Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 2000 PG-13, 117 min. Genre: Sci-Fi aka: Battlefield Earth
Director: Roger Christian Cast: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Richard Tyson, Marie-Josee Croze, Kelly Preston, Michael Byrne, Sean Hewitt, Christian Tessier, Silvain Landry, Christopher Freeman, Tim Post, Michel Perron
Set in the year 3000, L. Ron Hubbard's (the founder of Scientology) story is about manipulative aliens, led by Teri (John Travolta), who have rounded up humans to mine Earth. When Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) is captured and sent to the mines, he determines to beat the aliens at their own game.
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The Sender 1982 R, 91 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roger Christian Cast: Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight, Paul Freeman, Marsha A. Hunt, Sean Hewitt, Harry Ditson, Angus MacInnes, Al Matthews, Jana Sheldon, Olivier Pierre, Tracy Harper, Manning Redwood, John Stephen Hill, Monica Buford
A psychiatrist, Gail Farmer (Kathryn Harrold), deals with a suicidal patient who she dubs "John Doe" (Zeljko Ivanek) when he is put under her care. As he mysteriously disappears and then reappears, "John Doe" telepathically sends his thoughts into the minds of doctors and patients at the hospital. The hospital turns into a nightmare situation as Gail tries to help "John Doe" and solve the problems he appears to be causing.
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Wild Thing 1987 PG-13, 92 min. Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Max Reid Cast: Robert Knepper, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Davi, Betty Buckley, Maury Chaykin, Clark Johnson, Sean Hewitt, Guillaume Lamay-Thivierge, Robert Bednarski, Cree Summer, Sean Hewitt, Shawn Levy, Robert Austem, Ron Torchia, Christine Jones
This is the story of a three-year-old boy (Robert Bednarski) who, after witnessing his hippie parents' brutal murder by drug dealer Chopper (Robert Davi), makes it to the streets of New York and learns the art of survival. As a young boy (now played Guillaume Lamay-Thivierge), he is instructed by bag lady Leah (Betty Buckley) to never trust the cops or society. When he grows up, he becomes the "Wild Thing" (Robert Knepper) who swings down from buildings and helps those in need. When social worker Jane (Kathleen Quinlan) is accosted by Chopper's thugs, "Wild Thing" brings about justice in his own unique way.
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| 1. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000) aka: Battlefield Earth
2. The Sender (1982)
3. Wild Thing (1987)
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