Alien Nation 1988  R, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Graham Baker
Cast: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Leslie Bevis, Peter Jason, Roger Aaron Brown, Conrad Dunn, Jeff Kober, Tony Simotes, Michael David Simms, Ed Krieger, Tony Perez, Francis X. McCarthy, Keone Young
Police detective Sykes (James Caan) teams up with alien Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin) to track down an evil gang that includes an alien who killed Sykes' partner. This was followed by a TV series and made-for-TV movies.
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Arachnophobia 1990  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank Marshall
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak, John Goodman, Julian Sands, Stuart Pankin, Brian McNamara, Henry Jones, Peter Jason, Mark L. Taylor
A small town in California is being invaded by deadly Venezuelan spiders. The last this town needs is a doctor (Jeff Daniels) who is an arachnophobiac (afraid of spiders). Nevertheless, it is the doctor who must become involved if the problem is to be remedied.
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Brewster's Millions 1985  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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Butterfly 1982 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matt Cimber
Cast: Stacy Keach, Orson Welles, Pia Zadora, Lois Nettleton, Edward Albert, James Franciscus, Stuart Whitman, Ed McMahon, June Lockhart, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason, Paul Hampton, Ann Dane, Greg Gault, John O'Conner White
Jess Tyler (Stacy Keach) has spent many years alone guarding an abandoned silver mine. His daughter Kady (Pia Zadora) appears on the scene and wants Jess to help her in a plot against the father of her illegitimate child. The father of Kady's baby abandoned her and is the son of the mine's owner. Now, Jess and Kady plan to steal from the mine as their way to exact revenge. Orson Welles' brief appearance as Judge Rauch is the highlight of this film.
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Dante's Peak 1997 PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renee Smith, Jeremy Foley, Elizabeth Hoffman, Charles Hallahan, Arabella Field, Tzi Ma, Lee Garlington, Grant Heslov, Kirk Trutner, Brian Reddy, Bill Bolender, Carole Androsky, Peter Jason
This volcano-disaster film features Pierce Brosnan as the scientist, Harry Dalton, who finds evidence that the mountaintop is about to blow. He tries to warn neighboring citizens to get off Dante's Peak because their lives are threatened, and–of course–few will heed his advice. Linda Hamilton plays the town's mayor, Rachel Wando, and also, of course, becomes the romantic interest of Harry. Great special effects!
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The Demolitionist 1995  R, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Robert Kurtzman
Cast: Bruce Abbott, Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Randy Vasquez, Jack Nance, Heather Langenkamp, Susan Tyrrell, Dan Hicks, Peter Jason, Tom Savini, Sarah Douglas, Andras Jones, David Anthony Marshall
This low-budget film revolves around a scientist (Bruce Abbott) who re-animates a slain undercover cop (Nicole Eggert). She then sets out to avenge her premature demise. Bombs away!
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Employee of the Month 2004  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitch Rouse
Cast: Matt Dillon, Christina Applegate, Steve Zahn, Peter Jason, Andrea Bendewald, Fiona Gubelmann, Cherilyn Hayres, Paul Dooley, Christopher Allen Nelson, Mary-Joan Negro, Jay Leggett, Dave Foley
David's (Matt Dillon) day goes sour when he is fired from his bank job, AND his fiancee, Sarah (Christina Applegate), dumps him. Best friend Jack (Steve Zahn) tries to cheer him up–by robbing banks. And the day continues downhill, as does this film. A dark, violent comedy.
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 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.
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 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.
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 The Glimmer Man 1996 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: John Gray
Cast: Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Brian Cox, Michelle Johnson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bob Gunton, John M. Jackson, Peter Jason, Ryan Cutrona, Richard Gant, Robert Mailhouse, Johnny Strong, Alexa Vega
While on the trail of a serial killer in L.A., a detective, Lt. Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) is teamed up with Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans). Cole becomes a suspect when his own ex-wife (Michelle Johnson) is murdered.
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In the Mouth of Madness 1995 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, David Warner, Frances Bay, Peter Jason, John Glover, Bernie Casey
No one believes John Trent (Sam Neill) when he raves on about an evil force. Trent had been an insurance investigator, but he ran into some bad luck at Hobbs End–in the form of a MONSTER!
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Johnny Handsome 1989 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Lance Henriksen, Scott Wilson, Jeffrey Meek, Ed Zang, J.W. Smith, David Schramm, Yvonne Bryceland, Peter Jason, John P. Fertitta, Allan Graf
Gangster John Sedley (Mickey Rourke) is badly disfigured when his partners–Sunny and Rafe (Ellen Barkin and Lance Henriksen)–double-cross him during a heist. John is sent to prison where, as part of a rehabilitation program, he is given plastic surgery. Now John is unrecognizable to anyone who once knew him, and, after being freed, "Johnny Handsome" seeks revenge on his old gang members.
