Bloodsport 1988  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Newt Arnold
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker, Bolo Yeung, Roy Chiao, Philip Chan, Lily Leung, Wilson Lee, Pierre Rafini, Ken Siu, Kimo Lai Kwok Ki, Bernard Mariano, Bill Yuen Ping Kuen
In this early Jean-Claude Van Damme entry, he takes on the role of American Ninja Frank Dux who became the first Westerner to win the major international martial arts competition that tests one to the limit. Lots of action and violence.
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Crimes of Passion 1984 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Annie Potts, Bruce Davison, Stephen Lee, John G. Scanlon, Gordon Hunt, Pat McNamara, Dan Gerrity, Terry Hoyos, Vince McKewin, Norman Burton, James Crittenden
Prostitute or fashion designer–Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) cannot seem to decide which way to go. She works as designer "Joanna" by day but at night is streetwalker "China Blue." When Bobby Grady (John Laughlin) is given the job of looking for evidence that Joanna is stealing designs, he sees her turning into China Blue at night. Unhappily married to his wife (Annie Potts), Bobby falls in love with Joanna. But, a fanatic preacher, Rev. Peter Shane (Anthony Perkins), is determined to prevent Bobby and Joanna from ever getting together.
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The Gumball Rally 1976 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Bail
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Norman Burton, Gary Busey, John Durren, Susan Flannery, Harvey Jason, Steven Keats, Tim McIntire, Raul Julia, Nicholas Pryor
In the first of a string of cross-country car race films, simple-minded people defy the 55 MPH speed limit in a New York-to-California race.
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Planet of the Apes 1968  G, 112 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore, James Daly, Linda Harrison, Woodrow Parfrey, Robert Gunner, Norman Burton, Lou Wagner, Jeff Burton, Buck Kartalian, Wright King, Paul Lambert
Astronauts land on a newly discovered planet where apes rule, and humans are their servants. The space crew, led by George Taylor (Charlton Heston), trudges through a forest and finds a tribe that resembles Stone Age humans. Then, apes on horses appear clad in uniforms and start shooting, and the inarticulate, uncivilized humans scatter. The astronauts learn that the apes can walk upright and talk and are far more sophisticated that the humans. When the leader of the apes, Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans), learns that Taylor can also talk, he orders him killed. Now, two apes–scientist Cornelius (Roddy McDowell) and Dr. Zira (Kim Hunter)–help Taylor escape and, in the process, Taylor uncovers the secret of the planet.
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The Reincarnaton of Peter Proud 1975  R, 104 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O'Neill, Margot Kidder, Cornelia Sharpe, Paul Hecht, Tony Stephano, Anne Ives, Norman Burton, Fred Stuthman, Steve Franken
Professor Peter Proud (Michael Sarrazin) senses that he met a violent end in a previous life. Now, flashbacks draw him to a suburban town in Massachusetts where terror awaits.
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Save the Tiger 1973 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Norman Burton, Thayer David, Lara Parker, Patricia Smith, William Hansen, Harvey Jason, Liv Lindeland
Jack Lemmon won the Oscar for Best Actor as a troubled businessman who, despite arguments with his partner (Jack Gilford), opts for hiring an arsonist to burn down his factory so that he can collect the insurance. Jack Gilford received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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 The Towering Inferno 1974  PG, 165 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Blakely, Jennifer Jones, Robert Wagner, Robert Vaughn, O.J. Simpson, Susan Flannery, Sheila Allen, Jack Collins, Norman Burton
Architect Doug Roberts (Paul Newman) and builder James Duncan (William Holden) are hosting a party celebrating the construction of a 130-stories-tall office building and hotel in San Francisco. During the party, faulty wiring by subcontractor Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain) causes a spark that results in the building bursting into flames. As the building erupts, the guests are trapped in the building, and their fates rely on Fire Chief O'Hallorhan (Steve McQueen) to stop the fire and save their lives. The special effects are spectacular in this disaster film. An Oscar for Best Song went to "We May Never Love Like This Again." In addition to two other Oscars (Best Cinematography and Film Editing), the film was nominated for four others, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Fred Astaire for his role of con man Harlee Claiborne attending the party).
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| 1. Bloodsport (1988)
2. Crimes of Passion (1984)
3. The Gumball Rally (1976)
4. Planet of the Apes (1968)
5. The Reincarnaton of Peter Proud (1975)
6. Save the Tiger (1973)
7. The Towering Inferno (1974)
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