Appointment with Death 1988  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Winner
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, David Soul, Nicholas Guest, John Terlesky
Peter Ustinov stars in this Agatha Christie murder mystery about the murder of a woman in Palestine in 1937.
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Brain Smasher: A Love Story 1993  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Andrew Dice Clay, Teri Hatcher, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Yuji Okumoto, Brion James, Tim Thomerson, Charles Rocket, Nicholas Guest, Dorothy Dells, Wrick Jones, Galen Schrick, Steve Tancora, Peter Kwong
Supermodel Samantha Crain (Teri Hatcher) attempts to deliver a smuggled package containing a red lotus flower to her sister Cammy (Deborah Van Valkenburgh). On making the delivery, she learns that Cammy has been captured by Chinese Shaolin Monks who want the lotus flower because they believe it holds the key to ultimate power. The sisters manage to flee the Monks, and Samantha hires Ed "Brain Smasher" Molloy (Andrew Dice Clay) as her bodyguard. The couple fights off the monks a number of times–until Molloy is captured. The monks demand the lotus flower in return for Molloy, and the sisters must decide whether or not to make a deal.
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001  R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Cast: Steven Jay Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Melissa Fahn, Daran Norris, Jennifer Hale, Nicholas Guest, Dave Wittenberg, Tom Wyner, Grant J. Albrecht
The Bebop crew is on the trail of terrorists who have released a deadly virus in the neighborhood, Alba City, Mars. (actors listed reflect English-dubbed version).
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The Defection of Simas Kudirka 1978  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Lowell Rich
Cast: Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, John McMartin, Shirley Knight, George Dzundza, Leo Grillo, Nicholas Guest, Ted Shackelford
This powerful made-for-TV drama is the true-life story of a Lithuanian sailor who defected by jumping ship in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1970. Arkin does another fine acting job and Rich won an Emmy for his directing.
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Grand Tour: Disaster in Time 1992  TV, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Disaster in Time
Timescape
Director: David Twohy
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Emilia Crow, Jim Haynie, Marilyn Lightstone, George Murdock, David Wells, Nicholas Guest, Time Winters, Robert Colbert
Ben (Jeff Daniels) has been despondent since his wife's tragic death some time before, and now he and his daughter, Hillary (Ariana Richards), are renovating a hotel that they bought in a small, quiet town. A group of travelers arrive and insist on staying at their hotel despite its condition. It turns out that the guests are time travellers who go to scenes of disaster. A good sci-fi flick.
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor 1994 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Albert Pyun
Cast: Sasha Mitchell, Nicholas Guest, Michele Krasnoo, Brad Thornton, Deborah Mansy, Jill Pierce, Kamal Krifia, Thom Mathews, Nicholas Anthony, Derek Cravin
In the continuing story, David Sloan's (Sasha Mitchell) kickboxing nemesis is now a drug lord and terrorist in Mexico. Sloan is also in prison after being framed, and to top it off, Sloan's wife has been kidnapped. After striking a deal to get out of prison if he helps bring his nemesis to justice, Sloan sets out to take care of business. Wow!
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The Long Riders 1980 R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Stacy Keach, James Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Harry Carey Jr., Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest
The Keach, Carradine, and Quaid brothers play the James, Younger, and Miller gangs of bandits who roamed the plains after the Civil War. Lots of blood.
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Night Hunter 1995 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Rick Jacobson
Cast: Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Melanie Smith, Vince Murdocco, Nicholas Guest, Sid Sham, Cash Casey, Maria Ford, Ron Yuan, Michael Cavanaugh, James Lew, Marcus Aurelius
As a child, Jack Cutter (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) escaped when a gang of vampires killed his parents. Years later Jack is a vampire hunter and is out to avenge his parents' death using his martial arts skills. And even vampires can kick-box. Weak acting, directing, etc.
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Unbecoming Age 1992 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Magic Bubble
Director: Deborah Ringel, Alfredo Ringel
Cast: Diane Salinger, John Calvin, Anthony Peck, Colleen Camp, Priscilla Pointer, George Clooney, Lyndsay Riddell, Adam Ryan, Michael Greene, Shera Danese, Nicholas Guest, Don Diamont
Depressed about her 40th birthday, Julia (Diane Salinger) gets a bottle of enchanted bubbles at her party, blows bubbles, and makes a wish that she can forget her age. With that wish, Julia's life changes; her youth returns, her outlook brightens, and she finds happiness through her new, youthful attitude.
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| 1. Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
2. Appointment with Death (1988)
3. Brain Smasher: A Love Story (1993)
4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
5. The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
6. Grand Tour: Disaster in Time (1992)
aka: Disaster in Time
aka: Timescape
7. Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
8. The Long Riders (1980)
9. Night Hunter (1995)
10. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989)
11. Unbecoming Age (1992)
aka: The Magic Bubble
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