Above the Law 1988  PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva, Joe Greco, Jack Wallace, Ron Dean, Thalmus Rasulala, Miguel Nino, Nicholas Kusenko, Chelcie Ross, Metta Davis, Joseph F. Kosala, Ronnie Barron
This film marks hunky, martial arts expert-turned-actor Steven Seagal's debut as a police detective on the scent of one of the biggest drug kingpins in Chicago. When the Feds tell him to leave the guy alone, surprise! The plot becomes as complicated as Seagal's magnetic detective. Good action includes a hero up there in the category of "Dirty Harry."
|  | |
 The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle, Pam Grier, John Cleese, Burt Young, Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
Ex-con Pluto Nash (Eddie Murphy) now runs a popular nightclub on the Moon. With gambling about to be banned on Earth, the crime syndicates set their sights on the Moon for their casino operations. Nash's nightclub would be a good starting place. Lots of well-known names, but it's still a terrible, boring film that sat around for a year or more before release.
| | |
The Big Bird Cage 1972  R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Women's Penitentiary II
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Anitra Ford, Candice Roman, Teda Bracci, Carol Speed, Karen McKevic, Marissa Delgado, Vic Diaz, Andres Centenera
In this follow-up to "The Big Doll House," women's exploitation continues, but with some spoofing. Blossom and Django (Pam Grier and Sid Haig) team up in an attempt to spring women from the terrible conditions in a prison.
| | |
The Big Doll House 1971 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Women in Cages
Women's Penitentiary
Bamboo Dolls House
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Judy Brown, Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Brooke Mills, Pat Woodell, Sid Haig, Christiane Schmidtmer, Kathryn Loder, Jerry Frank, Gina Stuart
Prison is hell, but this one is even worse as the sadistic warden and guards exploit the women prisoners. The women must at least attempt an escape. Similar exploitation films were made in quick order.
| | |
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey 1991 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Hewitt
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Jim Martin, Hal Landon Jr., Chelcie Ross, Annette Azcuy, Sarah Trigger, Hal Landon Sr., Robert Noble, Taj Mahal
That dumb duo–teenagers Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves)–find themselves dead at the hands of their look-alike robots. So, they must convince everyone from God to the Grim Reaper to allow them permission to come back to life in order to get to the "Battle of the Bands" where they plan to perform with their rock group. They do manage to return to Earth and now must compete against their look-alike robots in "The Battle of the Bands." Some funny lines, but boy, are they ever dumb!
| | |
Bones 2001  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell, Ricky Harris, Bianca Lawson, Khalil Kain, Merwin Mondesir, Sean Amsing, Ron Selmour
The ghost of Jimmy Bones (Snoop Dogg) returns after 20 years to avenge his murder and to rid his old neighborhood of drug-infested crime.
| | |
Class of 1999 1990 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Mark L. Lester
Cast: Bradley Gregg, Traci Lind, Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, Patrick Kilpatrick, Pam Grier, John P. Ryan, Sharon Wyatt, Darren E. Burrows, Joshua John Miller
In this sequel to "Class of 1984," robot teachers take over, and the ploy works until some of the students begin to suspect that all is not what it seems.
| | |
 Coffy 1973 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw, Robert DoQui, William Elliott, Allan Arbus, Sid Haig, Barry Cahill, Morris Buchanan, Lee de Broux, Ruben Moreno, John Perak, Carol Locatell, Lisa Farringer, John Perak, Linda Haynes
After a dedicated nurse, Coffy (Pam Grier), learns that her 11-year-old sister has been injured by using contaminated heroin, she poses as a prostitute for King George (Robert DoQui) who has connections to the drug world. After infiltrating the world of drug dealers, Coffy single-handedly takes to the streets combating the violence of drugs with her shotgun.
| | |
 Escape from L.A. 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi, Georges Corraface, Peter Fonda, Pam Grier, Cliff Robertson, A.J. Langer, Valeria Golino, Bruce Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Jeff Imada, Ina Romeo, Peter Jason, Jordan Baker
It is the year 2013, and Los Angeles has suffered a catastrophic earthquake and has become a virtual island. Now, the U. S. President's daughter, Utopia (A.J. Langer), has hijacked Air Force Three and heads for Los Angeles with a black box on board the plane that contains codes for controlling energy satellites. Kurt Russell resumes his role (from 1981's "Escape from New York") as hero Snake Plissken whose mission is to save the world.
