Amityville 1992: It's About Time 1992  R, 91 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tony Randel
Cast: Stephen Macht, Shawn Weatherly, Megan Ward, Damon Martin, Jonathan Penner, Nita Talbot, Dean Cochran, Dick Miller, Margarita Franco, Terrie Snell
It's the sixth time around, and another direct-to-video effort finds the demon possessing an old mantel clock (direct from the Amityville house). It is provided to a family in another town, and guess what happens?
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Bundle of Joy 1956  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Melville Cooper, Edward Brophy, Una Merkel, Gil Stratton, Mary Treen, Nita Talbot
Attempting to cash in on the real-life marriage of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the studio put them in this film together. The plot involves the aftermath of Polly Parrish's (Debbie Reynolds) actions when she picks up a baby left at a front door. Everyone believes that she is the real mother. Her ex-boss (Adolphe Menjou) becomes involved and tries to make Polly an "honorable woman" through marriage to his son, Dan (Eddie Fisher).
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Fraternity Vacation 1985 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Frawley
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys, Sheree J. Wilson, Cameron Dye, Leigh McCloskey, Tim Robbins, Matt McCoy, Amanda Bearse, John Vernon, Nita Talbot, Barbara Crampton
Three fraternity brothers (Stephen Geoffreys, Cameron Dye, and Tim Robbins) head off to Palm Springs for Spring break after the father of one has paid off the other two to take his son along. Thus begins their adventure. For teens only.
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 Frightmare 1983  R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Horror Star
Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Cast: Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Nita Talbot, Leon Askin, Jennifer Starrett, Barbara Pilavin, Carlene Olson, Scott Thomson, Donna McDaniel, Jeffrey Combs, Alan Stock, Peter Kastner
Horror film star Conrad Radzoff (Ferdy Mayne) murders his director and shortly thereafter dies himself. Horror film club teens decide to pay tribute to their hero with a party and steal the body for the event. They shouldn't have done that since Conrad is brought back as a zombie by a medium and takes revenge on the youngsters. Really bad, except Ferdy Mayne is fun as the flamboyant Conrad.
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Girl Happy 1965  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker, Mary Ann Mobley, Jackie Coogan, Chris Noel, Nita Talbot, John Fiedler, Fabrizio Mioni, Jimmy Hawkins
Rusty Wells (Elvis Presley) leads a rock 'n' roll group that works for Chicago crime boss Big Frank (Harold Stone) who sends them to work in a Fort Lauderdale nightclub entertaining college students during Spring Break. Big Frank's reason for sending them to Florida is so that Rusty will watch over his daughter Valerie (Shelley Fabares) who is vacationing there. Rusty and Valerie fall in love, but Valerie drops him when she learns of her father's involvement. Then, Valerie gets involved with an Italian playboy (Fabrizio Mioni), goes on a drunken spree, and ends up in jail. But, by story's end, Rusty and Valerie are happily reunited. Songs include "Girl Happy," "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die," "Spring Fever, and "Startin' Tonight."
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Night Shift 1982 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Kevin Costner, Gina Hecht, Pat Corley, Bobby DiCicco, Nita Talbot, Basil Hoffman, Clint Howard
Two men on the night shift at the city morgue (Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton) decide to add life to their evenings and wallets by becoming pimps for a prostitute-in-need (Shelley Long).
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Serial 1980  R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bill Persky
Cast: Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Jennifer McAllister, Sally Kellerman, Anthony Battaglia, Bill Macy, Nita Talbot, Christopher Lee, Tom Smothers, Barbara Rhoades, Sam Chew Jr., Pamela Bellwood, Ann Weldon, Peter Bonerz, Patch Mackenzie
Open marriages and consciousness-raising mark life at the end of the 1970s' era as Hippies become part of the "me generation." Kate (Tuesday Weld) leaves her husband Harvey (Martin Mull), and they are amusing to watch as they muddle their way through what they consider to be the confusing lifestyle in Marin County, California. Based on Cyra McFadden's novel.
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That Funny Feeling 1965 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor, Nita Talbot, Larry Storch, Leo G. Carroll, James Westerfield, Robert Strauss, Ben Lessy, Benny Rubin
In an attempt to impress her wealthy NYC boyfriend, Tom (Bobby Darin), maid-for-hire Joan (Sandra Dee) tells him that she lives in a beautiful apartment that, in reality, she is paid to clean. What Joan doesn't know is that the apartment belongs to Tom. Tom plays along.
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They Call It Murder 1971 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Walter Grauman
Cast: Jim Hutton, Lloyd Bochner, Jessica Walter, Carmen Mathews, Leslie Nielsen, Jo Ann Pflug, Nita Talbot, Edward Asner, Vic Tayback, Robert J. Wilke
Based on Erle Stanley Gardner's novel, "The D.A. Draws a Circle," this film involves the intrigue of an insurance claim investigation following a car crash and swimming pool catastrophe.
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| 1. Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992)
2. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
3. Bundle of Joy (1956)
4. Fraternity Vacation (1985)
5. Frightmare (1983)
aka: The Horror Star
6. Girl Happy (1965)
7. Night Shift (1982)
8. Serial (1980)
9. That Funny Feeling (1965)
10. They Call It Murder (1971)
11. Who's Got the Action? (1962)
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