The Amazing Spider-Man 1977  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Spider-Man
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Cast: Nicholas Hammond, Thayer David, David White, Michael Pataki, Lisa Eilbacher, Jeff Donnell, Hilly Hicks, Dick Balduzzi, Ivor Francis, Barry Cutler, Robert Hastings, Carmelita Pope, Norman Rice, Len Lesser, Ivan Bonar
Based on the Marvel comics superhero, this film was the pilot for a TV series. After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker (Nicholas Hammond) becomes super-strong and is able to climb vertical structures with ease, as well as perform other feats–just what one needs to become a super crime fighter. This being his daytime job, he works as a photographer for the newspaper by night. His major task at the moment is saving the world from a mad scientist who blackmails the city by threatening to unleash people programmed to blow themselves up.
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American Anthem 1986  PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Magnoli
Cast: Mitch Gaylord, Janet Jones, Michelle Phillips, R.J. Williams, Michael Pataki, John Aprea, Patrice Donnelly, Tiny Wells, Katherine Gosney, Stacy Maloney
Your small gymnastic buff will love this story of a young athlete's conflict between family and the rings. Olympic star Mitch Gaylord stars with Janet Jones. They had to do something with an Olympic star, but couldn't there have been at least some effort of a story?
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The Bat People 1974  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror
aka: It Lives By Night
It's Alive!
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: Stewart Moss, Marianne McAndrew, Michael Pataki, Paul Carr, Arthur Space, Robert Berk, Pat Delaney, George Paulsin, Bonnie Van Dyke, Jennifer Kulik, Lauie Brooks Jefferson, John Beck
On their honeymoon, John and Cathy Beck (Stewart Moss and Marianne McAndrew) join a group on a cavern trip. Since his current specialty is studying bats, scientist John is on the lookout, and he indeed finds bats, one of which bites him. He proceeds to turn in to a Bat-"were-bat," and eventually Cathy does likewise. And the killing begins.
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Call of the Wild 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: John Beck, Donald Moffat, Bernard Fresson, John McLiam, Michael Pataki, Billy Green Bush, Penelope Windust, Johnny Tillotson, Dennis Burkley, Rene Enriquez, Larry Golden, Raymond Guth, Paul Harper, Juaquin Martinez, Marvin Miller
Once again, Jack London's story is brought to the screen in this TV version of the tale of gold prospectors in Alaska and their relationships with their dogs. Prospectors John Thornton and Francois (John Beck and Bernard Fresson) buy a stolen dog, "Buck," and battle the frozen Klondike in their search for gold. But, problems may lie ahead as Buck appears ready to listen to the call of the wild and run off on his own.
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Death House 1987 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Zombie Death House
Director: Nick Marino, John Saxon
Cast: John Saxon, Anthony Franciosa, Tane McClure, Dennis Cole, Ron O'Neal, William Selby, Alex Courtney, Franklyn J. Anderson, Michael Pataki, Joel von Ornsteiner
Mad scientist/Colonel Burgess (John Saxon) tests his newly-developed drug on prison inmates. Alas, the drug needs more research since it turns the inmates into mad, rotting, killer zombies.
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Dracula's Dog 1978 R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Zoltan, Hound of Dracula
Director: Albert Band
Cast: Michael Pataki, Reggie Nalder, Jose Ferrer, Jan Shutan, Libby Chase, John Levin, Cleo Harrington, Tom Gerrard, Bob Miller, Gordon Ferrara, Al Ferrara, Roger Pancake, Sally Marr
Russian soldiers unearth an ancient follower of Dracula and the Count's dog. They are awakened from the dead and travel to America in search of family heirs in this weak attempt at a horror story.
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The Glove 1979 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Blood Mad
The Glove: Lethal Terminator
Lethal Terminator
Director: Ross Hagen
Cast: John Saxon, Roosevelt Grier, Joanna Cassidy, Joan Blondell, Jack Carter, Keenan Wynn, Aldo Ray, Michael Pataki, Howard Honig, Hoke Howell, Misty Bruce, Nicholas Worth
Los Angeles bounty hunter Sam Kellough (John Saxon) needs money and to enhance his financial situation takes on the assignment of tracking down psychotic killer Victor Hale (Roosevelt Grier) who has a $20,000 bounty on his head.
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Graduation Day 1981 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Herb Freed
Cast: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker, Michael Pataki, Linnea Quigley, Vanna White, Richard Balin, Carmen Argenziano, Beverly Dixon
Just prior to graduation day, members of the high-school track team are being killed off in gross ways–one by one. There are plenty of suspects in this nothing of a film, even considering the fact that "Wheel of Fortune's" Vanna White plays one of the victims.
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Grave of the Vampire 1972 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Seed of Terror
Director: John Hayes
Cast: William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters, Diane Holden, Jay Adler, Kitty Vallacher, Jay Scott, Eric Mason, Lieux Dressler, William Guhl, Carmen Argenziano, Margaret Fairchild
Vampire Croft (Michael Pataki) rapes Leslie (Kitty Vallacher) so that he can have an offspring. The half-vampire offspring, James (William Smith), is bottle-fed on his mother's blood until she succumbs to anemia. James is not happy with his fate and decides to find and deal with his father.