| | |
Fort Apache, The Bronx 1981 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Pam Grier, Kathleen Beller, Michael Higgins, Sully Boyar, Irving Metzman, Tito Goya, Miguel Pinero, Jaime Tirelli, Dominic Chianese, Paul Gleason
Veteran police officers Murphy (Paul Newman) and Corelli (Ken Wahl) work as partners in the crime-ridden South Bronx area of NYC. The new precinct captain, Connolly (Edward Asner), arrives on the scene determined to put an end to the violence in the precinct. He promotes violent efforts by the police against the Bronx citizens, and Murphy tries to convince his superiors that police violence will not solve the problems. After fellow police officer Morgan (Danny Aiello) kills a street kid, Murphy and the other officers are told to ignore the brutal act. Murphy cannot abide by the directive and, as a result, becomes an outcast on the police force. This story is based on true experiences.
| | |
 Foxy Brown 1974 R, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy
Director: Jack Hill
Cast: Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe, Sid Haig, Juanita Brown, Sally Ann Stroud, Bob Minor, Tony Giorgio, Fred Lerner, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Judith Cassmore, H.B. Haggerty
After Foxy Brown's (Pam Grier) boyfriend Michael (Terry Carter) is slain, she vows revenge. Foxy goes undercover as a hooker working for Katherine Wall (Kathryn Loder) who heads up a drug cartel. Her efforts to try to infiltrate the mob and find the murderer of Michael leads to an overabundance of violence.
| | |
Friday Foster 1975 R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Arthur Marks
Cast: Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Godfrey Cambridge, Thalmus Rasulala, Eartha Kitt, Jim Backus, Scatman Crothers, Carl Weathers, Ted Lange, Tierre Turner, Paul Benjamin, Jason Bernard, Ed Cambridge, Julius Harris, Rosalind Miles
As in the comic strip, our heroine Friday Foster (Pam Grier) is a fashion photographer who leads a double life in her fight for truth and justice. This time, she hears about an assassination conspiracy originating in Washington, D.C., and heads there with private detective Colt Hawkins (Yaphet Kotto) to track down the conspirators.
| | |
 Ghosts of Mars 2001 R, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, Jason Statham, Liam Waite, Joanna Cassidy, Wanda De Jesus, Duane Davis, Lobo Sebastian, Richard Centrone, Rosemary Forsyth, Rodney A. Grant, Peter Jason, Doug McGrath
A Martian, intergalactic policewoman Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge), leads a team transporting a killer (Ice Cube) from a mining outpost jail to the capital city for trial. But plans go awry when the team discovers that colonists at the outpost are now possessed by evil Martian ghosts.
| | |
 Hit Man 1972 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Armitage
Cast: Bernie Casey, Pam Grier, Lisa Moore, Bhetty Waldron, Sam Laws, Candy All, Don Diamond, Ed Cambridge, Bob Harris, Roger E. Mosley, Rudy Challenger, Marilyn Joi, Christopher Joy, John Lupton, Diane Sommerfield
This is a poor remake of the previous year's "Get Carter," though the acting from the all-Black cast isn't too bad. Tyrone Tackett (Bernie Casey) arrives in L.A. for the funeral of his brother and ends up tracking down those responsible for his death. Slow, with some authentic back-street L.A. atmosphere. Remade again under the original name in 2000.
| | |
Holy Smoke 1999 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Jane Campion
Cast: Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Pam Grier, Julie Hamilton, Sophie Lee, Daniel Wyllie, Paul Goddard, Tim Robertson, George Mangos, Kerry Walker, Les Dayman, Samantha Murray
To the consternation of her parents (George Mangos and Julie Hamilton), Ruth (Kate Winslet) appears to have fallen under the mystical spell of a guru during her stay in India. A friend advises them to hire an "exit counselor" and trick Ruth into returning to Sydney, Australia. The counselor, PJ Waters (Harvey Keitel), whisks Ruth off to an isolated cottage in the outback where he plans to recondition her.
