 Against All Odds 1984  R, 122 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, Swoosie Kurtz, Dorian Harewood, Saul Rubinek, Pat Corley, Bill McKinney, Allen Williams, Tamara Stafford, Jon St. Elwood, Sam Scarber
Based on the 1947 film "Out of the Past," a love triangle develops when a gambling man, Jake Wise (James Woods), hires injured football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) to track down his missing girlfriend, Jessie (Rachel Ward), in Mexico. Once Terry finds Jessie in Cozumel, he falls in love with her. But, there is more to Jessie than meets the eye, and there's also a lot of plot out there besides the obvious.
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Shocker 1989  R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp, Michael Murphy, Jessica Craven, Camille Cooper, Peter Berg, Sam Scarber, Ted Raimi, Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Virginia Morris, Emily Samuel, Richard(2) Brooks, Peter Tilden, Bingham Ray
A psychotic, Horace (Mitch Pileggi), slashes his way through entire families until he is caught with help from young Jonathan (Peter Berg) and electrocuted. But, Horace had made a pact with the Devil and returns as an evil spirit, possessing others and making them continue the killings. The ultimate goal is to take revenge on Jonathan. Plenty of satire and rip-offs of other films. Fun, in a sordid sort of way.
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| 1. Against All Odds (1984)
2. Shocker (1989)
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