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Mister Roberts 1984 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Melvin Bernhardt
Cast: Robert Hays, Charles Durning, Kevin Bacon, Marilu Henner, Howard Hesseman, Charley Lang, Raye Birk, Peter Jason, Joe Pantoliano, Christopher Murray, Tyler Tyhurst, John Walcutt, Bruce Wright
Kevin Bacon took on the role of Ens. Pulver in this live production on TV in 1984, while Robert Hays played Lt(jg). Doug Roberts. Both men serve under their calculating captain (Charles Durning), and each deals differently with their unique situations.
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Prince of Darkness 1987 R, 102 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount, Dennis Dun, Susan Blanchard, Anne Marie Howard, Ann Yen, Peter Jason, Jesse Lawrence Ferguson, Ken Wright, Dirk Blocker, Robert Grasmere, Thom Bray, Joanna Merlin
A priest (Donald Pleasence) learns of the existence of a large tube, with green swirling fluid, in the cellar of an old church. The priest, a physicist friend, and two graduate students stay in the church to uncover the truth behind the fluid. The truth is that the devil has been "sleeping" for thousands of years and now is the time to awaken. John Carpenter all the way.
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Red Heat 1988 R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Brent Jennings, Gretchen Palmer, J.W. Smith, Mike Hagerty, Brion James, Gloria Delaney, Peter Jason
Russian cop Capt. Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes to Chicago to be met by Chicago policemen Detective Sergeants. Art Ridzik (James Belushi) and Gallagher (Richard Bright). Together, they set out to track down an international drug ring led by Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross). Despite a rough beginning, they begin to respect each other and work together to achieve their goal.
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Run for the Money 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Hard Cash
Director: Predrag Antonijevic
Cast: Christian Slater, Daryl Hannah, Val Kilmer, Balthazar Getty, Holliston Coleman, Sara Downing, Bokeem Woodbine, Vincent Laresca, Verne Troyer, Peter Woodward, Rodney Rowland, Michael Anthony Rosas, William Forsythe, Milos Milicevic, Peter Jason
Super-thief Thomas Taylor (Christian Slater) is out of jail and back in business with a fresh group of henchmen. His gang includes Eddie (Balthazar Getty), Virginia (Daryl Hannah), and Rock (Bokeem Woodbine). They pull off a heist that could give them $1,000,000 in cash. But, there is a problem: the cash has been marked, and now corrupt FBI agent Cornell (Val Kilmer) decides to use Taylor's gang for his own profit and gets them involved in robbing a riverboat casino. Direct to video.
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They Live 1988 R, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George "Buck" Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques, Jason Robards III, John Lawrence, Susan Barnes, Sy Richardson, Wendy Brainard, Lucille Meredith, Norman Alden, Susan Blanchard, Dana Bratton
A drifter, Nada (Roddy Piper), finds a special pair of sunglasses that allows him to see the "real" world. One such sight is that, supposedly, human beings are, in fact, aliens behind a massive plot to subdue the humans. Can he do something about it? A poor make-up job on the aliens is but one of the flaws of this film; however, it's good fun. From the mouth of our hero: "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubble gum."
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 Village of the Damned 1995 R, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Lindsey Haun, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Mark Hamill, Meredith Salenger, George "Buck" Flower, Thomas Dekker, Pippa Pearthree, Peter Jason, Constance Forslund, Karen Kahn, Cody Dorkin, Trishalee Hardy
This is a remake of the 1960 movie about a group of women in town who give birth to telepathic, evil children. The story again takes place in a small village where residents are put to sleep by aliens. When they awaken 24 hours later, 10 of the village's women are pregnant–including Barbara (Karen Kahn), the wife of Dr. Alan Chaffee (Christopher Reeve). A visiting scientist, Dr. Susan Verner (Kristie Alley), is investigating and is present when the babies are all born the same day in a barn. Aliens control the babies and plan to use them to take over. Now, only Verner and Chaffee appear able to stop them.
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| 1. Alien Nation (1988)
2. Arachnophobia (1990)
3. Brewster's Millions (1985)
4. Butterfly (1982)
5. Dante's Peak (1997)
6. The Demolitionist (1995)
7. Dreamscape (1984)
8. Employee of the Month (2004)
9. Escape from L.A. (1996)
10. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
aka: John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
11. The Glimmer Man (1996)
12. In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
13. Johnny Handsome (1989)
14. Mister Roberts (1984)
15. Prince of Darkness (1987)
16. Red Heat (1988)
17. Run for the Money (2002)
aka: Hard Cash
18. They Live (1988)
19. Village of the Damned (1995)
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