3: The Dale Earnhardt Story 2004  TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Barry Pepper, Elizabeth Mitchell, Andrea Powell, J.K. Simmons, Marshal McGee, Sean Bridgers, Greg Thompson, David Sherrill, David Wilson, Teresa Delgado
This biography of NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt (Barry Pepper) follows Dale from his childhood through his rise in racing, to becoming the most well-known racer in the U.S., to his death in the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Made for ESPN TV.
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Blue Ice 1992  R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Michael Caine, Sean Young, Ian Holm, Bobby Short, Alun Armstrong, Sam Kelly, Jack Shephard, Philip Davis, Patricia Hayes, Alan MacNaughtan, Todd Boyce
Ex-British Intelligence agent and now jazz club owner Harry Anders (Michael Caine) meets an ambassador's wife (Sean Young) at his club and agrees to help her with a problem involving an ex-lover. In the course of the investigation, after his friends are killed, Harry realizes his own life is in danger and that he must fight back.
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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb 2006 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Adventure / Horror / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Jonathan Hyde, Steven Waddington, Niko Nicotera, Leonor Varela, Malcolm McDowell, Simon Callow, Brendan Patricks, Patrick Toomey, Tom Alter, Tat Whalley, Parvin Dabas
In 1922, archeologists Danny Freemont (Casper Van Dien) and Azelia Barakat (Leonor Varela) search for the Emerald Tablet that is believed to have been buried with the ancient King Tutankhamen thousands of years ago. Their intent is to protect the treasure, but archeologist Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde) has his own plan to grab the Emerald Tablet for himself. The Tablet is rumored to provide its owner with power to control mankind–and the race is on.
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 Highlander 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Alan North, Jon Polito, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Billy Hartman, Celia Imrie, James Cosmo, Alistair Findlay
A 16th-century Scotsman (Christopher Lambert) from the highlands was exiled from his clan when it was discovered that he is an immortal. Left to his own devices, he meets up with another immortal (Sean Connery) who educates him in the ways of the immortals and teaches him the art of swordsmanship. These skills allow him to survive until 1986–present day–when the day of The Quickening arrives. The immortals must fight to the death, and there can only be one survivor to claim the ultimate prize.
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 Highlander II: The Quickening 1991  R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Virginia Madsen, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Allan Rich, Rusty Schwimmer, Phil Brock, Ed Trucco, Steven Grives, Jimmy Murray, Pete Antico, Peter Bromilow, Jeff Altman, Peter Bucossi
Special effects are very good in this film; however, the plot is weak. Once again, McLeod (Christopher Lambert) and his mentor, Ramirez (Sean Connery), are on Earth evading the evil dictator (Michael Ironside) who is trying to control their destinies.
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On the Beach 2000 TV, 195 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler, Allison & Tieghan Webber, Steve Bastoni, David Paterson, Kevin Copeland, Todd MacDonald, Joe Petruzzi, Craig Beamer
A nuclear war has wiped out the inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere, and a poisonous wave of radiation is headed for Australia. A nuclear submarine, commanded by Dwight Towers (Armand Assante), appears on the scene, and, after picking up a signal from the Northern Hemisphere, the sub sets out to find what is hoped to be a safe area where people can be transported. There is a hitch: only 1,000 will be saved because that is the limit of people who can be transported on the submarine.
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Resident Evil: Extinction 2007  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, Iain Glen, Ashanti, Mike Epps, Sienna Guillory, Christopher Egan, Spencer Locke, Matthew Marsden, Linden Ashby, Jason O'Mara, Kirk B.R. Woller
In this second (and last) sequel to "Resident Evil," which was based on a video game series, the dreaded virus that turns living creatures and humans into flesh-eating zombies has been released to the countryside by the evil Umbrella Corporation. Alice (Milla Jovovich), who has been genetically altered and has superhuman strength, along with the few remaining survivors, heads for Alaska where the virus has not yet been released. But, she is also on the lookout to take on Umbrella once and for all–and they, in turn are out to take on Alice once and for all.
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Resurrection 1999 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Leland Orser, Robert Joy, Barbara Tyson, David Cronenberg, Rick Fox, Philip Williams, James Kidnie
Two cops–John Prudhomme (Christopher Lambert) and Andrew Hollingworth (Leland Orser)–find their efforts frustrated as they search for the key that will help them nail a serial killer, Demus (Robert Joy), who leaves mutilated bodies in his wake. The Bible provides the key as the cops begin to realize that Demus is collecting body pieces to reassemble Christ in time for Easter.
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Ricochet 1991 R, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak, Lindsay Wagner, Mary Ellen Trainor, John Amos, Victoria Dillard, Josh Evans, Jesse Ventura
After rookie cop Nick Styles (Denzel Washington) captures psychopath Blake (John Lithgow), Styles rises to the position of Assistant District Attorney. What he has not counted on is Blake's revenge.
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The Shadow 1994 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Penelope Ann Miller, John Lone, Jonathan Winters, Ian McKellen, Peter Boyle, Tim Curry, James Hong, John Kapelos, Andre Gregory
Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) is the rich playboy "who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men" and becomes the Shadow to weed out undesirable elements from society. To effect his change into the Shadow, Cranston "clouds men's minds" to make himself invisible (except for his shadow). In this film, Shiwan Khan (John Lone) has a bomb with which he threatens all of civilization, and the Shadow must come to the rescue.
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Silent Trigger 1996 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Dolph Lundgren, Gina Bellman, George Jenesky, Christopher Heyerdahl, Emma Stevens, Alexandria Haber, Reynald Robinson, Dale Hayes, Erin Simms, Jonathan Robert Rondeau
Government assassin Waxman (Dolph Lundgren) has a conscience. Several years earlier he and his rookie partner (Gina Bellman) failed in a hit, and she thought Waxman was killed. Now, she finds he is still at his job, and they team up on another hit. They work from the upper floors of a Montreal skyscraper that is under construction and have most of their adventures from there, including bickering and sex.
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 Swimming Upstream 2003 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, David Hoflin, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Deborah Kennedy, Mark Hembrow, Mitchell Dellevergin
Based on Australian swimming great Tony Fingleton's autobiography, this film reveals how Tony used swimming triumphs as a means to gain the respect of his alcoholic father. In the end, he quits the world of swimming competition and heads to college.
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Tale of the Mummy 1998   R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Michael Lerner, Jack Davenport, Honor Blackman, Christopher Lee, Shelley Duvall, Jon Polito
Professor Richard Turkel (Christopher Lee) once led a team of archeologists into Egypt where they discovered the Tomb of Talos. To prevent evil forces from escaping, he sealed the tomb. Now, years later, his granddaughter, Samantha (Louise Lombard), leads her own expedition to the tomb and sets into motion a series of murders in far-away London.
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| 1. 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
2. Blue Ice (1992)
3. The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
4. Highlander (1986)
5. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
6. On the Beach (2000)
7. The Real McCoy (1993)
8. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
9. Resurrection (1999)
10. Ricochet (1991)
11. The Shadow (1994)
12. Silent Trigger (1996)
13. Swimming Upstream (2003)
14. Tale of the Mummy (1998)
aka: Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy
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