The Calendar Girl Murders 1984 TV, 92 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William A. Graham Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Stone, Barbara Bosson, Robert Beltran, Pat Corley, Robert Morse, Alan Thicke, Rip Taylor, Silvana Gallardo, Michael C. Gwynne, Robert Culp, Barbara Parkins
Richard Trainor (Robert Culp) has produced a new calendar filled with a nude model for every month. The calendar is a big success, but there is a problem: the models are being killed off in the order they appeared in the calendar, and Miss April is next. Detective Dan Stoner (Tom Skerritt) and photographer Cassie Bascomb (Sharon Stone) race to find the killer before more tragedy occurs.
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The Chase 1991 PG-13, 93 min. Genre: Action
Director: Paul Wendkos Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Ben Johnson, Ricki Lake, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Barry Corbin, Nada Despotovich, Robert Beltran, Gerry Bamman, Megan Follows, Sheila Kelly, Gailard Sartain, Jimmie F. Skaggs
Based on a true story, this made-for-TV tale concerns a bank robber (Casey Siemaszko) who kills a cop and takes an old man (Ben Johnson) hostage. The high-speed chase was filmed by a TV crew in a helicopter that contributed to the eventual capture.
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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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Forbidden Sun 1989 R, 89 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller aka: Bulldance
Director: Zelda Barron Cast: Lauren Hutton, Cliff De Young, Svetislav Goncic, Renee Estevez, Robert Beltran, Viveka Davis, Christine Harnos, Samantha Mathis, Renee Props, Enver Petrovci
American coach Francine Lake (Lauren Hutton) trains female gymnasts on the island of Crete. After one member of the squad is brutally raped, her teammates set out to find the attacker.
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Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 PG, 107 min. Genre: Action
Director: Steve Carver Cast: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Robert Beltran, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Kimmell, Sharon Farrell, William Sanderson
Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) heads for Mexico where he rescues his friend and daughter from the Mexican Mafia. Good Norris action.
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Luminarias 1999 R, 100 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jose Luis Valenzuela Cast: Evelina Fernandez, Scott Bakula, Cheech Marin, Robert Beltran, Marta DuBois, Angela Moya, Dyana Ortelli, Seidy Lopez, Sal Lopez, Fidele Gomez
Four professional women–Andrea (Evelina Fernandez), Sofia (Marta DuBois), Lilly (Angela Moya), and Irene (Dyana Ortelli)–meet regularly at the Luminarias restaurant and discuss their professional and personal tribulations and celebrations. This film provides an invigorating experience of observing today's Latino culture.
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Night of the Comet 1984 PG-13, 95 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Thom Eberhardt Cast: Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Sharon Farrell, Mary Woronov, Geoffrey Lewis, John Achorn, Michael Bowen, Devon Ericson, Peter Fox
A comet wipes out most of the Southern California population–leaving two sisters, Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Samantha (Kelli Maroney), among the few survivors. Now they are faced with yet another danger: many unfortunate souls have been turned into flesh-eating zombies that are displacing the few remaining people.
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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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| 1. The Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
2. The Chase (1991)
3. Eating Raoul (1982)
4. Forbidden Sun (1989) aka: Bulldance
5. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
6. Luminarias (1999)
7. Night of the Comet (1984)
8. Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989)
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