Carl Lumbly, Jack McGee, Larry Hankin, Meltem Cumbul, Melissa Leo, Tom Noonan, Rocco Sisto, Andrew Fiscella
Loosely based on murders in Rochester, New York, during the late 1980s, this story centers on a police officer, Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku), who develops schizophrenia while investigating the case. She is placed in a psychiatric hospital but is released later and is back at the police station when another murder is committed. Megan sees a connection between the murders because the victims' first and last names start with the same letters. Now, the question is whether or not Megan can hang onto her sanity long enough to solve the crimes.
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Cause of Death 2000  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Marc S. Grenier
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Joan Severance, Michael Ironside, Maxim Roy, Cas Anvar, Larry Day, Manon Harvey, Mark Antony Krupa, B Martin Sage, Eugene Clark, Vlasta Vrana, Edward Yankie, Janine Theriault, John Dunn-Hill
Taylor Lewis (Patrick Bergin) is assigned as prosecutor for the case against the mayor's cousin, Angela (Joan Severance), who is accused of murdering her husband. As the trial proceeds, Taylor begins to doubt Angela's guilt, and, to make matters worse, he falls in love with her.
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Chicago Cab 1998 R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: Hellcab
Director: Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Cast: Paul Dillon, Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Moira Harris, Julianne Moore, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Kevin J. O'Connor, Tim Reinhard, Tim Gamble, Harry Lennix, Rana Khan, Darryl Theirse, Shanesia Davis-Williams, Phillip Edward Van Lear
Part of the job of a cab driver is to listen to the problems of his fares; this theme pervades throughout the story, which takes place one Christmas Eve in the life of a Chicago hack, Johnny (Paul Dillon). During his 14-hour shift in frigid weather, Johnny transports a scary man (John Cusack), a geek (Tim Reinhard), a rape victim (Julianne Moore), and others who he observes through his rear-view mirror and listens to their stories along the way.
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 Children of the Corn: Revelation 2001  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Guy Magar
Cast: Claudette Mink, Michael Ironside, Kyle Cassie, Troy Yorke, Michael Rogers, Taylor Hobbs, Jeffrey Ballard, Sean Smith, Crystal Lowe, Louise Grant
Jamie's (Claudette Mink) search for her grandmother takes her to Nebraska and a hotel where her grandmother lived. But it has been taken over by children–not just children, but children of the corn. This series based on a Stephen King story keeps on going (seven so far), but the entries don't get better.
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Crime and Punishment in Suburbia 2000  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Schmidt
Cast: Monica Keena, Ellen Barkin, Michael Ironside, Vincent Kartheiser, James DeBello, Jeffrey Wright, Blake Shields, Conchata Ferrell, Marshall R. Teague, Lucinda Jenney
Based very loosely on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel, this story is about a popular high-school cheerleader, Roseanne (Monica Keena), who decides she has suffered enough abuse from her stepfather and sets out to avenge herself. Roseanne's method of revenge: kill him.
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Dead Awake 2001 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Marc S. Grenier
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Macha Grenon, Michael Ironside, Maxim Roy, Janet Kidder, Claudia Ferri, Mark Antony Krupa, Rachelle Lefevre, Edward Yankie, Karen Elkin
Desmond (Stephen Baldwin), an insomniac, often walks the streets by night. One night he witnesses a murder, which changes his life.
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Desert Blue 1998 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Morgan J. Freeman
Cast: Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, John Heard, Lucinda Jenney, Sara Gilbert, Isidra Vega, Ethan Suplee, Michael Ironside
While on a road trip, TV actress Skye (Kate Hudson) and her father (John Heard) are forced to spend time in Baxter (pop. 89), California, when the town becomes quarantined. Skye is dismayed at first but then enjoys meeting the local kids–especially young Blue (Brendan Sexton III).
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Extreme Honor 2001  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Last Line of Defence 2
Director: Steven Rush
Cast: Dan Andersen, Michael Ironside, Olivier Gruner, Odile Corso, Michael Madsen, Edward Albert, Colton James, Grand L. Bush, James T. Callahan, Charles Napier, Victoria Gallegos, Martin Kove
When ex-Navy SEAL John Kennedy Brascoe (Dan Andersen) needs money to pay for his son's cancer treatments, he teams up with a group of thieves and robs billionaire Baker (Michael Ironside) to get the needed funds. They succeed, but now members of the group are being slaughtered–one by one. Can Brascoe save the day?