| | |
 In Too Deep 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Rymer
Cast: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper, Pam Grier, Veronica Webb, Jake Weber
A rookie cop, Jeff Cole (Omar Epps), infiltrates a Cincinnati cocaine ring, under the alias of J. Reid, to take down the powerful drug lord, Duane Keith Gittens, a.k.a. "God" (LL Cool J).
| | |
 Jackie Brown 1997  R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Hattie Winston, Sid Haig, Aimee Graham, Tangie Ambrose
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is an over-the-hill flight attendant caught smuggling money for her arms-dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson). Now the cops want to get their hands on Ordell, and Jackie is faced with doing time or being killed for not keeping her mouth shut. So, she works out a scam to beat them all at their own games. Robert Forster received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
| | |
 Jawbreaker 1999 R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Darren Stein
Cast: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, Chad Christ, Ethan Erickson, Pam Grier, Charlotte Roldan, Carol Kane, William Katt, P.J. Soles, Jeff Conaway, Tatyana Ali, Marita Black, Dan Gerrity
Four popular girls form a snobbish high-school clique, and during a kidnap prank accidentally kill one of their own–she chokes on a jawbreaker! The rest of the story involves the cover-up for the dastardly deed, which involves one of the least likely girls who is invited to join in their nasty club.
| | |
Love the Hard Way 2003 N/R, 194 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Sehr
Cast: Adrien Brody, Charlotte Ayanna, Jon Seda, August Diehl, Pam Grier, Katherine Moennig, Michaela Conlin, Joey Kern, Sara Klingebiel, Francisco Lorite
A con man (Adrien Brody) and a biology student (Charlotte Ayanna) meet, are attracted to each other, and bring their own different worlds into their affair as each teaches the other very different lessons in life.
| | |
 Mars Attacks! 1996 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Lukas Haas, Tom Jones, Jim Brown, Natalie Portman, Pam Grier, Lisa Marie
Martians in flying saucers invade Lockjaw, Kentucky; Washington, D.C.; and Nevada. President Dale's (Jack Nicholson) science advisor, Prof. Donald Kessler (Pierce Brosnan), tells him the purpose of their arrival is peaceful.. But, General Decker (Rod Steiger) advises the President to annihilate them. Meanwhile, the aliens are actually in the process of "vaporizing" Earth's inhabitants with their ray-guns while President Dale and Nevada land speculator Art Land (also played by Nicholson) rise and fall with the occasion.
| | |
No Tomorrow 1998 R, 99 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Master P
Cast: Gary Busey, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Master P, Frank Zagarino, Pam Grier, Larry Manetti, Jodi Bianca Wise, Jerry Vale, Tracy Fraim, George Cheung, Clifton Powell
The power struggle between criminals and an undercover agent (Gary Busey) over a multi-million dollar arms deal is the focus of this action drama.
| | |
On the Edge 1985 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rob Nilsson
Cast: Bruce Dern, Pam Grier, Bill Bailey, Jim Haynie, John Marley, Marty Liquori, Frank Triest, John Tidwell, Jean Shelton, Marcie Stack, Walt Stack
Twenty years ago, Wes Holman (Bruce Dern) was banned from amateur long-distance racing, but now he re-enters the racing world as an "outlaw." In the process, Wes wants to prove something to his old coach (John Marley) and his father (Bill Bailey) who had played important roles in his past. The story follows Wes during his year of training and continues through his race over the Southern California mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
| | |
The Package 1989  R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Andrew Davis
Cast: Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones, John Heard, Ike Pappas, Dennis Franz, Pam Grier, Reni Santoni, Thalmus Rasulala, Kevin Crowley, Ron Dean, Nathan Davis, Chelcie Ross, Joe Greco, Marco St. John
U.S. Army Sgt. Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting his prisoner, Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), from Germany to Washington, D.C. when Gallagher is mugged in a washroom at the airport. Boyette escapes, and Gallagher tries to track him down. In the process, Gallagher learns that Boyette is a pawn being used by senior military officers to prevent an arms control treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., and Soviet Col. Glen Whitacre (John Heard) wants to stop Gallagher before he ruins the plot. The ensuing twists and turns of events are thrilling.
