Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Eddie Hodges, Archie Moore, Buster Keaton, Tony Randall, Mickey Shaughnessy, Patty McCormack, Neville Brand, Judy Canova, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Sherry Jackson, Finley Currie, Josephine Hutchinson, Parley Baer, Royal Dano
In this version of Mark Twain's story, Huckleberry Finn (Eddie Hodges) escapes from his brutal alcoholic father, Pap (Neville Brand), and joins runaway slave Jim (Archie Moore) on a rafting trip down the Mississippi River. Along the way, they meet con-men "King" and "Duke" (Tony Randall and Mickey Shaughnessy) who find work on a riverboat and join the circus–neither the riverboat nor the circus were in Twain's book. Reluctantly, Huckleberry and Jim are drawn into the schemes of "King" and "Duke."
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The Bad Seed 1956  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Eileen Heckart, Henry Jones, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper, Paul Fix, Jesse White, Frank Cady, Gage Clarke, Joan Croydon, Shelley Fabares, Patricia Morrow, Adele Taylor, John Truax
What happens when Christine Penmark (Nancy Kelly) fears that her adorable eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda (Patty McCormack), loves nothing more than to commit murder? Matters reach new heights when Rhoda's classmate drowns while at a class picnic, and Christine becomes convinced that Rhoda was involved. Christine fears that Rhoda's problems stem from the fact that Christine, herself, is the daughter of a convicted murderess, and she fears that Rhoda is a "bad seed." Christine gives Rhoda barbiturates to end her life and then shoots herself. Christine dies but Rhoda survives–until she is hit by a bolt of lightening. Kelly received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, and both McCormack and Eileen Heckart (for her role as a victim's mother) received Best Supporting Actress nominations.
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Bug 1975  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Alan Fudge, Jesse Vint, Patty McCormack, Brendan Dillon, Frederic Downs, James Greene, Sam Jarvis, Jim Poyner, Bard Stevens, Karoly Fogassy, William Castle
An earthquake releases mutant cockroaches that have the unique ability to start fires and thus wreak havoc on a nearby town. Professor James Parmiter (Bradford Dillman) takes an interest in the creatures after his wife is killed by them, begins to cross-breed them, and finds that they have intelligence. Sounds like a problem is developing.
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Frost/Nixon 2008 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Geoffrey Blake, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen, Clint Howard
This film analyzes events before, during, and after the 1977 television interview of Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) by David Frost (Michael Sheen) during which they dealt with questions about the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon's presidency. Nixon chose Frost as the man to interview him, and the result, as is demonstrated in this film, was a battle of wits. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Langella), and Director
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Inhabited 2003  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Kelly Sandefur
Cast: Megan Gallagher, Eric Lutes, Sofia Vassilieva, Malcolm McDowell, Greg Cipes, Peter Looney, Patty McCormack, Rosalind Chao, Robert Joseph, James Otis
Soon after the Russell family moves into their new home, unusual occurrences begin. First, the daughter befriends elves in her playhouse followed by other events that terrify the family members. Just who or what are those elves? Family members decide it's time to get out–NOW.
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Invitation to Hell 1984  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, Susan Lucci, Joe Regalbuto, Kevin McCarthy, Patty McCormack, Bill Erwin, Soleil Moon Frye, Barret Oliver, Nicholas Worth, Virginia Vincent, Greg Monaghan
Matt (Robert Urich) starts a new life in California working on a top secret space suit project. He and his wife and children are continuously being urged to join an exclusive country club, but he thinks the people in the club act strangely. His wife and children join the club, the demonic influences take hold, and Matt must resort to his space suit to overcome evil.
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Jacktown 1962 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Martin
Cast: Patty McCormack, Richard Meade, Douglas Rutherford, Mike Tancredi, Joanna Douglas, Gordon Grant, Alice Gordon, Harry Newman, George Taylor, Russ Paquette
A young thief (Richard Meade) is caught with a 15-year-old girl in his car, is convicted of statutory rape, and sent to prison. The kindly warden (Douglas Rutherford) takes a liking to him and has him take care of the warden's garden. The warden is no longer kindly when his daughter (Patty McCormack) falls in love with the thief. When the prisoner escapes during a riot, he is hidden by his lover, but he returns to prison to serve out his term as his girlfriend awaits his release.
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Mommy 1995 PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Max Allan Collins
Cast: Patty McCormack, Rachel Lemieux, Jason Miller, Brinke Stevens, Michael Cornelison, Majel Barrett, Mickey Spillane, Sarah Jane Miller, Marian Wald, Mark Spellman
The "Bad Seed" (Patty McCormack) is grown up now and is a Mommy. She is VERY protective of daughter Jessica (Rachel Lemieux), and will do ANYTHING to protect her.
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Mommy 2: Mommy's Day 1997 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Max Allan Collins
Cast: Patty McCormack, Paul Peterson, Mickey Spillane, Rachel Lemieux, Gary Sandy, Brinke Stevens, Arlen Dean Snyder, Michael Cornelison, Scott Casber, Todd Eastland
Mommy (Patty McCormack) is back at it again as she continues to protect her daughter in the direct-to-video sequel to "Mommy," who is the grown up "bad seed." There is some comic relief in this version as Mommy "takes care" of those who cross her.
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The Young Runaways 1968 R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Brooke Bundy, Kevin Coughlin, Lloyd Bochner, Patty McCormack, Lynn Bari, Norman Fell, Richard Dreyfuss, Dick Sargent, James Edwards, Hortense Petra, Isabel Sanford, Stacey Gregg, Cynthia Hull, Ken Del Conte, Quentin Dean
Three runaways–Shelly (Brooke Bundy), Dewey (Kevin Coughlin), and Deanie (Patty McCormack)–strive to live as street people in Chicago in this film depicting the dangers inherent in their chosen lifestyles.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
2. The Bad Seed (1956)
3. Bug (1975)
4. Frost/Nixon (2008)
5. Inhabited (2003)
6. Invitation to Hell (1984)
7. Jacktown (1962)
8. Mommy (1995)
9. Mommy 2: Mommy's Day (1997)
10. The Young Runaways (1968)
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