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Father Hood 1993 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Halle Berry, Sabrina Lloyd, Brian Bonsall, Michael Ironside, Diane Ladd, Bob Gunton, Adrienne Barbeau, Georgann Johnson
Jack's (Patrick Swayze) children (Sabrina Lloyd and Brian Bonsall) have been treated poorly while in foster care, so the petty crook dad takes them from the home at gunpoint. Thus begins an odyssey that takes them across country. Not much here. 1 User Review
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Forced to Kill 1993 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Solberg
Cast: Corey Michael Eubanks, Michael Ironside, Rance Howard, Don Swayze, Mickey Jones, Clint Howard, Kari Whitman, Carl Ciarfalio, Cynthia J. Blessington, Alan Gelfant, Brian Avery, Cole S. McKay, Al Wyatt Jr.
Sheriff Wilson (Michael Ironside) kidnaps Johnny (Corey Michael Eubanks) and trains him to fight in an illegal bare-fisted boxing tournament that Wilson runs.
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Free Willy 1993  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Jason James Richter, Lori Petty, Jayne Atkinson, August Schellenberg, Michael Madsen, Michael Ironside, Richard Riehle
A foster child (Jason James Richter) and a killer whale, Willy, develop a friendship, which proves useful when the dastardly owners of the park try to exploit Willy.
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The Glass Shield 1995 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Michael Boatman, Lori Petty, Richard Anderson, Ice Cube, Bernie Casey, Elliott Gould, Michael Ironside, M. Emmet Walsh, Don Harvey, Sy Richardson
This film is based on the real-life story of two cops (Michael Boatman and Lori Petty) who stumble onto a trail of both racism and corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 1987  R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Haunting of Hamilton High
Prom Night II
Director: Bruce Pittman
Cast: Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Lisa Schrage, Justin Louis, Richard Monette, Terri Hawkes, Lisa Schrage, Brock Simpson, Beverly Hendry, Beth Gondek, Wendell Smith, Judy Mahbey
This "sequel" bears no relationship to the original. It is 1957, and Mary Lou (Lisa Schrage), who was voted Prom Queen, is accidentally killed by her ex-boyfriend. Now, 30 years later, the boyfriend is the school principal and it's nearly prom time. It gets gory, though, since Mary Lou is out for revenge and she possesses the queen-to-be (Wendy Lyon).
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 Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Allan Rich, Rusty Schwimmer, Phil Brock, Ed Trucco, Steven Grives, Jimmy Murray, Pete Antico, Peter Bromilow, Jeff Altman, Peter Bucossi
Special effects are very good in this film; however, the plot is weak. Once again, McLeod (Christopher Lambert) and his mentor, Ramirez (Sean Connery), are on Earth evading the evil dictator (Michael Ironside) who is trying to control their destinies.
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Kids of the Round Table 1995 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Robert Tinnell
Cast: Johnny Morina, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Ironside, Jamieson Boulanger, Justin Borntraeger, Maggie Castle, Rene Simard, Roc LaFortune, Barbara Jones, Peter Aykroyd, James Rae, Jeoffrey Graves
Eleven-year-old Alex Cole (Johnny Morina) and his friends love to dress up and play "knights and castles" in the backyard. Then, one day Alex discovers King Arthur's legendary sword, and Merlin the Magician (Malcolm McDowell) appears on the scene announcing that, with possession of the sword, Alex has gained awesome powers. At first, Alex abuses his powers, but when hoods kidnap Alex's friend, Jenny (Maggie Castle), Alex comes to the rescue.
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Killer Image 1992 R, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Winning
Cast: M. Emmet Walsh, John Pyper-Ferguson, Michael Ironside, Krista Errickson, Paul Austin, Chantelle Jenkins, Kristie Baker, Barbara Gajewskia, Jack Ackroyd, Daryl Shuttleworth
Ric is murdered after snapping a picture of Luther (Michael Ironside) murdering his Senator brother's (M. Emmet Walsh) girlfriend. Luther is after the photo while Ric's brother, Max (John Pyper-Ferguson), is after Luther. Get the picture? Confusing, with many plot twists.
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 The Machinist 2004 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, John Sharian, Michael Ironside, Larry Gilliard Jr., Reg E. Cathey, Anna Massey, Matthew Romero Moore, Robert Long, Colin Stinton, Craig Stevenson, Ferran Lahoz, Norman Bell, Jeremy Xido
Trevor Reznik (Christian Bale) is a lathe operator who suffers from insomnia, can't eat, and has become isolated at work because of an accident blamed on him. Now, he appears to be getting mysterious notes and is having visions of events that may or may not be happening. What will Trevor uncover when he begins to investigate?