| | |
Posse 1993 R, 109 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Cast: Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin, Charles(3) Lane, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Big Daddy Kane, Billy Zane, Melvin Van Peebles, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, Blair Underwood
Black soldiers go AWOL from the Army following the Spanish-American War. Along with them is a fortune in Spanish gold. They end up in a town about to be eliminated by the coming railroad and await the showdown.
| | |
Scream, Blacula, Scream 1973 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bob Kelljan
Cast: William Marshall, Don Mitchell, Pam Grier, Michael Conrad, Richard Lawson, Lynne Moody, Janee Michelle, Barbara Rhoades, Bernie Hamilton, Arnold Williams
William Marshall is back as Prince Manuwalde in this sequel to "Blacula." The prince is revived by the son of the now-dead voodoo high priestess, but Manuwalde, unhappy with being a vampire, sets out to find a way to end his "life" once and for all. Maybe the voodoo princess (Pam Grier) can help.
| | |
Snow Day 2000 PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chris Koch
Cast: Chris Elliott, Mark Webber, Jean Smart, Chevy Chase, Pam Grier, Zena Grey, Schuyler Fisk, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Iggy Pop, John Schneider
When a blizzard forces a school closing for the day, 15-year-old Hal Brandston (Mark Webber) sets out to make the most of it by impressing the beautiful Claire (Emmanuelle Chriqui). Meanwhile, others in his family get involved in their own struggles during one day of precious time off.
| | |
Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery
Director: Jack Clayton
Cast: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson, Pam Grier, Angelo Rossitto, Arthur Hill, Richard Davalos
Based on Ray Bradbury's classic, this story is about a carnival coming to town featuring Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce) who causes havoc by fulfilling dreams–for a price! Disney film that doesn't do justice to the book.
| | |
Tough Enough 1983  PG, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Carlene Watkins, Stan Shaw, Pam Grier, Warren Oates, Bruce McGill, Wilford Brimley, Fran Ryan, Christopher Norris, Terra Perry, Big John Hamilton, Steve Ward
Art Long (Dennis Quaid) wants to be a Country-Western singer but just can't make it in that field. He then enters the world of amateur boxing and does well in the "Tough Man" competition. Hoping to make ends meet at home, Art now dedicates himself to boxing. His wife Caroline (Carlene Watkins) and parents (Wilford Brimley and Fran Ryan) support him, and his manager (Warren Oates) promotes Art all the way to the nationals. Along the way, Art makes friends with P.T. Coolidge (Stan Shaw) and Myra (Pam Grier), but enemies abound in the ring.
| | |
Woo 1998 R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Dave Chappelle, Pam Grier, Isaac Hayes, LL Cool J, Duane Martin, Paula Jai Parker, Michael Ralph, Darrel Heath
Tim Jackson (Tommy Davidson) is a straitlaced legal assistant who is set up with the party-loving Woo (Jada Pinkett Smith), and they seem to experience everything that can go wrong on a date.
| | |
| 1. Above the Law (1988)
2. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
3. The Big Bird Cage (1972)
aka: Women's Penitentiary II
4. The Big Doll House (1971)
aka: Women in Cages
aka: Women's Penitentiary
aka: Bamboo Dolls House
5. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
6. Bones (2001)
7. Bucktown (1975)
8. Class of 1999 (1990)
9. Coffy (1973)
10. Escape from L.A. (1996)
11. Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
12. Foxy Brown (1974)
13. Friday Foster (1975)
14. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
15. Greased Lightning (1977)
16. Hit Man (1972)
17. Holy Smoke (1999)
18. In Too Deep (1999)
19. Jackie Brown (1997)
20. Jawbreaker (1999)
21. Love the Hard Way (2003)
22. Mars Attacks! (1996)
23. No Tomorrow (1998)
24. On the Edge (1985)
25. The Package (1989)
26. Posse (1993)
27. Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973)
28. Snow Day (2000)
29. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
30. Tough Enough (1983)
31. Women in Cages (1971)
aka: Women's Penitentiary III
32. Woo (1998)
In The News
|