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988 R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Dwight H. Little
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur, Michael Pataki, Beau Starr, Kathleen Kinmont, Sasha Jenson, Gene Ross, Carmen Filpi, Karen Alston, Raymond O'Connor, Jeff Olson, Nancy Borgenicht, David Jensen
Michael Myers (George P. Wilbur) is back (he missed "Halloween III"). After escaping from the mental institution, Michael sets out to stalk his six-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris). Jamie has been having nightmares in which Michael appears but has no idea that he is her uncle. On Halloween night, Jamie and her sister Rachel (Ellie Cornell) go trick-or-treating not knowing that Michael is on their trail. But wait, here comes Michael's psychiatrist Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) once again trying to stop the slaughtering Michael in his tracks.
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane 1980 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Return of Will Kane
Director: Jerry Jameson
Cast: Lee Majors, Frank Campanella, David Carradine, M. Emmet Walsh, Pernell Roberts, J.A. Preston, Tracey Walter, Katherine Cannon, Michael Pataki, Britt Leach
Will Kane (Lee Majors) returns to town to find out that the low-down marshal (Pernell Roberts) who replaced him needs to be dealt with.
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Love at First Bite 1979  PG, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stan Dragoti
Cast: George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Dick Shawn, Isabel Sanford, Arte Johnson, Sherman Hemsley, Barry Gordon, Ronnie Schell, Michael Pataki
This modern-day Count Dracula (George Hamilton) is deported from Transylvania and ends up in the blood bank of New York City trying to satisfy his vampire needs. He meets and falls in love with fashion model Cindy Soundheim (Susan Saint James) much to the dismay of her boyfriend, Dr. Jeff Rosenberg (Richard Benjamin).
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Mansion of the Doomed 1976 R, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Terror of Dr. Chaney
Eyes
Director: Michael Pataki
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart, Lance Henriksen, Libby Chase, Vic Tayback, Al Ferrara, JoJo D'Amore, Donna Andresen, Marilyn Joi, Simmy Bow, Del Negro
Surgeon Dr. Leonard Chaney (Richard Basehart) abducts young people and removes their eyes in an insane effort to restore his daughter Nancy's (Trish Stewart) eyesight. As operation after operation fails, Chaney collects a myriad of eyeless people in his dungeon–until they escape and gain revenge by ripping out Chaney's eyes.
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, George Coe, Kate Mulgrew, J.A. Preston, Charles Cioffi, Michael Pataki, Jon Polito, Cosie Costa
The major problem with this flick is that the story never really gets started. One saving grace is Joel Grey as an Asian martial arts expert, but even Joel Grey fans will have trouble enjoying this film too much. By the way, Fred Ward is a NYC cop who gets involved with a group to avenge all that they think is wrong with the world. 1 User Review
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| | I liked it | scottc911 06/15/2007 | | A querky movie that is enjoyable to watch with that element of fantasy and comedy that makes it easy on the eye. An enjoyable film. |
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Rocky IV 1985 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Dolph Lundgren, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen, James Brown, Tony Burton, Michael Pataki, Barry Tompkins, Stu Nahan, R.J. Adams, Al Bandiero, Dominic Barto, Rose Mary Campos
Once again, we are all rooting for Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) when he goes to Russia for the match to end all matches. This time, his opponent is a Russian fighter (Dolph Lundgren) trained through a computer (his digital readout for his best punch is 2,000 p.s.i.–awesome!). Rocky almost meets his match in this one.
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Spider-Man Strikes Back 1978 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Fantasy
Director: Ron Satlof
Cast: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Michael Pataki, JoAnna Cameron, Robert Alda, Emil Farkas, Anne Bloom, Lawrence P. Casey, Wil Albert, Sidney Clute, Gino Ardito, Leigh Kavanaugh, Ron Hajek, David Somerville
Here comes the second TV production of the Marvel comics superhero, again starring Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man. University students get their hands on all they need to create an atomic bomb. While Spider-Man deals with side issues, the wealthy, but bad, Mr. White (Robert Alda) attempts to get the bomb in order to threaten the world. Will our hero come through?
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| 1. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)
aka: Spider-Man
2. American Anthem (1986)
3. The Bat People (1974)
aka: It Lives By Night
aka: It's Alive!
4. Call of the Wild (1976)
5. Death House (1987)
aka: Zombie Death House
6. Dracula's Dog (1978)
aka: Zoltan, Hound of Dracula
7. The Glove (1979)
aka: Blood Mad
aka: The Glove: Lethal Terminator
aka: Lethal Terminator
8. Graduation Day (1981)
9. Grave of the Vampire (1972)
aka: Seed of Terror
10. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
11. High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
aka: The Return of Will Kane
12. Love at First Bite (1979)
13. Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
aka: The Terror of Dr. Chaney
aka: Eyes
14. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
15. Rocky IV (1985)
16. Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
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