Amazon Women on the Moon 1986  R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Landis
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Steve Guttenberg, Carrie Fisher, Ralph Bellamy, Griffin Dunne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter Horton, Sybil Danning, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Bartel, Dick Miller
Lots of stars in cameos in this off-the-wall series of stories which is "highlighted" by a parody of "Cat Women of the Moon." The skits are intended to be funny, but most fail.
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Baja Oklahoma 1988  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bobby Roth
Cast: Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Julia Roberts, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Alice Krige, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Carole Davis, Linda Dona
Based on Dan Jenkins' novel, this is a delightful musical/comedy about a Texas barmaid who dreams of making a name for herself in the music business.
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Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss 1998  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Cast: Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn, Paul Bartel, Carmine Giovinazzo, Matthew Ashford, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Holly Woodlawn
Billy (Sean P. Hayes) is a gay, aspiring photographer who has moved from his home in Indiana to Hollywood where he hopes for success in his field. Billy falls in love with a waiter, Gabriel (Brad Rowe), who is not quite sure whether he is gay or straight, and from that point on the story focuses on "will he, or won't he/is he or isn't he."
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Caddyshack II 1988  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: Jackie Mason, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Dyan Cannon, Robert Stack, Dina Merrill, Randy Quaid, Jessica Lundy, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, Chynna Phillips, Pepe Serna
Eight years after the original "Caddyshack," the sequel appears with Jackie Mason in the role of millionaire contractor Jack Hartounian. Jack's daughter Kate (Jessica Lundy) wants to join upper-crust Bushwood Country Club whose members can't stand Jack. A solution is found by Jack when he buys the majority of Bushwood's stock and turns the country club into an amusement park featuring golf. The confrontation between Jack and the members is finally solved through a golf match.
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Cannonball 1976  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham, Robert Carradine, Judy Canova, Belinda Balaski, Martin Scorsese, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, Dick Miller
This is a funny account of a Trans-American Grand Prix in which the winning purse is $100,000. Among those making brief appearances are Sylvester Stallone, Roger Corman, and Martin Scorsese.
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Chopping Mall 1986 R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: Killbots
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Dick Miller, Gerrit Graham, Mel Welles, Karrie Emerson, Barbara Crampton, Nick Segal, Suzee Slater, Angela Aames, Paul Coufos
Teenagers who work at the mall decide to have a midnight party at their store. Elaborate security assures that no unauthorized person can enter the area, but something goes wrong with the security system, robots are released, and murders ensue. Good special effects.
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Eating Raoul 1982 R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Buck Henry, Richard Paul, Susan Saiger, Ed Begley Jr., Dan Barrows, Edie McClurg, Allan Rich
A happily married couple goes through some bad times and ends up killing a wealthy swinger. When this seems like a rather lucrative pastime, they decide to turn "bopping rich guys over the head for their wallets" into a full-time job. Then Raoul, a locksmith, enters the picture. A dark, dark comedy.
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 Hamlet 2000 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Michael Almereyda
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora, Bill Murray, Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Karl Geary, Paula Malcomson, Steve Zahn, Dechen Thurman, Rome Neal, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Bartel, Casey Affleck
This Shakespeare classic is updated. The year is 2000 and set in hi-tech corporate America at the multinational conglomerate Denwick Corporation in Manhattan. Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is struggling as a young filmmaker in New York City trying to gain control in his deceased father's company while also dealing with his mother Gertrude's (Diane Venora) marriage to her brother-in-law Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan). His father's Ghost (Sam Shepard) appears and wants Hamlet to be kind to Gertrude but to get revenge against Claudius who killed him. Once again, Shakespeare's drama proves timeless.
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Heart Like a Wheel 1983 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cast: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton, Bill McKinney, Dean Paul Martin, Dick Miller, Anthony Edwards, Paul Bartel, Ellen Geer
The National Hot Rod Association was for men only until Shirley Muldowney earned the right to compete big time. This is her story.
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The Longshot 1986  PG-13, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Tim Conway, Jack Weston, Harvey Korman, Ted Wass, Brad Trumbull, Pat Li, Garry Goodrow, Dave Johnson, Dick Enberg, Anne Meara
Four losers (Tim Conway, Jack Weston, Harvey Korman, and Ted Wass) have no lives–except making small bets on the horses. Then comes their big break: a sure long-shot winner. But, they must come up with the money, which they get from a loanshark. Of course the horse loses, and they are in REAL trouble, as is this film.
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Mortuary Academy 1988 R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schroeder
Cast: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Perry Lang, Christopher Atkins, Tracey Walter, Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal, Stoney Jackson, Anthony James, Wolfman Jack, Cesar Romero, Nedra Volz, Dona Speir
Brothers Max (Christopher Atkins) and Sam (Perry Lang) inherit their uncle's mortuary and training school. But, before they can collect the inheritance, they must graduate from the mortuary's school. Bad taste in humor abounds.
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Munchies 1987 PG, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Bettina Hirsch
Cast: Harvey Korman, Charles Stratton, Nadine Van der Velde, Alix Elias, Charlie Phillips, Hardy Rawls, Jon Stafford, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Paul Bartel
Simon brings home a mysterious pet for his son and–too late–learns that the creature multiplies into MEAN clones. A poor rip-off of "Gremlins."