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Major Payne 1995 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Castle
Cast: Damon Wayans, Karyn Parsons, William Hickey, Michael Ironside, Albert Hall, Steven Martini, Andrew Harrison Leeds, Orlando Brown, Damien Wayans, Joseph Blaire, R. Stephen Wiles, Patrick Rodney Barnes, Ross Bickell, Peyton Chesson-Fohl, Chris Owen
Major Benson Winifred Payne (Damon Wayans) takes on the job of training R.O.T.C. cadets at Madison Academy and ends up learning more than he ever suspected about himself. Actually, Major Payne turns out to be a "major pain."
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The Next Karate Kid 1994 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Christopher Cain
Cast: Pat Morita, Hilary Swank, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers, Chris Conrad, Arsenio Trinidad, Michael Cavalieri, Walton Goggins, Jim Ishida
Miyagi (Pat Morita) takes on Julie Pierce (Hilary Swank) as his new pupil following the death of her parents, and she finds maturity and happiness through her new mentor.
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Nowhere to Hide 1987 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Cast: Amy Madigan, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Robin MacEachern, Michael Ironside, John Colicos, Chuck Shamata, Clark Johnson, Maury Chaykin, Timothy Webber
A Marine Corps officer has discovered something that is causing helicopter accidents in his squadron. He is killed, and the murderers think that his widow (Amy Madigan) has the evidence.
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Nuremberg 2000 TV, 175 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox, Michael Ironside, Christopher Plummer, Max von Sydow, Matt Craven, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Colm Feore, Herbert Knaup
Alec Baldwin performs admirably as Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson to whom fell the responsibility of prosecuting Nazi war criminals Hermann Goring (Brian Cox), Rudolf Hess (Colm Feore), and Albert Speer (Herbert Knaup). A good reenactment of history and lessons that must never be forgotten.
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The Omega Code 1999 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Marcarelli
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Ironside, Jan Triska, Gregory Wagrowski, Devon Odessa, William Hootkins, Robert Ito, George Coe
Antichrist Stone Alexander (Michael York) attempts to rule the world and attain a "New World Order." Set in Rome, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, this adventure comes with action-filled car chases. BUT, it still bombs out.
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One of Our Own 1998 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Winning
Cast: Michael Ironside, Frederic Forrest, Peta Wilson, Currie Graham, Marshall Bell, Robbie Bowen, Paul Coeur, David Ferry, Richard Riehle, Jorge Vargas
What starts as an investigation of an Army sergeant's murder in Denver expands to include a major weapons scandal of stolen weapons that end up being used against the allied forces in Bosnia. Not bad, considering the low budget for explosion-driven action films like this.
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Outrageous! 1977 R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Benner
Cast: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle, Helen Shaver, Michael Ironside, David McIlwraith, Gerry Salsberg, Helen Hughes, Maxine Miller
Female impersonator Robin Turner (Craig Russell) and schizophrenic Liza Connor (Hollis McLaren) form an unlikely relationship in this offbeat comedy/drama.
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Red Scorpion 2 1994 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Kennedy
Cast: Matt McColm, John Savage, Jennifer Rubin, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Ironside, Michael Covert, Real Andrews, Duncan Fraser, George Touliatos, Vladimir Kulich
The far-right-wing, white-supremacist hate group must be stopped, and an elite team is put together to get the job done. Explosions, fires, gunfire, etc. abound, but that's not enough to overcome the amateurish story and acting.
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Scanners 1981 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside, Chuck Shamata, Robert A. Silverman, Lee Broker, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig
Extrasensory powers play a big part in a battle between two groups of people. This movie is filled with all the blood and gore that the most avid fan of horror films could want. There are some great scenes thanks to the make-up crew.
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Soulkeeper 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darin Ferriola
Cast: Rodney Rowland, Kevin Patrick Walls, Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Brad Dourif, Karen Black, Deborah Gibson, Ali Landry, Keith Coogan
Two down-on-their-luck thieves are hired to steal an ancient relic that is able to summon demonic creatures. They do the job and–you guessed it–all sorts of monsters are unleashed on the world. Many B-movie horror actors/actresses appear in cameo roles in this silly movie that might be fun for some.
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 1983  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Ironside, Beeson Carroll, Harant Alianak, Deborah Pratt, Aleisa Shirley, Cali Timmins
When three women are captured by the alien dictator Overdog (Michael Ironside), our hero, Wolff (Peter Strauss) blasts off in his spaceship and plans a rescue attempt. Yuck!!!
