The Anderson Tapes 1971  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Alan King, Christopher Walken, Stan Gottlieb, Margaret Hamilton, Scott Jacoby, Richard B. Shull, Ralph Meeker, Val Avery, Dick Anthony Williams, Garrett Morris, Paul Benjamin, Conrad Bain
Ex-con Duke Anderson (Sean Connery) develops a scheme to rob a New York apartment building. He needs money, and the mob funds his robberies. What Anderson does not know is that government agencies, aware that he is linked to the mob, are taping his every move. Now, the apartment building is filled with video cameras ready to tape Anderson's every move. The good supporting cast includes Christopher Walken in his film debut, and Alan King does a very good job playing Mafia don Pat Angelo.
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 The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane 1976 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Nicolas Gessner
Cast: Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, Scott Jacoby, Clesson Goodhue, Dorothy Davis, Hubert Noel, Jacques Famery, Mary Morter, Julie Wildman
A psychopathic, 13-year-old orphan Rynn (Jody Foster), lives in a large house with a "father" who never seems to be home and nobody has seen. The fact that Rynn also gets very nervous when the subject of her basement is discussed adds to the chilling mystery. Nosy neighbor Mrs. Hallet (Alexis Smith) ends up being knocked down the basement stairs when she looks for evidence of Rynn's father being at home. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hallet's pedophile son Frank (Martin Sheen) is also curious and presses Rynn for answers–all of which leads to a nasty confrontation with Rynn's boyfriend Mario (Scott Jacoby).
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Return to Horror High 1987  R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bill Froehlich
Cast: Lori Lethin, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby, Andy Romano, Richard Brestoff, Al Fann, Pepper Martin, Vince Edwards, George Clooney
A high-school building has been vacant since a mass murder occurred there five years ago, and the murderer has not been captured. A low-budget film is now being made at the school to recreate the story. When crew members start to disappear, it becomes apparent that they are not alone in the building. This gory horror/comedy doesn't work. Young George Clooney is one of the first victims.
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Smash-Up on Interstate 5 1976  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey
Cast: Robert Conrad, Sian Barbara Allen, Buddy Ebsen, David Groh, Vera Miles, Terry Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Scott Jacoby, Sue Lyon, Donna Mills
A 39-vehicle crash on the famous California freeway starts off this film with a bang. After that, it plods along.
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Son of Darkness: To Die For II 1991  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
aka: To Die For 2: Son of Darkness
Director: David Price
Cast: Rosalind Allen, Steve Bond, Scott Jacoby, Michael Praed, Amanda Wyss, Remy O'Neill, Jay Underwood, Michael Eric Kramer, Jann Carl, Elizabeth Woods, Jim Price, George Fisher, Scott Dorel, Doug Collins, Devin Sims
Two years have passed, and vampire Tom (Steve Bond) is up to his old tricks while living with vampire cohort Vlad who has now become Dr. Max Schreck (Michael Praed) and gives his vampire friends blood from the hospital where he works as an emergency room doctor. Celia (Amanda Wyss) lives with Max and Tom in their Lake Serenity castle. Martin (Scott Jacoby) arrives at the castle after reading about coyotes attacking people in the community and recognizing the bites as those of vampires. Living nearby is Nina Black (Rosalind Allen) who is having problems with her adopted baby Tyler (Devon Sims) and takes him to the emergency room. Max recognizes Tyler as his own son and convinces Nina to stay with him. The plot reaches a climax when Tom threatens to kill Nina and turn Tyler into a full-fledged vampire. Max tries to stop Tom but gets knocked out, and Celia comes to his rescue and impales Tom. Then, knowing it is time to finally put an end to their blood-sucking evil deeds, Martin opens the curtains allowing the sunshine to put an end to Max.
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That Certain Summer 1972 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lamont Johnson
Cast: Hal Holbrook, Hope Lange, Martin Sheen, Joe Don Baker, Scott Jacoby, Marlyn Mason, James McEachin, Jan Shepard, Clarke Gordon, Carolyn Bueno
A divorced father (Hal Holbrook) comes to terms with his homosexuality and now must make his young son understand his new lifestyle.
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To Die For 1989  R, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Deran Sarafian
Cast: Brendan Hughes, Sydney Walsh, Amanda Wyss, Scott Jacoby, Steve Bond, Micah Grant, Ava Fabian, Philip Granger, Julie Maddalena, Remy O'Neill, Duane Jones, Al Fann, Lloyd Alan, Eloise DeJoria, Cate Caplin
A 500-year-old feud comes to a climax when Los Angeles real estate agent Kate Wooten (Sydney Walsh) falls in love with vampire Vlad (Brendan Hughes). Violence rises to the fore when Vlad's housemate Tom (Steve Bond)–another vampire who remembers that years ago Vlad killed Tom's true love–vies with Vlad for Kate's affections. There is a sequel.
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| 1. The Anderson Tapes (1971)
2. Bad Ronald (1974)
3. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
4. No Other Love (1979)
5. Return to Horror High (1987)
6. Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976)
7. Son of Darkness: To Die For II (1991)
aka: To Die For 2: Son of Darkness
8. That Certain Summer (1972)
9. To Die For (1989)
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