The Boys in Company C 1978  PG-13, 127 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Andrew Stevens, Stan Shaw, James Canning, James Whitmore Jr., R. Lee Ermey, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Scott Hylands, Noble Willingham, Santos Morales, Karen Hilger, Drew Michaels, Peggy O'Neal, Claude Wilson, Chuck Doherty
This film takes five young Marine recruits from basic training in 1967 to the jungles of Vietnam in 1968. Wise-cracking macho Vinnie (Michael Lembeck), athlete-turned-drug-user Billy Ray (Andrew Stevens), hippy Dave (Craig Wasson), drug dealer Tyrone (Stan Shaw), and aspiring writer Alvin (James Canning). Lots of action in this story that attempts to show insights of war and its effects on those who participate.
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The Glass House 1972 TV, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries
Cast: Alan Alda, Vic Morrow, Billy Dee Williams, Clu Gulager, Kristoffer Tabori, Dean Jagger, Luke Askew, Scott Hylands, Edward Bell, Tony Mancini, G. Wood, Roy Jenson, Alan Vint
Filmed on location at Utah State Prison, this made-for-TV film revolves around college professor Jonathan Paige (Alan Alda) who is serving his term for manslaughter. Needing protection from those around him, Paige gets close to a gang led by ruthless Hugo Slocum (Vic Morrow)–and his problems only grow worse. Troubles abound also for prison guards. The chief prison guard is Officer Brown (Roy Jenson) who is a pawn of Slocums. New recruit Brian Courtland (Clu Gulager) finds his hands are tied as well. Everything about this prison appears to be corrupt, but that does not stop Courtland from attempting to bring about reform.
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Operation Snafu 1970  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
Director: Nanni Loy
Cast: Peter Falk, Martin Landau, Nino Manfredi, Jason Robards, Scott Hylands, Slim Pickens, Frank Latimore, Antonio Margheriti, Milena Vukotic, Corrado Sonni
Peter Falk leads an inept group of men on a special World War II mission.
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 Titanic 1996 TV, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Robert Lieberman
Cast: George C. Scott, Peter Gallagher, Tim Curry, Roger Rees, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Marilu Henner, Eva Marie Saint, Harley Jane Kozak, Kevin McNulty, Scott Hylands
George C. Scott takes on the role of Captain Smith in this TV version of the 1912 sinking of the famous ocean liner, Titanic. Too many tedious romantic scenes finally give way to improved drama as Smith tries to save his doomed ship. (In the end, Smith could not save the ship, and Scott could not save the film.)
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To Catch a Killer 1992  TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Eric Till
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Michael Riley, Margot Kidder, Meg Foster, Martin Julien, Scott Hylands, David Eisner, Gary Reineke, Tony De Santis, Mark Humphrey
Originally a TV miniseries, this is a good, but gruesome, account of respected businessman John Wayne Gacy (Brian Dennehy) who was also a serial killer. By the time the police caught up with him, he had raped and killed 30 boys.
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| 1. Bittersweet Love (1976)
2. The Boys in Company C (1978)
3. The Glass House (1972)
4. Operation Snafu (1970)
aka: Situation Normal, All Fouled Up
5. Titanic (1996)
6. To Catch a Killer (1992)
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