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 Starship Troopers 1997 R, 129 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Michael Ironside, Seth Gilliam, Patrick Muldoon, Rue McClanahan, Timothy Omundson
Set in the future, this film is about a group of young paratroopers who battle insect aliens from Klendathu in a fight to the finish. Although this story glorifies war, it does provide good sci-fi thrills.
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Sweet Killing 1993 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eddy Matalon
Cast: Anthony Higgins, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Ironside, Leslie Hope, Andrea Ferreol, Aron Tager, Kathleen Fee, Terry Haig, Ann Page, Robert Higden
Middle-aged banker Adam Crosse (Anthony Higgins) plots to kill his wife, Louise (Andrea Ferreol), and succeeds. But, his alibi proves suspicious, and it doesn't take long before the police are hot in pursuit–determined to convict Adam on a murder charge.
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Terminator Salvation 2009 PG-13, 130 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: McG
Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jane Alexander, Helena Bonham Carter, Jadagrace, Michael Ironside, Ivan G'Vera, Chris Browning, Dorian Nkono, Beth Bailey, Victor J. Ho
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, this fourth installment of the "Terminator" series features John Connor (Christian Bale) organizing a resistance force against Skynet and its army of Terminators that are attempting to take over the world. Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) appears on the scene, and his last memory is of sitting on death row. John is not sure whether Marcus is being sent from the future or has been rescued from the past, but they join forces and head into the heart of Skynet's operation. Then, and only then, do they discover a terrible secret about the annihilation of mankind.
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 Top Gun 1986 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Action / Romance
Director: Tony Scott
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, John Stockwell, Rick Rossovich, Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Barry Tubb, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Whip Hubley, James Tolkan, Adrian Pasdar
Tom Cruise plays Navy pilot Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell at the Fighter Weapons School at Miramar, California, where jet pilots compete for the title of "Top Gun." While at school, he falls in love with one of the instructors, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), leading to complications in the classroom. A Best Song Academy Award was won for "Take My Breath Away," and the film was nominated for three addtional Oscars.
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Total Recall 1990 R, 109 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Ray Baker, Roy Brocksmith, Rosemary Dunsmore, David Knell, Mel Johnson Jr., Michael Champion, Alexia Robinson, Dean Norris, Mark Carlton
Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzeneger) is a construction worker married to beautiful Lori (Sharon Stone). Doug is having peculiar nightmares about life on Mars, and, despite Lori's wishes, he goes to a mind-altering agency where he remembers that he is really a secret agent from Mars. As he sets off on a quest to Mars to piece together his identity, enemy agents, including their leader Richter (Michael Ironside), try to kill him before he regains more of his memory. The film won a Special Achievement Oscar for the Visual Effects.
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Watchers 1988 R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Hess
Cast: Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Blu Mankuma, Jason Priestley, Duncan Fraser, Dale Wilson, Lala Sloatman, Colleen Winton, Frank C. Turner, Christopher Cary, Graeme Campbell, Dan O'Dowd, Lou Bollo, Phillip Wong
In this adaptation of Dean R. Koontz's novel, Travis Cornell (Corey Haim) takes in a stray dog and unwittingly places himself in danger because the dog wears a device through which the evil monster Oxcom (Phillip Wong) can always locate the dog–and Travis.
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| 1. Alphabet Killer (2008)
2. Cause of Death (2000)
3. Chicago Cab (1998)
aka: Hellcab
4. Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
5. Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
6. Dead Awake (2001)
7. Desert Blue (1998)
8. Extreme Honor (2001)
aka: Last Line of Defence 2
9. Extreme Prejudice (1987)
10. Father Hood (1993)
11. Forced to Kill (1993)
12. Free Willy (1993)
13. The Glass Shield (1995)
14. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
aka: The Haunting of Hamilton High
aka: Prom Night II
15. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
16. Kids of the Round Table (1995)
17. Killer Image (1992)
18. The Machinist (2004)
19. Major Payne (1995)
20. The Next Karate Kid (1994)
21. Nowhere to Hide (1987)
22. Nuremberg (2000)
23. The Omega Code (1999)
24. One of Our Own (1998)
25. Outrageous! (1977)
26. Red Scorpion 2 (1994)
27. Scanners (1981)
28. Soulkeeper (2001)
29. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
30. Starship Troopers (1997)
31. Sweet Killing (1993)
32. Terminator Salvation (2009)
33. Top Gun (1986)
34. Total Recall (1990)
35. Visiting Hours (1982)
aka: The Fright
aka: Get Well Soon
36. Watchers (1988)
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