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National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama
aka: European Vacation
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Eric Idle, Victor Lanoux, John Astin, Paul Bartel, Mel Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Jason Lively, Didier Pain, Cynthia Szigeti, Malcolm Danare, Kevi Kendall, William Zabka
The Griswold family is back at it again. This time, Clark and Ellen (Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo) and their children Rusty and Audrey (Jason Lively and Dana Hill) compete on a family game show and win a trip to Europe. There is plenty of trouble awaiting them in Europe–from London where Clark must learn to drive a European car, to Paris where their camcorder is stolen, and then on to Germany to meet relatives IF they can find the correct home. All of this culminates in the camcorder thief selling erotic pictures of Ellen and then Ellen being kidnapped by other thieves. By the vacation's end, the Griswold family is very happy to return to American soil.
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Not for Publication 1984 R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Laurence Luckinbill, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Barry Dennen, Richard Blackburn, Jeanne Evans, Richard Paul, Michael Sullivan
Reporter Lois (Nancy Allen) works for a sleazy New York newspaper that specializes in finding all the scandals that abound in the city. She also has a second job: working for the mayor. When she begins to suspect the mayor of wrongdoing, the fun begins. Bizarre characters, funny at times, tasteless more often than not.
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Piranha 1978 R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Barry Brown, Paul Bartel, Richard Deacon, Belinda Balaski
This spoof of "Jaws" is the subject for Joe Dante's directorial debut. The story is about the accidental release of piranhas into a river that flows by a summer resort. There is a sequel.
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 Rock 'N' Roll High School 1979 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Allan Arkush
Cast: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, The Ramones, Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Dey Young, Dick Miller, Grady Sutton, Alix Elias, Don Steele, Loren Lester, Daniel Davies, Lynn Farrell, Herbie Braha
A stern new principal Evelyn Togar (Mary Woronov) takes over Lombardi High School and is dedicated to putting an end to her students' obsession with rock 'n' roll. She conducts experiments on laboratory rats to show the bad effects the music has on her teenage students. But, the students do not accept her discipline as they work to turn Lombardi High into Rock 'N' Roll High School. Rock and roll fans will love both the choices and volume of songs played in this film. Followed by "Rock 'N' Roll High School Forever."
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paul Bartel
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Paul Bartel, Ray Sharkey, Wallace Shawn, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Paul Mazursky, Arnetia Walker, Edith Diaz
Beverly Hills, with all its rumored wealthy, sex-seeking neurotics, is weirdly portrayed in this film. When a lady (Mary Woronov) needs to have her house fumigated, she visits her next-door neighbor (Jacqueline Bisset) and runs into a bunch of loonies–including the ghost of Bisset's recently departed husband.
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Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 1985 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Adventure / Musical
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Paul Bartel, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Chevy Chase, Sally Kellerman, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty, Richar Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, Laraine Newman, Brian Hohlfeld
Thinking that he would be happier living in a foster home, Miss Finch (Sally Kellerman) takes Big Bird (Carroll Spinney) from his home on Sesame Street to live with the Dodo birds in Oceanview, Illinois. But, now Big Bird wants to return to his nest, and, because he is flightless, he takes a hitchhiking trip filled with adventure back to Sesame Street. This movie for kids features good music throughout.
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Shakedown 1988 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Tom Waits, John C. McGinley, Paul Bartel, George Loros, Shirley Stoler
A public defender (Peter Weller) and a cop (Sam Elliott) are both convinced that a drug dealer, who is accused of murdering a policeman, is innocent of the charge. They team up to uncover the truth, and the truth is corruption. Top-of-the-line stunts.
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 The Usual Suspects 1995  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Bryan Singer
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Suzy Ames, Kevin Spacey, Pete Postlethwaite, Giancarlo Esposito, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Bartel
This film has it all–humor, terror, mystery, and shock. It is the story of five professional criminals who meet in a line-up and plot revenge. The film received two Academy Awards: Kevin Spacey for Best Supporting Actor and Christopher McQuarrie for Best Original Screenplay.
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White Dog 1982 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Trained to Kill
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker, Lynne Moody, Marshall Thompson, Bob Minor, Vernon Weddle, Christa Lang, Tony Brubaker, Samuel Fuller, Paul Bartel
Julie (Kristy McNichol) has adopted a dog that, unknown to her, has been trained to kill Blacks. Once she discovers what her dog is capable of, she asks for help from Black animal-trainer Keys (Paul Winfield) who takes on the challenge.
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| 1. Amazon Women on the Moon (1986)
2. Baja Oklahoma (1988)
3. Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
4. Caddyshack II (1988)
5. Cannonball (1976)
6. Chopping Mall (1986)
aka: Killbots
7. Death Race 2000 (1975)
8. Eating Raoul (1982)
9. Hamlet (2000)
10. Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
11. Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
12. The Longshot (1986)
13. Lust in the Dust (1985)
14. Mortuary Academy (1988)
15. Munchies (1987)
16. National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
aka: European Vacation
17. Not for Publication (1984)
18. Piranha (1978)
19. Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)
20. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
21. Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird (1985)
22. Shakedown (1988)
23. The Usual Suspects (1995)
24. White Dog (1982)
aka: Trained to Kill
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