Beat Girl 1960 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Drama aka: Wild for Kicks
Director: Edmond T. Greville Cast: David Farrar, Noelle Adam, Gillian Hills, Christopher Lee, Adam Faith, Shirley Anne Field, Peter McEnery, Claire Gordon, Nigel Green, Oliver Reed, Delphi Lawrence, Michael Kane
Teen beatnik rebel Jennifer (Gillian Hills) is not at all happy when her widowed father, Paul (David Farrar), marries young Nichole (Noelle Adam) who is not much older than Jennifer. Finding out that Nichole may have been a stripper, Jennifer becomes a stripper at the sleazy club where Nichole worked. But problems loom when the lecherous club owner (Christopher Lee) takes an interest in Jennifer.
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The Bedford Incident 1965 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Drama
Director: James B. Harris Cast: Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, James MacArthur, Martin Balsam, Wally Cox, Eric Portman, Michael Kane, Donald Sutherland, Phil Brown
This is a story about U.S./Soviet Cold War relationships. United States Navy Captain Eric Finlander becomes obsessed with the mission of his destroyer. While stalking a Russian submarine, he accidentally fires a nuclear weapon.
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The Kidnapping of the President 1980 R, 113 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: George Mendeluk Cast: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury Chaykin, Miguel Fernandes, Michael Kane, Jackie Burroughs, Cindy Girling, Elizabeth Shepard, Michael J. Reynolds, Gary Reineke, Sully Boyar, Ken Anderson, Patrick Brymer
While on a campaign stop in Toronto, the President of the U.S., Adam Scott (Hal Holbrook), is kidnapped by South American terrorist Roberto Assanti (Miguel Fernandes) and his partner Linda Steiner (Cindy Girling). Assanti handcuffs himself to Scott and then claims that he is wired with explosives ready to detonate if demands are not met. Secret Service agent Jerry O'Connor (William Shatner) heads up the rescue team. Van Johnson and Ava Gardner play Vice-President Ethan Richards and his wife Beth.
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Lonely Are the Brave 1962 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Western
Director: David Miller Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, Michael Kane, Carroll O'Connor, George Kennedy, William Schallert, Karl Swenson, Bill Bixby, Martin Garralaga, William Mims, Lalo Rios, Harry Lauter, Charles Wagenheim, Dan White
Jack Burns (Kirk Douglas) is an aging cowboy having trouble relating to the contemporary world. He gets imprisoned in an effort to rescue his jailed friend, Paul Bondi (Michael Kane). When Burns discovers that Bondi is reluctant to escape, he breaks out of jail alone. Now Burns escapes on his horse, and he is chased by Sheriff Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau)–along with jeeps and helicopters–as he heads for the border.
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Middle Age Crazy 1980 R, 95 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: John Trent Cast: Bruce Dern, Ann - Margret, Graham Jarvis, Deborah Wakeham, Eric Christmas, Helen Hughes, Geoffrey Bowes, Michael Kane, Diane Dewey, Vivian Reis
Successful architect Bobby Lee (Bruce Dern) has a midlife crisis, buys a Porsche, and leaves his beautiful wife Sue Ann (Ann-Margret) when he is attracted to an empty-headed cheerleader.
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Three Days of the Condor 1975 R, 117 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Sydney Pollack Cast: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, Max von Sydow, John Houseman, Addison Powell, Walter McGinn, Michael Kane, Tina Chen, Carlin Glynn, Don McHenry, Michael B. Miller, Jess Osuna, Helen Stenborg, Patrick Gorman
CIA agent Turner (Robert Redford) returns to his office and finds his co-workers brutally murdered. He kidnaps and forces a stranger, Kathy Hale (Faye Dunaway), to hide him in her apartment while he investigates the situation. After doubting Turner at first, Kathy becomes his only ally and begins to care for him. Turner does uncover the facts behind the murders but must now decide how to handle the information that implicates the CIA.
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| 1. Beat Girl (1960) aka: Wild for Kicks
2. The Bedford Incident (1965)
3. The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
4. Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
5. Middle Age Crazy (1980)
6. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
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